很多備考雅思的同學說,對於雅思口語中an interesting animal這道題,其實考官並不是讓我們泛泛的介紹一種動物,而是應該介紹一下我們跟這位interesting animal的獨特經歷.
比如去動物園看到猴山上的猴子蹦來蹦去,去夜市看到萌寵一條街上的兔子荷蘭豬,或者去寵物商店看到睡成豬的阿貓阿狗.不是介紹他們有趣的習性,而是描述看到他們的時候就讓你「心生寵愛」的感受.好吧好吧,滿足大家……
如果看到猴子,我們可能用到jump up and down(上躥下跳),chase each other around(互相追逐),grab food(瘋搶食物),scratch themselves(撓痒痒)等等;看到熊貓,可以說他們一直lie on their back/side/front(仰殼躺著,側躺著,趴著),半天不動一下,或者偶爾chew on some bamboos…… 或者去到澳大利亞看koala bear賣萌等等,都是很好的素材.
下面來段每個人都可能經歷的一段素材,去寵物店看動物:
I』d like to talk about my pet cat.
I first saw him in a pet store. That day my mom and I were shopping in a mall, and when she was trying on a skirt in the fitting room/dressing room, I just waited outside, feeling a little bored. Luckily, just next to the shop there was a pet store, I could see adorable dogs and cats through the window.
I walked in, and there was this lovely kitten meowing to me. And he reached out his paw from the cage, like he was trying to invite me to play with him. I just fell in love with that little creature the second I saw him. I opened the cage, and held him in my arms, and he rubbed me with his head, and looked at me with those sparkling eyes. My heart was melting at that moment, and I told myself, I would definitely take him home. And just at that time, I heard my mom looking for me next door, so I asked her to come over here and check him out. And when my mom came in, he jumped down to the ground, and started to lick his arms. My mom found him so likeable, so we decided to take him home.
And after just one month, he became a little fatty, which makes him even cuter. When he was asleep, he looks just like a soft toy.
Now I just couldn’t imagine my life without him. Every night, he would sleep beside me, and sometimes, he even snores, I know he’s actually purring, but it’s just so funny.
你的寵物還有可能曾經是只homeless cat or stray dog(流浪喵和流浪汪),你也可以跟雅思考官說說第一次見到它們心生憐愛,帶回家的場景呀.