Describe something you bought recently that made you happy.

買って嬉しかった物(物)— 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)

  • what it is
  • where and when you bought it
  • why you decided to buy it
  • and explain why it made you happy

使えるコロケーション

表現日本語訳
splash out on ~〜に思い切ってお金を使う
worth every yen払った金額の価値が十分ある
do my research事前に入念に調べる
a long-awaited purchase待ちに待った買い物
on a whim衝動的に・思いつきで
upgradeより良い物に買い替える
value for moneyコストパフォーマンス
pay for itself元が取れる
モデル回答 — まず自分で話してから開く

Something I bought recently that genuinely made me happy is a proper espresso machine — a long-awaited purchase I'd been putting off for at least two years.
I finally bought it about three months ago from a specialist shop in town, after doing an almost embarrassing amount of research: I'd read reviews, watched comparison videos, even kept a spreadsheet. What pushed me over the edge was simple arithmetic — I realised I was spending around fifteen thousand yen a month at coffee shops, so the machine would effectively pay for itself within half a year.
But the real happiness has nothing to do with money. My mornings have completely changed. Instead of rushing out the door with instant coffee, I now spend ten minutes grinding beans and pulling a shot, and that small ritual makes the whole day start calmly. There's also the craft aspect — my first attempts were dreadful, and week by week I've watched myself improve, which is quietly satisfying. It was a fairly big splurge, but it's been worth every yen.

Part3につながる質問(4問)

  1. Does buying things make people genuinely happy?
  2. Why do people sometimes buy things they don't need?
  3. Is it better to spend money on possessions or experiences?
  4. How does advertising persuade people to spend money?
モデル回答 — まず自分で話してから開く

質問

Does buying things make people genuinely happy?

モデル回答

Sometimes — but the research and my own experience suggest the happiness depends on what and how you buy. Purchases that enable activities, like a good bicycle or a musical instrument, keep generating satisfaction for years. Status purchases, by contrast, give a spike of pleasure that fades within weeks — the classic hedonic treadmill. I've felt both: my espresso machine still delights me daily, while an expensive watch I once bought stopped registering within a month. So buying happiness is possible; most people just shop in the wrong aisle.

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