IELTSスピーキングでスコアアップに役立つ便利な表現
IELTS のスピーキングは試験官との一対一の面接形式です。パート1、2，3に分かれており、日常的な会話からディスカッションまで様々な課題について問われます。IELTSのスピーキングに限らず、自分の意見を主張することはとても大事なことです。
特に思っていることを強調するときには、副詞を活用します。副詞を活用して自分の意見をはっきりと伝えることで、豊かな表現にすることができます。日本人は控えめに話す方が多いと思いますが、自分の感情や出来事などを強調して言うことは、英語圏では豊かな表現力があるとみなされてプラスとなりますので、ぜひ、強調表現を活用してスコアアップにつなげましょう。
absolutely, always, not…at all などの副詞の活用
使えそうで、なかなか使えない表現ではありますが、このような強調の副詞を使うことで印象がグーンと変わります。便利な表現はこれ！
【例】
I absolutely agree with the idea xxxxxx.
I’m enjoying it a lot.
I will learn Spanish for sure.
I currently work as an office manager
So yes, I definitely have to work with other people.
【会話の中での例】
A: I really like your plan!
B: Yes, it’s pretty good … but it needs a little revising.
A: Of course, you did a very good job, but you might need to consider a few more points.
B: Yes, it will probably be more effective if you highlight the staffing requirements and expand on the budget.
頻度を表す副詞も最大限に活用します。
| always | I always get up in the morning and go to the gym. |
| often | I am often late to my fitness class. |
| usually | She usually wakes up at 8am. |
| sometimes | He is sometimes tired after attending meetings. |
| occasionally | We occasionally take a walk in the park. |
| rarely | They rarely eat at that restaurant. |
| seldom | I seldom go to the library to study. |
| never | I never travel without planning. |
副詞の活用以外の強調表現を活用する
①比較級を使う
いわゆる比喩的表現となります。
例えば、“I caught a fish as big as my house.” という表現は「家と同じぐらい大きい魚」となりますが、誰もそのままの意味で解釈する人はいません。比喩的表現を取り入れて効果的に自分の意見を強調することができます。
②その他のさまざまな強調表現
上記の大きさの他にも回数や量などで表すこともできます。また、感情を強く表すことのできる動詞を活用することもできます。
”I love italian food” ＜likeの代わりに＞
”I hate going camping” ＜do not like の代わりに＞
” I despise him!” ＜大嫌いを表すdespise＞
“I’ve heard that a million times”
“I used an enormous amount of salt in the dish”
“I don’t have any idea”
強調表現を解答例から学ぼう！
パート1で最も頻繁に出るスピーキングトピックから副詞やさまざまな強調表現を活用している解答例を抜粋しました。
Study
Q. What did you study whey you were a college student?
A. I studied English literature ,but I didn’t know what I should take at that time at all . I absolutely regret the fact that I ended up taking English literature I was never interested in, just because the subject was the most popular choice for Japanese women.
Q. Why did you choose the subject?
A. As I said, I didn’t have any idea what I wanted to do then. So, I settled down to the most popular subject, which was English Literature. I should have taken economics because I love the analytical process and I am good at it.
Q. What did you like about your studies?
A. I ,for the most part, didn’t like the subject. but one class I was strongly interested in was phonology. This is because the sound of language has a set of rules, specific to particular language groups. very interesting!
Work
Q. What is your job?
A. I work for a insurance company as a sale rep. I have been working for , well, for a very long time. I love meeting new people and promote our products I trust. Every day is always different. I am never bored.
Q. How do you like about your job?
A. I really like my job, because I like sales and marketing. Marketing is not simple at all, phycological effects are important to increase the sales as well. I analyse the sale figures all the time, but many factors need to be taken into consideration to increase sales.
Q. What responsibilities do you have at work?
A. Tons! I first need to answer my customers’ emails in the morning, Then, write a detailed report for a meeting, find out the market trend and so on. I sometimes finish my work late at night.
Q. Is it a popular job in your country?
A. I think so. Many inexperienced employees involve sales at first, because, as you know, sales are the most important matter for business success. if we cannot sale our products, the company does not make money at all. No sales, No money.
Hometown 【No.1頻出トピック】
Q. Where is your home town?
A. My home town is called Chiba. It is a next prefecture to Tokyo. I absolutely like my hometown because there are a lot of nature like mountain and the ocean, lakes to enjoy. the population is increasing year by year due to the location and its laid-back environment.
Q. What is a historical place in your hometown?
A. Well, I don’t know actually. but if you ask me, I would say, um… the park near my house has ancient mounds where pretty famous lords were buried there. I read the detail in front of the mounds before, but I completely forget about who, when , the sort of things.
Q. Has your hometown changed much since you were a child?
A. Not much, I don’t see any change happened to my hometown. Maybe, there are more shopping malls and condos in downtown. oh yes, there are quite a few indian restaurants, too.
Q. Is there good transportation in your hometown?
A. Yes, of course. Public busses and trains are always available and run frequently. I boast of Japan’s transportation, because it is really advanced.
今すぐ使える！便利な性格を表す形容詞を活用しよう
IELTS スピーキングで頻出する課題として、友達や家族、先生について、つまり人のことについて話すことがあります。対象が誰であるにせよ、人の性格について表現する形容詞を覚えておくと非常に便利です。試験だけではなく、日常の様々な場面で役に立ちますので、下記で取り上げる形容詞はぜひ覚えてください。
例文】
“I proud of my mother because she is hardworking, considerate and very energetic.”
“I look up on my teacher who is very supportive and self-motivated.”
| self-motivated | 意欲的な |
| affable | 話やすい、気さくな |
| personable | 愛想のよい、感じのよい |
| agreeable | 愛想のよい、人当たりのよい |
| amiable | 友好的な |
| polite | 礼儀正しい |
| likable | 好感の持てる、好ましい |
| sociable | 人と接するのが好きな |
| extrovert | 社交的な、外交的な |
| introvert | 内気な |
| considerate | 思いやりのある |
| sympathetic | 同情心のある |
| understanding | 理解力のある、物分かりのよい |
| diplomatic | 外交的な、人付き合いの巧みな |
| straight-forward | 正直な、素直な |
| generous | 寛容な |
| patient | 忍耐強い |
| resourceful | （問題処理の手を）色々考えつく |
| proactive | 率先的な |
| practical | 現実的な |
| down-to-earth | 分別［社会常識］のある（＝sensible ) |
| organized | 几帳面な |
| diligent | 勤勉な |
| versatile | 多芸多才の |
| adaptable | 順応できる |
| dependable | 頼れる、頼もしい（= reliable） |
| cheerful | 陽気な （＝feisty 「元気旺盛な」） |
| chatty | 話好きな |
| laid-back | リラックスした、のんきな （＝easy-going) |
| determined | 決心の堅い |
| decisive | 決断力のある （⇔ indecisive 「優柔不断な」） |
| passionate | 情熱的な |
Task 2 のスピーチの始め方
- A long time ago, （時を表す言葉から始める）
- It was 2 years ago,
- I am going to talk about…
- I would like to tell you about the time…
- Let me talk about the time..
何かに賛成する時の便利なフレーズ
- I definitely agree with xxx
- I support the idea that xxx
- I must admit that xx
- I truly believe xxx
- Absolutely.
- that is what is all about.
何かに反対する時の便利なフレーズ
- I do not agree with xxx
- I have a different opinion on …
- I disagree.
- Although some people think A, but I think xxx
- Well, point taken, but I feel xxx
自分の経験を話す時の便利なフレーズ
- When I was younger ( a child)
- In my childhood,
- xxx years ago, I had the opportunity to xxx
- back in 2020, xx
- a little while ago,
自分の意見を述べる時の便利なフレーズ
- I think (believe) that xx
- In my opinion,
- It seems to me that xx
- I feel that xx
- What I think is that
- As I see it from xx,
推測をする時の便利なフレーズ
- I suppose(guess) xxx
- As far as I am concerned,
- I am not quite sure about it, but I believe
- I imagine that…
Conversation fillers (フィラー）の活用
フィラーとは言葉に詰まった時に場を持つために会話の沈黙を埋めたり、情報を処理するための時間を稼ぐ時に使用します。日本語でいう、「あのー……」「えっと……」といった表現です。 発話の間に挟み込むこれら意味を持たないため、「フィラー」と呼ばれるつなぎ表現です。 うまく利用すると自然な表現に聞こえてスコアアップにつながります。
- Er… let me think…
- Hmm… that’s a good question…
- Actually… I’ve never really thought about it…
- Umm… (質問を繰り返す)
- Well, give me a second,
Discourse marker の活用
ディスコースマーカーとは「つなぎ言葉」とも言われて、日本語では「さらに」、「一方で」、「すなわち」「しかし」「したがって」「さらに」などの用語を表します。シグナルワードとも言われ、スピーキングでは、文章の流れをスムーズにする役割をし、話の内容を効果的に伝えるのに役立ちます。
スピーキングで役に立つDiscourse Markerで特に重要なのは順番を表す言葉です。
①順番を表す
| First | Firstly | First of all | In the first place |
| To begin with | Second | Secondly | Third |
| Next | Before | Earlier | Later |
| Afterwards | Subsequently | Eventually | Once |
| Lastly | At last | Then | So |
| Moving to the next | On top of that | After that |
例えば、パート2 のスピーチでは順序良く話を発展させるためにも、パート3では理由を2つ並べたり、例を上げたりして自分の主張を総括的にまとめるためにも順番を表すDiscourse Marker は欠かせません。長い回答を求めらえる時には順序良くならべたてて答える必要性があるからです。
〔Discourse Makerを効果的に入れた回答の例〕
The first thing I am going to do is to show you the broken parts, then I’m going to tell you how to fix it and finally, I’m going to let you do it by your own.
To start with, I really like studying English. Firstly, it is interesting, Secondly, it is challenging. Later, I can meet new people. However, I must say that I once found it difficult because of the grammar. On top of that, the punctuation was be very challenging.
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IELTSスピーキング 使える表現・フレーズ まとめ
IELTSスピーキングで役に立つ便利な強調表現やフレーズを活用して、自分のスピーキングに磨きをかけましょう。人の性格を表す形容詞は覚えておくと、いろんな場面で活用できます。自分の意見をしかっりと言えることがポイントですので、肯定する表現、否定する表現、フィラーやつなぎ語などをうまく活用してスピーキングの練習に励みましょう。
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