雅思口语Part2＆3素材：发挥想象力

Describe a time you needed to use your imagination

You should say:

When it was

Why you needed to use imagination

How difficult or easy it was

And explain how you felt about it

话题分析

本期话题应该都不算陌生，作为2021年1-4月的雅思口语话题，“Describe a time you needed to use your imagination”算是一道老题重现的题目，生活中、学习上需要用到想象力的地方很多，比如，在看一些科幻片、悬疑片的时候剧情往往是迂回曲折的，这时候就需要我们发挥想象力来脑补剧情接下来的发展；在从事艺术创作的时候，比如绘画、写作等也需要发挥想象力。这样一来，这个话题的扩展性就有很多了。

一、生活中

在日常生活中，和朋友玩桌游比如类似狼人杀、剧本杀的时候同样也需要运用想象力，这个角度比较生活化和娱乐化，只要是和想象力沾边的娱乐活动都可以作为回答。

二、学习上

从学习的角度来描述的话可以从学科、课堂、作业等方面进行描述，比如说一些艺术类学科需要创作灵感的时候就需要用到想象力，课堂中需要小组头脑风暴的时候同样也需要想象力，在完成老师布置的一些空间几何题的作业时同样也会需要想象力。

We all use imagination in our day-to-day lives. Imagination is a wonderful thing. When we read a book or hear a story, we imagine the characters. We also imagine the situation in our minds. In happy times we imagine good things. In sad times, all negative thoughts come in our minds. Here I would like to talk about a situation when I used my imagination.

Once I took part in a painting competition in my hometown. I was in 10th class, and I represented my school in this competition, which was organized by a local NGO, the J. club. We had to use our imagination to draw and paint a picture on the theme of Drug addiction. I knew that if we take addicting drugs, our bodies become lifeless and our lives become meaningless. I used my imagination and drew two skeletons – one smoking a cigarette and the other injecting itself with a drug.

I wanted to convey the message that narcotic drugs can turn us into skeletons and our end is near. I was overjoyed when my name was called out as the first prize-winner. All my friends and teachers who were there congratulated me. Our principal announced my name in the morning assembly the next day and everyone clapped for me.

P3 发挥想象力

What kinds of jobs need imagination?

Jobs like Advertising manager, Copywriter, Illustrator or Tattoo artist. Something that needs to be designed should require imagination.

 Do you think adults can have lots of imagination?

I doubt it. Children have a more active imagination than adults, and young adults are less constrained by their own prior patterns of thought. As people become "good at life," they develop habits of thought that serve them well.

Do you think imagination is essential for scientists ?

Science is creative in much the same way that art, music, or literature are creative, in that scientists have to use their imagination to come up with explanations. These explanations are well informed, they are not mere guesses.

What subjects are helpful for children's imagination?

Think about paper cutting, origami, sewing, drawing, modelling, DT, art, dance, drama. These are aspects of a creative curriculum that will engage imagination in children. With creative activities, you can also improve fine motor skills and concentration.

关于“想象力”的词汇积累

down-to-earth  实际的，务实的

envisage 设想，展望

masterpiece 杰作

plastic arts 造型艺术

graphic arts 形象艺术

style 风格

inspiration 灵感,启发

muse 灵感

realism 现实主义

symbolism 象征主义

impressionism 印象主义

Art Nouveau 新艺术主义

expressionism 表现主义

Fauvism 野兽派

abstract art 抽象派, 抽象主义