IELTS Speaking Part 1: Languages, Numbers and Memory

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

下午好。请问你的全名是什么？

Good afternoon! My name is Ayşe Demir.

下午好！我叫Ayşe Demir。

Thank you. Let's talk about languages.

谢谢。我们来谈谈语言。

How many languages do you speak?

你会说几种语言？

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

如果算上我的英语，三种！土耳其语、德语和英语。

I learned German at school, and English from films.

德语是在学校学的，英语是看电影学的。

Which language was the hardest to learn?

哪种语言最难学？

German, definitely. The grammar has so many rules!

肯定是德语。语法规则太多了！

I still get the articles wrong sometimes.

我现在有时还会把冠词用错。

Would you like to learn another language?

你想再学一门语言吗？

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

想！我很想有一天学日语。

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

我看很多动漫，所以已经会几个词了。

Let's move on to numbers.

我们来谈谈数字。

Do you have a favourite number?

你有最喜欢的数字吗？

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

七，因为我是七月七日出生的。

Are you good at maths?

你数学好吗？

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

恐怕不太好。我什么都用手机算。

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

不过在餐厅分账单我算得挺快的！

Now, I'd like to talk about memory.

现在我想谈谈记忆力。

Do you have a good memory?

你的记忆力好吗？

It depends. I remember faces and places very well.

看情况。我对人脸和地方记得很清楚。

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

但名字我几乎马上就忘。太烦人了！

How do you remember important things?

你怎么记住重要的事情？

I write everything in a small notebook.

我把所有事情都写在一个小本子上。

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

要是本子丢了呢？那我可就真麻烦了！

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

年轻的时候记东西更容易吗？

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

我觉得是的。我弟弟一天就能学会一首歌。

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

谢谢。第一部分到此结束。