В cue card о совете важно процитировать совет и рассказать, как вы его применили. Косвенная речь («He told me to...», «She said that...») полезна для оценки за грамматику.
Cue card
Describe a piece of good advice you received.
You should say:
what the advice was
who gave it to you
when you received it
and explain why it was useful.
Заметки за 1 минуту
- advice: 'don't compare your chapter 1 to someone's chapter 20'
- who: my first boss, café owner
- when: 17, part-time job, felt behind friends
- useful: stopped comparing, focused on progress, still use it
Пример ответа (около 2 минут)
The best piece of advice I've ever received was: "Don't compare your chapter one to someone else's chapter twenty."
It came from the owner of a small café where I worked part-time when I was seventeen. He was in his fifties and had started the business with almost nothing, so he was the kind of person whose advice you took seriously.
At the time I was going through a difficult period. A lot of my classmates seemed to be doing better than me: some had already won olympiads, others were getting into famous universities, and I was making coffee after school. One quiet evening he noticed I was in a bad mood and asked what was wrong. When I explained, he told me that everyone I was comparing myself to had a different starting point, and that I was only seeing their results, not their years of work.
It was useful because it changed what I measured. Instead of looking at other people, I started comparing myself with where I'd been six months earlier, and suddenly I could see real progress. I still use it now, especially when I see people my age doing impressive things online.
I actually wrote that sentence on a sticky note, and it's still on my desk.
Полезные слова и выражения
| Выражение | Значение |
|---|---|
| take advice seriously | серьёзно относиться к совету |
| go through a difficult period | переживать трудный период |
| a starting point | отправная точка |
| measure progress | измерять прогресс |
| impressive | впечатляющий |
| a sticky note | стикер |
| reliable | надёжный |
| trustworthy | заслуживающий доверия |
Как отвечать
- Процитируйте совет в первом предложении: это сильное начало.
- Косвенная речь: «he told me that...», «he asked what was wrong».
- Опишите ситуацию: почему совет был нужен.
- До и после: что совет в вас изменил.
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Part 3: вопросы для обсуждения
Who do young people usually go to for advice?
It depends on the problem. For practical things like studies or money, many still ask their parents, but for personal problems they tend to go to friends or even search online, which isn't always reliable.
Is advice from the internet trustworthy?
Some of it is, but you have to be careful. A lot of advice online comes from people trying to sell something, so it's worth checking who is giving it and whether they have real experience.
Should people always follow their parents' advice?
Why do some people not listen to advice?
Стратегия Part 2: руководство по cue card. Дальше: руководство по Part 3.
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