2011英语学习-雅思口语

2011英语学习-雅思口语 2011英语学习---------雅思口语 目录 一、 雅思口语学习资料--(1页) 二、 雅思口语原则---(148页) 三、 雅思口语问答模版-口语Topic问答模版(160页) 四、 雅思口语黄金素材—(178页) 五、 雅思口语资料---(200页) 一、专家指点:攻克口语靠自己 练口语找不找老外,到英语角,到俱乐部,找什么样的partner,上述几个问实质上都是围绕如何攻克口语而展开的，那我们不妨来谈一下“口语究竟要怎么学”，解决了口语怎么学的问题，上面的问题也就迎刃而解了。 对于“口语好”的理解，大致可分为以下几个境界: 1.谈吐精湛、论理透彻，用词到位、传神，甚至达到了“一言以兴邦”的力度。 2.交流无障碍。用英语与外国人交流可以随心所欲、谈天说地。 1 3.可以自如地将自己的所思所想用英语表达出来，虽然对有些陌生话题会言谈不流畅，用词不恰当，但可以让外国人基本明白你要表达的意思。 就连母语是英语的人要想达到第一个境界也并非易事，所以“1”不是我们追求的目标。我们的口语学习目标应锁定在上述“3”或“2”上。若想在相对短的时间内达到“3”或“2”的水平，我们要从以下几个方面入手: 第一步:大量背诵原汁原味的单句、对话、生活习语。 第二步:把每天背诵过的素材反复消化，借助想像力，身临其境把它们表演出来。 第三步:写日记。这个习惯看上去练习的是写作，其实它更是练习口语的妙法。当你动笔的同时，你的大脑正在激烈地做着英文体操。用英文进行思维是高级的口语训练方法。 第四步:大量阅读报刊、杂志及各种故事、杂文，之后将它们复述出来。(超级提示:是“复述”而非“背诵”。)同一篇文章的复述工作应该反复滚动。 第五步:一年左右逐渐过渡到用英文进行日常的思维活动。每当遇到不会的词、句就记录在本子上，集中解决，并定时更新、复习。 2 以上就是攻克口语的整体解决。那么回到开始的问题，究竟找不找老外练口语呢,我的答案是:找，但要找得聪明而专业。如上述前两个步骤，根本无须借助老外(也无须借助英语角、俱乐部等);而到了“写日记”这一环节，你应该让老外帮你定期地修改，同时嘱咐他修改时用口语化的句子。上述第四、五步骤你也应该借助老外，让他帮你定期地纠正，这样的外教辅导才是真正的有的放矢，专业而有效。 最后我想说:语言的学习90%还是要靠我们自己～背过的东西我们究竟消化了多少,用活了多少,每天又积累了多少新的表达,日记是用英文记的吗,让外教纠正过了吗,纠正过的地方，你吃透了吗,滚动复习了吗……就像那句名言讲的:“每天只要多一点点。比别人多一点矜持、多一点自律、多一点行动、多一点练习、多一点决心、多一点记忆，多一点点就能创造奇迹～”朋友，让我们一起努力。 雅思口语素材:关于书的实用词汇和句型 He thought his book would change society, but he didn?t bring it off. 他原以为他的书能改变社会，但愿望没能实现。 She likes to read novels with happy endings. 3 她喜欢读有快乐结局的小说。 Your latest book amused me no end. 我觉得你那本新书十分有趣。 Some people have compared books to friends. 有些人把书比作朋友。 They?re selling like hot cakes. 这些都很畅销。 As is well known, books teach us to learn life, truth, science and many other useful things. They increase our knowledge, broaden our minds and strengthen our character. In other words, they are our good teachers and wise friends. This is the reason why our parents always encourage us to read more books. 如众所周知，书籍教我们学习人生，真理，科学以及其它许 多有用的东西。它们增加我们的知识，扩大我们的心胸并加 强我们的品格。换句话说，它们是我们的良师益友。这是为 什么我们的父母终是鼓励我们要多读书的理由。Reading is a good thing, but we must pay great attention to the choice of books. It is true that we can derive benefits 4 from good books. However, bad books will do us more harm than good. 读书是一好事，但我们必须多加注意书的选择。不错，我们 能从好书中获得益处。然而，坏书却对我们有害无益。 Reading books can strongly shape you inclination, mature your thoughts, widen you horizon and enrich your personality. Life is limited, but knowledge is boundless. The more books we read, the more knowledge we get. However, books can also be harmful, particularly the pornographic books. Bad books contain evil thoughts. In them, there might be much description about violence, superstition, and *. Before we encourage our children to read books, we should teach and help them to identify good and bad books. Studies serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability. Their chief use for delight, is in privateness and retiring; for ornament, is in discourse; and for ability, is in the judgement and disposition of business. 5 读书可以作为娱乐，作为装饰，作为能力的培养。娱乐的作 用通常见于离群独处时;装饰的作用体现在高谈阔论中;至 于才能，则表现在裁处事务上。 To spend too much time in studies, is sloth.读书费时过 多，无异于懒惰. (培根) They perfect nature, and are perfected by experience: for natural abilities are like natural plants, that need pruning by study; and studies themselves do give forth directions too much at large, except they be bounded in by experience. 雅思口语常用谚语 3. A contented mind is a continual / perpetual 1. A bosom friend afar feast. 知足常乐。 brings a distant land near. 海内存知己，天涯若比邻。 4. A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit. 吃一堑，长一 2. A common danger 智。 causes common action. 同 舟共济。 5. A guest should suit the convenience of the host. 客随主便。 6 6. A letter from home is a found. 天外有天，山外有 山。 priceless treasure. 家书抵 万金。 13. Bad luck often brings 7. All rivers run into the good luck. 塞翁失马，安知 非福。 sea. 殊途同归。 8. All time is no time when 14. Bread is the stall of it is past. 机不可失，时不life. 面包是生命的支柱。(民 再来。 以食为天。) 9. An apple a day keeps 15. Business is business. 公事公办。 the doctor away. 一日一个 苹果，身体健康不求医。 16. Clumsy birds have to 10. As heroes think, so start flying early. 笨鸟先 飞。 thought Bruce. 英雄所见 略同。 17. Courtesy costs nothing. 礼多人不怪。 11. A young idler, an old beggar. 少壮不努力，老大 18. Custom makes all 徒伤悲。 things easy. 习惯成自然。 12. Behind the mountains 19. Desire has no rest. 人 there are people to be 的欲望无止境。 7 20. Difficult the first 26. Experience is the best time, easy the second. 一teacher. 实践出真知。 回生，二回熟。 27. Fact is stranger than 21. Do not change horses fiction. 事实比虚构更离 in mid-stream. 别在河流中奇。(大千世界，无奇不有。) 间换马。 28. Faith can move 22. Do not have too many mountains. 信念能移山。(精 irons in the fire. 贪多嚼不诚所至，金石为开。) 烂。 29. First impressions are 23. Do not pull all your half the battle. 先入为主。 eggs in one basket. 别把所 30. Give as good as one 有的蛋都放在一个篮子里。 gets. 一报还一报。(以德报 (不要孤注一掷。) 德，以怨还怨。) 24. Do not teach fish to 31. Give everyone his due. swim. 不要班门弄斧。 一视同仁。 25. East or west, home is 32. Good wine needs no the best. 东奔西跑，还是家 bush. 酒香不怕巷子深。 里好。 33. Haste makes waste. 欲速则不达。(忙中常出错。) 8 34. He that promises too 39. In peace prepare for much means nothing. 轻诺war. 平时准备战时。(居安思者寡信。 危。) 40. It is never too late to 35. He who has an art has everywhere a part. 一招mend. 亡羊补牢，犹未为晚。 鲜，吃遍天。 41. It six of one and half a 36. He would climb the dozen of the other. 彼此 彼此。 ladder must begin at the bottom. 千里之行始于足 42. Just has long arms. 天下。 网恢恢，疏而不漏。 37. Home is where the 43. Keep something for a heart is. 心在哪里，哪里就 rainy day. 未雨绸缪。 是家。 44. Life is a span. 人生如38. If you are not inside a 朝露。 house, you don not know 45. Man proposes, God about its leaking. 不在屋 disposes. 谋事在人，成事在里，不知漏雨。(亲身经历才 天。 有体会。) 46. Meet plot with plot. 将 计就计。 9 47. Merry meet, merry 55. One who has seen the ocean thinks nothing of part. 好聚好散。 mere rivers. 曾经沧海难为 48. Mind acts upon mind. 水。 心有灵犀一点通。 56. Out of sight, out of 49. Never hit a man when mind. 眼不见，心不烦。 he is down. 不要落井下石。 57. Practice makes 50. Never judge by perfect. 熟能生巧。 appearances. 切莫以貌取 人。 58. Poverty is stranger to industry. 勤劳之人不受穷。 51. No fire without smoke. 无风不起浪。 59. Rome was not built in a day. 罗马不是一日建成的。 52. Nurture passes nature. (伟业非一日之功。) 教养胜过天性。 60. Sense comes with age. 53. One is never too old to 老马识途。 learn. 活到老，学到老。 61. So many men, so many 54. One swallow does not minds. 人心各不同。 make a summer. 一燕不成 夏。(一花独放不是春。) 10 62. Some thing is learned 69. Time tries all things. 时间检验一切。 every time a book is opened. 开卷有益。 70. Use legs and have legs. 经常用腿，健步如飞。 63. Strike while the iron is hot. 趁热打铁。 71. Virtue never grows old. 美德常青。 64. The car will find its way round the hill when it 72. Walls have ears. 隔墙gets there. 车到山前必有 有耳。 路。 73. What is done cannot 65. The heart is seen in be undone. 覆水难收。 wine. 酒后吐真言。 74. Wine in, truth out. 酒66. The older the wiser. 后吐真言。 人老智多。(姜还是老的辣。) 75. You are only young 67. The worse luck now, once. 青春只有一次。 the better another time. 76. You cannot burn the 风水轮流转。 candle at both ends. 蜡烛68. Thoughts are free 不可两头燃。(鱼和熊掌不可from toll. 思想不用交税。 兼得。) (人人都可以自由思考。) 11 77. You cannot have your 79. Youth will be served. 青春好作乐。 cake and eat it. 有得就有 失。(事难两全其美。) 80. Zeal without 78. You never know till you knowledge is a runaway have tried. 事非经过不知horse. 无知的狂热是脱缰 难。 的野马 常用口语100句 5.I?m glad to see you again. 1.I?m an office worker. 我 很高兴再次见到你。 是上班族。 6.I?ll call you. 我会打电话 2.I work for the 给你。 government. 我在政府机关 做事。 7.I feel like sleeping/ taking a walk. 我想睡/散 3.I?m happy to meet you. 步。 很高兴见到你。 8.I want something to eat. 4.I like your sense of 我想吃点东西。 humor. 我喜欢你的幽默感。 12 9.I need your help. 我需要16.I see what your mean. 你的帮助。 我了解你的意思。 10.I would like to talk to 17.I can?t do this. 我不能 这么做。 you for a minute. 我想和你 谈一下。 18.Let me explain why I 11.I have a lot of problems. was late. 让我解释迟到的 我有很多问题。 理由。 12.I hope our dreams 19.Let?s have a beer or come true. 我希望我们的something. 咱们喝点啤酒 梦想成真。 什么的。 13.I?m looking forward to 20.Where is your office? 你们的办公室在哪, seeing you. 我期望见到你。 14.I?m supposed to go on a 21.What is your plan? 你 的计划是什么, diet / get a raise. 我应该 节食/涨工资。 22.When is the store 15.I heard that you?re closing? 这家店什么时候结 束营业, getting married. Congratulations.听说你要 结婚了，恭喜～ 13 23.Are you sure you can 能不能请你替我个班/你能 come by at nine? 你肯定你帮我吗/你能告诉我到那里 九点能来吗, 怎么走吗, 24.Am I allowed to stay 29.Could you do me a big out past 10? 我可以十点过favor? 能否请你帮我个 后再回家吗, 忙, 25.The meeting was 30.He is crazy about scheduled for two hours, Crazy English. 他对疯狂英 语很着迷。 but it is now over yet. 会 议原定了两个小时，不过现 31.Can you imagine how 在还没有结束。 much he paid for that car? 你能想象他买那车花了多少26.Tom?s birthday is this 钱吗, week. 汤姆的生日就在这个 星期。 32.Can you believe that I 27.Would you care to see bought a TV for $25? it/ sit down for a while? 33.Did you know he was 你要不要看/坐一会呢, having an affair/cheating 28.Can you cover for me on his wife? 你知道他有外 on Friday/help me/ tell me 遇了吗,/欺骗他的妻子 吗, how to get there? 星期五 14 34.Did you hear about the 39.Let?s get together for new project? 你知道那个lunch. 让我们一起吃顿午餐 新项目吗, 吧。 40.How did you do on your 35.Do you realize that all of these shirts are half test? 你这次考试的结果 如何, off? 你知道这些衬衫都卖 半价了吗, 41.Do you think you can 36.Are you mind if I take come? 你认为你能来吗, tomorrow off? 你介意我明 42.How was your weekend ? 天请假吗, 你周末过得怎么样, 37.I enjoy working with 43.Here is my card. 这是you very much. 我很喜欢和 我的名片。 你一起工作。 44.He is used to eating 38.Did you know that out all the time. 他已经习Stone ended up marrying 惯在外面吃饭了。 his secretary? 你知道吗, 45.I?m getting a new 斯通最终和他的秘书结婚 computer for birthday 了。 present. 我得到一台电脑 作生日礼物。 15 46.Have you ever driven a 53.How are you doing with BMW? 你有没有开过“宝your new boss? 你跟你的 新上司处得如何, 马”, 47.How about if we go 54.How should I tell him tomorrow instead? 我们改the bad news? 我该如何告 成明天去怎么样, 诉他这个坏消息, 48.How do you like Hong 55.How much money did you make? 你赚了多少Kong? 你喜欢香港吗, 钱, 49.How do you want your steak? 你的牛排要几分56.How much does it cost 熟, to go abroad? 出国要多少 钱, 50.How did the game turn 57.How long will it take to out? 球赛结果如何, get to your house? 到你家 51.How did Mary make all 要多久, of her money? 玛丽所有的 钱是怎么赚到的, 58.How long have you been here? 你在这里多久了, 52.How was your date? 你 的约会怎么样, 16 59.How 66.I know what you want. 我知道你想要什么。 nice/pretty/cold/funny/s tupid/boring/interesting. 67.Is that why you don?t 60.How about going out want to go home? 这就是 你不想回家的原因吗, for dinner? 出去吃晚餐如 何, 68.I?m sure we can get you 61.I?m sorry that you a great / good deal. 我很 肯定我们可以帮你做成一笔didn?t get the job. 很遗憾， 你没有得到那份工作。 好交易。 62.I?m afraid that it?s not 69.Would you help me with going to work out. 我恐怕the report? 你愿意帮我写 这事不会成的。 报告吗, 63.I guess I could come 70.I didn?t know he was the richest person in the over. 我想我能来。 world.我不知道他是世界上 64.Is it okay to smoke in 最有钱的人。 the office? 在办公室里抽 烟可以吗, 71.I?ll have to ask my boss/wife first.我必须先 65.It was kind of exciting. 问一下我的老板/老婆。 有点剌激。 17 72.I take it you don?t 78.It?s not as cold / hot as agree. 这么说来，我认为你it was yesterday. 今天不 是不同意。 想昨天那么冷/热。 73.I tried losing weight, 79.It?s not his work that but nothing worked. 我曾bothers me; it?s his 试着减肥，但是毫无效果。 attitude. 困扰我的不是他 的工作，而是他的态度。 74.It doesn?t make any sense to get up so early.那80.It sounds like you 么早起来没有任何意义。 enjoyed it. 听起来你好象 蛮喜欢的。 75.It took years of hard work to speak good 81.It seems to me that be English. 讲一口流利的英语would like to go back home. 需要多年的刻苦操练。 我觉得他好象想要回家。 76.It feels like spring/ 82.It looks very nice. 看起 来很漂亮。 I?ve been here before. 感 觉好象春天到了/我以前来 83.Is everything under 过这里。 control? 一切都在掌握之 中吗, 77.I wonder if they can make it. 我在想他们是不是 能办得到。 18 我不知道这个对你的意义有84.I thought you could do 这么大。 a better job. 我以为你的 表现会更好。 91.I didn?t mean to offend 85.It?s time for us to say you. 我不是故意冒犯你。 “No” to America. 是我们对 92.I was wondering if you 美国说不的时候了。 were doing anything this 86.The show is supposed weekend. 我想知道这个周 末你有什么要做。 to be good. 这场表演应当 是相当好的。 93.May I have your 87.It really depends on attention., please? 请大家 注意一下。 who is in charge. 那纯粹要 看谁负责了。 94.This is great golfing / 88.It involves a lot of swimming/ picnic weather. hard work. 那需要很多的这是个打高尔夫球/游泳/野 辛勤工作。 餐的好天气。 89.That might be in your 95.Thanks for taking me the movie. 谢谢你带我去看favor. 那可能对你有利。 电影。 90.I didn?t realize how much this meant to you. 19 96.I am too tired to speak. 99.There is a TV show 我累得说不出活来。 about AIDS on right now. 电视正在播放一个关于爱滋 97.Would you tell me your 病的节目。 phone number? 你能告诉 我你的电话号码吗, 100.What do you think of his new job/ this magazine? 98.Where did you learn to 你对他的新工作/这本杂志 speak English? 你从哪里学 看法如何, 会说英语的呢, 雅思口语完美发音的10个诀窍 1. Listen to yourself. 如果你听不到自己的发音问题，要纠正就很难了。试着把你 将的话录下来并和英语为母语人士将的对比一下。应对雅思 口语非常有效。 2. Slow down! 很多英语学习者常说语速太快容易养成他们的坏习惯。由于 太快而模糊不清是口语考试的大忌。所以我们要accuracy 然后才是fluency，每天操练一些基本语言以单音节开始， 然后，把几个词连在一起，组成句子。这样你就能慢慢 开始表达自己的思想了。 20 3. Picture it... 闭上你的眼睛并在说出口之前想一想如何发这个音。想象出口型和脸部动作。这个可以配合看电影来做，留意Hollywood的明星是怎么样一字一句的说出那些令人神魂颠倒的话语的。 4. Get physical! 发音是个形体动作。要学会嘴巴的发声方法和移动肌肉的方式。每天集中训练几个音。你发this, thank, they,和little, wool等单词困难吗,试试发„th?，将你的舌头放在齿间(不要咬住)并从口中吐气。感受气流从你的舌间吹过。 5. Watch yourself. 站在镜子前查看当你发某些固定音时的嘴型，唇型和舌头的位置。和你看到的native speaker的发音对比～平时还可以把自己的发音模样录成video，仔细观察比较。 6. Copy the experts. 绝对没有取代从专家,英语母语人士处学习发音的方式。因此仔细听～听英语广播节目并看英语的电视节目和电影。尽量不要念字幕～模仿你所听到的,就算你还不肯定他们说的话。 21 7. Practice makes perfect. 发音的问题迟迟不能解决就是因为我们害怕犯错。,第一次见面，在饭店点菜，询问方向,然后你自己表演出对话内容。别害羞～启德雅思每周都举行免费的口语练习，不少同学来到广州图书馆practice，特别是考前的机经特训，对真题的模拟大有裨益。 8. Find a language buddy. 从其他人处获得反馈是非常重要的。找一个对提高英语水平同样感兴趣的朋友。试着更换录音资料这样你就可以互相听对方的发音。记住录完要重新听听，找出错误和闪光点啊。 9. Be poetic. 好的发音不仅是掌握单独的音节。还是对intonation (声音的升降调)和 stress (对单词中一些音节和句子中的一些单词更大声更清晰的发音)的理解。大声念一些诗歌，演讲，歌曲，集中练习单词的重音和音调。 10. Sing a song! 学习一些英语流行歌曲的歌词并跟着唱。唱歌帮助你放松并能让这些词说出来，同时帮助改进你的语音和语调。 22 雅思口语黄金素材:Films 电影词汇: film industry 电影工业， cinema, pictures 电影院 (美作:movie theater)，premiere 首映式， film festival 电影节，distributor 发行人，release 准予上映 banned film 禁映影片，A-certificate A级， U-certificate U级，X-certificate X级 genre n. 类型, 流派， type n. 类型 direction 导演，production 制片，adaptation 改编，scenario, screenplay, script 编剧，scene 场景，exterior 外景，lighting 灯光，shooting 摄制，to shoot 拍摄，special effects 特技，slow motion 慢镜头，editing, cutting 剪接，montage 剪辑，recording, sound，recording 录音，dubbing 配音，studio 制片厂,摄影棚，(motion)film studio 电影制片厂，set, stage, floor 场地，properties, props 道具，scenery 布景， script 剧本， movie-land (美国California州南部等的)影业集中地区，movie-goer (常)看电影的人 电影类型词汇: 23 film, motion picture 影片,电影 (美作:movie)，filmdom 电影界，moviedom 电影界 literary film 文艺片，musicals 音乐片，newsreel 新闻片,纪录片 documentary (film) 记录片,文献片，comedy 喜剧片，tragedy 悲剧片，horror film, dracula movie 恐怖片，swordsmen film 武侠片，action 动作片，detective film 侦探片，ethical film 伦理片，affectional film 爱情片，erotic film 黄色片，western movies 西部片， serial 系列片，dubbed film译制片，trailer 预告片，propaganda film宣传片，animated，cartoon (movie)动画片，science fiction科幻片，costume piece /play古装戏， war movie战争片 footage 影片长度，full-length film, feature film 长片，short(film) 短片，colour film 彩色片 (美作:color film)，silent film无声片， silent cinema, silent films 无声电影，sound motion picture, talkie 有声电影 有关演员词汇: cast 阵容，director 导演，film star, movie star 电影明星，film actor 男电影明星，film actress 女电影明星， 24 star, lead 主角，double, stand-in 替身演员，stunt man 特技替身演员，extra, walker-on 临时演员， support 配角，util 跑龙套，extra 特别客串，costume designer (影剧)服装员，makeup girl化妆师，dialogue writer对白作者，script writer剧本作者 一些女演员: Angelina Jolie安吉丽娜?朱莉, Julia Roberts朱莉亚?罗伯茨, Sharon stone莎朗?斯通, Monica Bellucci莫妮卡?贝鲁奇，Jodie Foster, Kristen Dunst, Sandra Bullock, Zhang Ziyi章子怡，Michelle Yeoh杨紫琼，Maggie Cheung张曼玉 一些男演员: Brad Pitt, Nichols Cage, Tom Cruise, Tom Hanks, Morgan Freeman, Will Smith, Bruce Wills, Harrison Ford, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Fat Chou(Chou Yun Fat周润发)，Jet Lee(李连杰), Samuel L. Jackson, Charlie Chaplin，Liv Tyler ,Tommy Lee Jones. 一些电影名字: 25 Crouching Tigers, Hidden Cinderella 灰姑娘 Dragon卧虎藏龙 Hero 英雄 Jurassic Park 侏罗纪公园 一些名导演: The Shawshank Frank Steven Spielberg，Redemption 肖申克的救赎 Darabont，Ang Lee 李安， (director: Frank Zhang Yimou张艺谋 Darabont; actors: Tim 经典电影台词 Robbins, Morgan I?m the King of the world. Freeman) 我是世界之王。 The lord of the rings 指环 王 ——TITANIC 《泰坦尼克 号》 Harry Potter 哈里?波特 (Written by: JK. Rowling) Show me the money! 给我钱～ Forrest Gump 阿甘正传 ——Jerry Maguire《甜心先Brave Heart 勇敢的心 生》 Roman Holiday 罗马假日 You can take our livers, Waterloo Bridge 魂断蓝桥 but you?ll never take our Lion King 狮子王 freedom. 26 你可以夺走我们的生命，但由～ 你永远也拿不走我们的自 ——Brave Heart《勇敢的心》 This car, Goeth would have bought this car.Why do I keep the car? Ten people by that, ten people, ten more people. This pin, two people. This is gold, two more people. He would have given me two for it, at least one. He would have given me one , one more, one more person, person, Stern, for this. I could have got one more person, and I didn?t , and I didn?t …… 这辆车,歌德应该会买.我为什么留这辆车,它能换十条命,十 条命,多救十个人.这枚胸针,可以救两条命.这是黄金,可多救 两个人,他会让我换两个,至少一个人,他会多个我一个人,多 一个人,是一个人,斯滕,这个可以换一人的命.我本可多救一 个人,可我没有,可我没有…… ——Schindler?s List《辛德勒的名单》 After all, tomorrow, is another day! 无论如何,明天是崭新的一天. ——Gone With The Wind《乱世佳人》 To be or not to be, that?s a question. 27 是生存,还是死亡,这是一个问题. ——Hamlet《哈姆雷特》 Life is like a box of chocolate, you never know what you will go to get. 生活是盒巧克力，你永远不知道你将会得到什么。 ——Forrest Gump 《阿甘正传》 I Guess it comes down to a simple choice. Get busy living or get busy dying! 我想选择很简单:忙着去活或者忙着去死。 ——The Shawshank Redemption《肖申克的救赎》 Mankind, that word should have new meaning for all of us today. We can?t be consumed by our petty differences anymore. We will be united in our common interests…..you will once again be fighting for our freedom. Not from tyranny, oppression or persecution. But from annihilation. We?re fighting for our right to live, to exist……as the day when the world declared in one voice “We will not go quietly into the night. We will not vanish without a fight. We?re going to live on. We?re 28 going to survive.” Today we celebrate our independence day! 人类这个词,一天赋予了我们全新的意义.大家别在为小的分 歧而耗神,应为我们共同的利益团结起来…你们要再次为自由 而战,不是抵抗暴君压制和迫害,而是为生存而战,为我们生存 而是全世界用同一个声音宣布 “ 我们不会束的权利而战…… 手无策,静坐代毙.我们将会活下去,我们将会生存.”的日子.今 天,我们庆祝独立日! ——Independence Day《 独立日》 His performance of Mao 语句库: Zedong is top-notch. A movie with an all-star 他扮演的毛泽东表演特别出 cast 色。 一部演员表里全是明星的电I can?t recommend the 影 film too strongly. 无论我怎样竭力推荐这部影 to drop in at a 片也不嫌过分。 neighborhood movie The best-known movie 偶然去临近电影院看电影 awards are the Academy 29 这个电影不是很好，但还可Awards. 最著名的电影奖是奥斯卡金以看。 像奖。 This movie is a must-see. The movie is going over big There were some everywhere in China. beautiful shots. 这部电影在中国大受欢迎。 有几个很美的镜头。 This film is a big flop at The movie last night was a the box office. real tear-jerker. 这个电影的票房很失败。 昨晚的电影真是催人泪下。 His last play bombed on We plan to take in a movie. Broadway. 我们计划去看场电影。 他最近在百老汇演出的那场 I'm his fan。 戏失败了。 我是他的影迷。 It is the best film that I How about going to a have ever seen. movie? 这是我所看过的最好的电 去看场电影怎么样? 影。 Forrest Gump stars Tom The picture isn?t so good, Hanks. / Tom Hanks stars but it?s enough to get by. 30 in Forrest Gump. 汤姆?汉克斯演阿甘。 Ted has been stage-struck since he was a little boy. The “crouching tiger and hidden dragon” directed by An Lee, a movie describing Chinese Kung Fu has been the hottest movie in USA. 由李安导演的一部描述中国功夫的“卧虎藏龙”曾经是美国最 火爆的影片。 He had a tight clutch on my arm during the scary parts of the movie. 看到电影中的可怕镜头时，他紧紧地抓着我的手臂。 My brother often worried when he saw the leading role is in danger. So he was just so devoted. 当我弟弟看到主角遇到危险他总是非常担心。他太投入了。 Special effect makes films exiting. How can the flood reshow in real life? Through effect-making, you can fully see the flood in the movie as if it happened near you. 特技效果使得电影更加精彩。在现实生活中，我们无法让洪 水重新出现。通过特技效果处理，你会仿佛感觉到洪水就在 你身边。 31 Some scenes in the films are so destructive that it is impossible for the directors to put them into reality. To provide the audience with equivalent shock, they resort to special effects. Some people enjoy seeing movies in the cinema because they like the incredible video effect or great audio effect. Professional facilities or equipment make them enjoy high-quality films. 很多人喜欢在电影院里看电影，因为他们喜欢出色的影音效 果。专业的设备使他们享受高质量的影片。 Americans films are mainly good at marvelous scene or touching/ impressive background music, while Chinese films prefer to show what the real life looks like in the society. 美国电影以恢宏的场面和动人的背景音乐见长;但中国电影 善于表现现实生活。 There is a large investment for American films, and there are a lot of big scenes for American films. However, Chinese films are likely to be instructive, and 32 directors hope that audience can learn something after watching the films. His looks are always funny( 他的样子总是滑稽可笑。 Many of the first films were slapstick comedy. This movie was all blood and guts. This film contains raw language(粗口，脏话). Harry Potter: Harry has a distant goal to get to, he has enormous numbers of obstacles placed in front of his and monsters who he has to face, and challenge and overcome and bewitchments which he has to resist, and all the time, pressing onward towards his goal. In some way, Harry Potter is a modern Odysseus. 哈里?波特 哈里有遥远的目标要实现，面前有无数的障碍，有要面对的 怪物，要克服的挑战和要抵抗的诱惑，要一直奋力朝目标前 进。从某种意义上来说，哈里?波特正是一个现代的奥德修斯。 33 Using myths and legends from all over the world, J. K. Rowling has created a world of her own, an enchanting realm magically unites children worldwide. J. K. 罗琳(《哈里?波特》的作者)运用全世界的神话和传 说，创造出了一个自己的世界，一个将世界各地的儿童神气 地联系在一起的迷人领域。 "Casablanca" has been a favorite of mine for over 30 years. It has aged well and will continue to age well. It takes time for a movie to be earning the label "timeless." Forrest Gump This is a modern day fairy tale demonstrating that love, dignity and perseverance conquer all. “Forrest Gump”runs the viewer through the entire spectrum of emotions as it tells the story of a slow thinking innocent kid traversing through five decades of life. 玩具总动员Toy Story Disney began making quality family shows again in the 1980s. A quality family show is one where the parents can enjoy it as much as the kids. "Toy Story" took it one 34 step further and added state of the art technology to provide a wonderful Disney story. We all have wondered if our toys came alive, but we never knew that there would be so much team work. Another genre that had been unsuccessful for years was the slapstick comedy. This story, Home Alone, about a little boy protecting his home from bumbling crooks had all of the right ingredients; good vs. bad, youth vs. age, and brain vs. brawn. The Rube Goldberg like contraptions coupled with the comedic talents of Daniel Stern and Joe Pesci provide an entertainment that had almost become a lost art form. The film, Dances With Wolves, was able to break the trend and deliver a compelling historical drama about life with the Sioux Indians. The buffalo hunt is spectacular and demonstrates the vastness and beauty of the country. E. T. was directed by Steven Spielberg. 《E. T. 外星人》是由史蒂芬?斯皮尔伯格导演的。 E. T. was first shown in 1982. 35 Spielberg got to make the story of E. T., one that still over 20 years later is reaching out and touching audiences. 斯皮尔伯格拍成了《E. T. 外星人》，20多年来这部电影仍 让影迷们喜爱与感动着。 The film is set in Britain at the end of the nineteenth century. It is still too early to tell what movies will become classics and what movies will become dated. I?ve been in my movie business almost all my life. 我一生从事电影事业。 Chinese martial art comes together with Hollywood. 中国武术在好莱坞已有立足之地。 This film is rated G. That movie had me on the edge of my seat. That love story was too melodramatic. A lousy movie cannot fool the audience. 36 I may feel different about any of these movies two years from now. There are films revealing more social problems, such as racial or * discriminations, government corruption, the true color of so-called higher class. They make me more mature after watching them. Those comedies, love stories and adventures are either na?ve or unrealistic. I usually watch films through TV or VCD, DVD in my home. Just like romance and comedy movie, a violent film relaxes and entertains millions movie fans. However uniqueness of violent movie is that it may have negative impact on people, particularly young audience. For certain segment of audience, it may be harmful if being viewed without proper guidance and control. There have been cases of crime in which offenders, when surveyed, revealed that they got the idea to commit a crime from violent movie. 37 We need to control access of violent movies to people under certain age and offer guidance to young viewers. What's the main difference between modern films and those in the past? Okay, I think that modern films are less serious, um, because there is more comedy in these films. I would say, uh, hmm, that modern films are more relaxed. To begin, modern films are much more expensive to make and they have famous actors in them. There is also, uh, a lot of slang and violence and other cultural attributes in these pictures. As for the more classical pictures, they are classy and the actors and actresses dress more conservatively and there spoken, uh, English is more classic and proper. Older films teach values that all humans should have whereas, hmm, the newer films are just sometimes more about making money and people famous. In my opinion, I like the newer films better because, uh, overall they are just much more entertaining and the hmm, the older films are maybe, I guess, more about art and teaching. 38 All About Eve?1950 彗星美 附:美国名片片名 人 Casablanca?1943 北非谍 影;喀桑布兰卡 Chinatown?1974 唐人街; 中国城 The Godfather?1972 教父 第一集 One Flew Over the Cuckoo?s Nest?1975飞越疯Gone with the Wind?1939 人院 乱世佳人;飘 2001: A Space The wizard of Oz?1939 绿 Odyssey?1968 2001太空漫野仙踪 游 The Graduate?1967 毕业 E.T. The 生 Extra-Terrestrial?1982 Schindler?s List?1993 辛德外星人 勒的名单 Bonne and Clyde?1967 我It?s a wonderful life?1946 俩没有明天;雌雄大盗 风云人物 Apocalypse Now?1979 现Star Wars?1977 星际大代启示录 战;星球大战 The Godfather Part II?1974 教父第二集 39 It happened One All Quiet on the Westernfront?1930 西线Night?1934 一夜风流 无战事 The Best Years of Our The Sound of Music?1965 Lives?1946 黄金时代 真善美; 音乐之声; 仙乐飘Doctor Zhivago?1965 日瓦 飘处处闻 格医生 The Silence of the King Kong?1933 大金刚 Lambs?1991 沉默的羔羊 the Birth of a Nation?1915 Forrest Gump?1994 阿甘国家的诞生 正传 A Streetcar Named Wuthering Heights?1939 Desire?1951 欲望街车;欲 咆哮山庄;呼啸山庄 望号街车 The Gold Rush?1925 淘金Snow White and the 记 Seven Dwarfs?1937 白雪 公主 Dances with wolves?1990 与狼共舞 The Philadelphia Modern Times?1936 摩登Story?1940 费城故事 时代 40 The Jazz singer?1927 爵Giant?1956 巨人 士歌手 Frankenstein?1931 科学怪 人 My Fair Lady?1964 窈窕淑 女 Patton?1970 巴顿将军 雅思口语黄金素材:Sport 运动词汇: aerobics 有氧操，body-building 健美，jogging 慢跑，judo 柔道，wresting 摔跤，ball games 球类运动，football 足球，basketball 篮球，tennis 网球，squash 壁球，rugby 橄榄球，volleyball 排球，golf 高尔夫球，table tennis 乒乓球，badminton 羽毛球，baseball 棒球，cricket 板球，hockey 曲棍球，billiard 台球，softball 垒球，ice hockey 冰球，aquatic sports 水上运动，country sports 乡间户外活动(如打猎, 钓鱼, 射击, 赛马等) a favourite sport 受人喜爱的运动项目，the school sports 学校运动会，sports extra 体育增刊，a sports meet [meeting] 运动会，a sports field 运动场，sportscast n., v.[美](播送)体育节目， sportscaster n. 体育节目广播员， 41 sports-down n. [美]运动界，sports-minded adj. 关 心体育的，sportswriting n. 体育新闻的报道或写作， sports-wear n.运动服装，sports-writer 体育运动专栏 作家，sportsdom [美]体育界 有关运动的人员: amateur 业余运动员,爱好者，contestant, competitor, player 运动员，enthusiast, fan 迷,爱好者，guide 领队， instructor 教练,技术指导，linesman, touch judge (橄榄球) 裁判，manager 经纪人 ，professional 职业运动员， referee, umpire (网球.棒球)裁判，trainer 助理教练， batsman 板球运动员，batter 击球运动员，men's singles 单打运动员，in the mixed doubles 混合双打 足球运动员 a football player 守门员 the goalkeeper 运动员，田径运动员 an athlete / a sportsman / a sports-woman 职业/ 业余运动员(球类运动员)a professional / amateur player 教练 the coach 他的对手 his opponents / rivals 体育设施词汇: 42 sports stadium 露天运动场，football stadium 有看台的 大型足球场，children's stadium 儿童运动场，ice stadium 冰场，swimming stadium 有看台的游泳场， football pitch足球场，rugby pitch橄榄球场，hockey pitch 曲棍球场，cricket pitch 板球场，swimming pool 游泳池， natatorium(室内游泳池)，tennis court网球场，basketball court 篮球场，squash court 壁球场，volleyball court 排 球场，badminton court 羽毛球场，golf course 高尔夫球 场，exercise area 运动区，ice [skating] rink 溜冰场，ping pong tables 乒乓球案 奥运会 the Olympic Games 东道国 the host nation 火把点燃仪式 the flame-lighting ceremony 开幕式 / 闭幕式 the opening / closing ceremony 发奖仪式 the prize-awarding ceremony (田径)比 赛 a competition / contest 锦标赛 a championship (球类)比赛 a match / game 奥运中常见比赛项目: 43 badminton羽毛球, basketball篮球, baseball棒球, football足球, handball手球, hockey曲棍 球, tennis 网球, volleyball排球, canoeing划 艇, diving跳水, rowing划船, swimming游 泳, synchronised swimming 同游表演, water polo水球, high jump跳高, hurdles 跳栏赛跑, the high [low] ]栏赛跑, long jump跳远, Marathon马拉松长高[低 跑, pole vault撑杆跳, 20 km and 50 km road walk, triathlon三项全能运动, Floor Exercises自由体 操, gymnastics体操, balance bars平衡杆, horizontal bar单杠, parallel bars双杠, rings吊环, archery箭术, boxing拳击, cycling骑自行车比赛, discus 掷铁饼, equestrian骑马, fencing剑术, javelin投枪, judo 柔道, Pommel Horse鞍马, shooting射击, shot put推铅球, taekwondo跆拳道(亦作T-K-D), weightlifting举重, wrestling摔跤, track and field athletics田径赛, 田径运动 favourite 可望取胜者 (美作:favorite)，outsider 无取胜希望者，championship 冠军赛,锦标赛，champion 冠军，record 纪录，record holder 纪录创造者，ace 网球赛中的一分，Olympic Games, Olympics 奥林匹克运动会，Winter Olympics 冬季奥林匹克运动会 ，stadium 运动场， 44 track 跑道，ring 圈，ground, field 场地，pitch (足球、橄榄球)场地，court 网球场，team, side 队 滑雪滑冰运动: skiing 滑雪，ski 滑雪板，滑雪橇，downhill race 速降滑雪赛,滑降，slalom 障碍滑雪，ski jumping competition 跳高滑雪比赛，ski jump 跳高滑雪，ice skating 滑冰，figure skating 花样滑冰，roller skating 滑旱冰，bobsleigh, bobsled 雪橇 游泳运动: swimming pool 游泳池，changing room 更衣室，shower 淋浴，diving platform 跳台，diving pool 跳水池， non-swimmer's pool 浅水池，swimmer's pool 深水池，swimming lane 泳道，lifesaver, lifeguard 救生员，breaststroke 蛙泳，crawl stroke 爬泳，back stroke 仰泳，side stroke 侧泳，butterfly stroke 蝶泳，surfing 冲浪，surfboard 冲浪板，water ski 滑水橇 自行车: cyclist 骑自行车者，bicycle, cycle, bike 自行车，cycle track 自行车赛车道，cycling 自行车赛，to ride a bicycle 45 骑自行车，hand signals 手势， tandem 双轮双座自行车， racing cycle 公路赛车，cycling stadium 自行车赛车场 health n. 健康 be in good health 健康良好 be in poor health 健康不佳 语句库: fight. When I was on the track You are in great shape.你 身体素质真好。 team, I used to run the quarter mile. Baseball is my favorite I like fishing and hunting, sport. What?s your but I don't like swimming. favorite? My favorite winter sport My nephew is a baseball is skiing. I belong to a ski player. He is a catcher. club. When you played football, Would you be interested what position did you play? in going to the horse races We played a game last this afternoon? night. The score was tired The hardest thing to learn six-to-six. is to be a good loser. I went to a boxing match Be a good sport. Play last night. It was a good 46 according to the rules of ages;I?m really out of the game. condition. Our family went camping 我已好久没锻炼了，现在健last summer. We had to 康状况欠佳。 buy a new tent. Swimming is the best way This afternoon we went to to tone up your body. the gym for a workout. We 游泳时最佳的健身方法。 lifted weights. He has few peers in My muscles are sore from pennies. playing baseball. Jogging early in the 他打网球少有对手。 morning has improved her I like playing basketball health. and badminton. 清晨慢跑增进了她的健康。 我喜欢的篮球和羽毛球。 He was catching his Did you watch the football breath after the 1000 game between meter race. Manchester United and Arsenal last night? 1000米赛跑结束以后，他累 得气喘吁吁。 昨晚你看了曼联队阿森纳的I?ve had no exercise for 足球比赛了吗, The Sidney Olympics 47 attracted more than one I?ve been cooped up in the million new travelers into house for the whole week. 我们到外面呼吸一些新鲜空Australia. 气吧。 悉尼运动会吸引了大约一百 万旅游者到澳大利亚。 Let?s get out for some He is a big fan of the NBA fresh air. 我感觉得出去走走了。 games. 他是NBA的铁杆球迷。 I feel I have to get away African athletes are good from it all. Walking up and down the at track and field events. stairs would beat any 非洲选手擅长田径项目。 exercise machine.上下楼梯 The annual school sports 可比什么健身器都要好。 meet is held in March. 年度校际运动会在三月份举 行。 我已经在屋子里闷了整整一 个星期了。 狂欢 painting the town red. I've got to start working out( 我必须开始做健身运动了。 48 She runs everyday in order to lose weight.她每天都跑步 是为了减肥。 Going swimming should be a good way of letting your hair down after a hard day?s work. 游泳是在辛苦了一天后放松自己的好办法。 People not only keep fit or keep a good shape through doing more physical exercises, but also make many friends who have the similar interests. When I attended a basketball club, I knew my current best friends, Tom. 人们不但可以通过作更多的锻炼保持健康和好身材，他们也 能够交到志同道合的朋友。当我参加篮球俱乐部的时候，我 认识了我现在最好的朋友，Tom。 Let your hair down 轻松一下，忘记工作和压力 Keeping fit--or maybe getting in shape--is often high on the list of New Year's resolutions for Americans. In the past two decades, fitness has become a fad. Many Americans have joined health clubs to work out with professional equipment. Sports stores sell athletic shoes and clothing for every possible exercise situation. People can even buy weights and equipment and set up 49 their own exercise center at home! 保持健美——或者保持匀称的身材——通常是美国人新年新 计划中高居前面的一项。过去20年来，健美已蔚为风尚。 很多美国人加入健身俱乐部，使用专业的设备做运动。运动 商品店里售有各种运动项目所需的运动鞋和服装。人们甚至 买哑铃和训练的设备，在家里设置专属的运动中心～ President Bush has always loved the game of baseball. Mister Bush says that when he was a boy he wanted to grow up to be a baseball player. He said the game taught him to develop a strong resistance against critics. He said it also taught him to rise above minor problems and work instead on long-term goals. If our bodies are not strong, our spirit to do things will certainly be quite dull. And at the same time, we are lack of energy to study. Diseases will only attack the weak, but not the strong. 如果我们的身体不强壮，我们做事的精神一定会十分迟钝。 而且同时，我们也缺少足够的精力来读书。疾病只为侵袭体 弱的人而不是强壮的人。 Exercise helps us (to) strengthen our bodies and avoid 50 disease. It also teaches us cooperation, for most exercise is played by team. 运动帮助我们强壮身体并避免疾病。它也教我们合作，因为 大多数的运动都是团体游玩的。 China is called “table tennis kingdom”. Apparently, Ping Pang is the most popular sports. 中国被称为“兵乓王国”。很显然，乒乓球是最受欢迎的运动。 It depends. It?s lovely for an individual to spend time on what he or she prefers to do, but if he or she is too addicted, it might lead to excessive waste of time. 人们将时间花在他们喜欢做的事情上是很美好的。但是如果 他太上瘾了，就容易过度的浪费时间。 In 21st century, more people concerns their physical health and when they are free, physical fitness is supposed to be their best choice. So I believe that the corresponding training like aerobics and yoga gets superheated. 在二十一世纪，更多人们关心身体健康。当他们有空的时候， 体育健身应该是他们最佳的选择。因此相关的培训比如:一 些有氧舞蹈课程、瑜伽课程将会变得非常火爆。 51 Health is the best treasure (which) a man can possess. Money can do many things, but it cannot buy happiness. However, so long as man has good health, he can enjoy the pleasures of human life. 健康是一个人所能拥有最好的财富。钱能做许多事情，但是 它却不能购买。然而，只要一个人有良好的健康，他就能享 受人生的乐趣。 In order to insure good health we must pay attention to three things. They are—nourishing food, fresh air and proper exercise. 为了保证良好的健康，我们必须注意三件事情。它们是营养 食物，新鲜空气和正当运动。 Physical fitness and exercise are important for good physical and mental health. Exercise helps a person develop and maintain a strong self-image and a sense of emotional balance. As a person gets older, exercise becomes more important because after age 30 the heart?s blood pumping capacity declines at a rate of about 8 percent each decade. Exercise is also important for children. Vigorous physical activity helps a child?s overall development. 52 Research shows that exercise can reduce the gathering of cholesterol on artery walls of children and adults. Too much cholesterol can increase the risk of heart disease. There is, however, no evidence that exercise prolongs life. Former athletes do not live longer than nonathletes, nor are they saved from heart disease. The benefits of exercise cannot be kept for more than a few months or years without continued exercise. Even Olympic-level athletes will go back rapidly to pre-training levels once they stop exercise. The amount of activity necessary for fitness varies from person to person. Age, physical structure, health, and gender are important factors. 世界各国的“为足球痴狂”的情况: Soccer becomes part of European culture. To meet the fans in the stands at football games across Europe. They wear face paint, shout at the teams they love or hate and go crazy when talking about the players they think truly stink. In Europe, soccer has so long a history that it has 53 become part of the culture. But each European country has its own “football culture”. Britain: British football is not necessarily the best in the world, but its football marketing is no doubt the most successful of all European counties. The English Premier League draws global television audiences, and Michael Owen and David Beckham have become worldwide superstars. Part of the reason comes from Briton?s love of the sports. Many British football fans enjoy gathering in pubs to talk about their favorite teams and players and to watch games together. The Winchester Hall Tavern in London is one of the most famous football pubs in Britain. The large old Victorian pub is equipped with five TVs and a big screen. It?s so large that it never gets packed. Partly due to the excessive drinking in the pubs, Britain also produces some infamous hooligans, who have become an increasing headache for police offices in Europe. Germany: According to 1996 report to the European 54 parliament, German fans tend to come from the middle class of society, and can be divided into three broad types. The “consumer-oriented” fan will sit in the stands or seek a quite spot on the terraces and just wants to see good games. The “football-oriented” fan dressed in his team?s colours and badges, is a member of the supporter?s club, stands on the terraces and supports his club through thick and thin. The “adventure-oriented” fan will change his spot on the terraces from game to game and wants to see something happen, whether it has anything to do with football or not. Italy: Football culture is an extended form of town . France: Football in France has never attracted the numbers of live spectators, or inspired such passionate support, as in other European countries. Despite the current popularity of the sport, even major cities cannot have more than one team, and matches attract on average only a third of the spectators of their equivalents in Italy, England and Spain. 55 The interest has increased largely due to the successes of French teams in international competition and accompanying large scale investment in the “promotion” of football. The revival of popular interest in football and the increase in attendance at football matches have led to a diverse group of fans. The majority of spectators are both from the working class and the middle class. Some have even described the fans in French as: “with the exception of the upper classes, all of society is found in the stadium”. Football craze In recent years more and more people have been drawn to football. Football fan clubs and associations have been set up across the country. In fact, football is becoming such a focus of interest that even football fans are becoming celebrities. Football fans, form a special informal social group and their emergence “boils down to people?s desire to belong to something”. Football satisfies this desire of belonging, as fans can 56 organize themselves into groups to support a team through good times and bad. The reason that football had become so popular was that anyone could be a supporter. You do not have to take exams to be supporter; you even don?t have to be able to play football. The competitive nation of the game gives fans a sense that they are part of a special social group. With its fierce rivalry and mass participation, football is unique. It is the world?s No. One sport. The huge size of the field also gives a chance for the players to be creative and for the spectators to look on in awe. People can express themselves through football. And it?s quite easy to learn and play the sport: you need only a ball. Whilst in European counties people have always been aware of football?s power to make supporters react in such an intense and passionate way, this was the first time for the Chinese public to see such a response. The May 19 incident ironically had the effect of drawing more fans to the games rather than turning them away. 57 The response contrasted to May 19, 1985, when after hearing that China had failed to get into the World Cup finals, fans went on a rampage and started burning cars and causing fires on the streets of Beijing. "One world, One Dream"—Slogan of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games "One World, One Dream," is an embodiment of the wisdom of hundreds of thousands of people. It expresses the firm belief of a great nation, with a long history of 5,000 years and on its way towards modernization, that is committed to peaceful development, a harmonious society and people?s happiness. The slogan is simple, meaningful, inspiring, and easy to remember, read and spread. The Olympic Games are unique in their ability to attract the world?s attention, using sport to promote peace and understanding. 雅思口语学习方法建议 58 英语口语的学习是一个持之以恒的过程，这不仅限于IELTS的学习中。但是如果找不到适合自己的学习方法，学习效果往往会让自己很失望。下面就教你几招，在日常训练中你可以实践一下: 1、初学者 在多年的学习和教学实践中，我发现初学口语的最有效方法就是背诵英文句型或段落。在背诵前切记要跟着录音带大声朗读5遍以上。有读者会说，我试过了但记不住。其实，背诵时最好有中文译文，一边看句子，一边背。这样就可以确定背不下来是因为情节的连贯问题，而不是因为英语水平的问题。 2、中级水平 许多通过了四级或六级的同学只是在阅读、听力或写作方面有能力，并不代表口语也有相应的水平。大家不要认为自己学的口语教材简单，可以做个试验:拿一篇你认为很浅显的文章，将其翻译成汉语，让别人将每句汉语读给你听，然后你再翻译成英文。如果没问题，说明你口语很好，否则就需要多做这种练习。 3、特别方法 (1)每晚入睡以前躺在床上，用英文对自己自言自语，将一天发生的事情描述下来。要持之以恒。 (2)同一个英文对白的电影，每星期至少看一次，连续三个月以上，不要看不同的，口语一定大有进步。 59 这些都是比较适合中国学生的方法。大家可以从中选出 最适合自己的。 最后，给大家一个建议，在雅思口语中要注意举一反三。 例如，考试时考官给的卡片上如果是这样写的: Describe the most beautiful natural scenery you have ever seen. What it is specific about Where you see it Who you go with And explain why you think it is the most beautiful 考生要马上和interesting trip联系到一起，不要认为 是新的话题。你可以谈论青岛、大连或深圳的某些景色。考 官可能还会问以下问题: What measures does your government take to protect natural scenery,Do you think it is effective, What role does tourism play in your country?s economy,What should you pay attention to in travel, 60 所以，在平时练习中，就某一话题自己也应尽可能地举 一反三，多角度给自己提出问题，练习回答，这样既可应对 考试，也能切实提高自己英语口语的反映能力。 雅思口语实战模拟:TV Programme I seldom watch TV, because I have a computer and most of my free time is spent in front of the computer browsing the websites and chatting with my friends. Anyhow, I do have a favourite TV program and it?s called “Happy Dictionary”. It?s a quiz show. In this program a wide range of prizes is given to the winners. The host of this program is my favourite her name is “Wang Xiao Ya”. She is an incredible host. In the beginning of the program they will introduce the 5 participants and then they will be asked a question, the person who answers the question correctly and quickly will be given an opportunity to take the quiz, the quiz is divided in to three or four stages, I can?t remember this exactly right now, anyway in each stage you will get a prize. The prizes are decided by participants, e.g. a computer, laptop, digital video camera, a free package holiday, you know things like 61 that. There are there questions in each stage, and the way the host asks these questions make them more difficult. For example after you have given an answer she will ask you are you sure or not, and the person starts getting confused and changes his right answer to a wrong one, its funny and interesting, I really enjoy this part. The participants can get help from others for answering the questions but its limited there are only three ways and if you have used one then you cannot use it again these three ways are calling a friend by phone, asking the audience and letting the computer erase one of the wrong answer. The entire questions are multiple choices. This program is an hour long and is usually broadcasted at 9:00 PM. The other reason why I like this program is that there is no violence and it can enhances my general knowledge. I dislike watching news, because they always give you depression and tension. So I want to stick to an old English proverb “No news is good news”, so if I don?t watch them or listen to them I have No news about 62 what?s happening in this mean and crazy world. I think that?s it. 雅思口语词汇:旅行、就餐词汇 duty-free shop 免税店 生活场景 旅行场景 旅行 one-way ticket 单程票 travel agency 旅行社 round-trip ticket 往返票 coach 经济仓 vacant seat 空座 make a reservation 预定 excess change 超重 book the ticket 预定票 direct/ non-stop flight 直confirm a reservation 确达航班 定定位 connecting-flight 转机 cancel one?s reservation layover/ stopover 中途停取消定位 留 first come, first check in 办理登记手续 reservation 先到先服务原passport 护照 则 visa 签证 timetable 时刻表 credit card 信用证 fare 票价 driving license 驾照 saver ticket 优惠票 expire (信用卡，护照)过toll 通行费 期 airport tax 机场税 destination 目的地 open ticket 开放机票 flight number 航班号 63 take off 起飞 canteen 食堂 land 降落 buffet 自助餐 motel 汽车旅馆 café 小餐馆(无酒水) hostel 青年旅馆 cafeteria(self-service) 自 助餐厅 e.t.d (estimated time of arrival) 预计起飞时间 pub 酒吧 e.t.a (estimated time of a la carte (按菜单)逐道 点菜 departure) 预计抵达时间 regular dinner 套餐 常用句型: drive-in 路边餐厅(免下车) bakery 面包店 i?d like to book _______. pizzeria 比萨饼店 i?d like to order _______. snack bar 小吃店 i?d like to _____. what hours are you open tavern 客栈 _______? picnic (郊游)野餐 what time do you open/ banquet 宴会 feast 盛宴 close _______? spread 大餐，酒席 生活场景 饮食场景 酒水饮料 就餐地点 alcohol 酒精饮料 restaurant 餐馆 beer 啤酒 dining-hall 餐厅 beverage 饮料 64 brandy 白兰地 jerry 肉冻 cider 苹果汁，苹果酒 lamb 小羊肉 cock tail 鸡尾酒 lard 猪油 coffee 咖啡 lobster 龙虾 liquor (烈)酒 mince 肉末 mutton 羊肉 mineral water 矿泉水 pork 猪肉 lager 淡啤酒 lemonade 柠檬汁 poultry 家禽 soda/ tonic 苏打水 roast 烤肉 whisky 威士忌 sausage 香肠 slice 肉的薄片 wine 葡萄酒 squid 鱿鱼 aperitif 开胃酒 veal 小牛肉 strong drink 酒的总称 肉类消费 venison 鹿肉 bacon 熏肉 bacon 熏猪肉 barbecue 烤肉宴 tripe 牛肚 trout 鳟鱼 beef 牛肉 crab 螃蟹 halibut 大比目鱼 salmon 鲑鱼 fillet 肉片 fowl 禽肉 catfish 鲶鱼 grease 动物油脂 carp 鲤鱼 ham 后腿 haddock 黑红鳕鱼 65 pike 梭子鱼 pea 豌豆 cod 鳕鱼radish 小萝卜 eel 鳗鱼 beetroot 甜菜 餐点消费: herring 鲱鱼 mackerel 鲭鱼 appetizer 开胃小吃 shark 鲨鱼 refreshments 茶点，小吃 蔬菜消费 dinner 正餐 aubergine 茄子 salad 沙拉 cabbage 包心菜 desert 甜点 cauliflower 花椰菜 tea or coffee 茶或咖啡 yogurt 酸奶celery 芹菜 wafer 威化饼 leek 韭菜 lettuce 莴苣，生菜 vinegar 醋 marmalade 柑橘 spice 香料 mushroom 蘑菇 pepper 辣椒粉，胡椒的 onion 洋葱 curry 咖喱 condiment (辛辣)调味料 potato 土豆 icing 糖衣 spinach 菠菜 tomato 西红柿 toast 烤面包 turnip 萝卜 syrup 糖汁 cucumber 黄瓜 sweet 甜食 lentil 扁豆 confectionery 甜食 66 candy 糖果 foodstuff 粮食，食品 toffee 脱脂糖(太妃糖) flour 面粉 soup 汤 dumpling 饺子 consommé 清汤 dough (生)面团 broth (骨头)浓汤 diet 日常饮食 leftovers 剩饭，剩菜 staple 主食 cream 油脂，奶油 skimmed milk 脱脂牛奶 sandwich 三明治 butter 黄油 roughage 纤维食品 margarine 人造奶油 pudding 布丁 chip/ french fries (炸) 薯条 pizza 比萨饼 pie 馅饼 cookie 曲奇饼 biscuit 饼干 oatmeal 麦片(粥) 餐具 milk shake 奶昔 bun 小圆面包 cutlery 餐具 loaf (长条)面包 ladle 长柄勺 jam 果酱 knife 刀 marmalade 柑橘果酱 fork ** ice-lolly 冰棒 spoon 勺匙 hot dog 热狗 teaspoon 茶匙 常用句型: honey 蜜 hamburger 汉堡包 are you ready for order? 67 may i take your order? hostel 青年公寓 what would you like to landlady 房东太太 _____? landlord 房东 would you like anything surroundings 环境 _____? single room 单人间 double room 双人间 a pizza barber is a rent 租金 hamburger with tomato sauce and cheese. 室内家具: is made with tomato sauce and cheese. (un)furnished (不)配备家具 的 it „s a little spicy. furniture 家具 not too spicy. very spicy. fitting 装置，家具 it?s very good. you?ll like it suite (一套)家具 furnish 布置 very much fit up 装备 生活场景 租房场景 decorate 装饰，布置 ornament 装饰，美化 居住地点: armchair 配齐，装备 home stay 住在当地居民家 bookcase 书架 中 cupboard 碗橱 dormitory 大学宿舍 bureau 写字台 flat 公寓 68 bench 长椅 heater 加热器 settle 长椅 central heating 中央暖气 系统 stool 凳子 deckchair 折叠帆布长椅 refrigerator 电冰箱 high chair 高脚椅 microwave oven 微波炉 couch 长沙发 balcony 阳台 attic room 顶楼，阁楼 settee 中小型沙发 divan 木制软垫长椅 家纺布艺: bedstead 床架 hammock 吊床 towel 毛巾 mattress 床垫 chest of drawers 五斗橱 mat 地席，垫子 bureau (卧室内)有抽屉的 柜子 cushion靠垫，坐垫，椅垫 sideboard 餐具柜 blanket 毯子 cabinet 酒柜 rug 小地毯 carpet 地毯 室内设施: quilt 被子 bedspread 床罩 facilities 设施 sheet 床单 bathroom 卫生间 shower 淋浴 pillow 枕头 kitchen 厨房 pillowcase 枕头套 air-conditional 有空调的 bolster 长枕套 69 bed line 被单和枕套 safety-razor 安全剃刀 mat 席子 scale 磅秤 mattress 床垫 toothbrush 牙刷 curtain 窗帘，帘子 常用句型: drape 窗帘 drapery 有褶子的布料。窗what?s the rent? 帘布料 how much is _______? hangings 门帘，帷幕 how much does ______ wallpaper 壁纸，墙纸 cost? canopy 顶棚，天棚 rent costs approximately awning (窗/门上的)遮蓬 ______. shutters 百叶窗 the average water bill is 日常用品: _______. utensil 器皿，用具 two people need at least ashtray 烟灰缸 ______ for ______. bedside-lamp 床头灯 is there a _______? are bowl 碗 there any ______? comb 梳子 dose it have a french windows 落地灯 (any)_______? kettle 水壶 how many _______ are mirror 镜子 there? radiator 取暖电炉 when can i _______? 70 how about monday? twisted/ sprained 扭伤的 why don?t you come on twinge 刺痛_____? sneeze 打喷嚏 can i see _______ this hiccup 打嗝 vomit 呕吐 week? sick 恶心 生活场景 看病就医 swelling 肿胀 症状: —itis 。。。。的发炎 symptoms 病症 bump 肿块 have a cold 感冒 ulcer 溃疡 flu 流感 cancer 癌，恶性肿瘤 have a cough 咳嗽 birthmark 胎记 have a sore throat 嗓子痛 infect 传染 have a stomachache 胃痛 cramp 痉挛 have a toothache 牙痛 paralysis 麻痹，瘫痪，无能have a fever 发烧 力 have a stuffed nose 鼻子 不通 药品: pneumonia 肺炎 medication 药物 liver trouble 肝炎 pills 药丸 allergy 过敏 tablet 药片 feel dizzy 头晕 ointment 药膏 stiff 僵硬的 power 药粉 71 drop 滴剂 take one?s blood pressure 量血压 mixture 合剂 syrup 糖浆 take one?s temperature 量 体温 pad 药棉块 penicillin 盘尼西林(青霉give a prescription/ 素) prescribe a medicine/ eye drops 眼药 write out a prescription 开药 antibiotic 抗生素 vitamin 维他命(维生素) make up a prescription 配 药 aspirin 阿司匹林 take medicine/ take pills non-drowsy 不使人困倦的 吃药 治疗: get an injection/ have an first aid 急救 injection/ receive an therapy 疗法 injection 打针 diagnosis 诊断 operation 外科手术 transplant 移植手术 soothe 安慰，缓和，安慰 recover 复原，痊愈 have an operation 动手术 be operated on …for… 开recuperate 康复，恢复 刀 see a doctor 看病 send for a doctor 请医生 have an inoculation against feel one?s pulse 量脉搏 smallpox 大天花疫苗 72 dose 给。。。服药 have you ever had broken dress 包扎 your ________? bandage 扎上绷带 yes. when i was 12, i fell down and broken my arm. 常用句型: how often do you have you had any pains in ________? your chest recently? every day. yes, i have.. in fact i had once in a while. ______ last week. almost never. have you had a bad cough recently? sars专题: yeah, i had a terrible sars-severe acute _______ the other day. respiratory syndrome have you had the flu outbreak n.(疾病的)发作 recently? early this year, there is yes, i?ve had many massive outbreak in ________ the past few guangdong province. weeks. epidemic n. 疫病流行 have you ever had a china is on top of epidemic. broken _______? pharmacy n.药房 yes, i have. i broken my fatality n.死亡人数 arm once when i was 12. underfunded a.资金不足 73 的 stamp collecting 集邮 infectious a.有传染性的，music appreciation 音乐欣易传染的 赏 communicable a.可传染的 hunting 打猎 segregate v.隔 baseball 棒球 quarantine n.隔离 tennis 网球 thermometer:体温计 soccer 足球 facial mask:口罩 swimming 游泳 sterilize:消毒 horse-race 赛马 sars affected area: sars handicraft 手工艺 疫区 mahjong 麻将 surfing 冲浪 生活场景 爱好和消遣: skiing 滑雪 爱好篇: hitch-hike 免费搭便车旅行 hobby 兴趣爱好 hiking 徒步旅行 taste 嗜好 bag-packer 背包(自助旅be interested in/ have a 行)者 taste for 对。。。有兴趣 museum 博物馆 refined taste 高雅的品位 art gallery 画廊 suit one?s taste 符合某人 souvenir 纪念品 的嗜好 man of versatile tastes 兴 常用句型: 趣广泛的人 74 片 what kind of ______do instruction film 教学片 you like? what?s your favorite sad movie/ tearjerker 让 人哭的电影 _________? do you like _____? psycho movie 心理分析片 thriller 悬念片 消遣篇: adventure film 惊险片 movie theatre 电影院 cartoon movie 卡通片 g.=general 普及类 animated movie 动画片 r.=restrict 限制级(禁演) affectional film 言情片 literary film 文艺片 p.g.=parental guidance 父 母指导级 feature film 故事片 silent film 无声电影 p.g.-13=parental guidance age 13 13 岁以下需要父母tragedy 悲剧 指导级 comedy 喜剧 n.c.=no children 少儿不宜 常用句型: action movie/ kung fu 功 夫片 who?s playing at the _______? war movie 战争片 documentary 记录片 who?s in it? biographical movie 传记片 what times are the science fiction movie 科幻performances? 75 店 why don?t we watch free parking lot 免费停车_______instead? 场 i?d rather watch_______. what film have you seen dime store/ five and ten 廉价商店 recently? general store 杂货店 when did you see it? mail-order store 邮购商店 购物篇: auction 拍卖 shop assistant 售货员 bid 喊价，投票，机会，试 图 counter 柜台 corner shop 街角小店 常用句型: general store 综合商店 i am looking for ________? hypermarket大型超级市场 stall 货摊 do you have anything on booth 有蓬的流动商店 sale? kiosk 报亭，公用电话亭 i?d like to have a ______. would you please show me boutique 时装精品小店 _______over there? bazaar 市场，集市 do you have ______? arcade拱廊市场 precinct 购物区 how much is ______? shopping mall 购物中心 how about that ______? department stores 百货商 雅思口语第一部分常考400 76 句 Study What are you studying? You What?s your major? What is your (full) name? Why did you choose that Can I have your name subject? please? What do you find most Could you tell me your full interesting about your name please? course? What shall I call you? What is your favourite How can I address you? subject? Does your name have any Is there anything you special meaning? don?t like about your study? Is your name important to What do you dislike about you? your study? Do Chinese people like What do you hope to do changing their name? Why? after your graduation? Have you ever changed What are your ambitions your name? Why or why for the future? not? Do you hope to gain any Why do so many people qualifications? change their name? What are the advantages 4. Do you work or study? 77 of studying instead of Do you want to change your current job? Why working? or why not? Work Are you willing to keep Can you describe your job your job permanently? to me? What are your plans for What do you do for a living? the future? How long have you been doing it? Your town/Hometown Can you describe one of Can you describe your your typical working days? town or village to me? What?s your daily routine Tell me something about on a working day? your hometown. Why did you choose to do Where are you from? that job? Where is your hometown? What things do you enjoy Where do you come from? about your work? Why? What is the name of the What do you think is the street you live on? attraction of your work? What kind of street do What is your ideal job? you live on? Is there anything you What do you like about don?t like about your your town? job? Why not? What is the weather like 78 in your town? Family life What building is Do you have brothers or considered famous in your sisters? town? If yes, do you get on well Is there any emblematic with them? building in your town? Can you tell me something What jobs do people in about your family? your town do? Who is the leader in your What things are there to family? do in your town in your Who has influenced you free time? most in your family? How has your town Do you live in a large changed over the last family or a small family? twenty years? Do you prefer to live in a What changes have taken small family or in a large place in your city in recent family? years? What are the advantages Do you think it is better and disadvantages of to live in the centre of having a small family town or outside in the compared to a large family? How much time do you country? Why? manage to spend with your 79 family? area where you live? What sorts of things do What do you like about you like to do together the area where you live? with your family? How do you think your Do you get on well with neighbourhood could be your family? improved? Who are you closest to in Holidays your family? What do you do when you Neighbourhood/Your have a holiday? accommodation Who do you usually spend Do you live in a flat or a holiday with? house? Where do you like to Tell me about your current spend your accommodation. holidays? Why? Can you describe the Can you describe a typical house where you live to me? day in your holidays? Which do you prefer, flat Why are holidays or house? important to you? What are the advantages If you could take a holiday and disadvantages of flat anywhere in the world, and house? where would you go? Why? What is there to do in the What do people usually do 80 during holidays in your spend their free time changed over the years? town? What leisure activities Free time/Leisure are popular in your activities country? What do you enjoy doing in What do people do in your your free time? town in their free time? What do you usually do in Where can people go out your spare time? for entertainment, or to How much time do you enjoy themselves? have each week for doing these things? Housework Why do you like doing Do you do housework? If these activities? not, who does housework How did you start doing in your family? this activity at first? What housework is there Is there some other to do in your family? hobby or sport you would How often do you do like to try? Why? housework? What is the balance of What kind of housework work/study and free time do you think is most in your normal day? important? Why? How has the way people What are the benefits 81 and problems with Do people take as much housework? exercise as in the past? How has housework What role does sports changed in your family in play in people?s life? the past few years? What are the differences What are the changes between men and women brought by modern when choosing their technology to housework? favourite sports? Sports/Games Reading What is your favourite Do you enjoy sport? reading? Why or why not? What sports do you like What sort of things do best? you read? Why is exercise good for Tell me something about you? your favourite book. What sports are most What are the advantages popular in your country? of reading instead of Are there any new sports watching television or recently? going to the cinema? What sports and games Can we learn more from did you most enjoy playing television or from books? when you were a child? Why do people read books? 82 Can you consider the to eat out? difference between the Do you cook at home? If books that men prefer and not, who cooks then? Do you like cooking? If the women prefer? yes, what do you usually Eating cook? What food do you How do you make your like? Why? favourite dish? What food do you What do you think are dislike? Why not? healthy food? Do you have any taboo What do you think about food? If yes, what is it? the fast food restaurant? Which do you prefer: Can you consider why fast eating in restaurants or food restaurants in your eating at home? town are popular? Do you eat out a lot? Why or why not? Shopping Do you like to have dinner Do you enjoy by yourself or with others? shopping? Why or why Do people often eat out or not? do they cook at home in If not, who does most of your town? the shopping in your Which are the best places family? 83 How often do you go What sort of music do you shopping? like best? Why? How much time do you Is jazz music popular in spend shopping every your country? week? Do you prefer to listen to What is your favourite music alone or with other shop and why do you like it? people? What are the shops like in Are there any traditional your town? arts or music you would What problems are there recommend? with shopping in your area? Is it helpful to teach Have you ever bought music courses in high second-hand school? things? Why or why not? What are the benefits of Have you ever done any listening to music and online shopping? Why or playing musical instruments? why not? Are there any negative Music effects if children are Do you enjoying taught to play a musical singing? Why or why not? instrument? Do you like music? Why What sorts of music do or why not? 84 people play during at young people?s fashion? What is the difference festivals in your town? between the opinions of Clothing old and young people on What sort of clothes do clothes? you like to wear? Why do young people wear What is your favourite clothes and try to look kind of clothes? different? Where do you usually buy What do you think of the clothes? fashion today? What is the most Do you like fashionable important thing you clothes? consider when buying Where do you get fashion clothes? information? What kind of clothes don?t Do you think the colour of you like? Why not? people?s clothes tells What is the difference anything about their between clothes that personality? people wear on weekdays and weekends? Travel What role do clothes play Do you like travel? Why in people?s life? or why not? How do the old people look Where have you been? 85 What place impressed you Do you think people should most? use public transport Tell me about the kind of more? Why or why not? foreign visitors or Do you think it?s a good tourists who go to your idea for people to have country. their own cars? Why or What would you suggest a why not? visitor should see and do Movie in your country? Do you enjoy watching In what ways has tourism movie? Why or why not? changed your country? Can you name one of your Transport favourite movies? How did you come here Who is your favourite today? actor or actress? Have you been caught in a How often do you go to traffic jam? cinema? How you go to school/work Which one do you prefer, every day? going to cinema or What is public transport watching movie at home? like in your town? In what ways can cinema How do you think it could attract more people? be improved? 86 What?s the function of Weather What is the weather like films in our life? in your town? Festival Which season do you like What?s your favourite best? Why? festival? Which season do you What do you most enjoy dislike? Why not? about it? Do you agree that weather Tell me about the most could affect people?s mood important festival in your or personality? If yes, in country. what way? What special food and How does the weather activities are connected affect your lifestyle? with this festival? Do you think festivals are Friends important for a country? Do you have many friends? Do people in you town Are they casual celebrate any festival acquaintances or close from different country? friends? How do you compare the Do you prefer to stay with Chinese festivals with the your family or with your friends when you are free? western festivals? Who do you prefer to 87 spend more time, with different people like your friends or your reflect different family? personality? If so, in How do you usually make what way? friends? What colour do Chinese What do you usually do people like? with your friends? What is the difference of Do you think friend is colour preferences in the important to your past and at the present? life? Why or why not? Colours What colour do you like? What is your favourite colour? Why? Do different colours have different meaning to you? What do different colours stand for? What is the relationship between colours and personality? Can different colours 88 口语经典part1问题+答案 1. Hello. Could you show me your identification card please? Hello. Sure, here you are. 2. Could you tell me your full name please? My full name is XXX. Friends usually call my English name, XXX. 3. What shall I call you? You could call me XXX. 4. How are you? I am fine, thank you, and you? 5. How old are you? I am 22 years old. In other words, I was born in 1980. March 8, 1980, to be exact. 6. Does your name have any special meaning? ( 5 - 6 ) Yes, my name does have some special meaning. My family name means „peace?, and my first name has the meaning of „strong one?. My English name was given by one of my high school teachers, and it does not have any special meaning really. 6. Does your name have any special meaning? ( 7 - 8 ) 89 I presume you are referring to my Chinese name. Yes, the English equivalent of my family name would be something like „peace?, and in the case of my first name it would be „strong one?. My English name was randomly chosen by one of my high school teachers, and it really doesn?t have any special meaning. 7. Is your name important to you? ( 5 - 6 ) No. I don?t think it can do anything for me. I believe a person has to work out his own life. I am planning to do this as well as I can. 7. Is your name important to you? ( 7 - 8 ) Not really. I belong to the new generation who do not attach too much significance to our names. Names were important to the older generation as they are of the opinion that it will determine your destiny to some extent. However, I personally believe that I myself will determine my destiny no matter what my name is. I will do this by acquiring good qualifications and by working hard. 口语Part1范文:HOMETOWN 90 8. Where do you come from? 8. How long have you lived in your hometown? ( 5 - 6 ) I come from Guangzhou. My parents have been living here for the past thirty years or so. I grew up here and attended a well-known high school called Zhixin High School. We live in a nice area with many shops, restaurants, and other businesses. 8. Where do you come from? 8. How long have you lived in your hometown? ( 7 - 8 ) I come from Guangzhou. My parents have been living here for the past thirty years or so. I grew up here and attended a well-known high school called Zhixin High School, a major middle school in the province. We live in a respectable area with many shops, restaurants, and a variety of other businesses. The people in our building are generally friendly and quiet, which makes it a pleasure to live there. 9. Where do you live? ( 5 - 6 ) Well, that is not so easy to answer. Please allow me to explain. During the week I live in a dormitory at the university, but over weekends I live with my parents in a village about one hour by car from Guangzhou. So I 91 really do not know which of the two to call my home at the moment. 9. Where do you live? ( 7 - 8 ) I live with my parents here in Guangzhou at the moment. To be more exact, we live in an apartment building in one of the northern suburbs of the city. I have my own room and enjoy the privacy that it brings, but I am looking forward to the day that I can have my own apartment. Allow me to explain: my parents are very nice and I love them very much, but I would like to be more independent soon. 10. Can you tell me something about your hometown? ( 5 - 8 ) Yes, certainly. Guangzhou is in the southern part of China, and the capital of Guangdong province. It has many heavy industries such as automobile, aircraft, and machine tool manufacturers. In addition, it is rich in history. For example, the Japanese invaded the city and committed many atrocities (that is to say many crimes) during the occupation. This is still remembered by many of the elderly folks to this day. 11. Can you tell me about some famous landscapes in 92 your hometown? ( 5 - 8 ) 11. Can you tell me about some famous scenic spots in your hometown? ( 5 - 8 ) 11. What are the main places of interest in your hometown? Why? ( 5 - 8 ) 11. What places should foreigners visit in your hometown? Why? ( 5 - 8 ) Sure. Firstly, I?d like to mention the Pearl River, which you will find around the city. To the north of the city there are the famous Baiyun Mountains, the zoological park and botanical gardens. In summer the park is a popular place to visit and see tigers, bears, wolves, other animals and even pandas in their natural environment. In winter we often go skiing there. The Yuexiu Park is the second place I?d like to recommend. It consists of a large park, with many gardens and a lake. In addition, the city?s symbol, the Statue of Five Rams, is located in the park. There are many other sites in the city that are worthwhile visiting, such as Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Chen Clan Academy and the CITIC Building, which is the highest architectural attraction in Guangzhou. 93 12. What places in your hometown do you like best? ( 5 - 8 ) There are many places that I like. If I had to choose one place, I would like to tell you about Tianhe East Railway Square. It is the largest square in Guangzhou. It enjoys a large open space where one can see the sky clearly and feel free. Next, it houses a fabulous man-made waterfall. The waterfall is the largest of its kind in the whole Asia. 13. What are the main crops in your region? ( 7 - 8 ) The main crop in my hometown is, I?m afraid, skyscrapers, rather than wheat or corn, or something like that. You can see people plant bricks everyday, and months later skyscrapers grow up. Of course it?s just a metaphor, you know. Guangzhou is a metropolis. It almost has no agriculture and no crops. or ( 5 - 6 ): In our region many crops are grown. For example, one would find all kinds of vegetables in the fields of this region. In addition, many farmers have orchards. Here they grow many kinds of fruit like apples, pears, and peaches. Lastly, it is important to note that Guangzhou 94 is not known for its agriculture. It is better known as an industrial city. For example, here are many heavy industries manufacturing anything from aircraft and automobiles to machine tools. 14. What is the difference between your hometown and Beijing / Hong Kong? ( 5 - 6 ) The main difference between Guangzhou and Beijing is the climate. Guangzhou enjoys a tropical climate. It is very hot and humid here. On the contrary, Beijing has cold winters and hot summers. Besides, Guangzhou is a regional center whereas Beijing is more a national or even world center. 15. What are the people like in your hometown? ( 5 - 6 ) 15. Can you tell me something about the character of the people in your hometown? ( 5 - 6 ) Well, they aren?t any different from the people in any other large city. For example, here we also have good and bad people. Secondly, like everyone else, they are trying to work out a good life for themselves and their children. For example, parents are trying all they can to ensure that their children receive a good education. 95 15. What are the people like in your hometown? ( 7 - 8 ) 15. Can you tell me something about the character of the people in your hometown? Well, they aren?t any different from the inhabitants in any other large city. For example, here we also have many wholesome families as well as our share of criminal elements in the society. In addition, I believe that my hometown has not been westernized to the same extent as a city like Hong Kong. For example, in Guangzhou the people have not become materialistic to the same extent as the inhabitants of Hong Kong. In other words, in Guangzhou you would still find many good old-fashioned (traditional) people who have strong principles and values about many aspects of life. 口语Part1范文:PRESENT SITUATION 16. Are you a student or do you have a job? ( 5 - 8 ) I am a student at the moment. I am studying English on a full-time basis at a Language School here in Guangzhou. We have classes in the mornings, afternoons, and evenings. Wednesday afternoons we are off, and are allowed to go swimming at a nearby hotel. We have a 96 number of foreign teachers who assist us in the correct pronunciation and grammar of the language. 16. Are you a student or do you have a job? ( 5 - 8 ) I have a job. I am working in a workshop of a large manufacturing plant at the moment. I graduated from high school two years ago, and went to work immediately. I am an assistant to one of the automotive electricians in the workshop. I have to assist my artisan in getting his jobs done. For instance, I have the responsibility to see that are the tools are in good order, and that the workshop is always kept clean and tidy. a) STUDENT 17. What is your major? ( 5 - 8 ) As I have been studying on a full-time basis at an English Language School, we have only one subject, namely English for Academic Purposes called EAP. We do reading and writing, practical speaking, and listening by means of cassettes. English is the language of the future, especially in the business world. What I mean to say is that when I am able to communicate well in English I will not only be able to go and study abroad and improve my qualifications, but also have mastered a very 97 necessary tool for my future career. 18. What do you like most about your studies? ( 5 - 8 ) Well, I guess the speaking part. Please allow me to explain. Language is all about communication. So when I am able to communicate with someone in English, I feel that I have achieved something. I particularly like our free talk sessions with the foreign teachers. It gives me the opportunity to question them about their countries and cultures. 19. Which is the best university in China? ( 5 - 8 ) That?s an interesting question. Allow me to explain my personal view by shortly mentioning the following points: I believe that Peking University in Beijing is the best one in the country. For example, it has the highest percentage of students passing their courses of all the universities in China. 20. Could you sum up your study habits? ( 5 - 8 ) I have well established study habits. I always start my study promptly at eight in the evenings. I study for two hours, have a ten-minute break, and the study for another two hours. I follow this habit from Monday?s to 98 Friday?s, but over the weekends I spend most time in relaxing with my family or friends. 21. Do you think your present subjects are relevant to society? ( 5 - 8 ) Certainly. Allow me to explain myself by shortly mentioning the following points: First, we often use case studies in class. What I mean is that the professor gives us examples from real life to examine and report on. Moreover, our lecturers and some advisors from the relevant industries have set up our study materials. What I mean to say is that the people who we are going to work for one day have had the opportunity to tell the university what they think we should be taught. 22. What kind of job would you prefer after graduation? ( 5 - 8 ) I would like to become a medical doctor. Please allow me to explain. Firstly, I would like to render a service in the community to which I will eventually belong. For example, I would like to assist the elderly that do not have the financial means to afford private hospitals. 23. What are your job prospects? ( 5 - 8 ) I am planning to become a Hotel Manager. I believe that 99 the hotel industry will be growing greatly in future. People are becoming more affluent, and spend more and more of their money on holidays. In addition, I believe that after graduation I will be able to find a good job anywhere in the world. All hotels and resorts need well-trained professionals no matter where they are situated. The professionals ensure that hotel guests will have a good time and come back later. b) EMPLOYEE 24. Do you have a degree? If so, when and where did you graduate? ( 5 - 8 ) Yes. I have a Bachelors Degree in Electrical Engineering. I graduated in 2001 from the Liaoning University in Shenyang. It is the largest university in Liaoning Province and has about twenty thousand students. 24. Do you have a degree? If so, when and where did you graduate? ( 5 - 8 ) No. I have a Diploma in Nursing. I graduated in 2001 from the Medical Training College in Beijing. It is a well-known College giving excellent training to future nurses and other medical staff. For example, ambulance drivers, hospital staff, and so on are all trained there. 100 25. What impressed you most when you were at university / college? ( 5 - 8 ) I was most impressed by the knowledge and skills of my lecturers. For example, they had experience in the working environment, and could tell us exactly what we would come across there. Secondly, I was impressed by the facilities. For example, we had a large library, well-equipped laboratories, and sporting facilities at our disposal. 26. Do you still remember your school days? ( 5 - 8 ) Of course! Those were some of the best times in my life. They were absolutely carefree days. I had no or very few worries at school. My parents provided in my day-to-day needs, and all I had to do was get good marks. One more thing, I made many good friends there. Some of my best friends today were people that I met in school. 27. What do you do for a living? ( 5 - 8 ) 27. Describe your job in detail. ( 5 - 8 ) I am an Engineer working for a large construction company in the city. To be more precise, I specialize in the building of railway bridges. When I am assigned a 101 new bridge-building task, my colleague and I have to travel to the site, have a review of the surroundings, and then decide what type of bridge will be suitable. Lastly, we have to make recommendations to the railway company of all the alternatives, and give them some idea of the costs. 28. Is your job important to you? ( 5 - 6 ) Definitely. I can serve my community and my country through my job. For example, when my company builds a new road, many people benefit from our work. At the same time, it makes me feel good about myself. I become financially independent with the salary earned through my job 28. Is your job important to you? ( 7 - 8 ) The job means almost everything to me except my family. It provides a chance for me to serve my community and my country. For example, when my company builds a new road, people living along the road benefit from our work. At the same time, I personally get pride and the sense of achievement from the job. After we have completed a road, I am proud to drive on the road with my family and explain to them what was 102 involved during the building of the road. 29. If you could, would you change jobs? ( 5 - 6 ) No, not really. What I mean is that I am very happy in my present job. I get along well with my colleagues and my salary is satisfactory. Should I change my job, however, I might not find such nice people to work with and could be very unhappy. What?s more important, I believe I will be able to develop my career here. If I keep up working hard and perform well, I could be promoted to head of a department in two years. 29. If you could, would you change jobs? ( 7 - 8 ) Although I am very happy in my present job, I believe one should always be ambitious. That is to say, one should never be complacent, but should be on the lookout for opportunities to advance in your career. Furthermore, I would not hesitate for one moment if I could obtain a promotion by changing jobs. I know one should show some loyalty to his/her present employer, but there has to be a balance between looking after one?s own interests and those of the present employer. 30. Are there possible changes that could affect your job in any way? ( 5 - 8 ) 103 There may be some but not many, I believe. The company that I am working for is large and strong. In addition, I have a good relationship with my colleagues and my boss. The only possible change that comes to my mind is I may receive a promotion. That would be a positive development, so I don?t worry about it at all. 口语Part1范文:FAMILY a) GENERAL 31. Could you tell me something about your family? ( 5 - 8 ) Certainly. My family is a typical Chinese one. It consists of my father, my mother and me. I am the only child. My grandparents passed away when I was still very young, so I did not have the privilege of knowing them. My father was one of their four children, and my mother has a brother, so I have a number of uncles and aunts and many cousins. 32. What do you think of the One-Child Policy in China? ( 5 - 6 ) That?s a tough question. I think we have to have the policy in China. Our population had been growing to rapidly and something drastic had to be done. Besides, 104 the policy will give China a chance to move ahead in the world. What I mean to say is that as soon as the population growth has stabilized, China will be able to make progress in the fight against unemployment. 32. What do you think of the One-Child Policy in China? ( 7 - 8 ) That?s a controversial question in China. In my opinion, the policy has both merits and shortcomings. The policy is one of the most effective tools to solve the increasing problem of overpopulation in the country. On the other hand, the One-Child Policy has been extremely harsh on the people. It violates basic human rights. For example, it deprives women of their fertility rights. 33. Why do people in China traditionally want to have a son? ( 5 - 8 ) That?s an interesting question. I believe the most important reason lies in fathers. They want their children to carry their name into the future. Only sons can fulfill the task. For example, in many western countries it is customary for a boy to receive his grandfather?s name. A second reason that I could 105 mention is that parents worry about what will happen to them after they retired. They feel that when they have a son he would be able to provide for them in future. 34. Who does most of the shopping in your family? ( 5 - 8 ) As far as this topic is concerned, I would say that my mother does most of the shopping, but my father and I will do some shopping from time to time. My parents allow me to buy my own clothes. The last thing I would like to mention that my mother does not like my father?s smoking habit and therefore refuses to buy cigarettes, so that my father has to do that kind of shopping himself. 35. Who does most of the cooking in your family? ( 5 - 8 ) My mother does most of the cooking, but my father and I will do some cooking from time to time. For example, sometimes when my mother is out the whole day doing voluntary work in our community and then my father and I will do the cooking for her. The second aspect I could tell you regarding this topic is that we often eat out. For example, often on a Friday night none of us feel like 106 cooking, and then we visit one of the local restaurants, and have our favorite dish. 36. How does your family feel about you going abroad? ( 5 - 8 ) They feel very happy about it and give me 100% support. I believe my parents will be very proud if I may achieve a degree at a university abroad. In addition, they themselves never had the opportunity to study in foreign countries. Since I am their only child, they would do anything in their power to allow me to have the opportunity. b) MARRIED PERSON 37. Are you married, and if so when did you get married? ( 5 - 8 ) Yes, I am married. I got married about three years ago. I have a good husband / wife, and we are very happy together. To put it in another way you could say that we are best friends. We do not keep any secrets from one another. We had known each other for many years before we got married, so we did not have to adjust too much. For instance, I knew before marriage that he snores loudly when he turns onto his back when sleeping, 107 but I didn?t mind. 38. Do you have any children? ( 5 - 8 ) No, I don?t have any children yet. We are planning to start with a family as soon as we have our own apartment. Until then my husband / wife and I are working as hard as possible to improve our life. We would both like to have a son and a daughter, but because of the one-child policy that will not be possible. 39. What is your child’s name? Does it have any meaning? ( 5 - 8 ) My child?s name is Li Ao Sheng. He was born on the day that Macao became part of China again. That?s why he got the name. His nickname is Bao Bao, as we believe that he is going to become a strong man one day. 40. What does your wife do? ( 5 - 8 ) My wife is a housewife at the moment. We are looking for a job for her, but it is not easy, as she does not have any qualifications or experience. A new supermarket will be opened in our area soon, and we hope that she will be able to find a job there. She has placed her name on a waiting list, and we will be hearing from the employment officer soon. 108 41. What does your husband do? ( 5 - 8 ) My husband is a civil servant. He works for the Department of Health at a hospital near our home. He is responsible for keeping the patient records in the men?s wards. He loves his work, and is receiving a good salary, so we don?t have any serious worries. As a matter of fact we both agree that we have a lot to be thankful for. 42. Did you have a honeymoon, and if so where did you go? ( 5 - 8 ) Yes, We did have a honeymoon. We went to Dalian for a week, and stayed in a small hotel next to the beach. I will never forget the time we spent there. For example, it was very romantic, as we could sit on the beach in the evenings and watch the moon rising over the sea. 43. Did you and your spouse have to ask permission from your parents before you could get married? ( 5 - 8 ) No, not really. They knew we were going to get married. We only had to confirm the date with them to ensure that it would suit them and our families. In earlier times is was customary for the young man to get the permission from his girlfriend?s parents before they 109 could get married. 44. Is living together without getting married acceptable in China? ( 5 - 8 ) These days the practice is becoming more and more acceptable to society. What I mean to say is that it all depends on the couple now. Young people feel that they first want to know each other even better by living together. When they are absolutely sure that they are able to adapt to each other?s lifestyles, they would then most probably decide to get married. 45. Do you think couples should live with their parent or on their own? ( 5 - 8 ) Definitely the latter. There are several reasons as for why I think couples should life on their own. Allow me to explain by mentioning some of them briefly. First, I believe couples should become independent as soon as possible. They should learn how to cope with the money at their disposal. Also, they should be alone as soon as possible. Generation gap can be the trigger for many quarrels between the young and old generations. 46. What responsibilities should a couple take? ( 5 - 8 ) 110 There are several responsibilities that couples should take. In the first place, I believe they should be responsible for their own finances. Young couples usually do not have a lot of money. They should try to find ways to make ends meet. In the second place, they have to look after their child if they have one. They have to feed the kid and ensure that he/she gets a good education. c) CHILDREN 47. Are there any traditions around the birth of a baby in your region? ( 5 - 8 ) Yes, there are quite a few. After the baby is born, the father will give his wife some flowers, and take photographs of the baby and her. When the baby arrives at home, the parents will make prints of its hands and feet. The prints, together with a paintbrush made by using some of the babies hair, will be kept as souvenirs. 48. What kind of parent do you intend to be? ( 5 - 8 ) That?s a good question. I?d like to mention the following points in this regard. First of all, I would love my child unconditionally. What I mean is that I know my child is 111 not perfect, but I will still love him/her even if he/she has made mistakes. Next, I would like to be a strict but fair parent. I will not give my child too many freedoms, but I will also try to understand and satisfy his/her needs. 49. What hopes or fears do you have concerning your children? ( 5 - 8 ) That?s an interesting question. What makes I worry most is that my children will have a very tough life. I wonder if they will have work to do since unemployment rate is so high even now. I hope that they will be happy. They will find a good spouse, have children and live together in peace and love, just like the ending of a fairy tale. 50. What type of culture do you want your child to grow up in? ( 5 - 8 ) That?s a broad question. I?d like to mention the following points: first and foremost, I would like my child to grow up in a culture of love. That is, the circumstances in our home will be full of love and understanding. Furthermore, I hope my child will grow up in a culture where the finer things in life are important. Things like 112 music, art, and studying should be part of his life from the beginning. 51. Are you going to bring your children up differently from the way you were brought up? Why? ( 5 - 8 ) No, not really. I believe my parents raised me well and gave me a good education. If I could do the same for my child I would be happy. Maybe I would be a bit more modern. For example, I believe my parents were unreasonably strict at times. I would try and keep a balance between discipline and freedom. d) WOMAN 52. Is there any sex discrimination in China? ( 5 - 8 ) 52. Describe the position of woman in China? ( 5 - 8 ) Sex discrimination against women can still be found in China though the country has tried very hard to eliminate it. One obvious example is that women who are doing exactly the same job as men are getting smaller salaries. Moreover, women are not considered for certain high level positions, say, in government. In addition, in many communities in China, women are still regarded as inferior to men. This is particularly true in the rural areas. Last but not the least, parents prefer 113 to have a boy as opposed to a girl. This is against the nature, as it will upset the balance between men and women in China in the years to come. 53. What are the causes of sex discrimination? ( 5 - 8 ) One of the main reasons regarding this topic that I would like to highlight is the fact that men often determine the wages in the companies. Next, women are not seen as able to do certain jobs as well as men. For instance, construction work has always been seen as a man?s job. Lastly, many men still have the traditional idea that a woman should stay at home, raise the kids and serve her husband. 53. What are the causes of sex discrimination? ( 7 - 8 ) That?s an interesting question. Allow me to explain myself by shortly mentioning the following points: Firstly, I believe that discrimination against woman have deep roots in societies all over the world. In other words, it is not a present day phenomenon. Throughout history woman have not enjoyed the same status as men. It is only recently that woman have been filling the 114 same positions as men in the work place. Lastly, I believe that it will take much more time to eradicate this practice. For example, as more and more woman become the sole breadwinners in families, they will have to be compensated as such irrespective of their sex. 54. Should housewives be paid a salary by the government? Why? (5-8) Yes, I believe housewives should be paid a salary by the government. Firstly, to be a housewife is a job just as any other, and one should be paid for what you are doing. Secondly, the more housewives there are, the better. For example, housewives can spend more time with their babies, and so lay the foundation of healthy relationships. 口语Part1范文:PREFERENCES (1) a) SPARE TIME 55. What do you usually do in your spare time? ( 5 - 6 ) 55. What are your spare time interests? ( 5 - 6 ) As a matter of fact, I have very few spare times these days. My studies are so important to me that I have given up all my other activities. I used to love playing 115 tennis, but now I simply do not have the time. 55. What do you usually do in your spare time? ( 7 - 8 ) 55. What are your spare time interests? ( 7 - 8 ) Well, these days, surfing on the Internet has been my only interest in leisure time. I have just bought my first computer, and love to look for exciting web sites that I have not known before. Moreover, by means of web cameras I am able to watch what wild animals are doing in many parts of the world. I particularly like to watch the polar bears playing with their cubs. Surfing on the Internet is of course very time consuming, so I don?t really have time for anything else. 56. Do you often watch TV? What is your favorite program? ( 5 - 8 ) Yes, I often watch TV. My favorite program is called „Discovery?. It is not a science fiction but a documentary on real life events and happenings. For example, it had a program on the latest eclipse of the sun that occurred at the end of the year. The program also talks about nature. Last week it explained how some birds have adapted themselves to survive in a desert. 116 57. Do you think watching TV is a waste of time? ( 5 - 8 ) No, I don?t think so. We can learn a lot from watching TV and it is a good way to relax. Soap operas help me to relax, while the documentaries are informative. Lastly, I believe that TV has become the best source of information these days. For example, it is a fast and convenient way to find out about the latest news from all over the world. b) FRIENDS 58. What does friendship mean to you? ( 5 - 8 ) Friendship is of great importance to me because I believe that it lays solid foundation for many of our relationships. Husbands and wives, for example, should be friends. In addition, I need friends to help me when I am in trouble. I know this sound selfish, but I feel that it is one of the reasons why I have friends, and they would not mind me saying so. In turn, my friends know that I will always be available if they turn to me. 59. Do you have a lot of friends? ( 5 - 8 ) Yes, I have a lot of friends. Some of them are only casual friends like my friends at work, but I also have 117 some best friends who I have known for many years. I will do anything to help them when they need me, and I know they would do the same for me. 60. Do you prefer to be alone or to be with friends? ( 5 - 6 ) I prefer to be alone. Please allow me to explain. I like reading, which takes a lot of my time. Reading to me is a way of studying, so I have to do it alone. I often have to check the meaning of unfamiliar words in my dictionary, which is a slow process taking a lot of time. 60. Do you prefer to be alone or to be with friends? ( 5 - 6 ) I prefer to be with my friends. Please allow me to explain. At work I spend most of my time alone in my office. So after work I like the company of other people. I often invite some of my friends over, and we listen to our favorite music, or just chat the whole evening. 60. Do you prefer to be alone or to be with friends? ( 7 - 8 ) It depends. Sometimes I prefer to be alone. For example, after a hard day at work I just want to relax without anybody disturbing me. Those are the times 118 that I might meditate on the meaning of life for example, or just savour some fond memories. On the other hand, sometimes I want to be with my friends. For example, over weekends, I like to go out with them and enjoy their stimulating company. 61. What do you usually do with your friends? ( 5 - 6 ) We do a lot of things together. Visiting net bars is one of them. We go there to play computer games or surf the net to have a chat with young people abroad. We often spend hours there at a time. The other interest we share is to play basketball. We usually challenge another group to play against us. 61. What do you usually do with your friends? ( 7 - 8 ) We usually go to the movies. My friends and I like cartoons very much, so we find out in the newspaper where a new cartoon is being showed and go and watch it. In addition, we like to watch a good action movie from time to time. We find the spectacular crashes and explosions very exiting. These movies are from Hong Kong or Hollywood, and have famous actors like Arnold Schwarzenegger and Tom Cruise playing in them. c) WEEKENDS 119 62. What do you usually do on weekdays and on weekends? ( 5 - 6 ) On weekdays I go to school. On weekends I like to go out with my friends. We go and visit new shopping malls in the city. Then we would browse around all shops in the malls. Sometimes we sit in a restaurant and have something to drink while we watch the crowds of people go by. 62. What do you usually do on weekdays and on weekends? ( 5 - 6 ) On weekdays I go to school. On weekends I like to stay at home. I can easily spend a weekend watching TV and just relaxing. For example, I like the soap operas like „Friends? and so on. I know the characters in Friends very well by now, some of whom I love and some I hate. I know that some of the plots are silly and overdramatic, but it is good entertainment for relaxation, as I don?t have to think very hard to follow the stories. d) OUTINGS 63. What do you usually do when you go out? ( 5 - 6 ) I usually go to the nearest net bar with some of my friends. We spend many hours playing games or surfing 120 the net. In addition, net bars are a great place for social gatherings. There we meet other youngsters and just hang around talking, and generally having a good time. 63. What do you usually do when you go out? ( 5 - 6 ) I usually go shopping with my mother. The reason for this is simple. We ladies usually need a lot of clothes to make us look beautiful, so we love to go shopping. Often we don?t actually buy anything, but just go window-shopping, looking at all the clothes and comparing prices and quality. 63. What do you usually do when you go out? ( 7 - 8 ) I usually go to watch a football game with some of my friends. We go to one of the local stadiums where our favorite team will be playing. I love the excitement and suspense. It seems that I often loose my identity in such a large crowd, and go crazy about the smallest of things. e) READING 64. Do you like reading? ( 5 - 6 ) No, I don?t like it. I don?t have the patience. I have never been able to read a book from start to finish. Maybe the books I have tried were not interesting 121 enough. 64. Do you like reading? ( 7 - 8 ) Yes, I like it very much. I believe that all of us should read a lot. When you read, you acquire new knowledge, which in turn will broaden your views on important issues. I prefer magazines like „Crazy English?. The topics in it are interesting and the essays are short. Besides, it contains translations which ensure that I don?t have to waste time looking up unfamiliar words. 65. What kinds of books do you like best? ( 5 - 6 ) I like cartoons. Please allow me to explain. Firstly, I believe cartoons are a special form of art. For example, the Japanese cartoons that are common in China, have excellent illustrations. 65. What kinds of books do you like best? ( 7 - 8 ) I like novels. Please allow me to explain. Firstly, I like to read a storyline that is full of intrigue and suspense. For example, many love stories have characters who are involved in all sorts of conflicts amongst them. The most common one known all over the world since ancient times is the so-called „love triangle?. 66. Describe a book that you have read recently. ( 5 122 - 6 ) I have read a book about the life of Michael Jordan. I am sorry, but I have forgotten the name of the book. I also like to read Japanese cartoons. 66. Describe a book that you have read recently. ( 7 - 8 ) I have recently read a book about the history of South Africa. It is called „ The Covenant?, and was written by a famous American author called James Mitchener. It describes the history from the very first days, up to the present. It covers all aspects of the country, but focuses on the people of the country. For example, he looks at the political situation over the past fifty years, which was based on racial discrimination and had become known to the world as „apartheid?. 67. Do you often read newspapers? ( 5 - 6 ) No, I never read newspaper. I watch TV if I want to know what is happening in China and the world. It takes too much time to read newspapers. For example, the news on TV is short and to the point, and that?s all I want to know. 67. Do you often read the newspapers? ( 7 - 8 ) 123 No. I have used the Internet these days to know what?s happening in China and the world. Websites like CNN contain all the latest news on world events. Besides, I like to read about stories in depth, and this I cannot find in newspapers. One more thing that newspaper are lack of is the history behind a story. By the Internet I can do some research right away, and thus gain a broader perspective on the subject at hand. 口语Part1范文:PREFERENCES (2) HOBBIES 68. Do you have a hobby? ( 5 - 8 ) Yes, I?m interested in stamp collecting. I have been collecting stamps for two years. I regularly spend time on my collection, about two hours every week. This is mainly over weekends, as I do not have time during the week. 69. Why have you chosen this hobby? ( 5 - 6 ) Stamps provide rich knowledge. For example, the stamps from other countries often tell something about the countries and their people. 69. Why have you chosen this hobby? ( 7 - 8 ) The hobby provides fun as well as knowledge. First of all, 124 when you collect stamps, you are able to learn more about the world, and you will not be bored easily. What I mean to say is that you can get stamps from every country in the world, and the stamps from other countries often tell something about the countries and their people. Another reason is that you are able to meet new friends through your hobby. If you have a common interest with someone else, then you can discuss your collections together for many hours and it?s easy for both of you to become friends. One more thing, the hobby will teach you some self-discipline and how to be very systematic. That is to say, you have to arrange your collections regularly, which cultivates your habit of being systematic. 70. What are good hobbies, and what are bad hobbies? ( 5 - 8 ) In my opinion, good hobbies are those that give you the opportunity to develop a new skill. For example, collecting stamps teaches you how to be systematic. Bad hobbies, on the other hand, may make you lose the opportunity. For example, TV and computer games will waste a lot of your time, so you don?t have time and 125 energy to do develop other skills. g) COLORS 71. What color do you like? Why? ( 5 - 6 ) I prefer red. In China, red is associated with life and good luck. A traditional Chinese bride wears something red on her wedding day, such as her wedding gown and handkerchief used to cover her head, in the hope that it will bring her and her bridegroom some luck in future. 71. What color do you like? Why? ( 7 - 8 ) If I had to describe my favorite color, I would choose yellow. Many artists are known to use yellow in their paintings. For example, Vincent van Gogh is famous for the yellow sunflowers in some of his paintings. Many countries have yellow in their national flags. For example, South Africa has a broad yellow band in their newly designed flag. This symbolizes the energy and warmth to be found in the nation. 71. What color do you like? Why? ( 7 - 8 ) Yellow is my favorite color. First of all, to me, yellow symbolizes the sun. What I mean to say is that it reminds me of energy and warmth. Secondly, yellow is a bright color as apposed to dull colors like brown and 126 gray. For instance, brown and gray usually make me feel depressed. Lastly, I would like to mention that yellow is a practical color. That is to say, you can wear yellow with almost any color, and it does not get dirty too easily. 72. Do colors have some symbolic meaning in China? ( 5 - 8 ) Yes, colors certainly have a lot of meaning in China. Please allow me to explain. Firstly, it is significant that the national flag of China has a red background. Red is symbolic, for example, of a vibrant life, which we believe are one of the dominant characteristics of the country and its people. It also signifies good luck, so a bride would wear some red on her wedding day. In addition, I think that yellow has a specific meaning to Chinese people. For example, we believe that it symbolizes the energy radiated by the sun, which in turn is the primary source of life. In addition, however, it also signifies the obscene, as apposed to blue in the most of the western cultures. For example, here a „blue movie?, would be called a „yellow movie?. Lastly, I think that white has a special meaning to us. To be more specific, in times of sadness and mourning, we use white 127 to express our feelings, as apposed to black in most of the western cultures. h) SHOPPING 73. Do you like / enjoy shopping? ( 5 - 6 ) Yes, I love shopping. I like to go to the shops and see what they have to offer. I browse around and compare the prices before a buy something. Secondly, I do the shopping of all our household needs. I love to find out about any new products on the market and how they can possibly make my life easier. 73. Do you like / enjoy shopping? ( 7 - 8 ) No, I hate shopping. Please allow me to explain. Firstly, shopping is the most basic activity in a capitalistic society. What I mean to say is that somebody has a product which they would like you to buy from them whether you really need it or not. They lure you into their shops and malls by advertising their goods on TV and in the newspapers. They only tell you about the positive aspects of their product, but would never mention the disadvantages. This you have to find out for yourself, usually after you have bought the product. i) MOVIES 128 74. Do you often go to the cinema? ( 5 - 6 ) Yes, I go to the cinema as often as possible. I usually go with some friends to watch the latest action movies or comedies. We have a great time when our favorite star is playing a lead role in the movie. 74. Do you often go to the cinema? ( 7 - 8 ) Yes, I go to the cinema as often as possible. I believe that films are a wonderful form of art. In films there are a wide range of genres ranging from comedy and drama, to horror and science fiction. For example, recently I have seen the movie „Titanic?, which has been described as the most expensive film ever made. The extent to which the producers attended to the details of the original ship was astounding. Another example would be the thriller „Silence of the Lambs? with my favorite actor Anthony Hopkins playing the leading role. It had me on the edge of my seat for most of the time. 75. Do you often go to the theater? ( 5 - 8 ) No. I have never been to the theater. It is too expensive for me. I prefer to go to the cinema. Secondly, I believe that the theater is boring. What I mean to say is that the actors are on the same stage the 129 whole time. I cannot see how that can be as exciting as a good movie. 76. What kinds of movies do you like best? ( 5 - 8 ) I like comedies. First of all, comedies are of great fun. What I mean is that I have a good laugh while watching them. Secondly, comedies seldom contain violent scenes. For instance, you would not easily find murders, shooting, fighting, and so on in a comedy. Lastly, comedies often contain excellent acting by famous stars. For example, Robbie Williams in „Mrs. Doubtfire? is considered one of the most extraordinary performances ever by an actor. 77. Who is your favorite movie star? Describe him / her. ( 5 - 8 ) My favorite movie star is Jackie Cheng. He is handsome and very funny. He always has a smile on his face, and never seems to be worried about the situations that he finds himself in. j) MUSIC 78. Do you like music? ( 5 - 8 ) 78. Do you think music is important? ( 5 - 8 ) Yes, I like music very much. I cannot imagine what my 130 life would be like without music. Firstly, I believe music plays an important part in people?s lives. We can use it to sooth our minds after a hard day at work, or it can provide us with the rhythm to dance to. 79. What kind of music do you enjoy most? ( 5 - 8 ) I like pop music very much. First of all, pop music is lively, and suits me at my age. What I mean to say is that us youngsters like to listen to music that fits in with the way we feel Secondly, usually has a good rhythm. For instance, it is suitable for us to dance on. Lastly, pop music is simple to understand. That is to say, I like it because it is not difficult to understand, and it helps me to relax after I have been studying hard for some time. 80. How long do you listen to music everyday? ( 5 - 8 ) Oh, let me think for a while. I guess I listen to music for about half an hour every day. I would, for example, listen when I get home from school, or in the evenings before I go to bed. On weekends, however, I listen to music much more. For example, I would invite my best friend over to my place, and we would listen to our favorite CD?s for a few hours at a time. 131 k) TRAVELLING 81. Do you like traveling? ( 5 - 6 ) Yes, I like traveling. Firstly, I believe that traveling is always educational. What I mean to say is that the people that you meet along the way are usually interesting. Secondly, I wish I were able to travel more. For example, I have not traveled to a foreign country yet. 82. How do you usually travel? ( 5 - 8 ) In China I like to travel by train. Allow me to explain. Firstly, when I travel by train I am able to see more of China. In addition, the trains in China are convenient and comfortable. For example, I can travel to any city, and I am able to sleep on the train. Lastly, traveling on a train is a social event as well. For example, one can chat with other passengers about where they are going, and why they are traveling. 83. Where have you traveled to lately? ( 5 - 8 ) I traveled to Dalian last month. My parents and I traveled there by train. We went to see my grandmother who has been ill lately. I enjoyed the trip as I have not been to Dalian before. Moreover, the city 132 has left me a deep impression for its fresh air and clean environment. 84. What kind of places do you like to visit? ( 5 - 8 ) I like to visit places where there is a lot of entertainment. For example, I don?t like it when we go and visit my grandparents in the countryside. They live on a farm and don?t even have a computer for me to play on. I hope the places I go to have coffee shops and theaters at least. l) Time 85. What do you think of time? To me, time is my competitor. I always have a lot of things to do and a lot of dreams to fulfill, so I have to run against time and do my things as fast as possible. That?s why I consider time my competitor. 86. How do you think of being late? It is quite rude to be late. Generally, people who don?t show up on time are considered impolite. Moreover, they show disrespect to others because others have to wait for them. 87. How do you feel if you are late? How will others feel? 133 I will feel quite sorry for those who have to wait for me. I may also have the feeling of being embarrassed and shameful. Whenever I show up late, I must apologize sincerely to others. Of course, I have few chances to do so because generally I am always punctual. 口语8分回忆[英文] 8分比较意外.模考时老师说"If you don't obey the rules, 5 or 6. if you do as the third part, longer answer, show up your vocabulary, 7 or 8" 所以我对自己是没有信心的. 还是英语写吧.typing pingyin is tiring. I owe this good result to good preparation, the teachers' advice and a bit of luck. I was the last one of the total 3 days' oral test, so I have two days and a half to prepare. I stayed in front of the computer and writing and murmuring answers to the questions that previous candidates posted. so almost all the questions the examinar asked had been prepared by me. She was tired, after two and a half days' speaking, and spoke very fast and interrupted almost every response i gave. I spoke fast,too, because i have prepared for all 134 the answers. So it seems the whole test only took 10 minutes also. It does seem pretty short after i have recalled all the course of the conversation. What?s your name? My full name is Zhen Fang Ling. If you don?t mind, you can also call me Lynn. (This is a bit like reciting, and I rushed to say the second sentence, because she was going to interrupt me when I just finished the first sentence.) Are you a student or are you working? I am working as a teacher.(“as a teacher” was almost stopped by her interruption, but she seemed impressed when hearing it.) Have you thought of a change? No… Why not? I enjoyed my work. Although I have taught English for 10 years,11 years actually, my work changed from year 135 to year. I first taught 11 year-olds and then 14 year-olds and now 16 or 17 year-olds. I experience different things every year and I am never bored. Any interesting people you met in your work? Oh, yes. The students are interesting, young people, energetic and creative. I enjoy interacting with them and learn a lot from them. Also, because my school is expanding, we have new teachers coming every year from all over the country, including foreign teachers(er,foreign teachers are not from the country). I like to meet new people and exchange ideas and know different lives and cultures. Now let?s talk about photographs. Do Chinese people like to take photographs? Yes, as more and more people are going traveling, they take pictures of places they visit and keep them for memory…(interrupted) What kind of photographs do you like? You mean photos taken by professional photographers? 136 Yes. Well, I like photographs of people. I like to read the expression, (er..and)the emotion of the people on the picture and know their lives….(interrupted) Do you prefer to buy picture postcards or take photos? Sorry? Do you like to buy picture postcards or take photos? Hm?(confused by the picture and photos, think it means the difference between picture and photos) Do you prefer to buy picture postcards or take photos when you visit places? Oh, I see, one is to buy and the other is to take by myself? Yes. I do both.(er.forgot to say thank you) When I am traveling, and I see beautiful scenery, I take photos. However, when I see pictures taken by professional photographers on sale in the shops, I find mine are not 137 as good as them, I will buy some and post them to my friends…(interrupted) Let?s talk about food. Who cook in your family? I am considered to be lucky, because I live with my parents-in-law. And in China, it?s common that older generation, retired people prepare food for the family….(interrupted) Do you think it?s important for the family to eat together? Oh, yes, I do. Eating together provide an opportunity for the family members to exchange ideas and share each other?s experience. It helps to strengthen the relationship between family members and keep the family close…(interrupted) What kind of food is popular in your culture? Ah... My culture is a diverse one. We have different food in different places, different provinces. For example, I am Cantonese, I like Cantonese food. However, people from Hunan think Cantonese food is 138 tasteless. They prefer Hunan food, spicy food. So it is difficult to choose one particular food that is popular in the whole country. Now I will give you a topic. You will talk about it for one to two minutes. So don?t worry if I stop you. You will have one minute to prepare for it. You can make notes if you like. Here is the card. Thanks. Recently I saw a movie on line. It?s called Saving face, directed by a Chinese-American director called ….Alex Wu, cast by(er. Casting)a group of Chinese-American actors and actresses, including one of my favorite actresses Joan Chen, who immigrated to the United States in the 1980s. That mean when I was a little kid, I saw movies of hers. This movie is about a Chinese mother and an American daughter, who has grown up with her grandparents in the United States. It shows how the mother gets along with her daughter, how to cope with her new American life and how she handles her own emotional problems. At the end of the movie, 139 the mother and the daughter finally understand each other. The mother accepted the fact that her daughter is lesbian. And the daughter also encourages her mother to accept a marriage with(to) a young man—she married a man who is almost 20 years younger than her. This movie shows….(interrupted) Do you want to see the movie again? No, I don?t think so, because I saw the movie on line, and I was able to repeat it again and again. I think I have known the movie enough and there is no need to…. Have you told anybody about the film? No…oh yes, I talked about it to a friend of mine when we were chatting on line… What is the status of film making in your country? Oh, it is becoming increasingly important. There is a big market for it in the country and many companies are investing in the film industry…(interrupted) What is the status of actresses and actors in your country? 140 Well…opinions vary. Young people admire movie stars, the glamour, trend, fashion..They see them as heroes. However, older people have negative opinions towards them. To them, many movie stars have problems. Some of them have drug problems, divorces….they don?t like them at all….(interrupted) How do movies influence people? The content, the content of a movie have influences on people. For example, if a movie is about how people persevere to succeed. Young people may be inspired and motivated to seek success after they see it….(interrupted) How do you see the educational value in films and that in reading? Well, you think when you read, so . However, when you see a movie, movies are full of plots, some are really exciting. You can?t really think when you watch them. You might think after you watch the movie, but not during watching it. So I think reading has more educational value than seeing films. 141 How does seeing films help with learning languages? Oh, it helps a lot in learning languages, because learning a language is a process of imitating.. When students are seeing a film, he is imitating the expressions, the pronunciation and the vocaburary. Most important of all, they enjoy it! I use that a lot in my class.... Isn?t it a bit passive? Oh, yeah,it is a bit. That?s why we don?t do that often in ….ah serious class time. We do that at weekends when students are relaxing…(interrupted) How do you plan a lesson with films? I will…First, I will tell them that we are going to show a movie and then ask them to guess what the content is .Then we show the movie, after seeing it, we?ll discuss about it to see who has guessed right. And if we have more time for it, we usually pick one scene for the students to act. Or sometimes we pick several scenes and different groups of students act them. We put them together and we have a movie of our own… 142 Bascially, if your occupation is a english teacher and on this work have worked for 10years, you totally should attain a score 8 in speaking part, even in all parts. 回头看整个过程(应该比较全的了),我也觉得8分似乎挺容易 的.但我也曾用雅思的评分来分析自己的表现.我觉得自 己的fluency, coherence and pronunciation 都无懈可击. 我也尽量显示了一些词汇,如果不是被打断太多,应该还可以 再show一些的.关于grammar, 这些话题都不需要用过去时 和she/he,所以大大地减少了犯错的机会.大家也看到了里面 有很多fragments,但这在谈话中是难以避免的,所以考官就 原谅了我吧. don't take things for granted. I am sure ielts are all about preparation. I heard many english majors fail this test. And i am sure if your pronuciation is good and have good preparation,you can possibly get an 8. Conversely, even you can speak great english but don't prepare enough and don't obey the rules,there is a good chance you fail. When i was doing the simulate test with a scottish teacher, he pointed out my weakness mercilessly. I gave 143 him short answers all the time in the first part and spoke incoherently in the second. Interrupted by him in the two parts many times, i started to use long sensentences and bigger words in the last part. ONly until then he was a bit satisfied with my performance. He said, " your English has no problem, your accent is excellent. However( we are not allowed to use but), if you do like the first part and second part, 5 or 6." I believe him. He knew i was an English teacher, still, he didn't think i can naturally get a high score. Looking back to the whole conversation, i guess the examinar went through the time quite comfortably. She has been working for almost 3 days, and was too tired to struggle a conversation with a candidate. She read from the paper and spoke extremely fast. I did the same and kept speaking at length. Although i did make her repeat one question 3 times, it didn't affect much. Also, one thing i worried after the exam is that she could clearly tell that i have prepared. And some people say that will be bad. Now, you know there is never too 144 much preparation for ielts. Just prepare, as long as you don't recite looking at the ceiling, it is fine. 雅思口语必杀秘笈 口语考试最紧张的时候不是在说的时候而是在门外等的时候，一边希望下一个就是自己，同时心里也十分紧张。其实这种情况对口语考试的发挥是很不利的。在等待的时候建议不要想待会对着鬼子要怎么说，而是怎样才能把鬼子俘虏过来。 口语考试的本质不在于你能说得多么流利，英语的词汇量有多大，而是你是否能和别人清楚明白的表达自己的想法。除了用语言，眼神和手势也是很重要的，特别是对于我们这些英语不是非常流利，程度尚浅的打鸭队员来说，考试的时候要注意以下几点: 1.考前在心里上要不断鼓励自己，相信自己是最好的。考试的时候只有你和考官，不用担心有别人听到你们的谈话(至于录音机的用处下面会说明) 2.见到老外的第一眼要主动向他打招呼，最好是能上前和他握手。在考官带你到考室的路上他会让你把包放在门外的小椅子上，同时让你把手机等移动设备关掉，这时你应该主动抢着说 i have switched it off.在门口你要让考官先进入考 145 室，如果你先进去了要等考官进来了再坐下，坐之前先要问:may i sit down?这样会让考官觉得你很懂礼貌，从旁观者角度上说，从一开始你就占据了主动。 3.考官带你进入考室后会确认你的身份然后问你是否准备好。接下来他会打开录音机捧着考试章程对着那东西机械地读上一遍，这种情景往往会令人很紧张，其实没必要，你就当鬼子在“念经”。 4.当考试开始的时候第一部分是聊家常，这部分可以准备，即使背也行，但说的时候要自然点，不要让鬼子看出你是在背而不是说。第二部分是topic。建议不要仅仅依赖无忧雅思的口语几经，可以参考一下然后自己准备薄弱的topic。宁愿找一些相关词组和单词也不要事先准备好文章然后背出来在考试的时候说。 5.从开始到结束始终要让考官觉得你很有信心，眼睛要看着考官，眼神里要流入出真诚和自信(把考官当成是你的好朋友，包考试当作再和他聊天就能做到)，说得不好没关系，说错了也不要紧，记得纠正过来，不会影响你的分数。同时在考试的时候要会用手势来表达自己，这样一方面让考官觉得你很自然，不紧张，另一方面能够弥补你语言上的表达不足。 146 6.坐在椅子上的姿势不要太拘谨，就像平时上课的时候样子。如果做不到，建议座着的时候让自己的上身挺直，加上你的眼神和你的手势，能让考官觉得你是个很有信心而且善于交流的人。从一开始你就有了很好的印象分数(印象分是很重要的，确实存在的)。 7.如果碰到自己很难回答的问题，就不要正面回答，比如你可以说:i don't have many ideas about this but in my mind, there may be... or i guess...但千万不要说 i don't know. 同样你也可以获得更多的时间来考虑一个问题，那时你可以说:let me see...等等。 8.考试结束的时候记得说再见，并随手关门，这些进门打招呼说再见的部分都算在印象分里面，等你出了门，考官就把你的分数打出来了。 至于那个录音机，不要怕。他的用处是针对考官的不是你的。当你的雅思成绩中如果其他很高，口语却很低的时候，考官会拿出磁带重新确认你的英语水平，以防因为主观原因而使你的口语分数偏低。 英式俚语和习惯表达~~ 对朋友的称呼，除了最常用的MATEY, 还可以用PAL，英国人一般不说DUDE，但这个词是美国人的最爱喝酒是英国 147 人的最爱，不用说。一般要去酒吧，英国人都会简单的说:GO OUT，DID U GO OUT LAST NITE,意思就是你有没有去CLUBING。喝醉了，可以用:PISSED，(注意PISSED OFF， 是生气的意思，要分开)，ALED UP，程度更深可以说:WASTED，自嘲丑态可以说:I WAS FUCKED， CLUB人太多，PACKED，不好，CRAP，第二天头晕可以用: HANG OVER 有人说话做事夸张，或者没必要:可以说，DON?T MAKE TWO BITES AT A CHERRY 对伦敦人的称呼:COCKNEY(s)表示不相信 :I DON'T ADAM AND EVE IT～形容太爱自我吹嘘的人: ALL MOUTH AND NO TROUSERS 很令人满意的: AS RIGHT AS RAIN 表示对一事情的关注: KEEP ONE„S FINGERS CROSS 二、雅思口语原则 第一阶段(介绍) 须 知.... 您一般会被问及关于您的背景和考IELTS考试的原因。您应对这类问题做好准备，在第一阶段表现的要求包括: 1)在轻松友善的态度下介绍自己; 148 2)用简单,准确而流利的言语提供您自己的基本资料; 3)表现给面试官知道您愿意表达自己和您有很多有趣的事要告诉他。 应做和不应做的事... 应做的事 1)保持微笑和保持眼神接触; 2)当和面试官握手的时候，用力一点以表诚意; 3)清晰和详细地回答; 4)大方的谈及自己的事情和经验以控制场面; 5)测验前多练习，以肯定您能准确运用过去式等等的语法。 不应做的事 1)不要告诉面试官您很紧张，也不要眨眼太多和眼珠有太多移动; 2)握手时不要让面试官以为自己在握着一条死鱼; 3)不要让对话在短句中中止; 4)当面试官期望您进一步说明，不要随便停下; 149 5)有语法错误时不要害怕，应镇定地更正，但在口语考试中，流利 度绝对比语法准确度重要。 建议你用的字句.... 试熟练以下句子: Good morning. Good afternoon. I?m very well thank you.And you? Pleased to meet you. What exactly would you like to know? As you can see from my CV... Perhaps I can begin by telling you about... Recently, I?ve been studying at ... Recently, I?ve been working at ... I?ve been studying English now for (1 year)... The reason I?m taking the test is because ... Would you like to know about ...? Before that I studied at ... Before that I worded at ... At the moment I?m studying at ... At the moment I?m working at ... Have I answered your question? Is there anything else you wish to know? 第二阶段(进一步谈话和讨论) 须 知.... 当面试官要求您详细回答一些事情时，您应察觉第二部分已经开始 了。通常题目会是关于您的兴趣，您的工作和您的学业。您也许会被 问及一件事的过程，一件物件如何运作或一项游戏的规则等等。想在 150 第二阶段有好的表现，您应该能做到以下几点: 1)不需面试官太多提示而流利地讲出个人见解; 2)能流利解释，描述或说明一件事情的发生; 3)表现出您愿意讨论这个题目，就算您对它不熟悉，您也可围绕着这个题目发挥。 应做和不应做的事.... 应做的事 1)开始回答时，先表示自己对题目的看法; 2)您起码要想到至少两个值得讨论的要点; 3)在正式开始讲解前，先说明您会提到的要点; 4)对不认识的题目，您可尝试猜测。用“maybe”,“perhaps”等字会比什么也不说好。 不应做的事 1)不要说您不懂这个题目或您从来未想过这些事情; 2)当您听不明白问题时，不用担心，您可要求面试官重覆一次; 151 3)不要离题。否则面试官会以为您听不明白题目; 4)不要等面试官问问题，要表现出您有能力讨论题目而不需任何提 示帮助。 建议题目.... 讨论: ... the advantages and disadvantages of the use of computers. ... the banning of alcohol and tobacco advertising in the media. ... price differences between various items in your country and Australia. ... examinations at school in your country and their relevance. ... the importance of video and television in education. ... the pros and cons of living, studying or working in a foreign country. ... the causes and effects of traffic jams in major cities. ... 152 the qualities and skills required of a good company manager. 描述: ... the recreational facilities in your city/town. ... the night-life in your city/town. ... the public transport system in your city/town. ... an interesting vacation you have taken recently. ... how a vacuum cleaner or other modern appliance works. ... your journey to this country. ... your first impressions of (your host country). 解释: ... the rules of basketball (or your favourite game or sport). ... how space travel can be of benefit in the future. ... why crime occurs in modern cities. ... 153 the need for an international language. ... why you chose your particular field of study. 说明: ... a folk story in your culture that has significance. ... the plot of a good book you have read recently. 建议你用的字句.... Could you please rephrase that question/topic? I?m not exactly sure what you mean ... I?m not exactly sure how to answer that question, but (perhaps) ... That?s a rather difficult question, but (maybe) ... I?m sorry, but I don?t know much about ... However, it might be possible that ... Maybe I can answer your question by telling you about a personal experience I had. That?s an interesting question ... 154 Let me see. Well, I suppose that ... Well, I think there are 2 (or 3 or more) reasons: First, ... Second, ... Finally, ... In my opinion there are three ways of looking at it: First of all, ... Next, ... Then, ... Have I given you enough information? Would you like me to tell you more about ...? Is that all you?d like to know? I?m afraid that?s about as much as I know. I think that?s about it. I can?t think of anything else right now ... 第三阶段(诱导问题) 须知 .... 当面试官要求您问他/她一些问题来收集资料时，您知道第三阶段已经开始。这可以算是一种角色扮演游戏。想在这个阶段取得高分，您必须做到以下几点: 155 1)明白自己角色的处境并知道自己需要什么资料; 2)控制局面，问的问题必须能发掘最多的资料或能解决某些问题; 3)在面试官给您的一些卡片中选用一些准确和适合的问题发问。 应做和不应做的事.... 应做的事 1)肯定自己完全明白自己所扮演的角色和处境; 2)将过程分开3部分:设定背景，询问问题和说“Thank you”和“Goodbye”; 3)在角色扮演前先说明您的角色和您想知道什么; 4)尽量问多些问题发掘所有资料，您至少需问10条问题。 不应做的事 1)当您对状况不肯定的时候，不要勉强假装自己明白，您可以请面试官再重覆一次; 2)在未设定背景前不要开始问卡片上的问题。尽量令对话显得自然; 3)不要在题目上找些字眼来组成问题，题目的作用只是一个起首的介绍，它有时并不能组成自然流畅的问题; 156 4)除非题目要求，不要问任何个人问题。 全真模拟角色扮演卡.... MOVIES AT THE CINEMA The examiner is a friend who has a part-time job selling tickets at the local cinema. Find out as much as you can about the movies showing this week. Suggested topics: - number of cinemas - movie titles - type of movies - reviews - screening times - ticket prices - discounts HEALTH SURVEY You have been asked to take a survey of people?s attitudes to health and fitness. Ask the examiner as many question as 157 you can about his or her health and fitness. Suggested topics: - exercise - diet - vitamin supplements - visits to the doctor - smoking - drinking - sleep and rest 第四阶段(思考和态度) 须知.... 在第四阶段，您会被要求更详细地讲出您的未来计划。面试官会将话题带向关于您将来的一些计划，如您想有好的表现，您必须用到以下几点: 1)详细地谈及您的未来计划(通常是关于您的工作或学业)，避免需要面试官太多提示; 158 2)详细讨论什么事情会或不会发生，讲出您对将来会发生的不同事物的看法; 3)用简单的语言讲出复杂的意思。 应做和不应做的事.... 应做的事: 1)预先计划说话的方式，应如何将您的未来计划表达出来; 2)准备所有可能的wh/how问题(即what, why, which, where, when, how 等等)的答案; 3)适合的句子和语法的表达; 4)对深奥的问题，您可尝试推测，尽量用简单的英语表达深奥的意思，不要随便放弃作答。 不应做的事: 1)不要回答得太简单。例如，被问及您的工作计划时，千万不要只回答“我毕业后便到一家公司里做”。您可说出公司名称，您可想象您的职位; 2)不要用太多“will”这个字，在英语词汇中有很多字都可用来表达将来的事。“will”这个字太确 定，不适合用在计划上。 159 三、口语Topic问答模版 Q: Describe the best present/gift you have received Requirement: Who send it? When did you receive it? Detail information about the present. A: I have a Japanese friend. His name is Naoki Watanabe. I met him in Guangdong Sanyo company in 2001. We worked together there for 3 months. Last year, he visited me in golden week. He gave me the Walkma n which is made in Sony in Japan. I use it for listening to English. It is small and delicate(exquisit e ,fine),it is just as same as casette tapes. The color is light purple and it has a very clear voice. He told me that the price of walkman was 10,000 yen.(ten thousand yen,about90 U.S dollars) It helps me a lot for improving my English. I usually take it with me to listen to English after work . Q: In China, when will people send the present? A: In China, firstly, people send gifts on special 160 holidays, such as in Spring festival, we got red bags with money, clothes from relative, which means that we got a next year's good luck again, in a friend’ s birthday, we usually give a gift to him or her, the birthday gift includes birthday card, flower, new clothes and decorations, secondly when close friends will part, they will give some souvenir gifts each other for happy memories of their friendship. Q: Compare the gift which people have received 10 years ago to the present that people now are receiving, what's the difference between them? A: Ten years ago, the gifts people received were simpler and cheaper ,but nowadays they are pretty fine by appearance, higher quality, more beautiful packaging I think people will send flowers as gifts, They are beautiful and cool, especially flowers can be used in all aspects both good thing and bad thing. Q:Describe an interesting building 161 What is the interesting building in you country/city? What is it located? What is used for? Explain why you think it is the most interesting? A:I am from Foshan. In my city, there is an interesting building whose name is Baihua plaza.It is located in the center of my city It has 65 storeies, and is the highest building in my city.It is used for offices on 10th floor and over,It also has shopping mall from the first floor to the 8th floor.We can buy everything, such as foods, clothes, cosmetics, stationery , sports goods, and so on.The most interesting floor is on the 9th floor. It ha s a food street where you can eat various kinds of foods, such as Japanese foods, Thai foods, French foods.I like to visit there on weekends. Q: What do you think are the differences between your grandpa's house and your building. A: My grandpa's house is made of wood and soil. It is not strong.On the other hand ,my house is made of steel and concrete. So it is strong. In addition 162 , his house is small. It is about 30 square meters and mine is large, about 100 square meters. Q: What do you think are the differences between families in and past and today, and what have caused these changes? A:In China, about 20 years ago families were large, each family had at least 4 or 5 members, but now they are small, especially in big cities, they have one child. In countryside, they have no more than two children. The main reason for this is that we have the one child policy, which is permitted to have one child. This policy has been executed for about 20 years. Q: Think of a person in your family that is the most similar to you. Who is this person? How is he/she similar to you? A: My brother is the most similar to me. He is 5 years older than I, We are the same height. We are one point seven meters and have the same many hobbies 163 , for instance we like to go swimming , playing Chinese chess, and reading.In addition to these, we are very alike. Some of my colleagues get confused who I am . We have a sense of humor and like to make friends. Q: What kind of family is yours? Is it of a typical family structure in China? A: My family is large, I have Dad , Mom, two sisters ,four brothers. Our relations are very strong. We usually help with each other. I am very proud of my family. My brothers, sisters and I has already got married. Everyone has one or two children. I think my family is a typical one. Q: What do you think are the differences between families in and past and today, and what have caused these changes? A:, About 20 years ago they were large in China. Each family had at least 4 or 5 children, but nowadays they are small, especially in big cities. In countrysides they have no more than two children. 164 The main reason for this change is that we have the family planning policy, which allows us to have one child. This policy has been executed for about 20 years. Q: What do you think are the differences between families in and past and today, and what have caused these changes? A:, About 20 years ago they were large in China. Each family had at least 4 or 5 children, but nowadays they are small, especially in big cities. In countrysides they have no more than two children. The main reason for this change is that we have the family planning policy, which allows us to have one child. This policy has been executed for about 20 years. Q:What is the interesting building in you country/city? Where is it located? what is used for? Explain why you think it is the most interesting? 165 Q:what do your think the difference between adult and children making friend? A: Children make friends just for playing, if a child can play with another one,they will become good friends,and the friendship between children is more lily-white and na? ve.but adult make friends in many aspects,including play,business partner,colleague,anyone who has common in some aspeects each other.of course,the friendship has some profits for them. best friend Q: what is your best friend? And how you met A: My best friend is Mr.Sheng. I met him in 1993.He is my colleague.When I came to Foshan for the first time, I had difficulty in looking for my job. He encouraged and supported me.We have a lot common in hobby, such as playing Chinese chess, badminton Q:tell me the way you make friends with others. and you think what people should be your friends? A:I make friends in many ways, for example introduc 166 ing my friends to other ones, sometimes with Internet. I believe in the maxim "prosperity makes friends, adversity tries them" I can give my friend help if he needs, but if he did not do the same for me when I need, I will not consider him my friend festival Q: describe the festival in your country: (Chinese New Eve:1.dinner(family gathering);2.special programme on CCTV to welcome the CNY; Chinese New Years Day:1.visiting relatives;2.friends visiting.(all eating/drinking); the rest of the days:1.shopping;2.sightseeing.) A: In China, the spring festival is the most important festival. It is just like a Christmas in the western countries. During the spring festival, we have seven-day holidays. We usually go back to our parents' home and get together. It is the only time that all of the stores are closed. We make delicious food for the gatherings. We usually visit our friends and relatives on Chinese Year's Eve. We watch CC 167 TV special program for the spring festival. Travel Q: describe your latest travel in detail. with whom?and the destination,it take u how long to get to the destination. A: Last month I went on a trip to Xi'an with my wife and my daughter. We went there by train .It took about 20 hours from Guangzhou to Xi'an, I admit that Xi'an is my hometown. I have not gone back to see my parents for 4 years, We miss my family very much. After arriving Xi'an, we visited one of the 8th wonders of the world. That is terracotta warriors. My wife and I have visited several times before. I have long wanted to show my daughter the wonder of the world. This is the first time she visited. Unfortunately she did not like them. I thought she was too young to enjoy them.She is only 12 years old. Q:describe the natrual scene.some intersting things happened during ur tavel?can u describe it for me? 168 ur reason to travel is what? A: The terrocotta warriors is the tomb of Qinshihuang emperor about 2000 years ago ,who is the first emperor in China history. In his tomb, there are thousands of terracotta warriors and horses. These terracotta warriors are lifelike(??),also there are lots of ancient weapons such as swords, spears and so on. It is said that the swords are very sharp-edged now.If you visit the museum, you will find how magnificent it is. transportation Q:give me some opinion on the transportation in ur city. A: My city is Foshan. Here the public transportation are mainly buses and trains. There are no planes.People own motorcycles and bikes for transportations . Motorcycles are very popular and convenient. More and more people have private cars. Because of the preverances of those, environmental pollution is a very serious problem here. We should develop the public transportations and restrict private motorcy 169 cles and cars. By doing so, the environment can be proctected a bit. Q: compare the different transportation,such as between plane,train,car. A: Generally speaking, planes are the safest traffic transportation.It is very fast, but the flight tickets are very expensive in China. If you have a long distance trip more than 800 kilometers ,we should take planes . Trains are much cheaper than planes. If your destination is located near the train station and within 300 kilometers, you should take trains. They are more comfortable than planes. (??) of course,you take a plane or a train,you must catch plane or train by plane or train timetable.so the most convenient tool is car,you can travel anytime and anywhere you like. Q:can u just image the transportation in the future and describe it for me? A: The transportations in the future will be much more useful , safer and (??)Maybe it runs on land,on 170 water and on air Q:just compare the transportation in the past and now. u like what transportation and why. A:In China, long long time ago ,people used horse, cows, on foot. Then it has changed into bikes trains, Now we can travel by plane, train, bus, car, motorcycle. I personally like motorcycles, because they are very convenient. music Q:describe the role music play in our life. A:I think music plays the important role of our life. It makes our life brighter. When we are happy, we want to listen to music for pleasure. When we are blue, we can be encouraged by listening to music. It helps us to forget the sad things. It makes us feel comfortable. Q:what effects will take place u think to let children study an instrument? A;I think some children like music and they are interested in learning instruments such as piano, viol 171 in, dulcimer, electronic organ and so on. If they have music talents, they can become musicians .But some children hate to learn music instruments. If they are forced to learn by parents, they will not be able to learn music and other subjects such as English, mathematics, Chinese. Q:u like music or not?why?u think music play what role in ur life? A: I like music so so.When I was young, I did not learn any musical instruments, I liked reading books listening to music after work. Q:describe the music u like most and tell me why? A:I like some Chinese classic music, and western symphony such as Spanish corrida music. I like rhythmical and strong music. clothes Q: u like what clothes? A:I like the clothes which are comfortable for me to wear. I especially like sweat shirts, T-shirts an 172 d jeans Q:the prescript on clothes when u r working? A: Because I work for new high technology company ,all the male colleagues wears western-style clothes. They includes ties, white shirts, black suits, and black shoes. but female colleagues wears black skirts. The main reason for this is to establish a gooa enterprise image. Q:and just the prescript on clothes in school. A: In China school clothes are blue trousers, white shirts.There is a picture or name of the schools. Q:the different between the older and younger people on clothes. A: Generally speaking, young people like to wear fashionable clothes. but older people like to wear traditional ones. Q: talk about your favorite restaurant. why do you like it? 173 A: There is a food street near my home. It has various kinds of foods such as Japanese, Italian and domestic foods from other regeional ones for example sichuan spicy food. shanxi food. On the food street, not only can we taste foreign foods and other regional foods but also eat my hometown foods, especially the noodles in my hometown, The foods are very cheap and clean. So I like them very much extension of the card topic Q: your opinions on fast food A: In my opinion, fast food is not healthy so it is not suitable for us to eat so frequently, but fast food is convenient and it can save our time and money. Some foreign fast foods such as Mcdonald's and KFC are very attractive for children because they have the different taste from Chinese ones. (??) the environment is very clean and beautiful.sometimes (??) they send our children toys as presents. Q: general ideas about fast food among Chinese. 174 A:Chinese fast food,sometimes,is dirty ??? Q: what do you think about science in food processing/production. A:I am not an expert for nutrition. I think the science in food process would not destroy the nutrition factor and not add any harmful ingredients such as additive, coloring matter and at the same time, it is conducive to protect our environment. Describe one sport that you like to play or watch most. 1. How do you begin to like it? 2. Why you like it? 3. How often do you play or watch it? 4. And explain why you prefer this sport to other sports? A1: I like to go swimming the best, In my hometown there is a large pond. When I was a child, I began to learn how to swim in the pond. So I can swim very well, I like swimming very much. We can exercises every parts of our body by swimming. It can especi 175 ally extend our vital capacities. In my high school days I got a swimming champion. I had much confidence of swimming by getting this prize. In addition swimming is an individual sport. I can swim anytime if the public swimming pool is open. But as for other sports such as football, basketball are team sports, if I want to play those ,I must organize several people. Many people are very busy, it is very difficult for me to organize them.This is the main reason why I like swimming rather than other sports. I usually swim with my daughter in our city public swimming pool on every weekend. A2: I like to watch NBA game. When I was in high school. I began to watch NBA. It is wonderful and all the players have comprehensive skills. It is usually blood-and-thunder. Sometimes in the last one second maybe a team defeats the another team and win the game instead of losing. I am sure you agree watching such games is really enjoyable. If there is a NBA game on TV, I can surely catch the game. No matter how late it is 176 NBA players win the game by skills and cooperate privacy. We know each player is professional and has special skill. A3:I like to play badminton. I began to play it about 20 years ago. In those days I was in high school, I usually played it with my classmates after school. I also played it at university. I play it with my daughter and my wife on weekends. 177 四、雅思口语黄金素材:Films 词汇库: 电影词汇: film industry 电影工业， cinema, pictures 电影院 (美作:movie theater)，premiere 首映式， film festival 电影节，distributor 发行人，release 准予上映 banned film 禁映影片，A-certificate A级， U-certificate U级，X-certificate X级 genre n. 类型, 流派， type n. 类型 direction 导演，production 制片，adaptation 改编，scenario, screenplay, script 编剧，scene 场景，exterior 外景，lighting 灯光，shooting 摄制，to shoot 拍摄，special effects 特技，slow motion 慢镜头，editing, cutting 剪接，montage 剪辑，recording, sound，recording 录音，dubbing 配音，studio 制片厂,摄影棚，(motion)film studio 电影制片厂，set, stage, floor 场地，properties, props 道具，scenery 布景， script 剧本， movie-land (美国California州南部等的)影业集中地区，movie-goer (常)看电影的人 178 电影类型词汇: film, motion picture 影片,电影 (美作:movie)，filmdom 电影界，moviedom 电影界 literary film 文艺片，musicals 音乐片，newsreel 新闻片,纪录片 documentary (film) 记录片,文献片，comedy 喜剧片，tragedy 悲剧片，horror film, dracula movie 恐怖片，swordsmen film 武侠片，action 动作片，detective film 侦探片，ethical film 伦理片，affectional film 爱情片，erotic film 黄色片，western movies 西部片， serial 系列片，dubbed film译制片，trailer 预告片，propaganda film宣传片，animated，cartoon (movie)动画片，science fiction科幻片，costume piece /play古装戏， war movie战争片 footage 影片长度，full-length film, feature film 长片，short(film) 短片，colour film 彩色片 (美作:color film)，silent film无声片， silent cinema, silent films 无声电影，sound motion picture, talkie 有声电影 179 有关演员词汇: cast 阵容，director 导演，film star, movie star 电影明星，film actor 男电影明星，film actress 女电影明星，star, lead 主角，double, stand-in 替身演员，stunt man 特技替身演员，extra, walker-on 临时演员，support 配角，util 跑龙套，extra 特别客串，costume designer (影剧)服装设计员，makeup girl化妆师，dialogue writer对白作者，script writer剧本作者 一些女演员: Angelina Jolie安吉丽娜?朱莉, Julia Roberts朱莉亚?罗伯茨, Sharon stone莎朗?斯通, Monica Bellucci莫妮卡?贝鲁奇，Jodie Foster, Kristen Dunst, Sandra Bullock, Zhang Ziyi章子怡，Michelle Yeoh杨紫琼，Maggie Cheung张曼玉 一些男演员: Brad Pitt, Nichols Cage, Tom Cruise, Tom Hanks, Morgan Freeman, 180 Will Smith, Bruce Wills, Harrison Ford, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Fat Chou(Chou Yun Fat周润发)，Jet Lee(李连杰), Samuel L. Jackson, Charlie Chaplin，Liv Tyler ,Tommy Lee Jones. 一些电影名字: Crouching Tigers, Hidden Dragon卧虎藏龙 Jurassic Park 侏罗纪公园 The Shawshank Redemption 肖申克的救赎 (director: Frank Darabont; actors: Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman) The lord of the rings 指环王 Harry Potter 哈里?波特(Written by: JK. Rowling) Forrest Gump 阿甘正传 181 Brave Heart 勇敢的心 Roman Holiday 罗马假日 Waterloo Bridge 魂断蓝桥 Lion King 狮子王 Cinderella 灰姑娘 Hero 英雄 一些名导演: Steven Spielberg，Frank Darabont，Ang Lee 李安， Zhang Yimou张艺谋 经典电影台词 I?m the King of the world. 我是世界之王。 182 ——TITANIC 《泰坦尼克号》 Show me the money! 给我钱～ ——Jerry Maguire《甜心先生》 You can take our livers, but you?ll never take our freedom. 你可以夺走我们的生命，但你永远也拿不走我们的自由～ ——Brave Heart《勇敢的心》 This car, Goeth would have bought this car.Why do I keep the car? Ten people by that, ten people, ten more people. This pin, two people. This is gold, two more people. He would have given me two for it, at least one. He would have given me one , one more, one more person, person, Stern, for this. I could have got one more person, and I didn?t , and I didn?t …… 这辆车,歌德应该会买.我为什么留这辆车,它能换十条命,十 183 条命,多救十个人.这枚胸针,可以救两条命.这是黄金,可多救两个人,他会让我换两个,至少一个人,他会多个我一个人,多一个人,是一个人,斯滕,这个可以换一人的命.我本可多救一个人,可我没有,可我没有„„ ——Schindler’s List《辛德勒的名单》 After all, tomorrow, is another day! 无论如何,明天是崭新的一天. ——Gone With The Wind《乱世佳人》 To be or not to be, that?s a question. 是生存,还是死亡,这是一个问题. ——Hamlet《哈姆雷特》 Life is like a box of chocolate, you never know what you will go to get. 生活是盒巧克力，你永远不知道你将会得到什么。 ——Forrest Gump 《阿甘正传》 184 I Guess it comes down to a simple choice. Get busy living or get busy dying! 我想选择很简单:忙着去活或者忙着去死。 ——The Shawshank Redemption《肖申克的救赎》 Mankind, that word should have new meaning for all of us today. We can?t be consumed by our petty differences anymore. We will be united in our common interests…..you will once again be fighting for our freedom. Not from tyranny, oppression or persecution. But from annihilation. We?re fighting for our right to live, to exist……as the day when the world declared in one voice “We will not go quietly into the night. We will not vanish without a fight. We?re going to live on. We?re going to survive.” Today we celebrate our independence day! 人类这个词,一天赋予了我们全新的意义.大家别在为小的分 歧而耗神,应为我们共同的利益团结起来„你们要再次为自 由而战,不是抵抗暴君压制和迫害,而是为生存而战,为我们生 存的权利而战„„而是全世界用同一个声音宣布 “ 我们不 会束手无策,静坐代毙.我们将会活下去,我们将会生存.”的日 子.今天,我们庆祝独立日! ——Independence Day《 独立日》 185 语句库: A movie with an all-star cast 一部演员表里全是明星的电影 to drop in at a neighborhood movie 偶然去临近电影院看电影 His performance of Mao Zedong is top-notch. 他扮演的毛泽东表演特别出色。 I can?t recommend the film too strongly. 无论我怎样竭力推荐这部影片也不嫌过分。 The best-known movie awards are the Academy Awards. 最著名的电影奖是奥斯卡金像奖。 The movie is going over big everywhere in China. 这部电影在中国大受欢迎。 186 This film is a big flop at the box office. 这个电影的票房很失败。 His last play bombed on Broadway. 他最近在百老汇演出的那场戏失败了。 It is the best film that I have ever seen. 这是我所看过的最好的电影。 The picture isn?t so good, but it?s enough to get by. 这个电影不是很好，但还可以看。 This movie is a must-see. There were some beautiful shots. 有几个很美的镜头。 The movie last night was a real tear-jerker. 昨晚的电影真是催人泪下。 We plan to take in a movie. 187 我们计划去看场电影。 I'm his fan。 我是他的影迷。 How about going to a movie? 去看场电影怎么样? Forrest Gump stars Tom Hanks. / Tom Hanks stars in Forrest Gump. 汤姆?汉克斯演阿甘。 Ted has been stage-struck since he was a little boy. The “crouching tiger and hidden dragon” directed by An Lee, a movie describing Chinese Kung Fu has been the hottest movie in USA. 由李安导演的一部描述中国功夫的“卧虎藏龙”曾经是美国 最火爆的影片。 He had a tight clutch on my arm during the scary parts of the movie. 188 看到电影中的可怕镜头时，他紧紧地抓着我的手臂。 My brother often worried when he saw the leading role is in danger. So he was just so devoted. 当我弟弟看到主角遇到危险他总是非常担心。他太投入了。 Special effect makes films exiting. How can the flood reshow in real life? Through effect-making, you can fully see the flood in the movie as if it happened near you. 特技效果使得电影更加精彩。在现实生活中，我们无法让洪 水重新出现。通过特技效果处理，你会仿佛感觉到洪水就在 你身边。 Some scenes in the films are so destructive that it is impossible for the directors to put them into reality. To provide the audience with equivalent shock, they resort to special effects. Some people enjoy seeing movies in the cinema because they like the incredible video effect or great audio effect. Professional facilities or equipment make them enjoy high-quality films. 很多人喜欢在电影院里看电影，因为他们喜欢出色的影音效 果。专业的设备使他们享受高质量的影片。 189 Americans films are mainly good at marvelous scene or touching/ impressive background music, while Chinese films prefer to show what the real life looks like in the society. 美国电影以恢宏的场面和动人的背景音乐见长;但中国电影 善于表现现实生活。 There is a large investment for American films, and there are a lot of big scenes for American films. However, Chinese films are likely to be instructive, and directors hope that audience can learn something after watching the films. His looks are always funny( 他的样子总是滑稽可笑。 Many of the first films were slapstick comedy. This movie was all blood and guts. This film contains raw language(粗口，脏话). 190 Harry Potter: Harry has a distant goal to get to, he has enormous numbers of obstacles placed in front of his and monsters who he has to face, and challenge and overcome and bewitchments which he has to resist, and all the time, pressing onward towards his goal. In some way, Harry Potter is a modern Odysseus. 哈里?波特 哈里有遥远的目标要实现，面前有无数的障碍，有要面对的 怪物，要克服的挑战和要抵抗的诱惑，要一直奋力朝目标前 进。从某种意义上来说，哈里?波特正是一个现代的奥德修 斯。 Using myths and legends from all over the world, J. K. Rowling has created a world of her own, an enchanting realm magically unites children worldwide. J. K. 罗琳(《哈里?波特》的作者)运用全世界的神话和传 说，创造出了一个自己的世界，一个将世界各地的儿童神气 地联系在一起的迷人领域。 191 "Casablanca" has been a favorite of mine for over 30 years. It has aged well and will continue to age well. It takes time for a movie to be earning the label "timeless." Forrest Gump This is a modern day fairy tale demonstrating that love, dignity and perseverance conquer all. “Forrest Gump”runs the viewer through the entire spectrum of emotions as it tells the story of a slow thinking innocent kid traversing through five decades of life. 玩具总动员Toy Story Disney began making quality family shows again in the 1980s. A quality family show is one where the parents can enjoy it as much as the kids. "Toy Story" took it one step further and added state of the art technology to provide a wonderful Disney story. We all have wondered if our toys came alive, but we never knew that there would be so much team work. Another genre that had been unsuccessful for years was the 192 slapstick comedy. This story, Home Alone, about a little boy protecting his home from bumbling crooks had all of the right ingredients; good vs. bad, youth vs. age, and brain vs. brawn. The Rube Goldberg like contraptions coupled with the comedic talents of Daniel Stern and Joe Pesci provide an entertainment that had almost become a lost art form. The film, Dances With Wolves, was able to break the trend and deliver a compelling historical drama about life with the Sioux Indians. The buffalo hunt is spectacular and demonstrates the vastness and beauty of the country. E. T. was directed by Steven Spielberg. 《E. T. 外星人》是由史蒂芬?斯皮尔伯格导演的。 E. T. was first shown in 1982. Spielberg got to make the story of E. T., one that still over 20 years later is reaching out and touching audiences. 斯皮尔伯格拍成了《E. T. 外星人》，20多年来这部电影仍让 193 影迷们喜爱与感动着。 The film is set in Britain at the end of the nineteenth century. It is still too early to tell what movies will become classics and what movies will become dated. I?ve been in my movie business almost all my life. 我一生从事电影事业。 Chinese martial art comes together with Hollywood. 中国武术在好莱坞已有立足之地。 This film is rated G. That movie had me on the edge of my seat. That love story was too melodramatic. A lousy movie cannot fool the audience. 194 I may feel different about any of these movies two years from now. There are films revealing more social problems, such as racial or * discriminations, government corruption, the true color of so-called higher class. They make me more mature after watching them. Those comedies, love stories and adventures are either na?ve or unrealistic. I usually watch films through TV or VCD, DVD in my home. Just like romance and comedy movie, a violent film relaxes and entertains millions movie fans. However uniqueness of violent movie is that it may have negative impact on people, particularly young audience. For certain segment of audience, it may be harmful if being viewed without proper guidance and control. There have been cases of crime in which offenders, when 195 surveyed, revealed that they got the idea to commit a crime from violent movie. We need to control access of violent movies to people under certain age and offer guidance to young viewers. What's the main difference between modern films and those in the past? Okay, I think that modern films are less serious, um, because there is more comedy in these films. I would say, uh, hmm, that modern films are more relaxed. To begin, modern films are much more expensive to make and they have famous actors in them. There is also, uh, a lot of slang and violence and other cultural attributes in these pictures. As for the more classical pictures, they are classy and the actors and actresses dress more conservatively and there spoken, uh, English is more classic and proper. Older films teach values that all humans should have whereas, hmm, the newer films are just sometimes more about making money and people famous. In my opinion, I like the newer films better because, uh, overall they are just much more entertaining and the hmm, the older films are maybe, I guess, 196 more about art and teaching. 附:美国名片片名 Casablanca?1943 北非谍影;喀桑布兰卡 The Godfather?1972 教父第一集 Gone with the Wind?1939 乱世佳人;飘 The wizard of Oz?1939 绿野仙踪 The Graduate?1967 毕业生 Schindler’s List?1993 辛德勒的名单 It’s a wonderful life?1946 风云人物 Star Wars?1977 星际大战;星球大战 All About Eve?1950 彗星美人 197 Chinatown?1974 唐人街; 中国城 One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest?1975飞越疯人院 2001: A Space Odyssey?1968 2001太空漫游 E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial?1982 外星人 Bonne and Clyde?1967 我俩没有明天;雌雄大盗 Apocalypse Now?1979 现代启示录 The Godfather Part II?1974 教父第二集 It happened One Night?1934 一夜风流 The Best Years of Our Lives?1946 黄金时代 Doctor Zhivago?1965 日瓦格医生 King Kong?1933 大金刚 198 the Birth of a Nation?1915 国家的诞生 A Streetcar Named Desire?1951 欲望街车;欲望号街车 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs?1937 白雪公主 The Philadelphia Story?1940 费城故事 All Quiet on the Westernfront?1930 西线无战事 The Sound of Music?1965 真善美; 音乐之声; 仙乐飘飘处处闻 The Silence of the Lambs?1991 沉默的羔羊 Forrest Gump?1994 阿甘正传 Wuthering Heights?1939 咆哮山庄;呼啸山庄 The Gold Rush?1925 淘金记 Dances with wolves?1990 与狼共舞 199 Modern Times?1936 摩登时代 Giant?1956 巨人 Frankenstein?1931 科学怪人 Patton?1970 巴顿将军 The Jazz singer?1927 爵士歌手 My Fair Lady?1964 窈窕淑女 五、雅思口语资料 口语考试考官使用的语言 Good morning. Come in and take a seat. Can you tell me your full name, please? What shall I call you? Can I see your identification please? 200 Can you tell me where you are from? 第一部分 Now in this first part, I?d like to ask you some questions about yourself. 1. Let?s talk about… 2. I?d like to move on now to talk about … 3. Let?s move on to the topic of … 4. Let?s move on to the topic of … 第二部分 Now I?m going to give you a topic, and I?d like you to talk about it for one to two minutes. Before you talk, you?ll have one minute to think about what you?re going to say. You can make some notes if you wish. 201 Do you understand? Here?s some paper and a pencil, for making notes, and here?s your topic. ...... All right? Remember you have one to two minutes for this, so don?t worry if I stop you. I?ll tell you when the time is up. Can you start speaking now, please? ...... 第三部分 We?ve been talking about …… and I?d like to discuss one or two more general questions related to this. 202 Sports Useful words 场地表达 The playing area for football, rugby, hockey and cricket is called a pitch; For tennis, volleyball, basketball, squash and badminton it is a court; for golf it is a course. 裁判 Football, rugby and hockey have a referee but tennis, cricket and baseball have an umpire. 球类队形 He plays in attack. He is an attacker / striker. He plays in midfield. He is a midfielder. He plays in goal. He is a goalkeeper. He plays wide on the left. He is a wide player / winger. He plays in defence. He is a defender. 游泳形式 When I started to swim, I could only do freestyle. But later I learned 203 Breaststroke and backstroke. Now I am doing butterfly stroke which is the most tricky and energy-consuming style. 运动装备 Swimming-- swimming costume (women); trunks (men) Badminton-- racquet/racket; shuttlecock Golf-- club; golf ball table tennis bat; table tennis ball tennis racket; shorts; trainers/sneakers fishing rod; line football-- football boots/soccer shoes snooker cue; snooker table; snooker balls 204 Music Music genres classical describes music that is considered to be part of a long especially formal tradition and to be of lasting value. blues a type of slow, sad music, originally from the southern US, in which the singer typically sings about their difficult life or bad luck in love. rhythms and blues/R & B a type of popular music of the 1940s and 1050s which has a strong beat pop modern popular music, usually with a strong beat, created with electrical or electronic equipment, and easy to listen to and remember rock and roll/rock „n? roll jazz a type of modern music with a rhythm in which the strong notes are usually not 205 on the beat and which is usually improvised country popular music which is based on a type of traditional music from the western and southern US rap/hip-hop a type of popular music in which subject of the songs is often politics or society and the words are spoken rather than sung dance music a type of music with a strong beat that people dance to in a club funk a type of music, usually for dancing to, with a strong jazz-based rhythm and a tune that repeats itself gospel a style of religious music originally performed by black Americans reggae a type of popular music from Jamaica, with a strong second and fourth beat New Age music a type of music which is intended to produce a calm and peaceful state of 206 mind OST film music original sound track – 词汇积累 karaoke /,kær.i’??.ki/ lyrics Karaoke originally came from Japan. He writes the lyrics for most of his songs. melody His songs are always strong on melody. composer Beethoven and Schumann were leading Romantic composers. conductor Classical music is played by an orchestra which is led by a conductor. orchestra She is a cellist working in the city of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. 207 Singer-songwriter Phil Collins is a singer-songwriter, who writes and performs his own songs. 例句 Jay?s new album is Capricorn. The first track is my favourite, which I keep playing over and over again. I?ve just bought Cheong?s latest album. There?s a superb guitar solo right at the beginning. You?ll love it. I don?t like his new single much but it?s got such a catchy tone I can?t get it out of my head. I?ve heard that Backstreet Boys are going on tour later this year. They?re going to be playing at venues all round the country. I hope they do a gig somewhere 208 near here. I?d love to see them. He used to be the lead singer in a rock „n? roll band, but now he is a successful solo artist on his own way. Films Types of film cartoon / animated film cowboy film / western horror film science fiction / sci-fic action kung-fu / martial art 209 thriller comedy war film historical / epics musicals documentary suspense disaster film crime / gangster costume film romance / love story ethic film Categories of film/ mainstream independent / avant-garde / experimental big-budget film low-budget film original film Sequel silent?s talkies domestic film dubbed subtitled foreign-language film non-fiction Fiction feature film Serials black-and-white color 210 Useful words and expressions special effects The special effects in Star Wars are amazing. plot I got a bit confused. The plot was too complicated for me. performance Jodie Foster won an Oscar for her performance in Silence of the Lambs. star (v.) Titanic starred Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet. character The film revolves around three main characters. cast Anthony Hopkins heads the cast in this moving costume drama. trailer I saw a trailer for the latest Spielberg film. scene In the first scene, the camera moves slowly across the room. hilarious 6 This comedy is absolutely hilarious. I laughed all through it. on the edge The suspense had me on the edge of my seat. abrupt 211 The abrupt ending of this film confused me. film (v.) Schindler?s List was filmed in black and white. on location / set The Beach was mainly filmed on location / set in Thailand. farfetched The farfetched story of film has made it a total failure. gripping Harrison Ford protects an innocent boy who has witnessed a murder in this gripping thriller. punch line I love anything that makes me laugh. I just love to hear jokes and funny punch lines. based on Jurassic Park was based on a novel by Michael Crichton. dub I?d rather watch a film with English subtitles than on dubbed into Chinese. nominate The film has been nominated for three Oscars – best film, best actress and 212 best original screenplay. play a role Sean Connery played the role of James Bond for many years. convincing Ziyi Zhang?s performance in Memory of A Geisha was very convincing. theme song The theme song of Titanic – „My heart will go on? was brilliant. Games & Toys Games you played in the childhood hide-and-seek a children?s game in which a group of children hide in secret places and then one 213 child has to go to look for them hopscotch a game played by children, who throw a stone onto a set of joined squares drawn on the ground and jump on one leg and then on two legs into each square in turn to get the stone marbles a children?s game in which small round glass balls are rolled along the floor chase-and-tag / tag a game played by two or more children in which one child chases the others and tries to touch one of them the eagle and chicks an outdoor role-play game played by many children, with one child plays the role of eagle and tries to touch a child who plays the role of a chick follow-my-leader / follow-the-leader a children?s game in which one child is followed by a line of other children, who have to copy everything the first child does hoopla / ring toss 214 a game in which a ring is thrown so that it falls over an object blind man’s buff a children?s game in which one person has a cloth tied over their eyes and tries to catch the others jacks a children?s game in which you throw a ball into the air and try to pick up a number of small metal or plastic objects with the same hand before catching the ball again rope jumping / rope skipping a game played by people jump in and out to skip a rope leapfrog a children?s game in which a number of children bend down and another child jumps over them one at a time musical chairs a game in which children walk around a group of chairs while music plays. When the music stops they have to sit quickly on a chair, but because there is 215 always one fewer chairs than children, the child that is left standing must leave the game Toys you played in the childhood beanbag / sandbag a small bag filled with dried beans or sand which is used as a children?s toy doll a child?s toy in the shape of a small person or baby dollhouse a toy that is a very small house, often with furniture and small dolls in it. glove puppet / hand puppet a toy person or animal which has a soft hollow body so that you can put your hand inside and move its head and arms with your fingers hula hoop a large ring, usually made of plastic, which children play with by putting 216 it around their waist and moving their body so that it spins jack-in-the-box a children?s toy consisting of a box with a model of a person inside it which jumps out and gives you a surprise when the top of the box is raised kaleidoscope a tube-like toy that you look through to see different patterns of light made by pieces of colored glass and mirrors rattle a wooden device that when turned round and round produces a noise like a series of knocks 217 Food Cooking Methods 烹饪 smoke 熏 crush 压碎 stir-fry 炒 fillet (鱼)去骨、内脏、鳞 braise 焖 dress (鸡)去毛、内脏 stew 炖 cleaver 掰开 simmer 用文火慢炖 rince 冲洗 deep-fry 油炸 remove stems 去根 steam 蒸 scoop up 捞起 roast/bake 烤 pour starch sauce over 打芡 grill 直接用火烤 Flavor & Texture 口感和质地 pluck 拔毛 chewy 不易咀嚼的 peel 去皮 creamy 有奶油味的 shell 去壳 crunchy 易碎的 mash 捣碎 juicy 多汁的 dice 切成颗粒 fatty 多脂肪的 slice 切片 stodgy 粘稠的，不易消化的 cut / chop 切块 tough 嚼不动的 bone 去骨 revolting 令人作呕的 shred 切丝 bitter 苦的 mince 剁成细碎 bland 清淡的 218 fizzy 有气泡的 spicy 辣的 greasy 油腻的 sweet 甜的 salty 咸的 savoury 可口的(通常指咸味) sour 酸的 Flavor & Texture 口感和 质地 bitter 苦的 chewy 不易咀嚼的 bland 清淡的 creamy 有奶油味的 fizzy 有气泡的 crunchy 易碎的 greasy 油腻的 juicy 多汁的 salty 咸的 fatty 多脂肪的 sour 酸的 stodgy 粘稠的，不易消化的 spicy 辣的 tough 嚼不动的 sweet 甜的 revolting 令人作呕的 savoury 可口的(通常指咸味) 219 Describing a person Height & Build tall and slim medium height and build short and fat medium height and very muscular (approving of women) small and petite thin in an attractive way thin and healthy lean (of people) thin but strong, and wiry often able to bend easily tall and thin and tending to move Lanky awkwardly as a result (mainly disapproving) very thin skinny very thin Bony (especially of people) attractively Slim 220 thin describe a man who is sexually hunky attractive and usually big and strong extremely large enormous (especially of children) fat in a chubby pleasant and attractive way having a pleasantly soft rounded plump body or shape describe a person, especially a man, stocky whose body is wide across the shoulders and chest and who is short (especially of older people) quite stout fat and solid-looking, especially around the waist weigh too little and are too thin underweight used to describe something has an shapely attractive form, especially a woman?s body or parts of a woman?s body 221 Hair straight shoulder-length crew-cut spiky ponytail hair curly flat-top plait / brait Mohican / Mohawk 222 Wavy skinhead dreadlocks cornrow General appearance My next door neighbor is a middle aged woman. She?s very smart and elegant, always well-dressed; her husband is quite the opposite, very Bushy A double chin scruffy and untidy-looking. eyebrows Dimples Long/curly a chin dimple My cousin is a man of medium height and build in his mid-twenties. eyelashes Freckles He is high A regular face very handsome. Actually he is the only good-looking man in the family. cheekbones He?s inherited all the good things from his parents: big eyes, a pointed an angular nose face and good skin. My father is in his late fifties. He is a short and stout man with a pot 223 belly. He?s got small eyes and a big nose. He wears a pair of glasses. My father was a policeman. He used to be strong and quick but since he retired, he has put on much weight. My aunt is a petite woman who is about 155cm tall. She is 2 years younger than my mum. People often mistake my aunt for my mum. They both have the same pointed nose and high cheekbones. When I last saw my brother, he was a lanky eighteen-year-old with scruffy, long hair and a thin moustache that looked silly. He was shy. But now, I?ve just returned from two years study in America, he is absolutely gorgeous. He has become a huge guy. He?s broad-shouldered and big-boned. A boy has become a man. My friend Sara has always been a bit chubby. Over long vacations, she 224 ate lots of good food and got depressed because she was really overweight. So she went on a crash diet, lost loads of weight and started working out at the gym. She?s transformed. Now, she?s absolutely gorgeous with a very lovely Character Easy adjectives quiet fun funny nice smart stupid smart gentle loving shy friendly playful lazy clever rude noisy brave happy strong mean Medium difficulty adjectives patient careless selfish mature amusing faithful sincere cheerful aggressive outgoing stubborn independent 225 graceful intelligent optimistic reliable ambitious flexible sensitive punctual Difficult adjectives affectionate mischievous trustworthy treacherous pretentious lackadaisical assertive obstinate belligerent inquisitive extravagant reticent peculiar boisterous argumentative gregarious unprincipled discourteous obsequious intimidating Positive or negative? determined obstinate stubborn pig-headed thrifty / economical miserly mean tight-fisted self-assured self-important arrogant full of oneself assertive aggressive bossy original peculiar weird eccentric odd frank / direct / open blunt abrupt brusque curt broad-minded unprincipled permissive inquiring inquisitive nosy 226 generous extravagant innocent naive ambitious pushy Compound adjectives Tom was a curly-haired, sun-tanned, blue-eyed, rosy-cheeked, thin lipped, broad-shouldered, left-handed, slim-hipped, long-legged, flat-footed young man, wearing an open-necked shirt, brand-new, tight-fitting jeans and open-toed sandals. Sue was absent-minded, easy-going, good-tempered, warm-hearted and quick-witted if perhaps a little big-headed, two-faced, self-centred and stuck-up at times. absent-minded: forgetful big-headed: proud of oneself easy-going: relaxed two-faced: hypocritical good-tempered: cheerful self-centred: egotistical warm-hearted: kind stuck-up: snobbish quick-witted: intelligent My boss is very hard-working. He never leaves the office until after 9 o?clock. 227 My little sister is very outgoing. She?s made friends with everybody else in the class already. My friend Zhang is a very easy-going sort of guy. Nothing seems to worry him. The boy living next door to me is so cheerful that I?ve never seen him in a bad mood. Lee is so shy. I don?t think he?s spoken to any of the other students yet. Don?t expect him to put any money in the collection. He?s much too mean. I can?t believe her boyfriend?s so lazy. He just sits and watches TV all evening. She never thinks about anyone but herself. She can be a bit selfish. 228 I can?t understand why my girlfriend is such a moody girl. One minute life is wonderful and the next minute she?s in her room crying. I really don?t like Bob. He seems to think that he?s more important than anybody else. He certainly can be very arrogant. My uncle can be very amusing. He?s such good fun. He?s got a great sense of humour. It?s never boring to be with him. My friend loves parties. That?s because she likes to be the centre of attention. She?s very outgoing and sociable. My next door neighbour loves gossip. He always wants to know what everybody else is up to. I can?t understand why he is so nosy and inquisitive. What I like about my dorm mate Zhou is the way he listens to people and remembers small things about them. He?s so sensitive and thoughtful. Idioms describing people 229 a dark horse an underdog one who is not likely to win but someone who is usually expected does so unexpectedly to lose in a competition with someone else a gatecrasher one who attends a party/concert a grass widow without being invited/without a woman whose husband is often paying away on work, leaving her on her own a big shot an important or influential person a pain in the neck a real nuisance and most people can't stand him/her a whiz kid an exceptionally intelligent and innovatively clever kid a wet blanket someone who spoils the atmosphere or prevents others a chatterbox one who can't stop talking from enjoying themselves by being very boring and negative about everything a busybody / a nosy parker one who always meddles in other people's affairs a road hog 230 a very selfish and careless driver the road who takes more than his share of couch for several hours watching a lame duck someone powerless TV a wallflower a black sheep someone who is shy not so someone different from other sociable at the parties or other members of the family (not gatherings necessarily with a negative sense) a fair weather friend a friend who is with you only a chicken when everything is ok, and not a coward person when there are any problems or difficulties a party animal someone who enjoys going to the parties an early bird someone who wakes up or arrives early a couch potato someone who sits on a sofa or 231 232 PART ONE Sample Answers (These sample answers are for your reference only.) 2. Does your name have any special meaning? Well, I am not sure. I guess there is something special about it, but I never asked my grandpa this question. He is the person who gave me my name. Well, I don?t know. It?s just a very common girl name. Actually, I was somewhat annoyed back in high school. People always mistook me for another girl in my class who had exactly the same name. 3. Why do some people change their name? To be frank, I don?t know why but I can only assume that they are not very happy with their names given by others. They want to be in control of 233 everything in their life. 12. What are the advantages of studying instead of working? When studying, I only had to worry about my exams. But now, I have to worry about my unpaid bills, my mortgage and my children?s exams. 19. Do you agree that there should be a world language for everyone? Yeah, I can?t agree more. I really feel it?s a huge waste of time to learn a second language from other country when we can work out a way for everyone to speak the same language. I think Esperanto is a great idea. 21. Do you agree that people will get married even later in the future? Why? I strongly feel that people are on the way to that, but it?s 234 difficult to explain the reason. Maybe it?s probably the increasing geographic mobility that makes we feel we have more choices when it comes to dating and marrying, so we keep thinking we can find someone better than we have. Yes, I believe so. Personally, I think people marry later partially because of a decline in the belief of a firm and long-term commitment. What?s more, living together without getting married is no longer considered disgraceful by young people, so the question for them is “why should we get married if we can live together without a wedding?” 49. Do you have brothers or sisters? No. I don?t have brothers or sisters. Actually, I am the only child in my family. You know, most of the people about my age are the only child in their family, 235 which is mainly due to the birth control policy in China. 55. Do you prefer to live in a small family or in a large family? Well, I don?t really care whether it?s large or small, as long as I stay with my beloved family. Just as the saying goes, “You don?t choose your family. That?s the God?s gift to you, as you are to them.” It?s true that people living in a smaller family enjoy more mobility and independence, but if I get to choose, I would prefer a large family with relatives caring for, loving and supporting each other, which I think is more important to me. 60. Do you live in a flat or a house? Well, I live in a flat. It?s a kind of old building which has been converted into a six-floor flat house. And I live on the third floor. 236 64. Can you describe the community you live? I moved to my new apartment only about a year ago. My community is a relatively new residential area with several high-rises around. To be frank, I don?t even know my next-door neighbor. It seems that people all keep to themselves, which is not what I like about my community. 70. Why are holidays important to you? Having a holiday is taking a break. During holidays I can do something I really I want to do, say reading a book I didn?t finish 2 years ago or hanging around with friends to catch up things. 87. How has housework changed in your family in the past few years? Obviously, household chores are no longer for women exclusively. Men are increasingly aware of the significance of sharing housework 237 with their wives, which is beneficial for the family harmony. 88. What’s your favorite sport? I?m very into basketball, you know. I?m a huge fan of Michael Jordon. Playing basketball is a lot of fun. For example, you get to meet new friends. 89. Why is exercise good for you? It is without doubt that doing exercise can be very rewarding. It helps to control body weight, maintain strength and improve immunity. What?s more, doing exercise helps to develop co-ordination and team spirit. 99. Why do you think some people are very into extreme sports? I think the fear that drives many people away from the risks of extreme sports may be the same ingredient that keeps others coming back 238 for more. For some, life is all about adventures, risks and challenges. 106. Can we learn more from television or from books? Both are educational, I believe. Television appeals to young teenagers more, whereas books are attracted to older people. Personally, I?m more into reading. Just like what people say, “if you read a lot of books, you?re considered well-read; but if you watch a lot of TV, you?re not considered well-viewed. 121. What do you think are healthy foods? Vegetables, of course. All vegetables are naturally low in fat and full of vitamins, minerals and fiber. Actually, vegetables are a must on my diet. To be frank, I don?t really see the point of arranging foods into a “healthy food” class or an “unhealthy food” class. What we should realize is that it is our 239 choice of food and our eating habit that really matters. So I feel it is really unfair to describe pizza, chips and ice cream as junk food. Without them, eating seems to be less fun. 123. Can you consider why fast food restaurants in your town are popular? It?s true that fast food restaurants like KFC and McDonald?s are very popular here. They can be found on almost all high streets. I guess people are always ready to try some exotic foods from other countries. And these western fast food restaurants are clean, casual and comfortable, which have become fashionable social bases. 131. Can you consider the difference between men and women in their shopping habits? 240 Concerning shopping, I think men and women hold distinct attitude. For men, shopping happens when their socks wear out. However, women shop even if the wardrobes are full. Apparently, women?s desire to shop is endless and this is something men can never understand. 139. Is it helpful to teach music courses in high school? Certainly. It makes a good compensation for other courses like math and physics, which I think are very dull and boring. Singing together with my schoolmates is much more fun. 140. Are there any negative effects if children are taught to play a musical instrument? Well, it is hard to say. Personally, I believe that it is undoubtedly of great benefit to a child?s musical development. However, some 241 children who are forced by their parents to play a musical instrument don?t really think so. I guess they have their reasons. 149. How do the old people look at young people fashion? If you ask me, though I haven?t hit 50, I think a daringly fashionable miniskirt is always considered dangerously inappropriate by old people. But I can see why they have strong reaction. Once you hit 50, it is time to think twice about miniskirts. 151. What do you think of the fashion today? “Unexplainable” is the only word for me to explain fashion. But I do feel there are many people strongly influenced by it, otherwise there won?t be so many fashion victims walking on the streets, who wear 242 unreasonably expensive clothes but look perfectly ridiculous. 164. In what ways has tourism changed your country? I?m not so sure but by attracting more foreign visitors, tourism helps to boost economy and create more jobs. At the same time, in order to enhance the city?s image, the government pays more attention to the renovation and maintenance of the infrastructure. So tourism benefits not only individuals but a country as well. 168. What is the public transport like your town? I reckon the choices of public transport are sufficient here in the town. There are taxi, bus and subway which is a relatively newcomer. However, like most of the other big cities, traffic congestion was and is a serious problem. Now with 243 the government?s urge to revitalize automobile industry, the number of private cars is dramatically increasing, which makes the present problem even worse. 169. How do you think it could be improved? This is a question needing quite some consideration. As far as I?m concerned, what sounds more feasible at the moment is to discourage private car driving but to schedule more public transport like buses. 184. Can you consider any negative effects watching TV might cause? Undoubtedly, TV entertains people. However, TV violence is what worries parents most. In order to attract and hold audiences, TV violence has become so graphic that children may be more likely to behave in aggressive or harmful ways towards others. The effects of television seem to be more intensive on 244 younger viewers. The more time children spend watching TV, the less time they are spending doing other important activities like reading, getting exercise, being outdoors and talking with families. Consequently children have such problems like lower reading scores, obesity and poor physical fitness. 190. Do you think festivals are important for a country? Yes, I think so. Every country has traditional festivals. These festivals, apart from its religious importance, also help in creating social, cultural and emotional bonds among people. Besides, people get to have holidays during big festivals like Chinese New Year. 192. How do you compare the Chinese festivals with 245 the western festivals? As far as I know, western festivals are counted according to solar calendar, whereas Chinese festivals use lunar calendar. That?s why Chinese New Year is not the first day of the year on solar calendar. One another difference is that Chinese festivals are not as religious as the western ones. 196. Do you agree that weather could affect people’s mood or personality? I think so. From what I read in the book, when we are exposed to sunlight, our body makes lots of Vitamin, which produce a substance in the brain to affect our mood. If we don?t have enough of this substance, we can become depressed. I guess certain amount of sunbath makes us happier. 201. How do you usually make friends? 246 Frankly speaking, I?m not the sort of person who always takes the initiative to say hi to a total stranger. So most of my high school and college friends are either my next seat fellow or dorm mate. It is the geography that makes people and me much closer. 203. Do you think friends are important to your life? Certainly. Friends are not only those who we have fun with; they are the people we turn to for help. Besides, our relationships with friends partially determine our preferences, attitudes and values. Friends always share something in common. 206. What is the relationship between colors and personality? I firmly believe that different personality types are influenced by different shades of colors. I think those outgoing and enthusiastic 247 people prefer warm colors like yellow, peach and beige. For those sensitive and shy people, blue and purple are their favorites. 248 PART TWO Sample Answers (These sample answers are for your reference only.) Describe a person you like most in your family. Describe a family member you are close to. Describe a person who is similar to you in your family. Describe a person you admire. The person I like most in my family is my mother. My mum is a petite woman with short wavy hair. She is in her mid 40s but still looks quite young for her age. My mum works in a primary school. She teaches Chinese. She is very patient and gentle so the children in the school love her and so do the neighbor kids. When staying with young children, my mum always looks young and passionate. People all say that I look like my mum more 249 than my father. I have got my mother?s big eyes and high cheekbones. In many ways, we share many interests in common. We both like listening to pop music and watching comedies. On weekends, we often go shopping together. But we are also different. My mum fancies exotic plants and she loves gardening. Our balcony is always green throughout the year. But I have no idea about gardening, no interest at all. To me, my mum sometime is more like a friend. We share many things and do a lot of things together. She is very supportive and encouraging. She always gives me advice on my study and work but she never controls me. She lets me choose my own path in my life. So, yes, my mum is the one I like most in my family. Describe a person you admire. 250 Describe a family member you are close to. The person I admire is my father. My father is a stocky man of average height. He is in his mid fifties. He?s got small eyes and wears a moustache. He is also going a bit thin on top. In fact, he is going bald. My father is not attractive but he is the person who has always provided encouragement and support for my family. He displays strength and toughness but has never failed to express his love for me and my mother. He is very sincere and loyal to his friends and family. He is not a rich man but he has provided well for his family by working hard. My father has made huge sacrifices to save enough money to educate me through university and to buy a good apartment in the city centre. My father lives a small but valuable life. In my mind, he is a great man with many outstanding qualities. 251 Describe your family. I live in a big family. By saying “big”, I mean I live with my parents and grandparents. It?s not common nowadays to live with grandparents but I do enjoy it. My grandparents are very close. From the old pictures, I find that my grandmother was a very enchanting young lady. She and my grandfather get on like a house on fire, a very enviable couple. Looking at my grandfather, my father and me, you can see a strong family likeness there. We?ve all got the same big nose. I take after my father both in looks and character. A real chip off the old block. My mum always says I get my quick temper from my father. My father was a policeman before retirement. He used to be 252 strong and well-built, but now he has put on much weight and looks slightly tubby. Actually my grandparents have four children. My father is the youngest and he has two big brothers and an elder sister. They all live too far away from us so we very rarely see them. But we still gather together on some big holidays. Describe a teacher. My English teacher is about 30 years old. He is tall and thin, slightly tanned with a small brown mole on his left cheek. He?s got short frizzy hair without parting. He has small eyes and wears spectacles. He always wears a friendly smile. He doesn?t have a very appealing face, but he can capture your attention the first time you meet him. He has such great sense of humor and he seems to be able to make any plain words interesting. I 253 still remember a lot of funny jokes he told us in his class. Listening to his lecture is never a disappointment. Describe a person you work with. Describe your boss. I still remember the time I got my first job. My first boss was very impressive. He is a middle-aged man, well-groomed, clean-shaven and looks decent. He wears a pair of glasses. The first time I met him, he appeared to be nice and easy-going. But once I worked for him, I found myself totally wrong about him. Appearance can be really deceptive. He actually was a very tough man. He?s never generous to any mistakes, even to those teeny weenies. He was so unpredictable and unfathomable that you never knew what he was thinking about, which made him more intimidating. Apart from these, 254 he was still a good boss. He was a man with priority in order and I did learn to work efficiently and under pressure. There were some hard times working for him, but you could always feel the push and see your self-improvement. Describe a neighbor. There is a little girl and her parents living next door to my apartment. I got to know this little girl about three months after their moving in. I still remember that day when she found herself locked outside the door after school because she forgot to take keys with her. I invited her to my apartment and then we 255 knew each other. She is 11 years old. She always ties a ponytail with a ribbon on it. She is a lovely chubby girl with big eyes and bushy eyebrows. What she hates most about her face are the freckles all over her cheeks, although I find them really cute. She always complains to me about those brown spots and afraid that she has to wear heavy make-up when she grows up. It?s very funny 31 to listen to an eleven-year-old girl complaining about her appearance, which makes her sound mature for her age. She is very keen on fashion and her dream is to become a fashion designer. Describe a famous person/public figure/celebrity. Describe a person you admire. David Copperfield He is the greatest magician of our time. To me, he is a legend. David Copperfield has redefined magic as a performing art rather 256 than mere visual tricks. His performances are so amazing and so incredible that you cannot even believe your eyes. He vanished an airplane at the witness of astonished viewers. He successfully walked right through the Great Wall. He levitated himself across the Grand Canyon. To him, passion and imagination are everything. Just as he said, “The secret is to consider nothing impossible.” And one another reason why I am such a huge fan of him is that he is undoubtedly handsome. If I could imagine, I really want to know the secrets of his magic. Describe a movie star you like. Describe your favorite actor or actress. Tom Hanks I?m a huge fan of Tom Hanks. He is my favourite actor. The moment I got to know about him was from one of his most successful acting 257 in “Forrest Gump”. In the movie he played one of his best roles as a simple, decent and honest man whose body grew to maturity but remained a child in heart and spirit. Tom?s performance was very impressive. His brilliant acting made the character so convincing and memorable that I sometimes almost believed that Tom was playing himself in this movie. I always had the same feeling each time I enjoyed Tom Hank?s movie, “Philadelphia”, “Sleepless in Seattle”, “Saving Private Ryan”, “You?ve got mail”, “Cast away”, “Band of Brothers”. There is no doubt of his acting ability. And one another reason I am completely taken by him is that he is the epitome of a nice man, a strong willed and determined hero in men?s eyes, a lovable and charming man in women?s eyes. 258 Describe a character in a movie/book. Describe your favourite book. Describe a child you know. Describe your favourite movie. Harry Potter is an ordinary-looking boy, fair skinned, wearing glasses and carrying a strong British accent. He is no different from other boys in the school of Hogwarts. Walking in the crowd, it is even difficult to recognize him. The mark that made him someone not so ordinary is the scar on his forehead. Harry is an intelligent, brave and athletic boy who displays a strong curiosity and determination to uncover some big secrets and mystery behind his parents? death. I've never read a children's book that gripped my imagination or made me emotional so much. It seems to me that the books are 100% interactive - you find yourself smiling, being surprised and irritated, with the characters as you read their breath-taking adventures. Reading, the least-fun activity for many children has been redefined because of this boy. Nowadays, it is very popular for children as well as 259 their parents to read and talk about what happened in the books about Harry. It is amazing, isn?t it? Describe your favorite food. Jiaozi (Chinese Dumpling) I am going to say something about Cihnese dumpling, or Jiaozi in Chinese. Jiaozi (Chinese Dumpling) is a very traditional Chinese Food, which is essential during holidays like Chinese New Year especially in Northern China. It is a very delicious food. You can make a variety of Chinese dumplings using different fillings based on your taste and how various ingredients. Usually when you have Chinese dumpling for dinner, you will not have to cook anything else. The dumpling itself is good enough for dinner. This is one of the advantages of Chinese dumpling over other foods, though it may take longer to make them. 260 Making dumplings is really teamwork. Usually all family members join the work. Someone makes the filling; someone makes the dough and others roll skins. I am very good at rolling skins, which is the trickiest part. It is a lot of fun. Relatives catch up things when they are making dumplings. Children run all around, shouting and playing with each other. Recipes There are several stages. The first one is to make the dough. Put flour on a clear surface in a heap and pour water into it until it makes a flexible dough. Then you have to knead it for a while until it flexible and not too sticky. Then you go to the second stage which is to prepare the filling. It?s quite variable but usually finely minced pork and leek or whatever green vegetable is available. You have to chop the filling ingredients very fine on a 261 chopping board. And then you mix the vegetable well into the pork. Next, you go on to rolling out the skins. This is the tricky part. It?s best to get them pretty thin and roll out rough circles. The next move is to fill in dumpling. You only put quite a small amount of filling on the dough and then fold together the edges of the skin to form a half moon shape, and press the edges well together. It?s important to seal the edges well because otherwise the Jiaozi may lose their filling when you cook them. And the last stage is to cook them, or more precisely, to boil them in the water. When the dumplings float on the water, just scoop up them. And ready to eat. Don?t forget to have a dip in the vinegar or whatever sauce you like. Stuffed mushroom 262 This is a traditional German home dish. The main ingredients are medium-sized mushroom, pork and veal mince. Usually half pork and half veal, or as you like. If you can?t get them minced, of course, you have to buy the meat and mince it yourself. Then you peel and finely chop an onion and a couple of ginger slices. Put the meat, onion and gingers in a bowl, add a spoon of soy sauce, 3 teaspoons of cornflower, a pinch of sugar, salt and pepper, and mix well. Then you wash the mushrooms and remove the stems. Fill the cavity of the mushrooms with the meat stuffing and mound the filling in the center. When that?s done you melt some butter or other fat in an ovenproof dish and place the stuffed mushrooms in it. Cover the dish with a lid. Then bake in a moderate oven for 30 minutes. Then you remove the lid and bake the 263 dish for another 15 minutes. As soon as you take the mushrooms out of the oven, you drain off the juices in the pan. Ready to serve. Kung Pao Chicken I am going to describe a very famous Sichuan dish called Kung Pao Chicken, which is one of my favourites. Actually this dish is so famous that it is not long popular in China, it?s also highly recommended by many foreign friends I know. It tastes very delicious. If you prefer strong spicy taste, you will love it. The main ingredients are boneless chicken, red and green peppers, peanuts and chestnuts. This is how we usually cook Kung Pao Chicken. First of all, cut chicken into biteable pieces and then mix together with cornstarch, soy sauce and egg white in a bowl. Then in a separate bowl or plate, combine green peppers, chestnuts and celery and sit aside. The next move 264 is to heat the wok by pour a teaspoon of peanut oil. Stir-fry the red peppers until they are lightly brown. Then add chicken and stir-fry until the chicken is almost cooked through. Add the vegetables too and stir-fry for a few minutes. Add a pinch of soy sauce and heat for a few minutes to combine the flavours. The last thing is to sprinkle the peanuts over. Ready to serve. It is a very appetizing dish so it?s better to enjoy eating it over rice. Kung Pao Chicken is pretty universal in the Chinese restaurants so people eating out are keen to order this dish. Describe your favorite animal. Dog I love dog. Dogs are adorable animals. My dog?s name is Darcy and he?s a 2-year-old husky. It?s an interesting story how Darcy become one of the family. 265 Just before my 22-year-old birthday, my friends asked me what I wanted. I said how I wish I could have a pet dog. I didn?t take it serious because it was just a momentary thought and also it would could a fortune. But you know what, they chipped in and bought me a dog. And it?s Darcy. He is very energetic and smart. I have taught him a lot of tricks. He can play hide and seek. He knows how to fetch things if I tell him to. He does roll overs and can also stand on his hind legs. He wags his tail when he is happy. He always barks when somebody comes to the door. But sometimes he is over-friendly and throws himself to people. Sometimes he is very naughty. I don?t like it when I have to take him for a walk in the rain and then he jumps all over the sofa with his muddy paws. He loves to run and socialize with others. He is active as well. He is 266 able to run tirelessly for miles. When I?m walking him, it looks as if he is walking me. He?s so strong and quick that I feel I am all out, a good way to lose weight. Describe your favorite animal. Kiwis As you may or may not know, kiwi is the national bird of New Zealand – and sometimes New Zealanders themselves are known as 'Kiwis'. Now, while kiwis in the wild are a rare sight, the kiwi as a symbol is far more visible. Apart from being in toy stores and airport shops all over the world, you'll find them on our stamps and coins. The kiwi is the smallest member of the genus Apteryx which also includes ostriches and emu. It gets its name from its shrill call which sounds very much like this – kee-wee kee-wee. Kiwis live in forests or swamps and feed 267 on insects, worms, snails and berries. It's a nocturnal bird with limited sight and therefore it has to rely on its very keen sense of smell to find food and to sense danger, Its nostrils are actually right on the end of its long beak which is one third of the body length. Now here's an interesting fact. Although kiwis have wings, they serve little purpose because the kiwi is a flightless bird. Since white settlement of the islands, kiwi numbers have dropped from 12 million to less than 70,000 and our national bird is rapidly becoming an endangered species. This is because they?re being threatened by what we call introduced animals which were brought to New Zealand such as cats and ferrets which eat kiwi eggs and their chicks. Describe your favorite animal. Giant Panda 268 I?d like to say something about our national animal – giant panda. Pandas are famous for their black and white markings. The legs, shoulders, ears and oval patches around the eyes are black, and the rest of the coat is white. Pandas live in dense bamboo forests. They are good tree climbers and they can swim to escape predators. Different from the other bear species, the panda is the only herbivores in the family. Pandas feed mostly on bamboo but also eat flowers and even honey. Although it was once more widespread, today this rare species is limited to south-western China. The number of giant panda is decreasing mainly due to the loss of their natural habitat to the increasing human populations and periodic bamboo die-offs. Our government is taking efforts to save this kind of adorable animal. 269 Describe a game children play. The Eagle and the Chicks I am going to describe a very interesting Chinese game I played in my childhood. It is called 'The Eagle and the Chicks', which is a fun, easy to play and a perfect outdoor game for kids. This game needs at least five kids to start, and the more kids participating, the more fun it would be. Choose a kid as the eagle and another kid as the mother hen. The rest of the kids will be the chicks. In the game, the eagle tries to catch the last chick in the line so he or she will be no longer the eagle, and the mother hen tries to protect the chicks from the eagle. The chicks will line behind the mother hen one by one. The first chick behind the mother hen will hold on to her waist or cloth, the one behind the first chick will hold on the first, and so on. The eagle can catch the last chick by tagging, and 270 the mother hen can protect the chicks by spreading her arms shoulder high. When the chasing begins, the eagle is free to run anywhere to catch the chick. The mother hen will try to be in front of the eagle to protect the chicks. The eagle has to bypass the mother hen to catch the last chick and he will try to avoid any contact with the mother hen. To help the mother hen, the chicks will try to run out of the way of the eagle. The chicks don't have to be in the line all the time. They may run out of the line and play tag with the eagle. If the eagle catches the last chick, this round will be over and they switch roles for another round. Rubber Band Rope Jumping I?d like to say something about a game called rubber band rope jumping. Rubber band jumping was popular in my primary school which was 271 only for girls. This game can help children to practice their jumping skills, develop coordination, and also meet lots of friends. Rubber band jumping is a low cost game. We only need some rubber bands. We looped rubber bands together tightly until we had a larger one (One can select the length she likes). When we got three persons together, we could start our game. Here's how we played this special jump rope game. Two girls stood opposite each other and extended the rubber band. One player jumped and stood on one side of the rubber band, carrying the two sides together. Then she jumped again and made the two sides separate. After that she jumped again into the middle of the rubber-band and after that she jumped outside it. If we finished these steps without any mistakes, we started the next level. As 272 the game continued, the level of jumping got higher and higher. There were four jumping levels: ankle high, knee high, waist high, and under the shoulder. More and more girls tried to jump and we competed as teams. The game is fun. But it is kind of pity nowadays we very rarely see young girls playing this game. Hopscotch I want to say something about hopscotch, which I personally think is a pretty universal game around the world. Children always enjoy drawing grids on the sidewalk or on the ground and then jumping or hopping from one end of the grid to the other. I remember when I was a little boy, most afternoons I used to play hopscotch with my friends in our neighbourhood. There could be any number of players, which means I could even play by myself. But there were always 273 more fun with more kids. A stone was the only object we needed to play it. First of all, someone drew on the ground rectangles or squares arranged side by side with a figure in it. To play this game, each player had to hop to the first rectangle, then to the second one and them to the third one and so on. After reaching the last number with the last grid, the player had to turn around still on one leg and hop back from the last number to the first one. While hopping, the player must not step on the line between the rectangles, and must keep his balance. If, for instance, the player?s other leg ( the one which is lifted) touches the ground, the player then fails. Describe your favourite movie. You’ve got mail. I am a huge fan of love story. One of my favourite movies is “You?ve got mail”, 274 staring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan, who have successfully proven their popularity in another equally romantic and hilarious comedy, “Sleepless in Seattle”. Tom Hanks is playing one of his least-agreeable characters, Joe Fox, part owner of the Fox Book Superstore chain. He is a cold businessman who puts the competition out of business without a second thought. Kathleen Kelly, on the other hand, is pure Meg Ryan. She owns a small children?s bookstore called “the shop around the corner”, finds herself in direct conflict with Joe, whose nearby superstore is stealing all of her customers by seducing them with discount and free gifts. They are business rivals in the real world, but fall for each other in the online chat room. If you are a fan of “Sleepless in Seattle”, you will almost certainly fall in love with the similar-yet-different nature of the 275 production. Describe your favourite movie. Saving Private Ryan When I first saw it in theatres, I can remember walking out of the theatre thinking that it would easily win the Best Picture Oscar. There wasn?t a doubt in my mind. And I am right. The movie stars Tom Hanks, of course, as captain John Miller, a man who must find Private James Ryan behind enemy lines. Why? His three brothers were killed in action, and as the only surviving son in his family, he?s being sent home. So Miller, along with his group venture deep into the heart of combat, questioning why they are there and having to find the answers within themselves. There are some of the most intense battle scenes ever put on film. But it goes along with the theme of the movie “war is hell”. 276 Describe an important city in your country. Shanghai Geographic region Lying at the gateway to the Yangtze River on the middle of China's East Coast, Shanghai is the largest economic and trade center, a comprehensive industrial base and the leading port in China, as well as a famous historical and cultural city with a total population of more than 16 million. History Shanghai used to be merely a small fishing village. After the first Opium War, the British named Shanghai a trading port, forcing the city's opening to foreign involvement administered by the British, French and American independent of Chinese law. Each colonial presence brought with its own culture, architecture and society. Thus began a mixing of cultures that shaped 277 Shanghai's openness to Western influence. Climate Shanghai has a delightful climate with four distinct seasons, generous sunshine and abundant rainfall. It belongs to the northern subtropical monsoon climate. The rainy season mainly come during the end of June and the early July. The weather is at its best in September and October, with a good chance of sunny days and mild temperatures. Winters can drop well below zero and summers are hot and humid with temperature as high as 40 centigrade. It very rarely snows here in Shanghai but the winter fog is quite frequent and the visibility in the morning can be rather poor. Attractions Shanghai is also a famous tourist destination with more 278 than 300 tourist attractions. The Bund, Yu Garden, Jade Buddha Temple, ancient pagodas and temples in ancient towns of Longhua have been always the major scenic spots in Shanghai for tourists from home and abroad. Relying on these traditional scenic spots, some large-scale festivities held during holidays, including the Bell-striking at Longhua Temple, the Temple Fair in Longhua, Shanghai Osmanthus Festival, Huangpu Tourism Festival and Open-air Concert on square, have been attracting an increasing number of domestic and foreign tourists and enriching the cultural life of Shanghai residents because of their strong folk colors. In addition, a number of tourist attractions with modern flavor, like the Oriental Pearl TV Tower, Shanghai Museum, Shanghai Library, Shanghai Stadium and Shanghai Grand Theatre, were built in recent 279 years. Describe your hometown/your favorite city. Shanghai Shanghai is one of the world's largest cities, and is in some ways more like New York than Beijing. Lying at the estuary of the Chang Jiang (Yangtse) River, it is the centre of China's trade and industry. Shanghai is a densely populated city with almost 16 million people. Like many other international cities, Shanghai is a cosmopolitan trading port, with people from different parts of the world living 38 and working together. I enjoy the urban lifestyle I lead here, and make the most of the superb amenities, ranging from the excellent shops to some of the best restaurants in the world. In the evenings and at weekends there are always cultural events, with such diverse attractions as 280 operas, dramas and exhibitions. It is difficult to get bored. Of course, living in a city like this has its disadvantages as well. For a start, the cost of living can be very high, renting an apartment, for example, is very expensive. And as the city is expanding, there are a lot of building sites where new apartments are continually being built to deal with the urban sprawl and the rural-urban migration of population. Describe a museum. Shanghai Museum Shanghai Museum has a rich collection of 120,000 valuable antique items. It is especially famous for its treasures of bronzes, ceramics, Chinese calligraphy and traditional paintings. Shanghai Museum is a must-see for foreign visitors to Shanghai. The new 281 museum building was erected at the very center of Shanghai in September 1994. Its unique architectural form of a round top with a square base, symbolizing the ancient Chinese philosophy that the square earth is under the round sky, is a distinguished architectural combination of traditional feature and modern spirit. The new Shanghai Museum has ten special galleries of bronze, calligraphy, ceramics, furniture, jades, minority art, paintings, sculpture, seal carvings, coins and arts and crafts. Shanghai Museum has installed advanced security and fire alarm systems, educational services, a computerized library and an automation system. Besides this, Shanghai Museum has facilities for multimedia guide, an information center, a High Definition Graphics system, an audio tour, the lecture room equipped with a system of spontaneous 282 interpretation. Describe a museum. Museum of Anthropology I just came from Vancouver and I must say I had a fantastic time. There?s so much to see and do in the city. But if you get a chance to go there, there?s one place you mustn?t miss, and that „s the Museum of Anthropology. It was certainly one of the highlights of my time in Canada. The museum was actually established way back in 1949 and these days it?s one of the most popular in Canada. It?s worth going there just to see the building, in fact, because it?s stunningly modern and dramatic – it?s hard to believe it was built back in 1976. One very good thing is that the museum?s all on one floor, which makes it easily accessible for wheelchairs. Another plus is that it?s in the 283 most beautiful setting, overlooking the sea. And inside, you can see archaeological material from all over the world. It?s not a large museum, so it?s quite easy to find your way around. When you 39 arrive, you come into an entrance lobby with a small shop on the right, where you can buy guidebooks and some interesting souvenirs. Then, if you walk straight ahead, you?ll go down a sloping ramp until you come to a kind of crossroads with an information desk. It?s worth spending a few minutes there, „cos the staff are very helpful and you can pick up various useful maps and leaflets. If you turn right, you?ll eventually come to the theatre. Describe Chinese Traditional Architecture/an old building Si He Yuan 284 (Beijing Courtyard/quadrangle: a compound with houses around a square courtyard) A small or medium-size siheyuan usually has its main or only entrance gate built at the southeastern corner of the quadrangle with a screen wall just inside the prevent outside from peeping in. A notable feature of the courtyard house is that the complex is fully enclosed by buildings and walls. There are no windows on the outside walls, and usually the only opening to the outside is through the front gate. Such a resident offers space, comfortable and quite privacy. It is also good for security as well as protection against dust and storms. Grown with plants and flowers, the court is also a sort of garden. All the quadrangles, as product of feudal society, were built in accordance with a strict set of rules from their size and style one could tell whether they belonged 285 to private individuals or the powerful and rich. One of the most striking aspects of Chinese domestic architecture is the practice of making houses face south. My Dream House Let's pretend money is no object and build the home of our dreams. My design begins with the overall structure of a three-storey house. I love pavilion style roof. Beneath the roof is a cozy attic, where I can enjoy my private time, reading, meditating or whatsoever. I would have as many windows as possible, which are designed to make the rooms bright and ventilated, although I guess the cleaning and upkeep of these windows could be demanding. The sitting room is spacious, with huge closets, bookcases and lots and lots of room storage. I want the ceiling shaped like a dome with a 286 big crystal ball lamp hanging on the top. There must be a huge balcony with a great view to look out of, say a huge green park or the sea. And there have to be a French window to accompany it. Maybe I am thinking wild but I do think the surroundings must match my dream house. The bedroom is on the second floor. I don?t like the smell and touch of paint, which looks dull and cold so I would use wallpaper, the light pink colour. And there must be a lot of cushions. I love cushions. They are warm and soft. 40 I would want my house to be friendly, a nest where my friends could come and relax and enjoy. And I would like a huge front porch with a swing and room enough to have tea in the afternoon. 287 Describe a restaurant / a coffee bar you like most. This restaurant is not eye-catching. It is actually in the middle of several rows of residential houses, kind of isolated. However, it is still quite popular among the local community and most of the customers are regulars. The first word bumped into my mind when I stepped into this restaurant for the first time was “nostalgia”. There is a big old rusted gramophone in the centre and on the walls there are many black-and-white pictures of Shanghai in the early 20th century. In the evening, the candles are used instead of lamps. And the uniforms of the waitresses are cheongsam. Everything looks so unusual and you are like going back to the history. This restaurant serves a wide selection of food from Shanghai local ones to exotic western cuisines like sushi and pizza. One major reason why I 288 recommend this restaurant is that the food portion is very generous but the price is reasonable. I love the seafood and the snacks. Their service is also very impressive. The waitresses are efficient and friendly. It's also a cozy enough nook to sit in and play chess or get that necessary fix of caffeine while hanging with friends. The restaurant owner is a woman in her 40s. She has long wavy hair and a very attractive face… Describe an emblematic building Oriental Pearl TV Tower The Broadcasting & Television Tower of Oriental Pearl is the world's third tallest TV tower after the 553-meter CN Tower in Toronto and the 535-meter Moscow TV Tower. It is situated in the Pudong New Area, facing off the classic beauty of 289 the Bund. With a giddy height of 468 meters, the tower is Shanghai's landmark and a big magnet for tourists. Every visitor will undoubtedly be overwhelmed by its beauty. The designers magically designed eleven beautiful spheres of various sizes and three big columns together to represent pearls (as in "Shanghai, Pearl of the Orient"). The sightseeing floor is 263 meters high and it is the best place to get a bird's eye-view of Shanghai. When it is sunny, it is really relaxed and happy to have the distant views of Shanghai. In the upper sphere, there are also the Revolving Restaurant, the Disco Hall, the Piano Bar and twenty KTV rooms. The Restaurant revolves one circle an hour. Every Saturday evening, an open-air performance is held on the terrace under the Oriental Pearl TV Tower. The program offers mostly 290 acrobatics, singing and dancing. The Oriental Pearl Tower is a multi-functional establishment satisfying various needs in tourism, dining, shopping, entertainment, boarding and Audio & Video Broadcasting. It has already become one of the symbolic buildings and tourism resorts in Shanghai and is honored as one of the best views in Shanghai. 291 Library The library I?m going talk about is renmin university library, which equipped with the most advance information system in china. The library having over 6 hundred thousand books, and it?s been divided into 16 different categories. Moreover, the library also contain 5 computer rooms, there are about 200 sets of desktop computers per room. When you enter, you will find 10 touch screen computers in the lobby. They are for users to search the books in the library. It?s like a database with all the book name from the library in it. Considering all the excellent books that you can find, you will find it a real bargain to spend a day in this library. You can find from the latest scientific journals to document from 8 decades ago. Or even fashion magazine. No matter you are a student or not, you could always find what you want in this library. What I don?t really satisfy about this library is that the library should provide more study area for student, cos? it seem like you just can never find a seat without waiting. What?s more is the lighting system; I do feel the library?s light is a bit too bright for reading. 292 Toy As a boy who grew up in the 80?s, I just could not forget the craze for Nintendo GAMEBOY shared by this generation. Even till this day, many kids still like to show off before their peers if they are lucky enough to get it as a birthday gift. thLuckily, I got one on my 10 birthday. It?s a portable game console with black and white LCD display. Use 4 double A batteries. Mine was yellow, it was a limited edition. Of course, it?s made in Japan, you know, Japanese guys good at making games. To be honest, I had so much fun from that Game boy, speaking of which, Super Mario and pocket monster are my favorite games. I spend days and nights on it just trying to get to the next level. you know, kids and games, they can?t never get enough of it. Game boy was the best toy at that time. If you often worry about the risk and potential harm of ordinary toys for children, portable game console shall free you totally from this concern. With well-chosen Game materials, it provides a real fun time for children. Because of that Game boy, playing video game became one 293 of my interest. After that, Play station, Xbox, you name it. But I still kept that very first Game boy of mine, ?cos it contains so much memory of my childhood. 294 Old person My mother is my idol. She is a slim woman with medium height and long curly hair. She has a pair of watery eyes. Once you see her witty smiles, you can?t help being attracted by her charming personality that seems contagious to people around her. She is always full of energy and never gives up whenever she encounters difficulty. Every time she walks in, she brings a strong feeling of youthfulness, quite sub-consciously though and that gives all the people around a sense of energy and passion. She is a person who has a passion for the cooking. My Mum was an actress and she usually busy a lot. However, she is still willing to do some cooking for our family. Sometimes, she will even spend all her spare time on researching receipt online. She believes that anything is possible, and where is a will, where is a way. That is the reason why I love my mother so much. Teenagers 295 Teenagers are the future of our country , and I happen to meet one who left me the most unforgettable memory. He is my mate when I was at school, named J. I can not say he is that kind of person who can attracts me at the very first sight by the appearance, but his optimistic attitude towards life and the common ground we share do matter. Actually he is the one who very patient and considerate to his friends and studying. We share a lot in common. We both like playing basketball, for YaoMing and Shark are our favorite idol. Every game they play must be our cup of tea. Sometimes we like going to concert to listen to the music. How comfortable and relaxed the life would be if I am with him. J is not only a good friend of mine but also a hardworking person. He makes everything done well ,such as planting flowers, laundering clothes, and cleaning in order to let us live in a most wonderful, cozy place on earth. What impresses me most is that he likes encouraging people like me who feel discouraged when facing troubles. His word “tomorrow is another day” always lingering in my mind and burying in my heart. 296 In my mind ,he is the perfect teenager that I have ever seen in my life. We spend a lot of happy moment together . Even though now we are apart for the time being , our hearts and soul are still tightly connectly. 297 Quotation Name quotation What?s in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet. -William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet Family quotation You don?t choose your family. That is the God?s gift to you, as you are to them. Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family. Blood is thicker than water. You can pick your friend but not your family. Sports / exercise quotation If only Hitler and Mussolini could have a good game of bowls once a week, I feel that Europe would not be as troubled as it was. Those who think they have not time for bodily exercise will sooner or later have to find time for illness. 298 Food / diet quotation You are what you eat. Tell me what you eat. I?ll tell you who you are. Vegetables are a must on a diet. The belly rules the mind. Movie quotation Don?t judge a book by a movie. Why should people go out and pay money to see bad films when they can stay home and see bad television for nothing. Photograph quotation Buying a camera doesn?t make you a photographer. It makes you a camera owner. A great photograph is a full expression of what one feels about what is being photographed in the deepest sense. Television quotation Television has proved that people will look at anything 299 rather than each other. I find television to be very education. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go to the other room and read a book. If you read a lot of books, you?re considered well-read. But if you watch a lot of TV, you?re not considered well-viewed. Music quotation Without music life would be a mistake. Music?s the medicine of the mind. Music is the universal language of mankind. Music expresses feeling and thought, without language; it is above and beyond all words. Housework quotation I think housework is the reason most women go to the office. Reading / book quotation You are what you read. 300 A room without books is like a body without a soul. A wonderful thing about a book, in contrast to a computer screen, is that you can take it to bed with you. No entertainment is so cheap as reading, nor any pleasure so lasting. I find television to be very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go to the other room and read a book. If you read a lot of books, you?re considered well-read. But if you watch a lot of TV, you?re not considered well-viewed. Travel quotation The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page. Animal quotation Animals are such agreeable friends – they ask no questions, they pass no criticisms. 43 To save animals is to save human being from committing 301 suicide. Friendship quotation A loyal friend laughs at your jokes when they?re not so good, and sympathizes with your problems when they?re not so bad. A friend is the man who knows all about you, and still likes you. If a friend is in trouble, don?t annoy him by asking if there is anything you can do. Think up something appropriate and do it. 302