What's your favorite food?

好きな食べ物は？

I really love Asian food because I live in England so it's harder to get Asian food around but I like spicy, flavorful and just generally savory food.

私はイギリスに住んでいるので、アジア料理を手に入れるのは難しいのですが、スパイシーで味わい深い、とにかく香ばしい料理が好きです。

Do you cook a lot at home?

家ではよく料理をしますか？

Not as much as I would like to.

私が望むほどではない。

I would love to cook more because I actually enjoy the process of cooking but I just cook out of convenience because every day I've got to make sure I get my work done and then cook for my kids which takes a lot of time.

本当は料理をする過程が楽しいから、もっと料理をしたいんだけど、毎日仕事を片付けてから子供のために料理をしなければならないから、時間がかかってしまう。

Sometimes we get takeaway but they like it.

たまにテイクアウトするんだけど、彼らはそれが好きなんだ。

What are popular takeaway meals in your local area?

地元で人気の持ち帰り料理は？

Fish and chips.

フィッシュ＆チップス。

It's a favorite with everyone so that's an easy option but generally because of my own preference I love just to get Thai and Vietnamese.

タイ料理はみんなに好まれているから、簡単な選択肢ではあるけれど、私自身の好みもあって、タイ料理やベトナム料理を食べるのが好きなんだ。

This is something that I could just get around my local area.

これは私の地元で手に入るものだ。

It's very easily sourced.

とても簡単に調達できる。

How often do you eat fast food?

ファーストフードを食べる頻度は？

I try to eat really healthily but then I tend to go down the filet-o-fish, McDonald's route when I'm traveling so I suppose only once every few months.

健康的な食事は心がけているけれど、旅行先ではフィレオフィッシュやマクドナルドのルートに入りがちだから、数ヶ月に一度くらいかな。

Now let's talk about seasons of the year.

では、1年の季節について話そう。

What's your favorite season of the year?

一年で一番好きな季節は？

Well I love any time when the sun starts to come out so around spring or early summer before it gets too hot.

太陽が顔を出し始める春から初夏にかけて、暑くなる前が好きなんだ。

You know I just love a little bit of vitamin D and it makes me happier as well so that is definitely better than the winter.

私はビタミンDが大好きだし、ビタミンDは私を幸せにしてくれる。

What do you do when it gets too hot in the summer?

夏、暑くなりすぎたらどうする？

Hide.

隠す。

I tend to also you know go into any kind of buildings with air conditioning and I have the fan on every night when it's really hot so yeah when it gets really hot in the summer you know I really need a lot of like fans and you know kind of just anything I can hold with me when I go out as well.

私は冷房のある建物に入ることが多いし、本当に暑いときは毎晩扇風機をつけているから、夏に本当に暑くなると扇風機がたくさん必要になる。

At what time of year do you normally go on holiday?

普段はどの時期に休暇をとりますか？

I try to go outside of the school holiday season but because I have kids you know we tend to have to go doing you know when this term breaks you know when the school breaks but my favorite time going away would be during Christmas you know because I much prefer to be in a warmer climate when it's really really cold so yeah it's just that time before or after Christmas.

学校が休みになる時期以外にはなるべく行くようにしているんだけど、子供がいるから、学期末や学校が休みになる時期に行くことになりがちなんだ。

Have you ever been on holiday somewhere very cold?

寒いところで休暇を過ごしたことがあるだろうか？

Yes I love Norway you know it was amazing it was just everything was like a picture perfect postcard you know you could see the fjords in the distance and the what you call them icebergs it was an experience you know and to ride the husky sled you know was also an amazing experience for me.

そう、ノルウェーが大好きなんだ......すべてが絵はがきのようで素晴らしかったよ......遠くにフィヨルドが見えたり、氷山と呼ばれるものが見えたり......。

Now let's talk about clothes.

では、服装について話そう。

Where do you buy most of your clothes?

洋服はどこで買うことが多いですか？

I would like to do you know clothes shopping in the shop but the reality is most of us do it because I just love the hip and trendy but also timeless look.

私はショップで洋服を買いたいのですが、現実には、ヒップでトレンディでありながら時代を超越したルックが好きなので、ほとんどの人がそうしています。

How often do you buy clothes for yourself?

自分用の服を買う頻度は？

I buy it more often than I should because I use online shopping and clothes shopping as a form of you know like dopamine hit for me so it's and for me I love to express myself through my clothes so because of that then I need to find different clothes for different occasion and so very often.

というのも、ネットショッピングや洋服の買い物は、私にとってドーパミンのようなもので、洋服で自分を表現するのが大好きだから、いろいろな機会にいろいろな洋服を見つける必要があるんだ。

Have you always had the same taste in clothes?

服の趣味はいつも同じですか？

No I have not because I see myself as different identities throughout my life you know before I became a mom during and also after when work became something that I could express myself you know true so yeah I've had different fashion tastes you know throughout the ages.

ママになる前も、仕事が自分を表現できるようになった後も、ずっと違う自分を見てきたからね。

Now let's talk about social media.

では、ソーシャルメディアについて話そう。

Which social media sites do you use?

どのソーシャルメディアを使っていますか？

I use Instagram and LinkedIn because I feel like I run a business and that's where my target audience are you know I built a community through Instagram and then on LinkedIn where I work on my business to business leads.

InstagramとLinkedInを使っているのは、自分がビジネスをやっていて、ターゲットとするオーディエンスがそこにいると感じているからだ。

How much time do you spend on social media?

ソーシャルメディアに費やす時間は？

Way too much I shouldn't be spending so much time but I find that it is once you visit you know ensure that you know you build relationships so yeah a couple of hours a day.

でも、一度足を運べば、人間関係を築くことができる。

Is there anything you dislike about social media?

ソーシャルメディアで嫌いなことはありますか？

I dislike the addictive quality about it you know because so many of us are connected you know through a tablet or a device now and social media is our form of communication so it's becoming even though it seems like you're being connected to loads and loads of people the actual quality of your relationships with your immediate sphere you know kind of falls by the side so yeah that's one bad side to it.

私たちの多くがタブレットやデバイスを通してつながっていて、ソーシャルメディアが私たちのコミュニケーションの形になっているから、たくさんの人とつながっているように見えても、身近な人との人間関係の質は下がってしまうんだ。

That's the end of part one of the speaking test.

スピーキングテストのパート1はこれで終わり。

So now we're going to move on to part two of the speaking test.

それでは、スピーキング・テストのパート2に移ります。

I'm going to give you a cue card you'll have one minute to read the cue card and prepare your answer feel free to make any notes during that one minute.

これからキューカードを渡しますので、1分間でキューカードを読んで答えを準備してください。

At the end of the one minute I'll let you know and I'll ask you to speak for up to two minutes.

1分間が終了したら、その旨を伝えますので、最大2分間まで発言してください。

Is that all clear?

それでいいのか？

Of course.

もちろんだ。

Here is your cue card and I'll start the one minute preparation time.

ここにキューカードがありますので、1分間の準備時間を始めます。

Here's a pen if you want to make any notes.

何かメモを取りたければ、ペンをどうぞ。

So please speak for up to two minutes on this topic please.

では、このテーマについて2分以内で話してください。

Okay so a job that I really enjoyed is being a speaker and a storyteller and I love doing this job now because when I was growing up I love writing little stories and you know just connecting with people and having conversations but I never thought that I could become a speaker one day.

大人になってからは、ちょっとした物語を書いたり、人とつながったり、会話をしたりするのが大好きだった。

I started my career you know in STEM and then ventured through 16 different industries because I didn't really know where in the world of work I fitted into but eventually I realized that all this became really useful for me to gain all the skills that I needed you know in communication and brought it all together in a field that I was deeply passionate about.

私はSTEMの分野でキャリアをスタートさせ、その後16の異なる業界を渡り歩いた。

That allowed me to channel what I really love about my work and a topic that I love you know to make a difference in people's lives.

そのおかげで、私は自分の仕事について本当に好きなこと、そして人々の生活に変化をもたらすためにあなたが知っている大好きなトピックに集中することができた。

Being a speaker is the perfect place to do this because you could influence people's thoughts and inspire positivity in people's lives which is something that you could do in other places but the impact is so much more immediate and you are affecting people in such a big way and affecting a bigger audience as well whilst you're doing it and this is something that I'm very lucky to be able to do now and I don't take it for granted and know that the journey for me to get here has been really long but I'm deeply grateful for being given this opportunity and why I like it also is that to be able to connect with people in a topic that is so personal about mental health and well-being you know where in some way or other we're all struggling in life.

なぜなら、人々の思考に影響を与え、人々の人生にポジティブなインスピレーションを与えることができるからだ。このようなことができるのはとてもラッキーなことだし、それが当たり前だとは思っていないし、ここにたどり着くまでの道のりは本当に長かった。私たちは皆、何らかの形で人生に苦しんでいる。

Thank you very much, that's the end of the two minutes.

ありがとうございました。2分間はこれで終わりです。

Thank you, I could have gone on.

ありがとう。

So now we're going to move on to part three of the speaking test and we're going to continue to talk about careers.

では、スピーキング・テストのパート3に進み、キャリアについて話を続けます。

What factors do you think are important when choosing a career?

キャリアを選択する際に重要な要素は何だと思いますか？

I think it's really really important that we are interested in what we're doing and because if you're not interested then there's absolutely no chance that you're going to be able to have longevity in that career.

自分のやっていることに興味を持つことは本当に重要なことだと思うし、もし興味がなければ、そのキャリアを長く続けられる可能性はまったくないからね。

We should also choose an industry where there's a potential for you to really grow within that industry because as we're moving now into the future of work you know technology is very quickly replacing people you know especially artificial intelligence it's threatening a lot of jobs like writing and recruiting and connecting you know with people so we need to look at how you know the industry that you're going into has got the potential to go beyond that you know technological capacity what can you bring as a human you know that no technology or anyone could replace you you know if you were to go into it.

また、その業界の中で自分が本当に成長できる可能性がある業界を選ぶべきです。なぜなら、仕事の未来に向かっている今、テクノロジーは非常に急速に人に取って代わりつつあり、特に人工知能は、文章を書いたり、リクルートしたり、人とつながったりといった多くの仕事を脅かしています。

Why do you think some people fail in some careers?

キャリアに失敗する人がいるのはなぜだと思いますか？

I think one of the main drivers I think for people is money and when you do anything solely because of money then it will never work and the reason people fail I think the biggest reason is because they have failed to align their identity with their work because we spend a third of our lives you know in work so a very big portion of it you know needs to feel fulfilled and it can only be fulfilled if you're you understand you know what what you like authentically inside you know and then you know go into a career but then the reality is that most people then you know jump in and figure it out explore and then we'll work it out you know in hindsight I guess that's what life's about.

人々が失敗する最大の理由は、自分のアイデンティティを仕事と一致させることに失敗しているからだと思う。でも現実は、ほとんどの人が飛び込んで、それを探求して、それから解決するんだ。

Now let's talk about working from home.

さて、在宅勤務について話そう。

In the future do you think most people will work from home?

将来、ほとんどの人が自宅で仕事をするようになると思いますか？

I think it's just it definitely seems that way anyway you know after the pandemic you know hybrid working is becoming more common and a lot of organizations are offering fully remote working now which a lot of people like but there are also people who like human interactions like connections you know people who live by themselves or you know just need some accountability so being amongst people could be a good thing but I think if technology were to replace you know a lot of the work you know then people would actually eventually do more remote work.

パンデミックの後、ハイブリッドワークが一般的になり、多くの組織が完全リモートワークを提供するようになった。

And finally what are the disadvantages of working from home?

最後に、在宅勤務のデメリットは何でしょうか？

Well I guess it's the disconnection you know from from people but also not getting accountability for your work because I think working from home requires us to have some sense of agency you know and some level of organization which some people might not have.

在宅勤務には、ある程度の主体性や組織性が必要だと思う。

So we're dealing with different personalities here and I think if we were to ask people what they prefer then there's a better chance you know for like either remote or not remote not remote work to work.

だから、ここではさまざまな個性を扱っているわけで、もしみんなに何を好むかを聞けば、リモートワークかリモートワークでないか、どちらかがうまくいく可能性が高くなると思うんだ。

That's the end of the speaking test.

これでスピーキングテストは終わり。

Well done.

よくやった。

Right.

そうだね。

I hope you enjoyed that What you should do now is watch one of these videos.

楽しんでいただけたなら幸いだ。

If you want to compare band 9 with a band 8 performance click on this video or if you want to know why that was band 9 and exactly what you can do to improve to the score that you need click on this video where I'll explain the key differences between lower bands and higher bands.

バンド9とバンド8のパフォーマンスを比較したい場合は、このビデオをクリックしてください。また、なぜバンド9なのか、必要なスコアまで向上させるにはどうすればいいのかを知りたい場合は、このビデオをクリックしてください。