作者：邵靓 新航道武汉学校留学预备课程讲师，英国利物浦大学硕士。曾担任小提琴格莱美奖得主Maxim Vengerov（马克西姆·文格洛夫）到访武汉的随行翻译；曾独立完成《凤凰时尚》巴塞尔钟表展专题采访翻译稿
陪学生们练习口语的时候，作为听众的我，总是很容易地就会发现学生时态上的错误，可想而知，雅思考官也会很注意大家这方面的问题。今天我们就来学习战胜‘忽略过去时态’的两个口语技巧，并无私附送高频雅思口语话题‘traveling’的应对策略和答案参考！
首先，让我们来看看以下这些常见雅思口语问题：
1. When did you last go on a trip? (Travelling话题)
2. Did you often go over to your friends’ house when you were young? (outdoor话题)
3. When was the last time you visited a relative? (visit relatives话题)
4. Why did you choose to do that type of work (or that job)？（work话题）
在雅思口语考试中听到这样的提问，咱们一定要注意了，要用过去时态！要用过去时态！要用过去时态！重要的事情说三遍！
由于我们的母语没有时态概念，所以对过去时态很不敏感，可能说着说着就忘记了时态，本来还记得要用过去时，说几句之后就打回原型。
这里邵老师给大家提供两个技巧解决容易忽略过去时态的尴尬。
技巧1: 借用时间信号，提醒自己：现在讲的是过去的事！例如：
1. At that time, I didn’t have a clue about what to do in the future. 那个时候，我根本不知道未来要做些什么。(work or studies)
2. When I was 18, I didn’t have a clue about what to do in the future. 我18岁的时候，根本不知道未来要做些什么。(work or studies)
3. Prior to that，I wasn’t sure if I could make it. 在那之前，我不确定我能做到。(work or studies)
4. A few months ago, I made a birthday cake for my best friend as her birthday gift. 去年，我为的朋友做了一个生日蛋糕作为她的生日礼物。(event or gift)
技巧2: 掌握常用的过去时态句型，让自己能够脱口而出！例如：
1. used to… 过去…
I used to take taxi to work every day, but now I only take the subway because of the traffic jam. 过去我每天乘出租车去上班，但现在由于交通堵塞，我只搭地铁。（transportation）
I used to go swimming every day when I was studying abroad to release academic pressure. 我在国外读书的时候每天都会去游泳来释放学业上的压力。（exercise）
2. sb would always do sth… 过去总会…
I would always receive lots of birthday gifts when I was in high school.
读高中的时候，我总能收到很多生日礼物。（gifts）
I would always sing songs during lunch breaks when I was in middle school.
读初中的时候，我会在午餐休息时间唱歌。（singing）
在学习了两个技巧之后，我知道同学们现在肯定感到意犹未尽，那咱们今天就拿最近雅思考试中的高频率“traveling话题”为例，带大家看看如何在听到对过去发生的事情的提问时，如何运用这两个技巧自信自如地表达！
旅游已成为中西方人生活的重要组成部分。旅游之前，人们乐意谈论字迹的计划；在旅途中也会碰上各种各样的问题；旅途结束后，喜欢分享自己的旅行经历，向亲朋好友展示照片，或播放自己拍摄的视频，回味无穷，乐趣无穷。谈论旅游已成为一个与人交往很适合的话题，因此，也成为了雅思口语考试中常被问到的问题。
但是，在谈论这个话题之前，请区别以下几个词：
tour [tʊə(r)]
v. 旅行；游历；观光T
They are touring in France. 他们在法国观光。
n. 旅游，旅行
on tour 漫游中
go on a tour 漫游，巡回，周游
make a tour of the world 周游世界
make a wedding (an observation, concert) tour around…
在某地做一次蜜月（考察、音乐巡演）旅行
journey [ˈdʒɜːni]
n. (多指长途)旅行
We made a journey to Thailand during the Spring Festival.
在春节期间我们去泰国旅行了。
trip [trɪp]
n. （短途）旅行；旅程
I took a trip to Shanghai. 我到上海玩了一趟。
“出差”通常说 make a (business) trip (to…):
I made a trip to Shanghai. 我到上海出了一趟差。
excursion [ɪkˈskɜːʃn]
n. 游览；短途旅行
Our class went on an excursion to the suburbs.
我们班去郊外远足。
由此可见，tour, trip, journey, excursion都意为“旅行”， 但侧重点有所不同。tour主要强调“周游，观光”，指路程远，时间短，只作短暂逗留的旅行。
trip则除了指短时间休闲的旅行外，还可用来指各种因公务而作的商务旅行。
journey指长时间的陆地旅行。
excursion 则多指短时间、短程的团体活动、游玩。
因此“作一次旅行”可以用不同的短语搭配来表示：
take a trip; make a tour; make a journey; make an excursion…
我们常说的travel意思是make a journey，指旅游。
雅思旅游话题中可能会涉及到过去时态的提问：
1. Have you ever been abroad?
2. Which other cities have you visited in your country?
3. When did you last go on a trip?
那我们现在就来看看如何使用两个技巧回答上面的问题：
1. 问题1的回答参考思路：肯定回答中可以提到上次出国旅行的经历。
Absolutely yes! My family loves traveling, so we often make a journey when we are on vacation. A few months ago/Last Spring Festival (tip 1), we got a ten-day vacation. Instead of doing festival shopping, cleaning the house and celebrating it at home, we made a journey to Thailand during the Spring Festival.
2. 问题2的回答参考思路a：先回答观光过的城市，再谈过去的情况和现在对比。
Well, I’ve been to many cities in China, like Xian, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Shanghai, etc. I used to (tip 2) make a trip to a new city every few months. But I’m pretty busy preparing IELTS, so I will start traveling after I achieve my goal.
问题2的回答参考思路b：先回答观光过的城市，再谈最近去过哪。
Well, I’ve been to many cities in China, like Xian, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Shanghai, etc. Last month （tip 1）, I took a trip to Guangzhou to visit my best friend who was preparing her wedding in August. I was so excited to hear the news, so I immediately booked a train ticket as soon as I knew it! I wanted to congratulate her in person rather than on phone.
3. 问题3的回答参考思路：描述上次旅行经历即可，这道题就可以用到以上答案中任意一个旅行经历。
a. A few months ago/Last Spring Festival (tip 1), my family got a ten-day vacation. Instead of doing festival shopping, cleaning the house and celebrating it at home, we made a journey to Thailand during the Spring Festival.
b. Last month （tip 1）, I took a trip to Guangzhou to visit my best friend who was preparing her wedding in August. I was so excited to hear the news, so I immediately booked a train ticket as soon as I knew it! I wanted to congratulate her in person rather than on phone.
好啦，我们再来回顾一下两个克服忽略过去时态的技巧：
1. 借用时间信号，提醒自己：现在讲的是过去的事！
2. 掌握常用的过去时态句型，让自己能够脱口而出！马上用起来吧！
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