雅思口语经典话题篇：艺术

　　Part II

　　Describe a sculpture you have seen.

　　What kind of sculpture it is?

　　Where did you see it?

　　Did you like it?

　　Explain why you think this sculpture is special

　　I could never forget the ice sculptures of the different Disney characters that I saw way back the early nineties. I saw the beautifully done sculptures inside a newly opened amusement park. We were entering a snow zone area in the park that was why we wore winter coats at the entrance area, but I never expected to see the Disney characters in there. I was surprised and in awe of everything that I saw in that area that my mouth swung open without me noticing it. The charming gentleman beside me had to embarrassingly tell me to close my mouth. We entered the snow zone area in batches of 10 so I ended up going in with strangers as my friends were all counted in the next batch. I was expecting snowman, snowballs, hollow block style ice and the like but I never expected to see such creative sculptures. I not only like it, but I really love it. Perhaps I would not have appreciated it that much if it were not an ice sculpture. The fact that I am a big fan of Disney characters is another factor why I appreciated it more. Also, it was really my first time to be able to see such beautiful masterpieces. I could just imagine how meticulously those figures were done. I kept on thinking how it would look like if the whole thing melted. I was wondering how many degrees Celsius it took to preserve the whole thing. That was the first and the last time that I was able to see ice sculpture. But just last month, as I passed through the open area of our school campus, I saw some students from one of the school organizations conducting ice sculpture seminar. I could not believe my eyes and my luck as I saw it. I stared in disbelief, but this time, I was mindful not to let my mouth left opened wide again. I almost volunteered myself to join the organization so that I would be able to try making my own ice sculpture. As I was approaching the organization head, I realized that I may love art, but apparently, art does not like me so I headed to the opposite direction instead.

　　Part 2要求描述的是曾经见过的一尊雕塑，考生应从雕塑的类型，在哪里见过它的，是否喜欢以及解释你认为此雕塑很特别的原因等方面出发讲述。如范例中作者阐述另她印象最深刻的是不同角色的迪斯尼冰雕，地点是在一个开放性的展览馆里，接着讲述她们进去的过程以及当时的心情，在描述过程的时候作者提到她看到了雪人，雪球等，以及另她更加欣赏其的原因是她是迪斯尼的超级粉丝，此次冰雕也是其见过的最杰出的作品，并且另作者感叹与激动的是学校里巧好有一个冰雕研讨会的机构，作者也加入了此机构并且尝试着制作自己的冰雕，这让她感受到自己是多么热爱艺术以及艺术的重要性。

　　Part III

　　1 Why do you think art is beneficial to children?

　　Art is definitely beneficial to children because it is where they can subconsciously express their hidden thoughts and emotions. It not only allows them to express themselves, but it also enhances their creativity. If a child uses his left brain more, doing art and music allows him to use his right brain. It is definitely a lot better if children utilize their time by doing art than by watching too much TV or playing too much video games. Art is healthy for both the mind and the emotion of any child or adult.

　　该题要求考生回答认为艺术对小孩有益的原因。建议考生可从艺术可以潜意识地让孩子表达他们的想法和情感，还能促进他们的创造性等方面出发描述，再进行扩展，如开发孩子的左右脑等，再进行总结它是对于人的大脑开发是有益处的。

　　2 Do you think the government should invest more funds in building art museums?

　　Government should encourage their country’s citizens towards arts appreciation. Investing more funds in building art museums would mean attracting more and more tourists which would be helpful to the country’s reputation and economy. Through art museums, the country’s culture is introduced thus they educate not only the local citizens but the foreigners as well. Art museums must be well preserved and kept clean at all times. If there is a need to, it would be good if the government can upgrade or improve existing art museums for their betterment.

　　该题属于社会现象题，问的是政府是否应该投入更多的资金在建筑博物馆上。建议考生可从客观的角度进行分析，如投入资金在建筑博物馆上就意味着会吸引更多地旅行者来观光，也有助于促进国家经济的发展和文化的传播，假如有这个需要的话，国家可改善现有的博物馆，使其更好。