雅思口語話題分析：a celebrity you admire

　　先從一個例子入手，來說一說人物這一類topic的特點和重要性。

　　下面這個例子是我的得意之作，雖然到現(xiàn)在也沒有考到。我想如果真的能被考到的話，第二部分8分應(yīng)該是不成問題了。

　　Example by Edward:

　　Describe a celebrity you admire.

　　Explain: who is this celebrity? What has he/she done to become popular? Why do you like him/her?

　　When this topic is regarded/As the topic is mentioned (一般我都會用這兩句開頭，當(dāng)然你也可以自己想一個開頭方式), I would say a celebrity whom I admire most is the former Chinese gymnast who is named Li Ning (有時候最好的回答方式就是重復(fù)對方的問題) . Before I start, I do want to remind you that he is the man who lighted up the primary torch in Beijing Olympic Game 2008.

　　Li Ning is no doubt one of the greatest athletes in China owing to his great contribution to gymnastics. As a gymnast, Li Ning demonstrated exceptional talents and perseverance/fortitude (天賦與堅毅品質(zhì))that his contemporaries didn’t possess(替換have可以展現(xiàn)你的詞匯量). In Los Angeles Summer Olympic Games, he won 4 gold medals, which was the best performance in that game. The next year, he won another two in World Gymnastic games. Prior to Beijing Olympics, he still held a record of 14 champion titles in gymnastics. In his days, he barely can find a competitor. So this good-looking young man has often been called the prince of gymnastics.

　　Having retired from his beloved game (這句話完全等于after he retired from his beloved game), Li Ning still continued his passion in the field of sports by establishing a sport wear company which was named after him. The company soon became an unprecedented success. Presently, the brand Li Ning has become a main competitor that Nike and Addidas can not ignore in the global market.

　　Another reason I admire him is that Li Ning is not just a normal businessman who only cares about money, but also a man responsible for the future of the whole nation (我常用這句話來形容商人-溫總理說：企業(yè)家身上應(yīng)當(dāng)流著道德的血液。). He often donates money to communities and the national educational program called hope plan. So everything he does can be used as positive demonstration for the youth.

　　Therefore……

　　這個topic要說完可能需要3分鐘，所以在考場上必然會被考官打斷-因為這部分給定時間在1-2分鐘。但是并不用擔(dān)心，因為考官會告訴你：don’t worry if I stop you.

　　人物topic是所有topic中最基本的一項。它是應(yīng)該要優(yōu)先考慮的一項，所以應(yīng)該充分準(zhǔn)備(一個人經(jīng)驗，要準(zhǔn)備5個不同類型的人物)。原因很簡單。很多topic都會和它相關(guān)聯(lián)。當(dāng)你試著把其他topic和人物聯(lián)系起來時，準(zhǔn)備口語的topic就變得輕松了許多。

　　試想，當(dāng)你說一個物品,比如gift, 或者一次經(jīng)歷，比如travelling的時候，把它和你的好朋友或者是家人聯(lián)系起來。準(zhǔn)備就變得很有效率，回答時也可以避免沒話說的災(zāi)難發(fā)生。

　　人物topic大致分為這么幾種：

　　A friend: a happy person, one you want to travel/study/work with, one you admire……

　　A celebrity: sport/movie/music star, a famous person you admire, a successful person, a character from a TV program or a movie.

　　A family member: one who influenced you most, one you like best, a happy person, an old person.

　　Else: child, teacher, neighbor