IELTS Speaking Part 2 · 人物

Describe a person you know who would like to work in the medical field

請描述一位你認識的、想從事醫療工作的人

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Describe a person you know who would like to work in the medical field請描述一位你認識的、想從事醫療工作的人

You should say:

  • how you know this person你是怎麼認識這個人的
  • what they would like to do這個人想做什麼
  • when they started to think about it這個人是什麼時候開始想到這件事的

and explain why they would like to choose this career並說明這個人為什麼想選擇這個職業

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這張題卡的準備方式

這張題卡(cue card)要你描述另一個人的抱負,再說明背後的想法。考官會聽你有沒有清楚介紹你們的關係、有沒有用到表達計畫和希望的語言(「would like to」、「is hoping to」、「has always wanted to」),以及理由聽起來是否像一個真實的人的理由,而不是一串關於醫生的籠統說法。

最容易下手的真實角度,是你足夠親近、知道他做出這個選擇的來龍去脈的人:表親、同學或鄰居。如果你能指出這個想法開始的那一刻,例如一次到醫院的經驗、家人生病,或一堂科學課,中間的要點就會成為你談話中最自然的部分。醫學詞彙要簡單,如果不確定確切的名稱,就用淺白的話說明這份工作是做什麼的。

這1分鐘的前半段用來記下3個要點,每個只寫幾個字。把大部分時間留給最後的「explain」那一行,因為你可以在這裡展現語言範圍:一個主要理由、第二個理由,以及你認為這個人會不會成功的簡短評論。

讓回答更出色的詞彙

這些片語比「want」和「good」更精準地描述抱負、職業和性格。

單字或片語 意思 例句
to set your heart on something 非常想要某樣東西,並決心得到它 She set her heart on becoming a doctor when she was twelve.
a vocation 你覺得自己受到召喚去做的工作,而不只是謀生的方式 For her, medicine is a vocation more than a job.
to take something to heart 深受某件事影響 She took her brother’s illness to heart.
a bedside manner 醫生對待病人的說話與應對方式 The young doctor had a wonderful bedside manner.
to follow in someone’s footsteps 做和先前某個人一樣的工作 She wants to follow in her aunt’s footsteps and become a nurse.
to have a gift for something 天生就擅長某件事 He has a real gift for biology and chemistry.
a demanding career 需要大量努力、時間和精力的工作 Medicine is a demanding career, but she is ready for it.
to give something back 為了回報自己得到的,替別人做好事 He wants to give something back to his community.
hands-on experience 親自動手做這份工作的實務經驗 She is getting hands-on experience by helping at a clinic.
to be cut out for something 具備適合某份工作的特質 I honestly think she is cut out for this work.

1分鐘準備計畫

在1分鐘的準備時間裡,可以寫下:

  • who: cousin Selam, Addis Ababa, grew up near each other
  • what: children’s doctor, final exams, helps at a clinic
  • when: age twelve, brother Dawit in hospital with a fever
  • why: loves science, wants to help children, patient and calm

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 my cousin Selam, who lives in Addis Ababa in Ethiopia. Our mothers are sisters, so I know her時態錯誤:應為「have known her」 all my life, and we was主詞動詞不一致:應為「were」 together every school holiday when we were small. She wants to become a children’s doctor, a, er自然的停頓,填充詞不顯眼, paediatrician. Now she study時態錯誤:應為「is studying」 hard for her final school exams because she hopes to go to medical school. On Saturdays she also helps at a small clinic near her house, where she gives out forms and plays with the children in the waiting room. Sometimes I visit her there, and I can see that the children really trust her. She started to think about this career when she was twelve years old. Her little brother Dawit had a high fever and stayed in hospital for one week. Selam sit時態錯誤:應為「sat」 next to his bed every afternoon, and she saw a young doctor who talked to Dawit very gently and made him laugh. After that day she told everybody that she will be轉述時的時態錯誤:應為「would be」 a doctor like him. I think she wants this career for two reasons. First, she is very good at science基本說法,限制了Lexical Resource的分數, especially biology. Second, she wants to help people, and in my country doctors get big respect不精準的詞語搭配;「a great deal of respect」更自然. You know當作停頓使用的填充詞, she is also very patient person漏掉冠詞:應為「a very patient person」, so I am sure she will be a good doctor. I am proud of her, and her plan makes me think about my own future, because I do not have a clear idea yet.

Band 7

I’d like to talk about my cousin Selam, who lives in Addis Ababa in Ethiopia. Our mothers are sisters, so I’ve known her all my life, and we spent every school holiday together when we were small. She’d like to become a paediatrician, which means a doctor for children. At the moment she’s working hard for her final school exams so that she can apply to medical school準確使用「so that」的目的子句. On Saturdays she also helps at a small clinic near her house, where she gives out forms and plays with the children in the waiting room. Sometimes I visit her there, and I can see that the children really trust her. She first started to think about this career when she was twelve. Her little brother Dawit had a high fever and spent a week in hospital, and Selam sat beside his bed every afternoon. She noticed a young doctor who spoke to Dawit very gently and even made him laugh, and from that day she told everybody she was going to be a doctor like he代名詞格錯誤:應為「like him」. I think there are two reasons behind her choice. Firstly, she’s gifted at science用精準的形容詞取代「very good」, biology especially. Secondly, she genuinely wants to help people, and on top of that連接用語讓說明保持有條理 doctors are highly respected where we live. I’m proud of her, and I’m sure she’ll be a good doctor because she’s remarkably patient自然的強調詞搭配精準的形容詞, even with difficult people. Her plan also makes me think about my own future, because I don’t have such a clear idea yet.

Band 8

I’d like to talk about my cousin Selam, who lives in Addis Ababa in Ethiopia. Our mothers are sisters, so I’ve known her all my life, and we spent every school holiday together as children. She hopes to become a paediatrician, and she’s currently working hard for her final school exams so that she can apply to medical school. On Saturdays she also helps at a small clinic near her house, where she gives out forms and plays with the children in the waiting room. Whenever I visit her there, it’s obvious that the children trust her. The idea first took hold when she was about twelve引出起點的慣用說法. Her little brother Dawit had a high fever and spent a week in hospital, and Selam sat beside his bed every afternoon. She noticed a young doctor who spoke to Dawit very gently and even made him laugh, and from that day she told everybody she was going to be a doctor like him. I think there are two reasons behind her choice. For one thing, she has a real gift for science用自然的詞語搭配取代「is good at」, biology in particular. For another, she genuinely wants to help people, children above all, and, as a bonus, doctors are highly respected where we live. I’m proud of her, and I’m convinced she’ll be a caring doctor, because she’s remarkably patient, even with people who are difficult後置修飾語讓結尾精準而有彈性. Honestly, her certainty makes me reflect on my own future, since I haven’t settled on a direction yet.

讓分數不同的關鍵

  • Band 6的錯誤(「we was」、「she study」、「Selam sit」)在Band 7已經改正(「we spent」、「she’s working hard」、「Selam sat」),Band 8也維持乾淨。
  • Band 6用的是「very good at science」和「big respect」;Band 7改用「gifted at science」;Band 8說「a real gift for science」,並在第二個理由中加上「as a bonus」。
  • Band 7仍然出現一次失誤,說成「a doctor like he」,Band 8則維持「a doctor like him」,並在較簡單的「I’m proud of her」之後,以「I’m convinced she’ll be a caring doctor」收尾。

這張題卡的常見錯誤

  • 描述的是你自己和你自己的職涯計畫,而不是對方的,這樣題卡就變成另一個主題了。
  • 只說出職業,卻沒說這個想法是什麼時候開始的,第三個要點就漏掉了。
  • 只給一個籠統的理由,例如「doctors help people」,沒有任何關於這個人的細節。
  • 講醫院那段發生在過去的故事時,不小心改用了現在式。

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 so many young people want to become doctors, in your opinion?在你看來,為什麼有這麼多年輕人想當醫生?
  2. Should the government do more to train enough nurses and doctors?政府應該多做一些,培養足夠的護理師和醫生嗎?
  3. How can a teenager find out whether a career is right for them before choosing it?青少年在選擇職業之前,如何知道這個職業適不適合自己?
  4. Do you think a family's wishes should influence which career a young person chooses?你認為家人的期望應該影響年輕人選擇什麼職業嗎?
  5. What qualities, besides knowledge, does a good doctor need?除了知識之外,好醫生還需要哪些特質?

常見問題

這個人一定要已經是醫生嗎?

不用。題卡問的是想從事醫療工作的人,所以中學生、醫學系學生,或正考慮轉職的成年人都符合。如果這個人已經在這個領域工作,就說明他在進入這一行之前想要什麼,並把故事停留在更早的那段時期。

我需要醫學詞彙才能答得好嗎?

只需要幾個字。考官聽的是清楚、準確的英文,不是專業術語。像「paediatrician」、「nurse」、「surgeon」或「medical school」這些字就夠了,你也可以隨時用淺白的話說明一個職業,例如「a doctor who looks after children」。

如果我不知道這個人為什麼選這個職業怎麼辦?

說出你觀察到的或對方告訴你的,並誠實說明你有一點在推測。像「as far as I can tell」或「I think the main reason is」這樣的說法,能讓你根據自己的觀察給出理由,而不必編造事實。

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