雅思考试的部分实际上是在考试三部分中占有最重要的地位，很多目标分数是5-6分的同学能否得到理想的成绩-成败在此一举。在这一部分考生所面临可能考到的问题有很多，可大家最害怕的是被问到从来没有想过的问题而不是如何用英语来组织答案。请考生们记住，事实上，考官在考第二部分问题的时候主要是针对某个特定的主题而发起的问答。考官的目的是引导你开始说话，他们对你说话的内容其实并不感兴趣，只想从你较长的回答中得知你真正的英语口语水平。这样，这个部分的目的就是‘说出来’和‘怎么说’而不是‘说什么’。
例如：Do you have many friends? 同学大多数会直接按照字面的意思回答成‘Yes, I do. I have 10 friends’ 其实这个问题的隐含意是‘能讲讲你对朋友或友情的看法吗？’你完全可以天马行空的谈任何与友情相关的论点。
可是就算了解了考官的目的，有的考生还是会问，那么就算我知道只要谈的东西与友情相关就可以，但是我脑子里一点儿这方面的idea都没有，还是没有用的吧！确实是这样，这就要求考生在考试之前根据课上的预测和讲义大范围的给自己出点子。
就拿这道题来说，可以涉及的点包括：1. 与朋友在一起的好处；2. 与朋友在一起都做些什么； 3. 友谊对你来说重要吗； 4. 什么性格的人没有朋友； 5. 独自一个人的好处； 6. 交不到朋友的原因和如何交朋友，等等。 那么你在做出肯定或否定回答后，只要给出任何一个引申作为解释都可以。而且其他与朋友相关的问题也都是大同小异，可以一个答案对应很多问题，从而做到以一敌百。
下面我们就看几道真题，来做更深层次的理解。
1. Are your friends mostly your age or different ages? [Why?]
Well…give me a second…Hah! Actually most of them are in my age and maybe it’s because I am still a college student and we are all good at socializing. I spend variety of my time hanging out with my friends who are also my classmates. Probably, it is a destiny that we can study in the same class and become close friends。
2. Do you usually see your friends during the week or at weekends? [Why?]
Ok…on weekdays, I think. Especially after the whole day study, we always have fun together. As we have a lot in common, like collecting comics and stickers. We are also addicted in swimming and playing badminton which makes us very energetic。
3. The last time you saw your friends, what did you do together?
Last time…what did we do…well…oh! We went shopping together on last Sunday morning. We planned to buy a birthday gift for one of our best buddy. In fact, it took us the whole day and finally we found a perfect one, which is a pink PSP player. But you know, most of the time I don’t really care what we do as long as my friends and I are together。
4. In what ways are your friends important to you?
How to say… that’s nice question and I’ve never thought about it before…frankly speaking, I really consider friendship be one of the most significant thing in my life. As everyone needs to have people to communicate to and share our problem with, there are things you can only tell your friends, especially when your boy/girl friend breaks your heart again or something like that. And just as Aristotle said, without friends no one would choose to live, though he had all other goods。
那么接下来我们就拿出2004-2009年的雅思真题对比一下看看是否可以以一敌百。
Do you have many friends? Are they casual acquaintances or close friends?
=题 主要谈朋友间的亲疏远近
Do you prefer to stay with your family or with your friends?
=第四题 谈朋友的重要性
Do you prefer one or two close friends or many friends?
=第二+三题 根据爱好的不同选择朋友的数量。比如，爱好集邮就选择少的，爱好足球就选择多的。
What do you do when you get together with your friends?
=第二+第三题 谈在一起做什么
How to make friends?
=题 答案很简单，be socializing；与有共同爱好的人交朋友，等。
Is the time you spend with your friends as much as that you spend with your family?
答案因人而异，如果觉得与朋友在一起好的话就=第四题；如果与家人在一起好的话就转到family话题的一个问题上‘Do you often spend time with your families?’。通过上面的讲解考生们应该清楚，考前对于特定主题进行训练是非常必要的，基本上是每个预测主题准备4-5个小问题就可以了，每个月需要准备的问题我会在博客上及时更新：见《天龙八步》。但是准备的时候建议大家根据老师的提示写出属于自己的答案。这方面的技巧我会在另一篇文章《3招做自已》中为大家介绍。
