Hi, my name is Kara. In today’s lesson we’re going to look at part 2 of the IELTS speaking section.

嗨，我叫卡拉。在今天的课程中，我们将探讨雅思考试口语考试的第 2 部分。

I’ll start by explaining what happens in part 2. Then later, we’ll look at one strategy for answering questions in part 2.

我将首先解释第二部分的内容。然后我们将学习回答第 2 部分题目的一种策略。

Ready? Let’s get started.

准备好了吗？我们开始吧。

So in part 2, the IELTS speaking section, you’ll be given a question card, pen, and paper. Once you have the question card, you’ll have one minute to take notes and think about how you’re going to answer.

所以在雅思口语考试的第 2 部分，你会收到一张问题卡，笔和纸。一旦你拿到问题卡，你将有 1 分钟的时间做笔记并思考如何回答。

Then when that one minute is up, you’ll need to speak for two minutes straight. A lot of students actually consider part two to be the hardest part of the speaking test.

然后当那一分钟结束时，你需要连续讲两分钟。很多学生实际上认为第二部分是口语考试中最困难的部分。

That’s because this part is not a dialogue. So you must be able to talk for two minutes all by yourself.

这是因为这部分不是对话。所以你必须能够自己聊两分钟。

So having a strategy is really important. We’ll talk about that later.

所以制定策略真的很重要。我们稍后再讨论这个问题。

First, let’s take a look of what a question card might look like. Here is a sample question card.

我们来看看问题卡是什么样子的。下面是一个问题卡样本。

Describe a piece of electronic equipment that you have. You should say what it is, how long you’ve used it, what you’ve used it for and describe why it’s important to you.

请描述一件你拥有的电子设备。你要说你用了多长时间，你用它来干什么，并描述为什么它对你很重要。

As you can see, you’ll be given a topic that the examiner will expect you to talk about and there are also bullet points included to help guide you.

To give you a few more examples, the question might ask you to describe someone who has had an important influence in your life, or a website you often use, an important decision you’ve made in your life, or a country you’d like to go to in the future.

如你所见，你会看到一个话题，考官会期望你对其进行讨论，其中还包括一些要点来引导你。再给你一些例子，这个问题可能会让你描述某个对你的生活或产生重大影响的人，或者你常用的网站，你做出的某个重要决定，或者你未来想去的某个国家。

These questions can be about almost anything. Luckily, there are some part two questions that we already know show up often on real IELTS exams.

这些问题几乎无所不包。幸运的是，我们已经知道了一些经常在雅思考试第二部分出现的问题。

So to score higher on part two, it’s definitely important to practice these questions. But don’t worry, you can find all 80 of these common test questions on our website at bestmytest. com/IELTS.

因此要在第二部分中获得更高的分数，练习这些问题肯定很重要。但是请放心，你可以在 bestmytest.com/IELTS上找到所有 80 个常见问题。

Feel free to check them out. Okay, now let’s get to the strategy part.

请随时查看。好的，现在我们进入策略部分。

When you were given a question card, you’ll see there are bullet points provided for you. These bullet points can give you clues about what to talk about in your answer.

当你收到问题卡时，你会看到有要点提供给你。这些要点可以为你提供有关讨论内容的线索。

Technically speaking, you don’t have to stick to them if you have something else related to the question you want to talk about, but we recommend that you use them as much as possible to form your answer. So now that you’ve got these bullet points and you’ve got one minute to prepare, you’ll need to think about how you’re going to structure your response.

从技术上讲，如果你有这个问题的其它相关内容要说，就不必坚持说这些要点，但我们建议你尽可能多地使用它们来构思你的答案。既然你已经看到了这些要点，而且你有 1 分钟的准备时间，那么你需要思考你将如何组织回答。

Next, I’d like to teach you about the ways to structure your answers. Really there are two ways to do this.

接下来我要教你关于构思答案的方法。其实有两种方法。

And that’s because sometimes you might find one works better for you than the other. It all depends on what kinds of questions you end up getting on the test.

那是因为有时候你可能会发现某一种方法比另一种更适合你。这完全取决于你最终在考试中看到的题目类型。

I recommend that you practice both of these ways and then decide which one works most naturally for you. In this lesson, I will talk about the first way.

我建议你练习这两种方式，然后再决定哪种方式最适合你。在本节课中，我将讨论的第一种方式。

In the first way, the structure of the response is divided into three parts. In the first part, you’ll give an introduction.

在第一种方式中，回答的结构分为三个部分。在第一部分中，你将进行导入。

In the second part, you’ll include the main points and in the last part, we’ll talk about how you feel or what you might do in the future. With this structure, you can easily fill up the two minute time frame.

在第二部分中，你要介绍要点，而在最后一部分，我们将讨论你的感受以及你将来可能会做什么。利用这种结构，你可以轻松填满两分钟的时间范围。

We’ll talk about just a simple introductory phrase like I’m going to talk about. . . Or I would like to talk about will work just fine.

我们将讨论一个简单的介绍性短语，例如我要讨论……或者“我想要讨论……”就可以了。

For example, well, I have many pieces of electronic equipment at my house, but I’m going to talk about my laptop or I’d like to talk about my laptop. Or you can say something like, hmm, that is an interesting topic.

例如，嗯，我家里有很多电子设备，但是我要谈论我的笔记本电脑，或者我想谈论我的笔记本电脑。或者你可以像这样说，这是和有趣的话题。

My first thought is. . . Or that’s a tough question for me, but. . .

我的第一个想法是……或者，对我来说，这是一个棘手的问题，但是……

Here are some more examples. Hmm, this is an interesting topic.

以下是更多示例。嗯，这是一个有趣的话题。

My first thought is that I find a lot of electronic equipment useful but I’m going to talk about the laptop I have. Hmm, that’s a tough question for me, but if I had to choose, I choose to talk about my laptop.

我首先想到的是，我发现很多电子产品设备都有用，但我将要谈论的是我的笔记本电脑。嗯，对我来说这是一个棘手的问题，但是如果我必须要选择的话，我会选择谈论我的笔记本电脑。

Okay, so the introduction usually takes up around 10 seconds. Then you’ll want to move on to talk about the main points.

好的，因此导入通常需要10秒钟左右。然后你需要继续讨论要点。

The section covering the main points is the most difficult part. So make sure you listen up and pay attention.

涵盖要点的部分是最困难的部分。因此请确保你认真听讲并且注意力集中。

Let’s discuss the most important part, the main points. When you decide what you want to talk about, the first thing you want to do is think about question words like who, what, where, when.

我们来讨论最重要的部分，要点。当你决定要谈论什么的时候，你想做的第一件事就是思考这样的疑问词，例如谁，什么，在哪里，什么时候。

Then you could start coming up with basic responses to these questions. Let’s try this.

然后你可以开始针对这些问题做出基本回应。我们尝试一下。

What? My laptop.

这是什么？我的笔记本电脑。

It is HP. It has good configuration.

它是惠普的。它具有良好的配置。

Oh, and it’s Windows 8. When did I get it?

哦，它是 Windows 8 系统。我什么时候得到它的？

On Black Friday, a few years ago. Where did I get it?

在黑色星期五，几年前。我在哪得到它的？

I bought it from Best Buy. Who was there with me?

我从 Best Buy 那里买的。谁和我在一起？

My mom. It was a present from my mom.

我的妈妈。这是我妈妈送我的礼物。

As you can see, this information should take at least 15 to 20 seconds. Here is what I would say.

你可以看到，这些信息至少需要 15 到 20 秒。以下就是我要说的。

My laptop is manufactured by HP. This laptop has a good configuration and it supports most of the latest software.

我的笔记本电脑是 HP 制造的。这部电脑有很好的配置，而且它支持大多数的最新软件。

It came with Windows 8 operating system and a warranty for three years. I remember my mom bought it for me as a present.

它的操作系统是 Windows 8，而且有三年保修。我记得我的妈妈把它买给我作为礼物。

We bought it at Best Buy. I remember it was Black Friday, so the computers were on sale and we got a great discount.

我们是在 Best Buy 买的。我记得那是黑色星期五，所以电脑在打折，我们享受了很大的折扣。

Next you can start looking at the bullet points and then choose two of them to talk about. Again, you can write down a few ideas for each bullet point on the card.

接下来，你可以开始查看要点，然后选择其中两个谈论。同样地，你可以在卡片上针对每个要点写下一些想法。

For example, it might look like this. What I used it for?

例如，它可能看起来像这样。我用它来干什么？

I used it to study to take notes and I used it for entertainment to watch movies and listen to music. How long I have used it?

我用它来学习，来记笔记，而且我用它来娱乐，看电影和听音乐。我使用了多长时间？

I’ve used it for one year. But I want to upgrade.

我用了一年。但我想升级。

These are just some notes that help you remember what you need to talk about. The most important thing is to look at these notes and think about your life experiences as you talk.

这些只是一些帮助你记住你要谈论什么的笔记。最重要的事情是在你说的时候看着这些笔记，并想一想你的生活经历。

It’ll make it easier for you to discuss the topic more naturally. Okay, now let me sho

w you how to introduce each bullet point.

这会让你更自然地讨论这个话题。好的，现在让我向你如何介绍每个要点。

What I usually recommend for students is to try using phrases like with regards to this, I’d say. . . or as for this, I’d say. . . to get started. For example, as for what I use it for, I’d say it is useful in virtually all aspects of my life, including studying and entertainment.

我通常建议学生们尝试使用这样的短语：关于这一点，我想说……或者对于这个，我想说……。来开始。例如，关于我用它来做什么，我要说它在我的生活的方方面面都很有用，包括学习和娱乐。

Or with regards to how long I have used it, well, I had my old laptop for over five years, but I finally decided to upgrade and bought my current one a year ago. Finally, you want to focus on questions that start with why.

或关于我使用了多长时间，嗯，我的旧笔记本电脑已经使用了五年多，但是我最终决定升级并在一年前买了我目前的笔记本电脑。最后你要专注于问问什么的题目。

There is usually a why question on the question card. In this case, the question is why is the laptop important to you?

问题卡上通常会有一个问为什么的问题。在这里，这个问题是为什么这台笔记本电脑对你很重要。

Okay, let’s review how you can answer the main points part. First, consider the answers to who, what, where, or when questions.

好的，我们回顾一下如何回答要点部分。首先思考，谁，什么，在什么地方，或什么时候的答案。

Then spend time talking about two of the bullet points and finally, provide reasons explaining why you have an opinion. So that’s the main points part.

然后花时间谈论两个要点，最后说明你为何拥有某种观点的原因。所以这就是要点部分。

If up to this point you still have not used all two minutes of your time, you can extend your answer by talking about how do you feel overall and what you might like to do in the future in regards to the topic. Doing that should help you add another twenty seconds.

如果到目前为止你还没有用完整整两分钟的时间，你可以通过谈论你关于这个话题的总体感觉以及你将来想做什么来拓展答案。这样做应该可以帮助你再增加 20 秒。

You can always start with sentences like: Oh, overall I feel this way and in the future I think I will do this. All right, ready?

你总是可以用这样的句子开头：哦，总体上我是这样认为的，未来我想我会这样做。好的，准备好了吗？

Let’s try a full answer. This is an interesting topic.

我们尝试说完整的答案。这是一个有趣的话题。

My first thought is that I find a lot of electronic equipment useful, but I will talk about the laptop I have. My laptop is manufactured by HP.

我的第一个想法是我发现很多电子设备都有用，但我要说我的笔记本电脑。我的笔记本电脑是惠普制造的。

It has good configuration and it supports most of the latest software. It came with Windows 8 and a warranty for three years.

它有很好的配置，并且支持大多数最新的软件。它的系统是 Windows 8，保修三年。

I remember my mom bought it for me as a present. We got it at Best Buy.

我记得我妈妈把它买了当作礼物送给我。我们是在 Best Buy 买的。

I remember it was Black Friday, so the computers were on sale and we got a great discount. As for what I use it for, I’d say it is useful in virtually all aspects of my life, including studying and entertainment.

我记得是在黑色星期五，所以电脑打折，所以我们享受了很大的折扣。至于我用它来做什么，我会说它在我生活的几乎所有方面都有用，包括学习和娱乐。

For instance, I used my laptop to take notes. I used to take notes by hand in high school, but it was extremely time-consuming.

例如，我用笔记本电脑记笔记。我在高中时用手记笔记，但是那太费时了。

Now with my laptop, I could type notes directly into a document. It’s just much easier and faster.

现在有了我的笔记本电脑，我可以直接在文档中输入笔记。这样更简单并且更快。

I also use my laptop for entertainment. For example, when I get home from school, I listen to music on my laptop.

我还会把我的笔记本电脑用于娱乐。例如，当我放学回家，我会在笔记本电脑上听音乐。

On the weekends, I like watching my favorite TV shows on Netflix. If I didn’t have my laptop, I would have to use my phone to watch videos and I think the phone screen would be too small for me to really enjoy it.

在周末，我喜欢在 Netflix 上看我最喜欢的电视节目。如果没有我的笔记本电脑，我就不得不用我的手机看视频，而我认为手机屏幕太小了，无法很好地欣赏。

But regards to how long I’ve used it, well, I had my old laptop for over five years, but finally decided to upgrade and bought my current one a year ago. Finally, I want to talk about why the laptop is important to me.

但是至于我使用它多久了，嗯，我的旧笔记本电脑已经用了五年多，但我最终决定升级并在一年前购买了我目前的笔记本电脑。最后我想谈一谈为什么笔记本电脑对我很重要。

As I said earlier, this laptop has become an essential piece of equipment for me in almost every aspect of my life. I used it to watch movies, listen to music and take notes.

正如我之前说的，这部笔记本电脑已成为我生活方方面面中必不可少的设备。我用它来看电影、听音乐和记笔记。

I even use it to write a blog and play games occasionally. Overall, I feel I’m a bit emotionally attached to this laptop as it became a part of my life.

我有时甚至用它来写博客和玩游戏。总的来说，我觉得我对这台笔记本电脑有点感情了，因为它成为了我生命中的一部分。

I think in the future I will continue to use it as long as I can. It’s really valuable to me.

我认为在未来只要有可能，我会继续使用它。它对我来说真的很有价值。

Let’s try another question. This time it’ll be your turn to practice your answer.

我们来尝试另一个问题。这一次轮到你来练习回答了。

Remember you have one minute to prepare and two minutes to talk. Go ahead and practice yourself.

记住你还有一分钟的时间准备和两分钟的时间谈话。请自己练习。

I will come back in three minutes to give my answer. Here is the question.

我会在三分钟后回来然后给出我的答案。问题如下。

Okay, how did you do? Let’s hear my answer.

好的，你表现如何？来听听我的回答。

This is an interesting topic. My first thought is that I got injured multiple times in my life, but today I’m going to talk about my experience of breaking my leg three and a half years ago.

这是一个有趣的话题。我最先想到的我一生中受伤了很多次，但今天我要谈论我在三年半前摔断腿的经历。

Before I broke my leg, I had never been seriously injured before in my life. My leg injury was the result of a slightly embarrassing accident that happened while I was riding my bicycle and not paying close attention to where I was going.

在我摔断腿之前，我一生中从未受伤过。我摔断腿是因为一次令人尴尬的事故，那时我正在骑自行车，而且没有密切注意自己在往哪里去。

I remember that I got a phone call, looked down at my phone and then I accidentally crashed into the curb next to me. That’s when I fell off my bike and landed directly on a hard bone in my leg near my ankle.

我记得我接到了一个电话，我低头看我的手机，然后我不小心撞到了我旁边的路沿。就在那时我从自行车上摔下来，直接摔在脚踝附近的腿的硬骨上。

As for what happened next, I think it is kind of a blur to me now, but I recalled being in quite a bit of pain and feeling very helpless. Regarding how I handled it, I remember I called a friend to come pick me up and take me to the doctor right away.

关于接下来发生的事情，我觉得有点模糊，但我记得自己很疼，而且感到非常无助。至于我是如何处理的，我记得我给我的一个朋友打电话来接我，并立刻带我去医院。

Luckily, I didn’t need to go to work that day. When we arrived at the doctor’s office, my friend helped me walk into the office because I couldn’t walk at all.

幸运的是那天我不需要去上班。当我们到达医生办公室，我的朋友帮助我走进了办公室，因为我根本无法走路。

Finally, the doctor took an x-ray and put my leg into a cast. I had to wear the cast for the next six weeks while my leg healed.

最后医生拍了X光片，并给我的腿打了石膏。接下来的六个星期，我不得不带着石膏等我的腿痊愈。

My friend helped me go to the doctor and drive me places. It was humiliating and painful, but at least I’m okay now.

我的朋友帮助我去看医生，开车送我去各个地方。那次经历很尴尬和痛苦，但至少我现在还好。

Overall, I feel I was very lucky to have friends who helped me out as well as good medical care. No one wants to get in an accident, but my. . . in my opinion, I was actually very fortunate to have such great support in the situation.

总体而言，我感到自己很幸运，有愿意的帮助我的朋友以及出色的医疗服务。没有人愿意发生事故，但我认为我很幸运在这种情况下有如此强大的支持。

Okay, that’s the end of today’s video. And remember practice makes perfect.

好的，今天的视频就到这里。请记住，熟能生巧。

You can go to our website at bestmytest. com/IELTS to practice more IELTS part 2 speaking questions and to improve your speaking by listening to sample responses by native speakers. I hope you enjoyed this video.

你可以访问我们的网站 bestmytest. com/IELTS 来练习更多的雅思口语考试第二部分的问题，并通过听母语人士的范例回答来提升你的口语能力。我希望你喜欢这个视频。

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