一、地点类话题分类
地点类能够分为两大类:Buildings、Places和Scenic spots。 Buildings常考的话题有Describe a library、Describe a museum、Describe a building in your university、Describe a monument in your city、Describe you ideal house等。
Places常考的话题有 Describe a restaurant、Describe a shopping center、Describe a street、Describe a hotel、Describe a city you visited、Describe a place with water等。
Scenic spots常考的话题有Describe a history place、Describe a natural beauty、Describe a river or lake等。
二、地点类思路分析
1. Buildings
Describe a library
You should say:
What type of library it is
Where it is
What the benefits are
And explain why you like it
Buildings类的话题能够从地点(国内国外、城市乡村、市区郊区等)、外部结构(高低层、现代传统建筑)、内部陈设、功能、个人经历的角度来描述。常用的词语有square(正方形)、cube(立方体)、rectangle(长方形)、circle or sphere(圆形或者球体)、the wave(波形)、curvilinear form(曲线形)。
2. Places
Describe a restaurant where you often go to
You should say:
What the restaurant is
Where it is
Why you often go there
And explain what is special about this restaurant
Places类的话题能够从地理位置、环境、特色食品、服务和价格的角度来描述。
3. Scenic spots
Describe a spot you have travelled
You should say:
Where it is
When you go there
What special features it has
And explain why you want to talk about it
Scenic spots类的话题能够从位置、特色(民俗民风、建筑、环境等)以及自己的特殊经历来描述。
三、口语素材
1. The Great Wall of China designed specifically as a defense against nomadic
tribes,has large watchtowers that could be called buildings.
2. The Forbidden city in Beijing served as the seat of imperial power during the Ming and Qing dynasties. It is the world’s largest palace complex,covering about 183 acres and including 9,999 buildings.
Restaurants range from unpretentious lunching or dining places catering to people working nearby,with simple food served in simple settings at low process, to expensive establishments serving refined food and wines in a formal setting.
Restaurants often specialize in certain types of food. For example, there are seafood restaurants,vegetarian restaurants or ethnic restaurants.
常用到的词汇/短语:
Fancy: 经营高档商品的
Posh:高档的,第一流的
Classy:高级的,有气派的
Impeccable:无可挑剔的
Discount:打折
…% off:打几折
On sale:特价销售/大减价
Special offer:特别优惠
Clearance sale:清仓大甩卖
Bargain:便宜货/讲价
Voucher/coupon:优惠券
Buy one and get one free:买一赠一
Complaint:投诉
Online shopping:网络购物
Return/refund:退货
Beautiful scenery of lakes and mountains:湖光山色
All flowers are in bloom:百花齐放
A world of shimmering green hills and clear water:碧水青山
Towering and magnificent:宏伟挺拔的
Exotic flowers and herbs:奇花异草
四、地点类口语范例赏析
例1:Describe a restaurant where you often go to
You should say:
What the restaurant is
Where it is
Why you often go there
And explain what is special about this restaurant
例2:Describe a hotel where you lived
Where the place is
When you went there
Why you wanted to go there
Whom you went with
And explain why you wanted to talk about this hotel
大家能够自己先来构思一下答案,组织一下语言,甚至不妨写下来。然后再看视频中对这两个话题的解析和范文赏析。
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