このシリーズでは、IELTS Speaking Part 1 の定番質問に対する自然なモデル解答を紹介しています。
第24回のテーマは「School（学校）」です。
💬 質問とモデル解答
| Question | Model Answer |
|---|---|
| 1. Did you go to high school near where you lived? | Yes, my high school was in Chiba City, quite close to my home. It was convenient because I could get there in about fifteen minutes by bike. |
| 2. What did you like about your high school? | I liked the strong soccer club. I was a member, and it gave me good memories with teammates and taught me discipline and teamwork. |
| 3. Tell me about anything you didn’t like at your school. | I didn’t really enjoy the heavy exam pressure. Sometimes it felt like we focused too much on tests instead of learning things more creatively. |
| 4. How do you think your school could be improved? | I think the school could offer more opportunities for international exchange. Meeting students from abroad would have made learning more exciting. |
📘 Useful Vocabulary / Phrases
- convenient： 便利な
- taught me discipline： 規律を教えてくれた
- teamwork： チームワーク
- exam pressure： 試験のプレッシャー
- focused too much on： ～に集中しすぎた
- international exchange： 国際交流
- students from abroad： 海外からの学生
🧩 Grammar / Structure for Higher Band
- quite close to： スムーズな距離の説明に便利。
- it gave me good memories： 主語を「it（経験）」にする自然な表現。
- would have made learning …： 仮定法で「もしあればもっと〜だった」を表現。
次回は「Games（ゲーム）」をテーマに、IELTS本番でそのまま使える自然なモデル回答を紹介します。
