Strategies for Ielts speaking.docx
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StrategiesforIeltsspeaking
Strategiesforthe
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
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