④ Description/Explanation問題
Description/Explanation問題は以下のような問題が出題されます。
- Do you think bicycles will still be widely used in the future or replaced by other means of transportation?
- Explain your response with details and examples.
Description/Explanation問題は人物や物事の描写やステートメントに対する意見を述べる形式の問題で、出題頻度はあまり高くありません。
Agree/Disagree問題と同様に、ステートメントに対して明確なポジションに立って意見を述べることでトピックとの関連性がクリアになります。
役立つ表現
- In my opinion, …
- I strongly/firmly believe that …
- In my view, …
- As far as I am concerned, …
- It is my belief that …
解答例
- In my opinion, not all university students should be required to read the same book before entering their first year of study.
- In my view, bicycles will become obsolete due to the emergence of other means of transportation.
- As far as I am concerned, the most important benefit that an employer can offer to make sure employees are happy and healthy is a great health care package.
- It is my belief that it should not be a requirement that all college students take at least one philosophy class.