雅思口语高频话题：一个有水的地方

 　　“一个有水的地方”考了一段时间了，这个题目可以跟景点、花园、旅游扯到一起去的。这次范文是让一位口语的8分得主小李写的，感谢她为我们提供了素材。

　　Describe a place that you have been to that has a lot ofwater.

　　You should say:

　　where this place is

　　what people do at this place

　　why (& when) you went there

　　and explain whether you like this place or not.

　　My hometown is famous for springs. In the centre of our city, there are a group of springslocated together. They all flow into one lower pool. People name it Black Tiger Spring. It hasbecome a symbol for my city and attracted crowds of local citizens and tourists.

　　Summer is the best time to visit the spring, especially on a hot day, because spring watermakes the air cool down, plus there are trees providing shelters. All these have contributed to thepopularity of this place. People living nearby like to come to fetch spring water. It’s also a paradisefor fishing lovers¹. Old men could spend a whole morning there fishing. They seem to enjoythemselves a lot. At weekends, English learners come and get together to have English corner.Calligraphy² lovers practice writing characters on the ground with a huge brush pen and springwater as ink.

　　A few decades ago, there were even more springs flowing. For one time, the rapid developingindustries consumed³ a lot of water. Some springs therefore become dry. However, in recent years,the local government has been working on reconstructing the city’s underground water system tomake dried springs flow again. They did a good job. Springs now come back into our life.

　　I was there last July. It rained slightly that day, which made the trip kind of romantic, as youcould see rain needles dipping into the water surface. I walked along the pool, feeling so peaceful inmind. I like the place, and I will go there again.

　　Part 3

　　Water Usage⁴

　　Do you think people use more water today than they did before (e.g., 20 or 50 years ago)?

　　I think so. First of all, industry is the largest user⁵ of water. We are now having more industries.Industry requires a great amount of water. So, more water is being used. The second largest userof water is domestic⁶ use. People use more, drink more, and most sadly, waste more.

　　Do you think it's important to try to save (conserve) water? (Why?)

　　It is of vital importance for human beings to save water. We need water – our lives depend onit. We all know that the world’s population is getting larger day by day. More water is beingconsumed. At the same time, there are many places on this world where people are suffering fromlack of drinking water. Water is a precious resource. It is urgent⁷ to save water from being wasted.

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1 lovers   

爱好者( lover的名词复数 )； 情人； 情夫； 情侣

参考例句：

• They were off-screen lovers. 他们是真实生活中的情侣。
• Shakespeare's star-crossed lovers, Romeo and Juliet 罗密欧和朱丽叶这一对莎士比亚笔下命运多舛的恋人

2 calligraphy   

n.书法

参考例句：

• At the calligraphy competition,people asked him to write a few characters.书法比赛会上，人们请他留字。
• His calligraphy is vigorous and forceful.他的书法苍劲有力。

3 consumed   

v.消耗( consume的过去式和过去分词 )；烧毁；大吃；使充满（强烈的感情）

参考例句：

• Arguing about details consumed many hours of the committee's valuable time. 争论细节问题耗费了委员会数小时宝贵的时间。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The fire had consumed half the forest away before it was stopped. 大火在熄灭之前毁掉了树林的一半。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 usage   

n.惯用法，使用，用法

参考例句：

• I am clear about the usage of this word at last.这个词的用法我算是弄明白了。
• The usage is now firmly established.这种用法现已得到确认。

5 user   

n.用户，使用者

参考例句：

• The company is the biggest user of oil.该公司是最大的石油用户。
• The umbrella keeps the rains off the user.雨伞使撑伞人免受雨淋。

6 domestic   

adj.家里的，国内的，本国的；n.家仆，佣人

参考例句：

• This is domestic news.这是国内新闻。
• She does the domestic affairs every day.她每天都忙家务。

7 urgent   

a.紧急的，急迫的，紧要的

参考例句：

• He asked to see the manager for something urgent. 他有急事求见经理。
• A part of this urgent task was allotted to us. 这项紧急任务的一部分分给了我们。