Pre-intermediate A2+ Get Ready for ielts

Get Ready for IELTS: Speaking

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Unit 4
Part 2: Skills development
Exam information
Part 1 tests your ability to talk to people about everyday topics.
Part 2 tests your ability to talk about a specific topic and to organize your ideas.
Part 1
Exam tip
Try to give long answers - not just tw o or three words.
Speak at a natural speed - not fast and not slow - w ithout lots of pauses.
Use synonyms and show your vocabulary.
Practise your grammar to help you use the correct forms.
1
Read the Part 1 question and answer below. What are the good and bad points about the
answer?
A: How would you describe your hometown?
B: Busy. Dirty. I don't like it.
2
 
Prepare your answer to the question in Exercise 1. Make notes on the ideas below.
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location of the city (area? country?) and size (population?)
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positive words to describe a city
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places tourists visit
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your opinion and an example
3
 
Record your answer to the question. Use your notes to help you.
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Listen to a model answer. Assess the answer in the table below.
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model answer 
your answer
Is the answer too slow or too fast?
Are there pauses?
Are there any grammar errors?
Are words repeated?
5
 
Now listen to your answer and complete the table above.
6
How can you improve your answer? Record your answer again and try to improve your
technique and language.
Hometown 
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Part 2
Exam tip
In Part 2 of the exam, use the one minute to think and plan.
Identify the topic on the card.
Make notes on the three points and the summary point. This organizes your answer. 
Choose topic vocabulary and suitable grammar structures.
Then speak at a natural speed for tw o minutes.