2015年05月13日 英才教育悉尼站
最近一次考试在上周六落下帷幕,真的是考的悲痛,没考的窃喜。5月不愧是变题月,口语都出现了新题,以下是具体分析,后面要考试的同学,仔细看起来。
总体上看这次的新题都是在旧题的基础上换形式出现,属于完全新的题数不多,基本都可套用旧题素材。
Person:
1、Describe someone you know who dresses well.
You should say:
who this person is;
how you got to know this person;
what he or she usually wears;
and explain how you feel about the way he or she dresses.
素材:可与旧题describe a traditional dress 结合
高分点:掌握与衣服种类,款式,质料和颜色等的词汇,对时尚描述的词汇。
2、Describe a person you know who speaks a foreign language well.
what foreign language he or she knows;
how often he or she uses this language;
and explain why you think this person can speak this language well.
素材:英语老师,或身边懂中文的外国人,用具体事例突显此人的外语能力,或强调ta练习外语的过程
高分点:添加语言能力的描述,从发音(pronunciation), 词汇,语义(semantic level),到文化背景等。
Place:
1、Describe a café or restaurant that impresses you.
where it is;
how often you go there;
what kind of food they serve there;
and explain why you like to eat at this place.
素材:此题为旧题,可参照题目有 describe a cafe/a time when you invite your friends/family have a meal
2、Describe a park or garden you like to visit.
what it looks like;
what you always do there;
and explain why you like to go there.
素材:旧题,可套用的素材有a historical place you’ve been to(Summer Palace)
3、Describe a place where you can read or write (not your home).
what you usually do there;
and explain how you feel about this place.
素材:旧题新出,可用的素材有图书馆/咖啡店/公园
4、Describe a place where you like to go and relax (not your home).
what it is like;
how you spend time there;
and explain why you feel relaxed there.
素材:可与以上3道题目一起准备,或合并上季题目a colourful place
Object:
1、Describe a paid job you or someone you know did.
what job it was;
when and where you or this person did the job;
how long the job lasted;
and explain why you or this person chose to do this job.
素材:可对自己的工作描述,part-time/full-time/internship(must be paid), 最好用工作上曾 经发生过的意见印象深刻的事情作为事例放入描述中,解释自己/他人为什么选这项工作。
高分点:工作领域的词汇,工作性质的描述,对自己对工作的体会和感受的描述
2、Describe a change that will improve your local area.
what the change is;
why the change is needed;
whether there will be any problems associated with
the change;
and explain how it will improve your local area.
素材:环境,交通,社区服务和活动,儿童/老人看护,教育,医疗等。
高分点:此题十分讲究逻辑,change=solution,有点像part 3中solution类的题目,注意对存在问题的描述,需要的改变是什么,改变的结果(好或坏的结果)会是什么。
3、Describe a small successful company.
what company it is;
what it does;
how you got to know about this company;
and explain why you think this company is successful.
素材: a successful family business, 家族生意,补习中心等
4、Describe an educational TV program you have watched.
what the program is;
what type of program it is;
what contents it has;
and explain what you’ve learnt from this program.
素材: 结合something useful/interesting you learn from Internet
5、Describe something a child did that made you laugh.
who the child was;
how old he or she was;
what he or she did;
and explain why it made you laugh.
素材:新题,可套用素材有an handmade gift (小孩做handmade gift送给你)/ an indoor game you played (你和小孩一起玩)
6、Describe a gift for someone that took you a long time to choose.
what it was;
who it was for;
why it took you so long to choose;
and explain how he or she reacted to your gift.
素材:可套用a handmade gift/ an electronic device, 或是通过对挑选情人节礼物/生日礼物过程的描述
7、Describe an indoor game you played when you were a child.
what the game was;
when and where you played it;
how you played it;
and explain why you enjoyed this game.
素材:几年前的旧题,对童年游戏的描述,比如:Hide and Seek, TresureHunt, Freeze! and etc.
8、Describe something interesting that you want to learn more about.
what it is;
what you know about it;
how you would continue learning it;
and explain why you would like to learn more about it.
素材:language/ something interesting or useful you learn from Internet
9、Describe a picture or photograph in your family.
when and where it was taken;
what's in it;
where it is placed;
and explain why you like this photo.
素材:除了对照片的简单描述外,最重要描写的是照片背后的故事。可套用的素材有a wedding/ a family celebration/ a family trip
10、Describe an electronic machine or device that you would like to buy.
what you would use it for;
how you got to know about it;
what special features it has;
and explain why you would like to buy it.
素材:可结合题目something you want to buy in the future/an useful electronic device。
注意:很多考生可能会选择描述iphone甚至是最近上市的Apple Watch,这两个素材都比较好准备,考生对其功能也比较了解。如果不是在近期旧要马上考的同学,建议准备一些比较新颖的题材。
11、Describe a team you were part of.
when the team was formed;
who else participated in it;
what you did there;
and explain why you became part of the team.
素材: 可套用素材a group work/study you did with others / something you did with others
Event:
1、Describe an educational trip you went on when you were in school.
when and where you went;
who you went with;
what you did;
and explain what you learnt on this trip.
素材:可结合a long journey that you had/ a historical place/city you have been to / a museum/ exchange study 准备
2、Describe a time you got up extremely early.
when it was;
what time you got up;
how you felt when you got up;
and explain why you got up early.
素材:可结合an occasion when you were late, 或结合去旅行的event题目
3、Describe a time when you were surprised to meet someone.
who this person was;
when and where you me this person;
what you said to him orher;
and explain how you felt when you met him or her.
素材:参考旧题an occasion you met a friend you haven’t met for a long time, 套用描述朋友的素材
4、Describe a time you had disagreement with a friend.
when and where it happened;
what you disagreed on;
how you resolved the disagreement;
and explain how you felt about the disagreement.
素材:可参考a time when you shared something with others (e.g. 租房)
5、Describe a special trip you would like to have in the future.
where you would like to go;
who you would like to go with;
what you would do;
and explain why you would like to make this trip.
素材:旧题新出,可参考a long journey that you want to recommend to others/a country that you would like to visit/ an educational trip that you went on when you were at school
6、Describe an age or a stage of life that was enjoyable/important to you.
what you did during that period of life;
who was with you;
and explain why you think it was enjoyable to you
素材: Important: 在外留学,高考
Enjoyable: 可套用素材有a happy family event/ a school you attended(重点放在学校发生的事上面) / a holiday
7、Describe an activity you do to keep fit.
what you do;
when you started doing it;
how much time you spend doing it;
and explain how this activity helps you keep fit.
素材:“旧题新出” an activity to maintain your heath,exercise, sports.
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