雅思part1 Communication Points And Exercises for Part I.docx
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雅思part1CommunicationPointsAndExercisesforPartI
CommunicationPointsAndExercises
●Exercise1—AnsweringinDetailbeyond"yesandno"
Communicationpoint
Thefollowingpersonalinformationquestionscouldallbeansweredbysimplysaying"yes"or"no",orbyusingasingleword.However,inaninterviewsituation,youwillgiveamuchbetterimpressionbyansweringthemasfullyaspossible.
ExerciseInstructions
1.Lookatthequestionbelowandapossibleanswer.
Examplequestion:
Areyoumarried?
Exampleanswer:
Yes,Iam.Myhusbandisateacheratalocalcollege.
2.Now,answerallthequestionsbygivingasmuchinformationaboutyourselfaspossible.
1)Areyoumarried?
2)Haveyougotanychildren?
3)Whatdoyoudoexactly?
4)Whereareyoufrom?
5)Howlonghaveyoulivedhere/there?
6)Whatdoyoulikedoinginyoursparetime?
7)Haveyoueverbeenabroad?
●Exercise2—Extendingyouranswersbeyond2or3words
CommunicationPoint
Itisimportanttomakesurethatyougivemoredetailthanjustafewwords.Itneedn'tbetoolong,butitshouldatleastofferenoughtobeconversationalratherthanseemlikeapoliceinterrogation.
ExerciseInstructions
1.Whichoftheanswerstothequestionsbelowaregoodanswers?
Why?
Questions
Answers
1)Wheredoyoulive?
2)Whereareyoufrom?
3)Whatdoyoulikedoinginyoursparetime?
4)Canyoutellmeaboutyourresearch?
InBeijing.
Well,IwasborninShanghai,butI'velivedinBeijingsinceIwas4.
Ilikeswimming.
Yes.I'mpartofateamattheuniversitytryingtodevelopalow-costsatellitecommunicationsystemforthirdworldcountries.
2.Workwithapartnerandaskeachotherthesamequestions.(Ifyouarealone,recordyourself.)
●Exercise3—HandlingPersonalInformation
CommunicationPoint
Handlingpersonalinformationrequiresthatyouofferinformationaboutyourself.Youshouldintendtogivejustenoughsothattheinterviewerdoesnotfeelheorshemustaskmanyfollow-upquestions.
ExerciseInstructions
1.Readthedialoguebelow:
Interviewer:
Right.Sotellmeaboutyourfamily.
Candidate:
Well,Ihavethreechildren,twoboysandagirl.Mywife'sanurseandallofmychildrenareatprimaryschool.
Interviewer:
Oh,Isee.Anddoyouliveinthecapitalofyourcountry?
Candidate:
Yes,wedo.We'vegotasmallflat—toosmallreally,butwe'reusedtoit.Weshareagardenwithotherresidentsintheblock.
2.Nowaskapartnertoaskyouthesamequestionsaskedinthedialogue,andafewmoreusingthepersonalinformationtopicssuchasjobs,interests,family,study,hometownandambitions.
●Exercise4—Enrichingyouranswers
CommunicationPoint
TherearemanywaysofenrichingyouranswersinEnglish.Theattitudetotakeisoneofcourtesy.Whatwouldyouexpectapersontowanttoknowfromyou.
ExerciseInstructions
Onthetapeyouwillheartwodialoguesinwhichthecandidatesanswertheinterviewer'squestionsaboutthesametopicintwodifferentways.
1.Decidewhattheyaretalkingabout.
2.Decidewhichcandidategivesthebetteranswer.Whyisitbetter?
3.Workwithapartnerandtalkaboutthefollowingtopics:
(ifyouarealone,recordyourself.)
1)Yourjob
2)Theuniversity/collegeyouhavegraduatedfrom
3)Yourhometown
4)Yourfamily
5)Yourhobbies
6)Yourfuture
7)Yourdream
8)Amajorfestivalinyourcountry
●Exercise5—RolePlaying
CommunicationPoint
Thefirststageoftheoralinterviewmayseemalotlikeajobintervieworanapplicationforsomethingelselikealoanorvisa.Sometimestobreakthemonotonyitmaybeusefultoputyourselfinadifferentrolethanjustyourself.Perhapsyoucanbeajobapplicantorafamousactor.
ExerciseInstructions
1.Practiceadialoguebetweenabankmanagerandacustomer.Thebankmanagerwantstofindoutthefollowingthingsaboutthecustomer:
1)Fullname
2)Address
3)Dateofbirth
4)Maritalstatus
5)Job
6)Whythecustomerwantsaloan
Remembertovaryyourquestiontypes!
●Exercise6—HandlingCulturalQuestions
CommunicationPoint
Itisnaturalthataninterviewerisinterestedinyourculture,butwillalsobepleasedifyoucansayitwithcoherent,concisedetail.
ExerciseInstruction
Spendafewminutesthinkingaboutthingsthatmakeyourcountry'scultureandcustomspecialanddifferentfromothercountries.Talkaboutthefollowingtopicsandotherideasyoumayhave:
Marriage
Atwhatage?
Whatkindofceremony?
Whatkindsofpreparationsarenecessary?
Funerals
Whatdopeopledowhensomeonedies?
Whatkindofceremony?
Whataresomerules?
Festivals
Whatarethemajorfestivalseachyear?
Whatdomostpeopledoatthistime?
Isthereanyspecialfood?
Formsofentertainment
Whataresometraditionalshowsinyourcountry?
WhatkindsofgamesareuniquetoChina?
Folktalesandsongs
Isthereagroupofstoriesorsongsthatallpeopleknow?
Howdoyoulearnthem?
Doyouknowtheirorigins?
EthnicCommunities
Whataresomeminorityethnicgroups?
Howdotheydifferfromthemajoritygroups?
●Exercise7—ContinuingtheAnswers
CommunicationPoint
Havinganopeninghesitationdeviceoropeningcomment(e.g.Thereareseveralreasonsfor...)ishelpfultogiveyourselftimetothink.Itisalsousefultohavesomekindoftransitionfromonepointtothenext(e.g.First...,Then...,Afterthat...etc.).
ExerciseInstructions
Continuethecandidate'sanswertothefollowingquestions.Recordandanalyseyouranswers,payingparticularattentiontotheirorganization:
1.Interviewer:
Tellmeabitaboutyoureducationalbackground.
Candidate:
Well,firstIwentto...
2.Interviewer:
DoyoufindAmericanEnglisheasiertounderstandthanBritishEnglish?
Candidate:
Yes,Ido/No,Idon't...
3.Interviewer:
Ihaveneverbeentoyourcountry.What'sitlike?
Candidate:
Thatisabigquestion...
4.Interviewer:
Whichisthebestuniversityinyourcountry?
Candidate:
IsupposeXis,because...
●Exercise8—Partnerconversations
CommunicationPoint
Instageone,youwilllikelyberequiredtogivebriefdescriptions,explanationsorshallowopinions,butyouarenotexpectedtogivelongspeeches.Thus,thekeyistoworkatdevelopinghighquality,smoothresponseswithoutstuttering.Howsmoothareyou?
Sometimesyoucantell,butsometimesapartnercangiveyougoodfeedback.
ExerciseInstructions
Practicetalkingwithyourpartneraboutthefollowingtopicsbrieflywithenoughdetailtoanswerthequestionfully.Preventyourselffromstutteringorrepeatingwordsasyouspeak,andaskyourpartnertotakenoteofwhenyoudo.
I.Thehardestpartofyourjoborstudies
II.YourroommatesinUniversity(pastorpresent)
III.Thetrafficsituationinyourcity
IV.Thequalitiesandskillsrequiredofagoodcompanymanager
V.Therecreationalfacilitiesinyourcity/town
VI.Thenightlifeinyourcity/town
VII.Thepublictransportsysteminyourcity/town
VIII.Aninterestingvacationyouhavetaken
IX.Yourimpressionsof(yourhostcountry)
X.Whyyouchosethiscountrytogoto
XI.Whyyouchoseyourparticularfieldofstudy
●Exercise9—UsingIntroductoryPhrases
CommunicationPoint
Introductoryphrasesmakeyouranswerssoundmoreorganized,andtheycanmakeyourconversationsmoother,andtheyalsogiveyoutimetothink.
ExerciseInstructions
Whatintroductorysentencesorphraseswouldyouuseinyouranswertothefollowingquestions?
1.Whatdidyoustudyathighschool?
2.Whichisthemostpopularsportinyourcountry?
3.Howdopeoplespendtheirweekendsinyourcountry?
4.CouldyoutellmewhyyouchoosetostudyattheUniversityofAlberta?
●Exercise10—AskingQuestionsinDifferentWays
CommunicationPoint
Itcanhelpyourconfidenceandboostyoursecuritytohaveagoodearforquestionseventhoughthetestisaspeakingtestnotalisteningtest.Partoftheskillofboostingquestionskillisbeingabletoanticipatequestions.
ExerciseInstructions
Askthefollowingquestionsinasmanywaysaspossible:
I.Whatisyourjob?
II.Wherewereyouborn?
III.Howmanybrothersandsistershaveyougot?
IV.What'stheclimatelikeinyourhometown?
V.WhataspectofEnglishdoyoufindmostdifficult?
VI.Whataretypicalworkinghoursinyourcountry?
VII.Whatarethemaintouristattractionsinyourcountry?
VIII.Whatisthebiggestsocialprobleminyourcountry?
IX.Whatpartofthecitydoyoulivein?
●Exercise11—Talkingaboutyourfuturefromtheshorttermtothelongterm.
CommunicationPoint
Thenaturalflowoftalkingaboutsomeone'sfutureflowsformthecurrentsituationtotheshorttermandthenfinallytothelongterm.Itisimportanttohaveavarietyofwaystoexpressthefuture,sincemuchofitisspeculativeandanticipatory.Itisalsohelpfultobeabletotalkaboutyourstrategies.
ExerciseInstructions
Talkaboutyourfutureinthefollowingflow:
LeadInwiththepresent
(e.g.preparation,applicationetc.)
ShortTermstudy/careerplans
(e.g.English,kindofjob,major)
ShortTermpersonalplans
(e.g.travel,hobbies,upgrading)
Strategiesforsuccess
(e.g.findingajob,makingfriends)
Possibleproblems
(e.g.culture,food,communication)
Longtermstudy/careerplans
(e.g.10years,aftergraduation)
Longtermpersonalplans
(e.g.family,settledown)
Atopicrelatedtoyourfuture
(e.g.futureofcomputers,England)
●Exercise12—TalkingaboutYourFuture
CommunicationPoint
Whenyouarecaughtoff-guardaboutyourfutureanddonotknowwhattosay,youmaybestuck.Itisconsideredaweaknesstohavenothingtosayaboutyourfutureinthewest,sopreparingforissuesaboutthefuturewillgiveyouanedgein
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