劍橋雅思9口語Test4參考答案－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－

答案編輯者：上海環球雅思名師李寧（英國劍橋國際考試委員會IGCSE&ALevel口語考官）Sam(British),Maria(American)

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Part1

Theexaminerasksthecandidatesabouthim/herself,his/herhome,workorstudies

andotherfamiliartopics.

EXAMPLE

Bicycles

Howpopulararebicyclesinyourhometown?[why?]

Unfortunately,bikesarenotverypopularinmyhometown.Ithinkthisisaresultofafewthings.Firstly,myhometownistoofarawayfromtheotherlocaltowns

andcitiestotravelbybicyclesoinsteadpeoplechoosetotravelbycar.Secondly,myhometownisveryhilly,andmanypeoplearetoolazytocyclearoundthesteep

hills.Mostpeoplearealsofairlywelloff,sotheycanaffordacar.Theythink

carsarefasterandmoreconvenient,sobicyclesarenotsocommon.

Howoftendoyourideabicycle?[why/whynot?]

Iridemybicycleeveryday.IridemybiketoworkeverydayfromMondaytoFriday,

andIliketogoonbiketripsintothecountrysideontheweekend.Ifindcycling

arelaxingwaytoexerciseandstayhealthy.

Doyouthinkthatbicyclesaresuitableforallages?[why/whynot?]

Idonotthinkcyclingontheroadisnotsuitableforallages.Someyoungchildren,andevensomeveryoldpeople,arenotawareenoughtocycleontheroad.Similarly,peoplewhohavenotpassedtheirdrivingtestmaynotbeawareoftherulesofthe

road,andcouldcauseanaccident.Iaminfullsupportofintroducingacycling

proficiencyexamtoimprovetostandardsofcyclistsontheroad,andtoreduce

accidentsandfatalities.

Whataretheadvantagesofabicyclecomparedtoacar?[why]

Cyclingisfarcleanerfortheenvironment.Admittedly,bicyclesareslowerthan

cars,butwithsomanycarsontheroad,itisactuallysometimesfastertotravel

bybikethanbycar,especiallyatrushhourwhentherearelotsoftrafficjams!

InLondon,new'CycleSuperhighways'havebeenintroduced,wherecarscannotgo.

Byallowingcycliststhisspace,itisoftenfastertocrossthecitybybicycle

thanbycar!

PART2

Describeapersonwhohasdonealotofworktohelppeople.

Youshouldsay:

Whothispersonis/was

Wherethispersonlives/lived

Whathe/shehasdonetohelppeople

Andexplainhowyouknowaboutthisperson.

Youwillhavetotalkaboutthistopicforonetotwominutes.

Youhaveoneminutetothinkaboutwhatyouaregoingtosay.

Youcanmakesomenotestohelpyouifyouwish.

MybrotherhasdonemoretohelpotherpeopleinhislifethananyoneelseIknow.

Hehasgoodmoralstandards;ifthereisanoldladytryingtocrosstheroad,he

willalwaysstoptohelpher.Ifapregnantladyisstandinguponthebus,hewillalwaysofferherhisseat.Inschool,hewouldalwaysoffertohelpandexplainthingstohisclassmatesiftheydidn'tunderstand.

Notonlyishekindandthoughtfulineverydaylife,butontopofthishecompletedacharitywalkfromLandsEndtoJohnO'Groats,over1,500kilometersacrossBritain.

Thisisafantasticachievementinitself,buthealsomanagedtoraiseover￡1000forcharity!

Furthermore,hevolunteeredeverySaturdayforayearatalocalcharityshop,Oxfam,whichraisesmoneyforpeoplelivinginpoverty.Heisanextremelyselflessperson,whogetsthemostpleasureinlifefromhelpingotherpeopleratherthanhimself.

PART3

Discussiontopics:

Helpingotherpeopleinthecommunity

Examplesquestions:

Whataresomeofthewayspeoplecanhelpothersinthecommunity?whichismost

important?

Ithinkoneofthebestwaystogetinvolvedandhelpinthecommunityistovolunteer

atalocalcharity.IvolunteeredatawildlifeconservationtrustwhenIwas15.

Everydayinthesummerholiday,Iwouldbeoutsideinthewoodsandthecountryside,helpingtobuildeco-friendlyfootpaths,fencesandbridges,sopeoplecouldenjoytheforestparkwithoutdamagingthelocalwildlifeandhabitats.Itwasagreat

waytostayactive,havefun,makefriendsandhelpthecommunity.

Whydoyouthinksomepeopleliketohelpotherpeople?

Helpingotherpeoplemakesyoufeelgoodaboutyourself,especiallywhentheyshowtheirthanksandgratitude.Yougetasenseofprideandfulfilment,knowingthat

youdidsomethingworthwhiletohelpchangesomeoneelse'slife.

Ifmorepeopleweregenerouswiththeirtimeandhelpedotherpeople,theworldwouldbeabetterplace.

Somepeoplesaythatpeoplehelpothersinthecommunitymorenowthantheydid

inthepast.Doyouagreeordisagree?

Iamnotsure,IwillhavetoaskmyDadaboutthatone!Heismucholderthanme

soheisinabetterpositiontocomparesocietyfrom40yearsagotosocietytoday!Overthepast20years,IknowtheBritishgovernmenthasencouragedschoolstoplayamoreactiveroleinthecommunity,andtoencouragestudentstotakepartin

volunteeringandcommunityactivities,soIwouldliketothinkthattherehasbeenariseincommunitykindness.

Communityservices

Examplequestions:

Whattypesofservices,suchaslibrariesorhealthcenters,areavailabletothe

peoplewholiveinyourarea?Doyouthinkthereareenoughofthem?

Inmyhometown,inEngland,therearelotsoflibrariesandhealthcentresin

thelocalareathatofferawiderangeoffreeservices.Thelibrarieshavemodernisedandnowoffercomputerandinternetservices,aswellasebooksandCD'sforloan.

Theseareusefulforlotsofpeople,especiallypoorerpeoplewhomaybecannotaffordtobuybooksandCD's,orwhodon'thaveaccesstocomputersortheinternetathome.

Whichgroupsofpeoplegenerallyneedmostsupportinacommunity?why?

Likewise,lotsofgovernmentfundedcommunityhealthcentreshavealsoopened

uptooffersupportandincreaseawarenessaboutissuessuchassexualhealth,

pregnancyanddomesticviolence,aswellasofferguidanceandtreatmentfordiseasessuchascancerandAIDS.Theseareespeciallyusefulforyoungpeople,whomaybe

havequestionsaboutsexandrelationshipsbutaretooembarras