9分口语这么说,“物品类”话题轻松拿下!
烤鸭们都知道,雅思口语最常见的话题之一就是物品类的话题,它涉猎很广,从艺术品、照片,到一件配饰,甚至电子产品,包含了我们生活中各方面的物品。目的很简单,就是考察童鞋们观察生活、了解生活的程度,以及对客观存在的事物进行描述的能力。而我们恰巧欠缺的是对物品细节的观察和描述,从而让听者感到茫然,没有重点。试想一下你在一家咖啡店打工,当一个顾客询问你关于某种蛋糕的情况时,如果仅有简简单单的一句“It’s sweet and very delicious.”是根本无法打动人的,顾客很可能直接忽略掉你的回答并且掉头就走。而此时,你更需要的是向顾客详细地描述一下它的口味,里面添加了什么值得一提的材料,比如加了葡萄干还是巧克力豆,还有吃到嘴里首先会有什么感觉,之后又会怎么样,这些细节加起来会完美呈现一块蛋糕的特色,而你的顾客则可能会因为你的描述中有某些他本身喜欢的东西而决定多买一块。当然如果在考试中,烤鸭们可视情况而决定到底应该描述到哪种程度。Anyway,童鞋们的回答中都要包括细节和重点,以及必不可少的与生活的联系。下面小雅哥就来为大家实例分析一个物品类话题:something you saved money to buy~~~
Describe something that you saved money to buy
You should say:
What it was
How long it took you to save enough money to buy it
Why you wanted to buy this thing
And explain how you felt when you bought it
[一看到这个题目,重要的事情说三遍:过去时,过去时,过去时!!!]
I have saved money to buy a lot of things that I have always wanted but there’s one item that instantly came to my mind and I would like to tell you about this particular item. To purchase a digital camera for my younger sister I had to save money for about 6 months. It was a Canon SLR camera that I knew she had a great desire to purchase. Since she is still in her college, it was really difficult for her to buy such an expensive camera.
[开头用一个长句表明: 我存钱买过很多东西,但是有一个东西刚刚立刻出现在了我的脑海里,我想给你说说这个特别的东西。童鞋们有木有觉得这样说比干巴巴的I would like to tell you…要生动很多呢~ 这个句型学起来~。然后大致的介绍一下说这个东西是什么,给谁买的,存钱存了多久,为什么要买这个]
After I found a part time job, I planned to buy it for her. I wanted her to be happy with the camera and that’s the primary reason I wanted to buy it. I knew she has a talent in photography and that’s why I wanted her to have a good camera so that she gets inspired. After I went to some branded camera shops, I found that the camera would cost me a bit more than what I would be able to afford. As I have joined a part time job at that time, it was not easy for me to instantly get the camera for my sister. Then I planned to save money for few months and then purchased it. I had to save money for 6-7 months and then I had been able to actually buy it.
[在我找到了一个part-time job以后,我就开始计划买这个相机。我想让我的妹妹感到开心是我买这个相机的初衷。童鞋们有木有发现I wanted (who) to be happy with the (item) and that’s the primary reason I wanted to buy it.是个非常好的句型呢~ 任何物品话题我们都可以这样说~之后进一步的说明购买原因,我的妹妹的摄影方面非常有才能,可是相机的价格又比我能承受的价格要高,所以我不能立马买得起,得存6-7个月的钱才行。这一段有许多native的表达,比如:get inspired, branded camera shop, 烤鸭们快快收了它们吧~~]
Giving presents or surprise gifts to someone we care is more exciting and blissful than purchasing it for ourselves. As her elder brother I wanted to give her the camera so that she becomes happy. I also wanted her to continue her hobby of photography which was quite tough without a good quality camera. For these reasons it was very important for me to purchase her the camera.
[第一句童鞋们可以背下来哦~任何礼物话题都能用这一句,能让我们的口语增色不少哦~~给我们在乎的人送礼物或者惊喜是比给我们自己买还要感到激动和喜悦的~~~作为她的哥哥,我想她开心并且继续她的爱好~hobby of photograph which……这里的定语从句也让语法更加多样性~]
Overall, I felt pretty proud and excited to get it for her. It was an incredible feeling that words don’t even begin to describe it! After all, I helped my sister to achieve outstanding academic grades due to those fantastic photos that she has been taking using the camera I bought it so I feel really proud and helpful.
[最后做出总结,说明自己对这个事情的感受:自豪和激动。It was an incredible feeling that words don’t even begin to describe it! 这句也通用于任何令人激动的感情~~~最重要的是,我还因为这个相机帮我妹妹取得了很好的成绩,这让我感到我非常的自豪和helpful~~~]
Tips: 上面这个话题应该对大家来说应该都不难,因为我们有很多选择,我们可以说任何在以前买过的东西,但是记得要highlight一下我们买这些东西是因为: [以下的原因跟我们的model answer不一样,烤鸭们可以根据自己的情况get the idea!!!~~~]
It would be very helpful for you....
You had a passion on that and you want to buy it.....
It would be very useful for you and for your family....
It would bring you some opportunities...
It is a luxury item that you wanted to own for a long time.... etc.
烤鸭们可以提到的物品有:
1. A cell/ mobile phone电话;
2. A Laptop电脑;
3. A personal Car汽车;
4. A Book by a favorite Author最喜欢的作者写的书;
5. An electronic device电子设备;
6. A house/ apartment/ flat房子;
7. A bicycle自行车;
8. A household appliance家用电器;
9. A musical instrument乐器;
10. A sport instruments体育器材;
11. A share of a company股票;
12. A machinery device for business use商用机器设备;
13. A paint or portrait画;
14. A rare antique item稀有古董等…
物品类话题还有个更重要的原则!!套用原则!!
上面提供的model answer不仅可以回答‘something you saved money to buy’还能回答以下题目:
1. Describe something you recently bought.
2. Describe something you want to purchase.
3. Talk about a luxury item you want to buy.
4. Talk about a household appliance you want to buy.
5. Describe what you would buy if you have a lot of money.
烤鸭们只需要稍微在故事情节上做一点点改动即可!让考官听不出你套题的痕迹~~怎么样~童鞋们有木有觉得一通百通呢~~~