IELTS Speaking Part 1: Teachers, Homework and Maths

Good afternoon. Could you tell me your full name, please?

午安。可以告訴我你的全名嗎？

Good afternoon! My name is Arif Pratama.

午安！我叫Arif Pratama。

Thank you. Let's talk about teachers.

謝謝。我們來聊聊老師吧。

Did you have a favourite teacher at school?

你求學時有最喜歡的老師嗎？

Yes! My history teacher, Mr Hadi, was amazing.

有！我的歷史老師Hadi老師超棒的。

He told stories instead of just reading from the book.

他會講故事，而不只是照著課本念。

Would you like to be a teacher one day?

你以後想當老師嗎？

Maybe, but not right now.

也許吧，但不是現在。

I think teaching takes a lot of patience.

我覺得教書需要很大的耐心。

And I'm not sure I have enough yet!

而我還不確定自己有沒有那麼多耐心！

Now let's talk about homework.

現在我們來聊聊回家作業。

Did you get a lot of homework as a child?

你小時候作業多嗎？

Oh, far too much! Especially in secondary school.

唉，多到不行！尤其是國高中的時候。

Some nights, I was still working at eleven o'clock.

有些晚上，到了11點我還在寫作業。

Do you think homework is useful?

你覺得回家作業有用嗎？

Yes, but only if it's short and clear.

有用，但前提是要簡短清楚。

A little practice every day works better than long hours.

每天練一點，比一坐好幾個小時效果更好。

Let's move on to maths.

我們接著聊數學。

Were you good at maths at school?

你求學時數學好嗎？

Not really! Numbers always made me nervous.

不太好！我一看到數字就緊張。

But last year, something surprising happened!

但去年，發生了一件意想不到的事！

I started budgeting, and suddenly maths felt useful!

我開始做預算，突然覺得數學很有用！

Do you use maths in your daily life?

你在日常生活中會用到數學嗎？

All the time, mostly for shopping and saving money.

常常用，主要是購物和存錢的時候。

I also split restaurant bills with my friends.

我跟朋友去餐廳吃飯時也會負責分帳。

So now I'm the official calculator of the group!

所以現在我成了我們這群人的「官方計算機」！

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

謝謝。第一部分到此結束。