IELTS Speaking

Tips and techniques

1. Example of a full test
2. Comparing methods
3. How to improve
4. A student’s questions
5. Don’t use these phrases
6. Formula phrases
7. How to feel confident
8. Strange topics
9. Main topics in part 2
10. One topic, all three parts
11. If you don’t know
12. If you don’t know (2)
13. Make it personal
14. Filling the 2 minutes
15. Which part is important?
16. Three tips
17. The importance of part 2
18. If you don’t understand
19. Question types in part 3
20. Say “For example”
21. What is the ‘real’ topic?
22. Can you change the topic?
23. Stop and smile!
24. I’m going to talk about…
25. Slow down!
26. Questions about part 2
27. Special techniques?
28. Not academic or formal
29. Don’t say this
30. Two pronunciation tips
31. Three-sentence answers
32. Topic preparation (photos)
33. How to repeat yourself
34. Part 1: typical mistakes
35. Part 2: difficult tasks
36. Part 3: compare answers
37. Part 1: short and simple
38. Pauses and hesitations
39. Natural and direct
40. Written preparation

Speaking skills

1. Mirroring grammar
2. Different perspectives
3. Using anecdotes
4. Adding detail
5. Adding detail in part 3
6. Part 3 verb tenses
7. Part 3 paragraph answers
8. Three useful expressions
9. Part 3 longer answers
10. Long answer method
11. Idea, explain, example
12. If you use an idiom
13. Phrases for giving views
14. Use more adjectives
15. Two types of hesitation
16. “It depends”
17. Be direct in part 1
18. Improving an answer
19. Describe… you would like

Exercises

1. Part 1: Find the mistakes
2. ‘Summer holiday’ ideas
3. ‘Summer holiday’ ideas (2)
4. ‘Describe a meal’ ideas
5. Describe a meal (2)
6. Describe a meal (3)
7. Describe a meal (4)
8. One minute plan
9. Tourist attraction (1)
10. Tourist attraction (2)
11. Tourist attraction (3)
12. Describe a new friend (1)

Model Answers