雅思口语的Part1常常会问到popular话题，属于第一部分中相对比较难的题目，涉及运动、音乐及学习。如：Are bikes popular in your country?  Is watching team sports popular where you live? Is music popular in your country? 看到这些问题，大多数同学都只想到自己的观点，比如：自己喜不喜欢骑自行车？自己喜不喜欢集体运动以及自己需不喜欢音乐，其他人的事情实在不清楚，真相回复考官一句“Sorry, it’s none of my business!” 当然，这种冒犯的话在考场上是肯定不可以说的，kidding而已。

徐老师建议应对这样的题目步骤如下：第一，首先要了解题目问的是people in general, not you. 第二, 谈一谈人物的类型，即： types of people, 如：people of all ages like to ride bikes. Most businessmen own cars. 第三, 使用表达数量的词quantity words来说明人数： I think most people fancy music.  The majority of Chinese people drink tea. 第四，为了更接近本土人，用一些表达习惯的短语expressions of habit。如： In general, Hunan people enjoy spicy food.  As a rule, older generations are more traditional.

推荐一些比较好的表达方法：depend on 取决于，依靠如： It depends on what kind of holiday you want.  as a rule 通常，一般而言。如：As a rule, I’m a very calm person but sometimes I get really annoyed.  tend 倾向于如：Bikes tend to be popular with older people and students. 另外，不同类型的人可以用年龄划分：the older/younger generation, adolescents，kids等; 同时可以用工作划分： retired people, white-collar workers, job seekers 等; 或者社会阶层：wealthy people, the middle classes, the upper classes等。

下面我们利用以上方法来做一道题目的演示：

Is music popular in China?

   I think it depends on what kind of music you are talking about. Most people in China listen to music every day. As a rule, the younger generation usually listens to pop, rock or hip-hop music, whereas older people tend to listen to older Chinese songs or folk music. I think many wealthy people listen to classical music, sometimes going to live concerts.

总之，同学们无论在雅思口语哪个部分碰到Popular的话题都可以用以上步骤来进行回答。衷心希望烤鸭们都能考到自己的理想分数。

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