描述一次你改变想法的经历
语法要求最高的叙事卡——一个回答里需要一般过去时、过去完成时和现在时。
话题卡
Describe a time you changed your mind about something.
You should say
- what you originally thought
- what made you reconsider
- what you think now
- and explain how the change affected you
准备1分钟 · 最多说2分钟
如何说满两分钟
是四个节拍，不是四个答案。卡片上的提示只是脚手架——一段自然流过这些提示的讲述，比四个互不相连的回答得分更高。
- 你以前是怎么想的，为什么那样想。
- 是什么对它提出了挑战：一个人、一次经历、一条信息。
- 改变的过程——很少是一瞬间的，通常还伴随着抗拒。
- 你现在怎么想，对自己曾经错了有什么感受。
这张卡适合用的词汇
词汇丰富度占你分数的四分之一，而7分的标准明确允许偶尔用错词——一味求稳、只用简单词汇，正是很多人卡在6分的原因。
I used to be convinced that
干净利落地引出以前的立场
have second thoughts
用于怀疑的开始
come round to
表示逐渐接受某个观点的准确短语动词
see it from their side
用于换位思考
eat my words
表示承认自己错了的地道说法
with the benefit of hindsight
正式的回顾性表达框架
这张卡的陷阱
整个故事都用一般过去时讲。
“I had always assumed…”“I've since realised…”——这张卡正是为了看你能否在不同时态之间切换。用上它们。
一个8分回答，以及它为什么有效
读它是为了看清其中的技巧，而不是背下这些话。考官每个工作日都会听到背诵的答案，这会体现在你的流利度分数上——背诵者的停顿方式和真正在思考的人完全不同。下面的细节都是虚构的，你的回答应该讲你自己的故事。
The clearest example is that I was firmly against remote working before 2020, and I'd argued about it with people repeatedly. My position was that teams need to be in a room, that you lose the incidental conversations, and that people would slack off. I was quite confident about it, which is the embarrassing part. What changed my mind wasn't an argument. It was simply doing it for two years and finding that most of what I'd predicted didn't happen. The incidental conversations turned out to be genuinely valuable and also genuinely replaceable if you're deliberate about it. The slacking off didn't materialise; if anything the problem went the other way. What I find interesting looking back is that I had no real evidence for the original view — I'd absorbed it from people I respected and then defended it as if it were mine. I've tried since to notice when I'm doing that, though I suspect I mostly don't. It's much easier to spot in other people.拿到这个分数的关键
- “Defended it as if it were mine”是一句犀利的自我剖析，也是整个回答中最有力的一句。
- 它部分让步——那些随口的交谈确实有价值——而不是彻底翻转，这是对改变想法更可信的叙述。
- 结尾承认这种事在别人身上更容易看出来，既诚实又有点好笑，一听就不是照稿念的。
第三部分接下来会问什么
第三部分和你的长篇独白有松散的联系，但问题会变得抽象——问的是一般人，而不是你自己。这张卡之后通常会谈到：
- why people find it hard to change their opinions
- how much people are influenced by those around them
- whether being open to persuasion is a strength
其他“事件与经历”话题卡
Describe a journey or trip that you remember well.
关键词是journey（旅程），不是目的地——这个区别值一分。
Describe an important decision you have made.
这张卡建立在一个人生岔路口上。如果当时并没有真正的另一个选择，就换一个决定来讲。
Describe a celebration you enjoyed.
文化细节在这里是白送的分——考官可能真的不知道这个节日是怎么过的。
Describe a time when you were late for something.
一个自带张力的叙事——只要按顺序讲，这是最容易讲得流利的话题卡之一。
Describe a time when you helped someone.
与“帮助过你的人”那张卡互为镜像，同样的规则适用：先把问题铺垫好。
Describe a problem you solved.
这张卡奖励过程。你尝试过又放弃的方法，比最终奏效的方法更有价值。
把这张卡说出来
Oliver会给你读一张卡，等你准备满一分钟，然后整整两分钟一句话也不说——这正是你一个人没法练的部分。之后的报告会分别给流利度、词汇、语法和发音打分。第一次测试免费。
本指南依据公开发布的IELTS口语评分标准，用我们自己的话写成。官方原文请参阅 British Council的评分标准。MockLive AI是独立的练习工具，与IELTS、British Council、IDP及Cambridge University Press & Assessment均无关联。