Part 1
Name
Hometown
Study or work
Whether like your major/job
Music
Computer
Clothing
Map
TV
Traveling abroad
Rain
Environment
Film
Food
Museum
Photo
Part 2 高频话题
A restaurant you want to go to again
A city you have been to
An Animal
An interesting object
An Advertisement
A time you were busy
Your first Cell phone
A Friend you haven’t seen for long time
Part 3
The advantages and disadvantages of dining at a restaurant.
How restaurants attract customers.
Why people like to live in the city.
Modern constructions compared with historical constructions.
What to be taken into consideration when advertising.
The positive and negative effects of cellphones.
Why we should protect animals.
Why some people don’t like to change.
Whether it is important to keep relationship with old friends.
Why go abroad?
考题点评:
6月中旬,整个题库已经比较稳定,相对于5月底之前,没有新题出现,所以大家只要把题库里的话题准备到位,备考是有把握的。
part2的一个经典人物类话题A Friend you haven’t seen for long time,看似很简单,但是很多学生在讲解的过程中,仍然是nice, kind, friendly等低分词汇,或者是I like him, he is my best friend等简单表达,为了提高大家的语言质量,这里提供一些关于人物relationship的idioms和相应的例句, 希望对于同学们在人物类话题的讲解上有一定的帮助。
1. get on like a house on fire 一见如故
As soon as we met each other we got on like a house on fire and just took an instant liking to each other.
2. have a soft spot for 喜欢某人
I always had a soft spot for Maria despite the fact that she often let me down. [to let someone down is to disappoint them.
3. get along with 与某人相处很好
I suppose I always got along quite well with my sister when we were growing up.
4. look up to 尊敬
When I was a child I always looked up to my father. He was a real role model for me.
5. speak the same language 有共同想法
I think one reason we get on so well is that we really speak the same language as each other. There’s almost nothing we disagree about.
6. be on the same wavelength 想法一致
We’re almost exactly on the same wavelength as each other and agree about almost everything.
7. move in the same circles 朋友圈一致
Although we are not particularly good friends, we see each other quite a lot as we move in the same circles.
8. be on nodding terms 点头之交
While we are on nodding terms and say hello to each other every day, I wouldn’t call him a friend.
9. know someone inside out 熟知某人
I guess you could say I know him inside out by now – all his good points and all his bad points.
10. keep in touch with 与某人保持联系
Sadly, we didn’t stay in touch with each other after we left school and I don’t know what he’s doing now.
11. see eye to eye with someone 同意某人
We see eye to eye about most things but we can never agree about what film to watch.
12. wear the trousers 关系密切
Although David earns more money, it is Sylvia who really wears the trousers in the relationship. David will also do what she says,
13. a fair-weather friend 酒肉之交
She was something of a fair-weather friend though and I couldn’t rely on her for help when times were bad.