雅思口語“比較類”答題技巧，一步到位直取高分

　　“比較類”問題是口語第三部分中比較高頻的考題，這類問題看似容易回答，但是學(xué)生的答案往往會忽略這類問題的核心結(jié)構(gòu)，導(dǎo)致丟分。下面就帶大家一起來解讀一下這一類問題。

　　首先我們來看一下這類問題的常見提問方式：

　　1. Do men and women like the same hobbies?

　　2. How are magazines different from newspapers?

　　3. Are schools nowadays the same as in the past?

　　4. Do shops change a lot in recent years?

　　相信同學(xué)們已經(jīng)看出來了，12題是兩個事物進行比較，34題是一個事物自身進行前后比較，但無論是兩個事物還是一個事物，我們都可以用一套方法解決。

　　下面再來看一道例題以及一名中國考生的答案：

　　Q：Do men and women like the same hobbies?

　　No, I think men and women like different hobbies.

　　Men like playing computer games, or doing sports activities such as football and basketball. However, women like watching TV, shopping, going to a karaoke bar and chatting on line.

　　不難看出，這位考生的答案質(zhì)量并不高，但是如果問同學(xué)們這個答案不好在哪里，相信大部分同學(xué)都會說出“答案短，單詞一般，語法簡單”等理由，但閆春偉老師分析到這名考生的答案的致命弱點是答案的結(jié)構(gòu)。

　　同學(xué)如果仔細分析上面的答案，會發(fā)現(xiàn)男人的愛好有兩個，而女人的愛好有四個，所以表面看上去這位考生進行了對比，但實際上他只是進行了羅列，而沒有做到真正意義上的對比。那么到底應(yīng)該怎么回答呢?同學(xué)們可以看一下閆春偉老師給出的答案樣本：

　　Well, certainly there are a few differences.

　　The first difference is the outdoor activities. I mean, men are fond of doing sports activities like football and basketball. In contrast, women prefer going shopping for clothes or shoes.

　　Another distinction is the TV programs they watch. For instance, men are quite into action movies. By comparison, women are more likely to watch soap operas.

　　這個答案樣本和上面那位同學(xué)的答案相比，最大的優(yōu)勢就在于答案的結(jié)構(gòu)，也就是說對比的層次很清晰，一目了然。這類問題的答題技巧其實并不難，用一句話概括就是“針對性對比”。也就是說我們要先說出不同點，即對比的“靶子”,然后再進行具體的比較。

　　我們再來看兩道例題：

　　例1：How are magazines different from newspapers?

　　雜志和報紙的不同點其實有很多，我們可以稍微列舉一下：

　　內(nèi) 容：interesting VS boring

　　讀 者：young VS old

　　價 格：expensive VS cheap

　　周 期：weekly or monthly VS daily

　　同學(xué)們答題的時候不用把所有的不同點都說出來，挑選一兩個典型的就好，閆春偉老師建議大家“哪個好說選哪個”。答案樣本：

　　Well, of course several differences can be found

　　The biggest difference, I suppose, is the content. Usually, a magazine is quite entertaining because it includes colorful pictures or interesting stories. On the contrary, the information on a newspaper is a little boring.

　　In addition, the price is also different. Normally a copy of newspaper will cost you 1 or 2 yuan, but you need to spend 15 or 20 yuan on a magazine.

　　例2：Are schools nowadays the same as in the past?

　　現(xiàn)在的學(xué)校和以前的學(xué)校不同點同樣有很多，例如：

　　大 小：small VS large

　　設(shè) 施：traditional VS modern

　　課 程：a few VS many

　　師 資：low VS high

　　我們同樣還是“哪個好說選哪個”,比如：

　　Well, of course there are a few differences.

　　The most obvious difference should be the facilities. I mean, in the past, all we got were the blackboard and chalks. By contrast, today’s school will provide students with advanced teaching facilities like the multi-media and well-equipped labs.

　　Moreover, a further distinction is the courses. Decades ago, students only had to learn a few subjects and the content was easy, but nowadays students’ pressure has been largely increased because they have to deal with 7 or 8 subjects at the same time.