IELTS Speaking Part 2: Describe a Gift You Gave Someone

Now, I'm going to give you a topic to talk about.

現在我要給你一個題目來講。

I'd like you to describe a gift you gave someone.

請你描述一份你送給別人的禮物。

You have one minute to prepare, and you can make notes.

你有一分鐘可以準備，也可以做筆記。

Great, I know exactly what to talk about.

太好了，我很清楚要講什麼。

Right, your time's up. Please begin now.

好，時間到了。請開始。

I'd like to talk about a present I gave my grandfather.

我想談談我送給爺爺的一份禮物。

It was for his eightieth birthday, last spring.

那是去年春天，送他八十歲生日的。

Finding the right gift for him was really difficult.

要幫他找到合適的禮物真的很難。

He always says he doesn't need anything!

他老是說自己什麼都不需要！

So I spent weeks looking in shops and online,

所以我花了好幾個禮拜在店裡和網路上找，

but nothing felt personal enough.

但都覺得不夠有心意。

Then one evening, I found a box of old photos!

後來有一天晚上，我發現了一箱老照片。

That's when I had the idea for a photo book!

就在那時候，我想到可以做一本相簿！

I scanned about two hundred pictures from his life,

我掃描了大概兩百張他這一生的照片，

from his childhood right up to his grandchildren.

從他小時候一直到孫子孫女都有。

I also asked every relative to write him a short message.

我還請每位親戚幫他寫一段簡短的話。

Some of them took ages to reply, which was stressful!

有些人拖了超久才回，壓力好大！

In the end, the book was ready two days before the party.

最後，相簿在派對前兩天才完成。

When he opened it, he went completely silent.

他一打開，整個人都安靜了下來。

Then he started crying, and so did everyone else.

接著他哭了，大家也都跟著哭了。

He told me it was the best present he'd ever received.

他說這是他收過最棒的禮物。

Looking back, I learned that the best gifts aren't expensive.

回頭看，我學到最好的禮物並不是昂貴的東西。

They show that you've really been paying attention.

而是能看出你真的很用心。

What a lovely idea. Does he still look at the book?

真是個好點子。他現在還會看那本相簿嗎？

Every single day! He shows it to all his visitors.

每天都看！誰來家裡他都要拿出來給人家看。

And do you prefer giving or receiving presents?

那你比較喜歡送禮物還是收禮物？

Giving, definitely. Seeing someone's reaction is the best part.

當然是送。看到對方的反應是最棒的。

Thank you. That's the end of part two.

謝謝。第二部分到這裡結束。