Question Type 1: Basic Description Questions

1. Giving examples

Sometimes you can finish your answer with an example structure but you do not need to do this with every question; one or two times in the speaking test is more than enough.

Look at the previous answer to the "problem" question.

It’s universally accepted that there a few hazards involved with the increase in the use of private cars. Essentially, one fundamental concern is probably that it leads to an increase in pollution. This fact is unmistakably perturbing because we are facing huge global pollution problems at the moment. Additionally, another major cause for concern has to be the fact that cars consume huge amounts of our energy resources. And the underlying repercussions of this are that we will soon be confronted with a global energy crisis."

It would be quite easy to add an example to this answer:

Actually I think this idea is best illustrated with the example of oil which is running out at an alarming rate.

You don’t get extra marks simply for adding an example. However, your score will be influenced because you have used a complex linking structure:

Actually I think this idea is best illustrated with the example of...

Use the following structures to introduce an example:

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  In fact, this concept can be illustrated by the example of...
  
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  As a matter of fact, this point can be demonstrated with the case of…
  
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  In actual fact, this notion can be confirmed by the example of…