雅思口語中經(jīng)常出現(xiàn)的一道題是關(guān)于technology，圍繞這一話題同學(xué)們演變出的電腦手機(jī)等設(shè)備考官也已不再陌生。下面就根據(jù)這個(gè)雅思口語中的話題來說說。

  01 What can smartphones do these days?

  02 Since most people do their work on computers, why do they still need to go to the offices?

  03 Do you think people’s work in the future will be heavily affected by the technology?

  04 Compare the pace of technological progress in the past and now.

  1. What can smartphones do these days?

  思路：

  智能手機(jī)在我們的生活中已經(jīng)非常常見了，因此出現(xiàn)在雅思口語的話題當(dāng)中也不足為奇，關(guān)于智能手機(jī)可以用來干些什么，其實(shí)我們只要稍微梳理一下我們平時(shí)使用手機(jī)的習(xí)慣和目的，就可以很好地將這個(gè)回答整合出來了。在今天提供的示范答案中，強(qiáng)烈建議同學(xué)們根據(jù)自己的情況進(jìn)行增減和改善。

  同時(shí)，很多同學(xué)應(yīng)該記得在part 2當(dāng)中有一個(gè)非常高頻的話題叫做describe a smartphone app，要求我們描述一個(gè)智能手機(jī)上的應(yīng)用。這個(gè)題目持續(xù)了很長時(shí)間，但是同學(xué)們在回答本part 3的問題的時(shí)候，千萬注意不要跑偏，可以略微帶一帶“應(yīng)用”的內(nèi)容，但是不可以把整個(gè)重心變成說某一個(gè)app;同時(shí)，雖然智能手機(jī)有很多高大上的功能，但是如果我一時(shí)半會兒想不起來怎么組織語言，那么從最基本的功能入手，略微講解一下發(fā)短信(send text messages)或者是打電話(make phone calls )，都是可以的。

  示范答案：

  Well, smartphones are, after all, phones, so they can basically meet all the expectations we should have for ordinary mobile phones. That is to say, we can still use a smartphone to send text messages or make phone calls. However, smartphones are more than that. For example, we can use a wide range of smartphone applications, which have all kinds of functions, from offering discounts tohelping us keep fit. Besides, smartphones can always access internet, which means we can search literally for everything at anytime with smartphones. This sounded like science fiction in the past, but offers great convenience at present.

  2. Since most people do their work on computers, why do they still need to go to the offices?

  思路：這個(gè)題目是這樣子的，它預(yù)設(shè)了一個(gè)場景，就是“大多數(shù)人都使用電腦工作了”，然后引出問題;如果這是一個(gè)其它考試當(dāng)中的思辨類的寫作題目，我個(gè)人會建議老老實(shí)實(shí)按照題設(shè)去寫，但是對于我們雅思口語這樣一個(gè)著重考察交流能力的項(xiàng)目，我們完全沒有必要被題目所禁錮住。我們需要保證自己的答案有邏輯、有落腳點(diǎn)、細(xì)致明確即可。我們嘗試著按照下面的思路步驟來：首先即使大部分人都使用電腦工作了，那么極有可能他們有很多其它工作是需要跟同事合作完成的、需要面對面的解決的;即使沒有需要面對面解決的工作問題，辦公室也提供了一個(gè)專門的工作場所，比在家里要專業(yè)、方便的多，并且對于部分人來說，家是一個(gè)放松的地方，并不合適拿來辦公。最后，我們甚至可以破除題目本身的設(shè)置，擺出事實(shí)：就是確實(shí)已經(jīng)有不少人能夠做到遠(yuǎn)程辦公，或者彈性工作時(shí)間了。這樣一來，這個(gè)part 3的答案還是可以有不少內(nèi)容說的。

  示范答案：

  Well, I have to say, although computers can help us work out most problems, there are still many things, which need to be discussed face-to-face, so offices provide an ideal place for colleagues to meet and consult with each other. Besides, for some people, homes are very cozy and private places, not suitable for working, so they would rather commute to offices than bring work home, even though digital technologies have made remote workingavailable. Having said those, a trend of working from home as well as working flexible hours has become increasingly more popular. I think this should be attributed to the use of computer technology.

  3. Do you think people’s work in the future will be heavily affected by the technology?

  思路：

  這個(gè)題目大家可以和“交通，transport”這個(gè)話題下的一個(gè)問題對比來看一看，為什么呢，因?yàn)閺幕卮鸬慕嵌葋碚f，答案都存在一定的迷惑性。交通話題下的那個(gè)題目叫做：你認(rèn)為交通還可以有被改善的地方嗎?這種題目我們?nèi)绻卮餹o，顯得非常絕對，難道未來真的就沒有改善空間了嗎?難道未來工作就不會被技術(shù)影響了嗎?如果回答yes呢，一時(shí)半會兒又想不到有哪些內(nèi)容可以來支撐自己的觀點(diǎn)，因此陷入兩難的境地。這里特別提醒一下大家復(fù)習(xí)一下過去的題目內(nèi)容。

  回到這個(gè)題目上面來，我們同樣可以套用當(dāng)時(shí)的一個(gè)想法，就是老老實(shí)實(shí)地交代：我認(rèn)為現(xiàn)在這種影響已經(jīng)很多了，我想不出來將來還會有怎么樣的影響。注意這里的重心應(yīng)該是：我想不出來有什么樣的影響，而不是決絕地說成“不會有任何影響”;同樣，回答yes的時(shí)候應(yīng)該快速的組織語言內(nèi)容，爭取有邏輯地羅列答案信息。針對這個(gè)題目，我們可以將現(xiàn)有的技術(shù)帶來的影響進(jìn)行深化描述。另外，這個(gè)題目有一個(gè)比較細(xì)節(jié)的修飾詞，就是heavily，極大地。這個(gè)也是我們可以發(fā)揮的一個(gè)點(diǎn)。

  示范答案：

  Well, since we are not unfamiliar with the great influences the technology has exerted on our current work, I guess most of us find it natural that technology should continue to affect our work in the future. However, it’s absurd that although we know that this would happen, we yet don’t know how. In conclusion, I think I can simply say that there will still be amazing changes on work due to the development of technology; but we can hardly sense the change until it solidly comes true.

  4. Compare the pace of technological progress in the past and now.

  思路：首先是對pace這個(gè)詞的理解，這個(gè)題目可以理解為“比較過去和現(xiàn)在的技術(shù)發(fā)展的節(jié)奏”，換言之，過去和現(xiàn)在都有技術(shù)的發(fā)展，只是步伐不同，節(jié)奏不同。千萬不要簡單地說成過去的東西和現(xiàn)在的東西的對比，比如如果我們說，過去沒有筆記本電腦但是現(xiàn)在有了，那么可能后面很難把這個(gè)答案和pace聯(lián)系起來。

  建議大家，我們可以從自己最熟悉的內(nèi)容入手，比如通訊科技，過去可能要好幾年才能有一個(gè)新產(chǎn)品，但是現(xiàn)在的手機(jī)更新?lián)Q代之快，我們往往來不及反應(yīng)過來，自己的手機(jī)就out of date了，這樣一想，對于pace的解讀，其實(shí)就體現(xiàn)在一個(gè)快字上。現(xiàn)在的progress更快了。悟出來這個(gè)點(diǎn)，其實(shí)我們的答案就可以圍繞這個(gè)快字展開了。

  示范答案：

  Well, there have been technological changes all the time and it doesn’t take a genius to find them. But speaking of the pace of the changes, I think it varies. Generally speaking, things are happening much faster now than it was in the past. For example, in the past, it took several years for one up-grade of telecommunication whereas now, replacement and reproduction of mobile phones can happen within several months. This can also be applied to most other aspects of technology development.

  語言點(diǎn)補(bǔ)充：

  和technology這個(gè)話題連用的單詞，往往有invent, innovate, design, create以及produce等等。同時(shí)，plan, layout等詞語往往也可以進(jìn)行使用，包括blueprint一詞，也是非常合適用在這里的。

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