Ielts jeremy Chiron Ideas and Examples for ielts speaking

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Pronunciation is fundamental
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If you don’t understand, make him/her repeat. Clarity is essential
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Be spontaneous
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Don’t be afraid to make mistakes
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Everyone does
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I have been speaking
English every day for the last 10 years and I still get confused with some prepositions or the stress
in words I don’t often use.
RELAX, BE YOURSELF, BE CLEAR and TALK AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE,
ASOFTEN AS POSSIBLE
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5 Know What to Expect from
the Test
PART 1
(4-5 minutes)
The examiner will ask you very straightforward questions
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Part 1 is the easiest part
of the test. The foreigner will ask you 3 or 4 questions about one topic, and then move to
another one.
Expect to talk about yourself, your professional situation, your studies (now or in the
past), your family, your hometown, your hobbies, or your daily routine.
Develop your answers, give details, be interesting, and everything will be fine
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The questions
are not tricky. Simply stick to the question, and show the examiner you can talk.
Don’t make things
complicated. Simply fully answer every question.
PART 2
(1 minute to prepare
＋
2 minutes to speak
）
The examiner will give you a card with a main question and some ideas about what to talk about.
You are given one minute to think about what to say. You can take some notes (AND YOU
SHOULD
！！！）．
Candidates who do not write anything often get stuck after 1minute and 30 seconds
，
and frequently repeat themselves or hesitate too much. Once the minute is over, the foreign examiner
will ask you to start talking.

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You have 2 minutes to answer the question. Once the 2 minutes are over, the examiner
will interrupt you, and whether you still have things to say doesn’t matter. No one is allowed
to speak for longer than 2 minutes. Try to speak at least 1 minute and 50 seconds if you
intend to get at least 5.5 points.
After 2 minutes, the examiner might ask you one or two follow-up questions based on
your answer. Examiners might want more details, or they might ask you to clarify a thing
you may have said.
PART 3
(4-5 minutes
）
The examiner should ask you questions related to the topic you were asked about in Part
2. The questions in Part 3 should be more
“abstract and conceptual”
（＝
the questions are a bit
harder)
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If you read all the questions I provide in this book, you will know what to expect.
The examiner will ask you to compare situations, to give advantages and disadvantages of
various things, or to describe places or memories
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You might have to speculate about the future,
and share your opinion on different beliefs and actions
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Work on your listening
！
If you understand the question, you will be fine: the examiner
expects to hear your point of view on different topics
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There is no right or wrong, as long as
you explain yourself clearly.
Don’t hesita
te to give examples to illustrate your arguments (just like when you write), and
make things as clear as possible.

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