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NO.1 A Good Law
Describe a (piece of) (good) law in your country.
You should say:
· what the law is
· how you first learned about this law
· who benefits from this law (or, who is affected by this law)
and explain why you think this is a good law
话题类别:Object
难点解析:众多考生公认的难题。平时即使比较关注法律,但真的要具体去谈,即使用中文有条有理地说出来也会有难度。相对Part 3可能由此展开的法律的重要性、公平性、适用性等较概括的讨论,Part 2的具体化让考生们尤为头疼。
备考策略:首先可以避免谈到那些广而深的法律如刑法,因为这样的法律既不容易说清楚,也不容易说具体。其次,一些全世界都较为普遍的法律法规如交通法可供考生选择,因为它们相对比较融入自己的生活,也就比较好发挥。当然,选择比较有中国特色的法律来展开就更好,比如计划生育政策”one-child policy”,在中国人口众多的基本国情下,它所带来的好处以及受益人也会相对好描述,考官也可以从中获取一些新的信息。
NO.2 A Historic Site
Describe an interesting historic site (in your country) that you visited.
You should say:
· where it was
· what you saw at this site (or, what it looked like)
· what role it played in history
and explain what interested you about that place
话题类别:Place
难点解析:对于历史建筑的描述,在强调它的历史作用时多少会涉及到历史作用时多少会涉及到历史知识以及一些专有名词的表达。而不管是选择中国的还是国外的历史建筑,鉴于平日里谈论得极少,考试前没有足够的准备就很难开口。
备考策略:考前可以结合其它描述地点或建筑的话题一起准备:Describe a museum/an old building/your favorite building/an important traditional building等,例如北京故宫里的建筑,即是古老而传统的建筑,又是很重要的博物馆,也可以是自己最喜欢的建筑。甚至还可以把它放到Describe the best tourist attraction in China,或者可以描述里面的an interesting exhibition,所以只要提前做好充足的功课,遇到其它问题也都可以迎刃而解。
NO.3 A Success
Describe a particular success you would like to achieve (in the near future).
You should say:
· what it is
· how difficult you think it will be
· what you should do to prepare for this
and explain why you want to succeed in doing this
话题类别:Object
难点解析:看似抽象的题目,其实问题是非常具体的。考生往往容易从抽象的地方入手,譬如先谈自己对成功的定义和理解,导致在有限的时间内却不能将自己短期的目标阐述得详细和具体。
备考策略:人们怎样定义成功其实通常都是在Part 3里对于该话题的延续性讨论,在Part 2里一定要根据题目所给的线索开门见山地提出自己的成功目标,譬如想要获得学校的某个奖项,或者想要完成工作中的某个项目,然后描述目标的困难性何在,如何去准备,以及实现这个成功后的意义等。这样话题的描述才会有完整性可言。
NO.4 A Place Not Polluted
Describe a place which is not polluted.
You should say:
· where this place is
· what it looks like
· what kind of place is not polluted
and explain what you think about pollution
话题类别:Place
难点解析:如今,在我们工作和生活的环境当中,要描述一个被污染的地方容易,但要描述一个没有被污染的地方就比较难了。众所周知,现在的环境污染问题之严重,乃至于大家都已经习惯了,平日里很难接触亦或是有机会去到更像是世外桃源般的没有被污染过的地方。
备考策略:从题目的细节可以看出,这样的地方也并不是一定要自己亲自去过才能描述的,杂志上,电视节目上曾经介绍过像原始氏族部落聚居的周边地区或无人居住的自然区域都可以描述。考生还可以探讨这些地方没有被污染到的原因,如何保护它们继续不受污染等相对宽泛些的方面。
NO.5 A Stage of Your Life
Describe an important stage of your life/an enjoyable stage of your life.
You should say:
· how old you were
· where you were living at the time
· what you were doing during this stage
and explain why you think this was an important/enjoyable stage of your life