Part 3考什么?
与Part 1简短、直接的风格不同,Part 3要求考生能够与考官展开讨论(discussion)并且能回答出一些相关的细节。用《哪吒》里敖丙的话来说就是在Part 3部分,“细节决定成败”。British Council官方对于Part 3的答题结构要求请看p. 295。
以下题目都是近期在亚太考区出现的Part 3真题。
● What do you think is a healthy lifestyle?
(思路提示:have a balanced diet/eat plenty of fruit and vegetables/drink 8 glasses of water a day“一天喝8杯水”是英国国家医疗体系NHS提出的健康生活标准之一/exercise regularly/get up and go to bed on time)
● What are the differences between modern buildings and traditionalbuildings?
(思路提示:traditional buildings are more eco-friendly 更有益于环保的/traditional buildings look more attractive 更有吸引力的/modern buildings are taller and stronger/modern buildings lack character 缺乏个性特色)
● What are the differences between fresh food and canned food?
(思路提示:fresh food is rich in fiber(纤维)and vitamins/fresh food tastes better/canned food takes less time to prepare and cook)
● How do TV programmes affect education?
(思路提示:some TV programmes are fun and enjoyable/they can provide young people with a variety of(多种多样的)useful information/on the other hand, many TV programmes contain violent images/young people tend to copy what they see on TV)
● What do you think of giving children gifts when they behave well?
(思路提示:That's like a reward for their good behaviour./On the other hand, children may be spoiled if adults always do that/it would be better to reward children with words than with gifts)
● What's your idea of success?
(思路提示:It can be anything I really try hard to do./anything that can give me a sense of achievement/even as ordinary as cooking a nice meal for my family or friends/some people are very ambitious and always try to achieve success in their studies or careers)
● Who can give good advice to us?
(思路提示:our parents/our teachers/our friends/people who have had similar experiences/people who really care about us)
● How can we solve the problem of global warming?
(思路提示:control the number of cars/improve public transport/encourage adults to cycle to work/encourage children to walk to school)
● What are the differences between individual sports and team sports?
(思路提示:We are more focused when we do individual sports such as jogging and swimming./Individual sports can give us a strong sense of achievement./Team sports can improve our teamwork skills./Team sports are more fun because we communicate with and work closely with our teammates./We share the joy of winning with our teammates.)
Part 3的答案结构请参考Day 9。需要注意的是:Part 3的题目不管听起来多么怪异(weird),也没必要把答案想得太“深邃”(profound)了。请牢记:雅思口语的高分答案毕竟也还是口语(spoken English),而不是写作(written English)。
用British Council的官方建议来说就是,“Remember this is a test of English conversation.”