Describe a quiet place you like to go.
静かな場所(場所)— Part2のキューカードです。2分間の回答を組み立てる練習に使えます。
キューカード(話すべきこと)
- where it is
- how often you go there
- what you do there
- and explain why you like it
使えるコロケーション
| 表現 | 日本語訳 |
|---|---|
| a hidden gem | 知る人ぞ知る場所 |
| tranquil | 静かで穏やかな |
| clear my head | 頭をすっきりさせる |
| escape the noise | 騒音から逃れる |
| serene | 静穏な |
| gather my thoughts | 考えを整理する |
| off the beaten track | 人があまり来ない |
| recharge | 英気を養う |
モデル回答 — まず自分で話してから開く
The place I want to talk about is a small shrine tucked away on a hill about fifteen minutes' walk from my apartment. It's a genuine hidden gem — even people who've lived in the area for years often don't know it exists.
I stumbled across it a couple of years ago while trying a new jogging route, and now I go maybe once a week, usually early on Sunday mornings. There's nothing spectacular about it: a worn stone staircase, a couple of old trees, a bench with a view over the rooftops. I rarely do anything there in the normal sense — I just sit, sometimes with a coffee, and let my thoughts settle.
Why do I love it? Because it's the one place in my life with zero stimulation. No screens, no music, no conversations. Living in a big city, you're bombarded with noise from the moment you wake up, and I've found that twenty tranquil minutes there does more to clear my head than a whole lazy Sunday at home. It's become a kind of weekly reset button.
Part3につながる質問(4問)
- Why is it becoming harder to find quiet places in cities?
- Do people need silence to concentrate?
- Should governments create more quiet public spaces?
- Are people today less comfortable with silence than in the past?
モデル回答 — まず自分で話してから開く
質問
Why is it becoming harder to find quiet places in cities?
モデル回答
Mostly because land in cities is too valuable to leave unproductive. Every quiet corner — an empty lot, an old garden — eventually gets converted into something that generates money, and commerce is inherently noisy. On top of that, noise itself has multiplied: traffic, construction, advertising screens with sound. Tokyo even pipes announcements into parks. To be fair, some cities are pushing back with regulations and 'quiet zones'. But as long as density keeps rising, silence will keep becoming a luxury good — something you increasingly have to pay for.
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