【正文】 s answers, he/she will tell 2 lies. Can you guess which ones they are?ExamplePartner A: I am 32 years old and my hobbies are reading and bungy jumping. I like traveling and I have been to Harbin. My hometown is a small place but it is beautiful. I work as an electrical engineer and I live in a castle.Partner B: A hah! You do not really like bungy jumping and you don39。t know (only use this one if everything else fails).Questions I. How do you think transportation has changed over the last 10 years? II. Why do so many people go to your country during the break? III. Why is it that cars are so popular now in China? IV. How have attitudes to the internet changed in your country? V. What is the degree of involvement of people using in their daily lives?● Exercise 15 — Opinions, Ideas and ReasonsCommunication pointIn Stage One you are not expected to be overly analytical, but throughout it you may be asked to express your opinion on various things. Generally these will involve stating your preferences. There is no one right way to state your preferences but with enough practice you can begin to feel fortable.Exercise Instructions1. Ask a partner to look at the activities together and decide which activities you would prefer to do and give reasons why. I. Eating dumplings II. Skating III. Watching a movie IV. Going to a night club V. Staying at home VI. Flying a kite VII. Going out to a restaurant VIII. Playing Chinese chess IX. Going to the beach X. Speaking with friends XI. Traveling XII. Listening to music XIII. Going for a walk XIV. Reading a book XV. Going bungy jumping2. Look at the following dialogues in which two people talk about their preferences. Identify any language or function that has been presented or practiced in this unit.Dialogue 1A: I39。t know the answer to a question.B. If you have no ideas or opinions on a subject, be honest and tell the examiner.C. If you don39。s answer to the following questions. Record and analyse your answers, paying particular attention to their organization:1. Interviewer: Tell me a bit about your educational background. Candidate: Well, first I went to ...2. Interviewer: Do you find American English easier to understand than British English? Candidate: Yes, I do/No, I don39。t be too long, but it should at least offer enough to be conversational rather than seem like a police interrogation.Exercise Instructions1. Which of the answers to the questions below are good answers? Why?QuestionsAnswers1) Where do you live?2) Where are you from?3) What do you like doing in your spare time?4) Can you tell me about your research?In Beijing.Well, I was born in Shanghai, but I39。t have to give a long speech.1. Where are you from?2. Have you ever been abroad?3. What do you do?4. What do you like to do in your spare time?5. Are you a student or do you have a job? What39。s qualification within the first 1 to 2 minutes of the interview.We should pay special attention to our answers to the first few questions.Sometimes people make simple and silly mistakes when they answer simple questions.What will the interviewer do in the remaining time?Why does he go on asking me questions?In the remaining 10 minutes, the interviewer is trying to look for evidences to confirm his decision.Common mistakes Chinese people often make1. Where are you from? I39。新東方在線 [ / ] 網(wǎng)絡(luò)課堂電子教材系列雅思口語歡迎使用新東方在線電子教材UNIT ONEIntroduction to IELTS Speaking ModuleGood afternoon, sirVictorWhat39。m from ... (a place)2. What do you do?3. Do you like your job? Do you like you university? Do you like your major?4. confusing he and sheCommon mistakes Chinese people often make1. Where are you from?2. Have you ever been abroad?3. What do you do?4. What do you like to do in your spare time?4. Are you a student or do you have a job?5. What39。s your major? Do you like your major?6. Are you married? Do you have any children?The third purpose:To find a topic for the remaining time of the stage 1.Anything you mentioned might bee a topic later.If you carelessly mention something you are not very familiar with, and the interviewer happens to be interested in that topic, you will probably be in trouble.Most interviewers will ask you to talk about your hobbies.What do you like to do in your spare time? Do you have any hobbies?He laid a trap for himself. Then he was caught in his own trap.You can also carefully, skillfully lay a trap for your interviewer.First the interviewer ask him questions about his school life, his major, his study and so on.What do you do after school?Most western people are very curious about Chinese culture.You can not ask your interviewer to change a question.To some extent, you can guide the interviewer.If you tell your interviewer, I used to be a ballet dancer, your interviewer may be interested in talking about dancing with you for a while.I used to be a spaceman before.What kind of questions the interviewer will ask you?Based on your application form.You should be very familiar with whatever you wrote in this form. Don39。ve lived in Beijing since I was 4.I like swimming.Yes. I39。t ...3. Interviewer: I have never been to your country. What39。t know the answer to a question, try to think of an answer while saying something else.D. If you don39。d much rather eat dumplings than listen to music.B: Yes, I prefer reading too. I39。t really live in a castle. Am I right?2. Pretend that you are someone famous from the past or today. Your partner will try to ask you questions. Try and conceal your identity. Give away only information which you think is useful but do not give away your identity too easily. The famous person you represent can be someone living or dead.Example