雅思口语话题素材积累：Text Message

　　雅思口语话题素材积累：Text Message  很多同学在准备口语和写作的时候，都会出现素材匮乏的问题，面对一些题目不知道该说什么，肚子里没有货。其实雅思考试题目会变，但是话题是固定的。因此我们开通这个板块，和大家分享考试中可以实际用到的素材语料，可以适用Part1-3所有相关的题目。

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　　作为一个考试内容不仅考察学术知识，也涉及生活层面的考试，雅思口语里也经常会涉及到与“手机”相关的话题。其中“Text Message”无疑是最为常见的考题，那么关于我们每天都会发送的“Message”的话题应该怎么准备和回答呢?鸭先知帮大家梳理出了以下两大板块：

　　1.“Text Message”的利弊分析

　　2."Text Meaasge" or "Calling"

　　关于“Text Message”的态度，喜欢发消息的人认为发送短消息是一种即时的信息传递，甚至是情绪传递。相比正式的书信或者电话，并不要求接收方立即回复或给出一个正式的回复。而且同时信息发送者的情绪都能通过“Message”进行表达，因为如今“Message”里的表情包也是当代人交流的重要方式。

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　　I do enjoy exchanging text messages with my friends on Wechat, an instant messenger app used on all kinds of mobile devices in China. I especially like these little faces known as emoji, which really helps me to communicate my feelings and emotions.

　　当然“Text Message”也存在弊端，不喜欢发送短消息的人呢会觉得“Message”能传递的信息是有限的，而且信息的内容也很大程度上取决于信息发送者的文字能力;同时，对于当代的社恐人士，即时消息的会一定程度上增加社交压力。因为每当自己接收到新消息的时候，都有“社交义务”需要对其作出回应，否则就会被视为不礼貌、“anti-social”的行为，这样的要求无疑是对社恐人群的一大挑战。

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　　I remember once I got a text message from one of my friends which was really hard to understand. Well, that was because he texted me in English. His grammar was so terrible that I could hardly make out what he was trying to say.

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　　If I had to choose between sending and receiving messages, I’d prefer the former. The act of sending can put me in the driver’s seat in the conversation. I mean I feel like being in control of where the conversation goes. Besides, I often receive messages that are really boring and meaningless. And you know what? I always feel I’m obligated to send a reply!

　　除了关于“Text Message”利弊的讨论，雅思考试中也经常拿它和“Calling”作对比。两者同为信息交换的方式，但关于适用的环境和人群还是有所区别。一般来说，“Text Meaage”是一种相对“非正式(informal)”的交流方式，它可让人们随时随地开启一段对话，而且同时它并不需要信息接收方当即就给出反馈，给予了人们对信息进行处理思考的时间。

　　相比而言，“Calling”是一种更加“formal”的交流方式，比如一些内容的传递就必须要通过电话语音的形式才会比较合适，例如回绝一些邀请等。而且相对于文字而言，声音是可以传递出情绪信息的。打电话的方式能让信息接受者感到被尊重，同时也能更好的去理解信息传递者所想沟通的内容。

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　　One of the advantages of texting is that it is convenient. For the sender, he or she can talk to different people at the same time and is not expected to always give prompt responses. So they can have small conversations with their friends in a relaxed way. As for the receiver, texting allows them the time to think about how to reply to a message properly. And a delayed reply is more acceptable than in a phone conversation.

　　But there are situations where calling is more appropriate. In business, for example, it’d be ok for the recruiter to send a text message informing an interview invitation. But it would be inappropriate to reject a candidate through texting. In other words, calling would seem more considerate and acceptable in that situation. Calling would also make the talk feel more genuine where the caller’s attention can be fully devoted to the receiver, and there is less chance for people to come up with smart responses as in texting, so people are more likely to get real feelings and emotions from each other.