Ielts speaking Strategies: The Ultimate Guide With Tips, Tricks, And Practice On How To Get a target Band Score Of 0+ In 10 Minutes a day

Stay away from
using 100% and 0% statement like 
always, never
, etc.
Example 1: 
“What do you do on the weekend?”
Answer: 
I
always
go to the mall and talk to everyone
“
Always
go to the mall?”
does this sound like accurate communication? 
Is it
possible to
always
go the mall every weekend
?
That 
sounds a little
strange
.
Example 2: 
“What do you do on the weekend?”
Answer: 
I
always
do my homework.
Never
have a weekend off?
Always to 100%
of the time on the weekend you do
your homework?
That 
doesn’t sound like accurate
.
Example 3: 
“do you like fast food?”
Answer: 
To be honest, it’s disgusting, I
never
eat it.
Never
eat fast food?
That 
doesn’t sound like accurate
.
So I would say that you should be very careful of using these adverbs of
frequency 
always
and 
never
in your answers.
Paraphrasing:
you can use 
synonyms
and 
parallel expressions
to
paraphrase the question in your answer.
For example, if they ask you 
“what did you like to read as a child?”
It’s very easy to get into the bad habit if you say 
“As a child, I
like to
read
.”
Your grammar is ok, however, your vocabulary score is low because you

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didn’t show the examiner your vocabulary
, you borrowed his vocabulary, and
you used it in your answer.
So if they ask you 
“what did you like to read as a child?”
You should paraphrase your answer like 
“
when I was a kid, I love reading…”
it’s much better.
Or you can say 
“back then, I enjoyed reading… ”
“Back then”
in this case means 
“when I was a child”
Or you can paraphrase your answer by saying: 
Yes, I
love
it. In fact, I
have
enjoyed reading
. I
have been reading
mystery novels when I
was
a teenager.
(I
used 
present, present perfect, present perfect continuous
in my answer).
Let me give you another example here.
If they ask you 
“what do you do in your free time?”
You should paraphrase your answer by saying: 
“
In my leisure time/ in my
spare time
, I love to play games…”
Or you can say 
“when I am not working
, I like to read books.”
Or you can say 
“well, one of my hobbies is fishing.”