▮ 話の順番を変えて「構文力」をアピール！
IELTSスピーキングでは、日常的なことが聞かれます。
時系列的に単純に答えていくだけでなく、
話す順番を変えてみることで多様な構文を採用し、それがポイントアップにつながります。
例えば、「あなたの思い出に残る休日はどんなことですか？」
と聞かれることがよくあります。
‘We went to the Philippines for our holiday last year.
First, we went to Manila and enjoyed in Enchanted Kingdom.
Then we went to Ilo-ilo and swam in Boracay .
After that we went to Bohol and climbed Chocolate Hills.
Finally, we went to Cebu and saw big whales.”
こちらの答えは、文法的には間違いありませんが、採点基準にある
「多様な構文を適切に使っているか」の点で高評価は得られません。
そこで、話の順番を少し変えることで、
構文 ’Before + Verb + ing’. を使った少し高度な話しになります。
”Before going to Bohol and climbing Chocolate Hills we visited
Ilo-ilo and swam in Boracay.”
もう一つ例を挙げましょう。
質問例: 「あなたが最近行った旅行について教えてください。」
単純な順序での回答: “We went to Kyoto for a short trip. First, we visited Kinkaku-ji Temple and took lots of photos. Then, we walked around Arashiyama and enjoyed the bamboo forest. After that, we had lunch at a traditional restaurant and tried Kyoto-style sushi. Finally, we went to Fushimi Inari Shrine and walked through the famous torii gates.”
順番を変えて構文力をアピールした回答例: “Before having lunch at a traditional restaurant to try Kyoto-style sushi, we enjoyed walking around Arashiyama and the bamboo forest. Later, we visited Kinkaku-ji Temple and took lots of photos. At the end of our trip, we went to Fushimi Inari Shrine and walked through the famous torii gates.”
