众所周知,在雅思口语考试中,考生需要尽可能丰富自己的答语才能保证将某一个要点说清楚,以此博得考官的青睐。那么我们从哪些方面丰富答语呢?郑州新东方雅思张棋嘉特别提出“天时,地利,人和”的概念。
毫无疑问,雅思考官都是外国人,由于文化好奇心所致,他们往往会问一些“…in your country?”的问题,纵观历年雅思考题,此类题目层出不穷,比比皆是。那么怎么样才能答好这些题呢?如何给考官留下一个内容丰满,侃侃而谈 的印象呢? 因为我们国家历史悠久,地大物博,能人辈出,故而我们可以分别从不同时间,不同地点以及不同人物进行分情况探讨。
下面介绍一下“天时”的运用。
如题: What type of music is popular in your country? 一些同学可能一下子就能答出来,比如: Of course it is pop music, because we listen to this type of music almost everywhere.
当然这个答语也算是符合题目要求,然而略显单薄,感觉没有什么内容。如果用我之前说的“天时”策略,也就是从不同时间角度去答题,自然会文思泉涌。
请看范例:
Well, as what I learn, the popularity of music in China has changed largely since the past decades. Approximately 40 years ago, we didn‘t have so wide range of music, just traditional opera and folk music. However, since 1980s, more and more sorts of foreign music have been introduced into our country, like pop, like country, like R&B.
So nowadays, Chinese people listen to all types of music, many of which originate from America or England.
诚然从词汇上来讲这个范例并不算精彩, 然而其精妙之处就在于它内容的丰富性, 分别从过去和现在两个不同时段谈及中国音乐流行的变化,非常清楚地表达了考生的意思,切题,丰满且具有真实感。这就是巧用“时间”元素分情况讨论的效果。