雅思口语Part3高分独家讲解：关于ambition！

　　雅思口语Part3高分独家讲解：关于ambition！在这个季度的考试中，好几个同学碰到这个part 2 题目“Describe an ambition "。在part 3中，考官会和你讨论关于how to achieve an ambition, ambition的好与坏等话题。这一期我就和大家讨论一下关于ambition的part3对答攻略！

　　Part2原题

　　Describe an ambition that you have had for a long time

　　You should say:

　　◆ What it is

　　◆ What you did for it

　　◆ When you can achieve it

　　And explain why you have this ambition

　　Part3-ambition

　　思路：

　　这一个Part2题目是让考生描述一个长久的志向。Part3是要求考生关于年轻人的志向、老年人的志向、志向的好与坏、如何培养小朋友的志向等话题和考官展开讨论。大家在准备的时候，要备足一些关于达到志向或者奋斗目标的关键词：hard work, passion, dedication, efforts, discipline. 回答这组问题时，大家可以围绕着这个主线进行解释和举例子。

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　　以下是高分参考答案

　　1. Ambitions

　　‐(Identify) The common types of ambitions young people usually have?

　　Tips:分开2个层次来回答

　　Young people usually set goals for themselves to achieve in the short term and long term. For example, learning how to drive is a very common short-term goal and being able to travel the world is a pretty common long-term goal. Other than setting goals, ambitious young people also like to aim for meeting certain standards, such as having an “A” for an exam, or having better basketball skills than most of my classmates.

　　‐(Whether) Ambitions are the same as dreams?

　　Tips: define the term “ambition” and the term “dream”.

　　Ambitions are different from dreams. An ambition is an achievement that you desire to have. It is a realistic goal that is achievable while requiring hard work, passion, dedication and even sacrifices. Someone can make plans and efforts to strive for achieving his or her ambitions. Dreams are something unrealistic and can be impractical to realize. They are usually very vague and more difficult to achieve than ambitions.

　　‐(Agree/disagree) Ambition is only word for young people.

　　I don’t think ambition only applies to young people - older people can have ambitions too.  Being more mature and established, older people may have different kinds of ambitions than young people. They may aim to buy a house rather than securing a decent job, they may want to learn a certain hobby rather than traveling the world. Whether to have ambitions has nothing to do with age, it’s a matter of personality.

　　2. Having an ambition

　　‐(Whether) To have an ambition is always a good thing.

　　I don’t think it is always a good thing – having ambitions can be a problem as well. If people set very high expectations for themselves, and push themselves too hard to meet those expectations, they are likely to face the problems of pressure when they are working towards their goals and experience disappointment if they fail. It is only a good thing when someone has a realistic ambition and healthy amounts of pressure.

　　‐(Reasons) Why some people don’t have an ambition?

　　There are a few reasons for this. First, people can be afraid of challenges. Ambitions are usually difficult to attain and require determination and strong willpower to achieve. Second, people can be lazy. Like I just mentioned, you need to work hard for your ambition. Third, some people may already have a pretty comfortable life and they believe what they have is enough, and therefore there is no need for ambition.

　　‐(Identify) The disadvantages of having an ambition.

　　Like I mentioned above, achieving ambitions usually require hard work, determination and dedication. You may need to work tirelessly for a long time to achieve your goals. Some major disadvantages of that is you may have to sacrifice your health, because you don’t have much energy left to exercise or take care of yourself. And you may have to sacrifice the time that you could have spent with your friends and family.

　　3. Achieve one’s ambition

　　‐(Consider) What difficulties young people often have in achieving their own ambitions?

　　There are certain obstacles that can limit young people from achieving their ambitions.

　　The most important one is someone’s own weakness. For example, a person may set a goal to win a running competition. Due to laziness and lack of discipline, he cannot keep practicing regularly, which will very likely results in failure to achieving the ambition. Another obstacle can be having unrealistically high expectations that are hard to meet. When young people fail to meet those expectations, they tend to get disappointed and be down on themselves, which will further discourage them to carry on working towards the original goals.

　　‐(Suggest) Ways for people to teach their children how to achieve an ambition.

　　First of all, it is important to show children good role models and success stories so that they are inspired to have ambitions. Secondly, people that can achieve their ambitions are usually hard-working and self-starters. Parents should teach their children to take charge of their lives and let them realize they can are responsible for their own success and failures. Therefore, children will realize whether an ambition can be achieved is in their own hands. Thirdly, parents can teach children how to be disciplined by charting their progress. When children realize every single effort counts, they are more likely to carry on the hard work until they achieve their goals.

　　‐(Whether) Making plans is helpful to achieving one’s ambition.

　　Making plan is certainly helpful and it’s the first step to achieve one’s ambition. An ambition is usually a goal that is difficult to reach, and the time it takes to reach it can be pretty long. Making plans can help someone break down a difficult goal into achievable steps, which will make the process a bit easier. In addition, it’s also helpful to keep someone disciplined and make sure he or she can prioritize life to make time for his or her own ambition.

　　以上内容由雅思8分、听力9分，拥有12年美国学习和工作经验，环球教育·华南总校人气雅思口语May老师原创。