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StrategiesforIeltsspeaking

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IELTSSpeakingTest

Part1-Warm-up

Thequestionsareeasy,sotheexaminercannotbesureofyourlevelfromonlyPart1.Youcangiveveryeasyanswers,butthisisachancetomakeagoodimpression.Ifyougiveeasyanswers,theexaminerwillnotknowifyouareBand4ormaybeBand5.Ifyougivegood,specificanswerswithexplanations,theexaminerwillthinkyoucouldbeBand6orBand7!

Youcanusethistimetopracticemakinggoodsentences.IfyouwaituntilPart2andPart3togivelongeranswers,youmightnotdosowell.Athletesandmusiciansalwaystaketimetowarmup.Youshouldtoo!

Part2-the"LongTurn"

Thebiggestmistakestudentsmakeistonottakenotes.Theexaminerwillgiveyouapieceofpaperandapenciltotakenotesbecausespeakingfortwominuteswithoutstoppingisnoteasy.EvennativeEnglishspeakerswillhavetroublespeakingfortwominutes!

Studentswhodon'ttakenotesoftensay,"Uh,Ithinkmaybe,um....Um...,well...Itseemstome..."."Uh"and"Um"areBandZERO!

Usenotestohelpyourememberwhatyouwanttosay.Ifnot,youWILLgetalowscore. 

UsetheP.R.E.P.method.Startwith"P"-makeonesentenceaboutyourmainPoint.Thengivetwoorthreesentencestoprovide"R",aReason.Nextgive"E",anExample.Describetheexampleusingtwoorthreesentences.Finishbyrepeating"P",yourmainPoint,butuseadifferentsentence.Ifyouhaveextratime,giveasecondexample. 

Youmustpractice!

Useawatchandgiveyourselfoneminutetotakenotesonatopic,thentwominutestomakefourorfivesentencesusingthePREPmethod.Youshouldpracticeoneortwotopicseverydaybeforethetest. 

Donotworryaboutthetime.Thatistheexaminer'sjob.Heorshewilltellyouwhentostop.

Part3-GeneralQuestions

Part3isthehardestpartoftheSpeakingTestanditcomesveryfast.Moststudentsaren'tready.Whenyouheartheexaminersay"AndnowI'dliketoaskyousomemoreGENERALquestionsRELATEDtoyourPart2topic",youknowPart3isstarting.Beready!

DoNOTtakesomuchtime.Twosentencesforeachanswerisusuallyenough.Ifyouhavealongintroduction,theexaminerwillthinkyoudon'tknowhowtoanswerthequestion. 

UsetheGeneral-Specifictechnique.Assoonasyouhearthequestion,giveageneralopinionaboutthetopic.Thengiveaspecificreasonorexampleinthenextsentenceortwo.

Exercises:

IELTSSpeakingExercise:

SentenceBuilding

Makebettersentences,getabetterscore!

Question:

 Tellmeaboutyourfamily.

CommonAnswer:

 Therearethreepeopleinmyfamily.

BetterAnswer:

 InChinatoday,amajorityoffamilieshavethreemembers,andmyfamilyisnoexception.

Note:

 Thissentenceisbuiltwiththreeparts.Firstistheplace,China.Secondisthesituation,manyfamilieswiththreepeople.Thirdisthisperson'sfamily.

Question:

 Whatisyourhometownlike?

CommonAnswer:

 Myhometownisverynice.

BetterAnswer:

 Althoughmyhometownisnotveryfamous,ithasseveraladvantagesthatmakeitagreatplacetolive.

Question:

 Howdoyoufeelaboutyourjob?

CommonAnswer:

 Ilikemyjobverymuch.

BetterAnswer:

 Althoughyoumightnotbelieveit,Ireallyenjoymyjobeveryday.

Question:

 Whatdoyoudislikeaboutyourclasses?

CommonAnswer:

 Studyingisverydifficult.

BetterAnswer:

 WhenIthinkabouthowhardmyclassesare,Ifeellikequitting,whichisonereasonI'vedecidedtogoabroad.

Note:

 Thequestionisaboutafeelingandtheanswerisaboutafeeling.Good!

Question:

 Whatdoyouwanttodointhefuture?

CommonAnswer:

 Iwanttobealawyerinthefuture.

BetterAnswer:

 IfirstthoughtaboutbeingalawyerwhenIwasachild,andnow,aftermanylongyearsofstudy,itseemsmydreamwillbecomereality.

Note:

 Excellent!

Comparethepastdreamwiththepresenthardworktoshowthebrightfuture!

Question:

 Whatdoyoudoinyourfreetime?

CommonAnswer:

 InmyfreetimeIliketoplaysports.

BetterAnswer:

 IfIeverhadfreetime,Iwouldprobablydomanydifferentthings,includingplayingsports,listeningtomusic,andgoingoutwithmyfriends.

Note:

 Goodexamples.

Question:

 Tellmeaboutatypicaldayinyourlife.

CommonAnswer:

 MytypicaldaybeginswhenIwakeup.

BetterAnswer:

 Afterrestingallnight,Iwakeupeverymorninglookingforwardtoanewday.

Question:

 Whatwillyoudowhenyougoabroad?

CommonAnswer:

 IwanttostudyComputerScienceinAustralia.

BetterAnswer:

 IfIamabletogetavisa,IhopetolearnaboutComputerScienceinBrisbane,Australia,sothatIcancomebacktoChinaandworkforasuccessfullocalcompany.

Question:

 Whataresometypicaljobsthatpeopledoinyourcountry?

CommonAnswer:

 ManypeopleinChinaworkasfarmers.

BetterAnswer:

 OneofthebiggestindustriesinChinaisagriculture,sotherearealargenumberofpeopleworkingasfarmers.

Question:

 Tellmeaboutacelebrationorfestivalinyourcountry.

CommonAnswer:

 TheSpringFestivalisthebiggestholidayoftheyearinChina.

BetterAnswer:

 Whenwinteriscomingtoanend,whichmeansanewspringisnotfarbehind,andthatiswhenweinChinahaveourlargestcelebrationoftheyear,theSpringFestival.

Question:

 Doyouliketogoshopping?

CommonAnswer:

 Ihateshopping,butIhavetodoit. 

BetterAnswer:

 WhenIthinkofshopping,Ithinkofallthecrowds,allthedifficultchoices,andallthemoneyIwillhavetospend,soIhatetogoshopping

IELTSSpeakingExercise:

ConnectingSentences

Donotusetoomanyconnectorswhenyouspeak,oritmaysoundunnatural.HerearesomeofthemostcommonconnectionwordsinEnglish.

1."after"or"before"

Afterwedidthat,we~ed.

Beforewecanfinishthatjob,wemust~.

Afterthat,Iwentto...

Beforethat,Iwasworkinginanoffice.

2."although"or"eventhough"

Althoughmyhometownisverysmall,ithasmanyinterestingplacestovisit.

Eventhoughmyhometownverycrowdedandnoisy,Ilikelivingthereverymuch.

3."another"

Anothergoodthingaboutmyjobis...

Anotherwaytosolvetheproblemwouldbeto...

4."aswith"or"justlike"

Aswiththefirstquestion,wemustconsiderthisoneverycarefully.

JustlikeRomeoandJuliet,wefellinlove.

5."atthesametime"

Iwantedtobewithhereveryday.Atthesametime,IfeltIshouldobeymyparentswishes.

TherearetoomanycarsinBeijing.Atthesametime,thecityisbuildingmoresubwaylinesandaddingmorebuses.

6."besides"or"inadditionto"

Besidesthatfact,hereisanotherinterestingpoint...

Inadditiontothatlaw,therearemanyotherlawstopreventtrafficaccidents.

7."but"

Thisisusuallytrue,but...

Inmostcasesthatistrue,but...

Inatypicalsituationthatmayhappen,but...

Inanidealsituationwecandoitthatway,but...

8."because"

Manypeoplebelievethatistrue.Idisagreebecause...

Mypointofviewis...ThereasonIbelievethatisbecause...

9."exceptfor"

Exceptforthatonecase,Idonotknowofanyotherproblems.

Exceptforthemaincharacter,alltheotherswerebadpeople.

10."forexample"

Ibelieve~istrue.Forexample...

Ibelievethat~isthebestway.Letmegiveyouanexample...

11."however"or"yet"

Ibasicallyagreewithyou.However,Idon'tknowifthatwillbetrueinthefuture.

ThatiswhatIhavethoughtmostofmylife.YetIwonderifIamwrong.

12."ratherthan"

Ratherthanrepeatthatprocess,theheroofthestorydecidedtodosomethingdifferent.

Ratherthanjustacceptthedecision,Idecidedtochangemyjob.

13."thereasonis"

Idon'tagreewiththatatall.Thereasonis...

ThereasonIdoubtthatis...

14."this"or"that"

Somepeoplesaythat...andIhavetoagreewiththem...

Thatwasgoodtoo,butnotasgoodas...

Thatwasgood,andanevenbetterwayis...

Notonlyisthatinteresting,but~isalsoquitefascinating.

15."when"or"whenever"

WhenIthinkaboutsuchatopic,Ithinkabout...

WhenIrememberhowIgrewup,Irealize...

WheneverIthinkaboutmystudies,IwonderhowIsurvived!

IELTSSpeakingExercise:

GeneraltoSpecific

AusefulskillforIELTSspeakingANDwriting

Studentsoftensayorwritesentencesthataretoosimplesuchas:

Thisisimportant.

Myhometownisverygood.

Iliketoeatpizza.

Iwillgotoanothercountry. 

ThesesentencesareokayifyouwanttobeBand4orBand5.However,thesewillbemuchbetterIFsomeexplanationcomesafter.Forexample,insteadofsaying"Thisisimportant",youshouldexplainWHYitisimportant:

"Thisjobisveryimportantforourcompany.（averygeneralsentence）

Ifwecansellover10,000oftheseitems,wewillhaveearnenoughmoneytobuildanewfactory."（averyspecificsentence!

） 

Nowlet'slookattheotherthreeexamples.Insteadof"Myhometownisverygood",couldsay:

MyhometownisaverynicecityinShandongProvince.（rathergeneral）

Becauseitisbetweentheseaandthemountains,therearemanybeautifulplacestovisit.（Veryspecific.） 

Insteadofsaying"Iliketoeatpizza",youcouldsay:

Pizzaismyfavoritefoodinthewholeworld.（general）

Inotonlylovethecheese,butthebread,tomatosaucewithmeatandvegetablesontopmakepizzaacompletemeal!

（specific） 

Finally,insteadofsaying"Iwillgotoanothercountry",youshouldsaysomethinglikethis:

IhopetogotoNewZealandtostudyinthefuture.（general）

IfIcanarrangethevisaandajob,IwillworkinthesheepherdingindustrywhereIwillhaveapeacefulandenjoyablelifeinthemountains,awayfromthecrowdsandthepollution!

（specific）

IELTSSpeakingExercise:

Paraphrasing

Whenyoucan'tr