Speaking Part 2 抽到：
Describe a traditional musical instrument from your country.
你完全沒興趣音樂、沒聽過什麼傳統樂器、腦袋空白。
這是 Speaking 最常見的噩夢。解方：你可以編。
為什麼可以編
IELTS Speaking 官方評分標準看的是語言，不是事實。考官不會 google 你說的樂器是否存在。
考官評：
- Fluency（流暢）
- Vocabulary（詞彙）
- Grammar（文法）
- Pronunciation（發音）
完全不評：你說的內容真假。
三步應對陌生題目
第 1 步：換切角（10 秒）
不要硬找你真的懂的樂器——換個角度：
- Traditional instrument → 你小時候在電視看到的隨便一個
- 或：改成你認識的人的故事（my grandmother used to play...）
- 或：挑一個你只知道名字的（the erhu / the guqin）當主角，細節全編
第 2 步：套 POWER 架構（30 秒準備）
- Person：你祖母 / 你小學音樂老師 / 一個電影角色
- Occasion：小時候家裡的農曆新年 / 學校才藝表演 / 旅行時看街頭演奏
- What：樂器的外觀（不知道就編——about the size of a violin, made of wood with two strings）
- Emotion：聽起來的感受（haunting / joyful / melancholic）
- Reflection：為什麼印象深、想不想學
第 3 步：靠語言結構得分
考官根本不會記你講的樂器細節——他們在打勾表格上標你用了幾個複雜句型、幾個高級詞彙。
這些結構每 30 秒出現一次：
- 一個 past perfect（had been playing for years）
- 一個 relative clause（the instrument which my grandmother treasured）
- 一個高級詞（haunting / mesmerising / intricate）
實戰範例
完全編的 Part 2 回答（關於「二胡」，假設我一無所知）：
I'd like to talk about the erhu — a traditional Chinese instrument with only two strings, which I first encountered when I was about seven years old. My grandmother had an old one hanging on the wall of her living room, and during the Lunar New Year celebrations, my great-uncle would bring it down and play for us.
The erhu looks a bit like a vertical violin. It has a long wooden neck, two strings stretched over a small resonating chamber, and is played with a horsehair bow that passes between the strings rather than over them. When my great-uncle played, the sound was extraordinarily haunting — somewhere between a human voice and a cello, capable of producing notes that seemed to cry.
What I remember most vividly is that, although I was too young to understand the pieces he chose, I always felt this strange sense of melancholy mixed with belonging. It was as though the instrument was telling stories that predated my own memory.
Looking back, I think the erhu shaped my taste in music in ways I've only recognised as an adult. I find myself drawn to melancholic, minor-key pieces — and I've often wondered whether, if I ever have time, I'd like to learn to play it myself.
多少事實是真的？可能 20%。多少影響分數？0%。這篇 Band 7+ 很穩。
試試看
拿三個你完全陌生的 cue card：
- Describe a traditional food from another country
- Describe a sport you have never tried
- Describe a famous person from history you admire
強迫自己每題用 POWER 框架編 2 分鐘獨白。編完錄音，回聽——你會發現完全可以掰出 Band 7。