Describe a person who loves to grow plants
請描述一位熱愛種植植物的人
Describe a person who loves to grow plants請描述一位熱愛種植植物的人
You should say:
- who the person is and how you know them這個人是誰,你是怎麼認識他的
- what plants they grow and where他種了什麼植物,種在哪裡
- how they look after the plants他怎麼照顧這些植物
and explain why this person loves growing plants並說明這個人為什麼熱愛種植植物
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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- who the person is and how you know them
- what plants they grow and where
- how they look after the plants
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這張題卡的準備方式
這張題卡(cue card)要看你能不能透過一個人的習慣和周遭環境來描述他:用現在式說明他經常做的事,用過去式說明你們怎麼認識。考官要聽的是關於植物和作息的清楚細節,以及源自這個人自己生活的理由,而不是對大自然的籠統說法。
最容易取材的真實角度,是你常看到對方在做這件事的人:有陽台花園的鄰居、有菜圃的祖父母、窗台上擺著植物的老師。具體的作息,例如每天早上7點澆水,能提供聽起來真實、又容易在時間壓力下記住的細節。
利用這1分鐘選好人物、要說出的三種植物或地點,以及一個能顯示他熱愛這件事的作息細節。第一個要點用一兩句話帶過,大部分時間花在他種了什麼、怎麼照顧,最後留給原因,這裡正適合用「he says that」這樣的轉述。
讓回答更出色的詞彙
這些片語比「he likes flowers」更精準地描述園丁和植物。
| 單字或片語 | 意思 | 例句 |
|---|---|---|
| green fingers | 種植物的天賦 | He has green fingers, as people say. |
| take cuttings | 剪下植物的一段來培育新的植株 | He gives me cuttings to take home. |
| water the plants | 給植物澆水 | He waters them every morning at seven. |
| thrive | 生長得強健而健康 | Everything he plants seems to thrive. |
| a sunny balcony | 陽光充足的陽台 | He turned his sunny balcony into a small garden. |
| take up a hobby | 開始一項新的嗜好 | He took up gardening after he retired. |
| a source of pride | 讓人感到自豪的事物 | The lemon tree is a real source of pride. |
| look after | 照顧 | He looks after each plant as if it were a child. |
| bear fruit | 努力之後得到好的成果 | You can see the effort bear fruit week by week. |
| find it relaxing | 做某件事時感到平靜 | He finds it relaxing after a long career. |
1分鐘準備計畫
在1分鐘的準備時間裡,可以寫下:
- who: Mr. Rustam, retired maths teacher, late sixties, neighbour below us
- what and where: tomatoes, peppers, basil in tin cans, lemon tree, geraniums, sunny balcony
- how: waters at seven, talks to plants, gives me cuttings
- why: empty days after retirement, patience, effort bears fruit
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 my neighbour Mr. Rustam, a teacher who is now retired and live主詞動詞不一致:應為「lives」 in the flat under ours in Namangan. He is in his late sixties and he loves plants不夠精確:「growing plants」或「gardening」更清楚 very much. He has a sunny balcony and he make時態錯誤:應為「has made」或「made」 it a small garden, with tomatoes, peppers, some basil in old tin cans, a lemon tree in a big pot, and red flowers in spring. Every morning at seven he are動詞形式錯誤:應為「is」 there with a small can and he talks to the plants, and my sister thinks it is very funny基本說法,限制了Lexical Resource的分數. I know him from I was a child介系詞與時態錯誤:應為「have known him since I was a child」, because he taught me maths for one year, and now I sometimes drink tea with him and he gives me small plants for my home. I think he started when he stopped work, because the days were empty. His wife sometimes says that there is no place to sit, but she takes the basil for dinner. He says plants teach patience, and I think this is the reason he loves them, er自然的停頓,填充詞不顯眼 you cannot hurry them.
Band 7
I’d like to talk about my neighbour, Mr. Rustam, a retired schoolteacher in his late sixties who lives in the flat below ours in Namangan and who loves growing plants more than anyone I know. He has a long, sunny balcony that he’s turned into a small garden, with tomatoes, peppers, basil in old tin cans, a lemon tree in a big pot具體、容易想像的細節 and, in spring, a row of red geraniums. Every morning around seven he’s out there with a small watering can, talking quietly to the plants, which my sister finds hilarious. I’ve known him since I was a child正確使用現在完成式搭配「since」, because he taught me maths for a year, and these days I often stop for tea and he give主詞動詞不一致:應為「he gives」 me cuttings to take home. As far as I can tell, he took up gardening after he retired, when the days suddenly felt empty. His wife sometimes complains that there is no space left to sit down, but she still picks the basil for dinner. He says plants teach you patience用轉述帶出這個人自己的理由, and I think that’s what he loves most about them.
Band 8
I’d like to talk about my neighbour, Mr. Rustam, a retired schoolteacher in his late sixties who lives in the flat below ours in Namangan and who loves growing plants more than anyone I know. He has a long, sunny balcony that he’s turned into a small garden, with tomatoes, peppers, basil in old tin cans, a lemon tree in a big pot and, in spring, a row of red geraniums. Every morning around seven he’s out there with a small watering can, talking quietly to the plants, which my sister finds hilarious. I’ve known him since I was a child, because he taught me maths for a year, and these days I often stop for tea and he gives me cuttings to take home. As far as I can tell, he took up gardening after he retired, when the days suddenly felt empty. His wife sometimes complains that there is no space left to sit down, but she still picks the basil for dinner. He says plants teach you patience, and I think that’s what he loves most about them: you can’t hurry them, but you can see the effort bear fruit平衡的對比結構,以慣用語收尾, week by week.
讓分數不同的關鍵
- Band 6的失誤(「who live」、「he make it」、「he are there」)在Band 7已經改正,只剩一個失誤,Band 8則完全沒有。
- Band 6說「loves plants very much」和「very funny」;Band 7說「loves growing plants more than anyone I know」和「my sister finds hilarious」;Band 8以努力逐週開花結果的意象收尾。
- Band 6用平淡的句子轉述原因;Band 7用「He says」帶出;Band 8則用急著求快與耐心等待之間的對比來展開。
這張題卡的常見錯誤
- 詳細描述植物,卻幾乎沒談這個人,結果整個回答變成在談植物。
- 這個人現在仍有的習慣卻用過去式,例如「he watered them every morning」。
- 忘了說你是怎麼認識這個人的,這是第一個要點的一部分。
- 沒有說明原因就結束,或只說「he likes nature」,沒有用到任何關於這個人的具體內容。
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。
- Why are more people in cities growing plants at home than in the past?為什麼比起過去,現在有更多城市居民在家裡種植物?
- Should schools teach children how to grow food?學校應該教孩子如何種植食物嗎?
- What are the benefits of gardening for older people?園藝對年長者有什麼好處?
- How can a city encourage residents to look after green spaces?城市要怎麼鼓勵居民照顧綠地?
- Do you think people have lost touch with nature?你認為人們已經與大自然脫節了嗎?
常見問題
這張題卡可以描述家人嗎?
可以。祖父母、父母或叔叔是常見又自然的選擇,因為你很了解他們的習慣。請確認你描述的是這個人和他種的東西,而不只是你自己的感受,並用自己的話說明他的理由。
如果我不太懂植物怎麼辦?
你不需要植物學術語。「pots」、「seeds」、「watering」和「sunny」這類簡單的詞就夠了,你可以說出兩三種你真正看過的植物。考官要聽的是你把一個人和他的習慣描述清楚,不是專業知識。
我要怎麼說明對方為什麼熱愛種植,又不用亂猜?
引用這個人對你說過的話,用轉述的方式帶出,例如「he says that plants teach patience」。如果是你自己的想法,就加上「as far as I can tell」或「I think」,這樣回答能保持誠實,也自然有機會展現多種句型。
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