12.10雅思口语

物品题

1. 媒体 movie, book, TV series, advertisement, song
2. 实物 traditional product, furniture, electronic devices
3. 抽象 a big company...

媒体类

1. direct answer 类型，名称
   movie/book/TV: suspense, fantasy, thriller, horror, romantic~, comedy, science fiction
   advertisement: commercial, public service advertising
   music: classical, pop, rap, jazz, hip-hop, blues, folk~, country~, lullaby, electronic dance
2. detail

(1) background:

• director/author/writer/composer, lyrics writer
• cast: a star-crowded cast
  奥斯卡 the academy award 金球奖 golden globe 艾美奖 the Emmy award
  winner, nominee
  the best motion picture 最佳电影
  the leading actor/actress 最佳主角 supporting～配角
• 剧本 screenplay, script
  be adapted from / to
  be based on a true story
  the director wrote it himself
• 获奖情况
  格莱美 the Grammy award
  Nobel Prize
• 票房、收视、销量、榜单
  box office: ...has sold...USD worth of tickets around the world
  rating: watch, follow
  ...has sold over...[copies]
  billboard, iTunes: ...has stayed the top 3 on...for...
• after effects 特效
  [mind-blowing]
  fire breathing dragon
  stunts 动作特技
  catchy phrase

（2）plot

• be filled with ups and downs/twists and turns
  couldn't take my eyes off the screen/book, not even for a second (for the fear of missing sth)
• intense
  ...got my adrenaline rush 肾上腺素
• hilarious
  scene, description, line ——break the intensity
• the movie/book mainly tells a story about...
• lyrics：inspiring, heart-breaking/wrenching

3. feeling
   OST(original sound track)/BGM

实物

1. direct answer 类型 名称
   dairy product
   handcraft
2. detail

（1）background

• 来源
  has been passing down in our family for quite a few generations
  my parents bought it when they got married (it is the only thing that has witnessed their marriage)
  got it from...as a gift/reward celebrating me stepping into the adulthood / doing well in college entrance exam
• I first got to know...from...and was impressed by...
• 创作背景
  作者/艺术家
  时代背景

（2）外观：颜色、形状、尺寸（大小 厚薄）、材质、外部构造+基本功能
the battery runs out of juice
power bank / charger
operation system couldn't function smoothly
takes me ages to try to initiate an app
Smartphone：

• touchscreen
• front camera: take selfies, video chat
• the camera built in the back: take high quality photos owing to high pixel, zoom in/out
• flashlight：take decent photos even under poor lightings, torchlight
• it provides its users with a wide range of colors from...
• rectangular
• as big as an adult's palm
• be getting increasingly thinner
• plastic/mental

（3）功能用途/特殊意义
mattress
crash on
combo

3. feeling

剪纸

• a traditional Chinese handcraft, a festive ornament for room decoration
• from art class in my primary/elementary school, impressed by how delicate it was
  it is our tradition to stick jianzhi on our walls or windows during...
• jianzhi is basically a piece of red wax paper with various patterns carved on it
• comes with different sizes...as big as a giant painting or as small as a coaster
• the most common patterns seen on it: a chubby kid with a big fish in his arms and a calabash because the word "fish" shares the same pronunciation with the word "extra" in Chinese...we believe that it could help to bring extra luck and income in the out coming year
• feeling: be hunted by...
  not only a traditional product, but also a piece of fine art

抽象

• a school rule that you agree or disagree with
  dye one's hair
  get a perm
  wear a jar head
  a violation of human rights