Thanks, Kevin. AtthebeginningoftheIELTStest, youwillberequiredtoprovidesomeID, butasthisis a practicetest, wedon't needtodothattoday. I wanttobeginbytalkingaboutyou. Justbeforewecontinue, I wanttotalk a littlebitaboutbodylanguage. Now, bodylanguagewillnotearnyouanymarksinthetest, butitmayallowyoutofeel a littlebitmoreconfident.
I enjoyplayingvolleyballinmyfreetimeif I canfindenoughfriends. Weusuallygotouni, rent a volleyballcourtandthenplaysomevolleyball. I doplay a bitcompetitively, butusually I justprefertoplay a friendly, non-competitivegamewithfriends.
Didyouhearthat? So, Kevinagainrepeatedthesoundwithratherthanthesoundwith.
聞こえた?そこでケビンは再び、withではなくwithという音を繰り返した。
So, heisstillrepeatingsomeofhisoldmistakes, buthedidsaytheworduni. Heplaysvolleyballinuni. Youknowthattheworduniistheshortformforuniversity. So, thisisgreatcontraction, excellentnaturallanguage. If I'm alone, I doenjoycooking, findingsomerecipesonYouTubeoronlineandthenmakesomedeliciousfood.
Duringthesemester, duringuniversitytimesinthesemester, I findtimesinbetweenmystudyhourswhen I havedone, finishedmyschoolworkorfinishedmyassignments. Then I havemyownfreetimetosortoftakeiteasyanddowhatever I enjoysothat I cangivemybrain a restbeforedivingintomoreuniversitylifestuff. Wow! Listentothatsentenceagain.
I guess I'm nottoomuchof a partyperson. So, sometimesafter a dayofhardworkandstudy, I prefertospendsomequiettimealoneoratleastjustnotamongstpeopledrinkingortalkingveryloudly. I prefertospendsomeofmyownqualitytimesjustmakingsurethatmybrainiswellrested. Juststoptherefor a secondandspendsomeofmyqualitytimes. Isitnaturaltosayqualitytimesas a plural?
Asmuchas I wantto, I don't actuallybakethatmuchcake. I think I'vealwaysbeensayingthis,
ケーキを作りたいのは山々なのだが、実はあまりケーキを焼かない。いつもこう言っているような気がする、
I doenjoycooking, butbakingseems a bittoohardformebecauseit's strange. Formostpeople, it's theeasierpartbecauseallyouhavetodoisfollowtheingredients, measureeverythingpreciselyandvoila, thecakewillcomeout. Butbecausewhen I cook,
I doenjoytogo a bitspontaneous, putdifferentingredientsinmyownsortoffavour.
ちょっと思いつきで、いろいろな食材を自分の好みに合わせて入れるのが好きなんだ。
So, whenitcomestobaking, I sortofgooffrailandsometimesthecakecomesoutas a disaster.
だから、お菓子作りになると、ついつい暴走してしまい、ケーキが大失敗に終わることもある。
Whichcakesarepopularinyourcountry?
あなたの国ではどのケーキが人気ですか?
I don't thinkpeoplehave a consensusonthebestflavour, butpersonally, I doenjoycheesecake a lot, eventhoughitcanget a bittoosweetaftertoomuchofcheesecake. Buteverynowandthen, ifit's mybirthdayorifit's a specialoccasion,
I'd prefertohave a cheesecakethat I cansharewithmyfriends.
友達とシェアできるチーズケーキがいい。
Aftertoomuchofcheesecake. Theofinthisphrase, aftertoomuchofcheesecake, theofisredundant, youdon't needtosaytoomuchof, youwouldjustsayaftertoomuchcheesecake. I heardhimsaywithagain, I thinkhesaidbirthdayratherthanbirthday. So, thislittlesoundisslippinginagain. He's speakingreallyfluently, lotsofgreatideas, nohesitation, really. He's notlookingforwords. Greatjob.
After too much of cheesecake.このフレーズのof、after too much of cheesecakeのofは冗長で、too much ofと言う必要はなく、after too much cheesecakeと言えばいい。彼がwith againと言ったのを聞いたが、birthdayではなくbirthdayと言ったようだ。だから、この小さな音はまた滑り込むんだ。彼は本当に流暢に話し、素晴らしいアイデアをたくさん持っている。彼は言葉を探していない。よくやった。
Doyouliketoeatcakes?
ケーキはお好きですか?
Asmuchas I wantto, I knowit's quitesweetandhealthy, butyeah, I enjoy, I thinkeveryonewillagreethatpeopleenjoy a goodoldcarbohydratemealwith a lotofsugarinit. Itmakespeoplehappy, I guess. Now, I wanttotalkaboutthecinema. Doyouevervisitthecinema?
Quiteoftenbeforelockdown. I doenjoywatchingmovies a lot. Maybe I'vebeengoinglessandlesstothecinemabecauseofthedevelopmentofthings, onlinestreaming, suchasNetflixandeverythingisaccessibleathome. Andsometimes I justdon't seetheneedtogooutandpay $15 forfilmticketswhen I canjustaccessitfrommyhomeonmytablet.
Theonesthathavejustcomeout, theonesthateveryoneistalkingabout. I usedtoenjoy a lotofsuperheromovies, but I thinkafteryearsoftensofevenhundredsofsuperheromovies, ithasgotten a bittediousand I prefersomethingelse, like a goodoldfilmwhereeverythingisconcealeduntiltheendwherethebigrevelationcomesoutanditsurprisestheaudience. I thinkthat's thesuccessoffilmmaking. I reallylovethewaythatKevinexpandsonhisanswers. Hehasnoproblemspeakingfluently. It's a reallygreatfeature.
I knowsomeofyouwillbereallyjealousofKevin's speechhere. Itjustcomeswithtime.
ケビンのスピーチに嫉妬する人もいるだろう。ただ、それは時間とともにやってくる。
Practice, practice, practice. Thinkofideas. Trytojusttell a storytotheexaminer.
練習、練習、練習。アイデアを考える。試験官にストーリーを話すようにする。
Doyoupreferfilmsathomeoratthecinema?
映画は家で見るのと映画館で見るのとどちらが好きですか?
If I gooutwithfriends, thensure, I'd prefertogotothecinema, have a shareofpopcorn, getsomedrinks, becausethat's thekindofbigscreenand a verygoodsoundeffectthatyoucan't reallygetathome. Butotherwise, if I'm justaloneand I wanttowatchsomethingbymyself, thenstayingathomeismygo-tochoice.
Yep. Thenoise I wasdisturbedbywasactually a fewdaysagoonChristmasDayat 4aminStHilda's, whichiswhere I liveatthemoment. I thinkithappenedbecausetherewassomefalsealarminsomebuildingwhereitsetthefirealarmoff. Soweallhadtoevacuatebecauseofthenoisewasalertingus. Itwasinthemiddleofthenightandthenoisewasveryloudanditwastellingustoevacuate. Sowealldidandwehadtostandinthecoldwindat 4amwaitingforthefirefighterstocomeandturnitoff. I wasatthemomentveryfrustratedand a bittiredfromalltheChristmasEvepartyingthat I wasdoingthenightbefore. But I feltlikelookingbacktoit, it's quite a uniqueexperiencethatyouwouldn't usuallyget.
I'm finished. Thankyou. Okay. I diditinmytest. Theexaminerwantedtomakemespeakmoreand I stillscored a bandnine. Soifyouareconfidentyoufinished, youdon't wanttospeakanymoreonthattopic. That's okay. ButwhatelsedidKevintalkabout? I hadsomereallygoodfeatureshere. Andheusedgoodlanguagecollocations, suchasfalsealarm. Ifyouhave a lookonthescreenthere, falsealarm. Tosetitoff. That's a goodcollocation. Lookingbacktoit. I wouldsaythatheshouldsaylookingbackonit. Sothatwouldbe a littleslipintheprepositionthere. Theremightbe a silverliningafterall. Theremightbe a silverliningafterall. Silverlining, excellentidiomaticlanguage. Whenhewastellingthestory, hedidsay I havewokeupinthemorning. I havewokeupinthemorning. Itshouldbe
I wokeupinthemorningandnot I havewokeupinthemorning. Overall, really, really, reallynice.
朝、目が覚めたけど、目が覚めたことがない。全体的に、本当に、本当に、本当に良かった。
Whyisnoisepollutionconsideredanissueforpeople?
なぜ騒音公害が人々の問題とされるのか?
Personally, I think a lotofpeople, iftheycomebackfrom a dayofworkandsometiringbusiness, theywanttogotobed, theywanttohavesomequiettimes. Andifpeoplenextdoorwerepartyinganddoingthingsthatmightcreatenoise, itmightinfluenceotherpeople's dailyroutineandroutineandtheirbusinesses. I thinkoneofthemainreasonsit's gettingmoreandmoreseriousisbecauseoftheincreaseofpopulationandwhichalsomeansthedensityofcityincreases.
Sopeoplearelivingclosertoeachother. Andweusedtoallbeabletolivein a houseandthenearestneighborwouldbe a fewmetersaway. Andevenifwemakesomenoises, theywouldn't beabletohearus. Butbecauseespeciallyinourcountry, forexample, there's a hugepopulationandpeopleusuallyliveinanapartment, whichisveryclose, whichisatverycloseproximitytoeachother. So I thinkifyoumake a noise, everyonecanhearitandyou'reinfluencingotherpeople. Andthat's whyit's a majorissuein a societybecauseeveryoneisaffectedbyit, moreorless, andpeoplemightnotenjoyitverymuch.
Thisnextthingthat I wanttospeakaboutissomethingthat I commonlyspeakabout.
次に話したいことは、私がよく話すことだ。
Soifyou'veseenmanyofmyvideos, youwillnoticethat I talkaboutthistopic a lot. Andthephrasebelowisoneof. AndKevinsaid, oneofthemainreasonis. Youshouldknowthatwhenyousayoneof, itmustalwaysbeinthepluralafterwards. Oneofthemainreasonsis. Oneofthewindowsisbroken. Oneofthestudentscametoseeme. Healsosaidtheincreaseofpopulation, theincreaseofpopulation, andthatshouldbetheincreaseinpopulation, increaseinsomething.
だから、もしあなたが私のビデオをたくさん見ているなら、私がこのトピックについてよく話していることに気づくだろう。そして、下のフレーズはその一つです。そしてケビンは、主な理由の1つはこう言った。one ofと言う時は、その後に必ず複数形にしなければならないことを知っておくべきです。主な理由の1つは窓ガラスが割れています。生徒の一人が私に会いに来た。彼はまたthe increase of population, the increase of populationと言っていたが、これはthe increase
Howcannoiseaffectpeoplenegatively?
騒音は人々にどのような悪影響を与えるのか?
Like I said, ifyoureallyneedsomerestandallyouhearisnoises, itwillbehardforyoutogotosleeporgetanyrest. Soitmightmessupyourdaily, yoursleeptimeandyourresttimewhereyouactuallyneedtheenergyreservedfortheworkorfortomorrow, especiallyimportantoccupationssuchasdoctorsornurseswheretheyhavetowakeupearly. Theyhavetolookafterpatientsandtheyneedtobringtheir A game. Ifnoisesdisrupttheirdailylife, itmeanstheywillgetlessrest. Itmeansitwillbeharderforthemtofulfilltheirdutyduringtheday.
Andit's really a lose-loseforeveryonesincethey'retryingtosavelives.
命を救おうとしているのだから、誰にとっても本当に損なことだ。
Wow, Kevin's languageinthisquestionwaswonderful. I amreallyimpressedbysomeofhislanguagehere. Let's have a look. Hestartedwithas I saidorlike I said. Infact, hesaidlike I saidandhe's justreferringbacktosomethingthathetalkedaboutpreviously.
この質問でのケビンの言葉は素晴らしかった。ここでの彼の言葉づかいには本当に感心しました。見てみよう。彼はas I said、またはlike I saidから始めました。実際、彼は私が言ったようにと言い、以前話したことに言及している。
Like I said. Thenhesaiditmightmessup. Itmightmessupyoursleeptime.
Thiswas a veryminormistakehere. Heprobablyshouldhavesaiditmightmessupyoursleeppattern. Sleeppatternisprobably a bettercollocationforthosetwowords. So I have a goodsleeppattern. I gotobedearlyandwakeupat 7am. Goodsleeppattern. Thenhesaidpeoplehavetobringtheir A game. Sopeoplelikedoctors, theyhavetobringtheir A gamebecausetheyhavetotreatpatients. Tobringtheir A gamemeanstheyhavetobethebesteveryday.
Great, great, greatidiomaticlanguage. Superimpressedwiththis. Andfinally, hesaidit's a lose-lose. It's a lose-losesituation. Soeverybodyis a loser. Lose-lose. Youcouldalsosaywin-win. It's a win-winsituationorit's a lose-losesituation. Ifit's a lose-losesituation, everybodyloses. Ifit's a win-winsituation, itmeansthateverybodybenefitsfromit. Wonderful, wonderfullanguage. Welldone, Kevin. Arethereanytimeswhenloudnoisesaregood? Ohyeah, forsure. I mean, when I wastalkingaboutthefirealarm, sure, itwas a falsealarm. Butiftherewere a realfire, thenthealarmwouldbethesaviourthatwokeusallupandtoldustogooutsidesowedidn't havetoriskgetting, I guess, buriedaliveinflame.
Kevinscored a band 8. Doyouremember? Didyouwatchit? Whatdoyouthinkhescoredinthisvideo? Pleasefeelfreetoleaveyourcommentsinthesectionbelow. I'm goingtogiveyousomeofmyfeedbackandthiswas a reallytricky, reallydifficultonebecausehehadsomanygoodfeaturesbuthewaskindofletdownjustoccasionally. AndrememberthatIELTSexaminershave a veryhighbar. Theyhavereallyhighexpectationsofyouwhenyouarespeaking. So, whatwould I give?
Well, fluencyandcoherence. I wouldgive a band 9 andthereasonforthatisifwelookatthebanddescriptorsonthescreennow, itsays, speaksfluentlywithonlyrarerepetition.
Correct. Anyhesitationiscontentrelated. Correct. Speakscoherentlywithfullyappropriatecohesivefeatures. Wonderful. Developstopicsfullyandappropriately. I wouldagreethathecoversallofthosepoints. Lexicalresource. Here, youhavetoacceptthathespokewithgreatlanguage. Somanygoodfeaturesand I think a reallyreasonableexaminerwouldscorehim a 9 here. I'm goingtoscorehim a 9 here. Heusesvocabularywithlotsofflexibility. Heusesvarietyofwords. Heusesidiomaticlanguagenaturallyandaccurately. So, heusedwordssuchyour A game. Excellent, excellentlanguage. Therewereoccasionalslips. Very, very, veryoccasionalslipsbut I wassuperimpressedwithhislanguage. So, two 9s atthemomentwhichmeansthathecouldscore a 9 orhecouldscorean 8.5. Grammaticalrangeandaccuracyandpronunciation.
Inbothofthese, I wouldsaythathewouldscoreprobably a band 8 ineach. He's stillstruggling a littlebitinthepronunciationwiththefirstsoundwhizandthroughoutandwithgrammaticalrangeandaccuracy, heslippedup a coupleoftimesandifyoulookat a band 8 forgrammar, band 8 forgrammar, itsaysoccasionalinappropriaciesorbasicnon-systematicerrors.