IELTS Speaking Part 1: Walking, Chocolate and Concentration (Band 6.0)

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 Mai Nguyen.

午安！我叫 Mai Nguyen。

Thank you. Let's start by talking about walking.

謝謝。我們先來聊聊走路。

Do you walk much in your daily life?

你平常生活中常走路嗎？

Yes, quite a lot, actually.

有，其實走得滿多的。

I walk to the station every morning,

我每天早上走路去車站，

and it takes about fifteen minutes.

大概要走十五分鐘。

I think it wakes me up better than coffee!

我覺得這比咖啡還提神！

Did you walk more when you were a child?

你小時候走路比較多嗎？

Yes, much more.

對，多很多。

I used to walk to school with my older brother,

我以前都跟哥哥一起走路上學，

because our parents didn't have a car!

因為我爸媽沒有車！

Where do you like to go for a walk?

你喜歡去哪裡散步？

I love walking along the river near my flat.

我很喜歡沿著我家附近的河邊走。

It's a place where you can forget about the traffic.

在那裡可以忘掉車水馬龍。

Last week, I saw some ducks, and they followed me!

上週我看到幾隻鴨子，牠們還跟著我走！

Now, let's talk about chocolate.

現在我們來聊聊巧克力。

Do you like chocolate?

你喜歡巧克力嗎？

Oh, I absolutely love it!

哇，我超愛的！

I'd rather have dark chocolate, though,

不過我比較喜歡黑巧克力，

because milk chocolate is a bit too sweet for me.

因為牛奶巧克力對我來說有點太甜了。

Have you ever given chocolate as a present?

你送過巧克力當禮物嗎？

Yes, I've given it to friends many times.

有，我送過朋友很多次了。

It's cheap, and nearly everyone likes it!

又便宜，幾乎每個人都喜歡！

Is chocolate popular in your country?

巧克力在你們國家受歡迎嗎？

It's becoming more popular, especially with young people.

越來越受歡迎了，尤其是在年輕人之間。

My grandparents didn't try it until they were sixty!

我爺爺奶奶到六十歲才第一次吃！

But if you eat too much, it's bad for your teeth.

不過吃太多的話，對牙齒不好。

Let's move on to concentration.

我們接著聊聊專注力。

Is it easy for you to concentrate?

你容易專心嗎？

Not always, to be honest.

老實說，不一定。

My phone keeps buzzing, so I lose focus very easily.

我的手機一直在震，所以我很容易分心。

When I study now, I leave it in another room.

現在我讀書的時候，就把它放在另一個房間。

What helps you concentrate?

什麼能幫助你專心？

Quiet music helps me a lot.

輕柔的音樂對我幫助很大。

Listening to piano music makes me feel calm,

聽鋼琴曲讓我心情平靜，

so I can study for hours.

所以我可以讀好幾個小時。

Was it easier to concentrate when you were younger?

你小時候比較容易專心嗎？

Probably, because I didn't have a smartphone then!

應該吧，因為那時候我還沒有智慧型手機！

I could read all afternoon, and nothing distracted me.

我可以看一整個下午的書，什麼都不會讓我分心。

Do you think walking can help people concentrate?

你覺得走路能幫助人專心嗎？

Yes, definitely!

會，絕對會！

When I'm stuck on an essay, I go for a short walk,

我寫報告卡住的時候，就出去走一下，

and the ideas usually come back!

靈感通常就回來了！

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

謝謝。第一部分到此結束。