Study or work。我想,大部分有雅思考试需求的都是出国留学党,以学生居多(其实就是我懒),所以这里咱就直接跳过work。
这第一句话总不用我教了吧?
1. What subjects are you studying?
咱们这里以大学生为例,一般大学生都是有一个专业的,那么这里基本以专业描述为主。
例:I'm currently studying civil engineering.
嗯,这就是大多数同学的第一反应吧。其实也没错,这确实回答了考官的问题,但是,假设你是考官,我告诉你,我学的是水文学,请问你真的明白我学的是啥么?所以这里最好是简单介绍一下自己的专业。那么接着上面的例子:Basically what we do is examining the geological conditions, and constructing facilities like railways, buildings, tunnels and bridges.
Tips:在我看来,大家可以直接把考官当成傻子,除了一些特别常识性的问题,其他的东西都可以适当进行解释。
2. Why did you choose to study that project?
Uncle在看到这题的第一时间想到的就是编故事,当然也可以选择从现实的层面来讲,比如说这个专业就业好,这里我选择了讲故事:
Back in the days when I was in high school, I witnessed the construction of underground railway system in Wuhan. The construction process was long and brought to me great inconvenience, which made me wonder if there is anything can be done to facilitate it. That's when I developed an interest in Civil Engineering, and decided to become an engineer.
大家别看写的长,Uncle亲测,20秒妥妥可以说完。
3. Do you prefer to study in the morning or in the afternoon.
这个题目见仁见智啦,大家根据个人喜好来说就好,没必要编。BTW, I'd like to say 'neither' from the bottom of my heart! 这句话就不要学了,没营养。以下为参考回答:
Afternoon it is. Just so you know, like many other college students, I'm a night owl. I usually get up around 10 a.m., and my brain would be a mess in the rest of the morning. It's hard for me to concentrate under that condition, so I would like to study in the afternoon.
4. Are you looking forward to working?
这里的回答就比较玄学了,大家可以悟一下Uncle的说法:
Definitely, I've always fantasized about what my professional life would be like. However, I couldn't see a bright prospect with my current educational background. So I decided to pursue a graduate level education to enrich myself, and hopefully I can make a difference in my future career.
这里想要表达的是,我虽然很憧憬工作,但是我现在还没准备好(或者说是还没有达到自己追求的标准),所以想等到准备好了之后再说。这里也可以换成,我其实不想工作,还想当个学生,想要继续学生生活,但是最后还是得要工作,不然咋恰饭?这里只是给大家多提供一些思路,不要局限于:我想工作,工作怎么怎么好。。。或者我不想工作,工作怎么怎么不好。。。