剑桥雅思7-第四套试题-口语部分-Part 3真题部分：

　　PART 3 Discussion topics:

　　Technology and housework

　　Example questions:

　　What kinds of machine are used for housework in modern homes in your country? How have these machines benefited people? Are there any negative effects of using them? Do you think all new homes will be equipped with household machines in the future? Why?

　　Technology in the workplace

　　Example questions:

　　What kinds of equipment do most workers need to use in offices today?

　　How have developments in technology affected employment in your country?

　　Some people think that technology has brought more stress than benefits to employed people nowadays. Would you agree or disagree? Why?

　　PART 3真题解析

　　第三部分：双向讨论(4～5分钟)考官与考生围绕由第二部分引申出来的一些比较抽象的话题进行讨论。第三部分的话题是对第二部分提示卡内容的深化和拓展。

　　话题举例

　　Technology and housework

　　1. What kinds of machine are used for housework in modern homes in your country?

　　答题技巧：现代家庭中用来做家务的机器设备都有哪些?

　　用举例子的方法可以容易回答出来，如洗衣机(washing machine)，吸尘器(vacuum cleaner)，电饭煲(rice cooker)等等。

　　I would have to say washing machine, vacuum cleaner, rice cooker, coffee maker, electric kettle, air conditioner, furnace, etc. Those would be the ones I couldn't live without or I mean wouldn't want to do without.

　　washing machine洗衣机 vacuum cleaner吸尘器

　　rice cooker电饭煲 coffee maker咖啡壶，咖啡机

　　electric kettle电热水壶 furnace炉子

　　2. How have these machines benefited people? Are there any negative effects of using them?

　　答题技巧：这些用来做家务的机器设备如何帮助人们?又有哪些负面影响?

　　此题属于正反论证话题，考生需要同时罗列出优缺点。优点我们都能说出来，使人们的生活更加轻松。缺点当然也是存在的，如：各种危险隐患，养成人们的惰性。

　　With the aid of electrical equipment, we are able to work quickly and efficiently. It makes our life easier and convenient. However, there are some disadvantages of using electrical equipment. People will become totally dependent on equipment and not to do things they could do themselves. Sometimes using electrical equipment might be quite expensive because it will consume large amount of electricity. Lastly, people could get electrocuted if using them carelessly, which happens every year.

　　aid帮助 dependent依赖的，依靠的

　　electrocute触电，电击 consume消耗，花费

　　3. Do you think all new homes will be equipped with household machines in the future? Why?

　　答题技巧：未来的所有新家庭是否会全部装备家用电器?

　　结合现在社会的发展，这也许是个必然的趋势。

　　考生可以根据两方面去回答此题：

　　(1)装备家用电器有何方便之处。

　　(2)没有家用电器有何不便之处。

　　Electricity has truly become the lifeblood of our society. Right now we can't live without electrical devices because we rely on them to make our life easier. Many of us have become addicted to what can be done with indoor plumbing, the Internet and cell phones. All homes without household machines is possible but it would take a lot of adjusting. We'd have to buy all the non-electric tools to make life workable—wood / cook stove, build an outdoor ice box, dig a well to keep food cool, and top it off with lots of patience, as nothing is fast and easy in a non-electrical world.

　　lifeblood血液 electrical devices电子设备

　　addicted to对……上瘾 indoor plumbing家用工具

　　ice box冰箱

　　Technology in the workplace

　　1. What kinds of equipment do most workers need to use in offices today?

　　答题技巧：何种办公设备是最常用的?

　　大家可以通过之前的日常观察，列举出一些办公室设备的名称以及重要性。

　　I think people at work rely much on modem technology, especially computer and Internet. Many people can't spell some words right because they are too used to the Office Software which provides users with the spelling check. They can also use Internet to collect data and information and analyze them. Modem equipment provides all kinds of resources which will be of great help to people's work.

　　Office Software办公软件 spelling check拼写检查

　　collect data搜集数据

　　2. How have developments in technology affected employment in your country?

　　答题技巧：科技的发展如何影响人们的工作?

　　大家都知道，这里的employment也指雇佣的意思。

　　通过“雇佣”这个词，我们可以得到回答的思路，比如：公共交通引入刷卡机制，就不需要那么多售票员了。

　　Technology has allowed computers and machinery to replace manpower. Also, it has made it easier to do some labour intensive jobs with fewer hours. I think it eliminated jobs via increased productivity and made work safer in many areas of industry. For example, a lot of welding on cars is done by robots, which was done by people in the past.

　　machinery机器 manpower人力

　　labour intensive劳力密集的 eliminate去除，消除

　　productivity生产力 welding焊接

　　3. Some people think that technology has brought more stress than benefits to employed people nowadays. Would you agree or disagree? Why?

　　答题技巧：科技带给员工更多的是压力而不是益处?

　　选择同意此观点会更容易回答，从压力方面去谈论，说出压力的来源(工作更加程式化，员工过剩造成减员)。

　　Yes, I do think so. There used to be plenty of mindless, repetitive and mechanical jobs in all three sectors of the economy, and lots of unskilled people who have to do them. However, with the development of computers and robotics, these people are now substituted by modern technology and are facing the threat of job security. As far as I know, there has been a huge number of people who've been made redundant because their jobs are rather routine and can be done by cold machines.

　　mindless不用脑子的 repetitive重复的

　　mechanical机械的 unskilled无技能的

　　robotics机器人技术 substitute取代，代替

　　redundant多余的 routine一成不变的