雅思口语素材的选择

时光荏苒，对于“烤鸭”们而言，在不知不觉中来到了年末的最后冲击阶段。在此，友情提醒各位“烤鸭”，不能只专注于近期不断涌现的新题，因为往往在这节骨眼上，部分老题的“重出江湖”会在届时口语考场上出其不意地给部分准备不够充分以及临场应变能力不够出众的“烤鸭”来个措手不及的下马威。比如：

　　Describe a wedding you have attended before.

　　You should say:

　　Who attended the wedding

　　When and where the wedding was held

　　What happened on the wedding

　　And explain why you felt happy at that time

　　对于所有“烤鸭”最至关重要的第一步便是“素材的选定”，尤其作为身处中学和大学阶段的“烤鸭”们，由于缺乏人生阅历和生活经历，自然没有那么多“真情实意”与考官分享。至此，建议“烤鸭”们可以适时多利用各类实用APP软件以及微信公众平台来加以积累各类生活化的素材。

　　其次，在“事件类”话题的描述中，“过去式时态”的准确运用，也是每一位“烤鸭”需要多加注意的，例如，“动词过去式的不规则变化”。由于，中文的表述中不存在语法时态一说，导致不经常开口说英文的“烤鸭”特别不适应和不习惯。

　　现在笔者邀请“烤鸭”们一同来欣赏以下范文：

　　Back to year 2000, on a Saturday evening, my parents and I were attending one of my cousins’ wedding, which took place in Lobster Pot located on Middle Huaihai Road in Shanghai. On that night, more than 20 tables of distinguished guests were invited to witness the couple. The groom and the bride were both dressing in black and white. I still remember that the background color of their wedding ceremony was lavender, which looked elegant as well as romantic. (交待说明家庭事件的素材选用，时间，地点，人物)

　　I heard that the young couple loves seafood, and among all the dishes, the most impressive one was Black Peppered Lobster. Almost every single guest made fairly positive comment on that dish: creamy, juicy as well as fresh! Yes, I guess seafood has to be fresh in the very first place. I really love the taste, since the chef put lots of South-East Asian ingredients in while cooking it. I couldn’t stop having the second piece at that moment, which might seem to be a bit awkward! (概括描述了具体发生的令笔者难以忘怀的事情)

　　Although I have attended many weddings, my cousin’s one impressed me a lot, to be honest, because of the Black Peppered Lobster！You would never know how delicious it was if you had not been given a chance to taste it! (画龙点睛地指出那道菜是给笔者留下最深刻印象的)