IELTS Speaking Part 2 · 人物

Describe a person who loves history

請描述一位熱愛歷史的人

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Describe a person who loves history請描述一位熱愛歷史的人

You should say:

  • who this person is這個人是誰
  • how they learn about history對方如何學習歷史
  • why they love it對方為什麼熱愛歷史

and explain how you feel about this person並說明你對這個人有什麼感受

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這張題卡的準備方式

這張題卡(cue card)考的是,你能不能描述一個人的興趣和背後的習慣,再表達你對他的個人感受。考官會聽你描述對方通常做什麼時有沒有使用現在簡單式、有沒有用到談學習和好奇心的詞彙,以及「why they love it」這個要點有沒有清楚的理由。這個要點很容易用「because it is interesting」帶過,而用具體的想法來回答會好得多。

最容易取材的真實角度,是一位你近距離看過他熱情的親戚、老師或鄰居:書架上擺滿傳記的祖父、拉著全家逛博物館的叔叔,或每週末都看紀錄片的朋友。他們的習慣給了你具體的素材,而他們談論過去的方式,往往也說明了他們為什麼熱愛歷史。

至於節奏,第一個要點用一兩句話,談話的中段花在對方學習的方式上,並留幾句話給最後的感受。因為這段談話要持續1~2分鐘,把兩個習慣說清楚,比列出五個更好,最後要以一句明顯是在說你自己的話收尾,而不只是在說對方。

讓回答更出色的詞彙

比起「he likes old things」,這些片語更精準地描述對過去的熱愛。

單字或片語 意思 例句
a history buff 對歷史有濃厚業餘興趣的人 My grandfather is a real history buff.
to be fascinated by something 覺得某件事極為有趣 He is fascinated by the history of our city.
to bring the past to life 讓過去的事件變得真實又鮮明 His stories bring the past to life for us.
to dig into something 深入探究某個主題 He loves to dig into old records at the library.
a first-hand account 由親身在場的人所做的描述 He prefers a first-hand account to a textbook.
to shed light on something 幫助解釋原本不清楚的事 The letters shed light on how ordinary families lived.
to put things into perspective 幫助你清楚看出某件事的重要性 Knowing history puts our problems into perspective.
to be steeped in history 有非常豐富的歷史背景 Our old town is steeped in history.
to pass something down 把知識或物品傳給年輕人 He wants to pass his knowledge down to us.
an eye for detail 能注意到細小但重要的事物的能力 He has an eye for detail, even on a plain old coin.

1分鐘準備計畫

在1分鐘的準備時間裡,可以寫下:

  • who: grandfather Tomasz, retired railway engineer, Krakow
  • how: biographies, documentaries, weekend visits to castles, notebooks
  • why: understands why things are as they are, ordinary people’s stories
  • feeling: admire him, I now enjoy Wawel Castle with him

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 describe my grandfather Tomasz, who live主詞動詞不一致:應為「lives」 in Krakow in Poland. He is a retired railway engineer, but his real passion is history, and he has been interested in it since he was a boy. He learns about it in many ways. At home he have主詞動詞不一致:應為「has」 a whole shelf of books about kings, wars and ordinary people, and in the evening he watches documentaries on television. At the weekend he often goes to castles and museums, and he writes new facts in a small notebook, you know當作停頓使用的填充詞, like a student. Once he spend時態錯誤:應為「spent」 a whole month reading about the railway in our region, because he wanted to know who planned it and how the workers lived. He also likes to talk to old neighbours because they remember many things基本說法;用「recall how life used to be」這類更精準的動詞片語會得到更高的分數 from the past. I think he loves history because he wants to understand why the city and the country is主詞動詞不一致:應為「are」 like they are today. He says that ordinary people’s stories are more interesting基本比較級;用「more moving」這類更有力的形容詞會得到更高的分數 than the names of kings. When we have lunch together, he often asks me what we learn at school, and he corrects me if I say wrong date漏掉冠詞並且用字不當:應為「give the wrong date」. Last summer he take時態錯誤:應為「took」 me to Wawel Castle, and I was surprised because he explained everything in a very nice way模糊又基本的說法,限制了Lexical Resource的分數, er自然的停頓,填充詞不顯眼, so the place felt alive. I admire him a lot, and now I also want to learn more about the past.

Band 7

I’d like to describe my grandfather Tomasz, who lives in Krakow in Poland. He’s a retired railway engineer, but his real passion is history, and he’s been interested in it since he was a boy. He learns about it in several ways. At home he has a whole shelf of books about kings, wars and ordinary people, and in the evenings he watches documentaries. At weekends he often goes to castles and museums, and he writes new facts in a small notebook, like a student preparing for an exam自然的比喻,增添色彩. Once he spent a whole month reading about the railway built in our region, because he wanted to know who had planned it and how the workers lived. He also likes to talk to old neighbours because they remember things that never appear in books. I think he loves history because he wants to understand why the city and the country is主詞動詞不一致:應為「are」 the way they are today. He says that the stories of ordinary people are far more moving比「interesting」更有力的形容詞選擇 than the names of kings. When we have lunch together, he often asks what we’ve been learning at school, and he corrects me gently if I get a date wrong. Last summer he took me to Wawel Castle, and I was surprised because he explained everything so vividly that the place felt as if it were alive用「were」正確表達與事實相反的比較. I admire him a great deal, and to be honest自然的話語標記,引出個人看法, I now want to learn more about the past too.

Band 8

I’d like to describe my grandfather Tomasz, who lives in Krakow in Poland. He’s a retired railway engineer, but his real passion is history, which has fascinated him since he was a boy. He learns about it in several ways. At home he has a whole shelf of books about kings, wars and ordinary people, and in the evenings he watches documentaries. At weekends he often visits castles and museums, jotting new facts down in a small notebook like a student preparing for an exam自然的比喻,增添色彩. Once he spent a whole month researching the railway built in our region, wanting to know who had planned it and how the workers had lived. He also loves talking to old neighbours, who remember things that never made it into books. I think he loves history because he wants to understand why the city and the country are the way they are today, and he says that the stories of ordinary people are far more moving than the names of kings平衡又有掌控力地表達並列的比較. When we have lunch together he asks what we’ve been studying at school, and he corrects me gently whenever I get a date wrong, which happens more often than I’d like to admit. Last summer he took me to Wawel Castle, and what surprised me was how vividly he explained everything: the place came to life慣用的動詞片語,用法準確 in a way no guidebook could manage. I admire him enormously, and if I’m honest自然的話語標記,引出個人看法, he has made me curious about a subject that bored me at school.

讓分數不同的關鍵

  • Band 6的主詞動詞不一致和時態失誤(「who live」、「he have」、「he take」)在Band 7已經正確(「who lives」、「he has」、「he took」),Band 8也維持乾淨。
  • Band 6用「more interesting」和「in a very nice way」;Band 7升級成「far more moving」;Band 8以「a subject that bored me at school」收尾,把欽佩變成一句個人的陳述。
  • Band 6寫「he writes new facts in a small notebook, you know, like a student」;Band 7用「like a student preparing for an exam」做出一個俐落的比喻,Band 8則用「jotting new facts down」把這個習慣說得更精簡。

這張題卡的常見錯誤

  • 列出一串這個人知道的歷史事實,而不是描述對方實際上怎麼學習歷史。
  • 用「because it is interesting」回答「why they love it」,卻沒有更具體的內容。
  • 忘了最後「explain how you feel」那一行,談話結束在對這個人的描述上。
  • 在同一個句子裡把現在的習慣和過去的參觀混在一起,使時態互相衝突。

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 some people find history fascinating while others find it dull?為什麼有些人覺得歷史很迷人,有些人卻覺得很乏味?
  2. Is it more useful for young people to study history or modern subjects?對年輕人來說,學歷史還是學現代科目比較有用?
  3. How can museums and historical sites make the past more interesting for children?博物館和歷史遺址如何讓孩子對過去更感興趣?
  4. Do you think people who know their country's history are more patriotic?你認為了解自己國家歷史的人比較愛國嗎?
  5. Can films and television series about the past be trusted to teach history?關於過去的電影和電視劇,可以信任它們來教歷史嗎?

常見問題

回答這張題卡,我自己需要很懂歷史嗎?

不需要。這張題卡談的是這個人,不是歷史事實。你只需要一兩個簡單的細節,例如對方感興趣的時代或地方,然後把時間花在對方怎麼學習,以及歷史為什麼對他很重要。

可以選有名的歷史學家或作家,而不是我認識的人嗎?

可以,但通常選你親自認識的人比較容易。你可以描述真實的習慣、真實的對話,以及你對他真實的感受。選有名的人物,你可能只是在重複讀來的事實,往往讓回答比較平淡。

如果這個人熱愛歷史,但我不喜歡怎麼辦?

就直接說出來。能描述一份自己沒有的熱情,並說明這種差異是什麼感覺的考生,會展現誠實與表達的範圍。你可以說這個人讓這個科目比學校教的更有趣,這會給你一句自然的結尾。

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