雅思口语高频话题：Magazine

 　　Describe an interesting magazine.

　　You should say:

　　what the magazine specializes in①

　　what information it contains②

　　who you think reads this magazine③

　　and explain why you think this magazine is interesting④

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　　解答思路：将①②③作为④的原因，把整个话题卡串联起来，使其make sense. 最后总结，可以谈一下读杂志为自己带来什么好处，如何使自己受益。

　　My favourite magazine is called " FalkLands".

　　I'm a university student who has been in love with history (especially ancient history) foryears, and when I discovered this magazine, I was in heaven. It's a weekly magazine. Since I beganreading it two years ago, I never missed a single issue.

　　It's a comprehensive magazine published in the U.S. it has been translated into severalversions. I prefer to read the original version. It owns millions of readers around the world.Everything is covered in it, just like an encyclopedia¹; colonial America, ancient Egypt, you name it,it's probably in here. The photography is breathtaking, and the information is superb. I've spentmore than one night up late, just reading through everything. It's quite a good magazine - thoughI'm just speaking from my own perspective. It might not be entirely² accurate, but I'm notcomplaining.

　　It enlarges my general knowledge and broadens my horizon. I enjoy the feeling of curling upin the sofa with a magazine. Although surfing the Internet is the faster way to get information, youcannot feel the sense of touching³ paper.

　　Trust me. Is it a magazine for pretty much everyone! Go and get it if you like any bit ofhistory, Egyptian or Mayan or American.

　　高分词汇：

　　ancient: a. 古老的 古代的

　　issue: n. 发行物 期刊

　　comprehensive: a. 综合的 理解的

　　encyclopedia: n. 百科全书

　　colonial: a. 殖民地的

　　breathtaking: a. 美极了

　　superb: a. 极好的

　　read through: vt. 读完（读一遍）

　　perspective: n. 看法

　　surf the internet: 网上冲浪， 上网

　　sense of touching paper: 如乐静所言:‘书拿在手里，有质感！’

　　备选答案

　　What the name of the magazine

　　I often read a magazine named as National Geographics.

　　Reading magazines and newspapers is my favorite leisure activities. I often read a magazinenamed as …

　　what the magazine specializes in①

　　It's a fashion magazine about dressing⁴ and make-ups

　　It's one of the most popular magazines in the world, offering updated local and internationalnews and other information on entertainment, technology and something like this.

　　what information it contains②

　　It presents newsworthy events.

　　It is exclusively about world affairs.

　　Just like an encyclopedia, it contains such fields as …

　　& explain why you think this magazine is interesting④

　　The magazine presents in-depth reports and objective articles.

　　The magazine boasts abundant information. It never disappoints you when you finish readingit.

　　The layout and design of the magazine is neat.

　　The glossy⁵ cover makes it stand out of other magazines.

　　The most attractive thing of the magazine is the well-shot pictures. Some show the charm ofmagic nature; some pictures themselves tell stories.

　　It offers me useful information and good entertainment as well.

　　Reading the magazine also arouses my interest in learning English.

　　Reading is more imaginative than watching TV or surfing the Internet. I keep the habit ofreading magazine for at least half an hour each day. It brings me serenity⁶ in mind.

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1 encyclopedia   

n.百科全书

参考例句：

• The encyclopedia fell to the floor with a thud.那本百科全书砰的一声掉到地上。
• Geoff is a walking encyclopedia.He knows about everything.杰夫是个活百科全书，他什么都懂。

2 entirely   

ad.全部地，完整地；完全地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The fire was entirely caused by their neglect of duty. 那场火灾完全是由于他们失职而引起的。
• His life was entirely given up to the educational work. 他的一生统统献给了教育工作。

3 touching   

adj.动人的，使人感伤的

参考例句：

• It was a touching sight.这是一幅动人的景象。
• His letter was touching.他的信很感人。

4 dressing   

n.(食物)调料；包扎伤口的用品，敷料

参考例句：

• Don't spend such a lot of time in dressing yourself.别花那么多时间来打扮自己。
• The children enjoy dressing up in mother's old clothes.孩子们喜欢穿上妈妈旧时的衣服玩。

5 glossy   

adj.平滑的；有光泽的

参考例句：

• I like these glossy spots.我喜欢这些闪闪发光的花点。
• She had glossy black hair.她长着乌黑发亮的头发。

6 serenity   

n.宁静，沉着，晴朗

参考例句：

• Her face,though sad,still evoked a feeling of serenity.她的脸色虽然悲伤，但仍使人感觉安详。
• She escaped to the comparative serenity of the kitchen.她逃到相对安静的厨房里。