Tips for IELTS Speaking - Academic General Training Module (Adam Smith)

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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

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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

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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

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