Technology 是 Part 1 跟 Part 3 都超高頻的題，而且 Part 1 幾乎都會問「你用什麼手機、用多久、家人用科技嗎」這類基本題。最常見的災難——考生把答案講成「科技很方便，手機很重要」這種官話，Band 6 天花板鎖死。
台灣考生常見誤區
- 全部答案都是 Technology is very convenient / I can't live without my phone.
- 把 app 講成 APP（唸成 A-P-P），是中式英文。正確唸法就一個音節 /æp/。
- 科技詞彙停在 phone, internet, computer——沒用 notification, screen time, charger, device。
5 個代表題 + Band 7+ 範答
Q1. Do you use your phone a lot?
Probably more than I should, if I'm honest — my weekly screen-time report usually comes in around five hours a day, which is a slightly depressing number to see in writing. Most of it is genuinely useful, messaging colleagues or navigating via Google Maps, but there's always a chunk of pure scrolling I wouldn't defend if anyone asked.
Q2. What do you mainly use your phone for?
Messaging, by a wide margin — LINE is basically how I stay in touch with everyone from my mum to my project manager. After that it's probably navigation, music on the MRT, and banking, which has genuinely saved me the kind of queuing I remember my parents doing. I try to keep social media apps off the home screen so I don't open them on autopilot.
Q3. Do you prefer using your phone or a computer?
It really depends on the task. For anything that requires real focus — writing, research, a long email — a laptop is non-negotiable; my thumbs are just not up to it. But for consumption, messaging, or quick tasks on the go, the phone wins every time. I try to match the tool to the job rather than defaulting to whichever is closer.
Q4. Has technology changed the way you communicate?
Enormously, although I'm not sure it's all for the better. Group chats mean I hear from old classmates I'd otherwise have lost contact with, which is genuinely lovely. On the other hand, I've noticed I'll text rather than call even when a two-minute voice call would be ten times faster. Something has been lost in that shift, I think.
Q5. Do older people in your family use technology?
They do, surprisingly well actually. My mum is on LINE, YouTube and even occasionally Facebook; my dad has taken to asking ChatGPT random questions he used to look up in a newspaper. The one thing they both struggle with is scams — fake shopping sites, phishing texts — and that's genuinely the part I worry about most.
科技主題詞庫（15 個）
| 中文 | 英文 | Example chunk | |------|------|---------------| | 手機使用時間 | screen time | My screen time is about five hours a day. | | 不自覺的滑 | scroll mindlessly | I scroll mindlessly after dinner. | | 裝置 | device | I have too many devices, honestly. | | 通訊軟體 | messaging app | LINE is the main messaging app here. | | 導航 | navigate | I navigate with Google Maps. | | 訊息通知 | notification | I turn off most notifications. | | 訊號弱 | weak signal | The signal was weak in the basement. | | 電池快沒電 | low on battery | My phone is always low on battery. | | 充電 | charge | I charge it overnight. | | 沉迷 | addicted to | I'm a bit addicted to TikTok, honestly. | | 線上處理 | handle it online | I handle most banking online. | | 手機依賴 | rely on my phone | I rely on my phone far too much. | | 詐騙簡訊 | scam / phishing text | Scam texts are a real problem here. | | 應用程式 | app | There's an app for everything now. | | 升級 | upgrade | I upgrade my phone every three years. |
Band 6 vs Band 7+ 對照
題目：What do you mainly use your phone for?
Band 6: I use my phone for calling, messaging and watching videos. I also use it for social media. It's very convenient.
Band 7+: Messaging, by a wide margin — LINE is how I stay in touch with basically everyone, from my mum to my project manager. After that it's probably navigation on the MRT, music, and mobile banking, which has saved me the kind of queuing my parents used to put up with.
差別：Band 6 列清單 + 罐頭結尾（very convenient）；Band 7+ 用 by a wide margin 先排序，具體 app 名（LINE），具體對象（mum, project manager），對比過去（my parents used to put up with）。
什麼要避免
- 罐頭結論："Technology makes our life easier / We cannot live without phones."——考官對這兩句已經起蕁麻疹。換成具體事例（online banking saved me queuing）。
- 一個 app 都沒講：只用 apps, social media 等泛稱——講出 LINE、Google Maps、ChatGPT 才有個人色彩。
- 完全不批判：Band 7 欣賞能看到壞處的人。加一句 but there's always a chunk of pure scrolling I wouldn't defend 比一面倒誇獎科技有誠意。