{"id":340,"date":"2018-10-11T11:24:34","date_gmt":"2018-10-11T11:24:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brpaper.com\/ielts\/?p=340"},"modified":"2018-11-12T06:52:30","modified_gmt":"2018-11-12T06:52:30","slug":"ielts-speaking-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brpaper.com\/ielts\/ielts-speaking-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"IELTS Speaking Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The interview: Part 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Task description<\/strong><br \/>\nPart 1 of the interview starts with an introduction in which the interviewer<br \/>\nasks you basic questions about yourself and asks to see your<br \/>\nidentification. The interviewer will then go on to ask you further questions<br \/>\nabout yourself, your family\/hometown, your job or studies and a range of<br \/>\nsimilar topics areas that are familiar to you.<br \/>\nThis section of the test lasts 4-5 minutes and in it you may need to give<br \/>\nlonger answers to questions to ensure you display your best ability.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is being tested is your ability to:<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2666 provide full answers to all questions<br \/>\n\u2666 give longer responses to some questions<br \/>\n\u2666 give information by describing and explaining<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sample questions<\/strong><br \/>\nThe interviewer will ask for general information about topics such as the<br \/>\nfollowing:<br \/>\n\u2666 Your country of origin<br \/>\n\u2666 Your hometown<br \/>\n\u2666 How long you have lived there<br \/>\n\u2666 What you do: work or study<br \/>\n\u2666 Your interests and future plans<\/p>\n<p>It is not possible to predict what topics may be discussed at this point in<br \/>\nthe interview; however, some familiar topics related to you or your country<br \/>\ncould include:<br \/>\n\u2666 Family and family relationships<br \/>\n\u2666 Modern and traditional lifestyles<br \/>\n\u2666 Traditional or modern buildings<br \/>\n\u2666 Tourism and tourist sites<br \/>\n\u2666 Celebrations and cultural activities<br \/>\n\u2666 Schooling and the education system<br \/>\n\u2666 City and country living<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n    style=\"display:block\"\n    data-ad-format=\"autorelaxed\"\n    data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8734093575014921\"\n    data-ad-slot=\"2337135609\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n    (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>The introductory section of the test will go something like this:<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2666 The interviewer greets the candidate and introduces himself or herself.<br \/>\n\u2666 The interviewer asks the candidate to state his or her name clearly for<br \/>\nthe cassette and confirms the candidate\u2019s country of origin.<br \/>\n\u2666 The interviewer then asks to see the candidate\u2019s identification.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The remainder of Part 1 of the test will follow this format:<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 The interviewer will ask the candidate set questions about your<br \/>\nhometown or your occupation.<br \/>\n\u2022 The interviewer will then ask set questions about a familiar topic of<br \/>\ngeneral interest.<br \/>\n\u2022 They could ask three to five questions which will extend or develop<br \/>\nthis topic.<br \/>\n\u2022 The interviewer may ask the candidate about more than one topic.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Strategies for approaching the task<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>-Typical questions for this stage of the test might be:<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>-What\u2019s your name?<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>-What country do you come from?<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>-Describe your hometown to me.<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>-Where do you live?<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>-Tell me about your family members<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>-What are you studying?<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>-What do you dislike most about your studies?<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>-Do you like eating in restaurants? Why?<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>-What type of transport do you use most? Why?<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>-Where would you like to go on holiday? Why?<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>-Tell me who you would most like to go on vacation with.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Carefully consider what you know about each of the topics above. Try to think of all the questions that someone who was trying to get to know you might ask, and make sure that you have all the vocabulary you need to discuss the topics in depth. Check and practise the pronunciation of any new vocabulary. Practice extending your answers to questions.<\/p>\n<p>You will perform better in the IELTS interview if your speech is fluent. You are likely to be more fluent if you have already thought about the topic and have some ideas to express. Before the test, prepare the language you will need in order to discuss topics like these. This doesn\u2019t mean memorising or rehearsing a speech because you can never be sure You should also be prepared to use the past, present and present perfect tenses to describe your current situation. For example, \u2018I have been studying English for two years since I moved to the city\u2019.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The interview: Part 2<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Task description<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Part 2 is the long turn. The examiner will give you a card with prompts relating to a particular topic. These prompts are to help you prepare a short talk of 1 to 2 minutes. You will be given a minute to organise your thoughts and you can make some notes.<\/p>\n<p>The examiner will ask one or two follow up questions to finish this part of the test. Part 2 will take three to four minutes, including the one-minute preparation for your talk.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is being tested is your ability to:<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 talk at length on a topic<br \/>\n\u2022 develop your ideas into a talk<br \/>\n\u2022 use grammar correctly and speak clearly<br \/>\n<strong>Sample topic<\/strong><br \/>\nThe examiner tells you your topic and gives you a card like this:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Long turn card<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Describe a person from your youth who had a great influence on you:<\/strong><br \/>\n<em><strong>You should say:<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0where you met them<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0what relationship this person was to you<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>\u00a0 what was special about them<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0and explain how they influenced you so much.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Before the test, you need to practise talking about topics for one or two minutes, making notes appropriate to the topic beforehand, to help you.<\/li>\n<li>Record yourself and then play back the recording listening to how clearly you are pronouncing and how well you select vocabulary.<\/li>\n<li>You also need to practise making your notes in point-form, with abbreviations and symbols. There are many ways to do this.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>1. For example: If you are preparing the talk shown in the example above: \u2018Describe a person from your youth who had a great influence on you\u2019 and you are thinking about your grandmother who was a musician and who looked after you when you were a child, taught you to play the piano, talked to you often about music and musicians and encouraged you to express your feelings through many forms of music, then your notes may look like this:<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>\u2022 g\/mother<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>\u2022 musician<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>\u2022 taught me piano<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>\u2022 intro. me -&gt; many music forms<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>\u2022 encouraged feelings thru music<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>\u2022 major influence<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>2. When you are giving your talk, take each point you have written and expand it into full sentences, but also add more new information. For example:<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022 g\/mother (or grandmother)<\/strong><br \/>\ncould become:<br \/>\n\u201cThe person who had most influence on me was actually my<br \/>\nfather\u2019s mother, my grandmother; she grew up in the country<br \/>\nand moved to the city in 1965 to get a better education.\u201d<br \/>\nand<br \/>\n<strong>\u2022 intro. me -&gt; many forms of music<\/strong><br \/>\ncould become:<br \/>\n\u201cShe opened up my life to music in its many different forms.<br \/>\nWe would make music by clapping our hands, using bottles,<br \/>\njars, pots and pans, anything we could use, as well as the<br \/>\npiano. My life was full of music.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It is very important that you use examples from your own life. These you can speak about more easily than stories you have made up or read somewhere else.<\/p>\n<p>Try to relax and enjoy the experience of telling the interviewer as much interesting information about yourself as you can.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>The interview: Part 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Task description<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After asking one or two follow-up questions the interviewer will lead you<br \/>\ninto in an extended conversation discussing issues related to the Part 2<br \/>\ntopic you spoke on. The interviewer will enlarge on things which were<br \/>\ndiscussed in the second part of the test, possibly starting by asking you to<br \/>\ndescribe something, then asking you to attempt something a little more<br \/>\ndifficult like comparing, evaluating or speculating; the questions will<br \/>\nbecome a little more difficult as Part 3 proceeds.<br \/>\nFinally, the interviewer will conclude the Speaking test by simply saying<br \/>\nsomething like:<br \/>\n\u201cThank you, that is the end of the Speaking test.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is being tested is your ability to:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2666 give in-depth answers to questions about the topic<br \/>\n\u2666 use the language of description, comparison and speculation<br \/>\n\u2666 explain and justify your opinions, assumptions, predictions, reasons etc<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sample questions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It is not possible to predict what questions will come up at this point in the<br \/>\ntest except that you can be sure that the topic will be related to your long<br \/>\nturn topic. Some questions will arise naturally from the discussion and the<br \/>\ninformation you are giving as this section progresses.<br \/>\nFor example, consider the following sample topic:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Describe a piece of music that has had a big effect on you.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Possible related topics may be:<br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Music in society<br \/>\n\u2022 Cultural aspects of music<br \/>\n\u2022 Commercialisation of music<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Thus, the interviewer may start the discussion on the first related topic (Music in society) by asking you to describe how music is important to everyday life in your country. After you have talked about this, the<br \/>\ninterviewer may ask you to compare the importance of music now with how it was when your grandparents were young; and then may even go on to ask what you think will be the effects of music on future societies.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Strategies for approaching the task<\/strong><br \/>\nExpose yourself to everyday topics as often discussed in newspapers or on radio and TV programs. Make it your habit to read newspaper and magazine articles, particularly those that discuss issues and contain arguments and opinions. Also, listen to radio discussions like talk-back and watch interviews on current affairs programs on the television.<\/p>\n<p>Not only does this give you some excellent listening practice, but it will build your background knowledge for the issues that may come up in both the Speaking and the Writing tests. <\/p>\n<p>Choose an issue. Record all the vocabulary you will need to discuss that issue \u2013 note words raised in the news article or program (TV, radio,<br \/>\nnewspapers). Try to do one of these every day. When you consider an issue, decide what would be your position on the issue, especially the steps you will need to take to reach your desired position and how you would overcome any possible problems in discussing it. <\/p>\n<p>Be prepared to use descriptive and comparative language, for example, in<br \/>\nrespect to the Music in society example given earlier:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cIn my country, traditional music plays a more important role in<br \/>\nsociety than it seems to here, in Australia. It is played at important<br \/>\nevents like festivals and official ceremonies, as well as at special<br \/>\noccasions such as weddings and funerals.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Practice using conditional sentences to discuss, for instance, hypothetical<br \/>\nissues from abroad or worldview; for example:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cIf the world economy becomes more global, all nations will lose their<br \/>\ncultural independence.\u201d<br \/>\nor<br \/>\n\u201cIf the leaders of the world were to spend more money on the poor,<br \/>\nmany of the problems of global conflict would be resolved.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Be ready to use a good range of tenses and a variety of grammar, for<br \/>\ninstance, to speculate on what may be possible in the future. For example:<br \/>\nInterviewer: What future role do you see for music in society?<br \/>\nCandidate: Well, I\u2019d (or I\u2019ve) always hoped that all the peoples of<br \/>\nthe world could benefit by sharing their common experience of<br \/>\nmusic. In the past, there have been many examples of musicians<br \/>\njoining forces to raise awareness of global issues that result from<br \/>\nfamine or human rights abuses.<br \/>\nor<br \/>\nCandidate: If different cultures could see the common features of<br \/>\nmusic in other countries, they may be less fearful of each other<br \/>\nand understand one another\u2019s cultures better.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Be prepared to speculate about the future:<br \/>\nI hope that \u2026<br \/>\nIt\u2019s possible that\u2026<br \/>\nI can see that \u2026<br \/>\nIf possible, I\u2019d like to see \u2026<br \/>\nWe should plan to \u2026<br \/>\nIt might be that \u2026<br \/>\nWe can assume that \u2026<br \/>\nProbably, \u2026<br \/>\nI expect that \u2026<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The interview: Part 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Task description<\/strong><br \/>\nPart 1 of the interview starts with an introduction in which the interviewer<br \/>\nasks you basic questions about yourself and asks to see your<br \/>\nidentification. The interviewer will then go on to ask you further questions<br \/>\nabout yourself, your family\/hometown, your job or studies and a range of<br \/>\nsimilar topics areas that are familiar to you.<br \/>\nThis section of the test lasts 4-5 minutes and in it you may need to give<br \/>\nlonger answers to questions to ensure you display your best ability.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is being tested is your ability to:<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2666 provide full answers to all questions<br \/>\n\u2666 give longer responses to some questions<br \/>\n\u2666 give information by describing and explaining<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sample questions<\/strong><br \/>\nThe interviewer will ask for general information about topics such as the<br \/>\nfollowing:<br \/>\n\u2666 Your country of origin<br \/>\n\u2666 Your hometown<br \/>\n\u2666 How long you have lived there<br \/>\n\u2666 What you do: work or study<br \/>\n\u2666 Your interests and future plans<\/p>\n<p>It is not possible to predict what topics may be discussed at this point in<br \/>\nthe interview; however, some familiar topics related to you or your country<br \/>\ncould include:<br \/>\n\u2666 Family and family relationships<br \/>\n\u2666 Modern and traditional lifestyles<br \/>\n\u2666 Traditional or modern buildings<br \/>\n\u2666 Tourism and tourist sites<br \/>\n\u2666 Celebrations and cultural activities<br \/>\n\u2666 Schooling and the education system<br \/>\n\u2666 City and country living<\/p>\n<p><strong>The introductory section of the test will go something like this:<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2666 The interviewer greets the candidate and introduces himself or herself.<br \/>\n\u2666 The interviewer asks the candidate to state his or her name clearly for<br \/>\nthe cassette and confirms the candidate\u2019s country of origin.<br \/>\n\u2666 The interviewer then asks to see the candidate\u2019s identification.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The remainder of Part 1 of the test will follow this format:<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 The interviewer will ask the candidate set questions about your<br \/>\nhometown or your occupation.<br \/>\n\u2022 The interviewer will then ask set questions about a familiar topic of<br \/>\ngeneral interest.<br \/>\n\u2022 They could ask three to five questions which will extend or develop<br \/>\nthis topic.<br \/>\n\u2022 The interviewer may ask the candidate about more than one topic.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Strategies for approaching the task<\/strong><\/p>\n <a href=\"https:\/\/brpaper.com\/ielts\/ielts-speaking-tips\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading <i class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i><\/a>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[139],"yst_prominent_words":[146,142,149,159,145,93,133,141,132,122,155,113,157,148,160,158,153,124,121,111],"class_list":["post-340","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-speaking","tag-ielts-speaking-tips"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brpaper.com\/ielts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/340","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brpaper.com\/ielts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brpaper.com\/ielts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brpaper.com\/ielts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brpaper.com\/ielts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=340"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/brpaper.com\/ielts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/340\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":739,"href":"https:\/\/brpaper.com\/ielts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/340\/revisions\/739"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brpaper.com\/ielts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=340"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brpaper.com\/ielts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=340"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brpaper.com\/ielts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=340"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brpaper.com\/ielts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=340"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}