雅思口语考试Part 1一开始，考官往往会从三个必考话题中选取一个进行提问，而“学习或工作”就是其中之一。比如考官会通过问 “Do you work or are you a student？”来确认考生的情况，然后再根据考生的回答，进行拓展提问。

如果考生一开始回答该问题时答案比较简短，是完全可以接受的。但对于同一个话题中的其他相关问题，还是建议考生进行适当的细节补充。比如可以说明工作的具体性质和内容，学某个科目和专业日常要做什么，或者为什么选择这个工作和专业等内容。

1 Do you work or are you a student?

示例回答

Currently I am a student and I am studying at Peking Normal University,but as it's the summer holiday I'm not actually attending any classes.I'm studying at home,going out with friends,and doing a bit of part-time work tutoring a friend of a nephew a few evenings each week.

内容亮点

• currently adv.现在

使用currently而不是常用的now，可以增加连接词的多样性。

• as it's the summer holiday..使用as替换常用的because说明原因
• I'm not actually attending any classes..我实际上没有上课

actually作为副词在回答中可重读以体现发音特征，同时表达“上课”用了attend classes，而非基础的表达go to classes。

• go out with friends和朋友出去玩
• do a bit of part-time work做一点兼职
• tutor a friend辅导一位朋友
• 示例回答并没有只简单地描述“不用上课”，而是结合具体做的事情延伸到了假期安排等内容。

2 What subject are you studying?

示例回答

I am studying civil engineering.It's quite a good field today in China,as there are a lot of construction projects and developments that require civil engineers.My father was a civil engineer,so that's what inspired my interest in the subject area.

内容亮点

• civil engineering土木工程
• quite a good field相当不错的领域回答时可重读quite，体现发音特征。
• construction projects and developments建筑项目和开发
• civil engineer土木工程师
• that's what inspired my interest这激发了我的兴趣

注意that's使用现在时表示个人当下的看法，inspired使用过去时表示“激发兴趣”发生在过去。

• 示例回答中提到选择土木工程是因为“这是一个相当不错的领域”，之后也补充了具体的原因。

同时在考官没有问到相关问题时，也可以简单说明为什么选择了这个专业，这些都是符合题目要求的拓展。

3 Why did you choose that subject?

示例回答

I chose the subject because I have both an interest in and an aptitude for things related to engineering.

I am good at maths.I'm fascinated by urban design and development.Also my father worked in the field until he retired,and he inspired me.

内容亮点

• chose the subject..使用的是过去时，因为题目间的是why did you choose。
• both an interest in and an aptitude for things related to engineering对与工程有关的事情既感兴趣又有天赋

使用both..and..连接了两个词组，即have an interest in things related to engineering（对工程相关的事情感兴趣）以及have an aptitude for things related to engineering（对工程相关的事情有天赋）。

• I'm fascinated by urban design and development

I'm fascinated by sth.表示“我对某事很感兴趣”，同时词组urban design and development表示“城市设计及发展”。

• work in the field在该领域工作

4 Do you think it's important to choose a subject you like?

示例回答

I think it's important to some extent,yes.I don't think a person should choose a subject that they strongly dislike,but also you can never like everything about the subject you choose-there's always going to be modules and courses you don't like so much.But generally,yes,I think it's important.

内容亮点

• to some extent在一定程度上
• strongly dislike表示“极度不喜欢”，注意strongly作为副词可重读以体现发音特征。
• modules and courses（课程）模块和科目
• generally ad.通常，大体上
• 示例回答提到“你不会喜欢所选专业中的所有内容”的原因是“总会有一些你不喜欢的课程内容”，这是一个考生可参考的拓展思路。

5 What work do you do?

示例回答

I work in an office in a large education company designing and creating online adverts,graphics and marketing materials.I studied computer design,and that's how I got a position in my current company with the design and marketing team.

内容亮点

• a large education company一家大型教育公司
• design and create online adverts,graphics and marketing materials设计和制作线上广告、图表和市场营销材料
• computer design计算机设计
• a position in my current company我目前所在公司的一个职位
• design and marketing team设计和市场营销团队
• 示例回答除了简单描述工作内容之外，还介绍了专业背景作为选择这份工作的原因，是一个不错的答案拓展思路。

6 Why did you choose to do that type of job？

示例回答

I studied art and design,with a course in illustration,and I'm really proficient with basic computer use and some programming.I also have a keen interest in business-so all these things combined inspired me to look for work in a marketing department of a company.

内容亮点

• art and design艺术与设计
• a course in illustration插图课程
• **I'm really proficient with*;

常用句型，表示“我对*很精通”或“我对*很熟练”**

• basic computer use and some programming基本的电脑操作和一些编程技能
• also have a keen interest in..常用句型，“表示“我同样对*也有浓厚的兴趣”
• all these things combined所有这些事情（因素）结合在一起
• look for work找工作
• a marketing department of a company一家公司的市场营销部门

7 Do you like your job?

示例回答

I quite like it,yes.I'd like to move on to more challenging work though,to be honest.I think my talents are not really exploited to the maximum in my current role and I'd like to develop my career a bit more.

But,yes,I like it.

内容亮点

• quite adv.
• move on to转向至，更換
• more challenging work更有挑战性的工作
• **though adv.然而，虽然

可用在句末，也有补充说明，使语气减弱的效果**。

• to be honest说实在的，老实说可用于句首，也可用于句末。
• be exploited to the maximum被限度地利用
• my current role我当前的角色（职位）
• develop my career a bit more再进一步发展我的事业
• 示例回答使用了让步的思路，即用“觉得目前这份工作可能还不够具有挑战性”作为拓展，这是考生可参考的回答方向。