Tips and phrases for ielts speaking part2

Tips and Phrases KE ITH O ''''HARE TIPS AND PHRASES FOR IELTS SPEAKING PART 2 C O P Y R I G H T © 2 0 2 2 , K E I T H S P E A K I N G A C A D E M Y Keith runs The Keith Speaking Academy He has been worki[.]

TIPS AND

PHRASES

FOR IELTS SPEAKING PART 2

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been working in international education for

over 20 years as a teacher, teacher trainer, and

education manager

He has helped over 40,000 students prepare

for their IELTS Speaking test with his online

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IELTS Speaking Part 2 is a piece of cake, if you know what you are doing!

In this article, you will find out how you can succeed in IELTS Speaking

Part 2 with 6 powerful tips and lots of useful phrases

Get an idea quickly

Structure your talk – think about what you are going to say and make some notes.

It’s important to have a clear structure in Part 2 of your IELTS test, so the examiner can follow your answers

Here, you will be given a task card, a piece of paper, and a pencil

The examiner will give you 1 minute to prepare

In that one minute of preparation, you should:

Remember, when speaking, you should keep hold of the task card and refer to your notes as you speak

These are effective ways to stay focused and use your one-minute preparation time well

Get to the point!

You only have 1 to 2 minutes to talk so remember, avoid any preamble that will just confuse the examiner

Make sure you say clearly what you are going to talk about in the first sentence For example,

The person I am going to describe is none other than my father

I’m going to tell you about my favourite place.

If you spend more time on the introduction, you may have less time to talk about the most important topic

Describing an event:

Most students ask ‘Which tenses can I use?’

Actually, you can use any tenses you want in IELTS Speaking Part 2

It depends on what meaning you want to convey There may be chances

to use past, present and future tenses

What is important, is that you try and show off your use and control of several different tenses

Let me show you some ideas below with a special storytelling technique

as old as the hills – but take note, only use it if you are confident with it

In the first example below, we’ll use past tenses only

It happened about 2 months ago [TIME]

I was waiting for a friend inside a coffee bar [SET SCENE]

This woman came in and started talking really loudly on her phone Then she sat next to me It was so noisy so I asked her to be quiet.

[ACTIONS]

Now see what happens when we introduce some present tenses.

It happened about 2 months ago [TIME]

I was waiting for a friend inside a coffee bar [SET SCENE]

Then, this woman comes in and starts talking really loudly on her

phone Then she sits next to me [LIVELY ACTIONS]

It was so noisy so I asked her to be quiet [CONCLUDING ACTIONS]

We can use the simple past tense to say when something happened Then, the past continuous tense to set the scene

After that, we can introduce present tenses to make the action vivid and make it feel like it is happening now in front of us

It’s a powerful technique because it triggers stronger emotional responses

Finally, when concluding, we often go back to the simple past tenses

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It means not memorizing whole sentences, but using templates to help you explain your ideas and build your confidence

A template is basically a short phrase where we can change some of the words to make new but similar sentences

Here are some examples:

1 When starting a talk or story

I’d like to kick off by telling you

I’d like to kick off by telling you what happened

2 When saying when it happened

This took place

This took place quite a while back

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First of all, to kick off

After that, next,

Anyway,

Finally, In the end

What are Cohesive Devices?

These are the words or phrases that act like glue and stick your sentences and ideas together, making them logical and easy to follow They are often called discourse markers, linkers, or connectors

For example:

These make it easier for the examiner to follow you, to understand your ideas and so give you a higher score

Other examples:

1 When changing topic

Anyway, what happened next…

2 When describing or summarising your feelings

When it comes to my feelings, I’d say I felt very happy

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All of the above tips are good, but another thing to consider in IELTS Speaking Part 2 is ‘don’t think too much’

The most important thing is to use natural English and just start talking

to get into the flow

This is not easy for everyone and depends on your personality, level and dedication However, it is great if you can do it

It also helps you be creative and improve your speaking skills

In order to be a high-level English speaker, you need to not only repeat phrases and imitate others, but also be creative

Make every sentence yours and unique

Just imagine, when you move to a new country, that country and community need more than a robot, it needs your creativity It requires you to express yourself creatively in English

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Now if you are going for a band 7 or 8 in IELTS Speaking, don’t be too straight, just imitating lots of phrases

Open up, be creative, go with the flow, and let yourself shine!

Follow the above tips, start using these phrases and you have a great chance to succeed in IELTS Speaking Part 2

Remember, practice as much as you can!

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