新航道

  之前新航道小編發布了劍橋雅思15口語Test1的完整3個part(本文底部點擊“回顧”可查看)，今天繼續給大家帶來劍15口語Test2的part3部分解析，希望對各位考生們有幫助。

  今天解析Test 2的Part 3

  (Part 1 和2在明天)

  這套Part3的第一個例題跟劍14-Test4-Part3的題目也是一模一樣， Part3的部分Shopping online and

  The culture of consumerism 和Part2 — A website you have bought something from的話題是緊密相關的。Shopping online討論的觀點是圍繞網上購物的類型，越來越受歡迎的原因以及網上購物的缺點。

  保護消費者利益主義是之前沒有出現過的， the culture of something是在描述某一種長期存在的現象，并且大部分是種controversial的現象，話題特點抽象，語言能力有限且觀點表述不清晰的情況下，這樣的話題是很難得分的。首先需要理解consumer society的定義和consumerism的定義，在生活中觀察符合這兩個定義的現象，再帶到話題中去陳述，把觀點具化。

  答案概要：

  What kinds of things do people in your country often buy from online shops?

  cheap things: clothes, shoes, tissues, daily necessities; they don’t want to spend much money online, just in case they are counterfeits; big discount, more chances to get cheap things;

  find more brands that may not be displayed in reality stores, less known brands -- something special, more suited to the people who have got strong desire on perfection (brand, best value, diverse styles)

  Why do you think online shopping has become so popular nowadays?

  getting lazier: why not to go to a shopping center → you can have the products delivered to your home; if you get the wrong-sized clothes, the shop will exchange the product and send you the right one → just click the mouse → everything could be done;

  What are some possible disadvantages of buying things from online shops?

  Disadvantages:

  1. counterfeits, unreliable, claim refund / ask for replacement

  2. deal with customers online, send the parcel back to the given address → customer services are more difficult to be sorted out online, more complains, unsatisfactory purchasing experience

  Why do many people today keep buying things which they do not need?

  Reason 1: everything was on sale，those discounts online were up to 50% (tempting), lots of bargains;

  Reason 2: delivery – no need to go to the reality stores; the feeling of spending money could be weakened by online transaction;

  Reason 3: a good sense of satisfaction – receiving the products at home, opening the parcel box -- fantastic

  Do you believe the benefits of a consumer society outweigh the disadvantages?

  No. The modern consumer is not an isolated individual making purchases in a vacuum. consumerist attitudes -- consume more -- create mass markets, industrialization, and cultural attitudes

  2 institutions have been created to support consumer society: advertising and consumer credit

  Talk about the bad influences of advertising and consumer credit:

  1. Slogan: out of context, exaggerated content, make customers keep buying products that they do not really need;

  2. Interest fee: overdraft on bankcard, exceed the budget, overspending

  How possible is it to avoid the culture of consumerism?

  It’s quite difficult to do in the modern time.

  Reason:

  1. Consumerism shapes us in such a way that we want to acquire material goods not because they are useful, but because of what they say about us;

  2. Experience an “ever-increasing volume and intensity of desire”; people want the newest and the best to fit in with or outshine others

  This phenomenon should be well-controlled – by individual awareness:

  consumerism cultivates fear—fear of not fitting in, of not possessing the proper things, of not signifying the right persona or social status

  往期回顧

  來啦!《劍15》 Test 1 口語 Part 1和2 詳細解讀!

  劍橋雅思15Test 1口語Part 3詳解