IELTS Speaking Part 1: Teachers, Homework and Maths

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

下午好。请告诉我你的全名，好吗？

Good afternoon! My name is Arif Pratama.

下午好！我叫Arif Pratama。

Thank you. Let's talk about teachers.

谢谢。我们来谈谈老师吧。

Did you have a favourite teacher at school?

你上学时有最喜欢的老师吗？

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

有！我的历史老师Hadi先生特别棒。

He told stories instead of just reading from the book.

他会讲故事，而不只是照着课本念。

Would you like to be a teacher one day?

你将来想当老师吗？

Maybe, but not right now.

也许吧，但不是现在。

I think teaching takes a lot of patience.

我觉得教书需要很大的耐心。

And I'm not sure I have enough yet!

而我还不确定自己有没有那么多耐心！

Now let's talk about homework.

现在我们来谈谈家庭作业。

Did you get a lot of homework as a child?

你小时候作业多吗？

Oh, far too much! Especially in secondary school.

哎，多得要命！尤其是上中学的时候。

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

有些晚上，到了11点我还在写作业。

Do you think homework is useful?

你觉得家庭作业有用吗？

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

有用，但前提是要简短明确。

A little practice every day works better than long hours.

每天练一点，比一坐好几个小时效果更好。

Let's move on to maths.

我们接着聊数学。

Were you good at maths at school?

你上学时数学好吗？

Not really! Numbers always made me nervous.

不太好！我一看到数字就紧张。

But last year, something surprising happened!

但去年，发生了一件意想不到的事！

I started budgeting, and suddenly maths felt useful!

我开始做预算，突然觉得数学很有用！

Do you use maths in your daily life?

你在日常生活中会用到数学吗？

All the time, mostly for shopping and saving money.

经常用，主要是购物和存钱的时候。

I also split restaurant bills with my friends.

我和朋友在餐厅吃饭时也会负责分账。

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

所以现在我成了我们这群人的“官方计算器”！

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

谢谢。第一部分到此结束。