Speaking Part 2 Question 5

Now I’d like to go on to Part 2. I’m going to give you a card with a topic on it. You’ll have one minute to make notes about the information on the card. Then, I will ask you to speak for between one and two minutes about the topic. ===================== -News Describe a news story you remember well. You should say: ◆ what the news was about ◆ how you found out about it ◆ when and where the news story happened and explain why you remember it well. =====================

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Here is your topic: Please talk about the news. Okay, you now have one minute to make some notes for your talk.

The news which I remembered well is a news about appearing a bear in a city and its running though a base in the northern part of Japan. Normally, bears live in a forests and don't come to urban areas. However, the decrease amount of food in forests make bears come to towns around forests where human foods remain. Also, the northern part of Japan are covered with forests that contains a biodiversity, so there is a habitat of bears. It is not rarely to appear bears recently in the area, but the reason why the news was impressive for me was the time of knowing the news. When I did job hunting, my colleague in my lab was coincidentally applied for the same company at the same time. Furthermore, we were distributed the same group of a group job interview. This news was a news my colleague told at the interview. Candidates often explain news related to the job as ingressive news, however my colleague explain this news at the time which was completely far from the occupation. Even though he told about it, he passed the interview and so did I. We are again working together at the same office.

自然な表現

The news that I remember well is about a bear appearing in a city and running through a base in the northern part of Japan. Normally, bears live in forests and don't come to urban areas. However, the decreased amount of food in forests causes bears to come to towns around forests where human foods remain. Also, the northern part of Japan is covered with forests that contain biodiversity, so there is a habitat for bears. It is not uncommon to see bears recently in the area, but the reason why the news was impressive for me was the time I learned about the news.

When I was job hunting, my colleague in my lab coincidentally applied for the same company at the same time. Furthermore, we were assigned to the same group for a group job interview. This news was something my colleague mentioned at the interview. Candidates often discuss news related to the job as introductory topics, however, my colleague mentioned this news completely unrelated to the occupation. Even though he talked about it, he passed the interview and so did I. We are again working together in the same office.

1. Use "remember" to refer to what you currently recall.
2. You can never use "a" before a plural noun.
3. The subject is singular, so you need to use the singular verb "causes."
4. Use "is" and "contain" for subject-verb agreement.
5. You should either say "it is not rare" or "it is not uncommon." "Rarely" is an adverb.
6. The passive form "was applied" wasn't necessary and didn't make sense.
7. I used my imagination to make this sentence as your sentence was totally unclear.
8. You can never say "a news" because "news" is an uncountable noun.
9. You can either say "told me about it" or "talked about it."

It's fascinating how unexpected events can bring people together! Did encountering that bear story during your interview spark any interesting discussions or connections with the interviewers?

It did not occur a discussion at the interview, but he tried to explain the back ground of the bear story. His investigation of coming bear to urban area is a failure of urban planning. Good urban planning should make a line between humans and wild animals and they can both live happily within the boundary. I was surprised that he insisted to connect the news far from urban planning to the field of the job.

自然な表現

It was not a discussion during the interview, but he tried to explain the background of the bear story. His investigation into bears coming to urban areas highlighted a failure of urban planning. Good urban planning should establish a barrier between humans and wild animals so that they can both live happily within defined boundaries. I was surprised that he insisted on connecting the news of the bear incident to the job field.

1. "It did not occur a discussion" is an awkward expression and doesn't make sense. Something occurs.
2. This is the natural word order.
3. "Draw a line" or "Establish a barrier" would be more natural.
4. Use "so that" to refer to a result.
5. We always say "Insist on doing something."

It's intriguing how your colleague connected the bear story to urban planning during the interview. Did his perspective on urban planning influence your thoughts on the subject?

Unfortunately, not at all. I just praise his logic to connect things far from each other. Back in time of our study in the lab, the field of our theory were different each other, that surprised the interviewer.

自然な表現

Unfortunately, not at all. I just praise his logic in connecting distant concepts. During our time in the lab, our fields of study were completely different from each other, which surprised the interviewer.

1. "Logic to do something" isn't a common phrase. Use "distant concepts" to avoid confusion.
2. Added "during" to specify the timing of our time in the lab. I had to rearrange the words to make sure your sentence is grammatical.
3. Use "which" to add a nonrestrictive clause.

It's interesting how different perspectives can emerge during interviews. Did your colleague's ability to connect unrelated topics surprise the interviewers, or did they find it insightful?

I don't know the background of judgement of the interviewers. The question about news was one of a questions out of many. He should have passed because of the other outcomes.

自然な表現

I don't know the basis of the judgment of the interviewers. The question about the news was one of the many questions that were asked. He should have passed due to other factors.

1. Use this expression to refer to the factors based on which the interview is judged.
2. Use "the news" to refer to the news that has already been mentioned.
3. I suppose this is what you mean. Use "factors" to refer to a fact or situation which influences the result of something.

You could be right. What news related to the field did you share at the interview? Were the interviewers impressed by it?

I totally forget my story. I should have write news that is completely related to the field of mine on my CV. However speaking about the center of the field might be seems to be suck up for the company.

自然な表現

I totally forgot my story. I should have written about some news that is completely related to my field on my CV. However, speaking about the core of the field might seem like I'm sucking up to the company.

1. Use the past tense.
2. Use a past participle verb after "should have."
3. I did my best top make your sentence comprehensible. You can neve say "be seems" in English.

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