雅思听力场景中的house renting租房场景,以及雅思口语的home住宿话题,想必大家都不陌生,不过虽然是经历了千万遍这个看似简单的话题的折磨,很多烤鸭仍然无从下口。比如*简单的一个例子: ? Can you describe the place where you live ?
在雅思口语的Part 1中,这几乎是一个必考的话题。除了堆砌一些背过的词汇,比如living room, bathroom, two bedrooms, kitchen等等,千篇一律在描述房子的内部构造,房间类型,似乎除了这个再没别的课说的了。试想,如果给出这个答案,即使你不是背的,考官也会觉得你是事先背好的。其实,雅思口语*方便的语料来源之一可以是雅思听力材料。别忘了,雅思听力的Section 1的常驻场景就是租房,house renting,其中除了考到租房学生的个人信息细节之外,也有一些表达与房子描述相关。今天我们以剑桥9 Test 2 Section 1 这一篇为例,挑取一些原文表达,来尝试回答describe your place 这个问题。
out of the town
Single bedsit
A hall with mature students
A shared area
A good way to socialize
以住在学校宿舍为例,我们可以从房子地理位置,类型,室友,优缺点来描述这样the place I’m living in, 示例答案如下:
Q: Can you describe the place where you live ?
A: well, as an undergraduate now, I’m living in the student hostel, which is actually out of the town. I choose to live in a single bedsit, even though it is a bit more expensive than living in a shared room with other students, because I prefer to have my own space. But a good thing is that there is a shared area in the hall for us to get some entertainment like watching TV, talking and laughing, you know, spending some time together. I think it’s really a good way to socialize. Anyway, I really enjoy living my current place.