1) advantages and disadvantages – pros and cons, benefits, fors and againsts, good and bad points, bonuses and drawbacks, etc.
2) ways – measures, steps, solutions, courses of action, steps, initiatives, etc.
3) difficult – hard, complicated, tough, complex, not simple, not straightforward, etc.
4) I think – in my opinion, for me, I imagine that, I believe that, from my point of view, if you ask me, in my mind, etc.
「同義語」や「言い換え」を使うことは「語彙の豊富さ」を試験管にアピールするでしょう。
そしてあなたの評価が上がります。
また、「語彙の豊富さ」をアピールするために、
一般的でない単語「less common vocabulary 」を使うのも良いでしょう。
例えば、試験管から「“describe a car or motorbike that you would like to buy”
あなたが買いたい車やバイクを教えてください」と質問されたら、
「“… the kind of vehicle I’ve always wanted to buy is ….”」 と答えると良いでしょう。
“vecle”はless common vocabularyです。 transport, transportationなども使えます。
▮ Less common vocabulary 一般的でない単語
もう一つ例を挙げますと、「あなたの favorite car は?」と聞かれたら、
「トヨタカローラです」と答えると「語彙の豊富さ」をアピールできません。
以下のように答えると良いでしょう。
“My favorite car is Toyota Corolla. I love the Black color, actually my father was going to buy a car last month and I advised him to buy Corolla, it is really nice”.
繰り返し申し上げますが、試験官は受験者の答えから「語彙の豊富さ」を採点しています。
できるだけ幅広い語彙を柔軟に使えるよう、
日ごろから英語インストラクターと練習してみてください。
Question:
One of the 4 criteria the IELTS Speaking is assessed on is Pronunciation . What does this mean?
a. Your pronunciation score is based on clarity and on speed.
b. Your pronunciation score is based on word stress, sentence stress and intonation.
meaning you can almost remember something but not quite (ここまで出かかっているんだけど、思い出せない)
実際、試験官がよくこのように質問してきます。
“Describe something you own which is important to you”
(あなたにとって大切なものを教えてください)
ほとんどの受験者は直ぐには答えられない質問です。こんなとき、答えが出るまでの間に、
このイディオムを使い時間稼ぎと「語彙の豊富さ」をアピールします。
“… it is very important to me so I don’t leave it out where everyone can see it … I keep it in ….hmm … I keep it in … oh look …it is on the tip of my tongue….. you know …. that thing where people keep their clothes …. I keep it in there so it is safe and out of sight …..”
“in a nutshell” (‘to put it in a nut shell’)
( ~を簡単に言う、かいつまんで述べる )
“Can you describe the qualities of a good teacher?”
試験管からこんな質問をされたら、このイディオムを使ってこんな風に答え始めます。
“Well …to put it in a nutshell, if someone wants to be a teacher they MUST have a teacher’s heart. By this I mean …..”
“put my feet up” = to relax
(手足を投げ出して) 休む
“What do you enjoy about your job?”
試験管からこんな質問をされたら、このイディオムを使ってこんな風に答えます。
Most people are surprised when I tell them that I love the work and pressure in my job.
I am the kind of person who feels guilty if I put my feet upand do nothing …
I have always been like that … I actually enjoy the hard work and in MY job there’s lots of it! …..”
“to hang out with” = to spend time with
(〔友達と〕一緒に(ブラブラ)過ごす、たむろする
◆目的を持った行動をしないで、一緒に時間を過ごすこと。)
“What do you usually do on weekends?”
試験管からこんな質問をされたら、このイディオムを使ってこんな風に答えます。
“Actually, I usually just stay at home, put my feet up and watch TV,
but if I am hanging out with my friends we will often go shopping in
Siam Square at the weekend or maybe ….”
“hit home” = something you have come to understand very well but (perhaps) didn’t realize at first
(ぐっとくる。 痛感する。~だとつくづく思う。)
“What kind of weather do you have in your country?”
試験管からこんな質問をされたら、このイディオムを使ってこんな風に答えます。
“Do you know …. Thailand has very hot weather … all year .. it is quite hot. It didn’t really hit homejust how much I enjoy this type of weather until I started to think about going to the UK study. I am worried that it will be too cold there…. but … to answer your question … it is hot in Thailand … it is a tropical climate … …”