雅思口语part 3锦囊妙计

纵观诸多考生的雅思口语考试历程，总是令人颇为感慨，尤其是对那些在和第二部分有着良好表现，却因在第三部分“卡壳”而导致考分停留在5分或者5.5分的学生，令人感到非常的可惜。今天咱们就来总结总结考生们应当如何应对雅思口语考试中的第三部分话题。通过总结我们不难发现，比较类题型(Comparison)是第三部分考试中为普遍的题型之一，通常情况下，会出现在第三部分中的题或第二题。对于这一类型的题目，要求考生能在短时间内迅速思维并总结概括出相应的不同点进行比较陈述，在平时的热身练习中考生们就应该要养成良好的思维习惯，找准答题的切入点，然后再练习具体陈述。
下面我们就来仔细探讨一下比较类题型的具体分类以及解答方法。

◇ 类：时间的比较
一般情况下是将过去和现在的不同情况的比较，遇到这种考题时，请考生们尤其注意时态的变换，一般过去时和现在时的正确使用尤为重要。如：

→How are houses today different from the ones in the past?
答题切入点Size ,Design, Decoration, Price, Location的比较。

→What are the differences between the education of today and twenty years ago?
答题切入点Textbook, Facilities, Methodology ,Technology的比较。.

→Do you think people play more sports nowadays than in the past?
答题切入点Sports consciousness, Facilities available比较.

Practice
Are schools nowadays the same as schools in the past?
Are TV programmes nowadays the same as those in the past?
Are restaurants nowadays the same as the ones in the past?
Are leisure time activities nowadays the same as 20 years ago?
Are shops nowadays the same as the ones when you were a child?
Are trips nowadays the same as the ones that your parents had when they were young and why?
Is public transport nowadays the same as those 20 years ago?
Do people nowadays eat the same food as people 50 years ago?
Do people make new friends nowadays in the same way as people did 20 years ago?
Are the ways in which people become famous nowadays the same as that people did 100 years ago?

◇ 第二类：社会群体的比较
考题通常是关于男人和女人，年轻人和老年人，小孩和成人的不同点的比较，如：

→What are the differences between men and women’s typical personalities?
Men: Brave, generous, aggressive, rational, ambitious.
Woman: Patient, gentle, soft, emotional, more into *all details.

→Do old and young people like the same kind of music in your country?
Old people: more traditional, prefer quiet music, Beijing opera.
Young people: more fashionable, pop music, rock music...

→Do children and *s celebrate birthdays in the same way?
Same: birthday party, cake, birthday song.
Difference: People invited, celebration venue.

Practice
Do *s and children make friends in the same way?
Do old and young people like the same kind of hobbies?
Do men and women have the same attitudes to shopping?
Is it often easier for children to learn music than *s? Can you tell me why?
Do old and young people like the same holidays?
Do men and women like the same kinds of books?

◇ 第三类：地理位置的比较
考题通常是关于城市和郊区，室内和户外，中西方、南北方的不同点的比较，如：

→What are the differences between high school in city centre and rural areas?
答题切入点The quality of education, availability of facilities, condition of school building and classroom的比较。

→Is the weather in North China the same as the weather in South China?
North: northern temperate zone, cold weather, dry.
South: tropical or subtropical zone, warm climate, humid.

→Compare the differences between shopping in the open-air market and in shops.
Open-air market: large crowd and cheaper commodities, but quality may not be that good.
Shop: Better environment, clean, soothing music, friendly shop assistant, but the price of commodity might be higher.

→The difference between reading books at home and in a library.
Library: a variety of books, reference books, periodicals and journals.
Home: Comfortable and cozy environment at home, but limited choice.

Practice
What are the differences in music between China and western countries?
Is foreign music more popular than domestic music in your country?
Are houses in North China the same as the ones in South China?
What’s the difference between Chinese and Western culture?

◇   具体事物的比较
这部分的考题相对而言就比较宽泛了，比如关于手工艺品和机械制品，信件和e-mail，报纸和杂志的不同点的比较，等等。如：

→What are the differences between letters and e-mails?
Letters: Traditional, formal, handwriting, sincere emotion.
E-mails: Convenient, hi-tech, more efficient, free of charge, environmentally friendly.

→Are photos better than postcards as a travel record?
Photo: More vivid pictures, more personal record, keep the memories.
Postcard: Pre-made, less individual, convenient.

→Why are newspaper sales generally higher than magazine sales?
Newspaper: Updated information on a variety of topics, newsworthy reports, and cheaper price, convenient to take.
Magazine: Less timely, much more expensive, too many advertisements.

→What are the differences between gifts made by hand and those made by machines?
Handmade: more sincere wishes, more individual, takes time.
Machine made: more convenient, might be more expensive, no specialty.

以上问题看似复杂，其实本质上要求都很相似，即找出不同点来进行比较。但是考生们需要注意的一点是，如果你仅仅罗列不同点，这样的回答是不占优势的，要学会正确使用“comparative structure language”来进行比较陈述。首先来比较一下下面两个版本的回答：

Do men and woman like the same hobbies?

Version One : I think men and woman like different hobbies, for example men are passionate about many types of sporting activities such as football and basketball. Also they prefer things like watching action movies, going to bars and things like that, but woman like hobbies such as shopping, watching soap opera and chatting online.

Version Two : Well obviously there are a number of obvious differences . However , I guess that the most significant would be that men tend to prefer sporting activities such as football or basketball. Whereas in contrast, women prefer things like shopping for clothes, handbags and co*etics. In addition to this , another possible distinction might be that men usually like watching films. While on the other hand , women are more likely to prefer watching soap operas on TV.

这两个回答的内容没有大的区别，但是第二篇可以拿到6分以上的好成绩。究其根本，就是答案更符合“英美人士”的语言习惯，听着更像“authentic language”。通过比较，我们不难发现，其中不乏连接性的语言结构： Well obviously ， However ， Whereas in contras ， In addition to this ,这些语言在语言学中属于“非内容性语言”或者“冗语”，它起到了连接内容，实现过渡的语言功效，而且使得回答更加有层次感。我们考生应当予以掌握，下面就来看几个比较好的表达方式。雅思网YT"Fh@5\$`)GmV N4M

为了让开头显得更加自然，我们可以加些废话连接词，如：
Well obviously…              Well, I guess…
Well undoubtedly…                     Well, I suppose…
Well unquestionably…                 Well, I reckon…

然后表明自己的观点：“噢，这两者之间确实存在着明显的区别。”
There are a number of probable differences here.
There are a variety of possible differences here.
There are a range of potential differences here.

之后找出有对比性的特点进行比较，再进行对立面陈述，“然而，我认为明显的不同点是…另一方面来讲…”,如：
However, I guess that the most significant would be that…
Though I suppose that the most obvious would be that…
But I would say the most fundamental would be that…

Whereas in contrast…
While on the other hand…
On the contrary…
Though quite the opposite…

讲完了明显的不同点，可以再讲一个明显的不同点进行补充陈述。
“除此以外，…也…”如：
In addition…
On top of this…
Additionally…
Moreover…
As well as this…