park是5-8月重新回归的的一道part1话题。可以说在口语题库里也算是一位元老级的反复返场的常客了。不但是p1，在5-8月的题库part2部分，有2道题，可以说都是在讲park，一道是describe your favourite park in your city(town)，另一道是an interesting public place that you like to visit。还需要指出的是，park同样是p2部分的旧题，去年就有了话题Describe a garden/ park you often go to。可见，park可以算作是接近hometown, transport一般的基础话题了，值得大家加倍重视。好了，开讲考官simon的9分答案吧。
1. Do you like parks? Why / why not?
Yes, I like parks because they're great places to relax or go for a walk. I think every
city needs some green space where people can escape from the crowds.
解读：这个答案看似稀松平常，但其实烤鸭还是可以从中学习一二。看前句，讲理由时“they are great places to relax or go for a walk”，扪心自问的话，我们在面临相同语境时，往往容易说随口成“people can relax or go for a walk in parks”，两句话的高下立现。究其原因，是因为考官的回答，是紧抓着topic，以park为描述的对象，以其为中心展开句子，所以，显得表意强力，同时也符合英语的表达习惯。第二句可以说是升华句，要知道对于part1的问题，2句话便是足够好的答案。simon在此处可以说很带感的讲述了park对于城市人的意义：green space where people can escape from the crowds，简洁而富感染力。
2. How often do you visit parks?
There's a park very close to where I live, so I probably go there once or twice a week if the weather's nice.
点评：本回答的亮点是” There's a park very close to where I live”和” if the weather's nice”，可以说作者很清晰直白地向我们展示了怎样将一个贫瘠的回答”I probably go there once or twice a week”优化得有血有肉的过程。最终回答是简洁而真实。
3. Why are parks an important part of many towns and cities?
Parks are like an oasis where people get away from the hustle and bustle of city life. They are where people go to have lunch, to take some exercise, or to forget about work for a while.
点评：作者在此回答中开始了炫技。词法上有：oasis, get away from, the hustle and bustle;句法上则是连续的两个where的从句(前者是定从，后者是表从)。与问题1的回答相同，依然是紧抓parks作为叙述的主角，而不是作为people的配角。
4. What do you think could be done to make parks better?
The parks in big cities are already really good in my opinion. If I think about the famous parks in London, Paris or New York, I can't imagine what I would do to improve them.
点评：这个答案有点无厘头。但是作者也在向我们展示怎样对一个自身不太了解的问题打太极的方式：问有何改进之处，答曰好到不能再好了。
关于Park的周边词汇和表达
Greenery
majestic scenery 令人赞叹的景色
A gem of a park
Grassy areas
Entry price 门票
Bland 普普通通的，无个性的
Package tourist 成群结队的游客
In the heart of the city 在城市的中心
It is a vantage point on the city
Make it there 到那儿
Blossom season 花季
a widely varied landscape
a wonderful amenity for rest and relaxation休闲放松的绝佳场所
The excellent design of the pathways and roads within the park itself deserves special mention
Yearning to escape the crowd, wander off the beaten track and get back to nature
Hordes of people 成群的人
A Wealth of plants 丰富的植物
Recharge/unwind 充电，放松
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