托福口语Task1地点类话题的常见思路及答题策略

　　托福口语考试Task1 中地点类(Places) 的考察方式相对简单, 可以概括成两大类: 描述类和建议类。而近年来ETS 明显偏向于建议题，从2013 年来看，大陆考场中地点题出现频率并不高， 但凡考均为建议题。地点类建议题如何破呢?我们以2013 年12 月1 日的题为例解析：

　　If a foreign tourist visits your city, where would you take him to? A factory, a university, or a museum? Please include specific reasons and details in your response.

　　此题题干中已经给出三个选项，无需我们凭空想Topic，这无疑是三选一题型的一大优势。迅速选定一个选项之后，马上Brainstorm 支持此Topic 的原因，千万不要纠结于哪个选项比较好答，无论哪个选项均好答，只要运用我接下来介绍的方法。

　　无论选择哪个选项，首先把这个地点与your city 联系起来，显然你带这个外国友人去的地方要有旅游的价值?什么样的地方具有旅游价值呢?历史?传统文化?民俗风情? In all, 我们去某城市旅游无非是为了了解这个城市, 因此一个tourist 显然是想去能最能代表一个城市的地方。 如果我选定museum, my first reason can go like this: the local museum can best represent my city, since it is a world-renown historical city. 同理，the XX university can best represent my city, since it is the oldest university in China. 就连最难搞的factory, 也可如法炮制：the local XXX factory can best represent my city, since it is a famous industrious city in China.

　　另外一个思路是multi-purpose. Well, the XXX factory/university/museum is definitely more than just a factory/university/museum. It has a nice food court, coffee house and some exquisite gift shops, allowing us to spend a whole day there, eating, relaxing and doing souvenir shopping.

　　Now, 地点题，so easy, right?