Describe a photo you like

這張題卡的準備方式

這張題卡（cue card）看起來簡單，考的卻是你能不能詳細描述一個靜止的畫面，並連結到一段回憶或感受。考官想聽的是具體的描述，包括顏色、表情、場景、天氣，以及畫面邊緣正在發生的事，而不是「it shows my family and we look happy」這種模糊的概括。

最容易下手的角度，是一張你能在腦中清楚浮現的照片：家人聚會、一趟旅行、畢業典禮、寵物，甚至是一個剛好被拍得很好的平凡時刻。你不需要戲劇性或特別的照片。最好的回答，來自能把平凡場景描述得生動的考生，因為細節才會讓回答聽起來真實，而不是空泛。

回答一開始先說照片裡實際有什麼、是什麼時候拍的，再用較短的篇幅說明是誰拍的，並把真正的時間留給你為什麼喜歡這張照片。這通常是回答中最有意思的部分，也是「explain」那一行要你展開的部分。

讓回答更出色的詞彙

請用這些片語來描述構圖、氛圍和回憶，而不只是「nice」或「happy」。

1分鐘準備計畫

在1分鐘的準備時間裡，可以寫下：

• what: me and grandmother, garden, summer
• when: about six years ago, before I moved abroad
• who took it: my cousin, on an old phone
• why I like it: candid, she’s laughing, reminds me of her voice

範例回答

以下是這張題卡完整回答的一種寫法，用來示範結構和程度，不是要你照背。

The photo I would like to describe is one of my grandmother and me sitting in her garden, taken about six years ago, not long before I moved abroad for university. My cousin took it on an old phone, actually without either of us realising, so it is a completely candid shot rather than something posed. In the photo, my grandmother is laughing at something I clearly just said, and I am looking at her rather than the camera, which is probably why I like it so much — it captures a moment rather than a performance. You can see her rose bushes in the background, slightly out of focus, and the light suggests it was taken in the early evening, when the garden always looked its best. The colours have faded a little now since it is printed rather than digital, but that almost adds to it. I like this photo mainly because it brings back memories of her voice and the way she laughed, which is something I genuinely worry about forgetting over time. It is a small, ordinary photo, nothing dramatic, but I keep it framed on my desk as a kind of keepsake, and it is one of the few things I would grab first if I ever had to leave somewhere in a hurry.

這張題卡的常見錯誤

• 籠統地描述照片代表什麼，而不是畫面中實際看得到的東西。
• 忘了說是什麼時候拍的、是誰拍的，而這兩項都是題卡明確要求的。
• 選了一張可說的內容太少的照片，只好用不相關的資訊湊數。
• 把「why you like it」留到最後5秒才講，而沒有好好展開。