雅思口語解析：Help the environment

　　Describe a small thing you do to help the environment

　　You should say:

　　what you do

　　why you want to do it

　　how you do it

　　and explain why it can help the environment

　　對于環(huán)境類的題目我們很容易陷入無話可說的境地

　　其實是因為忽略了題目中的隱含因素

　　a small things和environment都是關(guān)鍵信息點

　　題目概述：

　　這道題目要求描述你做過的一件有利于環(huán)境的小事

　　包括：你做了什么、你為什么想要做這件事情、你是如何做的以及你覺得為什么這件事情是有利于環(huán)境的。

　　一般在描述事件類話題的時候，考生們由于忽視了題目中隱含的因素，容易陷進無話可說的尷尬境地。我們來看看這個題目當中涉及到幾個關(guān)鍵的信息點，包括 a small thing和environment 由于現(xiàn)在大家對于環(huán)境保護的重視，因此關(guān)于environment的話題中的一些單詞和短語，相信大家并不陌生。比如保護環(huán)境的說法：environment protection; preserve the environment; 節(jié)能減排： save the energy and reduce the carbon dioxide emission;低碳經(jīng)濟：low-carbon economy等，這些比較常規(guī)的說法大家還是要事先做一個準備，在必要的時候可以展示出來。

　　題目難點：

　　首先是題目主體的識別。

　　考生們一般會把重心放在事情上面，但是這個題目的難點在于，這個題目問的是 a small thing you do，要求從自身出發(fā)，講述自己做過的事情。建議大家在回答這個問題的時候，將重心放在自己做過的事情上，千萬不要忘記聯(lián)系自身，否則在正式說起來的時候，就只能一味地強調(diào)環(huán)保的意義，強調(diào)環(huán)境對人類的重要性。這種答案既容易偏題，又會因為內(nèi)容過于空泛而給自己造成不必要的表達難度。因此，我們再次提醒大家，只要是事件類的話題，千萬不要放過“當事人”，也就是事情的執(zhí)行者，他們是如何做這件事的，他們的心理活動，很值得我們挖掘。

　　第二個難點是題目中的時態(tài)識別。大家會發(fā)現(xiàn)，題目問的是 a small thing you do 而不是 a small thing you did 這個細微的差別就在于，考生們最好講述一件常態(tài)的、自己可以持續(xù)去做的事情，而不要集中描述某年某月某日自己做的某一件事情，否則容易偏題。

　　答題建議：

　　針對這道題目，具體的選擇可以有：

　　垃圾分類 sort the garbage out / classify the waste

　　不使用一次性餐具 disposable tableware / one-time tableware 一次性筷子一般可以說成 disposable chopsticks

　　紙張回收 recycle paper

　　避免過度使用汽車 或者 以騎車的方式代替開車 reduce the overuse of vehicle / ride a bicycle instead of driving

　　如此等等，甚至，有些同學因為一時沒有想到任何具體的環(huán)保措施，就把“宣傳環(huán)保”作為答案，說自己常年在居住的小區(qū)向大家普及環(huán)保的概念。雖然這是打了一個擦邊球，但是緊急情況下也并非不可以，并且，只要能夠扣住題目中的幾點要求，自圓其說，這甚至可以是一個不錯的答案。

　　答案范例：

　　由于考生當中的大部分還是大中學生，因此我們今天的答案范例以紙張回收作為答案。除了題目中要求的幾個小點之外，我們還可以在敘述中添加一些額外信息，使得答案豐滿一些。

　　The small thing I do to help the environment is to recycle paper. Actually I didn’t start to do this until I was in high school. At the very beginning, I used to writing only on one side of each piece of paper and then threw it away.

　　But one day, my science teacher in high school showed us a documentary on environment protection, which told us about the severe environmental problems that imposed a huge threat on human beings. In the documentary, paper-using was especially mentioned for the reason that we actually cut down tons of trees each year just to make all sorts of papers. I was shocked by the image of the black, bare, lifeless mountain after all the trees were moved. More seriously, cutting trees led to climate change, which further on, triggered catastrophes such as flood, blizzard, and landslide. They all made people nearby suffer from a miserable life. At that moment, I decided that I should cherish each piece of paper and avoid overusing it.

　　From then on, I never threw any paper away without using both sides of it. Moreover, I collect wasted paper everyday and sort them out according to their raw material. Then I take the wasted paper to the recycling station, where they are more carefully divided into various categories and later, will be used to produce other paper-products.

　　Not only do I do this by myself, I also encourage my schoolmates and friends to do this together. I understand that the paper I can recycle only accounts for a tiny proportion of paper in everyday use. However, I believe that this small action may seem to be a drop in a bucket, but with our effort accumulating, it will finally make a difference. If we save one piece of paper each day, we may save one tree, or even a small woodland each year.