Clothing话题(part1&part2)

1、I love putting on sth. conventional. I don’t want others to draw attention to me.

Styles: casual, sports, comfortable, formal, suits&ties, dress formally during working days, dresses, jeans, bag-jeans, sweaters, lose/ tight T-shirts…

   I’m really into…=I go for…over anything else=I like…/I prefer…to…

   Trend, fashionable, conservative…, not…, not…either.

2、如何谈论中国传统服装traditional clothing

⑴旗袍（4-5句）

   design(length,size…), color(dark/light), material(silk)

①相当与西方的dress

I think my favorite type of clothing is Qipao, which is equal to dress in the western culture.

②穿着的场合, formal occasions like wedding, parties, receptions, festivals…

③Qipao come in differenv/tarious colors/sizes/designs(traditional & modern)

④What does a woman look like in Qipao?

Elegant, gorgeous, charming, fascinating…

⑵唐装

①Tangzhuang is like suits&ties in weste123

②meetings,...formal occasions.

③serious colors

④reserved, very Chinese(用国家名来做形容词，很地道很形象)

五、English Learning话题

Which part of English learning is the most difficult?

What is the best way to learn…?

   The best/only way to do…is to do…/by doing…

   Put/use them into contexts, take down notes,

What is the most rewarding thing?

   Have friends, traveling, reading…

   Job-opportunities

learn about…了解

understand them      culture/ways of thinking

appreciate them欣赏

   broaden my horizons（固定搭配，必须是复数）

   can be a very positive experience/transformational experience

Festivals& Holidays话题

最常谈到也最典型的就是中国的春节

1、相当于西方的圣诞节Christmas: The Spring Festival in China is just like your Christmas Day.

2、举行的时间，… is celebrated on 1st day of the Lunar Calendar.

3、期间人们的活动，…is a time for families, loved ones&friends to get together and have a good time/…is a time when people get together and have fun.

4、具体的活动

⑴ make and eat dumplings

⑵ play fireworks

⑶ visit friends & relatives

5、Children are the most happy ones during the Spring Festival.

   They receive red-envelops with money in them

* 此类话题都可以参考http://www.chineseculture.about.com/

IELTS口语的练习方法：

1、2周时间把机经上的话题过一遍，PART1在考前要练习4遍以上，一定要练熟。

2、每个话题都可以写一个7-8句的短文essay。

（主讲：孙涛 整理：cecilewang）