Ielts jeremy Chiron Ideas and Examples for ielts speaking

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．
to compete/competitive (adjective)
Getting into Xiamen University is very competitive.
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High-school students must compete against each other to enrol.
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memory/to memorize
My memory is not very good. I don’t know how I will memorize 100 new words for
the English exam.
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·success/succeed/ successful
a success person
×
a successful person
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Failure is the mother of success.
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．
dormitory
Be careful with the pronunciation
！
Many students say "dormiStory".
×
“do
rmitory"
。
．
colleague/college
different pronunciation
发音不同
·His father is died.
×
His father died. His father is dead.
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for myself/by myself
I like to work by myself
（＝
on my own)
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√
for myself
（＝
for my own benefit/profit)
I work for myself.
＝
I’m my own boss.

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Question Types
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Do You Like...?
2
How Often...?
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How important...?
4
Do You Think...?
5
Why...? (Causes)
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What Effects...? (Results)
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Compare... (Advantages and Disadvantages)
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How Could..? (Solutions)
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How Might...? (Possibilities in the Future)

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Whenever you have a question about your likes and dislikes, don't be boring- use
adverbs to describe how much you enjoy it or not:
I really enjoy playing basketball
I'm quite fond of this teacher.
Remember that the IELTS test is a test based on communication: show your feelings! If
it's great, say it with passion! If you dislike something profoundly, make sure the examiner
understands:
I really can't stand the traffic in my home town!
I loooove the food in my hometown!
SPEAK FROM THE HEART
I really like... I really dislike...
I especially like... I especially dislike...
I love... I hate...
I quite enjoy... I can
’
t stand
I
’
m quite fond of... I
’
m not too keen on...
I
’
m a big fan of... I
’
m not a big fan of...
I find it great to... I find it annoying to.../ I find it tiring to...