雅思口語：描述一個建筑
建筑物的話題一直是雅思口語話題的熱門考題，有時考察的是歷史建筑，有時考察的是現(xiàn)代建筑物，這個話題可以涵蓋古今建筑，下面是雅思口語描述一個建筑的方法，跟小編一起來了解下吧。
雅思口語描述一個建筑
Describe an unusual building you’ve visited
You should say:
where it is
what it is used for
what it looks like
and explain why you think it is unusual
相關(guān)考題：
Describe a modern building
Describe a historic building
話題解析：
1.在回答這個問題的時候，為了能詳細且準(zhǔn)確地介紹該建筑物，最好能提前準(zhǔn)備一些與建筑物相關(guān)的一些詞語，比如說“外部”、“內(nèi)部”、“柱子”、“面”等等，因此，我們可以登陸我們感興趣的建筑物的英文介紹頁面，最好是官方的網(wǎng)站，把里面的一些介紹性的，可取的說法借用過來，這個也是我們所講的考試前要做準(zhǔn)備
2.題目的核心詞是“unusual”一字，所以我們在開頭以及結(jié)尾的時候最好要突出該建筑物比較獨特的地方，才能扣題
3.在解釋“為何我覺得此建筑物很獨特”的時候，要注意關(guān)于原因的表達，因果關(guān)系要合乎邏輯，比如在接下來要說到的范文當(dāng)中，小蠻腰造型奇特，且又是當(dāng)?shù)氐乇砼c娛樂場所，用以交代選擇說小蠻腰的原因
4.此話題將以廣州的地標(biāo)建筑廣州塔作為范例，廣州塔有一個外號叫“小蠻腰”，之所以叫這個名字是因為其獨特的造型，同時它也是廣州人休閑娛樂的好去處，元旦、農(nóng)歷新年、圣誕節(jié)也會有很多燈光秀活動，話題可延續(xù)性較強
話題詞匯參考：
1.電視塔：TV tower
2.小蠻腰：slender waist
3.觀光：sightseeing
4.地點：venue
5.摩天輪：ferris wheel
6.(小蠻腰的)橢圓形的面：ellipse
7.外部：exterior
8.內(nèi)部：interior
9.多功能的：multi-functional
參考范文：
Here I would like to talk about the Canton Tower in Guangzhou, which is oneof the local landmarks and famous for its unique design and architecture. I’vebeen there for several times and I will recommend it to every visitor to thiscity.
The Canton Tower is actually an astronomical and sightseeing tower designedby Dutch architects, located on Haixinsha Island, which was originally the venuefor the 2010 Asian Games. It made its name and be known of the whole Asiabecause of its unusual and special structure shown in the opening and closingceremony of the Asian Games on TV. Locals give it a nickname as “the slenderwaist” because of its twisted structure. Its exterior form is generated by twoellipses, one at foundation level and the other one at top. These two ellipsesare rotated relative to another, and the tightening caused by the rotationbetween the two ellipses forms a "waist"; so I think that’s the reason why ithas such a vivid local name.
I’ve visited the interior of the tower, which is pretty amazing as well.Inside, it is subdivided into different zones with various functions, includingTV and radio transmission facilities, you know, as it is supposed to be, andobservatory decks for you to admire the view of the whole city, the revolvingrestaurant, which I heard is pretty classy but I failed to try last time,horizontal ferris wheel, recommended as the best venue for proposal in the city,exhibition spaces, shops, and 4D cinemas etc.
So you can say, it is amulti-functional place for our local people. And the most important thing is,you could enjoy wonderful landscape there! Therefore, I really think thisunusual architecture is a good way for you to hang out with friends andappreciate the great beauty of the city.
雅思口語如何描述建筑話題
涉及建筑的雅思口語話題如要求考生描述a modern/historical building, a concert hall, a garden, an interesting architecture等。而遇到這些話題后，考生們往往只能根據(jù)題目作出簡單的回答，之后便無話可說。
這一方面是因為許多考生與建筑相關(guān)的知識和詞匯積累非常有限，沒有可以表達的內(nèi)容;更重要的一方面則是許多學(xué)生受到表達能力的限制，無法迅速的進行paraphrasing，因此回答起來張口結(jié)舌，極大地影響了個人的考試表現(xiàn)。
雅思口語話題中與建筑相關(guān)的話題較為固定，從08年至今出現(xiàn)過的建筑相關(guān)話題大致如下：
1. Describe a hotel
2. Describe your favourite shop
3. Describe your ideal house
4. Describe an old building
5. Describe a traditional/modern building
6. Describe a museum
7. Describe an art gallery
8. Describe a concert hall
9. Describe a library
10. Describe a park/garden
11. Describe a restaurant/cafe
雖然建筑話題相對固定，但許多相同話題的下屬問題卻可能有所不同。例如建筑話題中常見的library話題，就出現(xiàn)過不同的下屬問題。一種是常見問題，如圖書館所在地點、喜歡的原因等，另一種則相對少見，要求考生描述圖書館的結(jié)構(gòu)，及每一層有些什么東西，并且這種類型的問題有增長趨勢。因此，在下文中將分兩類來探討建筑類話題：描述感覺類和描述結(jié)構(gòu)類，并分別加以說明。
一、建筑話題之描述感覺類
建筑話題中的所有話題都有描述感覺類的下屬問題，且往往要求考生描述如下方面：建筑所在地點(where)，參觀此建筑的時間(when)/多久去一次(how long)，參與的人(who)以及為什么喜歡/不喜歡這個建筑(why)。
這種類型的下屬問題對大多數(shù)考生來說都比較簡單，只需把重點放在喜歡或者不喜歡的原因即可，因而尋找相關(guān)思路對學(xué)生來說較為簡單明確，學(xué)生很容易找到相關(guān)思路并且做出清晰流暢的回答。
二、建筑話題之描述結(jié)構(gòu)類
建筑話題中的描述結(jié)構(gòu)類話題一般來說較為復(fù)雜。它不像描述感覺類話題那樣，抓住重點即可說清楚，它的關(guān)鍵在于體現(xiàn)考生描述順序的清楚程度(有點類似于寫作中的示意圖)。因此在備考時，考生可根據(jù)建筑結(jié)構(gòu)的不同，將此類話題分為兩類進行準(zhǔn)備——即多層結(jié)構(gòu)和單層平面結(jié)構(gòu)。
1. 多層結(jié)構(gòu)
這種類型的話題一般與library, art gallery, concert hall, museum等相關(guān)。
學(xué)生在描述時，首先需關(guān)注表示先后順序的關(guān)聯(lián)詞的使用。
其次要注意句型的多樣化，最好不要in the first floor, ... . In the second floor, ... . 這樣流水賬式的一路說下去。在備考時可以多準(zhǔn)備些相關(guān)句型，如：If you go up to the ___ floor, you'll see ...到時套用即可。
2. 單層平面結(jié)構(gòu)
這種類型的話題一般與park, garden等話題相關(guān)。在準(zhǔn)備此類題型時，考生同樣需注意表示先后順序的關(guān)聯(lián)詞的使用。這種題很類似聽力中的地圖題，因此準(zhǔn)備時可借鑒聽力地圖題的描述方法。
此外，考生要特別注意描述時的starting point，并根據(jù)出發(fā)點確定描述的方向;同時句型的多樣化依然是準(zhǔn)備的重點。
在描述過程中，考生最好能突出這個平面結(jié)構(gòu)中的某個重點并加以詳細描述，這樣不但可以突出重點，還可規(guī)避考生描述并不熟悉的問題。
雅思口語描述你喜歡的建筑
Describe a building you like
You should say:
Where it is
What it is used for
What it looks like
And explain why you like or dislike it
參考范文：
When I was on vacation last summer I saw a lot of interesting places, but one that sticks in my mind is a tower, well actually some people called it a fort – it was constructed a long time ago, in the 17 century. It was used to guard the shore against invasions from enemies and for that reason it had a semicircular gun platform, or an artillery battery, which was able to defend against attacks from the sea.
The design of the building is quite simple; it’s a four-walled structure with a pentagonal turret (or tower) at each corner. The entrance to the tower is via a drawbridge – just like you see in old castles, and there is a moat all around the structure, although now it’s a ditch without any water.
It’s been used for various purposes over the centuries, obviously for defense, also as a prison, and more recently it housed a restaurant as well as a pizzeria although when I visited it the building was closed and apparently now it isn’t actually used for anything – it’s just a historical site – but we were lucky enough to see a special event there – a historical re-enactment of one of the important events that happened during an invasion – this was part of a celebration of the building’s 400th year.
The interesting thing is – it’s not a famous building like the Eiffel Tower or the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, it wasn’t built by a well-known architect or anyone famous, but it’s size and appearance in contrast to the area around it – and its commanding view of the sea are quite impressive, not to mention the fact that it’s more than 400 hundred years old and it’s still standing there – very imposing. When we were standing inside we could almost ‘feel’ the history in its walls and you could easily imagine how things were at the time it was built – it has such a presence. That’s why I think it’s an interesting building – because of how it made me feel.
雅思口語建筑話題回答技巧
建筑類考題的難點在于對該領(lǐng)域話題的不熟悉，在備考時并未花太多經(jīng)歷注意關(guān)注此類話題，導(dǎo)致實則考生在建筑類領(lǐng)域的詞匯及素材積累是比較有限的。當(dāng)許多考生拿到話題卡片的時候，往往只能就話題的提示問題一一涉及，然后就支支吾吾不知所云了，這對于雅思口語在話題延展上的發(fā)揮是相當(dāng)不利的。
根據(jù)每次輪換題的規(guī)律，每次換題將會出現(xiàn)一部分全新的考題，一部分翻新過的老題，還有一部分延考的老題。而關(guān)于建筑類考題，是口語Part2地點類話題中必不可缺的一部分，每次都以不同的面貌展現(xiàn)在考生們的面前。且看08年至今，建筑類考題的關(guān)鍵字出現(xiàn)過的形式為：hotel,favorite shop,ideal house,old building,traditional building/modern building,museum,artgallery,concerthall,library,restaurant/café,historical building, unusual building。通過這些關(guān)鍵字，我們不難歸納出一個規(guī)律，考生如果在備考過程中準(zhǔn)備好一個歷史性的建筑，以及一個現(xiàn)代的建筑的素材，則這些話題大多是大同小異的。接下來，我將為考生們分析一下建筑類話題的描述順序。
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