朗閣雅思培訓名師表示：近年來，雅思口語考試中的抽象事件類話題逐步增多，可以說在part2整體話題中占有最大比重。而考題內容也從本來“規(guī)規(guī)矩矩”的真實事件描述擴充到包含“一條重要信息”、“一個關于未來的計劃”、“一個不尋常的工作”等頗具抽象性的話題。不難看出，雅思口語考試現在不僅僅考察考生對于真實人物或物品的描述能力，還非?？粗仄鋵τ谝粋€事件或一個抽象事物的描述。這無疑在一定程度上增加了考生的備考難度，因為對于事件或抽象事物的描述更需要考生的邏輯思維和更精確的語言表達。否則聽者就會對你的描述感到混亂甚至不知所云。

　　其實事件類的話題大家要把握一個架構：時間、地點、人物、前因、過程、結果、影響。把握這個過程來描述一個普通事件，比如一個室外活動或一個遲到的經歷等，基本上是無懈可擊的。但近年來陸續(xù)出現的一些新題讓考生感到彷徨，無從下手，所以這里朗閣海外考試研究中心口語組的專家就為大家來仔細分析一下歷史事件這個考題。

　　此題乍看之下非常難搞定，但它其實是老題的變形。往年的高頻題A festival中其實就包含了許多值得探討的traditional or historical event。想必以前考生們準備得最多的關于節(jié)日的內容就是春節(jié)（Chinese Spring Festival），但春節(jié)包含的事件并不能稱得上是歷史事件，而是傳說，故不能作為歷史事件的內容來投機取巧。其實其他的節(jié)日，如端午節(jié)的由來就是一個歷史事件，考生可從這方面下手。當然很多考生會提出疑問，有時題目中沒有規(guī)定說自己的歷史事件是不是就可以說些國外的歷史事件。答案是肯定的。但考生們要考慮的是你準備的歷史事件是否屬實，是否會引起不必要的誤解，甚至是否會引起你和考官之間的沖突，如果你準備的事件符合上面任何一點那就不要冒這個險，畢竟一次雅思考試可能就會因為這一點而功虧一簣。所以朗閣專家建議大家準備一些相對安全的內容，最好是中國的，來避免一些明顯的錯誤。

　　除此之外，描述端午節(jié)的由來還可以與其他話題結合，比如一頓最喜歡的飯和一個歷史地點。如果描述一頓飯，考生大可說最喜歡的一頓飯是去年端午節(jié)與家人一起吃的一頓飯，同時描述端午節(jié)的習俗，與家人的互動來突出那頓飯的意義；而歷史地點我們可以描述汨羅江，從而引出屈原投江直至端午節(jié)的由來。其實我們可以在備考階段多準備一些內容，如端午節(jié)的基本信息、傳統(tǒng)習俗、由來、傳統(tǒng)食物等，把這些素材整理清楚，考試時只需把準備好的素材一個個拼湊好，需要哪個用哪個，靈活運用。下面，筆者就以端午節(jié)為例，描述一個歷史事件。

　　Describe a historical event you know.

　　You should say:

　　What it was,

　　When it happened,

　　Who attended this event,

　　and explain why it is important to know.

　　Ok, here I’d like to share some knowledge about Quyuan who drowned himself in a river but had great influence on his society and people. Quyuan was one of the greatest poets in ancient China. He enjoyed great popularity and honour at that time because he cared about people’s livelihood and the fate of the corrupt government. His prestige aroused jealousy of the king so he was banished to the remote area. He felt loss and disappointment so deeply when the capital of his country was captured by their enemy, so he drowned himself into Miluo River. Local folks felt loss to his death so deeply that they implemented salvage for several days, but the result was just disappointing. So people decided to drop glutinous rice wrapped in bamboo leaves which is now called zongzi into the river to protect Quyuan’s body from eaten by the fish. So that day, the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, has become the day that people celebrate in memory of Quyuan. I think his dignity and spirit are highly noble, and I respect his action that rather ending his own life than being a capture of his enemy.

　　Now the fifth day of the fifth lunar month has become a public holiday called Duanwu Jie, literally Dragon Boat Festival when people find time to spend with families and enjoy watching the exciting dragon boat race. You see this is what I like it for. There are actually various options for people to choose, either to watch a live game in your local river or to enjoy a grand national game on TV. Several teams there to ride their dragon boat in orderly pace, shouting slogans loud, and it’s just all exciting. I personally enjoy watching a live as there’s heat there’s passion and all you do is just to shout loud with those team members. So that’s one of the really important events in Chinese history and I think I’ve already explained my feeling about it clearly.

　　朗閣雅思培訓名師溫馨提示：本文是以歷史事件為主題進行描述的，并沒有注入太多的關于傳統(tǒng)習俗和食物的內容。這就是所謂的“取舍”。我們平時準備了關于端午節(jié)的所有內容，當真正要說的時候只選取要用的內容，不需要的立刻放棄。同時還要注意重點的轉移。當需要描述歷史事件時，你的順序應該是事件名稱->事件過程->事件影響；而當你需要描述歷史地點時，順序就變成了地點名稱->事件原委->事件影響->地點的地位和影響；但是當你需要描述一頓飯時可能并不需要太多的關于歷史事件的描述而是更多地描述與家人的互動，端午節(jié)當天的習俗活動等。總之，考生應該多準備勤思考，才能做到游刃有余。