1. 主題性

    閱讀文章和雅思寫作題目涵蓋的范圍比較廣，具有極強(qiáng)的主題性，其重合話題有：環(huán)境、社會(huì)、教育三大方面。閱讀文章的內(nèi)容能幫助考生更好地理解題目的文化背景，積累觀點(diǎn)素材，在備考過(guò)程中，考生可以將這兩項(xiàng)結(jié)合起來(lái)。
    劍四test 2的reading passage 1“Lost for Words”極好的回答了雅思一道較難的文化類考題：what are the reasons for the loss of many cultures and languages？ How to solve this problem？

    “許多學(xué)生因?yàn)槿鄙賹?duì)這一背景的了解而無(wú)從下手，我們完全可以看看這篇閱讀文章提供了哪些素材：
    1 “What makes a language endangered is not just the number of speakers， but how old they are. If it is spoken by children， it is relatively safe�！�
    2 “…people reject the language of their parents… It begins with a crisis of confidence， when a small community finds itself alongside a larger， wealthier society…”
    3 “Quite often， governments try to kill off a minority language by banning its use in public or

discouraging its use in schools， all to promote national unity�！�
    4 “… They cannot refuse to speak English if most commercial activity is in English…”
    這些都是十分準(zhǔn)確而又全面的回答，說(shuō)明了許多語(yǔ)言喪失的原因，甚至連語(yǔ)言喪失對(duì)于文化的連帶影響也有所涉及：”Language is also intimately bound with culture， so it may be difficult to preserve one without the other。“
    這篇文章在后文也對(duì)如何解決這一問(wèn)題做出了回答：
    “…a growing interest in cultural identity may prevent the direst prediction from coming true…。

‘a(chǎn)pprentice’ programs have provided life support t several indigenous languages�！�
    值得注意的是，這篇閱讀文章的結(jié)構(gòu)是遵循”背景—原因—解決方式“的架構(gòu)來(lái)安排的，對(duì)于寫作結(jié)構(gòu)也有很好的架構(gòu)作用。
    2.流程圖的描述
    2010年雅思寫作Task I圖畫題頻現(xiàn)，許多學(xué)生不太熟悉流程圖，對(duì)于如何描述其過(guò)程極為擔(dān)心。其實(shí)分析發(fā)現(xiàn)，這樣的句式在說(shuō)明型的閱讀文章中屢見(jiàn)不鮮，這類閱讀文章常常涉及某個(gè)事物的發(fā)展過(guò)程或者制作方式，其遣詞造句都是可以進(jìn)行學(xué)習(xí)和利用。
    劍五Test 2 Reading passage 1是一篇關(guān)于對(duì)現(xiàn)代塑料的說(shuō)明文章，其中有一段就是對(duì)塑料制作過(guò)程的描述，很多句式都可以“拿來(lái)我用”。
    首先是對(duì)這一流程的總體概括”The original patent outlined a three-stage process， in which phenol and formaldehyde were initially combined under vacuum inside a large egg-shaped kettle�！� 我們可以根據(jù)這個(gè)句式來(lái)描寫2009年9月一道關(guān)于玻璃瓶子回收過(guò)程的題目，如：A three-stage process is outlined， in which the used bottles are collected and re-produced in the plant. ”

    接著，制作過(guò)程中的細(xì)節(jié)按照先后順序鋪開，并結(jié)合被動(dòng)語(yǔ)態(tài)與準(zhǔn)確的動(dòng)詞選擇：“The resin was allowed to cool in shallow trays until it hardened， and then broken up and ground into powder. Other substances were then introduced， including…。 . In the last stage， the heated Bakelite was poured into a hollow mould of the required shape …”，其中的“cool， break， grind， pour”等動(dòng)詞都是在工作流程中的高頻詞匯。“then， in the last stage”也可以作為極好的連接過(guò)渡詞。

    劍五Test 4 Reading passage 2關(guān)于強(qiáng)化玻璃的說(shuō)明文中也有類似的描述句式：“… used to make glass， and nickel can also be introduced by fragments of nickel alloys falling into the molten glass. As the glass is heated， these atoms react to form …”其中的“be used to， introduce， melt， heat”也都可以用在描述中。

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