IELTS Speaking Vocabulary Builder Master Idioms, Phrasal Verbs, Collocations, Slang (Jackie Bolen)

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Table of Contents

About the Author: Jackie

An Introduction to the IELTS Speaking Test

How is the IELTS Speaking Test Graded?

Tips for Scoring a Band 7-8

How Difficult is it to Score Band 9?

How to Use this Book

Dialogue 1: Wasting

Idioms

Phrasal Verbs 1: Blew Me

Slang 1: Chill

Collocations 1: Window

Dialogue 2: Noise

Idioms

Phrasal Verbs 2: Break

Slang 2: My

Collocations 2: Online

Dialogue 3: Highly Effective

Idioms

Phrasal Verbs 3: Come

Slang 3: Pit

Collocations 3: Tennis

Dialogue 4: Make

Idioms

Phrasal Verbs 4: Worn Out

Slang 4:

Collocations 4: Torrential

Dialogue 5: Goofing

Idiom

Phrasal Verbs 5: Bring

Slang 5: Hooked

Collocations 5: Go to Great

Dialogue 6: Bitter

Idioms

Phrasal Verbs 6: Hold

Slang 6: The Chicken or the

Collocations 6: Affordable Housing

Dialogue 7: Scale Back

Idioms

Phrasal Verbs 7: Conned Out

Slang 7: Hey Ya'll

Collocations 7: Get Into Trouble

Dialogue 8: Up in the

Idioms

Phrasal Verbs 8: Wear

Slang 8: No

Collocations 8: Core

Before You

About the Author: Jackie Bolen

I taught English in South Korea for 10 years to every level and type of student. I've taught every age from kindergarten kids to

adults. Most of my time has centered around teaching at two universities: five years at a science and engineering school in

Cheonan, and four years at a major university in Busan where I taught upper level classes for students majoring in English. In my spare time, you can usually find me outside surfing, biking, hiking,

or snowshoeing. I now live in Vancouver, Canada.

In case you were wondering what my academic qualifications are, I hold a Master of Arts in Psychology. During my time in Korea I successfully completed both the Cambridge CELTA and DELTA

certification programs. With the combination of almost ten years teaching ESL/EFL learners of all ages and levels, and the more formal teaching qualifications I've obtained, I have a solid foundation on which to offer advice to English learners.

I truly hope that you find this book useful. I would love it if you sent me an email with any questions or feedback that you might

have.

Jackie Bolen

Twitter: @bolen_jackie

Email: jb.business.online@gmail.com

You may also want to check out these other books by Jackie Bolen. It's easy to find them wherever you like to buy books.

− English Collocations in Dialogue

− Advanced English Conversation Dialogues

− 1001 English Expressions and Phrases

An Introduction to the IELTS Speaking Test

The IELTS speaking test is the same, whether you choose the general or academic version of the test. It's face-to-face with a

real person, as opposed to some other English proficiency tests where you speak into a voice recorder. However, each IELTS

speaking test is recorded to ensure quality control.

The test takes 11-14 minutes and consists of 3 parts:

Part 1: The first set consists of general questions about where you work, study or live. There will be two other question sets after

that on personal topics such as clothing, holidays, food, etc. It takes 4-5 minutes and will consist of approximately 12 questions in total. Part 2: Speaking for 1-2 minutes about a topic that will be given

to you. You will have 1 minute of preparation time. There may be one short follow-up question. Part 3: A 4-5 minute discussion that goes into greater depth about the topic from part 2. The examiner has freedom to ask follow-up questions based on your answers. The discussion will be about

general ideas and …