雅思口語Part2常用素材-現代建筑!“建筑”是雅思口語Part2地點類常考話題。本期,組長搬運前考官Simon素材,看考官如何把描述一棟感覺也沒啥特別之處的高樓。原文可點擊頁面左下方查看。
Describe a modern building. You should say:
· where it is
· what it is used for
· and why you like/dislike it.
I'm going to describe a modern building in Manchester. It's called the Beetham Tower, and it's the tallest building in the city, with about 50 floors.

譯文:我想說說曼徹斯特的一棟現代建筑。Beetham Tower,是本市的最高建筑,有50層。
得分點:回應題目,被動語態,最高級,細節拓展(樓層數).
Although it's called the Beetham Tower, most people know this building as the Hilton Hotel. In fact, the bottom half of the tower is the hotel and the top half is apartments. The apartments are expensive because the location and views make them very desirable.
譯文:雖然它叫Beetham Tower,多數人以為它是希爾頓酒店。實際上,這棟樓的下半部分是酒店,上半部分是公寓。這些公寓很貴,因為地點和風景很贊。
得分點:although、because等引導/構成的復雜句,回應題目(做什么用的),細節拓展(底部和頂部、公寓價格).
I'm not sure if I like the design of the building, it's just a huge glass tower, but it definitely stands out. It has become a famous landmark in the city. You can see it as you approach Manchester, and it's an easy place to meet people because it's so distinctive and easy to find. The most interesting thing about the Beetham Tower is that there is a bar/restaurant on the 23rd floor which has spectacular views of the city; it's definitely the best vantage point in Manchester because there are no walls, only huge windows, so you can look out over the city in any direction. I'd recommend anyone who visits Manchester to go there and experience the view.
譯文:我說不好是否喜歡這棟樓的設計,它就是個大玻璃樓,但是它確實很顯眼。它已經成為這個城市的著名地標。當你接近這個城市的時候就能看到它,而且這是個約會的好地方,因為它很特別,容易找。這棟樓最有意思的是23層有一個餐廳,可以欣賞很棒的城景,這里是曼徹斯特的最佳觀賞點,因為周圍沒有墻,只有大窗,你可以看到這個城市的四面八方。我建議來曼徹斯特玩的人來這里感受一下。
得分點:復雜句、現在完成時、最高級;非常用詞stand out, distinctive, spectacular, vantage point. 細節拓展(顯眼、好找、餐廳、風景)。
串題提示:把上述素材里的餐廳換成咖啡館,描述一下它的環境和提供的食品、飲料,就可以用于“一個安靜的地方”“喜歡的咖啡館”甚至“優質服務”等話題了。







