IELTS Speaking Part 3 雅思口语第三部分专项讲解

本文档是雅思口语第三部分讨论题的专项讲解与应试策略,适合雅思备考的学生。

IELTS Speaking Part 3

IELTS Speaking Part 3

Sentences

Teacher: Brian Lai

1. Comparison

(1) Lead in

There are a couple of differences between them.

Actually, there are a range of differences between them,

It seems to me like they are just totally different.

I would say there are a whole lot of differences between them.

The main differences I can think of are...

(2) The First Difference

The main one is...

The most fundamental one is...

The most significant one is...

The most essential one is...

The most obvious one is...

Unlike..., ...

Compared with,...

(3) The Second Difference

Also, ...

Besides, ...

Apart from that, ...

A second difference would be...

(4) Conclusion

So, you see, they are totally different.

Those are the main differences between them.

There are other differences as well, but basically these are the main ones.

I guess that’s it.

※ If you are hazy about the main differences between them, you can use the following sentences:

Actually, they have a lot in common.

Well, it seems to me like they are very similar.

I would say there are no significant differences between... And...

Honestly, I don’t think there’s much difference between them.

2. Cause (Why)

(1) The First Reason

As I see it, several factors contribute to...

In my view, the cause of... are complicated.

Actually, I believe more than one factor lead to this trend.

There’s a combination of factors involved.

I believe a number of factors are involved here.

A range of factors contribute to...

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本文档是雅思口语第三部分讨论题的专项讲解与应试策略,适合雅思备考的学生。

IELTS Speaking Part 3

There could be a number of explanations.

That’s due to the fact...

The most significant one may be...

The chief contributing factor is...

The most obvious one would be...

(2) The Second Reason

A secondary one may be...

As a result, ...

As a consequence, ...

Consequently, ...

Thus, ...

※ to the best of my knowledge与as far as I know用来谈论你不太了解原因的现象时的无助感：

e.g. To my best knowledge, those languages are dying out because of the spread of English. The underlying problem is... 潜在的问题是......（用于讨论深层的原因）

is closely linked to... 和......联系密切

e.g. This environmental problems is closely linked to the polluted air.

3. Solutions (How should)

I guess that requires...

I guess that calls for...

To solve this problem, the government should...

I guess it will take some integrated measures to solve...

I believe a range of steps should be taken, such as...

▲Things should be done step by step. The initial thing that should be done is... Then, ... And probably most importantly,...

That will involve a wide range of efforts, such as...

The most effective way to tackle this problem would be...

A number of actions should be taken.

In reaction to..., the government should...

The most sensible way confront this would be...

※ 理想状态......事实......

Ideally/ In theory/ Hypothetically/ Theoretically, ... But in practice...

4. Advantages

(benefit, merit, positive feature, strong point, strength)

There are a number of benefits.

Clearly, the advantages include(but are not limited to)...

That is beneficial primarily because...

It is beneficial for variety of reasons.

The most obvious advantage is...

And it’s advantageous because... as well.

It’s valuable also because...

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本文档是雅思口语第三部分讨论题的专项讲解与应试策略,适合雅思备考的学生。

IELTS Speaking Part 3

And of course, it’s positive also due to the fact that...

5. Disadvantages

(drawbacks, weakness, weak points, shortcomings, negative aspects, limitations) There may be some risks involved.

Apparently, some hazards may be involved.

One major concern about this issue is...

This is definitely alarming simply because...

This is very disturbing because...

What makes this really perturbing is...

The main problem associated with this trend are...

※ and better still和and worse still

e.g. The restaurant has great food and better still, offers flawless service.

Economic problems bring layoff and worse still, lead to more crimes.

※回答既有利又有弊

不要用Every coin has two sides.

应该用：It cuts both ways. ..., but on the other hand, ...

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