Describe a person who is good at making people feel welcome in his/her home
You should say:
Who this person is
How you knew him/her
How he/she makes you feel welcome
And explain why you think he/she is good at making people feel welcome
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考题点拨
该题时态可以使用一般现在时；也可以使用一般过去时，可用于举例说明，同时展示语法多样性的要求。
语法多样性还可以体现在从句：
If I’m not mistaken/If I remember correctly/As I recall使用这些状语从句，来回答: when and how you knew/met him or her。
主要围绕 how she/he makes you feel welcome和 explain why 进行展开，用简单的生活化例子体现口语评分标准中的Lexical Resource。请大家注意以下的example/detail是如何体现这两个要点的！这也是这道题的难点！
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回答思路
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首先，引出前两问who this person is 和 how you knew him or her，谈论其人名、年龄、外貌等
Off the top of my head, the person that’s exceptionally good at making people feel welcome must be Louis, who’s my bosom friend. We went way back. And if I remember correctly, maybe we met each other thirteen years ago? Anyway, he struck me as someone hospitable and generous, someone who never fails to make people feel at home whenever they visit him.
Language Bits:
off the top of my head
我立马想到的是
bosom friend
知己
go way back
认识很久，关系很好
strike sb. as someone
adj. 给某人...的印象
feel at home
感到自在
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其次，回答解释why he’s good at making people feel welcome in his house.
①他有友好迷人的微笑和个性
Why? Well, I suppose one reason would be that he always wears that friendly and inviting smile upon his face. It’s a smile that brings all the near and dear ones together, that warms the hearts of those nodding acquaintances. I remember, last year, on his birthday, he invited all those who really matter to him to a birthday party held in his place. We felt really at ease the minute we entered his little but cozy apartment though some of us only met for the first time. We thought we would be embarrassed, feeling ill at ease at the presence of others whom we were not familiar with. However, we seemed to take to each other immediately after he briefly introduced us in a casual manner, with that endearing smile.
Language Bits:
inviting smile
友好的微笑
Inviting
表示让人觉得舒服、放松、温馨的
the near and dear ones
亲近的人
nodding acquaintance
点头之交
sth./sb. matter to sb.
某人/事对某人很重要
feel at ease
感到自在舒服
feel/be ill at ease
感到不自在，拘谨
in a casual manner
以随意的方式
endearing
表示“ 让人觉得和蔼的，可爱的，容易亲近的”
②他有关注细节，照顾到了不同客人的饮食需求
And after we sat down on the couch, he offered to put our coats on clothes hangers and served us immediately with an assortment of fruits. But what really surprised us is that he added a personal touch to our drinks and food, asking us for our preferences. After sipping our drinks for a while, he went all out to prepare a delicious meal with a variety of dishes that basically catered to all our tastes.
Language Bits:
an assortment of drinks/fruits
各种饮料/水果
add a personal touch to sth.
在某事上考虑了所有人
go all out to do sth.
努力，尽力做某事
cater to one’s needs/tastes
迎合了......的口味/需求
③他是 a people person，不需要break the ice，不会存在僵局/ 尴尬局面
During the meal, he became someone talkative and struck up conversations with all his guests. We were all fully engaged in the conversation, telling funny stories about ourselves, exchanging ideas and opinions, sharing joy and laughter. We were really comfortable being in this inviting ambience and felt no need to keep our distance as in other social situations.
I guess that’s pretty much all about it.
Language Bits:
strike up a conversation
开启对话
in an inviting ambience
在一个舒适自在的环境
keep one’s distance
保持距离，尤其指保持社交距离
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完整回答
Off the top of my head, the person that’s exceptionally good at making people feel welcome must be Louis, who’s my bosom friend. We went way back. And if I remember correctly, maybe we met each other thirteen years ago? Anyway, he struck me as someone hospitable and generous, someone who never fails to make people feel at home whenever they visit him.
Why? Well, I suppose one reason would be that he always wears that friendly and inviting smile upon his face. It’s a smile that brings all the near and dear ones together, that warms the hearts of those nodding acquaintances. I remember, last year, on his birthday, he invited all those who really matter to him to a birthday party held in his place. We felt really at ease the minute we entered his little but cozy apartment though some of us only met for the first time. We thought we would be embarrassed, feeling ill at ease at the presence of others whom we were not familiar with. However, we seemed to take to each other immediately after he briefly introduced us in a casual manner, with that endearing smile.
And after we sat down on the couch, he offered to put our coats on clothes hangers and served us immediately with an assortment of fruits. But what really surprised us is that he added a personal touch to our drinks and food, asking us for our preferences. After sipping our drinks for a while, he went all out to prepare a delicious meal with a variety of dishes that basically catered to all our tastes.
During the meal, he became someone talkative and struck up conversations with all his guests. We were all fully engaged in the conversation, telling funny stories about ourselves, exchanging ideas and opinions, sharing joy and laughter. We were really comfortable being in this inviting ambience and felt no need to keep our distance as in other social situations.
I guess that’s pretty much all about it.更多备考详情咨询老师即可~
