Describe a time you were stuck in a traffic jam
請描述一次你被困在塞車車陣中的經歷
Describe a time you were stuck in a traffic jam請描述一次你被困在塞車車陣中的經歷
You should say:
- where you were going and who you were with你要去哪裡,和誰在一起
- when it happened and how long you were stuck事情發生在什麼時候,你被困了多久
- what you did while you waited你在等待時做了什麼
and explain how you felt about the experience並說明你對這次經歷有什麼感受
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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- where you were going and who you were with
- when it happened and how long you were stuck
- what you did while you waited
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這張題卡的準備方式
這張題卡(cue card)檢驗你能不能講一個有問題、有反應、有結尾的短故事。問題本身很明顯,所以考官聽的是你如何描述當時的情況、等待時有沒有用過去進行式(Past Continuous),例如「we were sitting, the cars were barely moving」,以及最後的「how you felt」那一項有沒有超越「I was angry」。
最容易的切入點是一趟具體的旅程,例如週末出遊後全家開車回家、假期尖峰時段的公車,或是下雨傍晚的計程車。選一次你記得清楚的塞車,要有地點、時段和車上的人,因為這些細節會讓故事聽起來是親身經歷,而不是排練過的。
用1分鐘的前半段說明你要去哪裡、什麼時候,中段談等待:你看到了什麼、做了什麼、大家說了什麼。最後以感受收尾,最好是從沮喪轉變成別的情緒,例如耐心或幽默,讓回答有清楚的結束。
讓回答更出色的詞彙
這些片語比「many cars」更精準地描述交通和等待。
| 單字或片語 | 意思 | 例句 |
|---|---|---|
| bumper to bumper | 車輛緊挨著,幾乎動不了 | The cars were bumper to bumper for miles. |
| to crawl along | 非常緩慢地前進 | We crawled along at about ten kilometres an hour. |
| rush hour | 許多人同時出行的繁忙時段 | We left right in the middle of the evening rush hour. |
| to come to a standstill | 完全停下來 | At one point the traffic came to a standstill. |
| a bottleneck | 車流會變慢的狹窄路段 | The bridge was a bottleneck, as always. |
| to lose patience | 等太久而感到不耐煩 | After an hour, everyone in the car started losing patience. |
| to kill time | 在等待時找事情做 | We killed time by playing word games. |
| a diversion | 平常的路被擋住時改走的另一條路線 | A sign sent us on a long diversion through a village. |
| to be stuck behind | 無法超過前面的車輛 | We were stuck behind a lorry for most of the trip. |
| to make the best of a bad situation | 在困難的時刻找出正面的一面 | We decided to make the best of a bad situation. |
1分鐘準備計畫
在1分鐘的準備時間裡,可以寫下:
- where, who: home from the mountains, family, my brother Bobur, parents
- when, how long: Sunday evening, last winter, almost three hours
- waiting: songs, snacks, games, stopped cars, people standing outside
- feeling: annoyed first, then laughing; still remember it as a funny trip
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 a time when I stuck詞形錯誤:應為「was stuck」 in a very long traffic jam last winter. My family and I were driving home from the mountains on a Sunday evening. My parents were in the front, and my younger brother Bobur and I were in the back. At first the road was fine, but after one hour we see時態錯誤:應為「saw」 red lights everywhere, and the cars was主詞動詞不一致:應為「were」 not moving. There was only one road, so there was no other way. We waited for almost three hours. At first my father was very angry基本詞彙,限制了Lexical Resource的分數 and kept looking at his watch, but after some time he stopped and turned on some music. We ate the snacks my mother had prepared and played word games, and Bobur kept making jokes about the drivers in front of us. Some people from other cars get時態錯誤:應為「got」 out and stood on the road to talk. When we finally arrived home it was almost midnight, and I was tired. I felt annoyed in the beginning, but at the end I was laugh詞形錯誤:應為「was laughing」 with my brother, so I think it became a funny memory for us.
Band 7
I’d like to talk about a time I got stuck in a very long traffic jam last winter. My family and I were driving home from the mountains on a Sunday evening, with my parents in the front and my younger brother Bobur and me in the back. At first the road was clear, but after an hour we saw a line of red lights, and the cars were barely moving描述車流緩慢的自然說法. There was only one road, so there was no way round it, and we waited almost three hours. At first my father was clearly losing patience精準的詞語搭配 and kept checking his watch, but eventually he gave up and put some music on. We shared the snacks my mother had packed and played word games, and Bobur kept joking about the drivers in front of us, while a few people from other cars got out and stood chatting on the road分詞片語自然地補充細節. We got home close to midnight, exhausted. To be honest, I was annoyed at the start話語標記引出坦率的反思, but by the end I was laugh詞形錯誤:應為「was laughing」 with my brother, so it ended up being a funny memory.
Band 8
I’d like to talk about a time I got stuck in a very long traffic jam last winter. My family and I were driving home from the mountains on a Sunday evening, with my parents in the front and my younger brother Bobur and me in the back. At first the road was clear, but after an hour we saw a line of red lights, and the cars were barely moving. There was only one road, so there was no way round it, and we waited almost three hours. At first my father was clearly losing patience and kept checking his watch, but eventually he gave up and put some music on. We shared the snacks my mother had packed and played word games, and Bobur kept joking about the drivers in front of us, while a few people from other cars got out to chat on the road. We got home close to midnight, exhausted, yet what I remember most is that what began as an irritating delay turned into one of our most relaxed family evenings前置的名詞子句帶出反思性的對比. To be honest自然的話語標記, I was annoyed at the start, but by the end my brother and I were in tears of laughter, and the story still comes up whenever we pass that road.
讓分數不同的關鍵
- Band 6的形式與時態錯誤(「I stuck」、「we see」、「the cars was」)在Band 7中已改正,Band 7仍有一處自己的錯誤(「was laugh」),Band 8則完全沒有。
- Band 6說「very angry」;Band 7用「clearly losing patience」;Band 8保留這一點,並加入更多樣的句型,例如「what began as an irritating delay turned into」。
- Band 6以簡單的感受陳述收尾;Band 7加上開頭和結尾之間的對比;Band 8把這個對比變成連回故事的反思性結語。
這張題卡的常見錯誤
- 只用「terrible」和「very long」描述塞車,沒有任何關於你看到或做了什麼的細節。
- 從過去式滑進現在式,例如同一個故事裡先說「we waited」,後來又說「we are waiting」。
- 講的是考試或班機遲到的故事,卻忘了「what you did while you waited」這個要點。
- 結尾沒有說明你的感受,而這正是題卡要你說明的。
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。
- What causes traffic jams in big cities?大城市的塞車是由什麼造成的?
- Do you think public transport is a good solution to heavy traffic?你覺得大眾運輸是解決交通壅塞的好辦法嗎?
- Should cities limit the number of private cars in the centre?城市應該限制市中心的自用汽車數量嗎?
- How does heavy traffic affect people's health and daily lives?嚴重的交通壅塞如何影響人們的健康和日常生活?
- Do you think roads will be less crowded in the future?你覺得將來道路會比較不擁擠嗎?
常見問題
塞車一定要很久嗎?
不用。即使只是一般道路上40分鐘的耽擱,只要你記得發生了什麼,也能成為好的回答。題卡談的是這段經歷,所以細節比長度重要:你看到了什麼、你對車上的人說了什麼,以及氣氛是怎麼改變的。
如果我沒有車怎麼辦?
你可以描述在公車、計程車、小型公車或長途客運上遇到的塞車,很多考生都有這樣的經驗。你也可以描述旅途中被困在高速公路或橋上。清楚說明你搭的是什麼交通工具,然後照常把故事說完。
怎麼避免整段聽起來都很負面?
從沮喪開始,再呈現後來有什麼改變:一段對話、一首歌、一份點心、一個一起笑出來的玩笑。從煩躁轉到一個小小的正面時刻,能讓你的回答有層次,也能讓你用上更多樣的情緒用字,這是考官會注意到的。
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