雅思口语话题：Text Message相关知识点整理！

　　雅思口语话题：Text Message相关知识点整理!备考的学生可以收藏学习，更多关于口语备考的资料可在线联系客服老师咨询：

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　　名词部分：

　　Instant messenger 即时通信

　　Emoji 表情符号

　　Mobile device 移动设备

　　动词部分：

　　text 发消息

　　make out 理解

　　固定表达：

　　the former 前者

　　in the driver’s seat 处于支配地位

　　feel obligated to 觉得有义务做某事

　　例句：

　　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.

　　例句：

　　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.

　　例句：

　　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!

　　例句：

　　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.