‘We went to the Philippines for our holiday last year.
First, we went to Manila and enjoyed in Enchanted Kingdom.
Then we went to Ilo-ilo and swam in Boracay .
After that we went to Bohol and climbed Chocolate Hills.
Finally, we went to Cebu and saw big whales.”
こちらの答えは、文法的には間違いありませんが、採点基準にある
「多様な構文を適切に使っているか」の点で高評価は得られません。
そこで、話の順番を少し変えることで、
構文 ’Before + Verb + ing’. を使った少し高度な話しになります。
”Before going to Bohol and climbing Chocolate Hills we visited
Ilo-ilo and swam in Boracay.”
もう一つ例を挙げましょう。
質問例: 「あなたが最近行った旅行について教えてください。」
単純な順序での回答: “We went to Kyoto for a short trip. First, we visited Kinkaku-ji Temple and took lots of photos. Then, we walked around Arashiyama and enjoyed the bamboo forest. After that, we had lunch at a traditional restaurant and tried Kyoto-style sushi. Finally, we went to Fushimi Inari Shrine and walked through the famous torii gates.”
順番を変えて構文力をアピールした回答例: “Before having lunch at a traditional restaurant to try Kyoto-style sushi, we enjoyed walking around Arashiyama and the bamboo forest. Later, we visited Kinkaku-ji Temple and took lots of photos. At the end of our trip, we went to Fushimi Inari Shrine and walked through the famous torii gates.”
IELTS受験者にとって、スピーキングテストで使えるフレーズを覚えることは重要です。ボキャブラリーが少ないと、いつも”I think….”で文章を始めてしまいがちですよね。しかし、特定のフレーズばかりを使用していると、IELTSの評価基準である「Fluency and coherence」や「Lexical resource」の評価が下がってしまい、ハイスコアを取ることができません。
I’m fond of kids. In our family, we have a lot of young people. I have four 3 year old, one 6 year old and one 7 year old nephews, and, his twin, one 7 year old niece, the only flower among the thorns. Playtime is all the time. Whenever I go to my sister’s house on Wednesday, I play with them while my sister is preparing dinner. Then, it doesn’t end there. After dinner, we play simple games like eye spy while their mom is doing the dishes. I love playing with them because there’s no pressure it’s all fun and laughter. It encourages me to use my imagination and use sound effects. We’d play make believe. It’s just so much fun. It takes away the stresses and strains of the day.
About 90% of my job is in front of the computer, so I use it to note everything down. It’s also very easy for me to categorize information, reports, and personal thoughts and feelings with the use of my colored sticky notes app. But few years back, I used to handwrite everything, I classified information using colored pens or colored memo pads. Though I extensively use my computer or smartphone to jot my ideas down, I still keep my pen and paper handy, in case I run out of battery.
Do you have a lot of things to do in your hometown?
サンプル回答
SAMPLE ANSWER
Yes, we do Our hometown is a metropolitan city. There are many popular places and many recreational areas My personal favorite is the hunted mansion that just opened last week It’s so scary and fun all at once
I heard you help me defend this project to our boss. I fully appreciate that.
☑ Greatly admire
Nelson Mandela is the man that I greatly admire.
☑ Thoroughly enjoy
If you do some selfless act, I think you will thoroughly enjoy it too.
試験で使える!Collocation / Phrasal Verb 「 BIRTHDAY 」
▮質問 1
Do you celebrate your birthday?
サンプル回答
In my family, we have a big celebration. My family, uncles, aunts, and cousins have dinner with us. Sometimes, some of our family members bring along our friends. I heard from my friends in other countries that they only bring home cake for the people at home. Not in my family, we have at least 4 different dishes, rice, cake, ice cream, and drinks to dig in It’s part of our culture and tradition that we celebrate the birth of a family member as part of thanking our creator of the life given. We also pray together, give gifts to the celebrant, and wish him or her well. Adults are pretty simple, but kids have more, like games, prizes, and all those It’s a day to celebrate, and I fully appreciate that my family and friends usually come to my birthday
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▮質問 2
Describe a birthday celebration that
you like. You should say:
where it is
what they did in the celebration
who the people were
And what you like about the celebration.
サンプル回答
I like how one of my friends celebrated their mom’s birthday. She shared with me that in February, she, her mom and her brother have the same birth month. It usual for them to celebrate it with their birthdays but not their mom’s. This year, they’ve decided to surprise her. She gathered all her siblings to prepare the surprise Then, they kept it simple. They placed a cake on the table, but then, the other dishes were held by her and her siblings. As they enter the dining room, they greeted her and said something genuine and beautiful to their mom. They brought it off Their mom was very happy, she cried with joy. I like it because it’s simple and genuine, When I looked at their pictures, that they were very happy. I greatly admire that they take time to do all those for their mom.