雅思口语Part2常用素材-现代建筑！“建筑”是雅思口语Part2地点类常考话题。本期，组长搬运前考官Simon素材，看考官如何把描述一栋感觉也没啥特别之处的高楼。原文可点击页面左下方查看。

　　Describe a modern building. You should say:

　　· where it is

　　· what it is used for

　　· and why you like/dislike it.

　　I'm going to describe a modern building in Manchester. It's called the Beetham Tower, and it's the tallest building in the city, with about 50 floors.

　　译文：我想说说曼彻斯特的一栋现代建筑。Beetham Tower，是本市的最高建筑，有50层。

　　得分点：回应题目，被动语态，最高级，细节拓展（楼层数）.

　　Although it's called the Beetham Tower, most people know this building as the Hilton Hotel. In fact, the bottom half of the tower is the hotel and the top half is apartments. The apartments are expensive because the location and views make them very desirable.

　　译文：虽然它叫Beetham Tower，多数人以为它是希尔顿酒店。实际上，这栋楼的下半部分是酒店，上半部分是公寓。这些公寓很贵，因为地点和风景很赞。

　　得分点：although、because等引导/构成的复杂句，回应题目（做什么用的），细节拓展（底部和顶部、公寓价格）.

　　I'm not sure if I like the design of the building, it's just a huge glass tower, but it definitely stands out. It has become a famous landmark in the city. You can see it as you approach Manchester, and it's an easy place to meet people because it's so distinctive and easy to find. The most interesting thing about the Beetham Tower is that there is a bar/restaurant on the 23rd floor which has spectacular views of the city; it's definitely the best vantage point in Manchester because there are no walls, only huge windows, so you can look out over the city in any direction. I'd recommend anyone who visits Manchester to go there and experience the view.

　　译文：我说不好是否喜欢这栋楼的设计，它就是个大玻璃楼，但是它确实很显眼。它已经成为这个城市的著名地标。当你接近这个城市的时候就能看到它，而且这是个约会的好地方，因为它很特别，容易找。这栋楼最有意思的是23层有一个餐厅，可以欣赏很棒的城景，这里是曼彻斯特的最佳观赏点，因为周围没有墙，只有大窗，你可以看到这个城市的四面八方。我建议来曼彻斯特玩的人来这里感受一下。

　　得分点：复杂句、现在完成时、最高级；非常用词stand out, distinctive, spectacular, vantage point. 细节拓展（显眼、好找、餐厅、风景）。

　　串题提示：把上述素材里的餐厅换成咖啡馆，描述一下它的环境和提供的食品、饮料，就可以用于“一个安静的地方”“喜欢的咖啡馆”甚至“优质服务”等话题了。