雅思口語(yǔ)話題中，建筑描述一直是一個(gè)難點(diǎn)，但是在考試中卻時(shí)有出現(xiàn)，如a library, a hotel, a museum, a restaurant, a concert hall, a historical building, a modern building等。建筑描述中經(jīng)常會(huì)涉及到一些設(shè)施、裝潢等較為專業(yè)的、但在平時(shí)的學(xué)習(xí)中不太被涉及到的詞匯。那遇到的時(shí)候該怎么辦呢？千萬(wàn)不能手足無(wú)措哦，來看看朗閣名師是怎么說的吧。

　　首先，我們可以按照不同的地點(diǎn)準(zhǔn)備好描述的相關(guān)內(nèi)容和語(yǔ)匯。比如說，對(duì)于餐館的描述，我們可以選擇描述一個(gè)餐館的cuisine, menu, decoration, architectural style, entertainment, staff, service等。而其中，最難描述的當(dāng)屬architectural style了，我們可以多積累些相關(guān)的詞匯，比如glass roof, open-air bar on the rooftop terrace和gothic wall等。

　　在描述museum時(shí)，我們要關(guān)注博物館的類型，還要了解其中的exhibits, 如visual art, painting, illustration, sculpture, collection of drawings and old master prints, document, artifact, art, archaeological object。還可以描述些博物館經(jīng)常舉辦的activities。

酒店的描述通常也是難點(diǎn)之一，在描述酒店時(shí)，一些常用詞匯的積累也是必不可少的，如酒店的設(shè)施：underground parking, lobby, lobby bar, outdoor heated pool, exercise room outdoor yard, well-lit desk, hair dryer, coffeemaker, individual climate control, high speed internet access, direct TV, in-room movie等。

要知道，在描述這類地點(diǎn)的時(shí)候，合適的句型也是非常重要的，例如我們?cè)诿枋?span lang="EN-US">library的時(shí)候，就可以描述一下坐落地點(diǎn)，描述坐落地點(diǎn)時(shí)，最常用的當(dāng)然是be located in或be situated in。例如，我們可以說：The library is located at the southern part of Shanghai. 此外，建筑的風(fēng)格描述可以選擇句型：…is a typical classical architecture in a European/western/eastern style。圖書館中的收藏當(dāng)然是必不可少的描述要點(diǎn)，我們可以選用句型：The library is complete when it comes to…來描述，例如The library is complete when it comes to references be it newspapers, books, thesis from former students, etc.

　　地點(diǎn)和建筑類考題的覆蓋面是非常之廣的，幾乎涵蓋了所有人們生活之中最常去的地方。其中，小區(qū)和住房的描述幾乎是每次必考的雅思口語(yǔ)話題。在描述小區(qū)時(shí)，我們首先也會(huì)描述坐落地點(diǎn)，如city center, urban area, downtown, rural area, outskirts, suburbs, village, town等。此外，還會(huì)描述小區(qū)的設(shè)施，如dry cleaner’s, gym, car park, swimming pool等。一般還會(huì)有針對(duì)交通的問題，會(huì)用到的詞有bus station, subway station, railway station, elevated ring road, maglev, highway等。在小區(qū)描述之后，通常是對(duì)自己的住房的描述，而經(jīng)常涉及的考題是談?wù)?span lang="EN-US">house和apartment之間的區(qū)別，朗閣名師將它們的區(qū)別歸納如下：

　　A house is usually on the ground floor, and has an upstairs and a downstairs.

　　In a house there is normally a kitchen dining room and living room downstairs, whilst the bedrooms and bathroom are upstairs.

　　In an apartment, which is usually in a block so raised above ground level, all of the rooms of the house are on the same floor.

　　Houses often come with garages, whereas apartments can usually only come with a parking space.

　　Houses often have gardens out the front and out the back.

　　此外，還會(huì)涉及到房屋的設(shè)施，如study room, kitchen, dining room, living room, bookshelf, wardrobe, night table, bunk bed, dresser, armchair, shower booth和rug。

房屋的描述還不止于此，有時(shí)候，考官會(huì)問我們關(guān)于如何改進(jìn)房子的問題，這時(shí)候，我們可以選些有新意的點(diǎn)來描述，如：add on a downstairs extension to create a spacious kitchen diner, add a perfect party room, add an all-in-one party room, add a glass extension, move outwards and build an extension, create bigger bedrooms, add bathrooms, replace old appliances with new good-quality appliances, give your kitchen that just renovated feel, but at a fraction of the cost等。

在這類考題中，學(xué)生普遍反應(yīng)最難的一個(gè)應(yīng)該是屬于對(duì)于swimming pool的描述。很多學(xué)生都不知道該從何處著手，也不知道一個(gè)簡(jiǎn)簡(jiǎn)單單的swimming pool有什么好描述的。朗閣名師說：其實(shí)如果我們描述角度靈活的話，可以將其描述的相當(dāng)生動(dòng)，比如，我們可以講些泳池中的擺設(shè)或玩具，如：They have a variety of pool accessories there for kids to use and play with. 泳池的受歡迎程度：People flock to local lakes and make a day of it. 人們?nèi)ビ境氐哪康模?span lang="EN-US">They swim laps for exercise instead of relaxing or lounging. 泳池的其它配套設(shè)施：This location also has a sauna available. The showers are clean. …has a sauna and a big L-shaped pool. 泳池的收費(fèi)：Normal rates are 10RMB for an hour. The entrance fee is… One can also purchase monthly cards or special ones for families. 泳池的開放時(shí)間：Most of the year, you can swim both in the daytime and in the evening. 泳池的大小It is an Olympic size pool. 等。

此外，還有些考題并沒有指定學(xué)生去描述一個(gè)特定的建筑，而是要求學(xué)生去描述一種風(fēng)格的建筑，比如：describe a modern building或describe a traditional building。在描述的過程中，朗閣名師建議考生要掌握一些平時(shí)不太能接觸到的詞匯和短語(yǔ)，比如在描述現(xiàn)代建筑時(shí)，我們可以積累些這樣的詞匯：marble stairs, function rooms, arc roof, marble pillars, cultural heritages, 而描述傳統(tǒng)建筑物的難度則更大，我們需要知道很多日常生活中極少碰到的內(nèi)容，如：pavilion, terrace, pagoda, temple, sweeping roof, yellow roofs and purple walls等。

　　總之，雅思口語(yǔ)話題中的地點(diǎn)建筑類描述涉及的范圍相當(dāng)之廣，且考題的出現(xiàn)頻率也很高。范圍從我們所熟悉的住房和小區(qū)，一直到較為學(xué)術(shù)的現(xiàn)代和古典建筑，朗閣名師希望考生們一定要在平時(shí)積累好相關(guān)詞匯和句型，這樣才能在考場(chǎng)中發(fā)揮自如，取得理想的成績(jī)。