在雅思口语课堂上，环球教育顾浩源老师总能遇到不少“烤鸭”有这样的疑问：“老师，你给我2分钟时间用英语来描述一件已经发生的事情，我实在不知道该说些什么……”显然，这类“烤鸭”对于雅思口语话题中事件类（event）的基本答题思路毫无头绪。例如：

　　Describe a happy family event when you were a child.

　　You should say:

　　What the event is

　　When and where that happened

　　Who you were with

　　And explain why you felt happy at that time

　　笔者建议，对于所有“烤鸭”最至关重要的第一步便是“素材的选定”，尤其作为身处中学和大学阶段的“烤鸭”们，由于缺乏人生阅历和生活经历，自然没有那么多“真情实意”与考官分享。至此，个人建议“烤鸭”们可以适时多利用各类实用APP软件以及微信公众平台来加以积累各类生活化的素材，例如Round Table，小咖英语等等。

　　其次，在“事件类”话题的描述中，“过去式时态”的准确运用，也是每一位“烤鸭”需要多加注意的，例如，“动词过去式的不规则变化”。由于，中文的表述中不存在语法时态一说，导致不经常开口说英文的“烤鸭”特别不适应和不习惯。

　　现在笔者邀请“烤鸭”们一同来欣赏以下范文：

　　Back to year 2000, on a Saturday evening, my parents and I were attending one of my cousins' wedding, which took place in one of the top hotels located on Middle Huaihai Road in Shanghai. On that night, more than 20 tables of distinguished guests were invited to witness the couple. The groom and the bride were both dressing in black and white. I still remember that the background color of their wedding ceremony was lavender, which looked elegant as well as romantic. (交待说明家庭事件的素材选用，时间，地点，人物)

　　I heard that the young couple loves seafood, and among all the dishes, the most impressive one was Black Peppered Lobster. Almost every single guest made fairly positive comment on that dish: creamy, juicy as well as fresh! Yes, I guess seafood has to be fresh in the very first place. I really love the taste, since the chef put lots of South-East Asian ingredients in while cooking it. I couldn't stop having the second piece at that moment, which might seem to be a bit awkward! (概括描述了具体发生的令笔者难以忘怀的事情)

　　Although I have attended many weddings, my cousin's one impressed me a lot, to be honest, because of the Black Peppered Lobster！You would never know how delicious it was if you had not been given a chance to taste it! (画龙点睛地指出那道菜是给笔者留下最深刻印象的)