I'm with Jed from Myanmar.

我支持來自緬甸的傑德。

Hi.

你好。

And he's just about to take one of our practice speaking exams.

他正要參加我們的一次口語練習考試。

I'm Maddy and I'll be his practice examiner.

我叫麥迪，是他的實習考官。

So have you ever taken the test before Jed?

你以前參加過考試嗎，傑德？

Yeah I have.

是的，我有。

I actually did it back in 2017 and I think it was a good run.

實際上，我早在 2017 年就參加過，我認為這是一次很好的活動。

And do you enjoy taking the test or is it a bit nerve-wracking?

你是喜歡參加考試，還是覺得有點緊張？

It was a bit nerve-wracking but I was able to stay calm throughout the speaking test which I think I did pretty well in.

雖然有點緊張，但在整個口語測試過程中我都能保持冷靜，我覺得我的表現還不錯。

Excellent.

好極了

How long have you been living in Australia now for?

您在澳洲生活了多久？

A total of about seven years but it was two different blocks so four years before and then three years another time.

一共大約七年，但這是兩個不同的街區，所以之前是四年，另一次是三年。

And are you enjoying it?

你喜歡嗎？

Yeah I love it here in Australia but yeah the plan is to go back though so I'm just enjoying the time I have here.

是的，我喜歡澳洲，但計劃是要回去的，所以我很享受在這裡的時光。

Great.

好極了

Well let's get started.

那我們開始吧。

Perfect.

太完美了

Do you think that the IELTS speaking test is difficult?

您認為雅思口語考試難嗎？

Well I agree with you.

我同意你的觀點。

The great news is that we've made some fantastic mock exam videos with a real practice exam with real students and a real practice examiner.

好消息是，我們已經制作了一些精彩的模擬考試視頻，其中有真實學生和真實考官的真實模擬考試。

During these videos, I'm going to be looking at what the students do well, how they can improve and also how you guys can use some of their tips, techniques and ideas in your speaking test.

在這些視頻中，我將介紹學生們在哪些方面做得很好，他們可以如何改進，以及你們可以如何在口語測試中使用他們的一些技巧、方法和想法。

So today's session we're listening to Jed and Jed is from Myanmar.

今天我們要聽的是傑德的節目，傑德來自緬甸。

He's studying at a university in an English-speaking country so his base level of English is really great.

他在英語國家的一所大學學習，所以英語基礎非常好。

At the end of this test, I'm going to talk about the four criteria related to the band descriptors, the speaking band descriptors and I talk about those all the time.

在本次測試的最後，我將談談與語段描述相關的四項標準，即口語語段描述，我一直都在談論這些標準。

We're going to look at each band descriptor and I'm going to point out and I'll highlight some of the areas that he does really well and maybe how he could improve, maybe some little mistakes that he makes.

我們將查看每個波段的描述，我會指出並強調他做得非常好的一些方面，以及他可以改進的地方，也許是他犯的一些小錯誤。

Shall we start?

我們可以開始了嗎？

Right let's go.

好了，我們走吧

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 Jen and I'm your practice examiner.

我叫 Jen，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？

Jed.

傑德

Jedediah.

傑迪戴亞

That's fine.

沒關係。

Thanks Jed.

謝謝你，傑德。

At the beginning of the IELTS test, you will be required to provide some ID but as this is a practice test, we don't need to do that today.

在雅思考試開始時，您需要提供一些身份證件，但由於這是一次模擬考試，我們今天不需要這樣做。

I want to begin by talking about you.

我想先談談你。

So do you live in a house or an apartment?

那麼，你是住在房子裡還是公寓裡？

I live at a college so it's like a dorm room, it's a studio apartment I would say yeah.

我住在一所大學裡，所以就像一個寢室，是一個單間公寓。

Okay so Jed gave an example of where he lives and did you notice that his language was a little bit higher than some other examples that we might hear in the exam?

好了，傑德舉例說明了他居住的地方，你是否注意到他的語言比我們在考試中可能聽到的其他例子要高一些？

So you could say you live in a house or you could say you live in an apartment but did you notice that he said a dorm room.

所以，你可以說你住在房子裡，也可以說你住在公寓裡，但你注意到他說的是寢室嗎？

A dorm room is a dormitory so he lives with other people and it could be halls of residence or it could be university accommodation.

寢室就是宿舍，所以他和其他人住在一起，可能是宿舍，也可能是大學宿舍。

Depending on where you live, just give some language which would show off to the examiner but don't show off too much.

根據您居住的地方，只需給出一些能向考官炫耀的語言，但不要太炫耀。

Are there any advantages to living in an apartment?

住在公寓裡有什麼好處嗎？

I think so.

我想是的。

I think there are many advantages.

我認為這樣做有很多好處。

Primarily you get to interact with people close to you, you get to see more people but yeah there are also disadvantages.

主要是你可以與親近的人交流，可以見到更多的人，但也有缺點。

It is quite small and you have to be wary of the amount of noise you make.

它非常小，你必須小心自己發出的噪音。

Great so Jed talked about the positives of living in a dorm and he also highlighted some of the disadvantages.

很好，傑德談到了住在宿舍的好處，也強調了一些壞處。

So you need to be aware of the noise that you make when you're living with other people.

是以，當你和其他人一起生活時，你需要注意自己發出的噪音。

So you have to be considerate when you're living with other people.

是以，當你和其他人一起生活時，你必須考慮周全。

I did notice a very very small grammatical mistake and I think he said there is also disadvantages.

我注意到一個非常非常小的語法錯誤，我想他說的也是缺點。

We know that we should say there are also disadvantages.

我們知道，應該說也有缺點。

So just be careful of your grammar.

所以要注意文法。

Is it a good idea to own a house?

擁有一套房子是個好主意嗎？

I would think so with the current environment and the housing market I think it would be a good time to buy a house.

在當前的環境和房地產市場下，我認為現在是買房的好時機。

Why would some people rent a house?

為什麼有些人會租房子？

Maybe they can't afford the price of the house upfront so renting a house reduces the amount of money that you pay now so I think that would be a really good reason too.

也許他們付不起房子的預付款，所以租房子可以減少你現在要付的錢，我覺得這也是一個非常好的理由。

Jed gave some really good language here.

傑德說得非常好。

He used words like upfront so if you pay something upfront that means that you pay it in advance.

他用了 "預付"（upfront）這樣的詞，所以如果你預付了什麼，就意味著你提前支付了。

My only piece of feedback at the moment is that he could speak a little bit more.

我目前唯一的意見是，他可以多說一點。

He could give a little bit more example or he could explain a little bit more about what he thinks, how he feels.

他可以多舉一點例子，或者多解釋一點他的想法和感受。

At the moment his answers are quite short.

目前，他的回答很簡短。

It's not bad because he's showing really great language but I think you guys should just bear that in mind.

這並不壞，因為他表現出了非常棒的語言，但我認為你們應該記住這一點。

Please remember try to expand on your answers as much as possible.

請記住，請儘量擴展您的答案。

Okay let's move on to the topic of local food.

好了，讓我們繼續討論在地食品的話題。

What is some traditional food from your country?

貴國有哪些傳統美食？

So I'm from Myanmar so we have a national dish dish called le peto and it is pickled tea leaf salad.

我來自緬甸，所以我們有一道國菜，叫做 "醃茶葉沙拉"（le peto）。

So you've got pickled tea leaves which not many people know you can actually eat and actually taste good and we'll have lots of different nuts.

我們有醃製的茶葉，沒有多少人知道茶葉其實可以吃，而且味道還不錯，我們還有很多不同的堅果。

We'll have sesame seeds and we'll have shrimp and it's really really good and we have many different types of noodles but yeah there's too many to list.

我們會有芝麻和蝦，真的非常好吃，我們還有很多不同種類的麵條，但實在是太多了，無法一一列舉。

I love them all.

我全都喜歡。

Is homemade food healthier than eating out?

自制食物比外出就餐更健康嗎？

Oh definitely I think so.

哦，我想是的。

Maybe just because my mom cooks really well and I get to see and be part of like the food that's being made and like the cooking process.

也許只是因為我媽媽做飯很好吃，我可以看到並參與制作食物和烹飪過程。

I love that but some people could argue that restaurants might have better quality or cleaner food because there are government regulations on whereas there's none at home.

我喜歡這種說法，但有些人可能會說，餐館的食物可能品質更好或更乾淨，因為有政府的規定，而家裡沒有。

I think Jed was fantastic here.

我認為傑德在這裡表現得非常出色。

He gave lots of examples and expanded on his ideas.

他舉了很多例子，並闡述了自己的觀點。

Let's have a look at some of his really useful language.

讓我們來看看他的一些非常有用的語言。

So he said pickled tea leaf salad and that's an adjective.

所以他說醃茶葉沙拉是個形容詞。

He's describing it pickled tea leaves.

他說這是醃茶葉。

That was wonderful.

真是太棒了。

He said not many people know about this.

他說，知道這件事的人不多。

So he's describing the reality of this may say not many people know about a traditional food from my country.

是以，他在描述現實時可能會說，沒有多少人知道我國的一種傳統食品。

He'd said many different types of noodles so he started with pickled tea leaf salad and then he gave other examples and I think that's a really useful technique that he has utilized there.

他說了很多不同種類的麵條，所以他從醃製的茶葉沙拉開始，然後又舉了其他例子，我認為這是他利用的一個非常有用的技巧。

He started with one topic and then talked about something else.

他先說一個話題，然後再談別的。

That's totally acceptable during the test so I advise you guys to do that.

這在測試期間是完全可以接受的，所以我建議你們這樣做。

He said and oh definitely I think so oh I definitely think so and this is kind of a filler phrase and it's buying him a little bit of time.

他說，"哦，我肯定是這麼想的，哦，我肯定是這麼想的"，這句話有點像填詞，為他爭取了一點時間。

Do you think that?

你這麼認為嗎？

Do you think something?

你在想什麼嗎？

Oh yes definitely I think so and remember lots of students say I think yes.

哦，是的，我當然這麼認為，我記得很多學生都說我認為是的。

That's an incorrect way of answering a question.

這樣回答問題是不正確的。

We don't say I think yes we always say I think so.

我們不說 "我認為是"，我們總是說 "我認為是"。

He also said some people could people might think something.

他還說，有些人可能會有一些想法。

They might have a different opinion.

他們可能會有不同的意見。

So he said some people may argue that but actually I think something else.

所以他說，有些人可能會這麼認為，但實際上我的想法是不一樣的。

That was a really great and you can use that in your essay as well when you're thinking about two arguments.

這真的很棒，當你思考兩個論點時，你也可以在文章中使用它。

Some people argue one thing but I think another thing.

有些人認為是一回事，但我認為是另一回事。

He said I might have better quality or cleaner food.

他說我可能會吃到品質更好或更乾淨的食物。

Great fluency.

非常流暢。

He didn't stop speaking.

他沒有停止說話。

I was really impressed with this section.

這一部分給我留下了深刻的印象。

Well done Jed.

幹得好，傑德。

Is eating out expensive where you live?

您居住的地方外出就餐是否很貴？

Yes I currently live in Melbourne so it is quite expensive to eat out and so yeah that's why I prefer eating at home and I since I live in a dorm I can eat with friends so that's a big plus for me.

是的，我現在住在墨爾本，所以在外面吃飯很貴，這就是為什麼我更喜歡在家裡吃飯，因為我住在宿舍裡，我可以和朋友一起吃飯，這對我來說是一個很大的優勢。

Is it important to support local restaurants?

支持在地餐館重要嗎？

Yeah I think so.

是的，我想是的。

So when I go out to eat with my friends, have a night out, we usually pick restaurants that are local and not like big worldwide chains.

是以，當我和朋友出去吃飯、出去玩時，我們通常會選擇當地的餐館，而不是世界性的大連鎖店。

I think it is the duty of each and every one of us to support people around us in whatever way we can so yeah.

我認為，我們每個人都有責任儘自己所能支持身邊的人，所以是的。

In this section Jed gave great complexity of structures.

在這一節中，傑德給出了非常複雜的結構。

He had lots of complex structures and remember when you want to get above a band 7 you need to have complex sentences and if you don't know about complex sentences I strongly recommend you come and download the IELTS daily app because we have a specific video which focus focuses only on complex sentences.

如果你不瞭解複雜句子，我強烈建議你來下載雅思日報應用程序，因為我們有一個專門的視頻，它只關注複雜句子。

Well in Jed's case he said since I live in a dorm which means because I live in a dorm and then he explained why and he also said when I go out to eat with friends.

在傑德的例子中，他說因為我住在宿舍裡，意思是說因為我住在宿舍裡，然後他解釋了原因，他還說當我和朋友出去吃飯的時候。

That's a complex sentence because it has a dependent and an independent clause.

這是一個複合句，因為它有一個從句和一個獨立分句。

Really great language.

非常棒的語言。

He also said worldwide chains.

他還提到了全球連鎖店。

Think about those collocations.

想想這些搭配。

It's a worldwide chain.

這是一家全球連鎖店。

Can you think of any worldwide food chains?

你能想到任何世界性的食物鏈嗎？

I know there are many.

我知道有很多。

McDonald's or KFC.

麥當勞或肯德基。

They are worldwide food chains and then he gave his opinion on the topic.

它們是世界性的食物鏈，然後他就這個話題發表了自己的看法。

He said it is the duty of people.

他說，這是人民的責任。

Really fantastic work here Jed.

傑德，你的作品真是太棒了。

Excellent.

好極了

Now I want to talk about social network.

現在，我想談談社交網絡。

Are you a social person?

你喜歡社交嗎？

I like to think so.

我也這麼認為。

I do well with people that I already know and people that I'm friends with and I do have quite a few friends so I would say yes but it is also often hard for me to meet and talk to new people.

我與熟人和朋友相處得很好，而且我有很多朋友，所以我覺得可以，但我也很難認識新朋友並與他們交談。

Okay so another way to say yes.

好吧，那就換一種方式說 "是"。

We can just say yes that's okay but did you notice that Jed here said I like to think so.

我們可以說是的，沒關係，但你有沒有注意到，傑德說我喜歡這麼想。

I like to think so.

我也這麼認為。

So the examiner may say something like are you a nice person and you can say I like to think so.

是以，考官可能會說 "你是個好人嗎"，你可以說 "我想是的"。

It's just a different way to say yes.

這只是說 "是 "的另一種方式。

If we said yes every time it becomes very repetitive.

如果我們每次都說好，就會變得非常重複。

So you could say I think so.

所以你可以說我是這麼想的。

I like to think so.

我也這麼認為。

Yes.

是的。

Sure.

當然。

Lots of different ways to say yes.

說 "是 "的方式多種多樣。

Try to vary the language that you use and Jed also said I would say so.

儘量使用不同的語言，傑德也說過我會這麼說。

I would say so which also means yes.

我想說的是，這也意味著 "是"。

This is a great example of using a variety of different words and phrases to show the same meaning and this demonstrates flexibility of language.

這是一個很好的例子，用各種不同的詞和短語來表達相同的意思，體現了語言的靈活性。

Part of the lexical resource mark in your band descriptors, if we look at the band descriptors, it says that you need to use language flexibly and appropriately and that means using different words for the same thing.

在你的分數段描述中，有一部分詞彙資源標記，如果我們看一下分數段描述，它說你需要靈活、恰當地使用語言，這意味著對同一事物使用不同的詞彙。

Jed is doing a great job here.

傑德在這裡乾得很出色。

But I would say yes.

但我會說是的。

Do you use any social networks?

您使用任何社交網絡嗎？

I do, I do.

我願意，我願意。

I have Facebook, Instagram, all the young people stuff but I also have LinkedIn so yeah trying to pad that out a bit yeah.

我有 Facebook、Instagram，都是年輕人的東西，但我也有 LinkedIn，所以是的，我正試圖把這些東西填充得更多一些。

And why do people use social networks?

人們為什麼使用社交網絡？

I think it's a lot to do with sharing your experiences with friends and keeping in touch with them.

我認為這與與朋友分享經驗並保持聯繫有很大關係。

So a lot of the younger and newer social media platforms that are targeted for younger audiences are more to do with like sharing photos or sharing videos, just what you're getting up to in your daily life.

是以，很多針對年輕閱聽人的新社交媒體平臺更傾向於分享照片或視頻，以及日常生活中的點點滴滴。

And so like Facebook is for the, is probably for the older people to keep in touch with family and things like that.

就像 Facebook 是為老年人準備的，可能是為了讓他們與家人保持聯繫之類的。

So yeah I think those are the main reasons.

所以，我認為這些是主要原因。

In this section Jed spoke about social networks and did you notice that the examiner moved on to a new topic?

在本節中，傑德談到了社交網絡，您是否注意到考官轉到了新的話題？

So we started with just something about you, then we spoke about food and now we're talking about social networks.

所以，我們一開始只談了一些關於你的事情，然後我們談到了食物，現在我們又談到了社交網絡。

In part one of the test you might have two or three different topics depending on the amount of answers that you give.

在第一部分測試中，您可能會遇到兩到三個不同的題目，這取決於您給出的答案數量。

So we've got two main topics here which were food and social networks.

是以，我們有兩個主要議題，即食品和社交網絡。

Jed used some extremely high-level language and this might be a little bit too high for you.

傑德使用了一些非常高級的語言，這對你來說可能有點太高了。

He said so trying to pad that out a bit so trying to pad that out a bit.

他說，所以想墊高一點，所以想墊高一點。

This is really difficult for me to explain because he talks about a few different social networks and when we say to pad out a bit it just means to fill it.

這對我來說真的很難解釋，因為他談到了幾個不同的社交網絡，當我們說要填充一下時，意思就是填滿它。

So he has Facebook, he's got Instagram, he's got Twitter and he might have another social media.

他有 Facebook、Instagram、Twitter，可能還有其他社交媒體。

If you want to pad something out a bit it means to add something to make it wider.

如果你想把東西墊高一點，那就意味著要增加一些東西，讓它變得更寬。

So he added LinkedIn and he's trying to pad out his social networks.

是以，他添加了 LinkedIn，並試圖充實自己的社交網絡。

Such high-level language, probably a You can learn it, go and study it.

這種高級語言，可能是一種 你可以學習它，去研究它的語言。

I think that's really really really great of Jed.

我覺得傑德真的非常非常棒。

Well done.

幹得好

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

好吧，我給你們一個話題，希望你們能用一到兩分鐘的時間談一談。

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

在你發言之前，你有一分鐘的時間考慮你要說什麼。

You can make notes if you wish.

如果願意，您可以做筆記。

We always say that part two of the test is the hard part and I think I tend to agree.

我們常說，測試的第二部分是最難的部分，我想我也是這麼認為的。

So just be Let's see how Jed gets on in part two.

讓我們拭目以待傑德在第二部分中的表現吧。

Here is a pencil and paper for making notes and here is your topic.

這是做筆記用的紙筆，這是你的題目。

I would like you to describe a time when you changed your plans.

我想請你描述一下你改變計劃的經歷。

Your one minute starts now.

一分鐘現在開始。

Okay time's up.

好了，時間到了

Remember you have one to two minutes for this so don't worry if I stop you.

記住，你有一到兩分鐘的時間，所以如果我阻止你，不要擔心。

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?

請你現在開始發言好嗎？

Perfect.

太完美了

So before I came to Australia I had actually decided to go to the US.