雅思口語考試中，第二部分主要分為people/places/events/objects四個類別，其中地點類的口語話題經(jīng)常是考試的重點，出現(xiàn)頻率頗為頻繁，以最近幾個月的考試為例，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，詳細分析雅思口語第二部分中地點類題型的答題技巧。
通過觀察所有地點類題型的后，我們不難發(fā)現(xiàn)，所有題目的出題邏輯都是圍繞5個“W”和一個 “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這個元素，其實可以提前做好充分的準備，只要懂得靈活運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處可用地點代替，如dormitory of international students of Nanjing University, tea houses, many western restaurants)等，當然east and west這樣的方位詞也可以根據(jù)實際情況加以替換，考生只要根據(jù)不同的話題進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，基本做個簡單的回答就可以了，類似 It was established/ built/ finished in 一個年代就好，有很多考生糾結于建筑建造的確切年代, 其實這里說一個模糊的感念就可以了，例如1930s 或是couple years ago. 如果一個建筑的建造時間久遠，還可以以The building has existed there since I was born 帶過。在說When的時候還可以結合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這個問題時，要從what you can see?和 what you can do?兩方面去考慮。說一個建筑里能看見什么，無非是它的造型(shape，是不是有個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two-story building, 在ground floor可以看見一個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. 當然self service area是大多數(shù)咖啡店都會有的，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這個話題)。
Why?為什么喜歡是要重點交代的一點，這時可以綜合所有你曾經(jīng)去過的咖啡店的優(yōu)點來個頭腦風暴(brain storm), 也許你喜歡的原因可能是這個咖啡店的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, 因為每杯手工調制的咖啡上都會有很漂亮的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(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咖啡館的原因。
綜上所訴，只要有邏輯的按照五個“W”和一個“H”的方法來練習地點類話題，在考試的時候就可以輕松面對考官了。