*类话题在
雅思口语考试中始终占有一席之地,尤其是一些年纪稍大的G类考生始终对此感到困惑。相信考过雅思
口语的考生亦或是正奋战在雅思考试道路上的未来考生们都楚,“Doyouworkorareyouastudent?”是口语考试一开始的基本题之一,这道题的频率极高。而这道题的目的在于,将考生们准确地分类。如果回答是学生,则考官后续的问题则更偏向于学术化,如果回答是*,则后续话题相当有可能会出现*类话题。从实践教学反馈来看,雅思考生绝大多数是即将出国留学的学生,而有*经历的相对占少数,所以*类话题往往被相对忽视。而在这篇文章中,朗阁海外考试研究中心的老师将解析*类话题的难点所在及应对策略,为*类考生们指点迷津。
*类话题的难点在于考生们对于*类词汇相对欠缺,可能在描述*内容时表达相对平庸,不会地道的表达。另外,一些考生从事的行业相对较偏,对于该行业的词汇积累较少。下面,举出一个真实的案例,一位考生就职于一家锂电池公司的产品研发部门,职位是项目经理。当考官问道“Whatisyourjob?”时,考生的回答是“Myjobisaprojectmanagerinabatterycompany.”且不论该回答的语法情况,单从词汇角度分析,首先,考生在考试现场忘记锂电池的英文表达,仅仅翻译成了“电池”。另外,该句型的运用也是比较典型的中式思维。如改成“Iworkforalithiumbatterycompany,andIaminchargeoftheR&Ddepartment.I’maprojectmanager.”则出彩许多。
除词汇难关以外,对于*的思考及评价也成为了一些考生的困惑。一些考生被问到“Whatisyouridealjob?”,“Whatisthethingyoulovemostinyourjob?”或是“Isthereanythingyoudon’tlikeinyourjob?”等问题时,许多考生反应,别说是英文,就是中文也很难一下子比较有逻辑的罗列一二。关于理想的*,考生*反应往往是“钱多事少离家近”,可是很难想出更好的口语答案。综上所述,这类话题的难点总体可归纳为词汇表达单一和答案内容局限。
*类话题主要有:
Part1基本题:
Areyouastudentordoyouwork?
Whatisyourjob?
Whydoyouchoosethistypeofjob?
Doyouloveyourjobatthemoment?
Isthereanythingyoudislikeatyourjob?
Willyouchangeyourjobifyouweregiventhechancesomeday?
Part2话题:
Describeanimportantjobinyourcountry(重要的*)
Part3考题:
Doyouthinksomejobsaremoreimportantthanothers?
Doyouthinkpeoplewhoaredoingunpleasantjobsshouldbepaidmore?
Howdoyoungpeoplechoosecareerthesedays?
Wheredoyoungpeoplegetadviceaboutchoosingacareer?
Whydosomesaytheycannotworkinthesamecompanyfortoolong?
接下来,本篇文章将就上述部分*类话题进行解析。
1.关于“Wheredoyoungpeoplegetadviceaboutchoosingacareer?”,答案显而易见,无非是“parents”,“school”,以及“socialresources”etc.
Theexplanationforparents:
InChina,itisausualpracticethatparentsalwaysshouldertheresponsibilitytoplanthecareersfortheirchildren.Theyclaimthattheyknowtheirchildrenwellenoughtodecidewhatkindofjobsuitsthem.Someoftheparentshopetheirchildrentodosomehigh-payjobs,whichwillsettheminhighersocialstatusandeconomicbenefits.Othersevenexpecttheirchildrentotakeoverthecareersoftheirfathers.Youknow,familybusinessisreallycommoninChina.
Theexplanationforschool:
Inthegraduatingperiodfromuniversity,there’salargeamountofseniorstudentswouldfacetohuntforajobinthefollowingtime.AlmostineveryChineseuniversity,seniorstudentscanseekhelpfromthecareerguidancesubject.StudentswouldbetrainedtomakeaCVandpracticedtoperformperfectinthefutureinterview.
Theexplanationforsocialresources:
Socialresources,whichrefertonetworksandmedia,arealsoanimportantapproachinmodernsociety.Nowadays,Internetiswidelyacceptedamongtheyoung.Peoplejustneedtotypeinsomekeywordsofcareerinterest,andthenmillionsofjobpositionswillpresenttheinformation.Besides,inthesewebsites,therestillmanytemplatesbeenprovidedtojobhunterstomakeaperfectCV.
2.Whydosomepeoplesaytheycannotworkinthesamecompanyfortoolong?
这道题是典型的Part3个人观点题。考生需在较短的时间内,罗列出“跳槽”的理由,的确存在一些挑战。以下,我们分别来分析“终身职业”及“跳槽”各自的好处与坏处。
Alwaysworkinthesamecompany
Pros:
itismorepossibletogetapromotion
fullydevelopedinthecertainarea
canearnrespectfrom“latecomers”
Cons:
itissoboringtodotherepeatedwork
peoplewhoalwaysdoingthesameworkwilllosepassiongradually
Changefordifferentjobs
Pros:
peoplecangethigherpayandhigherpositionfromtherightchange
awisechangewillleadtoanewstageandnewenvironment
Cons:
frequentchangewouldleadtoacrisisoftrust
job-hoppingisrisky
本篇文章指出了*类话题在雅思口语考试中的重要性,分析了其难点所在,罗列整理了目前的考题,以及对于部分考题给出了解析及参考思路。本篇文章旨在给出部分问题的答题思路,考生们可以借鉴思路并自己组织语言。最后,祝各位考生考试顺利。