2018年12月8日雅思考試真題回憶【口語】
Part 1
Drink water
How often do you drink water?
參考答案：
It depends. If I do some exercise or eat something savory, I’ll drink water more frequently. Otherwise I only drink water when I feel thirsty.
重點詞彙及表達：
savory:形容詞，鹹香的，美味可口的
Eg: When I feel stressed out, I’m always in want of something savory to cheer up a little bit.
What kinds of water do you like to drink?
參考答案：
I don’t have a particular preference. I usually drink boiled water at home, and when I’m out sometimes I’ll buy mineral water. But I don’t really like energy drink, it tastes weird.
重點詞彙及表達：
preference:名詞，偏愛
Eg: Parents should not show preferences for one particular baby when it has siblings.
Do you drink bottled water or water from water machines?
參考答案：
If I’m at workplace or staying at home, I’ll drink water from water machine; if I’m going out, I’ll buy bottled water for sure.
重點詞彙及表達：
workplace:名詞，職場
Eg: Workplace communication is extremely significant.
Part 2 & 3
Part 2
Describe something you do to keep you concentrated.
You should say:
What it is
How often you do it
When you started doing it
And explain why it helped you concentrate.
提示：
本題要描述幫助你集中注意力的一些具體方式，話題很廣泛，可以是體育運動，休閒活動，學習習慣等等。可以描述一下背景，具體操作方式，使用這種方式的頻率，以及緣由等等。最後可以談一下感想，比如你覺得這種方式大有裨益也十分有效等等。
參考答案：
According to my personal experience, I believe that yoga is the best way to keep me concentrated. For a very long period of time, I had concentration issues and was not able to focus on one thing for a long period of time. I made several attempts to solve this problem, and finally I find doing some exercise, especially doing yoga, is the best way to keep me concentrated. Once you fit some regular exercise into your daily routine, you can focus better.
I do yoga very often, nearly on a weekly basis. I do it at home or in a gym not far from my flat and I have been doing it for a few months now. At very first, actually I tried many kinds of activities to increase my concentration, such as swimming and jogging, but they were not as effective as I thought. I only find solace in yoga. Doing yoga in the morning not only provides me the positive mindset required for the entire day but also refreshes me immediately. It always makes me energetic, and effectively helps me to focus on my work or study.
Besides, there are different yoga techniques that we can do in our daily life, but personally the most helpful part is the one I can try while working as well. For instance, when I am really tired at work I try pulling up and down my toes. It not only relaxes my toes but also helps me to keep concentrated.
重點詞彙及表達：
①concentration： 名詞；專注
Eg：Neal kept interrupting, breaking my concentration.
②solace: 名詞；慰藉
Eg：Above all, it requires clairvoyant souls—that is, without solace.
③mindset: 名詞；心態
Eg：I try to have a positive mindset, keep my mind focused on what I have to do.
④energetic: 形容詞；經歷充沛的
Eg：Ibrahim is 59, strong looking, enormously energetic and accomplished.
Part 3題目
1. Is it important for children to learn how to concentrate?
參考答案：
Of course, it’s very important for children to know how to keep themselves concentrated. The ability to focus involves the ability of self-control on initial impulses. Reports have shown that children who have developed the skills of keeping concentrated often do better in school and are more likely to achieve their aims.
重點詞彙及表達：
①initial： 形容詞：最初的
Eg: The initial reaction has been excellent.
②impulse: 名詞；衝動
Eg: Unable to resist the impulse, he glanced at the sea again.
2. What can employers do to help employees concentrate?
參考答案：
I think employers need to set some regular breaks for employees during the working time since it can help to keep workers refreshed. Many employees believe they should spend as much time at their work places as possible. Some even feel guilty for taking breaks away from their works. However, research shows that people can't concentrate on tasks for such long periods of time. When people don't take breaks, they become inefficient.
重點詞彙及表達：
①guilty： 形容詞：內疚的
Eg: I feel so guilty, leaving all this to you.
②inefficient: 形容詞；無效率的
Eg: Their communication systems are inefficient in the extreme.
3. What kinds of jobs require higher concentration?
參考答案：
I think the jobs that need to work with numbers must require higher concentration, such as being an accountant, engineer, computer programmer, lab assistant and so on. Commonly, most high-concentration jobs also require a relatively high level of technical skills. In my experience, skills are the key to keeping these kinds of jobs.
重點詞彙及表達：
①accountant： 名詞；會計
Eg: An accountant is a person whose job is to keep financial accounts.
②relatively: 副詞；相對地
Eg: The sums needed are relatively small.
4. Have you ever felt difficult to concentrate?
參考答案：
Yes, I had concentration issues and was not able to focus on one thing for a long period of time. I made several attempts to solve this problem, and finally I find doing some exercise, especially doing yoga, is the best way to keep me concentrated.
重點詞彙及表達：
①attempt：名詞；嘗試
Eg: He gave up the attempt in despair.
②yoga: 名詞；瑜伽
Eg: Yoga is a type of exercise in which you move your body into various positions in order to become more fit or flexible, to improve your breathing, and to relax your mind.
本次口語解析由以下滬江留學老師產出
黃函老師
滬江網校首席雅思口語名師； 英國謝菲爾德大學畢業；英文專業8級；5年以上英文教學經驗。
王君楠老師
滬江網校留學院全職雅思老師，格拉斯哥大學碩士，TESOL專業（Teaching English to the Speakers of Other Languages）, 主攻雅思託福等留學考試。曾參與雅思八分必勝課程，關於雅思你必須知道的那些事，託福100等課程製作。
