So, overall, you did really well.

所以，總的來說，你做得非常好。

You probably wouldn't score a band nine.

你可能得不到 9 分。

So, band nine is the full mark.

是以，第九段是滿分。

And this is quite surprising for many native speakers because they think they're going to ace the test.

這讓很多母語為英語的人感到非常驚訝，因為他們認為自己會在考試中取得好成績。

But one of the difficulties for you, because you finished all your answers quite soon, it just doesn't give the opportunity for the examiner to hear everything they want.

但你的困難之一是，由於你很快就答完了所有答案，考官沒有機會聽到他們想要的所有內容。

Also, occasionally, you mumble a little bit.

另外，你偶爾會喃喃自語。

Now, what does the word mumble mean?

喃喃自語是什麼意思？

Mumble is like when I don't speak clearly.

喃喃自語就像我說話不清楚。

Exactly.

沒錯。

So, at times, I was really straining to listen to what you were trying to say and I couldn't catch exactly what you wanted to say.

是以，有時我真的很費力地聽你想說什麼，但又聽不清你到底想說什麼。

And you might lose half a mark for this one.

你可能會是以扣掉半分。

So, you probably get a band 8.5 overall.

是以，你的總成績可能是 8.5 分。

And you did really well, but because you've never taken the test before, you don't know about it.

你做得很好，但因為你從未參加過考試，所以你不知道。

And so, if you were to take the test again, just try and elaborate on your answers a little bit more.

是以，如果你要再次參加考試，請試著對你的答案進行更詳細的闡述。

Okay.

好的

Overall, well done.

總的來說，做得很好。

Awesome.

棒極了

Thank you, Chris.

謝謝你，克里斯。

In the speaking test, it is incredibly important that you develop your ideas and that you speak as much as possible.

在口語測試中，儘可能多地闡述自己的觀點和發言是非常重要的。

In today's video, we're going to be looking at Tom.

在今天的視頻中，我們將看到湯姆。

And we're going to be joining his speaking test where sometimes he gives a few short answers.

我們將參加他的口語測試，有時他會給出幾個簡短的答案。

Now, Tom is a native English speaker and this is an example where maybe he would be marked down a little bit because of his short answers.

現在，湯姆的母語是英語，在這個例子中，他可能會因為回答簡短而被降分。

So, if you're ready to start watching, let's go.

所以，如果你已經準備好開始觀看，那就開始吧。

Hello and welcome to this practice exam conducted by IELTS Daily.

大家好，歡迎來到《雅思日報》舉辦的模擬考試。

My name is Maddie and I'm your practice examiner.

我叫瑪蒂，是你們的實習考官。

The questions in this test are designed to simulate the IELTS speaking test.

本測試中的問題旨在模擬雅思口語測試。

Let's start.

讓我們開始吧。

What's your first name, please?

請問你叫什麼名字？

My first name is Tom.

我的名字叫湯姆。

Thanks, Tom.

謝謝你，湯姆。

At the beginning of the IELTS test, you'll be required to provide some ID.

雅思考試開始時，您需要提供一些身份證件。

But as this is a practice test, we don't need to do that today.

但由於這是一次模擬測試，我們今天不需要這樣做。

I want to begin by talking about you.

我想先談談你。

Where do you live?

你住在哪裡？

I'm from Melbourne, from Yarraville.

我來自墨爾本，來自亞拉維爾。

All right.

好的

So, Tom answered this question in quite a short way.

所以，湯姆很簡短地回答了這個問題。

I will forgive him in this case because, yes, you could just say, I live in town.

在這種情況下，我會原諒他，因為，是的，你可以直接說，我住在城裡。

That's okay.

沒關係。

But you could say, I live in Paris and Paris is the capital city of France.

但也可以說，我住在巴黎，巴黎是法國的首都。

I live in a neighbourhood just to the east of the city centre.

我住在市中心以東的一個社區。

Do you notice how that is a different answer to Tom's, which was very short?

你注意到這與湯姆的回答有什麼不同嗎？

So, just bear that in mind in the test.

是以，在測試時請記住這一點。

I want you to develop your answer a little bit more.

我希望你能把答案說得更詳細一些。

And do you enjoy living there?

你喜歡住在那裡嗎？

Yeah, it's a really nice neighbourhood.

是啊，這真是個不錯的社區。

And where do you think you'll live in the future?

你認為自己將來會住在哪裡？

I'm not sure where I'll live in the future, but I hope to stay in Australia.

我不確定將來會住在哪裡，但我希望能留在澳洲。

So, he said, I'm not sure where I'll be in the future, but I hope to stay in Australia.

是以，他說，我不確定將來會在哪裡，但我希望留在澳洲。

It's quite a short answer.

答案很簡短。

It is a little bit developed because he has some grammatical complexity.

因為他的文法有些複雜，所以有一點發展。

It's a complex sentence.

這是一個複雜的句子。

But what more could he say?

但他還能說什麼呢？

I'm not too sure.

我不太確定。

It depends on my job.

這取決於我的工作。

It might mean that I go and work overseas, but I really kind of hope to stay in Australia.

這可能意味著我會去海外工作，但我真的有點希望留在澳洲。

This is where I was born and this is where I was raised.

這是我出生的地方，也是我成長的地方。

Most of my family is here.

我的大部分家人都在這裡。

Do you see how that's a little bit of a longer answer?

你覺得這個答案有點長嗎？

And would you like to live in a house or an apartment?

您想住別墅還是公寓？

I'm definitely more of a house person.

我肯定更喜歡房子。

I've grown up in a house and that's where I want to be in the future.

我是在房子里長大的，將來我也想住在房子裡。

Again, very short answer.

還是很簡短的回答。

Explain why.

請解釋原因。

Why is a house better for you?

為什麼房子更適合您？

Not just because that you've grown up there, but what are the features of a house that you like?

不僅僅是因為你在那裡長大，而是你喜歡房子的哪些特徵？

What are the disadvantages of an apartment?

公寓有哪些缺點？

All of those things could be expanded on and he's giving really short, fast answers at this point.

所有這些問題都可以擴展，但他現在的回答非常簡短、快速。

This could be problematic in the test.

這可能會在測試中造成問題。

It could mean that he loses some marks.

這可能意味著他會丟掉一些分數。

Okay, let's move on to the topic of walking.

好了，讓我們繼續討論 "走路 "這個話題。

Are you a fan of walking?

您喜歡步行嗎？

Yeah, I'd say I'm a pretty fast walker.

是的，我會說我走得很快。

Okay, so are you a fan of walking?

好吧，你喜歡走路嗎？

He answers, yeah, I'm a pretty fast walker.

他回答說，是的，我走得很快。

Well, the examiner asked about whether he's a fan of walking, which means does he like walking?

主考官問他是否喜歡散步，意思是他喜歡散步嗎？

Now, in the test, there is no right or wrong answer.

現在，在測試中，答案沒有對錯之分。

You won't be marked for how accurate your answer is, but I do think this would give you a lot of opportunity to expand more.

你的答案准確與否不會被打分，但我認為這將給你提供更多拓展的機會。

Are you a fan of walking?

您喜歡步行嗎？

Yes, I love going to the park during the day walking, or no, I'm not really a fan of walking.

是的，我喜歡白天去公園散步，或者不，我並不喜歡散步。

I tend to enjoy sitting in the garden.

我喜歡坐在花園裡。

Sometimes if I'm bored, I might go for a walk with my friend.

有時我覺得無聊，就會和朋友出去走走。

Try to develop the answers because it will give you more opportunities to show grammatical complexity and to really, really give the examiner more meat so that they can mark your vocabulary, your lexical resource.

試著擴展答案，因為這樣可以讓你有更多機會展示文法的複雜性，並讓考官真正、真正地對你的詞彙、詞彙資源進行評分。

And do you like it?

你喜歡嗎？

Yeah, I like walking.

是啊，我喜歡走路。

More than running?

比跑步更重要？

Oh, yeah, I think I've grown to like walking a bit more than running.

哦，對了，我覺得我越來越喜歡走路多過跑步了。

And where do you normally walk?

你通常在哪裡散步？

Around the house, but also it's nice to go outside as well.

在家裡，但到外面走走也不錯。

Where do you normally walk?

您通常在哪裡散步？

Around the house.

房子周圍

Do you think that there would be more opportunities to expand on this answer?

您認為是否有更多的機會來擴展這一答案？

I think there are so many opportunities.

我覺得機會太多了。

Even if you're not a fan of walking, you could show off to the examiner and say, yeah, I love going for walks with my friends.

即使你不喜歡散步，你也可以向考官炫耀說，是的，我喜歡和朋友一起散步。

We'll often take a stroll.

我們經常散步。

So, S-T-R-O-L-L, a stroll.

所以，S-T-R-O-L-L，漫步。

You could say, I often go for a wander with my friends.

可以說，我經常和朋友們一起去閒逛。

We like to spend time together by going for a walk and taking in the sights of the city, getting some fresh air.

我們喜歡一起散步，欣賞城市美景，呼吸新鮮空氣。

All of these pieces of language you could use, you could incorporate into your speech so that you could show the examiner at the moment, Tom's answers are just a little bit too short.

所有這些語言你都可以使用，都可以融入到你的演講中，這樣你就可以向考官展示，湯姆的回答只是有點太短了。

He's not giving the examiner the opportunity to mark his really great language.

他沒有給考官機會，讓他給自己的精彩語言打分。

Is there a special place you go walking?

您有什麼特別的散步地點嗎？

I think the most special places are the places that you don't expect to walk.

我認為，最特別的地方就是那些你意想不到的地方。

Somewhere in your neighbourhood that you've just never explored before.

你從未涉足過的街區。

And who do you normally go walking with?

你通常和誰一起散步？

Normally I go walking by myself.

通常我都是一個人去散步。

Yeah, but it's nice to go on a walk with mum or dad.

是啊，不過和爸爸媽媽一起散步也不錯。

Again, lots and lots of short answers throughout this section.

同樣，本節還有很多簡答題。

Try to expand.

嘗試擴展。

If you're taking the test, try to elaborate just a little bit more.

如果您要參加考試，請儘量再詳細一點。

Now, I want to talk about markets.

現在，我想談談市場。

Do you shop at a market?

您在市場購物嗎？

Yeah, usually I shop at a supermarket.

是的，我通常在超市購物。

My local one is Coles.

我當地的一家是 Coles。

Markets.

市場。

So much language that Tom could talk about here and he just says, yeah, I like to shop in supermarkets and my local one is...

湯姆可以在這裡談論的語言太多了，他只是說，是的，我喜歡在超市購物，我當地的超市是...

I feel like he's missing an opportunity to show the examiner just how great he is.

我覺得他錯過了一個向考官展示自己有多棒的機會。

Markets is a really broad topic.

市場是一個非常廣泛的話題。

It could be about a local market with fresh produce, it could be a supermarket and you could describe both.

可以是當地的新鮮農產品市場，也可以是超市，你可以對兩者都進行描述。

You could talk about the experience.

你可以談談這段經歷。

Now, I'm not really a person that goes to markets, but I do go to supermarkets.

現在，我不太喜歡去市場，但我會去超市。

I tend to go twice a week.

我傾向於每週去兩次。

I tend to drop in in case I have some groceries that I need to buy.

我通常會順便去看看，以防我有一些日用品需要購買。

So many things that you could be saying at this point, but I'm just a little bit disappointed that he's not expanding on his answers very much.

在這一點上，你可以說的東西太多了，但我只是有點失望，因為他沒有對他的答案做太多擴展。

If you listen to some of our other speakers in our other videos, you will notice that they do elaborate and they talk a lot more about their answers.

如果你收聽我們其他視頻中的一些演講者的演講，你會發現他們確實說得很詳細，而且對自己的答案談得更多。

Why do people shop at markets?

人們為什麼去市場購物？

To buy things, groceries, usually a bit of medicine or whatnot as well.

買東西，買日用品，通常還要買點藥什麼的。

Why do people shop at markets?

人們為什麼去市場購物？

Well, let's think about some ideas together now.

好吧，現在讓我們一起來想想辦法。

People shop at markets because they're preparing food for the week for their family and markets tend to sell fresh produce, fresh produce.

人們在市場購物是因為他們要為家人準備一週的食物，而市場往往出售新鮮的農產品。

Markets have a wide variety of goods.

市場上的商品琳琅滿目。

You can buy many things at a market.

您可以在市場上買到很多東西。

They tend to be well located or conveniently located in the center of an area.

它們往往位於地理位置優越或交通便利的地區中心。

So, really try to think of many reasons why people would shop at markets.

是以，不妨試著想一想人們到市場購物的諸多原因。

Why do you shop or why don't you shop at a market?

您為什麼去市場購物或不去市場購物？

Giving the examiner an opportunity to mark your speech is vital in the speaking test.

讓考官有機會給您的演講打分在口語測試中至關重要。

Is food better from a supermarket or a market?

超市裡的食物好還是市場裡的食物好？

I haven't had much experience shopping at a market, like a farmer's market, and generally I've just bought stuff from a supermarket.

我沒有在農貿市場等市場購物的經驗，一般都是從超市買東西。

From what I've heard, the markets are, my mum tells me it's a bit fresher at the markets.

我媽媽告訴我，市場上的東西更新鮮。

Are markets becoming more or less popular?

市場是越來越受歡迎還是越來越不受歡迎？

I'm not sure if I could say the trend is becoming more popular.

我不確定是否可以說這種趨勢越來越流行。

I'm just going to pause there.

我在這裡暫停一下。

The answer to this question was just a little bit mumbled and this might affect Tom's pronunciation, Mark.

對這個問題的回答有點含糊不清，這可能會影響湯姆的發音，馬克。

I have listened to this a couple of times and I really don't quite understand what he's trying to say.

我聽了幾遍，真的不太明白他想說什麼。

I didn't catch all the words in the middle.

我沒聽清中間的字。

So, clarity of pronunciation might be lost a little bit here.

是以，發音的清晰度在這裡可能會有一點損失。

He'd probably be marked down at this point.

在這一點上，他可能會被降級。

But I've seen more recent times that there's been an upwards trend in the markets I've seen advertised.

但我最近看到，我所見過的市場廣告呈上升趨勢。

I'm going to give you a topic and I'd like you to talk about it for one to two minutes.

我會給你們一個話題，希望你們就這個話題談一到兩分鐘。

Before you talk, you'll have one minute to think about what you're going to say.

在您發言之前，您有一分鐘的時間考慮您要說的話。

You can make notes if you wish.

如果願意，您可以做筆記。

Here's a paper and a pencil for making notes.

這是做筆記用的紙和筆。

And here is your topic.

這就是你的主題。

I would like you to describe a teacher you remember.

我想請你描述一下你記憶中的一位老師。

Now.

現在

OK, thank you.

好的，謝謝。

So, remember, you have one to two minutes for this.

所以，記住，你們有一到兩分鐘的時間。

So, don't worry if I stop you.

所以，別擔心我會阻止你。

I'll tell you when the time is up.

時間到了我會告訴你的。

Can you start speaking now, please?

現在可以開始發言了嗎？

No worries.

不用擔心。

For my form teacher, we had Mr. Bush.

我的班主任是布什先生。

He was young, about in his late 20s.

他很年輕，大約 20 多歲。

I had him for, you know, in form, English, rowing and economics, which was actually really good because he was my favourite teacher.

他是我最喜歡的老師。

So, he's always smartly dressed.

所以，他總是穿著得體。

He's always in boots.

他總是穿著靴子。

Wherever you see him, he's not without boots.

無論你在哪裡看到他，他都不會不穿靴子。

He's always with a shirt and he just always has a smile on his face as well.

他總是穿著襯衫，臉上也總是掛著笑容。

He's one of the...

他是...

everyone's favourite teacher, I think.

我想，他是每個人都喜歡的老師。

So, he likes to talk to his students, every form.

是以，他喜歡和他的學生交談，每一種形式。

He talks about everything you go around the classroom.

他在課堂上無所不談。

Always talks to every student to catch up and make sure they're doing well.

經常與每個學生交談，瞭解他們的學習情況，確保他們學得很好。

I was just a very charismatic person and he's done a bit of an unorthodox way with his career.

我只是一個非常有魅力的人，而他的職業生涯也有點不走尋常路。

So, he was in marketing before.

所以，他之前是做市場營銷的。

Then he changed careers because he didn't like it so much.

後來他改行了，因為他不太喜歡這個職業。

Then he went into teaching.

後來，他開始教書。

I think it was a bit of a very brave move and I think it suits his personality a lot more.

我認為這是一個非常勇敢的舉動，我認為這更適合他的個性。

He's just very good with people.

他很善於與人打交道。

That's one of my favourite things.

這是我最喜歡的事情之一。

Before he went into marketing, he did rowing professionally.

在從事營銷工作之前，他曾專業從事賽艇運動。

He's a great rower.

他划船很棒

I remember he was telling us he just missed out on the Australian Olympic team and then I was really disappointed as well because I would have seen him achieve great things.

我記得他告訴我們，他與澳洲奧運代表隊失之交臂，當時我也非常失望，因為我本可以看到他取得巨大成就。

I was a bit ashamed that he didn't make it.

他沒能成功，我有點慚愧。

I don't know if you noticed that in the beginning of his part two, Tom was struggling a little bit to think of ideas and again, he probably could have developed his answers a little bit more.

我不知道你是否注意到，在第二部分的開頭，湯姆在想問題的時候有點費勁，而且他的答案可能還可以再完善一些。

Be prepared for a topic on teachers or a person and my advice to you, if you can't think of a person, just try to invent somebody.

請準備一個關於教師或某個人的話題，我的建議是，如果你想不到某個人，就試著發明一個人。

There are so many stories that you could tell about any person, invented or real, it doesn't really matter.

你可以講很多關於任何人的故事，無論是杜撰的還是真實的，這其實並不重要。

The point is for part two, you have to speak fluently for over one minute and you have to include as many ideas and opinions and feelings as you can and I just feel that Tom maybe was lacking in expanding his answers.

關鍵是第二部分，你必須流利地說上一分鐘以上，你必須儘可能多地表達你的想法、觀點和感受，我只是覺得湯姆可能在擴展他的答案方面有所欠缺。

So a bit of advice for you guys, if you can't think of ideas, just invent something.

所以給你們一點建議，如果想不出點子，就發明點什麼。

Great.

好極了

Well, thank you.

謝謝。

Well, now let's talk about education in general.

好了，現在我們來談談一般的教育問題。

Should all children be required to stay in school until the age of 18?

是否應該要求所有兒童在 18 歲之前都留在學校？

I think so.

我想是的。

I think education is a really important part of life.

我認為教育是生活中非常重要的一部分。

I think everyone would generally agree with that.

我想每個人都會普遍同意這一點。

From my experience with people who have dropped out a bit earlier, at the time they think it's right, they feel the need to be more independent to work, to be able to support their family early.

根據我的經驗，那些輟學早一點的人，在他們認為合適的時候，會覺得需要更加獨立地工作，以便能夠早日養家餬口。

But oftentimes they will look back and they'll want to, they'll regret not finishing high school.