雅思口語考試中，第二部分主要分為people/places/events/objects四個(gè)類別，其中地點(diǎn)類的口語話題經(jīng)常是考試的重點(diǎn)，出現(xiàn)頻率頗為頻繁，以最近幾個(gè)月的考試為例，就考到了describe your ideal house/ describe a cafe/ describe a city you visited before/ describe a garden/ describe a crowded place 等。本文將以describe a cafe為例，詳細(xì)分析雅思口語第二部分中地點(diǎn)類題型的答題技巧。
通過觀察所有地點(diǎn)類題型的后，我們不難發(fā)現(xiàn)，所有題目的出題邏輯都是圍繞5個(gè)“W”和一個(gè) “H”展開的。他們分別是Where, When, Who, What (see, do), Why and How. 例如 describe a cafe這個(gè)題目，試題主要集中在詢問考生what the cafe is; where it is; what it sells and explain why you like it
作為 Where這個(gè)元素，其實(shí)可以提前做好充分的準(zhǔn)備，只要懂得靈活運(yùn)用表示方位的詞匯就好，例如 east/west of the city, in the heart of city, opposite to, on the other side of, only within a short walking distance, it is very easy to catch a cab or bus to, while on east and west are xxx and xxx neighborhoods(xxx處可用地點(diǎn)代替，如dormitory of international students of Nanjing University, tea houses, many western restaurants)等，當(dāng)然east and west這樣的方位詞也可以根據(jù)實(shí)際情況加以替換，考生只要根據(jù)不同的話題進(jìn)行套用以上句型就可以了。
When和Who主要是介紹建筑建造的年代和到訪的人群，基本做個(gè)簡單的回答就可以了，類似 It was established/ built/ finished in 一個(gè)年代就好，有很多考生糾結(jié)于建筑建造的確切年代, 其實(shí)這里說一個(gè)模糊的感念就可以了，例如1930s 或是couple years ago. 如果一個(gè)建筑的建造時(shí)間久遠(yuǎn)，還可以以The building has existed there since I was born 帶過。在說When的時(shí)候還可以結(jié)合How often you visit this place? 一起回答，例如，pretty much every weekend, twice a month, every two days, grab a cup of coffee there almost everyday等。
在說What這個(gè)問題時(shí)，要從what you can see?和 what you can do?兩方面去考慮。說一個(gè)建筑里能看見什么，無非是它的造型(shape，是不是有個(gè)distinctive shape)，大小(size of a basketball court 或是 it covers an area of 90 square meters) 裝潢(interior design, 是不是exquisite, 有沒有一些glass curtain walls, 和chandelier, 墻上可能還掛著很多的oil paintings)和布局(layout), 幾層樓, 也許你所描述的咖啡館是個(gè)two-story building, 在ground floor可以看見一個(gè)cash counter (put your order)，display window presents a wide range of lovely desserts and pastries there, 然后可以列舉一系列的甜點(diǎn)名稱cupcakes, waffles, muffins, brownies, blueberry cheese cake, black forest, tiramisu, chocolate mud cake, hand made cookies and so on ，并著重介紹某個(gè)best seller, 例如，the home made ice cream is a must-have there, it tastes awesome! 在second floor可以看到一些wooden or small round tables，還有那種big couches with some colorful and soft cushions on it. 當(dāng)然self service area是大多數(shù)咖啡店都會(huì)有的，一般顧客可以在拿自行獲取creamer, milk, tissues, straws, sugar, mixers, 也可說stirrers or blenders (這些詞都可以用來“包裝”CAFE這個(gè)話題)。
Why?為什么喜歡是要重點(diǎn)交代的一點(diǎn)，這時(shí)可以綜合所有你曾經(jīng)去過的咖啡店的優(yōu)點(diǎn)來個(gè)頭腦風(fēng)暴(brain storm), 也許你喜歡的原因可能是這個(gè)咖啡店的beverages, (variety of choices, like Americano, Latte, cappuccino, smoothies, hot chocolate, lemonade, bubble tea, pearl milk tea and so on.)或是早餐(bagels, doughnuts, sandwiches, chicken wraps, smash egg, cheese and bacons ), 也許店家是位expert of coffee making, 因?yàn)槊勘止ふ{(diào)制的咖啡上都會(huì)有很漂亮的coffee art, maybe a heart shape or a smile face! Competitive price that I can afford as a student 也可能是你喜歡的原因. 還有很多其他原因會(huì)讓你對某家咖啡印象深刻，環(huán)境(the atmosphere is relaxing, cozy and not too loud, a wonderful place that free from distractions and interruptions, good lighting), 服務(wù)(they are fast and friendly, flexible to customize according to customer's requests, “buy six, get one free” loyal card, free wifi connection is a positive plus)甚至是個(gè)romantic place for dating, waiters are very cute and waitresses are drop-dead gorgeous也都可能是你喜歡上一個(gè)咖啡館的原因。
綜上所訴，只要有邏輯的按照五個(gè)“W”和一個(gè)“H”的方法來練習(xí)地點(diǎn)類話題，在考試的時(shí)候就可以輕松面對考官了。