在第一部分当中,考生不要只给考官一个“YES”或“NO”的答案,或是采用“点头摇头术”的交流方式。考生只有在连续用英语回答的前提下才能使雅思考官对其英语的驾驭能力进行评估、打分。所以在雅思口语考试的环节中,“Somethingis better than nothing!”是永恒的王道。
{必备考题} What is your name?
参考答案: My full name is Wang Yuan. And myEnglish name is Caroline. You can also call me Carol。
{常见考题} Does your name have special meaning?
参考答案1: My name is very meaningful because mygrandmother picked it for me. It means bright and success also full ofwell-blessing。
参考答案2: The name was given by my parents. Yuan,in Chinese, means always being the first and the best. This character is pretty masculine, not girly at all. They told me that they want me to beconfident, brave and be able to have a successful career one day。
{魔鬼考题} What kind of people in China like changing their names?
参考答案1: As far as I am concerned, only peoplein entertainment field would like to change their names to make themselves morefamous. They expect their new names to bring them good luck. Criminals wantedby the police may also want to change their names in order to hide behind afalse identity。
参考答案2: Well, some people change their namessimply because they dislike them. They might not be happy with the way theysound. Actually, I have heard of some people who have changed their namesbecause they did not match their “Feng Shui”—— the belief that you can receivepositive energy from different things. In my country, a name could bring you good fortune. Personally, Ihaven’t met anyone who has changed their name, only in movies when some peopleneed to create a new identity for themselves, or a new life to escape from ahorrible situation in their past。
参考答案: No, and I have never thought aboutit. My parents gave me this name, which is the first invaluable gift that Ihave ever got from them. I think, this name is of great value to me。
{魔鬼考题} When Chinese people name their children, are there any special customs that arefollowed?
参考答案: It is hard to say. Maybe some superstitious people will go to the fortune-teller before they give names to theirchildren。