Lesson 4

Part 2 事件题

本课重点：用 Background + Activities + Feelings + Conclusion 组织事件类 Part 2，讲清楚发生了什么、如何推进、最后有什么感受和反思。

学习重点

Event Topics

Describe a time when you worked in a group.
Describe a time when you had a problem with using an electronic device.
顺序连接词、动作词、情绪词和反思结尾。

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Overview

当季事件类话题

事件题的核心不是“事情多复杂”，而是能不能把背景、过程、转折、情绪和结果讲得有顺序。

本课精讲题

Describe a time when you worked in a group.
Describe a time when you had a problem with using an electronic device.

可迁移事件题

got up early / watched a live sports event / made an important decision
learned another language / enjoyed a great dinner / had a long journey
electricity went off / someone apologized / broke something / saw something on social media

Structure

事件题通用结构

先交代背景，再按时间线推进活动，最后用情绪和反思收尾。

1. Background

Time, Place, Reason, People。

So there was this time, around ... ago, I ...

2. Activities

描述发生了什么、问题如何出现、你如何处理。

Basically, what happened next was that ...

3. Influence

事情带来的结果、影响、收获。

The thing that impressed me most was that ...

4. Conclusion

总结感受和反思。

Now, reflecting back, I’ve got mixed feelings about it.

Background

背景开头句型

基础版

So there was this time, around ... ago, I worked in a group to ... It happened at ... I worked with ... The reason why we had to do it was that ...

自然回忆版

Actually I can’t get this out of my mind. It was ... ago. I ... because ...

高分补充版

If my memory serves me right, ... Obviously, I had to ... since / as ...

Topic 1

Describe a time when you worked in a group

Cue Card

You should say:

what you did
who you worked with
how you worked together
and explain how you felt about it

Background 示例

So there was this time, around half a year ago, I worked in a group to prepare an English presentation. It happened at school, and I worked with three classmates. The reason why we had to do it was that our teacher wanted us to introduce a famous city in English.

Action Words

divided the task based on everyone’s strengths
held several online meetings
adjusted the plan
collected useful information
made slides
rehearsed the presentation again and again

顺序连接词

In the beginning / at first / initially
After that / shortly afterwards
Basically, what happened next was that ...
The thing that impressed me most was that ...
Finally / eventually / in the end

转折与感受

caught us off guard
I was like, “OMG, this is a nightmare!”
on the verge of giving up
we managed to finish everything before the deadline
we were all over the moon

Activities 范文片段

At the very beginning, we divided the task based on everyone’s strengths. I was responsible for the speaking part, while the others collected information and made slides. To be honest, I was kind of worried at first, because I had never given a presentation fully in English before. Plus, introducing a famous city sounded easy, but it actually required a lot of detailed information.

Basically, what happened next was that we started to search for information about the city, including its history, tourist attractions and local food. However, one group member missed the deadline, which really caught us off guard. Though we were on the verge of giving up, we decided to stick to it. After we held an online meeting, we adjusted the plan and rehearsed the presentation several times.

Topic 2

Describe a time when you had a problem with using an electronic device

Cue Card

You should say:

what device it was
what problem you had
how you solved it
and explain how you felt about it

Background

Actually I can’t get this out of my mind.

交代 time, people, place, reason：什么时候、在哪里、和谁、为什么要用这个设备。

Problem Appeared

was in the middle of finishing slides
the screen suddenly froze
couldn’t move the mouse
couldn’t open any file

Tried to Fix It

restarted it several times
searched for solutions online
followed some tutorials
was totally out of my depth

Asked for Help

called my cousin
checked the storage
deleted useless files
updated the system

Problem Solved

the laptop finally worked again
managed to finish the slides before midnight
gave the presentation the next morning
learned to back up files earlier

Feelings

喜怒哀惧表达

喜

be over the moon
make my day
be thrilled to bits

惧 / 难

be freaked out
be out of my depth

哀

be utterly devastated
burst into tears
have the blues
feel a bit down

怒

I was like, “Really?”
be pissed off
feel a surge of anger

Conclusion

结尾反思框架

Now, reflecting back, I’ve got mixed feelings about it.

On the one hand, I feel like it was a truly ... experience because ...

On the other hand, I gotta say, I really learned my lesson. I should’ve ...

Given another chance, I’d definitely ...

PPT Supplement

课件补充：事件题话题库与过程语言

事件题话题库

Describe a time when you got up early.
Describe a live sports event you watched and liked.
Describe a challenging technological problem you faced.
Describe an important decision that you made.
Describe a time when someone apologized to you.
Describe an exciting activity you have tried for the first time.
Describe a time when you waited for something special that would happen.

Background 开头

If my memory serves me right, ... V-ed ... which, you know, is ... Obviously, I had / needed to ... since / as ...

用来快速交代：什么时候、在哪里、和谁、为什么发生。

Activities 过程推进

But / And next ..., after that ..., shortly afterwards ...
Then sb spent the next ... V-ing ...
Basically what I did was that ...
The really interesting thing was that ...
What surprised / impressed / fascinated me was ...
What annoyed / disappointed / irritated me was ...

课堂题补充

Did you ever experience having a problem with an electronic device?
Describe a live sports event you watched and liked: what it was; when and where you watched it; who you watched it with; and explain why you liked it.

Recap

Lesson 4 复习清单

结构

Background + Activities + Influence + Conclusion。

过程

用顺序词推动故事，必须有问题、转折或最印象深刻的部分。

语言

动作词、情绪词、反思句和 learnt my lesson 类表达。

Homework

Lesson 4 作业：事件类 Part 2

完成下面 3 个 Part 2 事件题。注意用本课事件题结构和情绪表达。

Part 2 Task 1

Describe a time when you worked in a group

You should say:

what you did
who you worked with
how you worked together
and explain how you felt about it

Part 2 Task 2

Describe a time when you had a problem with using an electronic device

You should say:

what device it was
what problem you had
how you solved it
and explain how you felt about it

Part 2 Task 3

Describe a long journey you had and would like to take again

You should say:

when or where you went
who you had the journey with
why you had the journey
and explain why you would like to have it again

提交要求

每题录音 1 分 40 秒到 2 分钟。
必须使用事件题结构：Background + Activities + Influence + Conclusion。
至少使用 3 个顺序连接词和 2 个情绪表达。
结尾必须有反思：learned my lesson / given another chance / should have done。
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