Music / Books 題組的難點不是詞彙——是給意見不像在背稿。很多考生講 "I like pop music because it is very relaxing and makes me happy." 聽起來像罐頭廣告。Band 6.0。
Band 7+ 的差別在於用對語氣。這篇整理自然給意見的三個句型，以及 6 個情緒詞彙。
高頻問題（Music + Books 各 6 題）
Music（音樂）
- What kind of music do you like?
- Has your taste in music changed?
- Do you play any instruments?
- Do you prefer listening to music at home or at concerts?
- Is music important in Taiwanese culture?
- Would you like to learn a new instrument?
Books（書）
- Do you read much?
- Do you prefer fiction or non-fiction?
- Print books or e-books?
- Who's your favourite author?
- Did you read a lot as a child?
- Do you think people read less now?
三個「不像背稿」的意見句型
句型 1："I've been really into..."
比 "I like..." 高一個層次。into 帶有「最近迷上」的時間感。
I've been really into lo-fi hip-hop lately — it's my go-to study soundtrack. I've been really into Scandinavian crime novels this year, for some reason.
句型 2："I'm not a huge fan of..."
比 "I don't like..." 禮貌、成熟。
I'm not a huge fan of loud electronic music — it gives me a headache after about 10 minutes. I'm not a huge fan of romance novels, to be honest — they're just not my thing.
句型 3："It sort of depends on my mood."
萬用句，表示「不絕對」。Part 1 Band 7 加分。
It sort of depends on my mood. If I'm working, something instrumental; if I'm running, something upbeat; if I'm winding down, jazz or classical.
重點：混用這三個句型。全部都 "I really like" = Band 6。
6 個情緒／風格詞彙
| 詞彙 | 中文 | 用於 | |------|------|------| | soothing | 療癒、撫慰 | 音樂：soothing piano music | | upbeat | 輕快 | 音樂：an upbeat playlist for the gym | | gripping | 引人入勝 | 書：a gripping thriller | | thought-provoking | 發人深省 | 書：a thought-provoking memoir | | page-turner | 欲罷不能 | 書：I finished it in one sitting — total page-turner | | catchy | 朗朗上口 | 音樂：the chorus is so catchy |
完整答案示範
題目："What kind of music do you like?"
Weak: I like pop music. It is relaxing and happy.
Band 7+: It sort of depends on my mood, honestly. I've been really into lo-fi hip-hop for the past six months or so — it's got this soothing, slightly lazy rhythm that's perfect when I'm studying. But when I'm out running, I need something much more upbeat, so I'll switch to K-pop or mainstream Western pop. What I'm not a huge fan of is heavy metal — the volume alone exhausts me.
升級點：三個句型全用到，三個音樂類型，三個情境——都是 Band 7+ 信號。
題目："Has your taste in music changed?"
Band 7+: Definitely — it's shifted quite a bit. As a teenager I was deep into mainstream K-pop — mostly whatever my friends were listening to, if I'm honest. In my early twenties I went through a big indie rock phase, partly because of a roommate who was obsessed with British bands. These days I find myself gravitating towards instrumental stuff — jazz, ambient, film scores — probably because I just want less stimulation after a long day.
升級點：三個人生階段 + 社交脈絡（roommate who was obsessed）+ 反思（probably because I just want less stimulation）。
題目："Print books or e-books?"
Band 7+: I've honestly gone back and forth on this. E-books are obviously more practical — I can carry fifty books on a trip, and I can highlight things without ruining a page. But there's something about a physical book I can't quite let go of — the smell of a second-hand shop, the way you can flip back to something you half-remember. I suppose I read novels on my Kindle and keep non-fiction in print.
題目："Do you think people read less now?"
這題是 Part 1 但帶有 Part 3 的味道——開始問社會意見。
Band 7+: Yeah, I'd say fewer people read full books for sure. Most of my friends read constantly — but it's articles, newsletters, maybe Twitter threads. The attention span for a whole novel seems to have shrunk. That said, audiobook subscriptions have exploded, so maybe reading hasn't died so much as shifted into a different format. It sort of depends on how you define "reading".
升級點：用 it sort of depends + 承認相反證據（audiobooks）= Band 7+ 的 nuance 信號。
常見 rookie mistakes
- "The music is very good to me" — 台式語序。自然版：I find this music really good.
- "I like to read the book" — 泛指讀書時不加 the。I like reading / I like to read。
- "My favourite singer is Jay Chou. He is very handsome and his songs are nice." — 外表評論太淺，"nice" 太平庸。改：His lyrics are genuinely clever — he plays with Chinese wordplay in a way almost no one else does.
- "I read a book every day" — 如果不是真的，不要講。Band 7 的口說要可信，誇大反而扣分。
本題組 25 秒公式
Layer 1 短答 + 一個自然句型（I've been really into / It sort of depends）
Layer 2 具體例子：一個歌手／樂團／書名
Layer 3 感受／場景：什麼時候聽／讀、為什麼喜歡