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通过多年的雅思一线教学经验，笔者能够切身体会到雅思口语考试的特色和变化趋势。有些话题新颖前沿，需要烤鸭们有足够的准备才能够驾驭，比如说家族生意，一件正装等，没有一定的专有词汇量，有效的逻辑设计，很多烤鸭们在考场上的反应望而生畏，无言以对；但是有些话题看似简单，与生活息息相关，比如说一个错误决定，搬家的经历，或者是一个曾经帮助过的人等，对于大多数烤鸭来说，足以简单到有话可说，有观点可言，但是逻辑会魔咒般地简单，表面甚至是混乱，无情地被打到了5分的行列。但是实际的教学经验告诉我，很多烤鸭在备考时有时往往忽略或者陷入瓶颈，没有什么思路展开这样的话题，当然这往往是中国学生的软肋，那要如何准备这类话题呢？
首先，我想说明的是雅思口语Part2的话题总数可以达到70个左右，如果烤鸭们按照传统生硬的方式逐个准备每个话题，那难度系数是比较高的，而且会耗费烤鸭们很多时间。尤其是对于短时间内要马上开始考试的烤鸭们来说，将部分话题进行合理的加工和串讲是一个非常有效的方式。所以，针对雅思口语 近热门的话题，比如说A neighbor、a friend you made at the first sight、a polite person、someone who helped you，我们完全可以把这几个看起来不同的话题围绕一个人物去展开，找到主体思路，根据几个话题的异处做出合理调整即可。在这里，我们针对someone who helped you为基础来展开，希望给众多在雅思考试中求分手的烤鸭们带来帮助和启发。
根据雅思口语Part2考试的要求，不管要如何展开，前提是要对于cue card上的四个问题要做到了解，接下来让我们熟悉卡片上的要求：
Describe someone who helped you. You should say: Who it was What this person did How this person helped Explain how you felt after this person helped you
表面上看这几个问题都相对简单，我们只需要对应一个故事（即这个人怎么帮你）就可以解决这个话题。不过不要忘记，我之前一直在强调的话题串讲的重要性，我们这里可以把这个人变成Your neighbor，在一次巧合中，她/他帮助了你，那neighbor怎么帮助我们呢？这一点可以是智者见智，仁者见仁了。接下来，笔者还是会按照我实际教学的理念给大家展开这个话题的描述。
开场：充分把握时间，了解自己战胜开场的尴尬
在我的实际课堂中，我一直给学生们灌输的是一个独特有亮点的开场是我们Part2成功的一个重要部分。但是部分学生不是很灵活，习惯用一个开场来烘托，殊不知语速偏慢，导致花了太多时间一直在铺垫，影响了后面的几个问题的正常描述。所以，我们必要时可以直接一针见血地挑明自己的理想人物或者地点等等。
Speaking of someone that helped me once, I’d like to describe my neighbor who shines as a beautiful person and has exerted a great influence on me.
引申：对于这样的话题，故事引申是我们成功的关键。尽量避开很难的学术词汇，把重心放在情感流露，会显得真实。
Refreshing my memory, I got to know her one day when I left my key at home while my parents happened to be at work. It was a little bit chilly and getting late. Unwilling to wait helplessly at the door, I made up my mind to knock doors and take a chance on being adopted for a while. I did not expect it could really happen. But surprisingly, this young lady opened her door and friendly invited me to get inside. Snacks and a cup of hot tea were offered by her who wore a big smile that could light up the whole town. In order to make me feel less anxious, she asked me my parents’ number and told them exactly where I was. Her kindness and consideration made me feel home. The small talk we made at the beginning turned into a long and merry conversation before my parents finally showed up at her place.
结尾：小小事件揭露深刻的意义，在平凡的背后寻找不平凡。
To be honest, before getting helped by my neighbor who also has become my close friend since after, I was quite upset with my neighborhood as the sense of strangeness almost replaced our old tradition. Most of us shut our doors and our hearts both against others. But my personal experience convinces me that when we get out of our way to help others in need, life will return the favor back to you someday.
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