Describe a historical period you would like to know.
You should say:
When it was
How you heard of it
What are you interested in
What you have known
And Why you would like to know more.
思路分析
1. 題目當中要求形容一個歷史時期historical period, 而且第一個bullet points 也確實需要同學去回答when, 所以很多同學回答的時候把這個題目當作了事件類型的題目來回答，答案中著重了事情發展的順序。
其實這是一個陷阱，如果同學仔細審題的話，會發現這題更類似於一個物品題，需要著重對物品（historical period）的描述。
2. 對於很多同學來說，歷史時期這個問題是非常陌生的，特別是對西方歷史或者史前史。即使是大多數同學所熟悉的中國歷史，很多東西都無法表達出來。因此如果在此題中強行從上述幾個方面去擴張的話，往往事倍功半，而且內容可能非常地空洞。針對上述問題，其實同學們都掉進了一個自己給自己設置的思維陷阱。其實，邏輯上來說，任何過去的時期都符合“歷史時期”這個要求。如果我們有這一層的邏輯，那麼後面的答題就簡單多了：我們選取一個我們最瞭解的，或者說準備過的時期就可以了。而對於大多數準備過雅思口語話題的同學來說，都不會對childhood這個話題感到陌生。
3. 在上述邏輯的鋪墊下，我們就把上述這個話題轉變成為了描述childhood的話題，不僅可以依賴自己的背景知識為答案補充內容，也極大地方便了自己組織語言的過程。
4. 注意時態並保持一致性。
Sample answer
Ok, so…emmm, A historical period I would like to know is the 90s, a time during which I was born.
As you may have known, the 90s is a fascinating time for my country. As China had just opened herself up to the world, everything back then started to change very quickly. For example, imported merchandise started to appear in our lives, and western movies and TV shows became more and more popular in China.
So…Growing up, I often hear my parents talking about how the 90s is a golden period for those who are willing to work hard and make their lives better. I think, till this day, my parents are still nostalgic about the 90s because that’s the time when everybody’s life started to get better and my parents realized their dreams.
So, I was fascinated by the 90s myself because, as a student who majored in macro economy, I’ve always being interested in how global trading brought mutual benefits to both china and the rest of the world. I believe China’s GDP started to grow exponentially ever since she joined the WTO, and it took her less than two decades to become a successful economical super power in the world, second only to the U.S.
I want to know more about what happened to Chinese workers and factories, as well as the country’s economy and society, to see if other countries can copy whatever China did in the 90s and to make their lives better. Well, that’s all I can think of so far, thank you.
答案分數級別：7分
詞彙及短語
Fascinating 迷人的
Import 進口的
Merchandise 商品
Golden period 黃金時期
Flushed into 湧入
Nostalgic 懷舊的
Macro Economy 宏觀經濟
Mutual benefits 共贏
Exponentially 指數級的
Second only to 僅次於
Part 3
1. How do you learn history?
2. How can we protect old buildings?
3. What’s the difference between history taught in primary school and the history taught in high school?
4. Why do some people have no interest in history?
1. How do you learn history?
思路分析
回答How to do 類型的問題，同學首先要結合自身經驗和背景來思考答案內容，然後給出詳細的例子來描述並豐富自己的答案內容。對於大多數同學來說，歷史這門學科的學習都發生在學校，當然也不排除其他的途徑比如書記和電視等。把上述幾個方法按照popularity展開即可。
Sample answer
Well, In China, most students take history classes in school. As a matter of fact,history is such an important subject that it is included in the University Entrance Exams in China. Also, there are a lot of history books in China, like the ones about ancient Chinese literature, or the ones about specific dynasties. So there are a lot of places to get them if you are interested. The last one I can think of is watching TV, as there are tons of shows and programs based on real historical stories, which is really fun to watch.
答案分數級別：7分
詞彙和短語
As a matter of fact 事實上來說
University Entrance Exams 高考
Ancient 古老的
Literature 文學
Dynasty 朝代
2. How can we protect old buildings?
思路分析
還是一個How to do的問題，大部分思路和上面的題目相同。由於同學們缺乏相關的背景知識，所以答案拓展不是非常容易。這裡我們為同學提供一個思路：保護老（文化）建築不僅僅是政府的事，也是民眾的事情。所以我們不妨從民眾和政府兩方面來談建築的保護問題。政府需要做的是出資和更好的城建計劃，而民眾則需要提高保護意識。
Sample answer
Well, In my opinion, both the citizens and the government should share the responsibilities to better protect our valuable old buildings. The government, of course, needs to provide better city construction plans and enough money for building maintenance. The more money the government provides, the better the protection is. Also, it is important to raise people’s awareness of the significance of our buildings, avoiding unnecessary damage coming from ignorant citizens.
答案分數級別：7分
詞彙和短語
Valuable 之前的
Responsibility 責任
Construction 建造
Maintenance 維護
Raise the awareness 提高意識
unnecessary 不必要的
damage 損害
ignorant 無知的
citizens 公民
3. What’s the difference between history taught in primary school and the history taught in high school?
思路分析
對於比較類型的題目，我們最簡單的思考的方向是分析所比較事物在內容和形式上的不同，然後進行展開。從內容上來說，小學歷史比高中歷史簡單的多，因為小學歷史只涉及籠統的歷史常識，而高中歷史會涉及到具體的細節。就形式而言，小學歷史僅僅是知識介紹，而高中歷史則更注重於反思與啟示。
Sample answer
Interesting. As far as I can remember, in primary school, we only learned the very basics of history, like “how many dynasties are there?”and “When the great wall of China was built” . And also, we don’t reflect on the things we learned, our teacher just showed us the facts and expected us to remember them. The history lessons in high school, however, is vastly different than that of primary school，in that it has more details and students are expected to reflect on the past, and to investigate implications for the future.
答案分數級別：7分
詞彙和短語
expect期待
vastly 很大地，廣泛地
investigate 調查
implications 啟示
4. Why do some people have no interest in history?
思路分析
對於解釋原因類型的題目，同學往往想不到太多的理由去擴展，因此我們不妨多使用examples來為自己的argument加分。同時我們注意到，不喜歡學習的同學其實有很多（不一定需要是你自己，也不需要是歷史這個學科），我們也可以從他們的行為中總結出一些常用的答案: boring, too hard.
Sample answer
Well, I don’t speak for everyone, but I think people who show zero interest inhistory deemed it as a boring subject. To be more specific, in classes, most history teachers just repeat the words on the textbook and expect you to remember them, which makes the lesson extremely tedious. And Also, learning history sometimes means to read a lot of literatures and memorize them, which makes learning history unnecessarily hard. So…Yeah, that’s why some people show little interest in learning history.
答案分數級別：7分
詞彙及短語
I don’t speak for everyone 我的觀點不代表每個人的觀點
Show zero interest 表現的毫無興趣
Deem 視作
Extremely 極其地
To be more specific 具體點說
Tedious 無聊的，冗長的
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