IELTS Speaking Part 1: Languages, Numbers and Memory

Good afternoon. What's your full name, please?

午安。請問妳的全名是？

Good afternoon! My name is Ayşe Demir.

午安！我叫Ayşe Demir。

Thank you. Let's talk about languages.

謝謝。我們來聊聊語言。

How many languages do you speak?

妳會說幾種語言？

Three, if my English counts! Turkish, German and English.

如果算上我的英文，三種！土耳其語、德語和英語。

I learned German at school, and English from films.

德語是在學校學的，英語是看電影學的。

Which language was the hardest to learn?

哪種語言最難學？

German, definitely. The grammar has so many rules!

肯定是德語。文法規則太多了！

I still get the articles wrong sometimes.

我現在有時還是會把冠詞用錯。

Would you like to learn another language?

妳想再學一種語言嗎？

Yes! I'd love to learn Japanese one day.

想！我很想有一天學日文。

I watch a lot of anime, so I already know a few words.

我看很多動畫，所以已經會幾個詞了。

Let's move on to numbers.

我們來聊聊數字。

Do you have a favourite number?

妳有最喜歡的數字嗎？

Seven, because I was born on the seventh of July.

七，因為我是七月七日出生的。

Are you good at maths?

妳數學好嗎？

Not really, I'm afraid. I use my phone for everything.

恐怕不太好。我什麼都用手機算。

But I'm quite quick at splitting a restaurant bill!

不過在餐廳分帳我算得挺快的！

Now, I'd like to talk about memory.

現在我想聊聊記憶力。

Do you have a good memory?

妳的記憶力好嗎？

It depends. I remember faces and places very well.

看情況。我對人臉和地方記得很清楚。

But I forget names almost immediately. It's so annoying!

但名字我幾乎馬上就忘。太煩人了！

How do you remember important things?

妳怎麼記住重要的事情？

I write everything in a small notebook.

我把所有事情都寫在一本小筆記本上。

And if I lose the notebook? Then I'm in real trouble!

要是本子弄丟了呢？那我可就真的麻煩了！

Is it easier to remember things when you're young?

年輕的時候記東西比較容易嗎？

I think so, yes. My little brother learns songs in a day.

我覺得是的。我弟弟一天就能學會一首歌。

Thank you. That's the end of Part One.

謝謝。第一部分到此結束。