雅思口语8分范文.docx

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雅思口语8分范文

Examiner:

 Howoftendoyougotothecinema?

Jemma:

Unfortunatelywedon’thaveacinemanearussowehavetogointothenearesttowntocatchthelatestmovie …Iusuallyavoidseeingpopularbox-officehitswhichI’mnotalwayskeenonseeing…Ipreferlow-budgetfilms…sci-fiespecially…andthere’sagreatcinemaIgotothathasfrequentshowingsoffilmslikethese…

Examiner:

 Doyoupreferreadingbooksorwatchingfilms?

Louisa:

I’mnotreallyabigreader …Ifindbooksquiteheavy-going…soImuchprefertoseeafilm…perhapsit’sthespecialeffectsorthesoundtrack…Idon’tknow…Ijustpreferafilm…

Part2-styletask

Describeabookyouhavereadorafilmyouhaveseen.Youshouldsay:

∙whatthisbookorfilmwas

∙whenyoureadorsawit

∙whyyoudecidedtoseethefilmorreadthebook

andsayifyouenjoyeditandwhy.

Pauline Ilikereading…especiallyEnglishnovels …it’sagreatwaytoimproveyourvocabularyandtherearesomanyfantasticauthorstochoosefrom…onebookthatcamehighlyrecommendedbymyteacherwasTheMayorofCasterbridge…IwasstudyingataschoolinTheUKatthetimeandshesaiditwouldgivemeapictureofwhatlifewaslikeyearsagointheareaIwasliving…wellIhavetosayIabsolutelylovedit …itwasarealpage-turner …it’sahistoricalnovelandthesettingwasafictionaltowncalledCasterbridge…butactuallyitwasbasedonatownnearwhereIwasstudyingcalledDorchester…ithadsuchagreatplot…tocutalongstoryshortittellsthestoryofthedownfallofamancalledHenchard

thecentralcharacterwholivesduringaperiodofgreatsocialchangearoundthetimeoftheindustrialrevolution…thereasonIenjoyeditsomuch…apartfromthegreatstory…itgavemeapictureofwhatlifehadbeenlikeintheplaceIwasstudyingatthetime…Ireallycouldn’tputitdown…afantasticstory…

Part3-stylequestions

Examiner:

 Isreadingaspleasurableindigitalformat?

Alise:

PersonallyIpreferreadingapaperbackorhardback …especiallyifI’mreadingaclassic whichIdon’tthinkfeelsrightasane-book…butIcanseeitcanbegoodforothers…mygrandmotherhasane-readerandshelovesthewayyoucanenlargethetext…

Examiner:

 Doyouthinkbookshopswillsurvivethedigitalrevolution?

Thomas:

Ithinkso …atleastIhopeso…Iloveflickingthroughbooksinabookshop…onlineshoppingisuseful

…findingoutonAmazonifabookyouwanthasgotagoodreview…maybegettingonethatisdifficulttofind…butIstilllovetheexperienceofbeinginabookshop …

Examiner:

 StatisticsshowthatvisitstothecinemaareupdespitetheavailabilityofDVDsandonlinedownloads.Whydoyouthinkthismightbe?

Jamie:

Ithinkit’sthewholeexperiencethatthecinemaoffers …goingouttoseeafilmwhenitgoesongeneralrelease …andseeingit onthebigscreenismoreexcitingthanwatchingthefilmathomeonTV…especiallyifit’sanactionmovie…andwatchingitwithothersmakesitevenmorespecial…

Definitions

anactionmovie:

afilmwithfastmovingscenes,oftencontainingviolenc

tobeengrossedin:

tobecompletelyfocusedononething

∙bedtimereading:

somethingtoreadinbedbeforeyougotosleep

∙tobeabigreader:

someonewhoreadsalot

∙tobebasedon:

touseasamodal

∙aboxofficehit:

afinanciallysuccessfulfilm

∙tobeheavy-going:

difficulttoread

∙ablockbuster:

afilmthatisabigcommercialsuccess

∙tocatchthelatestmovie:

toseeafilmthathasjustcomeout

∙thecentralcharacter:

themainpersoninafilmorbook

∙aclassic:

ofthehighestquality

∙tocomehighlyrecommended:

tobepraisedbyanotherperson

∙couldn’tputitdown:

wasn’tabletostopreadingabook

∙ane-book:

adigitalbook

∙ane-reader:

adeviceforreadinge-books

∙toflickthrough:

tolookquicklythroughabook

∙togetagood/badreview:

toreceivepositiveornegativefeedback

∙togoongeneralrelease:

whenafilmcanbeseenbythegeneralpublic

∙hardback:

abookwitharigidcover（see‘paperback’below）

∙ahistoricalnovel:

astorysetinthepast

∙alowbudgetfilm:

afilmmadewithasmallamountofmoney

∙onthebigscreen:

atthecinema

∙apageturner:

abookthatyouwanttokeepreading

∙paperback:

abookwithaflexiblecover（see‘hardback’above）

∙plot:

themaineventsinafilmorbook

∙toreadsomethingfromcovertocover:

toreadabookfromthefirstpagetothelast

∙sci-fi:

sciencefiction

∙toseeafilm:

toseeafilmatthecinema（see‘watchafilm’below）

∙thesetting:

wheretheactiontakesplace

∙showings:

performancesofafilm

∙soundtrack:

themusicthataccompaniesafilm

∙specialeffects:

thevisualsorsoundsthatareaddedtoafilmwhicharedifficulttoproducenaturally

∙totakeout（abookfromthelibrary）:

toborrowabookfromthelibrary

∙totellthestoryof:

tooutlinethedetailsofsomeone’slifeoranevent

∙towatchafilm:

towatchafilmonTV（see‘toseeafilm’above）

1.Doyouliketowatchthesky?

2.Whatistheskylikeatnightinyourhometown?

3.Doyouliketowatchstars?

4.Haveyouevertakenacourseaboutstars?

5.Isitimportanttostudystars?

6.What’syourfavouritestar?

Yes,IamreallyintowatchingtheskyespeciallyatnighttocountthecountlessstarswhenIwasakid.IrememberIsometimeslaiddowninthegrassforhourstowatchtheshiningstarswheninsummerbecauseIwasfondofimagingthefolkstoriesaboutthestars.

Well,asmyhometownisatourismcityandthereisnoanyindustrialpollution,theskyisalwayscleanandclear,andIcanseethestunningnightskywithcountlessandglitteringstarsandsometimeseventhegalaxy.ButunfortunatelyinametropolislikeBeijinglightpollutionmakesthenightskyinvisible.

No,Ihaveneverbeeninanysortsofcoursesaboutstarsbecauseactuallytherewasnosuchcoursesintheschoolsoruniversity.Butfortunatelymygrandmotheroncesentmeanencyclopaediaaboutnatureinwhichtherewereloadsofstoriesaboutstars,Igotthemostoftheknowledgeaboutstarsfromit.

Yes,Ibelievethatastronomyhasalwayshadasignificantimpactonourworldviewasitcanhelpopenoureyes,givecontexttoourplaceinthecosmosandthatcandefinitelyreshapehowweseetheworld.

MyfavouritestarconstellationisOrion.It’sveryeasytospotonwinternights.Firstly,ithasahugeredgiantstar,whichmayexplodeanytimesoon.Besides,ithasamassivebluestarwhichisveryyoung.Ontopofthatitalsohasabignebulawherenewstarsarebeingborn–soithaseverything!

1.Whatpublicholidaysdoyouhaveinyourcountry?

2.DopeopleinyourcountrycelebrateChristmas?

3.Doyoulikepublicholidays?

4.Whichpublicholidaysdoyoulikethemost?

5.Whatdidyoudoduringthelastpublicholiday?

6.Whatdootherpeopleinyourcountryusuallydoonpublicholidays?

7.Whatwouldyouliketododuringthennextpublicholiday?

8.Doyouthinkpublicholidaysareimportant?

9.Doyouthinkthereshouldbemorepublicholidaysinyourcountry?

Wecelebratealotofpublicfestivalsinmycountry.IamsureyouknowabouttheSpringFestivalwhichisthemostimportantone.Inaddition,wegettogetherwithourfamilyfortheMid-AutumnDayandtheNationalDay.

Yes,therearesomanypeopleinmycountry,it’sreallyhardtosay,probablymostpeopletendtogoshoppingwithfamiliesorfriendstotakeadvantageofthesalestheshopsareoffering,butpersonallyspeaking,Iamafraidwedon’tcelebrateChristmaslikethewayinWesterncountries.

Yes,Iamfondofholidays.Themainfactoristhatonthesedays,Idon’thavetoworkandhaveplentyoftimetravellingaroundtounwindmyselfandalsoIwillhavemoreconsecutivetimewithmyfamily.

IbelievemyfavouritepublicholidaywouldbetheNationalDaybecauseIwillhaveatleastsevendaystogotravellingandalsoit’sthebesttimetogoaround,theweatherisneithertoocoldnortoohot,andthefoliageoftreeshaveturnedyelloworred,whichwillgiveyoupicturesqueviews.

It’skindofhardtosaybutpeoplethatIknowaroundmetendtogoshoppingwithfamiliesorfriendstotakeadvantageofthesalestheshopsareoffering,butmaybeforothers,theyprobablystayathomeforresting.

Ibelievethepublicholidaysareratherimportantandthereshouldbemoreoftheminmycountry.Themainfactoristhatpeoplereallyneedunwindthemselveswithoutanydistractionsaftertiringworkandalsopublicholidayscandramaticallyboostconsumptionasthegoodswillbesoldatadiscountduringthesedays.

1.Doyouliketotakephotographs?

（Why?

）

2.Doyouprefertotakephotosyourselfortohaveotherpeopletakephotos?

（Why?

）

3.Howlonghaveyoulikedtakingphotographs?

4.How（Why）didyoubecomeinterestedinphotography?

5.Howoftendoyoutakephotographs?

6.Inwhatsituationsdoyoutakephotographs?

7.Whatkindofphotosdoyouliketotake?

8.Doyouprefertotakepicturesofpeopleorofscenery?

9.Whodoyoutakephotosof?

10.Howdoyoukeepyourphotos?

11.Doyoukeepyourphotographsonyourcomputer?

12.Arethereanyphotosonthewallsofyourhome?

13.Doyouframe（ofhaveyouframed）anyofyourphotos?

（Ifyes,which?

&why?

）

14.Doyouprefertosendpostcardstopeopleortosendphotosthatyoutookyourself?

（Why?

）

Yes,Iamabigfanofphotographyinmysparetime.Ialwaystravelaroundtothestunningnaturalscenerywithmycamera.Ihavebeeninthehabitofitforalmost8years.ThemainfactoristhatIcancapturethepreciousmomentinmylife,suchasthegraduationceremony,orthesweetmomentwithmygirlfriend,andalsoIbelievethephotographywillcultivatemymentaldevelopment.

IfIweretochoosebetwe