考官给考生一张话题卡 (Cue card),考生有1分钟准备时间,并可以做笔记(考官会给考生笔和纸)。之后考生要做1~2分钟的陈述。考生讲完后,考官会就考生阐述的内容提一两个相关问题,由考生做简要回答。
Describe a book that you enjoyed reading because you had to think a lot.
You should say:
what this book was
why you decided to read it
what reading this book made you think about
and explain why you enjoyed reading this book.
本题是一道必备的媒体题目:图书。注意限定的是引发你思考的书。使用以下策略可以有意识地增加语法结构的丰富度。
book of the year list 年度图书榜单
tycoon 商业大佬
get around to [习语] 终于有时间做某事
fall victim to 成为……的受害者
startup 创业公司
endorsement 背书;支持
nonfiction 非虚构类小说
sustain a lie 让谎言持续
center around 围绕(描述书籍主题常用)
remain a mystery 不得而知
dropout 辍学生
behind closed doors [习语] 秘密的
the female Steve Jobs 女版乔布斯
ego and greed [惯用搭配] 自大和贪婪
be valued 被估值
appeal to 诉诸于
scam artist 骗子
page turner [习语] 精彩的书
prey on 以……作为猎物
strike a chord with [习语] 引起某人的共鸣
gullible 易受骗的,轻信的
stand up to 勇敢直面