IELTS Speaking Part 2 · 自然與動物

Describe an important river in your country

請描述你的國家一條重要的河流

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Describe an important river in your country請描述你的國家一條重要的河流

You should say:

  • which river it is and where it flows這是哪一條河,流經哪裡
  • what you know about it你對它有哪些了解
  • what people use it for人們用它來做什麼

and explain why this river is important to your country並說明這條河為什麼對你的國家很重要

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這張題卡的準備方式

這張題卡(cue card)檢驗你能不能提供一個地方的一般資訊,同時說明它的重要性,這要用到說明因果、好處和功能的語言,而不是過去的故事。考官會聽現在式有沒有用對、有沒有涵蓋水、農業和旅行的詞彙,以及最後一段有沒有清楚的「because」結構。

最容易的切入點是你親眼見過的河流,即使只是短暫見過,再加上你能觀察到的它的角色:依賴河水的農田、沿岸興建的城市、家人週末野餐的地方。幾個真實的細節,能讓你的一般事實有生命力。不要背誦你只記得一半的統計數字,因為錯的數字比沒有數字更糟。

用1分鐘的前半段說明河的名稱和路線,接著選兩個河流重要的理由,例如灌溉農作物用水和休閒場所,並各舉一個例子。最後加入個人的小細節,例如對這條河的一段回憶,讓你的回答自然地結束。

讓回答更出色的詞彙

這些片語比「big」或「useful」更精準地描述一條河和它的作用。

單字或片語 意思 例句
to flow through 穿過某個地區 The river flows through two of the country’s largest cities.
to rise in 起源於某個地方 It rises in the mountains in the east.
a tributary 匯入較大河流的較小溪流 Several tributaries feed the main river along the way.
to irrigate 為農地供水,讓作物生長 Its water irrigates thousands of hectares of farmland.
a lifeline 維持生存所必需的事物 For farming villages the river is a lifeline.
the riverbank 河流邊緣的土地 On warm evenings families sit along the riverbank.
to depend on 為了生存或運作而需要某樣東西 Local fishermen depend on the river for their work.
to be polluted 被廢棄物弄髒或變得有害 The river was badly polluted twenty years ago.
a bridge across 讓人能夠過河的結構 There is an old stone bridge across the river.
to draw visitors 吸引遊客 The river valley draws visitors every spring.

1分鐘準備計畫

在1分鐘的準備時間裡,可以寫下:

  • which: Zarafshan, central Uzbekistan, passes Samarkand
  • what I know: starts in mountain glaciers, water shared by farms, name means “gold-scattering”
  • uses: irrigation, cotton and orchards, evening walks, school trips
  • why important: farming and cities depend on it, protect it

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 the Zarafshan river in Uzbekistan, which flow主詞動詞不一致:應為「flows」 through the area around Samarkand. It starts high in the mountains where there are glaciers, and then it goes west across the valley toward Bukhara. I do not know all the details, but I remember from school that the name mean主詞動詞不一致:應為「means」 something like “gold-scattering”, which is a nice name for a river. The river is very important because farmers use its water for their fields. Around Samarkand there are many gardens with very good基本詞彙,限制了Lexical Resource的分數 fruit, and without the water they can not助動詞形式錯誤:應為「could not」 grow so much. My grandfather has a small orchard in a village near the river, and in summer he waits for the water to come to his trees. Also the water is used by people in the cities, and in the evenings the families goes主詞動詞不一致:應為「go」 to walk beside it. When I was a child, my school take時態錯誤:應為「took」 us there on a trip, and I remember the water was cold and very clear. I think it is important for my country because many people depend on it, so we must keep it clean and not throw rubbish there.

Band 7

I’d like to talk about the Zarafshan river in Uzbekistan, which flows through the region around Samarkand. It rises high in the mountains, where there are glaciers, and then runs west across the valley towards Bukhara. I don’t know every detail, but I remember from school that its name is usually translated as對說話者不確定的事實,用字準確而謹慎 “gold-scattering”, which suits a river that brings so much life to the land. It matters mainly because farmers depend on its water to irrigate their fields動詞加介系詞,再接表示目的的不定詞. Around Samarkand there are orchards producing wonderful fruit, and without the river they couldn’t grow nearly as much. My grandfather has a small orchard in a village beside it, and in summer he waits anxiously for the water to reach his trees. The cities use its water too, and in the evenings families walk along the bank. When I was a child, my school took us on a trip there, and I still remember how cold was the water附屬問句的語序錯誤:應為「how cold the water was」. All in all, I think the river is important because so many people rely on it總結用語讓回答有清楚的結尾, so we should keep it clean.

Band 8

I’d like to talk about the Zarafshan river in Uzbekistan, which flows through the region around Samarkand. It rises among glaciers high in the mountains and then runs west across the valley towards Bukhara. I don’t know every detail, but I remember from school that its name is usually translated as “gold-scattering”, which suits a river that brings so much life to the land. It matters chiefly because farmers rely on it to irrigate their fields; the orchards around Samarkand produce wonderful fruit, and without that water they couldn’t grow nearly as much. My grandfather keeps a small orchard in a village beside it, and every summer he waits anxiously for the water to reach his trees. The cities draw on it too, and on summer evenings families stroll along the bank, children trailing behind them獨立分詞片語不需新子句就補充細節. I went there on a school trip as a child and still remember how cold and clear the water was. All in all自然的話語標記,表示要下結論, I’d say it’s a lifeline for the region, which is exactly why we should do more to keep it clean.

讓分數不同的關鍵

  • Band 6的主詞動詞一致錯誤(「which flow」、「the name mean」、「families goes」)在Band 7中已改正,Band 8也維持無誤。
  • Band 6說「very good」的水果和「a nice name」;Band 7加入「orchards producing wonderful fruit」和「is usually translated as」;Band 8再進一步用「rely on it to irrigate」和「a lifeline for the region」。
  • Band 6以平淡的「so we must keep it clean」收尾;Band 7加上總結標記(「All in all」);Band 8用「which is exactly why」把結論連回河流的重要性。

這張題卡的常見錯誤

  • 憑記憶背誦確切的長度、日期或統計數字,卻背錯了。
  • 只描述河流的樣子,始終沒有說明它為什麼對國家重要。
  • 轉去講單一的童年故事,忘了前面要點所要求的一般資訊。
  • 只用「big」或「beautiful」,而沒有用精準的字詞描述河流、河岸和人們在河邊做的事。

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 are rivers so important to the places that grow up beside them?為什麼河流對沿岸發展起來的地方這麼重要?
  2. How can rivers and lakes attract visitors to a region?河流和湖泊如何吸引遊客前往一個地區?
  3. Do you think governments should do more to protect rivers from pollution?你覺得政府應該更努力保護河流,避免汙染嗎?
  4. Are rivers still important for transport today, or have roads and railways replaced them?現在河流在運輸上還重要嗎,還是已經被公路和鐵路取代了?
  5. What can ordinary people do to look after natural water in their area?一般民眾可以做什麼來照顧自己所在地區的天然水域?

常見問題

我可以選湖泊或運河,而不是河流嗎?

題卡寫的是河流,所以選河流最保險。如果你的國家沒有主要的河流,你可以描述最近的一條,或是功能像河流的運河,但要在第一句話就說清楚,讓考官跟得上你的主題。

我需要多少地理細節?

很少。考官不是在評分地理知識。大致說明河從哪裡開始、經過哪些地區、人們怎麼使用它就好。說得誠實一點,不要引用你不確定的確切長度或數字。

如果我自己從沒去過那條河怎麼辦?

描述你從學校、電視或家人的故事中知道的內容,並說明這一點。更好的做法是選一條你曾在橋上看過,或旅途中見過的河,因為聲音、水的顏色、人們在做什麼這類個人細節,聽起來更自然。

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