Do you want to get a band 7 on the IELTS exam? IELTS exam preparation doesn’t have to be hard or boring! It can be fun! Aubrey and Jessica from All Ears English are back with a new way to help you achieve the IELTS score you need for the General or the Academic exam! We’ll give you IELTS strategies, practice, tips, tricks, and secrets using real English examples. We’ll show you how to take control of the Speaking Section by reducing anxiety, panic, and fear. You’ll learn what to do when your mind goes blank, how to organize your thoughts and how to use intonation, English pronunciation and native English vocabulary such as phrasal verbs and idioms to impress the Examiner. You’ll find out which grammar points you should use in the Speaking Test and which ones you should avoid to get a band 7. You’ll also get guidance on how to prepare for Writing Task 1 and Writing Task 2 with help on the opinion essay, graphs and charts, and the argument or discursive essay. You’ll get tips on how to succeed with IELTS listening comprehension strategies and how to get the highest possible score on the reading test...
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episode 18: HOT Topics on the IELTS Speaking Section!
Are you nervous about the IELTS Speaking test?
Most people get super nervous about this part of the test!
Part of why you are nervous is because you don’t know what kind of questions to expect from the Examiner.
Today we’re going to show you what questions the Examiner is likely to ask on the Speaking test.
We’re also going to show you how to prepare for these questions.
On Part 1 of the Speaking test you will always have to talk about:
- Work
- Study
- Home
Sample questions for Speaking Part 1:
- Do you like your apartment?
- Are there many shops near your apartment?
- What are you studying? Why did you choose this subject? What will you do when you finish?
- Clothes
- Driving a car
- Excercise
- Food
- Health
- School- what do you remember about your high school? Who was your favorite teacher? What do you like to read? Do you enjoy reading before you go to bed?
** Remember! You can’t give one-word answers. You must expand on your ideas. Give complete sentences or you will get marked down.
When the Examiner asks, “What are you studying?” don’t say “English” instead you can say “At the moment I am studying English at the university downtown.
You can practice Part 1 with a language exchange partner.
Speaking Part 2 and Speaking Part 3:
Questions in Part 2 and Part 3 will always be linked to each other.
Topic: Movies
Part 2: Describe your favorite movie (who, what, when, where, why). You can practice this part by yourself to get comfortable speaking for two minutes.
Part 3: What makes a movie successful? Do you think the director or the actors are more important?
For part 3, you should have 3 things in your answer:
- Give your opinion
- Give an example of your opinion
- Give a concluding sentence
When you prepare for the test, you should write out your answers ahead of time. Later, when you get comfortable with that you can stop writing them out and get better at responding quickly.
Remember, planning ahead and preparing is the key to getting more confidence.
Final tip- check out the NY Times and look at the newspaper sections- those are typical IELTS Speaking topics.
What other questions do you have for the Speaking test?
Please ask us in the comments below!
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