从今天起隔天会给大家分享一些在雅思口语考试当中会涉及到的西方文化。这些文化大家如果不甚了解，很有可能在考试当中跟考官讨论到相关方面的时候让考官有“吃了苍蝇”的感觉。希望这部分推送能让大家在考试时再谈论到类似话题的时候能够有话可说。
很多中国人都认为西方人很“开放”真是这样的吗？
In China, many people discuss the common topic of "Foreigners are all very open". It's as if westerners, regardless of their nationalities or individual differences, are all disloyal.
In western countries, most teenagers go through a stage in life refer to as "finding themselves" stage. They start casual dating in middled or high school to learn more about how to communicate with the opposite gender and get to know what it's like to have a girlfriend or a boyfriend. at this developmental stage, they are at the "unsettled" phase in their lives and might seek experience behind this sort of behavior is that Westners believe that humans learn best from experience. When they have a chance to intimately get to know several people at a young age, they will get a better idea of what kind of spouse or partner they are looking for in the future.
很多中国人都认为“外国人很开放”，好像在大家心中，外国人不分国籍或者个体差异，都要被扣上“不忠”的帽子。
在西方，多数十几岁的孩子都会经历一个特殊的人生阶段——“寻找自我”。他们从初中或者高中开始随意轻松地约会，学会如何与异性沟通，了解交女朋友或男朋友是什么样的感觉。在发育阶段，他们处于“不定性”时期，会从好几个约会的对象身上积累经验。因为他们觉得，要亲自实践才能获得最多的经验。西方人在年轻的时候有机会了解不同的交往对象，他们就更容易判断，自己未来要找什么样的配偶或者对象。
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标题是什么鬼1
Fluency & coherence
1. Can I speak at length on a topic?
2. Have I organized my ideas logically?
3. Have I used appropriate linking words?
4. Do I speak clearly and smoothly?
5. Am I willing to speak?
Grammatical Range & Accuracy
1. Have I used a variety of simple,compound and complex sentences?
2. Have I used a range of structures to convey modality, conditionals, cause/effect and tenses?
3. How well can the assessor understand me even though I have made some errors?
Lexical Resource
1. Are the words and expressions I useappropriate and accurate?
2. Do I have a good range of vocabulary to cover the topic?
3. Have I used correct word forms?
4. Have I used some idiomatic language?
Pronunciation
1. Have I pronounced my words correctly?
2. How appropriately have I used stress and intonation?
3. How well can the interview understand me?
4. Is my voice strong and clear?
Fluency & coherence
1. Can I speak at length on a topic?
Britain leads aid efforts with ￡6m donation
Britain has committed ￡6m to help500,000 people devastated by the typhoon.
David Cameron phonedthe president of the Philippines, Bnigno Aquino III, to offer the country’s thoughtsto the victims of Typhoon Haiyan and promise support in dealing with theaftermath.
A Downing Street spokeswoman said: “The prime minister said our thoughts are with all thoseaffected, especially those who have lost ones. This weekend, we announced apackage of ￡6 million in humanitarian support to help the people affected. Wehave also sent four humanitarian experts to the Philippines.”
Mr Aquino visited Tacloban yesterday to see the scale of the destruction.
Meanwhile, the European Commission said it would provide ￡2.5m in relief for the worst-affected areas.The World Food Programme confirmed it was airlifting 40 tonnes of high-energy biscuits, enough to feed 120,000 people for a day, aswell as communications equipment.
The WFP has alsoallocated ￡1.25million forthe disaster response. Its officials have joined an assessment mission todetermine the damage in the provinces of Leyte and Samar.
Do you think that rich countries have a responsibility to help poor countries when disasters happen?
In the past two or three decades, it seems that the number of natural disasters around the world has been increasing especially in developing nations. Also because of the Internet and greater connectivity than ever before, citizens can find out about disasters like earthquakes and hurricanes almost immediately. These citizens then put pressure on their own governments to provide humanitarian support. Governments usually put together aid packages of a few million dollars, as well as airlifting support and medical supplies, providing relief to the worst-affected areas until the local governments can understand the scale of the destruction. I do not think that it is necessarily the responsibility of foreign governments to provide aid, but it just means that there is more goodwill between nations in the future, and this is always a good thing.
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2. Have I organized my ideas logically?
Do you think the weather in your country has changed in recent years?
With the development of society in China, many people now drive cars instead of walking or riding bicycles. Every day on the roads in Beijing and other big cities, there is bumper to bumper traffic. All of these cars cause a lot of pollution which is bad for the environment and bad for our health. The government should do something to make us use cars less, and use buses and bicycles more.
Tell me about a time someone didn’t tell you the complete truth.
Someone who didn’t tell me the complete truth was my mother during my University Entrance Exams. At that time my father was very sick, but my mother didn’t want to disturb my studies, so she told me that my father was in another city on business. After my exams I found out that my father had a lung cancer and was very sick.
Do you think the weather in your countryhas changed in recent years?
China’s economy has been expanding very rapidly in the last couple of decades. As a result, more and more people are buying cars, which are quickly filling up the roads with bumper-to-bumper traffic. This leads to more emissions like carbon dioxide and methane being released into the atmosphere. We can see the results of this not only in the smog which covers major cities like Beijing and Shanghai, but also in the rising temperature in the cities, as well as reduced rainfall. These kinds of climate problems should definitely be of concern to the government as well as normal citizens.
3. Have I used appropriate linking words?
What do you think the government could do to encourage people to use public transport more?
When it comes to the question of what the government can do to encourage people to use public transport more, firstly, I think that the government should make more space for buses on the road. Secondly,they should reduce the price of the tickets so that everyone can afford to travel. Next, the government should limit the number of driving licenses that it gives out each year. Finally, people will start to travel more by bus and subway.
What do you think the government could do to encourage people to use public transport more?
In order for the government to encourage more people to use public transport like buses or subway trains, it must do two things: provide faster cheaper public transportation for people who already useit; and also focus on getting drivers to change their travel habits.
The first goal could be achieved by widening bus lanes so that buses can travel faster, and also by increasing the regularity of subway trains. Drivers could be encouraged to use their cars lessby increasing road tax or offering tax incentives to leave their cars at home.
4. Do I speak clearly and smoothly?
A city that I really like is Suzhou in thesouth of china. It has lots of canals.
Low: A city that… I really like… is Suzhouin… the south of china… It has lots of canals.
Medium: A city that I really like… is Suzhouin the south of china… It has lots of canals.
High: A city that I really like is Suzhouin the south of china. It has lots of canals.
5. Am I willing to speak?
What do you usually do at the weekend?
Generally speaking, at the weekend I don’t have a lot of free time. This is because I work Monday to Friday, so I have to do all my chores and errands at the weekend, that means that I am always cleaning my apartment, doing my paperwork for the week, and also running to the bank to make sure all the bills are paid. If I am lucky, maybe I have time to play with my son for a few hours.
Generally speaking, at the weekend I don’t have a lot of free time. This is because I work Monday to Friday, so I have to do all my chores and errands at the weekend, that means that I am always cleaning my apartment, doing my paperwork for the week, and also running to the bank to make sure all the bills are paid. If I am lucky, maybe I have time to play with my son for a few hours.
I guess that a lot of families live like this. It doesn’t mean that they like living like this, but society is so competitive these days you just have to work all the time to survive.
1. Do you often visit museums?
No, museums are boring.
2. Would you like to work in a museum?
No, working in a museum is a boring job.
3. Would you like to be a teacher?
No, be a teacher is a boring job.
4. Do you like writing letters?
No, writing letters is a waste of time
5. Would you prefer to receive a telephonecall or a letter?
Telephone call, because it is more convenient.
1. Do you often visit museums?
I don’t really like visiting real museums because in China most of the exhibits are behind glass, and looking at piecesof old jade and ancient vases is not exactly my idea of a good time. I am a bigfan of online museums though. You can go to The British Museum online and seeall their exhibits in detail. You can zoom in, rotate and examine the objects. It’s an amazing virtual experience.
Can you think of any times when it’s necessary to wait for others?
A time that people have to wait is before the exam. Everyone is nervous and we want to finish the exam quickly.
A time when people have to wait is whenthey are getting married. The bridegroom has to stand in the church waiting for the bride to arrive. Everyone is waiting wondering if she has cold feet, but then when she walks up the aisle with her father in her beautiful white wedding dress, everyone breathes a sigh of relief.
What kind of good habits do you think children need to learn?
I think that children need to learn goodstudy habits and to do their homework every night. They should also learn to listen to their parents.
Young children are naturally quite dirty,so they need to learn habits about how to stay clean like washing their faceand brushing their teeth every day. They should also avoid picking their nose,cover their mouth when they sneeze, and learn to chew with their mouth closed. These are just good manners really.
What can you do to make housework more interesting?
I like to listen to music when I am doing housework.
When I’m sweeping the floor, I like to imagine that the broom is my dance partner. When I turn on the music, we do the waltz together and get the floor nice and clean.
练习题：
1. Would you like to work in a museum?
2. Would you like to be a teacher?
3. Do you like writing letters?
4. Would you prefer to receive a telephone call or a letter?
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