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Talking about your hometown in the IELTS Speaking test

March 19, 2014 By Nestor Leave a Comment

In the IELTS Speaking test, questions about your home town or city are very common in Part 1 and also Part 3. Watch this video of native speakers talking about where they live. Pay attention to the language that they use. Below the video, I will present some useful vocabulary that you can use in the IELTS test.

Filed Under: IELTS Speaking Tips, Tips for Band 7-9 Tagged With: Speaking test Part 1, Speaking test Part 3

IELTS Speaking Band 9 example

March 9, 2014 By Nestor 8 Comments

Have you ever wondered what a Band 9 candidate sounds like? Listen to this sample answer. As you listen, pay attention to the natural way that she speaks.

Filed Under: IELTS Speaking Tips, Tips for Band 7-9 Tagged With: Sample answers

Don’t repeat every word in the question

February 25, 2014 By Nestor 1 Comment

In the IELTS Speaking test, try not to repeat every word the examiner uses when you start to answer a question. In other words, don't be a parrot! You should avoid doing this because it sounds unnatural and you can easily make grammatical mistakes. In this post I will give you an example of what I mean.

Filed Under: General tips, IELTS Speaking Tips Tagged With: IELTS speaking test strategies

Video: Describing recipes

February 24, 2014 By Nestor Leave a Comment

In today’s post, I’m going to share a playlist of recipe videos. In these videos, fluent English speakers and native speakers are going to describe how to cook different Chinese and Indian dishes. These videos may be useful because in the IELTS Speaking test, it is possible that the examiner will ask you to describe a recipe.

Filed Under: IELTS Speaking Tips, Tips for Band 7-9 Tagged With: Topical videos

How can I start talking about a topic?

February 23, 2014 By Nestor Leave a Comment

I received an email from Anish in India. Anish wants to know how to start talking about a topic (in IELTS Speaking Test Part 2). In this post, I'm going to give you a few tips.

Filed Under: General tips, IELTS Speaking Tips Tagged With: Questions from candidates, Speaking test Part 2

Video: Talking about Bali

February 19, 2014 By Nestor 2 Comments

In today’s post, I’m going to share another video. In this video, an Australian traveller is going to talk about Bali, Indonesia -- its tourist district, as well as its population and traffic problems. This is a useful video because in the IELTS Speaking test, the examiner may ask you questions about your home town or country, so listen carefully to how this native speaker expresses his ideas. Write down any vocabulary that you think could be useful.

Filed Under: IELTS Speaking Tips, Tips for Band 7-9 Tagged With: Topical videos

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