一直想把电脑里存在资料传上来，但也一直在犹豫。 其实，有些东西放在我电脑里不会再产生任何价值，但拿出来和大家分享，给需要的人参考一下，倒是一件令人很愉快的事情。 本次上传的资料多数是关于Speaking，part two里面的话题。大部分是我自己写的，然后找朋友修改过语法或用词错误的；有些是通过网络或参考书根据题目内容自己进行总结的。因为都是依据以前IELTS考过的题目写的，所以对于正在复习备考IELTS的同学可以提供一些ideas。如果里面存在语法或内容的不当，还请朋友们批评指正。 在此，感谢对我这些资料进行过修改的英国朋友和巴基斯坦的朋友们，生命中有了朋友的支持和鼓励，我才可以走的更加的自信和坚强！ 下面是外教教我的关于回答Speaking，part two里话题的逻辑顺序，无意间从以前的笔记本上翻到的，希望对大家有用： Topic: Describe a friend you admire. Answer: 1.----Introduction Topic sentence: Well, generally speaking, I admire most of my friends but the one I would like to introduce to you now is ....... or Well, talking about a friend I admire, I guess I have bunch of friends I admire, but the one I would like to introduce to you now is ...... (主题句的套用，可以在考场上给你十几秒的时间去思考下面要说的内容。) 2.----Body Add some interesting details. You can imagine, but what you say should be logical. 3.----Example or short story 10-15 seconds. joke/funny/tragic/strange 4.----Conclusion So anyway, all in all and before I finish I would like to say that, this is my best friend I really appreciate most, thank you. Writing 1-violence in films .pdf Speaking -place篇 完整版 已修改 .pdf Speaking - Topic 6-11.pdf Speaking - Topic 1-6.pdf Speaking - Event篇 .pdf Speaking - an occasion when you were late .pdf Speaking - a quiz show.pdf Writing 1-International travel Advertising.pdf Speaking - A good law a family member et al.pdf
Practice makes perfect Do you like to watch films? You bet. And I just watched a film last Saturday called A Beautiful Mind by Director Ron Howard. A Beautiful Mind http://plus.maths.org/content/beautiful-mind-film-review A Beautiful Mind is a touching, emotionally charged film detailing the life of a brilliant academic who suffers from schizophrenia. This affliction slowly takes over his mind and we watch as his life crumbles apart around him. He abandons his students, alienates his colleagues and replaces his research with a fruitless and all-consuming obsession. Eventually he is taken into hospital where he is forced, with the help of electric-shock therapy and regular medication, to accept his condition and attempt to repair the shattered fragments of his life. He succeeds. Of course he succeeds, this is Hollywood and Hollywood likes a happy ending. In this case the happy ending is that, as an old man and after years of struggle, the poor academic is awarded the Nobel Prize. One interesting point though; it's a true story and our hero is none other than John Forbes Nash Jr. As a young man, John Nash was a mathematical genius. In 1947 he went to Princeton on a Carnegie Scholarship, and after three years had produced a 27-page dissertation for his doctorate in which he greatly expanded the field of Game Theory, transporting it from a position of relative obscurity into one of almost universal relevance. In the 1920s the father of Game Theory, Hungarian mathematician John von Neumann, had shown that mathematical models could be used to explain the behaviour of players in simple games. His work was limited in scope however, and although interesting, it appeared to be of little practical use. Nash's dissertation expanded on von Neumann's work, showing how Game Theory could explain complex as well as simple competitive behaviour. It wasn't a comprehensive solution to all game situations, but it did lay the foundations for the huge body of work on Game Theory which has been produced since. Unfortunately, very little of this comes across in A Beautiful Mind because the director (Ron Howard) seems more interested in making a film about a schizophrenic than a mathematician suffering from schizophrenia. At the start of the film we are shown a Hollywood template of a typically obsessive young academic, introverted, socially inept, dismissive of his colleagues' work. If the notes we see Nash scribbling on his windows were chemical formulae or rhyming couplets rather than mathematical equations, the character would have seemed equally plausible. This is not to say that Russell Crowe, who plays Nash, does a bad job. Indeed, he succeeds in giving his character a convincing plausibility rarely seen in mainstream cinema these days, and he was certainly a deserving Oscar nominee. It's just that we never see him doing any maths apart from the occasional scribbling on windows. And when his great breakthrough finally comes, Nash is not poring over his books in the library or gazing fixedly at his glass equivalent of a blackboard, he's in a bar, eyeing up a group of attractive young women. How visually convenient. But to be fair, this is a dramatisation based on Sylvia Nasar's best-selling book, not a documentary. Its aim is to entertain, not to enlighten, and it does this perfectly well. Russell Crowe produces probably his best performance to date and is equally convincing as both the awkward young genius and the tortured convalescent, struggling to rebuild his marriage and career. Jennifer Connolly (who won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress) is excellent as Alicia, Nash's long-suffering wife, and there are several strong performances from the supporting cast, most notably Ed Harris as a mysterious character from the military and Paul Bettany as Nash's Princeton roommate. But Hollywood requires more from its films than a few good performances; it requires drama, action, romance, pathos, excitement. A Beautiful Mind makes a fair attempt to include all of these ingredients and the results obviously satisfied producers and film-goers alike - it won Oscars for Best Film and Best Director. But for those expecting to see a film about mathematics it is unlikely to satisfy. Early in the film, John Nash describes himself as having two helpings of brain and half a helping of heart. A Beautiful Mind seems the exact opposite. http://movies.about.com/library/weekly/aa010202a.htm Director Ron Howard has created a moving masterpiece, elegantly guiding the audience through John Forbes Nash Jr.'s life starting with Nash as an intense, introverted youth striving for that perfect original idea and ending with Nash as a passionate, patient elderly man battling against his inner demons. Through Howard's skilled hand and via Russell Crowe's amazingly understated yet incredibly touching performance, Nash's achievements and flaws are exposed without portraying mental illness in a clichd cinematic form. Crowe's Nash is an honest, disturbing look at the price paid by people who suffer from schizophrenia and the toll it takes on families and friends. A Beautiful Mind lays out the story of mathematical genius John Forbes Nash Jr. as he enters Princeton , a bright student with a limitless future ahead of him. Obsessed with finding a way to prove he truly matters, he competes with the other students in Princeton 's brutally competitive math department, all of whom are searching for one truly original idea. Inspiration strikes him while he's studying in a local bar surrounded by his rowdy classmates. As they vie for the attention of a stunning blonde, Nash observes their rivalry and, from that, develops his game theory. Nash's theory contradicts 150 years of accepted theory and earns him a coveted position at MIT where part of his duty is to teach a course to eager young minds. Jennifer Connelly enters the film as one of those eager young minds, Alicia Larde. Alicia falls for the nervous, socially inept Nash, inviting him to dinner and starting a romance that breathes life into Nash's carefully ordered world. As Nash's mental condition unveils itself, worsening with time, Alicia is the one true thing in his world that remains steadfast and dependable. Russell Crowe exquisitely captures Nash's passion for his wife, his work, and his unending hunger for excellence. Jennifer Connelly again proves she's a talented actress capable of conquering characters with depth and emotion. The brilliant supporting cast, including Ed Harris, Paul Bettany, and Adam Goldberg, perfectly create the fuzzy environment where Nash roams. Over the course of little more than two hours, director Ron Howard and screenwriter Akiva Goldsman succeed in unfolding a beautiful story of love, despair, perseverance, compassion and pride the likes of which hasn't been seen on screen in many years. A Beautiful Mind is easily one of the finest films of the year and deserves the Oscar buzz that surrounds it. The only real Oscar question is whether Crowe's winning last year will negate a nod this year or will the Academy reward what is clearly the best performance of the year with the golden statue it truly deserves. Overall Grade: A A Beautiful Mind is rated PG-13 for intense thematic material, sexual content, and a scene of violence. Director: Ron Howard Producers Ron Howard and Brian Grazer Written By: Akiva Goldsman Director of Photography: Roger Deakins Film Editors: Mike Hill and Dan Hanley Production Designer: Wynn Thomas Composer: James Horner Costume Designer: Rita Ryack Casting: Jane Jenkins and Janet Hirshenson Art Director: Robert Guerra Set Decorator: Leslie Rollins John Nash - Russell Crowe Alicia - Jennifer Connelly Parcher - Ed Harris Dr. Rosen - Christopher Plummer Charles - Paul Bettany Sol - Adam Goldberg Hansen - Josh Lucas Marcee - Vivien Cardone Bender - Anthony Rapp Ainsley - Jason Gray-Stanford Helinger - Judd Hirsch Thomas King - Austin Pendleton Professor Horner - Victor Steinbach
Some examples for IELTS Writing Topics from Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press, China. 1, 城市存在的问题 While people flood into big cities to seek jobs and happy life, there is a tendency for people to move out. What problems do big cities have? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience. Write at least 250 words. Every year men and women crowd into cities in search of employment, decent living conditions, and the excitement and stimulation of urban life. According to a research, the population in Shanghai alone has increased 26% in the last three years. With the rise in urban population, many big cities have met various problems. One big problem is the ever-increasing pressure caused by over-crowding. As more and more people flood into cities, city services and facilities have been strained to a breaking point. Cities have been exposed not only to the problem of traffic and housing, but to the problem of education, sanitation, employment and so on. A second problem is the living environment. The rising of too many compacted high buildings strips people of sunlight, trees and grasscondemning them to live among stone and concrete, neon lights and endless traffic flows. Additionally, the growing number of cars and buses sends huge quantities of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, making the air of cities unbreathable. But of all the problems, the most serious and pressing one is the widespread crime, which is a threat to paralyse the city. Bank robberies which were unheard of in the past now occur more frequently. Not a single day passes without the reports of somebody being mugged, being kidnapped or being murdered, etc. All these problems make big cities no longer attractive to people as years before. The tendency to move to the edge of the city or the suburban areas reflects this mentality. Unless there is some improvement, more and more people will seek to live in the suburbs. 2, 21世纪会带来什么 You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. Write about the following topic: The 21st century has begun. What changes do you think this new century will bring? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience. Write at least 250 words. Mankind has made great progress since scientific exploration began, and this progress seems to be accelerating. In the past hundred years we have seen inventions that have not only greatly improved our lives but changed the very way we live. There is no reason to believe that this rapid progress will not continue in the 21st century. Although there is no way to exactly predict what our scientists and entrepreneurs will come up with, there are indications that advances will be made in certain areas. The following are some examples. Firstly, advances will continue to be made in the field of medicine that will allow people to live longer and healthier lives. In developed countries today most people already have a lifespan that was unusually long a hundred years ago. Steady progress has been made in the eradication of diseases and this should continue in the next 100 years. In addition, biotechnology in the field of genetics may someday allow us to develop bodies that are stronger and free of inherited defects. Perhaps we will even be able to clone ourselves. No matter what form these advances take, it is highly likely that we will greatly extend our lifespan in the new century. Secondly, new technology has already brought people around the world closer. This trend will continue in the 21st century as communication becomes more efficient and affordable. Countries and their people have formed stronger bonds both economically and politically, such as the recent development of the European Union. Perhaps some day in the future national boundaries will disappear. However, one side effect of this globalisation is that many characteristics of individual cultures will be lost. Sadly, by the end of the century, some languages and art forms may only be found in museums. Thirdly, we can expect both a growing population and demands for a higher standard of living to put increasing pressure on Earths resources. We have already seen some of the effects of this pressure in the form of pollution and global warming. It is likely that these trends will also continue and that more damage to the environment will be done. On the other hand, perhaps we will find more efficient ways to make use of the available resources or develop alternative forms of energy. In that case, we may live with nature more harmoniously. The scenarios above are just three of the many possible changes that this new century will bring. We can expect to see great advances in many fields, including medicine, communications, trade, transportation and production. Although there may be problems in the future, our ingenuity and inventiveness will help us to deal with them. 3, 水资源短缺 You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. Write about the following topic: What are the causes of water shortages? Please also offer some solutions to deal with this problem. Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience. Write at least 250 words. Since the beginning of time, water has been shaping the face of Earth. Water sustains human life, our environment and our cultures. But the global demand for water is increasing and the destruction of water-dependent ecosystems has accelerated. From my point of view, the main reason of scarcity of water resource is the rapid population growth, especially in developing countries. In order to meet the great demand for water, people exploit water resource in various ways. Water supply sources are being stretched to their limits. And groundwater pollution is increasing rapidly. Research indicates that over 1 billion people still do not have access to safe water supplies and over 1.7 billion do not have access to adequate sanitation facilities. Another reason is the development of industry and agriculture. In some developing countries, some private factories make use of water resource inefficiently and make much pollution. Irrigated farming also contributes to water scarcity. Despite the high yield, irrigation is extremely water intensive. It takes about 1,000 tons of water to grow one ton of grain and 2,000 tons to grow one ton of rice. Finding solutions of the problem involves the increase of worldwide awareness and international cooperation. Every individual should realise water crisis and the necessity of water-saving. As to the government some effective measures should be taken, including erecting modern irrigation systems and increasing the number of sewage water recycling plants. Building more dams can also be an effective solution. Dams play an important role in detaining the surface rainwater flowing from mountains and would prevent the loss of rainwater straight into the sea.
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