2018年的第一个月，ETS就折腾了
今日推送2018.1.27场
口语部分
Task 1
what do you do to improve the life in your local community. Use specific reasons and examples to support your response.
解析：
本题不是特别的难。个人推荐和健康类的话题联系在一起，比如，宣扬健康意识等等。公益活动这种题目最近经常考，大家可以思考一下：我们为什么要做公益，一般我们可以做什么以及为什么?以前有很多三选一的题目，都问到过，比如，你喜欢用如下哪种方式为小区做贡献?A.为孩子们辅导学习。B. 帮助老年人学习电脑 C.照顾老年人。这类的话题大家可以经常储备，考试时不会慌乱。
参考答案：
Given a choice , I would like to help elderly people to learn how to use computers. Those elderly people are lonely, because their children may work in big cities for better life. After learning how to use computers, they could keep in touch with their children and get the first hand information. What’s more, computers will enable them to purchase things online. Instead of going to shops to buy a box of milk in a snowy day, they can stay at home and wait for their ordered products, and this will truly bring them a lot of convenience. In the end, let’s bring warmth to the seniors in our community, and we will enjoy the process of helping people.
词汇及表达：
老年的 elderly
使能够 enable
保持联系keep in touch with
Task 2
When making a choice, some people prefer to gain ideas from others. Other people prefer to make the choice according to their own experience. Which do you prefer and why? Use specific reasons and examples to support your response.
解析：
二选一的题型，如果大家不是特别的有思路，就说一个你喜欢的优势。如果还有时间，就说另外一个的劣势。这样，至少能让你撑满时间。这道题其实可以跟group discussion，brainstorm等理由相似。
参考答案：
When making a choice, i would like to gain ideas from my own experience. If I ask a lot of friends for advice, I will easily be blind because hundreds of people may give me hundreds of suggestions according to their own experiences, making it hard for me to make a right decision. Due to the limit on their views and social status, some of suggestions are misguided, and I have to tell the right from the wrong and this would be time-consuming. So when problems come up, I would prefer to make decision according to my knowledge.
词汇及表达：
根据 according to
误导性的misguide
耗时的 time-consuming
写作部分
Which one of the reasons is most important in helping students to study in colleges and universities?
A、Having access to the university tutors who can provide individual instruction for the students who have difficulty in study.
B、Having the help and encouragement from the family and friends.
C、Having an excellent teachers in high-school who can help the students before the university.
Use your own words to illustrate your point. Don’t use your memorized examples.
以下哪一项最能帮助学生完成在大学阶段的学习。
A.能够接触到可以帮忙查漏补缺的辅导老师
B.能够得到家人和朋友的鼓励和帮助
C.在高中阶段就有非常优秀的老师来教导
解析：
本题重复了2017年3月25日的考题，是一道常见的三选一题目。基本原则依然是“捧一踩二”，即选择一个点来论证其合理性，然后分别抨击另外两个点的缺陷，每个观点自成一段。
参考分论点：
支持1：大学里的tutor的指导更有针对性。Tutors in the university offer personalized instructions, which are more effective and efficient.
反驳2：家人和朋友的帮助可能不够专业，甚至具有误导性。Suggestions from the family and friends are less professional, which may be misleading.
反驳3：高中阶段的老师所能提供的帮助更适用于高中学习阶段，对更加注重自学的大学阶段的帮助很有限。What high-school teachers provide emphasizes more on the basics, exerting limited effects in the college environment.
词汇及表达：
学术表现 academic performance
激励，刺激 spur
阻碍 obstacle / barrier
逆境 adversity
价值观 values
自学 self-taught
自律 self-discipline
自我驱动的 self-motivated
剥夺 deprive
陪伴 accompany
各种各样的myriad / various
基石 cornerstone
松懈的 slack
勤奋的 diligent