IELTS Speaking Part 2 · 人物

Describe a person who has inspired you

請描述一位啟發過你的人

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Describe a person who has inspired you請描述一位啟發過你的人

You should say:

  • who this person is這個人是誰
  • how you know them你是怎麼認識他的
  • what they have done他做了什麼

and explain why this person has inspired you並說明這個人為什麼啟發了你

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這張題卡的準備方式

這張題卡(cue card)同時考兩件事:你能不能用具體的細節描述一個人,以及能不能清楚說明因果,也就是對方做了什麼,你又因此有了什麼改變。考官評分不看這個人有多了不起;一份安靜、平凡卻描述精準的影響,得分會高過用「she is amazing」或「he changed my life」這類模糊說法帶過的戲劇性影響。

最容易取材的角度,通常是老師、教練、年長的親戚或同事,因為你還記得他們具體的行動或說過的話。不要只因為某個人光看條件很了不起就選他。如果你記不起和對方相處的具體時刻,後面的要點很快就會露出破綻,而拖累Fluency and Coherence(流暢度與連貫性)的,是空泛的內容,不是題目本身。

分配時間時,「who」這一項簡短回答就好(一兩句話就夠,包括姓名、關係和大約的時間範圍),然後把2分鐘的大部分時間花在「how you know them」和「what they have done」,因為具體的故事都在這裡。「explain why」則留給真誠的結尾反思,不要重複你已經說過的內容。

讓回答更出色的詞彙

單字或片語 意思 例句
a lasting impression 長時間留在心中的影響 She left a lasting impression on me during my first year at university.
down-to-earth 謙虛而務實,不傲慢 Despite his success, he’s always been remarkably down-to-earth.
to look up to someone 欽佩並尊敬某人 I’ve looked up to my older sister for as long as I can remember.
to lead by example 用自己的行動而不只是言語,向別人示範該怎麼做 Rather than lecturing us, she led by example.
a turning point 重要事情發生改變的時刻 Meeting him was something of a turning point in how I saw my own career.
unwavering 始終不變,非常穩定 Her unwavering patience with difficult students always stood out.
to instil (a value) 逐漸教給某人一個持久的信念或習慣 He instilled in me the idea that mistakes are part of learning.
resourceful 善於在資源有限時找到解決辦法 She was incredibly resourceful, always finding a way around a problem.
to shape someone’s outlook 影響一個人對事物的整體看法 That single conversation shaped my outlook on failure completely.
against the odds 儘管處境艱難 She built her business against the odds, with almost no support at first.

1分鐘準備計畫

在1分鐘的準備時間裡,可以寫下:

  • Who: name, relationship, when
  • How I know them: context, how long, what they were like day to day
  • What they’ve done: one or two specific actions or moments, not a general summary
  • Why it inspired me: the change it caused, still relevant now

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 my old manager, Aziza, who I work with時態錯誤:應為「worked with」 for about two years at my first job after university. I know her because she was training the new staff in my team, so I see時態錯誤:應為「saw」 her almost every day, especially in first months when, er自然的停頓,填充詞不顯眼, I don’t really know what I am doing. She was a very good重複使用基本形容詞,限制了Lexical Resource的分數 manager and also a very kind person. She never made me feel stupid when I ask a question, even if I ask same question two times. She was very down-to-earth too — for someone quite senior, she sit時態錯誤:應為「sat」 with junior staff at lunch instead of eating alone, which is a small thing but it say a lot about her, you know. One day I made a mistake in a client report and I think she will be間接引述的時態錯誤:應為「she would be」 very angry with me. But she just sat down calm, helped me fix it, and said mistakes are normal, this is how people learn the job. What inspire主詞動詞不一致:應為「inspires」 me most is she have主詞動詞不一致:應為「has」 patience but also high standard for our work — she never lowered it for anyone. Now, when I train a new colleague myself, I notice I do exactly same thing she used to do, and I think this show how much she really changed my outlook.

Band 7

I’d like to talk about my former manager, Aziza, who I worked under for around two years at my first job after university. I got to know her well because she was responsible for training new staff, so I saw her almost daily, especially during the first few months when I genuinely had no idea what I was doing. What stood out about her wasn’t one dramatic thing, but a pattern — she never made me feel stupid for asking a question, even the same one twice, and despite being fairly senior, she was remarkably down-to-earth, often sitting with junior staffs不可數名詞被加上複數字尾 at lunch rather than eating separately. There was one moment I still remember clearly自然的連接用語,引出敘述: I made an error on a client report, expecting to be reprimanded — or, well, at least told off firmly句子中途自然地自我修正 — but instead she sat with me calmly, helped me correct it, and simply said mistakes are how people actually learn the job. What inspired me most was that combination of patience and high standards; she never lowered her expectations, but she didn’t punish effort either平衡的並列子句結構. Looking back, she shaped my whole outlook on leadership精準、自然的詞語搭配 more than any course could have, and now that I occasionally train newer colleagues myself, I often catch myself repeating almost exactly what she used to do.

Band 8

I’d like to talk about my former manager, Aziza, under whom I worked關係子句把介系詞放在前面,屬於正式的結構 for roughly two years in my first job after university. I came to know her well because she was responsible for training new staff, so I saw her almost daily, particularly during those early months when I genuinely hadn’t a clue道地、自然的說法 what I was doing. What struck me about her wasn’t any single dramatic gesture but a consistent pattern of behaviour自然的連接用語,使敘述有條理 — she never once made me feel foolish for asking a question, even the same one twice, and despite her seniority, she remained strikingly unpretentious, often sitting with junior staff at lunch instead of eating separately. Having made an error on a client report and bracing myself for a reprimand, I instead found her sitting calmly beside me以分詞子句開頭的複雜句, helping me put it right, and simply remarking that mistakes are how people genuinely learn a job. What inspired me most was that rare combination of patience and consistently high standards — she never let expectations slip, yet she never penalised honest effort either平衡的並列結構,對比精準. In hindsight, she shaped my outlook on leadership far more than any course could, and these days, when training newer colleagues, I often catch myself echoing, almost word for word道地的改寫, the very approach she once took with me.

讓分數不同的關鍵

  • Band 6重複使用「very good manager」和「very kind person」,並滑回現在式(「I work with」、「I see her」);Band 7改正了時態,並出現自然的自我修正;Band 8捨棄平淡的形容詞,改用「strikingly unpretentious」和正式的「under whom I worked」。
  • Band 6的主詞動詞失誤(「What inspire me」、「she have patience」)在Band 7消失(「What inspired me… she never lowered her expectations」),Band 8則把同一個想法升級為平衡的對比:「she never let expectations slip, yet she never penalised honest effort either」。
  • Band 6用「er」和「you know」來停頓;Band 7出現一次真正的自我修正(「or, well, at least told off firmly」);Band 8完全沒有停頓,只有像「What struck me about her wasn’t any single dramatic gesture」這樣流暢的開頭。

這張題卡的常見錯誤

  • 選了一個人,卻只用籠統的詞語描述他們是什麼樣的人,沒有具體的故事或時刻。
  • 直接跳到「why they inspired me」,卻從沒真正談到「what they have done」,使說明缺乏具體的基礎。
  • 過度使用「amazing」、「inspiring」和「great」,而不是更精準、更具體的詞彙。
  • 45秒後就沒話可說,因為考生選這個人,是看他聽起來如何,而不是看自己實際上有多了解他。

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. What qualities make someone a good role model?什麼特質讓一個人成為好榜樣?
  2. Do you think celebrities have a responsibility to be role models?你覺得名人有責任成為榜樣嗎?
  3. Are people more inspired by family members or by public figures nowadays?現在的人從家人身上得到的啟發比較多,還是從公眾人物身上得到的比較多?
  4. Can a person be inspiring without realising it themselves?一個人可以在自己沒有意識到的情況下啟發別人嗎?
  5. How has the idea of a "role model" changed over the last generation?「role model」的概念在過去一個世代有什麼改變?

常見問題

可以談我從沒真正見過面的人嗎,例如作家或運動員?

可以。題卡問的是你怎麼認識對方,不是要求你和對方本人相識,所以透過作品、訪談或公開的行動認識他們,同樣可以作為回答的基礎。只是要具體說明你是怎麼知道他們的,以及他們究竟做了什麼,對你產生了影響。

選名人比較好,還是選我生活中的人比較好?

兩者都不會自動比較好。考官評分看的是你怎麼展開並連結想法,不是你談的是誰。談老師或親戚而細節具體的回答,通常比談一位你其實不太了解的名人、內容模糊的回答得分更高。

如果啟發我的人已經不在世了怎麼辦?

沒有問題,而且很常見。描述他們做過什麼、是什麼樣的人時,過去式要前後一致;如果他們的影響至今仍然持續,也可以自然地帶進「explain why」的部分。

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