背景知識 — IELTS Speaking の構成
| パート | 時間 | 内容 |
|---|---|---|
| Part 1 | 4〜5分 | 身近なトピックについての Q&A |
| Part 2 | 3〜4分 | Cue Card(準備1分 + スピーチ1〜2分) |
| Part 3 | 4〜5分 | Part 2 のテーマに関連した抽象的な議論 |
Phase 1 目標: 質問を理解して答えられる / 2〜3文で理由まで述べられる / フィラーを使って沈黙を避けられる
Part 1 — Q&A 形式
各質問に 2〜3文で答えを作り、「モデル回答を見る」で比較してください。
Absolutely, yes. I use it practically every waking hour. It's the first thing I check in the morning and the last thing I look at before sleeping, which I know isn't ideal.
Mainly for messaging — I use Slack for work and LINE for friends and family. I also use it to read tech articles during my commute.
Without a doubt, yes. Research shows that excessive screen time affects sleep quality and concentration. That said, for many people it's tied to their job, so it's not easy to just switch off.
I have, actually. I tried setting app time limits using Screen Time on my iPhone. It was partially successful — I reduced social media use quite a bit — but I still picked up the phone out of habit constantly.
Part 2 — Cue Card(1分準備 + 1〜2分スピーチ)
Describe a piece of technology that has changed your life.
- what it is
- how you use it
- how it changed your routine or habits
- and explain why it has been so important to you.
The piece of technology I'd like to talk about is my laptop — specifically, a MacBook Pro. As a software engineer, I use it for everything: writing code, reading documentation, attending online meetings, and even learning new programming languages. Before I had my own high-performance laptop, compilation times were long and multitasking was a real struggle. Once I upgraded, my productivity almost doubled. The reason it has been so important to me is that software development requires a reliable, fast machine. Without it, I simply couldn't do my job effectively.
Part 3 — 抽象的な議論
I think it's genuinely both, but on balance, I'd say easier. For someone in my field, tools like cloud computing and version control systems have dramatically reduced the complexity of development. However, I do feel a kind of digital fatigue from being constantly reachable.
The most obvious one is vulnerability. When systems go down, entire businesses can halt. On a personal level, people are losing the ability to navigate or do mental arithmetic. There's a real risk of our fundamental skills atrophying.
I think AI will automate many routine cognitive tasks, shifting the human role toward creativity and judgment. In tech, AI coding assistants are already changing what developers spend their time on — less on boilerplate, more on architecture.
有用表現
よくある日本人のミス
| ミス | 正しい表現 |
|---|---|
| "Yes." だけで終わる | 必ず理由・例を1文追加する |
| "I think technology is good." と断言 | "I think technology has both advantages and disadvantages." |
| 冠詞の省略("I have iPhone") | "I have an iPhone." |
自己評価
理解度
所要時間
自分の回答メモ(Part 2)
気づき・メモ
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