Describe a time you taught something new to a younger person.

　　You should say:

　　when it happened

　　what you taught

　　who you taught it to

　　why you taught it to this person

　　and explain how you felt about it.

思路分析

　　1. 这道题目是让我们描述“a time”，可以用事件题的思路来回答，注意表明“时间人物地点，起因经过结果”。

　　2. 解答这题时，我们需要注意审题，题目要求我们说的是“something new”，也就意味着我们答题时需要提到，这个东西本来是对方不会的。那我们可以教对方什么呢?我们可以稍微拓展一下思路，例如可以教乐器、某一项运动、骑自行车、拍照、某门语言等，考生可以选取自己熟悉的事物去展开回答。

　　3. 审题时我们还需要注意，题目要求的是“younger person”，所以在作答的时候，一定要有相应的语句，提到这个人是比自己小的。

　　4.最后一问让我们回答感想，助人为乐、教别人新东西的感想可以有很多，例如成就感、自豪等。

Sample answer

　　Well, to be totally honest with you, I might have to say that I always wanted to be in any profession except for teaching, for I reckoned it as a challenging job. However, life is full of surprises and when i was a sophomore at my university, a freshman came to me for help when he was assigned to make a presentation in class while he hadn’t done one before. He was one of the members in our department of the Students’ Union when I was the department head. So I felt that I was obliged to give him a hand.

　　He needed to use the software, Powerpoint to make his presentation slides. However, just as I said, he was totally new to the presentation thing and it took a long time for me to teach him. I had to repeat the same thing over and over again before he knew how to insert texts and images. After we finished making the presentation slides, I had to teach him how to make a public speech in front of a bunch of people as he had never done so. This was where the rub was. He was such a shy boy that the thought of standing in front of the public made himshiver. Therefore, I had to spend a lot of time encouraging him and motivating him. Besides, I made him talk in front of his peers in the Students’ Union so that he could gain some confidence. After a fortnight’s preparation, his presentation was well-received and he even got an A for the assignment!

　　I was so proud of what he had achieved as he went from a boy who were too afraid to talk in public to a confident one who could even tell jokes! I also felt extremely fulfilled by helping him out. His success meant that our efforts were finally paid off and that really gave me a sense of accomplishment! I guess the most important thing is that I am not afraid of being a teacher now!

词汇及短语

　　profession n. 职业

　　sophomore n. 大学二年级生

　　be obliged to do sth. 有义务做某事

　　this’s where the rub is 这就是难点所在

　　a bunch of people 一群人

　　shiver v. 发抖

　　be well-received 收效良好

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