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今天選擇為大家講解的是目前高頻排名第14的話題《向長(zhǎng)者學(xué)習(xí)的技能》。
Describe a skill that you learnt from an older person
You should say:
What the skill is
Who you learnt it from
How you learnt it
And explain how you feel about it
說(shuō)實(shí)話，技能類的話題我之前專門有寫過(guò)，可只要雅思官方在"skill"后面加了些定語(yǔ)之后，很多學(xué)生又開始束手無(wú)策，比如，這題中的"learnt from an older person"。
為什么呢？
第一很多同學(xué)會(huì)糾結(jié)"older person"的年齡界限，認(rèn)為必須是一個(gè)老年人才行，或者一個(gè)看似年輕人擁有的技能不太可能是老年人教的。
我覺得這樣的糾結(jié)毫無(wú)意義。
1. 任何一個(gè)比你年紀(jì)大的人都可以是"older person"。并且這個(gè)人可以是老師，也可以是你的家人，比如，你的哥哥姐姐叔叔阿姨等。
2. 年長(zhǎng)的人能教的技能并不局限于"織毛衣、種地等"，那些看似年輕化的技能，他們依舊可以。比如：蘇翊鳴的日本教練佐藤先生（47歲）
那么具體的"skill"又有哪些選擇呢？如何才能從"swimming/cooking/driving"中解脫出來(lái)，給出不一樣的回答？
和生活相關(guān)的技能
生存/生活技能
生活中的每一個(gè)步驟都是一個(gè)技能，比如：camping 野營(yíng)/ ?do laundry 洗衣服/ do the room 打掃房間/ make the bed 整理床鋪等
2. 休閑娛樂(lè)技能
和藝術(shù)/運(yùn)動(dòng)等相關(guān)的皆可，比如：calligraphy 書法/ flower arranging 插花/ painting 畫畫/ dancing 跳舞/snowboarding 單板滑雪/ figure skating 花樣滑冰/ running 跑步等。
和工作/學(xué)習(xí)相關(guān)的技能
任何一份工作都是一項(xiàng)技能。我作為一名老師，對(duì)應(yīng)的就是teaching skill; 程序員對(duì)應(yīng)的就是programming。
同理，任何一門你所學(xué)習(xí)的科目也是技能。比如：你現(xiàn)在上的雅思課對(duì)應(yīng)"聽說(shuō)讀寫"四個(gè)技能；同時(shí)，語(yǔ)言本身也是一個(gè)技能。
除此之外，你還可以思考一些學(xué)習(xí)/工作中需要用到的輔助技能。比如：time management 時(shí)間管理技能/ video editing 視頻剪輯技能/ Excel等各類軟件使用技能。
簡(jiǎn)而言之，你會(huì)做的/能做的任何一件事都是一項(xiàng)技能。哪怕燒個(gè)米飯都是技能！所以別把skill太當(dāng)一回事??！
明確以上兩點(diǎn)后，我們就從小問(wèn)題本身著手來(lái)明確下它們的細(xì)節(jié)拓展方向，這也是很多同學(xué)目前最大的問(wèn)題。
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What the skill is
此小問(wèn)的拓展只需從技能類的維度中挑選適合的即可，我重點(diǎn)推薦以下四個(gè)維度：
Popularity 受歡迎程度
記住，當(dāng)你實(shí)在不知道一個(gè)話題的第一小問(wèn)該拓展什么時(shí)候，"popularity"是你最佳的選擇。你可以簡(jiǎn)單介紹，它為什么受歡迎以及它怎樣的受歡迎。除此之外，你也可以按時(shí)間線來(lái)說(shuō)明其受歡迎程度的變化趨勢(shì)，比如：從不受歡迎到受歡迎，以及其原因。
Example： A ?skill that comes to mind is snowboarding, which used to be less popular in my country, as we don't have much snow. But this year, with the opening of the Beijing winter Olympic Games and the fact that Chinese athletes are excelling in 擅長(zhǎng) this sport, it is taking off 正在逐漸受歡迎. Lots of young people are intrigued ?被吸引 and keen to try it, including myself.
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How to learn 如何學(xué)
提及我們?nèi)绾螌W(xué)一樣?xùn)|西，無(wú)非"自學(xué)+別人教"。
既然此話題的第二小問(wèn)涉及"別人教"這個(gè)板塊，我們就可以在第一小問(wèn)拓展"自學(xué)"的過(guò)程，比如通過(guò)怎樣的方式自學(xué)？自學(xué)效果如何？存在怎樣的問(wèn)題從而導(dǎo)致需要有人教？
個(gè)人認(rèn)為，從這個(gè)角度著手，可以很好的從第一小問(wèn)過(guò)度到第二小問(wèn)
Example：
A skill that comes to mind is English academic writing skills. As my school doesn’t run a course for this, I learnt it by myself at first. I followed lots of tutorials 教程 online which were mainly posted by excellent students studying in top notch 一流的 universities like Cambridge and Oxford. Even though they gave me so many great ideas, it wasn’t really enough and I felt I needed a different approach. A friend of mine suggested hiring a private tutor.
Easy or Difficult 簡(jiǎn)單還是難
"Easy or difficult"也是"skill"類型話題里常出現(xiàn)的一個(gè)小問(wèn)題。我們?cè)谒伎歼^(guò)程中，可以按"主次"或"時(shí)間線"進(jìn)行答題。
-主次：絕大多數(shù)人認(rèn)為(簡(jiǎn)單/難)-why/小部分人認(rèn)為(簡(jiǎn)單/難)-why
-時(shí)間線：最開始我認(rèn)為/后來(lái)我認(rèn)為
此處需要用到有關(guān)"easy"/"difficult"的替換詞：
-Easy：It's not rocket science/ It's a walk in the park/ It's a piece of cake etc.
-Difficult: Tough/ challenging etc.
Example：
A skill that comes to mind is time management. It isn’t rocket science 簡(jiǎn)單 for ?self-disciplined 自律的 people. However, for me, a procrastinator 拖延癥患者, it’s a challenge to manage my time well. Because of this, I decided to learn some techniques.
How you know about it 你怎么知道的
鑒于此話題沒有出現(xiàn)該小問(wèn)，我們便可將其作為維度用于第一小問(wèn)的拓展。任何一個(gè)skill都會(huì)有一個(gè)具體的認(rèn)知過(guò)程，為此，我們可以將細(xì)節(jié)展開來(lái)：
step one: 最開始怎么知道的（誰(shuí)告知的？從某處得知的？在某個(gè)時(shí)間段獲悉的？）
step two: 最開始的印象(了解到哪些內(nèi)容以及這些內(nèi)容是否讓你產(chǎn)生想要進(jìn)一步了解的興趣？)
step three: 若感興趣，最終就決定去學(xué)習(xí)它。
Example： A skill that comes to mind is programming. The first time I heard about it was in my high school. I had a programming course but I wasn’t really keen at that time. However, As i got older I became very tech-savvy and showed great interest in coding and developing new software, so I really wanted to learn it in more detail.
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Who you learnt it from
此問(wèn)的拓展多數(shù)同學(xué)都比較局限。我們有兩個(gè)基礎(chǔ)的拓展方向：
1. 從人著手
我們可以從人的維度里選擇適合的來(lái)拓展細(xì)節(jié)，比如：職業(yè)/愛好/教育背景/年齡等。但你所選擇的內(nèi)容需要最終跟這些運(yùn)動(dòng)有所關(guān)聯(lián)性。
比如：我哥哥教我滑雪。雖然他是個(gè)會(huì)計(jì)，但他非?？駸嵊诨?，從4歲開始滑雪，并參加過(guò)很多比賽，拿過(guò)很多名次。也正是如此，他教我綽綽有余。
2. 從5W1H著手
"5w1h"包括：when/where/who/why/what/how/ how much/ how often/how long
我們也可以從這些角度出發(fā)來(lái)拓展細(xì)節(jié)，比如：他什么時(shí)候教你/在哪里教你/他和誰(shuí)一起教你/為什么決定教你/你需要付多少學(xué)費(fèi)/教你的頻率如何等
Example one：
I followed in my cousin’s footsteps 跟隨某人的腳步. Even though he is an accountant, he has a great passion for snowboarding and started learning it when he was only 10. In recent years, he has won several medals in domestic competitions. Because of this, I thought he was a great person to teach me.
However, he had a very hectic 繁忙的 work schedule, he could only teach me ?on the weekends. We usually got up at the crack of dawn 早起 and went to the slopes (山谷或山丘)的斜坡. Even though it is a bit far from where we live, the professional facilities, such as ramps 坡道 and jumps, offered us a great platform to learn.
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How you learnt it
"How you learnt it"等同于"How the person taught you"。為此，你可以還原到你參加過(guò)的任何一門課程中，想想老師的課程內(nèi)容都是怎么在安排的？
?、?技巧+練習(xí)
這應(yīng)該是最基本的一條路線，包括我自己的課程也是一樣。每節(jié)課講一兩個(gè)技巧點(diǎn)，再配合課堂練習(xí)。
我們?cè)诖痤}時(shí)，若想把細(xì)節(jié)豐滿。我們可以進(jìn)一步思考，老師如何在講解技巧點(diǎn)？一步步拆分并演示？用案例的方式來(lái)說(shuō)明？
練習(xí)過(guò)程中，老師又會(huì)干些什么？以及練習(xí)給你帶來(lái)的好處有哪些？
Example：
Our classes were always very productive 搞笑的. Each class, he spent about 20 mins teaching me new tricks 技巧, ?usually from simple to difficult. He taught me step by step and told me what to avoid when doing the moves so I wouldn't get hurt. ?After learning the new tricks, I practiced. He then pointed out all the mistakes I made and gave me advice and tips to improve.
?、?課堂內(nèi)容+階段性測(cè)試
雖然任何一門課的課堂安排都是"技巧+練習(xí)"，但有些課程里老師也會(huì)安排階段性測(cè)試，比如：考試/比賽/小組報(bào)告等。
比如，我的一個(gè)學(xué)生上了學(xué)校里的皮劃艇課，他的老師就會(huì)每個(gè)月組織一次皮劃艇比賽。雖然他之前都沒有拿第一，但最終通過(guò)一個(gè)學(xué)期的練習(xí)在最終一次比賽中突破了自我。
Example：
He usually taught us new tricks in the classes like how to turn around and how to jump high. He demonstrated 演示 the new tricks for me again and again until I got the hang of 掌握...的技巧 them and then I tried them myself. ?Every month, he would also organize some small competitions and I needed to compete with his other students. ?I usually lost but ?finally in my last competition, I won first place ?第一名 and I was over the moon 欣喜若狂. 最后更多詳情咨詢老師即可~
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