【雅思口语P2】Describe a project you do as part of your studies
Well, to say something I did as part of my studies, I would like to talk about the project I did alone in the last year of college. It was an interview about nearly 20 primary school Chinese teachers for their teaching methods. Since it was part of my dissertation and I had to use the data to do analysis, I attached great importance to this interview. I did a lot of preparation for the interview. The first step was to contact the person who in charge of primary schools and got permission to interview teachers. I provided files of application and waited for almost one month to get my permission. Then I searched for many reference books in our main library and made my first questionnaire of ten questions. But that was far from enough. You know, teachers were very busy so I contacted them in advance and made appointments with them. Some teachers agreed to be interviewed face to face, while others preferred to do it through phone calls or emails. On the first day, I was quite nervous and dared not to ask more questions. When I was on my way back to school, I made up my mind to be braver to acquire more data. After all, success is based on our courage to face difficulties. Then, the next day, I did my interview with more teachers and things became easier to me. In the end, I successfully collected enough data for my dissertation. Because it was my first time to finish a difficult task all by myself, I felt quite relieved and also felt a sense of achievement afterwards.
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雅思口语素材：describe a cafe
用于话题Describe a cafe
为陌生人买一杯温暖的待用咖啡：什么是 Suspended Coffee?
How about buying a cup of coffee for someone you’ll never meet? It may sound like the latest trend in showy barista techniques, but a "suspended coffee" is much more heartwarming than a snazzy latte.
Born in the cafes of Italy’s southern city of Naples, the "caffe sospeso" (which literally means “suspended coffee”) is a tradition in which someone pays in advance for an extra cup or two, which can then be consumed by a coffee-drinker-in-need later in the day.
A customer-in-need can then later ask if there is a “suspended coffee” available and have a hot drink without having to pay for it.
后来的囊中羞涩的顾客可以问问是否有“待用咖啡”，如果有就可以不用付钱也能喝上一杯热热的咖啡。
The idea has become an international internet sensation with coffee shops in Europe and North America participating in the movement. The Facebook page alone has more than 28,000 “likes.”
The tradition of “suspended coffee” is a long-standing tradition in Italy that increased in popularity after the Second World War. Agence France-Presse reported last week that the practice was starting to take hold in other European countries hit hard economically. More than 150 cafés in Bulgaria were taking part.
At cafes that participate in the custom, customers can ask if there are any “suspended coffees” available, and if so, they are supplied with a beverage, thanks to the kindness of a stranger.
