Describe a city you have been to and would like to visit again
請描述一座你去過、而且想再去一次的城市
Describe a city you have been to and would like to visit again請描述一座你去過、而且想再去一次的城市
You should say:
- which city it is and when you went there這是哪一座城市,你是什麼時候去的
- what you did and saw during your visit你在那次旅程中做了什麼、看到了什麼
- what you did not manage to do the first time第一次去時有什麼事沒能做到
and explain why you would like to go back並說明你為什麼想再回去
用這張題卡練習
1分鐘準備,2分鐘說話,和正式考試一樣。你的錄音不會離開你的裝置。
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- which city it is and when you went there
- what you did and saw during your visit
- what you did not manage to do the first time
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這張題卡的準備方式
這張題卡(cue card)考的是,你能不能描述一個你熟悉的地方,再把話題從過去的敘述轉到對未來的願望。考官會聽你能不能在「I went」、「we saw」和「I would like to」之間清楚轉換,也會聽你有沒有用具體的描述,讓人容易想像這座城市,而不是只列出有名的景點。
最容易取材的真實角度,是一座你只去過一次、離開時還有未完成心願的城市:沒時間逛完的博物館、錯過的季節,或是只經過而沒有停留的街區。這個缺憾正好給你「為什麼想再去」的理由,完全不必編造。挑選一兩段鮮明的回憶,例如一趟渡輪之旅或黃昏時的街道,而不是試圖涵蓋整座城市。
用這1分鐘決定城市、你要描述的兩個細節,以及一件你沒做到的事。然後第一個要點只用一兩句話帶過,把大部分時間花在你看到了什麼,並留30秒給「explain」那一行,因為在這裡用上談未來的句型,能展現你的語言範圍。
讓回答更出色的詞彙
比起「nice」和「big」,這些片語能更精準地描述一座城市,以及想再去的心願。
| 單字或片語 | 意思 | 例句 |
|---|---|---|
| skyline | 建築物映在天空上的輪廓 | The skyline slid past as we crossed the water. |
| bustling | 熱鬧忙碌、充滿活動 | The old market was bustling from early morning. |
| off the beaten track | 遠離一般的觀光路線 | We found a tiny café off the beaten track. |
| scratch the surface | 只看到或了解某件事的一小部分 | After five days I felt I had only scratched the surface. |
| unfinished business | 你開始了卻沒有完成的事 | The cistern is my unfinished business with that city. |
| soak up the atmosphere | 慢慢享受一個地方的氛圍 | We sat by the harbour and soaked up the atmosphere. |
| a vibrant mix | 不同事物充滿活力地結合在一起 | The streets are a vibrant mix of old and new. |
| run out of time | 沒有足夠的時間完成 | We ran out of time before we reached the islands. |
| steeped in history | 充滿古老而重要的故事 | The whole district felt steeped in history. |
| long to go back | 非常想回去 | I still long to go back in autumn. |
1分鐘準備計畫
在1分鐘的準備時間裡,可以寫下:
- city and when: Istanbul, March 2023, with my cousin, five days
- what we did: Bosphorus ferry, Galata tower at dusk, street snacks
- what we missed: the underground cistern, the islands, no time
- why again: unfinished business, autumn, only scratched the surface
同一個回答的Band 6、7、8版本
以下3個範例回答講的是完全相同的故事,不同的只有英文本身。將游標移到標示的片語上或點一下,就能看到考官會注意的地方。請把它們當作各分數等級典型表現的示範,而不是要背的稿子。
Band 6
I want to talk about Istanbul, a city I visited in March 2023 with my cousin Aziza. We stayed there for five days and we visit時態錯誤:應為「visited」 many places, but the thing I remember best is the ferry across the Bosphorus. It were主詞動詞不一致:應為「It was」 a very nice trip, with birds behind the boat and old mosques on the big skyline基本形容詞,限制了Lexical Resource的分數. We also went to the Galata area and climbed the tower in the evening, and we eat時態錯誤:應為「ate」 simit in the street almost every day. But there is one thing we did not see, the Basilica Cistern, because the queue was too long and our flight is時態錯誤:應為「was」 early the next morning. I also want see漏掉「to」:應為「want to see」 the Princes’ Islands, which we er自然的停頓,填充詞不顯眼 did not have time for. So I would like to go back in autumn, when there are fewer people. The city is very interesting基本形容詞,限制了Lexical Resource的分數 and I think I only saw a small part of it, so I hope I can visit again one day, maybe with my family, because I think they would enjoy it as much as I did.
Band 7
I’d like to talk about Istanbul, which I visited in March 2023 with my cousin Aziza. We spent five days there and packed in a lot of sightseeing, but what I remember best is crossing the Bosphorus on the commuter ferry, with gulls following the boat and the skyline of old mosques sliding slowly past生動、精準的動詞片語. We also wandered around the Galata district, climbed the tower at dusk and ate simit on the pavement almost every day, which became a small ritual for the two of us. There was one thing we missed, though: the Basilica Cistern, because the queue was far longer than we’d expected比較結構,並帶出對事前預期的轉述 and our flight left early the next morning. We also didn’t had動詞形式錯誤:應為「didn’t have」 time for the Princes’ Islands. That’s really why I’d like to go back引出說明的連接用語, ideally in autumn, when the city is quieter. It feels steeped in history自然、精準的詞語搭配, and I came home with the impression that I’d only scratched the surface, so I’m already thinking about a second trip, and this time I’d keep a whole day for the islands and another one just for wandering without a plan.
Band 8
I’d like to talk about Istanbul, which I visited in March 2023 with my cousin Aziza, and which I’m hoping to see again within a couple of years. We spent five days there and packed in a great deal, yet what I remember best is simply crossing the Bosphorus on the commuter ferry, with gulls trailing the boat and the skyline of old mosques sliding slowly past. We wandered around the Galata district, climbed the tower at dusk and ate simit on the pavement more often than I’d care to admit, which became a small ritual for the two of us. What we somehow missed was the Basilica Cistern分裂句,自然地加強語氣, because the queue was far longer than we’d expected and our flight left early the next morning, and we ran out of time for the Princes’ Islands too. That unfinished business is a large part of why I’d like to return, ideally in autumn, when the city is quieter. It feels like a place where centuries are layered on top of one another道地、富有畫面感的說法, and I came home convinced that I’d only scratched the surface, so I’m already planning a second trip, with a whole day set aside for the islands and another for wandering without an itinerary.
讓分數不同的關鍵
- Band 6的時態錯誤(「we visit」、「we eat」、「our flight is」)在Band 7已被修正,Band 8也不再出現;Band 6的「It were」在Band 7改成了正確的過去式。
- Band 6依賴「very nice」和「very interesting」;Band 7用「sliding slowly past」和「steeped in history」描述同樣的場景,Band 8再加上幾個世紀層層堆疊的意象。
- Band 6用一個簡單的句子說明重返的理由;Band 7用「That’s really why」引出;Band 8則用分裂句強調,把錯過的景點變成「unfinished business」。
這張題卡的常見錯誤
- 一個接一個地列出有名景點,而不是描述你實際經歷過的兩三個瞬間。
- 忘了「would like to visit again」那一部分,描述完第一次造訪就結束回答。
- 敘述旅程時不小心用了現在式,或在談未來的計畫時用了過去式。
- 給出的重返理由只有「it is beautiful」,這只是重複描述,沒有說明心願。
常接著出現的Part 3題目
在你說完1~2分鐘之後,考官通常會進入相關的Part 3討論。以下是這個主題常見的追問類型。
- Why do some people visit the same city several times instead of choosing somewhere new?為什麼有些人會多次造訪同一座城市,而不選擇新的地方?
- Is it better to see a few places properly or many places quickly on a trip?旅行時,把幾個地方好好看完,和快速看很多地方,哪一種比較好?
- How can tourism change the character of a historic city?觀光業如何改變一座歷史城市的特色?
- Do you think people learn more about a city by walking or by using public transport?你認為人們走路還是搭乘大眾運輸,更能認識一座城市?
- What can cities do to make visitors feel welcome?城市可以怎麼做,讓遊客感到受歡迎?
常見問題
這張題卡可以選自己國家的城市嗎?
可以。題卡只要求一座你去過、也想再去的城市,所以自己國家的城市完全沒問題。重點是你要用真實的細節描述它,並給出可信的重返理由。
想再去的理由一定要很深刻嗎?
不用。簡單而誠實的理由就很好,例如某樣你錯過的東西、你想看的某個季節,或是想在那裡見的某個人。考官在意的是你說明得有多清楚,而不是理由聽起來有多戲劇性。
如果我只去過一次,而且停留的時間很短怎麼辦?
短暫的造訪在這裡反而有幫助,因為它給了你自然的重返理由。描述你看到了什麼,說出一兩件你錯過的事,再用它們來說明你將來為什麼想回去。
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