Part 2 風格的核心是單人獨白 + 地圖/方向題。導遊、景點介紹、活動說明都是典型情境。本篇訓練空間介詞聽辨(opposite / next to / adjacent to / behind)與活動時間定位。目標:地圖題上能快速跟隨導遊路線,不要「聽到關鍵字就劃」——必須先定位起點。
Listening Transcript
Good morning everyone and welcome to Old Town Walking Tours. My name's Rachel, and I'll be guiding you for the next ninety minutes. Before we set off, just a few housekeeping points.
We're starting here at the Market Square, which is marked on your map. Please keep an eye on your belongings — it gets busy, especially on a Saturday like today. If you get separated from the group, the meeting point is back at this square, by the stone fountain — not the modern sculpture, the stone one. The fountain is our regroup point.
Now, I want to draw your attention to the buildings around us. Straight across the square from where we're standing, that grand Victorian building with the white columns — that's the Old Town Hall. It's no longer used for council meetings; those moved to a new site in 1998. Today it houses a small museum of local history. Entry is free, though donations are welcome.
On your left, just past the café with the blue awning, you'll see a narrow lane. That leads to Canon Street, where our first proper stop is. Canon Street is home to the city's oldest bookshop, opened in 1847 — and directly opposite it is the building we'll spend the most time at: the Thornbury Theatre. Now, it's often missed because the entrance is tucked between two shops, so do look carefully.
After the theatre, we'll continue east along Canon Street until we reach St Agnes Church. That's the one with the tall grey spire — you can already see it from here. Behind the church, there's a small cemetery where several well-known poets are buried, but we won't be going in; we'll pass along the northern side.
Our next stop from there is the Old Bridge. The bridge dates from the fourteenth century. Now, interestingly, the original bridge was actually built in the twelfth century but washed away in a flood — the current structure is a fourteenth-century rebuild.
Just before the bridge, to your right, you'll notice a red-brick warehouse — that was a grain store, now converted into a craft gallery. It's open until five today if anyone wants to return afterwards.
On the other side of the bridge, we'll turn right, not left. Turning left would take you down to the harbour; we're not going there today. Turning right leads us along the riverside path, past a row of fishermen's cottages, and ends at the Lighthouse Café for a break.
A final point — photography is welcome everywhere except inside the Theatre, where flash is not permitted. Tipping is entirely optional but always appreciated.
Right, let's set off.
Questions 1-10
Questions 1-5 — Label the map. Choose FIVE letters (A-G) for Questions 1-5.
Locations on map: A / B / C / D / E / F / G
| # | Place | Letter | |---|------------------------|--------| | 1 | Old Town Hall | ___| | 2 | Oldest bookshop | ___| | 3 | Thornbury Theatre | ___| | 4 | St Agnes Church | ___| | 5 | Old grain store | ___|
(In a real exam, candidates would see a labelled street map. For this practice, answer based on the positional clues given below.)
Questions 6-10 — Answer the questions. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER.
6. Where should lost group members regroup? At the _______. 7. What is now inside the Old Town Hall? A _______. 8. In which century was the current bridge built? The _______ century. 9. Until what time is the craft gallery open today? _______ p.m. 10. Where is flash photography NOT allowed? Inside the _______.
Answer Key with Trap Analysis
| # | Answer | Key moment in transcript | 陷阱 / 注意 | |---|--------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------| | 1 | (opposite group, across square) | "Straight across the square from where we're standing" | 關鍵 straight across — 正對面。 | | 2 | (Canon Street) | "the city's oldest bookshop, opened in 1847" | Canon Street 是位置描述的街道。 | | 3 | (opposite bookshop)| "directly opposite it is... the Thornbury Theatre" | 易漏聽:原文說 tucked between two shops——因為看似隱蔽。 | | 4 | (east end of Canon St) | "continue east along Canon Street until we reach St Agnes Church" | 方向詞 east。 | | 5 | (right, before bridge) | "Just before the bridge, to your right, you'll notice a red-brick warehouse" | 干擾方向:過橋後也有 right / left,不要混淆。 | | 6 | (stone) fountain | "the meeting point is back at this square, by the stone fountain" | 自我更正陷阱:導遊先說 fountain,又強調 not the modern sculpture, the stone one。答案要精確。 | | 7 | museum | "Today it houses a small museum of local history" | 不要寫 council meetings(舊用途)。 | | 8 | fourteenth / 14th | "the current structure is a fourteenth-century rebuild" | 干擾數字:twelfth century 是原橋,題目問 current。 | | 9 | 5 / five | "It's open until five today" | 簡答,不要加 o'clock。 | | 10| Theatre | "except inside the Theatre, where flash is not permitted" | 單字,不要寫 Thornbury Theatre(超字數)。 |
陷阱總結
- 第 6 題最狠:fountain 旁邊有 modern sculpture 干擾,必須聽到 the stone one 才能精準作答。寫 fountain 就夠——描述詞 stone 可加可不加。
- 第 8 題是 Part 2 的經典:導遊喜歡給「歷史故事」——先說 12 世紀原橋、洪水沖毀、14 世紀重建。題目只問「現在的橋」,答案是 14。
- 第 5 題方向詞陷阱:right / left 在錄音中出現 4 次(過橋前、過橋後、harbour 方向、riverside 方向)。必須定位「grain store」在哪個階段被提。
- 地圖題策略:30 秒準備時間,先把地圖上已標字的地標(Market Square 等)圈起來,然後在心中模擬「從這裡出發,先到哪、再到哪」。跟不上導遊路線就會全錯。
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