雅思达人全球时事瞭望口语篇：中国好声音

　　How 'The Voice of China'rose to success

This year a new TVreality show became an instant hit with audiences and forever changed thelandscape of Chinese television broadcasting. Within a few hours of its firstlive broadcast on July 13, "The Voice of China" managed to capturethe viewers' attention and hearts.

"The Voice ofChina", China's adaptation of a Dutch reality talent show, sees itshopeful contestants going through a blind audition, with four celebrityjudges/coaches picking their teams of singers who will then go on to competefor a recording contract and a highly publicized concert performance.

The show turned out to bean unexpected success, especially at a time when the TV market is basicallyoversaturated due to the large numbers of reality talent shows similar towestern programs that are coming to viewers on a daily basis, like"American Idol," "X-Factor" and "You've Got Talent."

【热点话题】

《中国好声音》无疑是今年中国最热门的电视节目，同时它也影响了世界。关于《中国好声音》的报道不仅见诸于国内各大报纸，就连一些国外媒体，也争相报道这一节目。和这一时事相关的一个雅思热点口语话题，就是我们熟知的Music。

【话题词汇】

rock/pop/jazz/classical/rap/R&B/country/blues/traditional/folkmusic

摇滚/流行/爵士/古典/说唱/节奏蓝调/乡村/布鲁斯/传统/民族音乐

composer　　 作曲家

lyric 　　歌词

melody 　　旋律

hit 　　节拍

instrument 　　乐器

piano 　　钢琴

guitar 　　吉他

flute 　　笛子

violin 　　小提琴

【话题句型】

如何表达特别喜欢

·It is …enough for me to….

Ilike reading comic books very much. It is interesting enough for me to enjoy.

·If there is one thingthat delights me, it’s….

If there is one thingthat delights me, it’s the country music.

·I am satisfied with….

I am satisfied with thefood cooked by my mom.

·… would be one of my bestchoices.

Reading books on sciencewould be one of my best choices.

·I couldn’t ask for better… than ….

I couldn’t ask for betterhobby than shopping.

【Part1相关问题】

1. Do you like music, andwhat type of music do you like?

2. Have you learned toplay any musical instrument?

3. What kind of music ispopular now in China?

4. How does music affectpeople’s lives?

5. Do you want to be asinger?

【Part2相关话题】

Describe a song that has special meaning for you

You should say:

what song it is

when you first heard it

what the song is about

and explain why this song has special meaning for you.

【Part3相关问题】

1. Why don’t older peoplelike pop music as much as young people?

2. What do you think arethe benefits of learning to play a musical instrument?

3. What can we learn fromforeign music?