Hometown话题
1、策略：在没听懂考官的问题的情况下应该怎样反映？
Where is the whereabouts of your hometown? (whereabouts= location)
如果没不知道whereabouts的意思，可以问考官：I’m not sure if I catch/got/that word. Could you say that again? Could you repeat it for me? Could you explain/rephrase/change the word “whereabouts” to another word?
2、Can you tell me something about your hometown?
可以从几个方面来谈：weather, food(unique: spicy, salty…), population, architecture, history, dialect, 最好是说家乡的特产specialty.
e.g.: It’s a very nice city. Its scenery is great.(there’re lots of mountains around it….) by the sea/lake, costal area, surrounded by mountains
The city has a strong identity of its own.
It has a striking combination of ancient and modern architecture.
People are very friendly.
西方人在这个话题上比较喜欢讨论nightlife(bar/pub/club, social life, restaurant, theatre, cinema…)
3、Do you think your hometown a good place for young people to live?
⑴ Education方面：there’re many colleges and universities there. Youths can get the best education ever.
⑵ Job Opportunity方面
⑶ Entertainment/Nightlife方面
⑷ Modern life style方面：fast/slow pace of life, cost of living, living standard/standard of living, quality of life…
4、How can you make comparison between Beijing and your hometown?(讲义P2)
可以从表格里的几个方面进行讨论：
Nicer weather | Better nightlife | Cheaper restaurants | Bigger hotels |
Better sightseeing | Older neighborhoods | Better public transportation | Friendlier people |
⑴ Weather: the air is dry/humid, the climate is windy/mild, extremely hot/cold, extreme climate(very hot in summer, very cold in winter)
⑵ Cheaper restaurants: 多用detail information来论证，用具体实例和数字来论证。E.g.: If you go to a restaurant in Beijing, it’ll cost you 100 Yuan. But if you go to a similar restaurant in Dalian, it’ll be just 2/3 of the price in Beijing.
⑶ Better public transportation:
What kind of public transportation of people around you?
e.g.: taxi, bus, (underground) subway, light railway,…
What can be done to improve the public transportation?
e.g.: enforce the management, develop the underground subway, improve the city road systems and encourage people to use the public transportation…
* make it more accessible to disabled people(people with disabilities) , old people and people on low-income; maintain the road system/ keep the roads in good condition…
（主讲：孙涛 整理：cecilewang）
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