劍橋雅思7-第四套試題-口語部分-Part 3真題部分：

PART 3 Discussion topics:

Technology and housework

Example questions:

What kinds of machine are used for housework in modern homes in your country? How have these machines benefited people? Are there any negative effects of using them? Do you think all new homes will be equipped with household machines in the future? Why?

Technology in the workplace

Example questions:

What kinds of equipment do most workers need to use in offices today?

How have developments in technology affected employment in your country?

Some people think that technology has brought more stress than benefits to employed people nowadays. Would you agree or disagree? Why?

PART 3真題解析

第三部分：雙向討論(4～5分鐘)考官與考生圍繞由第二部分引申出來的一些比較抽象的話題進(jìn)行討論。第三部分的話題是對第二部分提示卡內(nèi)容的深化和拓展。

話題舉例

Technology and housework

1. What kinds of machine are used for housework in modern homes in your country?

答題技巧：現(xiàn)代家庭中用來做家務(wù)的機(jī)器設(shè)備都有哪些?

用舉例子的方法可以容易回答出來，如洗衣機(jī)(washing machine)，吸塵器(vacuum cleaner)，電飯煲(rice cooker)等等。

I would have to say washing machine, vacuum cleaner, rice cooker, coffee maker, electric kettle, air conditioner, furnace, etc. Those would be the ones I couldn't live without or I mean wouldn't want to do without.

washing machine洗衣機(jī) vacuum cleaner吸塵器

rice cooker電飯煲 coffee maker咖啡壺，咖啡機(jī)

electric kettle電熱水壺 furnace爐子

2. How have these machines benefited people? Are there any negative effects of using them?

答題技巧：這些用來做家務(wù)的機(jī)器設(shè)備如何幫助人們?又有哪些負(fù)面影響?

此題屬于正反論證話題，考生需要同時羅列出優(yōu)缺點(diǎn)。優(yōu)點(diǎn)我們都能說出來，使人們的生活更加輕松。缺點(diǎn)當(dāng)然也是存在的，如：各種危險隱患，養(yǎng)成人們的惰性。

With the aid of electrical equipment, we are able to work quickly and efficiently. It makes our life easier and convenient. However, there are some disadvantages of using electrical equipment. People will become totally dependent on equipment and not to do things they could do themselves. Sometimes using electrical equipment might be quite expensive because it will consume large amount of electricity. Lastly, people could get electrocuted if using them carelessly, which happens every year.

aid幫助 dependent依賴的，依靠的

electrocute觸電，電擊 consume消耗，花費(fèi)

3. Do you think all new homes will be equipped with household machines in the future? Why?

答題技巧：未來的所有新家庭是否會全部裝備家用電器?

結(jié)合現(xiàn)在社會的發(fā)展，這也許是個必然的趨勢。

考生可以根據(jù)兩方面去回答此題：

(1)裝備家用電器有何方便之處。

(2)沒有家用電器有何不便之處。

Electricity has truly become the lifeblood of our society. Right now we can't live without electrical devices because we rely on them to make our life easier. Many of us have become addicted to what can be done with indoor plumbing, the Internet and cell phones. All homes without household machines is possible but it would take a lot of adjusting. We'd have to buy all the non-electric tools to make life workable—wood / cook stove, build an outdoor ice box, dig a well to keep food cool, and top it off with lots of patience, as nothing is fast and easy in a non-electrical world.

lifeblood血液 electrical devices電子設(shè)備

addicted to對……上癮 indoor plumbing家用工具

ice box冰箱

Technology in the workplace

1. What kinds of equipment do most workers need to use in offices today?

答題技巧：何種辦公設(shè)備是最常用的?

大家可以通過之前的日常觀察，列舉出一些辦公室設(shè)備的名稱以及重要性。

I think people at work rely much on modem technology, especially computer and Internet. Many people can't spell some words right because they are too used to the Office Software which provides users with the spelling check. They can also use Internet to collect data and information and analyze them. Modem equipment provides all kinds of resources which will be of great help to people's work.

Office Software辦公軟件 spelling check拼寫檢查

collect data搜集數(shù)據(jù)

2. How have developments in technology affected employment in your country?

答題技巧：科技的發(fā)展如何影響人們的工作?

大家都知道，這里的employment也指雇傭的意思。

通過“雇傭”這個詞，我們可以得到回答的思路，比如：公共交通引入刷卡機(jī)制，就不需要那么多售票員了。

Technology has allowed computers and machinery to replace manpower. Also, it has made it easier to do some labour intensive jobs with fewer hours. I think it eliminated jobs via increased productivity and made work safer in many areas of industry. For example, a lot of welding on cars is done by robots, which was done by people in the past.

machinery機(jī)器 manpower人力

labour intensive勞力密集的 eliminate去除，消除

productivity生產(chǎn)力 welding焊接

3. Some people think that technology has brought more stress than benefits to employed people nowadays. Would you agree or disagree? Why?

答題技巧：科技帶給員工更多的是壓力而不是益處?

選擇同意此觀點(diǎn)會更容易回答，從壓力方面去談?wù)?，說出壓力的來源(工作更加程式化，員工過剩造成減員)。

Yes, I do think so. There used to be plenty of mindless, repetitive and mechanical jobs in all three sectors of the economy, and lots of unskilled people who have to do them. However, with the development of computers and robotics, these people are now substituted by modern technology and are facing the threat of job security. As far as I know, there has been a huge number of people who've been made redundant because their jobs are rather routine and can be done by cold machines.

mindless不用腦子的 repetitive重復(fù)的

mechanical機(jī)械的 unskilled無技能的

robotics機(jī)器人技術(shù) substitute取代，代替

redundant多余的 routine一成不變的

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