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7
Target
Band
IELTS
JOURNAL
Tips for IELTS Speaking
Academic/General Training Module
,Contents
What is IELTS Speaking? 5
Which part is the most important? 5
If you don’t understand, … 6
Tips for the Speaking Test 6
What are they looking for? 6
Keep it simple! 7
IELTS Speaking Part 1: Interview 7
Possible questions and answers 8
Giving short and simple answers 10
Answering the topics you are not interested in 11
5 Simple Rules 12
Common Part 1 Topics 13
'Neighbors' topic 13
‘Houses and apartments’ Topics 13
‘Numbers’ Topic 14
‘Hometown’ Topics 14
‘Friends’ Topic 15
‘Reading’ Topics 15
‘Study’ Topics 16
‘Walking’ Topics 16
‘Parks’ Topics 17
‘Maps’ Topics 18
‘Games’ Topics 18
‘Travel’ Topics 19
‘Work’ topic 19
‘Collecting’ Topics 20
‘Cooking’ Topics 20
‘Laughing’ Topic 21
‘Emails’ topic 22
‘Accommodation’ Topic 22
‘Communication’ Topics 23
‘Clothes’ Topics 23
‘Musical instruments’ Topics 24
‘Telephoning’ Topics 24
‘Toys’ Topics 25
‘Shopping’ Topics 25
‘Sports or games’ Topics 26
IELTS JOURNAL 2
, Extra Examples for IELTS Speaking Part 1 27
IELTS Speaking Part 2: Solo Speech & the Cue Card 30
How to use your 1-minute preparation time 30
Essential Preparation 31
How to talk for 2 minutes 32
Use real examples 33
Use the right tense 33
3 important tips 33
Forget about the eye-contact 34
Take ideas from other topics 34
Don’t use formula phrases 35
How to score higher? Record, transcribe and analyse 36
Useful speaking strategies 36
Don’t worry about the examiner’s attitude 37
How to feel more confident 37
The importance of pronunciation 38
The importance of grammar and vocabulary 38
Describing things and objects 39
Describing a person 39
Describing a website 40
Describing a season 41
Describing a plan 41
Describing a journey 42
Describing a conversation 43
Describing a subject 43
Describing a festival 44
Describing a piece of furniture 45
Describing something that made you laugh 46
Describing an advertisement 46
Describing a vehicle 47
Describing a TV programme or channel 48
Describing something that made you angry 48
Describing a foreign culture 49
Describing a toy 50
Describing a project 51
Describing an animal 51
Describing a building 52
Describing an experience 53
Describing a lesson 53
Describing an artist or an entertainer 54
IELTS JOURNAL 3
, Describing a garden 55
Describing an old building 56
Describing an open-air market 56
Describing a celebration 57
Describing a school 58
Describing an indoor game 58
Describing a local area 59
Describing a prize 60
Describing an event 61
Describing a place 62
Describing a skill 63
Describing something naughty you did 64
Describing your favorite … 65
Extra Examples for IELTS Speaking Part 2 66
IELTS Speaking Part 3: Discussion 75
Common question types 75
Comparing past and present 77
Giving longer answers 77
Using what you already know well 78
The importance of verb tenses 79
If you don’t know the answer 80
3 Simple Tips 81
Think it is like a paragraph 82
Your Part 3 Answer Structure 83
Common Part 3 Questions with sample answers 84
Have an opinion! 96
Extra Examples for IELTS Speaking Part 3 99
Keep in touch 101
Use this book together with the instagram page @ieltsjournal
The instagram page contains lessons that show how to use the ideas
from this book. You can keep in touch with the author there and ask
your questions.
IELTS JOURNAL 4
7
Target
Band
IELTS
JOURNAL
Tips for IELTS Speaking
Academic/General Training Module
,Contents
What is IELTS Speaking? 5
Which part is the most important? 5
If you don’t understand, … 6
Tips for the Speaking Test 6
What are they looking for? 6
Keep it simple! 7
IELTS Speaking Part 1: Interview 7
Possible questions and answers 8
Giving short and simple answers 10
Answering the topics you are not interested in 11
5 Simple Rules 12
Common Part 1 Topics 13
'Neighbors' topic 13
‘Houses and apartments’ Topics 13
‘Numbers’ Topic 14
‘Hometown’ Topics 14
‘Friends’ Topic 15
‘Reading’ Topics 15
‘Study’ Topics 16
‘Walking’ Topics 16
‘Parks’ Topics 17
‘Maps’ Topics 18
‘Games’ Topics 18
‘Travel’ Topics 19
‘Work’ topic 19
‘Collecting’ Topics 20
‘Cooking’ Topics 20
‘Laughing’ Topic 21
‘Emails’ topic 22
‘Accommodation’ Topic 22
‘Communication’ Topics 23
‘Clothes’ Topics 23
‘Musical instruments’ Topics 24
‘Telephoning’ Topics 24
‘Toys’ Topics 25
‘Shopping’ Topics 25
‘Sports or games’ Topics 26
IELTS JOURNAL 2
, Extra Examples for IELTS Speaking Part 1 27
IELTS Speaking Part 2: Solo Speech & the Cue Card 30
How to use your 1-minute preparation time 30
Essential Preparation 31
How to talk for 2 minutes 32
Use real examples 33
Use the right tense 33
3 important tips 33
Forget about the eye-contact 34
Take ideas from other topics 34
Don’t use formula phrases 35
How to score higher? Record, transcribe and analyse 36
Useful speaking strategies 36
Don’t worry about the examiner’s attitude 37
How to feel more confident 37
The importance of pronunciation 38
The importance of grammar and vocabulary 38
Describing things and objects 39
Describing a person 39
Describing a website 40
Describing a season 41
Describing a plan 41
Describing a journey 42
Describing a conversation 43
Describing a subject 43
Describing a festival 44
Describing a piece of furniture 45
Describing something that made you laugh 46
Describing an advertisement 46
Describing a vehicle 47
Describing a TV programme or channel 48
Describing something that made you angry 48
Describing a foreign culture 49
Describing a toy 50
Describing a project 51
Describing an animal 51
Describing a building 52
Describing an experience 53
Describing a lesson 53
Describing an artist or an entertainer 54
IELTS JOURNAL 3
, Describing a garden 55
Describing an old building 56
Describing an open-air market 56
Describing a celebration 57
Describing a school 58
Describing an indoor game 58
Describing a local area 59
Describing a prize 60
Describing an event 61
Describing a place 62
Describing a skill 63
Describing something naughty you did 64
Describing your favorite … 65
Extra Examples for IELTS Speaking Part 2 66
IELTS Speaking Part 3: Discussion 75
Common question types 75
Comparing past and present 77
Giving longer answers 77
Using what you already know well 78
The importance of verb tenses 79
If you don’t know the answer 80
3 Simple Tips 81
Think it is like a paragraph 82
Your Part 3 Answer Structure 83
Common Part 3 Questions with sample answers 84
Have an opinion! 96
Extra Examples for IELTS Speaking Part 3 99
Keep in touch 101
Use this book together with the instagram page @ieltsjournal
The instagram page contains lessons that show how to use the ideas
from this book. You can keep in touch with the author there and ask
your questions.
IELTS JOURNAL 4
