Describesomethingyouenjoydoingwithanoldpersoninyourfamily
Youshouldsay：
Whatitis
Howoftenyoudoit
Whoyoudoitwith
Whyyouenjoydoingitwiththisperson
Ienjoyspendingtimewithmymaternalgrandmother.Sheiseightyandhasanopiniononanythingandeverything.Mygrandmaisanenergeticperson.Shehassomeage-relatedproblemsbutshegetsaboutmorethanmymotherorme.Actually,therearehardlyanytemplesinSouthIndiathatshehasn’tbeento.SheisfluentinmostSouthIndianlanguagesandalsopossessesaworkingknowledgeofSanskrit.Ivisitmygrandmotheratleastonceamonth.Whenwewerekids,weusedtospendtheweekendsatherplaceandthenshewouldtellusnumerousstoriesfromHindumythologyandkeepinentertainedforhoursonend.Actually,ifIamdeeplyreligioustoday,thatisbecauseofher.Shealsovisitsusveryoften,andwhenevershedoesshemakesitapointtobringuslotsofgiftsandothergoodies.Sheisagenerouswomanwhoenjoysgivingfoodandmoneytotheneedy.ThereasonthatIenjoyspendingtimewithheristhatshehasapositiveattitudetowardsanything.ActuallyIhaveneverseenherlookingdepressedorhopeless.Sheisgreatfuntobewith.
Doyouliketolearnabouthistory
这是一道喜欢或者不喜欢类的题目，首先我们来学习一下表达‘喜欢’的语言，题目中的like可以替换成beinterestedin;beinto;befondof;或者用Ifindsomethinginteresting.不喜欢除了用dislike以外，还可以替换成hate;loathe;befedupwith;besickof.
关于这道题，通常情况下，我们会回答喜欢，或者不喜欢。注意，答案尽量以Yes,Ido.的形式出现，而不是单独的yes。同时也可以替换成Yes,verymuchso;Yes,definitely;Yes,absolutely等表达。同样，否定的答案，可以用Notreally;Notexactly;或者是，No,it’snotmykindofthing来代替。
若该题目的答案是喜欢，那么我们需要在表明倾向后加以解释，通常是给出原因或例子。除了以上所讲到的历史的作用外，喜欢了解历史的原因还可以是：Thehistoricaleventsareveryinteresting(历史事件非常有趣);Itcanmakeuswise(使人明智)等。
若回答不喜欢，则也须讲明原因，或者讲明不喜欢的地方在哪。这里推荐给考生一个加分的表达：tohavealove-haterelationshipwithsomething,意思是说对某物或是某件事情既爱又恨。回想我们不喜欢历史的原因，可能更多的是因为我们不喜欢以背诵为主的历史考试，而非我们对历史事件真的不感兴趣。(I’mmoreinterestedinhistoricalstoriesratherthanindetailsofnames,datesandplaces.)
范例1:Yes,verymuchso.I’dsayhistoryismyreallove.Youknow,it’seasyformetogetlostwhilereadinghistoricalbooksorwatchingsomedocumentaries.Ifindhistoryveryinteresting,mainlybecauseithelpsmestretchmyperspectiveacrosstimeandspacetothinkaboutwhathappenedinthepastandhowourancestorsexperiencedthings.
范例2:Well,tobehonest,Ihavealove-haterelationshipwithhistory,generallybecauseI’mmuchintothestoriesandtheinsightsitgivesmeintothepast,butI’mreallystrugglinginthehistoryexamswhichareusuallycenteredarounddates,namesandplaces.
Doyouthinkhistoryisimportant
关于这道题目，相信我们大多数考生都会给出肯定的回答：历史是重要的。其原因可以是以下几点：
Itallowspeopletounderstandhowculture,politics,economy,societyandvaluesdeveloped.(它使得人们了解文化，政治，经济，社会以及价值是如何发展的)
Historynotonlydealswiththepastbutalsowithhowthepastledtothepresent.(历史不仅是关于过去，还关于过去如何导致了现在)
Ittellsuswhathappenedinthepast,sothatweavoidrepeatingmistakes.(他告诉我们过去发生了什么，以帮助我们避免重复错误)
范例：Yes,Ithinkso.Historynotonlydealswiththepast,butalsowithhowthepastledtothepresent.Soitallowspeopletounderstandhowculture,politics,societyandvaluesdeveloped.Moreimportantly,sinceittellsuswhathappenedinthepast,wecouldavoidrepeatingmistakes.
DoyouthinktheInternetisagoodplacetolearnabouthistory
同样，这也是一道是非疑问类的题目，无论我们的答案是肯定的还是否定的，都需要有充分的支持。例如，这道题目你可以回答‘是’(Yes,Ithinkso;YesIguessso;Yessortof)，然后在给出理由，可以是网络资源充分，且免费，查阅方便等等(giveaconvenientaccesstoinformationonalmosteverything)。所以你经常到什么样的网站上去浏览什么样的历史知识。
除此之外，你还可以给出否定的答案(No,Idon’tthinkso;No,Idon’tthinkit’snecessarilythecase.)，然后给出原因，可能是因为网络信息并不总是可靠或者客观(notalwaysreliableorobjective),也可能是因为网络当中充斥着大量的误导或虚假或歪曲的信息(beawashwithsomemisleadingorfalseordistortedinformation)，还有可能是因为网络上信息量过于庞大导致很难找到真正有用可靠的信息(Withsomuchinformationinthewebsite,peoplemayfinditdifficulttosearchfortheusefulandreliableinformationwhichtheyreallyneed)。因此我们应当慎重使用网络信息(becarefulinusingtheinformationontheinternet)
范例1：Yes,Iguessso.It’smainlybecausetheInternetgivesusaconvenientaccesstoinformationonalmosteverythingweneed.SoIusuallygotosomenewsandeducationwebsitestoreadsomeinformationabouthistoryorotherthings.
范例2:Well,Idon’tthinkit’snecessarilythecase,mainlybecausethestuffontheInternetisnotalwaysreliableorobjective.Youknow,everyonecanpublishtheirownideasonthewebsitessotheInternetmightbeawashwithahugeamountofmisleading,falseordistortedthings.Inaddition,withsomuchinformationinthewebsite,peoplemayfinditdifficulttosearchfortheusefulandreliableinformationwhichtheyreallyneed.Soyeah,that’sbasicallywhyIsupposenot.
Whenyoureceivedit
Whosentit
Whatitwasabout
Whyitwasimportanttoyou
Ok,wellIsupposeoneofthemostimportantlettersI’vereceivedwasanofferletterfromauniversityIappliedto–LeedsUniversity,tobeprecise–sothat’swhatIthinkI’lltalkabout.
Andasforwhotheletterwasfrom,well,Ican'tquiterememberthenameoftheactualpersonwhowroteit,I’mafraid,butifI’mnotmistaken,itwassentbytheuniversityadmissionsoffice,whoIguessareresponsibleforhandlingsuchmatters.
Anyway,regardingwhattheletterwasabout,wellbasically,itwasjustinformingmethatIhadbeenacceptedontotheirMaster’sprograminFinance,soitwasreallygreatnewsforme,becausethiswasthecoursethatImostwantedtostudy,andoutofallthevariousuniversitiesthatIappliedto,Leedswasdefinitelytopofmylist,asitwastheonethatmostappealedtome,intermsofboththecoursecontentandsociallife.
So,asyoucanimagine,Iwasoverthemoonafterreceivingtheoffer.Imean,itfeltlikealltheyearsofhardworkI’veputintomystudiesseemedtohavefinallypaidoff,soitwaslikeadreamcometrueforme,itreallywas.
Andfinallythen,withregardtowhythisletterwasimportant,well,Ithinkitgoeswithoutsayingthatitwasextremelyimportant,becauseessentially,itmeansthatI’mgonnabeabletostudyabroad,whichI’msurewillhaveahugeimpactonmyfuturecareer,asitwillhopefullyenablemetoapplyforjobswhichIwouldn’thaveotherwisebeenconsideredfor.
Andaswellasthis,Ireckonthatstudyingabroadwillhelpmebecomemorematureandindependent,whichI’venoticedhashappenedwithafewofmyfriendswhohavespentsometimeabroad,andI’msurethis’llhaveapositiveeffectonmylifeingeneral.
Soit’sabigopportunityforme,andI’mreallylookingforwardtoit!