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10回のテーマは「Age（年齢）」です。
💬 質問とモデル解答
| Question | Model Answer |
|---|---|
| 1. Are you happy to be the age you are now? | Yes, I feel happy being nineteen. University life gives me a lot of freedom, and I’m learning many new things both inside and outside class. |
| 2. When you were a child, did you think a lot about the future? | Not really. As a child, I was more focused on playing sports with friends. I didn’t think seriously about my career until high school. |
| 3. Do you think you have changed as you have got older? | Yes, I’ve become more independent since moving to Tokyo. Living alone means I need to cook, clean, and manage my own schedule responsibly. |
| 4. What will be different about your life in the future? | In the future, I expect to work in an international field. My life will involve more travel, communication in English, and facing bigger challenges. |
📘 Useful Vocabulary / Phrases
- gives me a lot of freedom： 多くの自由を与えてくれる
- both inside and outside class： 授業内外で
- focused on： ～に集中していた
- think seriously about： 真剣に考える
- independent： 自立した
- manage my own schedule： 自分のスケジュールを管理する
- international field： 国際的な分野
- bigger challenges： より大きな挑戦
🧩 Grammar / Structure for Higher Band
- 現在完了 “I’ve become …”： 過去から現在の変化を自然に表す。
- Living alone means …： 「〜ということは…を意味する」定義的な構文で高度。
- In the future, I expect to …： 将来の展望を丁寧に述べる表現。
次回は「Money（お金）」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。
