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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…tocutalongstoryshortittellsthestoryofthedownfallofamancalledHenchardthecentralcharacterwholivesduringaperiodofgreatsocialchangearoundthetimeoftheindustrialrevolution…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.
IfIweretochoosebetween