拒尬聊!雅思大神教你如何应对Hometown话题!

雅思口语考场上，在同学们运气好的时候，会遇到一个又高又帅又和善的英小哥，运气不好的时候也有可能遇见一个语速超常、全程面瘫、还不断打断你的“糟老头”。万一再遇上个不擅长的话题，比如hometown，还真是怕你撑不下去，“尬聊要如何结束”...

上海雅思培训老师指出，很多同学在考雅思的时候会觉得无话可说。面对很多话题，同学们只能说出寥寥数语，而且大多数同学所说的内容基本雷同。如a famous animal in China，中学生的标准答案就是panda，而且关于panda，同学们除了说出 It has white body and black eyes 或者 It's cute 之外，几乎没有区别于其他同学的内容。

乳齿相似的答案，是不是让口语考官也很尴尬——这分数是指定高不了的。

雅思口语中未必一定要说“真话”。因为通常，真话是我们根本就不了解这个话题，就算能说出来，恐怕和其他学生也差不多，是一个既无趣又单调的答案。这样一个答案，在雅思考中肯定不能获得理想的分数。所以，只要答案是合情合理，前后不矛盾，我们就可以使用。总之，在谈话中，我们要做的只是一个忠实的 story teller。

在雅思口语PART 1考中，涉及到的话题基本与生活实际相关，今天的这篇文章就 hometown 这个话题给大做几个示范，希望各位宝宝们能会到其中的精髓。

雅思口语话题：Hometown

1.Would a foreign visitor enjoy them?

Well, I am quite sure that most foreigners would find those places attractive. Not only are the insides of these places amazing, there are also many souvenir stores, so they could buy some for their friends. Moreover, there are various food stands along the street so that they would be able to taste the Tianjin local food.

2.Did you learn much about the history of your hometown in school?

Actually, I am a high school teacher now and the teachers don’t teach the history of Tianjin because we focus on the College Entrance Exam, so it is such a shame that I haven’t learnt much about the history of my own hometown.

3. For you, what benefits are there to living in a big city?

Firstly, I think it is education. Schools in big cities are relatively better than those in rural areas. For example, some countryside schools don’t teach English as a second language, however, in cities, English is a compulsory subject. Secondly, I would say shopping. The city has a great number of shopping centers and department stores while on the other hand town may only have limited ones.

4.What facilities does your hometown have?

As far as I know, Tianjin has lots of wonderful facilities, but I would say that hospital would be useful. Tianjin is an international city, so literally the medical equipment in hospitals is technologically advanced. I assume another helpful facility might be the libraries that offer people to read millions of various books.

5.What forms of transport do visitors use to come to your hometown?

Normally, people would use a mixed way of transportation when visiting my hometown. However, I think the most popular method would be the underground because it is faster and has short waiting time. Besides, I guess bus is ok since it is cheaper. So I think underground and bus are commonly-used.

6.Has the weather in your hometown changed much in recent years?

Of course, when I was a child, the winter was so cold and I used to wear two woolen leggings inside my trousers, whereas, now I usually only wear a cotton legging inside my jeans. This means the temperature is increasing in winter.

“张开嘴”多练习

不管参加什么类型的口语考，开口说话是为重要的事。只要开口练习，你就有机会将输入变为输出，及时发现自己在词汇量和语法上的问题，然后集中精力针对不同话题去积累词汇和素材，不断纠正时态误用、主谓不一致等语法错误。

因此，考前考生一定要进行大量的口语练习，每天计划证进行至少三个不同类别话题的问答练习。当然，考生可以根据自己的备考试时间进行灵活调整，但务必在考前尽可能熟悉各个类别的雅思口语话题，这样才能在考时做到了然于心。此外，不断的练习也有助于考生增强信心，使考生在考时表现得更加自然，不会过分紧张。