雅思口語考試中，物品類是常考的話題之一，目的在于考察考生對于客觀物品的描述能力，因為在生活中難免碰到一些需要向別人描述某些物品的情況。要想把一個物品描述清楚，需要考生從外觀、內(nèi)部、功能等方面著手，循序漸進，介紹完整。當然在雅思口語考試里，除了描述物品，還需考生結合自身經(jīng)驗和實際來使物品本身更豐富，使整個回答更流暢更自然。在眾多物品類考題中，對于藝術品的描述是經(jīng)久不衰的考題之一。多年來，藝術品一直作為物品類常考題存在著，考察學生對藝術品的了解。其實在西方，藝術是人們生活的一部分，參觀藝術展覽是普通人周末的休閑方式之一。不管是在歐洲、美洲還是澳洲，與別人談論藝術品是能很好開啟人們之間談話的話題之一。通過這些，足以看出西方人對于藝術的熱愛。所以在雅思考試中出現(xiàn)描述一件藝術品的題變得理所當然。然而，對于平時不太常接觸藝術品的中國學生來說這無疑是一件比較困難的任務。所以在這里，朗閣雅思培訓口語組的老師就為考生們準備了手工藝品的全攻略。

　　首先大家要了解，在當下的常考題目中，基本上有兩種關于藝術品的題目，分別是a handicraft和a piece/work of art。這兩類物品是有區(qū)別的，a handicraft是指手工藝品，而另一個就是普通的、任何一個藝術品。綜合兩題共同點，考生只需準備一個手工藝品就可以了，因為手工藝品屬于藝術品的范疇?？忌廊绾谓o自己減負，即能把共同準備的題合在一起，用通用的內(nèi)容來回答多個題。老師建議大家盡量選擇一些有中國特色的物品，這樣不僅能吸引考官的注意引起他的興趣，也能避免一些潛在的錯誤，因為描述一件西方藝術品是比較冒險的行為，一旦你不十分了解你描述的物品，就極易給出錯誤信息，而這些錯誤信息對于考官來說恰恰是他比較了解的。這樣一來，考官認為你是抄襲或說謊給你低分也是情有可原的。所以，合理地選擇自己比較了解且有特色的手工藝品是首要任務。下面給出一些有特色的手工藝品供大家參考：kite 風箏，paper cuts/cutting 剪紙，embroidery 刺繡，porcelain 瓷器，jade carving 玉雕，root carving 根雕，seal carving 印章雕刻，ice carving 冰雕，clay figurines 泥人，lacquer ware 漆器，potted landscape 盆景，batik 蠟染，the shadow show 皮影戲，fancy lantern 彩燈，Tri-coloured Tang 唐三彩，Cloisonné 景泰藍，paper fan 紙扇，Chinese calligraphy 中國書法，Chinese painting 國畫，Snuff bottle with interior painting 鼻煙壺內(nèi)畫等。以上這些都是極具中國特色的手工藝品，考生們可以從中選擇任何一種來描述，但老師要提醒大家的是，如果大家并不十分了解某個東西而你又十分想說，盡量還是選擇放棄。畢竟口語考試話題千千萬萬，如果要描述不了解的物品會給你的準備工作平添許多麻煩，所以考生盡量選擇熟悉好描述的物品，比如風箏、剪紙、泥人和紙扇等，既簡單又具特色。

　　接下來，老師就以剪紙為例，做一個示范，建議考生們仔細閱讀，學習一下介紹物品的切入點和順序以及如何與自身經(jīng)驗相結合。

　　Describe a work of art you have seen.

　　You should say:

　　when you (first) saw this work of art

　　where you saw it

　　what it looked like

　　and explain your feelings about this work of art when you saw it.

　　Well, let me introduce you a work of art that’s most impressive to me, and that’s called paper cutting. I first got to know it in my art class in secondary school. When my art teacher Mr Du walked into class with several red paper works in diverse shapes in his hands, I was certainly attracted. I’d say that class was the one I most devoted ever since we had art classes. From that class, I learned that paper cutting is a traditional art in China which has been making its way along the route of the long history of paper. The kind of art went after the invention of paper in Han Dynasty. Usually it’s done simply with a piece of red paper and a pair of scissors. First fold up several times, like three or four times, before you have to draw outlines of your desired patterns on the paper. Then cut along those lines and unfold it, it’s done! But unfortunately it’s not that easy as it looks like so I’ve tried pretty hard to make it well done. Finally, when I got my first paper cutting done, which is a fish, I felt a huge sense of achievement deep in my heart. Conventionally, fish stands for richness and surplus in Chinese culture so people like to put it up on the wall, or windows or doors to wish a peaceful, happy and fortunate life for the coming new year during Chinese Spring Festival. Sometime after I got to know the paper cutting, I once again saw this kind of art when I was back to my granny’s house during Spring Festival. I saw the paper as a Chinese character Fu pasted up-side-down on her bedroom’s door, which caused my curiosity. So my granny told me Fu means blessing and happiness, people paste it up-side-down to implicate blessing and happiness being coming, coz in Chinese, the words ‘up-side-down’ and ‘coming’ are actually pronounced the same. It’s pretty interesting to find that and I think that's what makes me fall in love with this kind of art increasing deeply.

　　此范文流暢自然地描述了物品并循序漸進地介紹出了作者的自身經(jīng)驗和感受，讓聽者有興趣、耐心地聽下去。所以，考生可學習這種描述方法，從而使自己的回答更自然流暢。藝術品的題未來依然是?？碱}之一，所以考生要提早下功夫選擇一件作品，做好充分的準備。