剑桥雅思17 Test 1 口语Part 2

Describe the neighbourhood you lived in when you were a child.

You should say:

where in your town/city the neighbourhood was

what kind of people lived there

what it was like to live in this neighbourhood

and explain whether you would like to live in this neighbourhood in the future.

 

范文：

 

开篇介绍

Well, I spent most of my childhood in my grandparents' apartment, which was actually one of the residential communities built for factory workers and their family in a large industrial zone in the suburb of the city.

描述外观

I think it was a typical community in China. The overall architecture was absolutely unfashionable.by that I mean, they were long, thin walk-up apartment buildings with five or six stories. There were two or three apartments on each landing. Generally speaking, it was a livable neighbourhood.If you took a walk around, you would find a series of public service buildings, including schools,clinics, grocery stores, which were all within walking distance.

描述人物

As I said, it was a residential complex for people who work in the same factory, so most of the dwellers used to be colleagues and it's a commonplace to find people having acquaintances spanning two or three generations. In my memory, everybody greeted each other or struck up a chitchat when they took a stroll in the neighbourhood.

描述经历与感受

Compared to my current modern community, life there was more heartwarming. People shared food and gave a hand to each other. Apparently, people seemed to have a much stronger bond and felt more socially-connected. On top of that, the neighbourhood had a walkable size, so residents didn't need to rise early to commute long distances to work or school.

给出原因

Unfortunately, it's unlikely for me to go back. The city is expanding outward and the whole area is experiencing rapid gentrification, so the old neighbourhood has been replaced by brand new high-rise buildings. That's quite a pity and how I wish I could turn the clock back.

 

词汇

 

in the suburb在郊区

unfashionable过时的

walk-up apartment building 无电梯公寓楼

a livable neighbourhood一个宜居的社区

public service公共服务

residential complex住宅小区

dweller居住者

it's a commonplace to do sth.做某事是司空见惯的

acquaintance相识的人

spanning two or three generations 跨越两代或三代的

strike up a chitchat开始闲聊

take a stroll散步

heartwarming温暖人心的

a much stronger bond一种更紧密的关系

socially-connected有一定的社会关系

a walkable size一个便于步行的大小

commute long distance 长距离通勤

it's unlikely for sb.to do sth.对某人来说不太可能做某事

expanding outward向外扩张

gentrification中产阶级化

turn the clock back[习语]回到过去