第二部分: 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),之后考生要作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,由考生作简要回答。
Describe the neighbourhood you lived in when you were a child.
You should say:
where in your town/city the neighbourhood was
what kind of people lived there
what it was like to live in this neighbourhood
and explain whether you would like to live in this neighbourhood in the future.
话题卡说明
本题要描述一个你儿时居住过的街区。限定条件是:你儿时居住过。所以在描述时要注意使用正确的时态。在扩展时可以按照题卡中给到的提示点逐条展开,也可以根据自己的经历适当添加相关的信息。
重点词句
in the suburb 在郊区
unfashionable 过时的
walk-up apartment building 无电梯公寓楼
a livable neighbourhood 一个宜居的社区
public service 公共服务
residential complex 住宅小区
dweller 居住者
it ’ s a commonplace to do sth. 做某事是司空见惯的
acquaintance 相识的人
spanning two or three generations 跨越两代或三代的
strike up a chitchat 开始闲聊
take a stroll 散步
heartwarming 温暖人心的
a much stronger bond 一种更紧密的关系
socially-connected 有一定的社会关系
a walkable size 一个便于步行的大小
commute long distance 长距离通勤
it ’ s unlikely for sb. to do sth. 对某人来说不太可能做某事
expanding outward 向外扩张
gentrification 中产阶级化
turn the clock back [习语] 回到过去