IELTS Speaking Part 2 · 物品

Describe a gift you would like to buy for a friend

請描述一份你想買給朋友的禮物

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Describe a gift you would like to buy for a friend請描述一份你想買給朋友的禮物

You should say:

  • who the friend is這位朋友是誰
  • what the gift would be and where you would get it這份禮物會是什麼,你會去哪裡找到
  • when you would give it to your friend你會在什麼時候把它送給朋友

and explain why you think this friend would like the gift並說明你為什麼覺得這位朋友會喜歡這份禮物

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這張題卡的準備方式

這張題卡(cue card)考的是,你能不能用準確的「would」和「going to」形式談一個想像中的未來行動,以及能不能把一件物品和一個人連結起來,說明自己的選擇。考官會聽朋友的個性和禮物之間有沒有關聯,也會聽計畫和假設的文法,而許多考生只會零星地用到這些文法。

最容易取材的真實角度,是一位曾經隨口說過小願望的朋友,例如「I wish I could draw」或「I’ve always wanted to learn to cook」。以那句話為出發點選的禮物,不必編造就能給出「why they would like it」的說明,而且聽起來很個人。選一樣你能詳細描述的東西,包括它的外觀,以及你會到哪裡找到它。

用這1分鐘決定朋友、物品,以及你送出禮物的時機。前兩個要點各用一句話帶過,用幾句話說明你會怎麼取得、在哪裡取得禮物,最後留足夠的時間說你預期的反應,因為「explain」那一行正是自然、靈活的語言出現的地方。

讓回答更出色的詞彙

比起「I will buy」,這些片語更能精準地描述計畫與假設。

單字或片語 意思 例句
a thoughtful present 為對方用心挑選的禮物 I want it to be a thoughtful present, not a last-minute one.
a gentle push 對做某件事的溫和鼓勵 The set would be a gentle push to start a hobby.
a throwaway comment 沒有多想、隨口說出的話 She made a throwaway comment about it years ago.
be touched 因為別人的善意而感動 I think she’d be touched that I remembered.
I’m planning to 我打算做某件事 I’m planning to give it to her in person.
tailor something to someone 調整某樣東西以符合特定的人 I tried to tailor the gift to her interests.
a personal touch 顯示用心對待個人的細節 I’d add a handwritten card as a personal touch.
hand it over 親手把東西交給某人 I’d hand it over on her birthday.
a beginner’s set 給剛入門的人的第一套用品 A beginner’s set is exactly what she needs.
come in handy 結果證明很有用 I think the brushes will come in handy for years.

1分鐘準備計畫

在1分鐘的準備時間裡,可以寫下:

  • who: Sevara, close friend, now studying in Almaty
  • gift: watercolour set, paper pad, two brushes, wooden box
  • where and when: small art shop near our old university, her December birthday
  • why she’d like it: always wished she could paint, gentle push

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 would like to talk about a gift I want to buy for my friend Sevara, who move時態錯誤:應為「moved」 to Almaty last year to study for a master’s degree. She always say主詞動詞不一致:應為「says」 that she wishes she could paint, but she was always too busy to start. So I will to buy動詞形式錯誤:應為「will buy」或「am going to buy」 her a set of watercolours with a pad of paper and two good基本形容詞,限制了Lexical Resource的分數 brushes, all in a wooden box for her desk. There is a small art shop near our old university, and the owner knows about this, so I ask him help me漏掉「to」和「will」:應為「will ask him to help me」 choose the right ones, because I have no idea what a beginner needs. I will give it to her on her birthday in December, er自然的停頓,填充詞不顯眼 maybe when I visit her. I think she will be love動詞形式錯誤:應為「will love」 it, because it is not just a thing, it is a way to help her基本說法,限制了Lexical Resource的分數 start something she always wanted, and I think she will be happy that I remembered what she said a long time ago, because many people forget these small things.

Band 7

I’d like to talk about a gift I’d love to buy for my friend Sevara, who moved to Almaty last year to start a master’s degree. For as long as I’ve known her, she has said she wishes she could paint, but she has always been too busy or too shy to begin. So I’m planning to give her a proper set of watercolours, together with a thick pad of paper and two soft brushes, in a wooden box she can keep on her desk. There’s a small art shop near our old university where the owner knows his materials用關係子句給出精確的細節, and I’d ask him to help me choose, since I really don’t know which paints does a beginner need間接問句的語序錯誤:應為「which paints a beginner needs」. I’d hand it over on her birthday in December, ideally in person. What I like about the idea is that it’s a gentle push自然、道地的說法 towards something she’s always wanted to try, and I think she’d be touched that I remembered精準的情感詞語搭配 a casual comment from years ago. More than anything, I’d like her to feel引出最後反思的自然連接用語 that someone believes she can do it.

Band 8

I’d like to talk about a gift I’d love to buy for my friend Sevara, who moved to Almaty last year to start a master’s degree. For as long as I’ve known her, she has said she wishes she could paint, yet she has always been either too busy or too shy to begin. So I’m planning to give her a proper set of watercolours, along with a thick pad of paper and two soft brushes, in a wooden box she can keep on her desk. There’s a small art shop near our old university whose owner knows his materials, and I’d ask him to help me choose, since I wouldn’t have the faintest idea which paints suit a beginner. I’d hand it over on her birthday in December, ideally in person. What appeals to me about the idea is that it isn’t merely an object具對比結構的分裂句 but a gentle push towards something she has always wanted to try, and I suspect she’d be touched that I remembered a throwaway comment from years ago. More than anything, I’d like her to feel that someone believes she can do it.

讓分數不同的關鍵

  • Band 6的動詞形式問題(「who move」、「She always say」、「I will to buy」、「she will be love」)在Band 7變成準確的現在式、過去式和假設語氣,到了Band 8也不再出現。
  • Band 6依賴「good」和「help her start something」;Band 7用了「a gentle push」和「touched that I remembered」;Band 8用「I wouldn’t have the faintest idea」讓假設語氣更精煉。
  • Band 6以一個平淡的感受收尾;Band 7和Band 8則以一句反思性的句子收尾,談這份禮物對朋友的意義,這正是「explain」那一行所期待的。

這張題卡的常見錯誤

  • 描述的是已經送出的禮物,而不是你想買的禮物,結果全程用錯了時態。
  • 說出一樣物品,卻沒有說明它為什麼適合這位特定的朋友,使「explain」那一行沒有得到回答。
  • 選了一份聽起來很厲害、但你卻說不出任何細節的禮物,例如它的外觀、大小,或你會去哪裡找。
  • 什麼都用「will」,從不轉用「would」、「I’m planning to」或「I’d like to」,使文法範圍很窄。

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。

  1. Why do people give gifts on special occasions in your country?在你的國家,人們為什麼會在特殊場合送禮?
  2. Do you think a handmade gift means more than a gift from a shop?你覺得手工製作的禮物比商店裡的禮物更有意義嗎?
  3. How has online shopping changed the way people choose gifts?網路購物如何改變了人們挑選禮物的方式?
  4. Is it better to give someone an experience, such as a trip, than an object?送別人一個體驗(例如一趟旅行),比送一件物品更好嗎?
  5. Should workplaces have rules about giving gifts to colleagues?職場應該對同事之間送禮訂定規則嗎?

常見問題

這張題卡用過去式還是未來式?

主要是未來式和假設語氣。你還沒買禮物,所以要用「would」、「I'm going to」和「I'm planning to」來描述一個計畫。考官會留意你能不能準確地使用這些形式,所以要避免習慣性地滑回過去式。

如果我想不出該送現實中的朋友什麼禮物怎麼辦?

從朋友出發,而不是從禮物出發。想想他們提過想要的東西、剛開始的某個嗜好,或是他們遇到的某個問題,禮物自然就出來了。一個小而個人化的選擇,比你必須絞盡腦汁編出來的巧妙點子更容易說明。

禮物可以是一種體驗,而不是一件物品嗎?

可以。題卡說的是「gift」,所以一堂課、一張活動門票,或和你一起出去玩一天,都可以接受。你仍然需要描述它是什麼、你會在哪裡安排,以及它為什麼適合這位特定的朋友。

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