作者：武汉新航道英联邦考试院雅思口语组 李学萍

前言

    在当季雅思口语话题中，“你偶尔做的有些昂贵的活动”是一个高频话题。今天希望通过这篇文章给大家讲解框架和补充一些比较详实，接地气的素材。同时，对于和此话题相关的part3 问题给予思路及参考范文。

Part2“昂贵的活动”框架及素材

一． Part2“昂贵的活动”框架

1）根据话题卡片的四个问题导向，步我们可以直接开门见山的告诉考官这个活动具体是什么比如说e.g. I’d like to talk about shopping, 接下来我们可以去说这件事的频率，在话题卡中提到频率的词是occasionally,这里我们可以去尝试同义替换occasionally, 比如使用sometimes, once in a while 或者not regularly.

2) 第二步我们可以通过5w 这个雅思口语中的常见拓展思路来谈（when, where, who）比如说 e.g. Wuhan plaza is the place where I grab clothes or cosmetics since it’s quite close to my apartment. You know, it’s only about 5 minutes’ walk. I often go shopping with my bestie lily who has a good taste.

3)第三步也是这个话题的一个核心，这个活动贵的原因的阐述。虽然雅思口语没有任务回应的评分标准要求，但考官会通过这个部分来看这个考生是否在串题或者是背诵一些通用的素材。这个部分我们可以说到成本，环境，服务及产品甚至是活动场地的地理位置。比如说e.g. it’s located in downtown and most of stores in this shopping mall are flagship shops or boutiques, so it is hard to find out-of-season clothes on sale. Apart from that, I am a shopping freak. Whenever I laid eyes on a dress I like, I will buy it without checking the price tag.

4）第四个部分，我们可以谈为什么喜欢这个活动的原因及感受。常见角度可以从自身出发谈内因比如我对于这个活动感兴趣，或者是这个活动可以疏解压力（relieve stress）

二． Part2“昂贵的活动”素材

1）个素材是关于抽盲盒的。现在越来越多的年轻人特别是女性都喜欢购买盲盒，这种充满惊喜不确定性的购物体验让消费者感到快乐且愿意为之买单。要知道一个小小的玩偶就价值几十元。根据天猫的一份报告显示，中国千禧一代在盲盒方面的花销已经高出服饰，鞋等话费。

Today, I’d like to talk about buying mystery boxes, which is a little bit pricy for me. Actually, I don’t grab mystery boxes regularly. Maybe like once or twice a month. You know, mystery boxes are going viral in china especially among generation Z. the reason why it is called mystery boxes is that the packaging doesn’t allow buyers to see what’s inside.

I usually buy mystery boxes at the biggest flagship store in Han street, though it’s about one-hour-drive from my apartment. There are many lovely little figures in the boxes but you can’t tell any differences according to the packages. Apart from that, there are also some mystery boxes vending machines in big shopping malls. Sometimes I will buy one there by impulse while wandering.

To be honest with you, it’s a little bit expensive for me since I am a high student. An ordinary mystery box will be 59RMB and there are no discounts all year around. Another reason why it’s a little bit pricy is that you may pay a lot if you may buy a lot of mystery boxes to get the figure that you favor.

 I have been into it since last year coz I am a big fan of one classic figure called Molly. She is so lovely. In addition, the surprising nature of mystery boxes makes me excited. You know, if I get the limited version one, I will be incredibly delighted.

2）第二个素材是关于密室逃脱的，密室逃脱（escape room game）作为一个室内游戏深受年轻人的喜爱，同时它也是一个有利于社交的活动，因为这个游戏是一个团体游戏。单次每个人的价格从大几十元到几百元不等。

Today, I’d like to talk about playing escape room game which is a well-liked indoor game among youngsters. I play this game once in a while since I have a tight schedule. You know, I am in the last year of university and need to prepare for ielts and essays at the same time.

There is an escape room house which is located in city center quite close to my apartment. I often go there with my classmates and we always have a blast.

Compared with other activities, it’s a little bit pricy that’s mainly because most of escape room houses are well-decorated with some props. You know, every individual room has one theme. Once, we picked a theme about Egypt. When we stepped into the room, we found a mummy and a coffin, which is crazy! Though it is not a genuine one, it will also cost a lot of fortune.

 I have been into it since high school since it brought me a lot of excitement. When I find clues and worked out puzzles, I will feel a sense of achievement.

结语

考官在part2 这个环节需要你展现长时间说英文的能力，同时需要展示细节及逻辑清晰度。所以清晰易懂的逻辑思路，适合自己且切题的话题词汇尤为重要。希望同学们可以根据本文提供的思路及素材，创作出适合自己的话题素材。