reading

1. do you like reading?

yes, i do. i get some knowledge from reading. ….

surely, i am really interested in reading. esp. some novels,…

可與hobby, spare time聯系起來

 

no, no i don’t（在雅思考試中，獨特的答案能引起考官興趣，能助你拿到更高的分數喔~~）

on the contrary, i hate reading, it is very boring

not really, you know i am a man who likes sports very much, so i prefer to do some sports instead.

frankly speaking, i have no interest at all….

actually,

i’d love to, but…..

 

2. what do you normally read?

well, i read a lot of materials, such as, magazines, newspaper, essay, poem, fiction, science and fantasy fiction, cartoon,

         newspaper, magazine, （最近很流行的題喔~~）

     考慮一下read online話題

keep myself updated, well informed,

 

3. what newspaper do you like?

well, i often read some local newspapers, cos（because的口語形式） i can get some information about nba, which is my favorite.

 

well, since my father is very interested in politics, so i often buy china daily for him, so that he can get all kinds of information related both in china and abroad.

 

注意要記住幾種常見的雜志或報刊名稱啊

   21st century, time, global times

   times, economist, national geography,

 

刊物的出版種類在時間上的表示：daily, weekly, monthly, semimonthly（半月刊）, quarterly（季刊）, yearly/ annually

 

4. do you read on line?

not really, i prefer to read a book

i think, read online is very bad to my eyes, / health, you know, computers get very strong radiation.

false information

yes…

qq(老外不一定知道qq呀，所以需解釋一下), chatting tools such as msn, yahoo messenger and ect.

 

5.what are the benefits of reading online?

   　(benefits and drawbacks/ advantages and disadvantages/ merit and demerit)

well, comparatively speaking, reading online is very convenient, cos it provides us with the latest information.

and it is very easy to find, since we can use the search engine, which is very fast and accurate. (此點也可以作為4題的答案)

 

6.do you think books will be replaced by internet and computers?

no,

reading a book itself is a kind of entertainment, for example, in the tea time, some people enjoy read a book while drinking tea.

and also, book can be easily taken with you, so you can read wherever you go, such as, i can read on buses, subway, etc.

not everybody can afford a computer.

 

yes,

in the last decades, because of the development of computer and internet, the amount of books has been reduced a lot/for about 30%, so with the development of this trend. there must be one day that books will be taken place of by ……

when we make books, we have to cut off tree, which is not good for the earth/ environment, so we should stop cutting off the trees, and make use of computer and internet instead/

 

part ii. describe a book you have read/in your childhood/ that has great influence on you/ in china.……

outline!!!

writer, plot, characters, protagonist---antagonist, leading role, supporting role,

 

e.g.（需記下一些名著的英文名稱喔~）:

gone with the wind飄

jane eyre

harry potter

 

中國四大名著

a dream in red chamber/ mansion

the heroes of the marshes/the outlaws of the marshes

journey to the west

the romance of three kingdoms

confucius（孔夫子在國外很流行喔~~） /bible

 

well, i’d like to describe a book named “…. a dream in red chamber以紅樓夢為例）”， which is written by cao xueqin, who is a very…….. (influential writer in )  in qing dynasty. i love the book, cos it is one of the best masterpieces / most famous works in chinese literature. it is about…….

話題展開 

1.what can we benefit from reading? general -----specific

well, i think we can benefit a lot from reading, first of all, we can get some knowledge from books, and also, we can broaden our horizon, if i read a magazine, i can get entertainment.

 

2.do you often go to library?

very often

sometime

seldom

never

yes, very often, i stay in the library for most of my spare time. cos it is so quite there and i can read all kinds of books that i enjoy.

 

frankly speaking, i have never been to a library, because i have a lot of books at home, and my father buys me a lot of books every week, so i have enough materials to read, i do not have to go to the library. 

 

3.do you often buy books? 可與collection(收藏愛好) hobby類話題聯系起來

well, you know, i am learning english now, so i have to go to buy some english books.

yes, i do, whenever i go shopping, i have to go to bookstores to find out the latest release…

 

actually, i do not buy books, cos there is a chinese saying, which goes like this “books will not be read, until it is borrowed” so i prefer to borrow a book from library and friends.

well, i do not buy books at all, because i can get all kinds of reading materials online now. so i do not have to waste my money and energy.

 

4.do you prefer to read at home or in a library? why?

i have a very cozy bedroom, which makes me feel very comfortable to read in it, what’s more important / in addition, what’s more, further more, after that, next, also……

there is very good atmosphere in library, when you see everybody is reading, you would feel more like reading a book.

 

5.how do you like the local library?

spacious and with good facilities. for example, there is a very modern computer lab inside.

what improvements do you think we should make to the local library?

well, i do hope there is a café (resume, fiancé, rose) in it, so that the readers can have a cup of coffee when feel tired.

do you like writing?

 

6.if you have a chance to write a book, what do you want to write?

play writer, drama…