世界１周しながらアイビーリーグ大学院に奨励金合格 : サラの英語ブログ

そんな感じで前回の記事に続きPart ２ です。
（現在Part 1は非公開にしています）

僕が IELTS の Speaking 対策として１か月練習した

IELTS トピックリストを全部

載せます。

これを1ヶ月ほどやりこみ Speaking 8.5 を取りました。

このリストですが、僕のノートをなるべくそのまま再現しました。

ノートをここに打ち出しただけなので、少し見づらいかもしれませんが誰かのスコアアップのヒントになれば、という気持ちで一生懸命書いたので参考になれば幸いです。

＊ノートの雰囲気が出るように、メモ部分も少し載せています。ただ、メモ部分はだいぶ縮小版です。
＊実際はノートの余白にかなり表現やアイデアのメモが書いてあります。
＊個人的な内容が多かったため、表現は大部分削ってありますが、トピックは全部のせてますのでご安心を。


また、このリストですが、


全て自分が練習したもの


のみ載せてます。


練習したもののみ、というのは個人的にはけっこうポイントです。

というのも、おそらく、出そうなトピックを書き出す作業だけなら、誰でもできます。

それこそ中国本や、ネットや過去問のあらゆるトピックをただ並べれば、それで良いです。実は僕も最初それだけをやったことがあります。

ただ、言い方キツいかもですが、それは誰でもできます。

大事なのは、以下のような幅広い トピック、自分の言いたいこと・苦手な内容・出そうなこと・かっこいい表現などを全部書き出し、

そのトピックを見た瞬間に自分のネタが勝手に出てきてしまうまで

実際に何度も何度も全部練習することです。

そして、

こんだけやって納得のいくスコアや結果が得られなかったのなら、もう自分の根本的な実力不足だから悔いなし

というところまで練習することです。

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練習のやり方ですが、基本的には、下に書いてあるすべてのトピックに、IELTS 風に、

Describe 〜 .

などを当てはめてネタと力が尽きるまで練習する感じです。

僕は長さは気にしません。

よって、30秒くらいの説明の練習もあれば、３分以上になるものもあります。

言いたいことは時間がかかってもちゃんと表現など調べて、よく練って、それを何度も練習すると大きな違いが出ると思います。

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手前味噌ですが、これを書いた2016年現在は海外のあらゆるサイトを見ましたがここまで載せてるサイトはほぼありません でした。

ぜひ、１か月かかっても、半年かかっても、１年かかっても、

練習してみてくださいね。絶対にブレイクスルーするので。

では、前置き長くなりましたが、どーぞ！



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< events >
an important day in your life
a memorable moment
a welcome party
a farewellparty
a birthday party
like parties?
your favorite day of the year
how your family celebrate the New Year
an important historical event in your country
August 15, 1945, was the day Japan surrendered to the Allied Forces, and the second World War came to an end.

< people >
a teacher who has greatly influenced you
one of your relatives
a friend that you often spend time with
a classmate or colleague
a famous athlete
a famous artist
a historical figure
a hero
a friend you used to play with ← still in touch with him?
mother/father
sister/brother
grandma/grandpa
a leader ( in sports, business or politics ) you admire

< friends >
a friend who has played an important part in your life

< hometown >
a city where you live
what you like/dislike?
people?
weather?
climate?
population?
any change?
Is there much to do?

< family >
family members
from a medium-sized family
live in a single-parent family
go out/travel with your family?
a lot in common?
getting along with them?
the breadwinner

< grandma >
why respect her?
self-sacrificing/self-giving
a kind of person that does everything she can for sb else
growing fruits and vegetables in the garden
the generation gap between us ← a big problem?

< food >
favorite food?
Do you cook?:　→　curry
What are the ingrdients?
local speciality?
What are the main crops in your region?
grandma's speciality:
　　growing flowers and vegetables in the garden
　　stir-fried vegetables mixed with meat　　
　　rice bowl
traditional Japanese food/cuisine ←
　　officially been registered by UNESCO as an intangible cultural heritage
prefer eating restaurants or eating home?
Is fast food popular in Japan? - attribute the growing popularity to the expansions of fast food chains
Do you have a favorite restaurant?: shrimps melt in the/my mouth
Hitsumabushi: ↓
　　cultivated eel in fish farms
　　Aichi is the largest/no.1 producer of eel.
　　The whole eel dish is divided into four portions
　　put the fist portion into your bowl and enjoy it as it is
　　sprinkle some condiments → green onion, dried seaweed, Japanese horseradish, sesame
　　pour broth into your bowl
　　enjoy the remaining portion whatever way you like


< Michael Jackson/This is it >
DVD: behind-the-scenes interviews

< Hugh Grant >

< places >
a classroom/school that you studied in
a room
a house ← the good/bad things about it
a city
a street
a building: an airport/an observatory ← panoramic view
a park
a view
a famous/local natural feature that impresses you
your workplace
a cafe
a place you stayed in on vacation
a hotel you stayed in on vacation
an historical place you have been to
a foreign country or a destination you are interested in, but have never been to
a store
a shopping center you like most
a library
a place where you traveled by boat
the countryside
a place you often went to as a child

< cafe/restaurant >

< house >

< leisure time/hobby >
prefere to do leisure activities by yourself or in a group?
when you were a child?

< travel >
Where/When did you go?
What did you do?
What was the most interesting place?
domestic travel vs overseas
a country you would like to visit
Vancouver - had only traveled abroad once before
- freezing outside/chilled to the bone
did some sightseeing/shopping
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
travel for food > sightseeing trip
going to the beach/seaside resorts
car trip to America
Important to go out of the city sometimes?
Is tourism always beneficial to/for a country/region?
any negative consequences of tourism you can think of?
Is there a cause-and-effect relation between mass tourism and damage to the environment?
If development is necessary, spoiling the landscape is inevitable...

< weekend >

< outings >

< fitness >
important to stay fit?
walking/running ← see quite al lot of people jogging these days on the streets/in the park/in the fitness center
Health is paramount. being unhealthy...
gym ← seen a lot of changes in my body/health.
good for me not only physically but also mentally
need some quiet time to take my mind off work
need some quiet time to think about nothing
need some quiet time to center myself
gather my thought and think about how I want my life to unfold
help you slow down your busy lifestyle and relieve your stress
all surrounded by computers/TV/the internet/smartphones/convenience stores
operate constantly without rest / 24/7
the speed of life
our life is a routine of daily activities
have positive effects on brain function

< gym/workout >
a place where different people gather and share the same goal
well-equipped


< sports >
Did you do much sport when you were younger?
baseball, soccer, basketball
track and field
a sport event that you watched or took part in?
Japanese archery ← aiming at targets requires great concentration/behave in a way that conforms to the etiqutte
dancing: would like to take up again if time permits
outdoor/indoor sports
your favorite sports

< music >
What kind of music do you like?
your favorite song
your favorite artist
help me relax/unwind
music is important?
transcends boarders/time/language barriers
has the power to unite people
can heal your sorrow/depressed minds
a musical instrument you would like to play
piano vs guitar vs singing a cappella
a national anthem: enhance a sense of patriotism


< films >

< weather/climate >
something that you do when the weather is good/bad/hot/cold/warmer or cooler than usual
bask in the sun
prefer to go shopping
in an indoor shopping center

< job >

< tasks >

< family tradition >
family gatherings
the obon festival
New Year's eve
a type of noodle made from buckwheat flour → symbol of longevity
Hatsumode
send postcards as New Year's greetings
a gift as a summer greeting around mid-July 〜 as a token of special thanks for their daily help
a year-end gift around mid-December

< museum >
a local science museums with a planetarium
an art museum/gallery in Tokyo
Yasukuni: a Japanese military and war museum in Tokyo ← pass down memories to the next generation
have an eye for beauty
appreciate the aesthetic quality
coffee museum

< aquarium >
promoting a special exhibit in addition to permanent collections
large tanks

< zoo >
the value of life


< botanical garden >
All the plants/flowers eventually die


< Cirque du Soleil >


< bicycle >
How popular?
How often do you ride a bicycle?


< train >
Do you like traveling by train?
bullet train

< bus >


< airplane >

< fashion >
How important?
Interested?
shopping
an item of clothing that you often wear
wear casual clothes VS formal
used clothing stores:
stumbling on/across an item
It's about story: this military jacket dates back to 70's (US marines)
My ( fashion ) taste has changed with age.
future?
buying on the internet is becoming more and more popular
change people's buying habits
some go into debt
to the point of going into/filing for personal bankruptcy

< telecommunications >
use a computer?
What for?
Good or bad for people?
a role to play?
use Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint
Should the media be more active in raising people's awareness of XYZ?
How often do you make phone calls?
making phone calls vs sending text messages
a website that you think is useful
a TV program that makes you laugh
a TV program that you often watch
some interesting news that you recently heard, read, or watched from a newspaper or on TV

< magazines >

< newspaper >

< TV >

< reading >

< animation/manga/Japanese cartoons >

< education >

< marriage >

< diversity >

< future >

< games >

< color >

< personal >

< gift-giving >

< children >

< childhood >

< karaoke / how to deal with stress >

< urban life VS rural life >


< changing jobs/companies often vs staying with the same job/company all of your life >
would be ideal to land a permanent job
Ideally?
Reality?
new environments
time to move forward
a career path

< coffee >

< item >
something you don't have now but would like to own in the future

< four seasons >

< typical >
a typical day when you are not working
a typical workday

< used to >
something you used to do but no longer do in your free time
a change in your life
a time when you were caught in a traffic jam
a wrong decision you made

< animals >
a yorkshireterrier: a very small dog with beautiful brown and gray hair
learn how to take care of a living creature by feeding, cleaning and training it
nurture a sense of responsibility and affection for living creatures
have a healing power for lonely/heartbroken people
therapeautic
Feeling of isolation can be alleviated by keeping a pet
keeping/protecting birds

< history >

< school >

< the traditional Japanese custom of cherry blossom viewing >

< teaching >

< water >
a place with a lot of water
water-related activities/sports
a river/lake/sea that you like
went swimming in the sea: nearly drowned and was rescued by life guards

< photo >
Do you like taking photos?
a photograph that is important to you

< social welfare >

< religion >

< festivals >

< sending sb a New Year's greeting card>

< hot springs >

< law >

< Japanese mentality >

< Yasukuni >

< Japan >

< What constitutes Japaneseness >

< 本音と建前 >

< religion >

< 和魂洋才 >

< あいまいさ >

< shame culture >

< もののあわれ・無常観 >

< 武士道 >

< seniority system >

< お米 >

< identity >

< patriotism >

< Aer we losing Japanese identity? >


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僕はずっとこのノートが大切な英語のトモダチで、いわゆる独り言英会話で練習しました。

なので今でもふつうのオンライン英会話などやったことありませんが、運良くIELTS Speaking 8.5が取れました。



ちなみに、このIELTSスピーキングのトピックリスト＆ネタ帳はノートにすると1冊くらいなのですが、

他にもノートは 日常編 と時事問題スピーチ編

もあり、

日常編のネタ帳はノート ２冊 くらいですが、時事編は ７冊 くらいあリ、

つまり、IELTSまでに例文やチャンクでノート10冊分くらいは例文暗唱しています。

あ、単語・熟語は別でノート作ってたので、単語帳ノートはカウントしてなく別です。

また、IELTSに特化した対策は1ヶ月でしたが、

時事スピーチの練習にかけた時間と労力はその比ではありません。

時事スピーチ練習は数年に渡っているので、思い出しただけでも青春で思い出が溢れてくるレベルです
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長くなりましたが、僕がやってのは以上のようなシンプルなことです。

繰り返しますが、これが絶対にいいとか、ベストなトレーニングだとか言っているのでは全然なく、

これが誰かの役に少しでも立てればという気持ちで、一生懸命書きましたので、参考になればうれしいです。

IELTS で Writing と Speaking がスコアが出ず苦労してる人をたくさん知っています。そのハードルをクリアすれば一気に世界が広がると思います。

ぜひ Speaking で目標スコアを取って、海外の大学・大学院・仕事で夢を叶えてくださいね。