Part 1 高频题解析

1

What games are popular in your country?

Well, if we can consider sports as games, then PingPong  is definitely the most popular game in my country, but we also love board  games like chess.

2

Do you play any games?

Not regularly these days. I play the occasional  game of tennis with my brother-in-law, and I recently played a bowling game  on the Nintendo Wii with my nephew. I wasn't very good at it

3

How do people learn to play games in your  country?

I think children teach each other to play  games. I remember a friend at primary school teaching me to play chess, for  example.

4

Do you think it's important for people to play  games?

Yes, it's really important, especially for  children. I think research has shown that play can improve brain development,  intelligence, creativity, and the ability to cooperate with others.

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第四题是核心题，关键掌握“improve brain development, intelligence,  creativity, and the ability to cooperate with others”这句话，即促进大脑发育，提高智商，创造力以及和他人配合协作能力。

Part 2 高频题解析

Describe  an indoor game that you enjoyed as a child.

You  should say

- what  the game was
- where you played it
- who played this game  with you
- and why you liked it

·          As a child I  enjoyed playing chess. I think chess is probably the best known board game  in the world. It’s a game for two players, and the aim is to defeat the other  player by taking his or her pieces and eventually trapping his King.  This final move is called checkmate.

·          I remember  that it was a classmate of mine at primary school who first taught me to play  chess. He had a small, portable chess set, and once I knew how each  piece moved, we started playing at break and lunch times; we played in our  classroom or outside on the school playground. Later my parents bought me my  own chess set as a birthday present so that I could play at home.

·          I taught my  younger brother to play, and at some point I joined the school chess club.  There were five of us on the team, and we competed against children from  other primary schools in the same town.

·          I liked  playing chess because I enjoyed the challenge of thinking ahead and trying to  outwit my opponent. I was probably seven or eight years old when I  started playing, and it seemed like a very mysterious and intellectual  game at that time. Also, although I loved winning, chess taught me to learn  from my losses and to congratulate the person who had beaten me.

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1.        词汇：

board game 桌游

Pieces 棋子

Checkmate 将军

Portable 便携的

outwit以智取胜

mysterious 神秘的

intellectual智力的

2.        本题除了可以用作“游戏”题卡片，还可以用作“礼物”题以及参加的“组织”题。详见文中的“Later my parents bought me my own chess set as a  birthday present so that I could play at home.”以及“ I joined the school chess club.”

Part3

1

Do you think it's important for people to have hobbies? Why?

Yes, I think people need to have hobbies  because we all need to do things we enjoy in our spare time. In my  case, I find that playing football once a week with some friends helps me  to relax, keep fit and forget about work. I think it's the same for everyone.

2

Can hobbies have any negative effects?

Yes, if you spend too much time on your hobby,  it can affect other parts of your life. I remember that one  of my friends spent most of his time at university playing computer games  instead of studying. In the end, he failed most of his exams.

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第三部分答题中有种非常重要的答题方法----“make it personal”In part 3 of IELTS speaking, it really helps if you give personal  examples.