Simon-IELTS口语

Trypracticinginthefollowingway:First,notesomeideas.Thenrecordyourselfspeakingfortwominutes.Next,listentotherecordingandwritedownwhatyousaid.Finally,trytoimprovethewrittendescription.HerearefivesimplerulesforSpeakingPart1:1.Keepyouranswersshort,andthenstopwithconfidence.2.Answerthequestionsusingfullsentences.3.Usewordsfromtheexaminer'squestioninyouranswer.4.Ifpossible,giveareasonforyouranswer.5.Don’tforgettosayyesornowhennecessary.Here'sanexampletoillustratethesepoints:Doyoulikeparks?Yes,Ilikeparksbecausetheyaregreatplacestorelax.Ifyouliveinacity,aparkisoftentheonlyplacewhereyoucanescapefromthenoiseandthetraffic.IELTSSpeaking:usefulexpressionsInthislessonIwanttodrawyourattentiontoafewusefulexpressionsthatIusedinlastweek'sanswers.Maybeyoucouldtryusingtheminyourownanswers.1.Analternativewaytosayand:-Justasindividualscanlearnfromtheirmistakes,societiescan(also)...-Justasweneedtoexercisethebody,wealsoneedtoexercisethemind.2.Anicewaytointroduceapersonalexampleoropinion:-FromwhatI'vereadinthenewspapers,...-FromwhatI'veheard/seen/experienced,...3.Givinganopinionwhenyou'renotsure:-IfIhadtoguesswhatmighthappeninthefuture,I'dliketothinkthat...-IfIhadtogivemyopinion,I'dsay...IELTSSpeakingPart1:strangequestionsInpart1ofthespeakingtest,theexaminerwillaskaround10easyquestions.However,studentshavereportedsomestrangequestions,suchas:1.Doyoulikeparks?2.Doyouthinkdifferentcolourscanchangeourmoods?3.Whendopeoplegiveflowersinyourcountry?Don'tbeshockedbythesequestions.Justgiveasimpleanswerwithareason.Don'tworryaboutusingfantasticgrammarorvocabulary;justtrytoanswerwithouthesitating.Forexample:1.Yes,Ilikeparksbecausetheyaregreatplacestorelax.Ithinkallcitiesneedgreenareas.2.Yes,Ithinkbrightcolours,likered,canmakeyoufeelenergetic.Somegreensandbluescanbemorerelaxing.3.PeoplegiveflowersonspecialoccasionslikebirthdaysoronValentine'sDay.Inmycountry,givingflowersisseenasromantic.IELTSSpeakingPart1:'friends'topicInpart1oftheIELTSspeakingtest,remembertokeepyouranswersshortandsimple.Herearesomeexamplequestionsandshortanswers:1.Areyourfriendsmostlyyourageordifferentages?Mostofmyfriendsareaboutthesameageasmebecausewemetatschooloruniversity.I'vegotoneortwofriendswhoareolderoryoungerthatImetthroughwork.2.Doyouusuallyseeyourfriendsduringtheweekoratweekends?Itendtomeetupwithmyfriendsatweekendsbecauseeveryone'stoobusyduringtheweek.3.Thelasttimeyousawyourfriends,whatdidyoudotogether?Itwasoneofmyfriends'birthdaylastweekend.Sixofuswentoutforamealtocelebrate.4.Inwhatwaysareyourfriendsimportanttoyou?Ithinkit'simportanttohavefriendsthatyoucantalktoandshareexperienceswith.Myfriendsmakemelaugh,butIknowIcanalsorelyonthemwheneverIneedhelporsupport.IELTSSpeakingPart1:travelhabitsRememberthatPart1questionsaresupposedtobeeasy.Justgiveasimpleanswerandareason.1.Whatformoftransportdoyouprefertouse?Why?IprefertotravelbycarbecauseitmeansthatIhavemyownspace.Also,thebusesandtrainsinmycityareusuallyovercrowded;mycarismuchmorecomfortable.2.Howmuchtimedoyouspendtravellingonanormalday?Iprobablyspendaboutanhourandahalftravellingtoandfromwork.Itravelduringtherushhours,sothereisquitealotoftraffic.3.Whatdoyoudowhileyouaretravelling?IusuallylistentotheradiooraCD.InthemorningIliketolistentothenewstofindoutwhatishappeningintheworld.4.Doyoueverhaveproblemswithtransport?Yes,asIsaid,Igetstuckintrafficonmywaytoandfromwork.Iusedtogetannoyedbytrafficjams,butnowI'musedtothem.Afewimportantpoints:Intheanswertoquestion4,canyouseethedifferencebetweenIusedtoandI'musedto?Noticethegoodvocabulary:'havemyownspace','overcrowded','toandfromwork','rushhour','findoutwhatishappeningintheworld','getstuckintraffic'.Iftheexaminerasksaquestionthatyouhavealreadyanswered,justsayasIsaidandrepeatyouranswer.IELTSSpeakingPart1:'communication'topic1.Howdoyouusuallykeepintouchwithmembersofyourfamily?Imostlykeepintouchwithmyfamilybyphone,andI'vestartedusingtheInternettomakevideocalls.IalsotrytovisitmembersofmyfamilyinpersonasoftenasIcan.2.Doyouprefertospeaktopeoplebyphoneorbywritingemails?Itdependsonthesituation.Iuseemailandtextmessagestocommunicatewithfriends,butmyparentspreferitifIphonethem.3.Doyoueverwritelettersbyhand?(Why/Whynot?)No,Idon'twritelettersbyhandbecauseit'ssomucheasiertosendanemailthatwillarriveimmediately.4.Isthereanythingyoudislikeaboutmobilephones?Well,Idon'tlikelisteningtootherpeople'sconversationsinpublicplaces,andIdon'tlikeitwhensomeone'sphoneringsinthecinemaorduringalessonIELTSSpeakingPart1:clothes1.Areclothesandclothingfashionsimportanttoyou?(Why/Whynot?)No,clothesandfashionsarenotreallyimportanttome.Itendtowearclothesthatarecomfortableandpracticalratherthanfashionable.2.Whatdifferentclothesdoyouwearfordifferentsituations?Well,Ihavetodressquiteformallyforwork,soIwearashirtandtrousers.AthomeIprefertowearjeansandaT-shirt,andonspecialoccasionsImightwearasuit.3.Doyouweardifferentstylesofclothesnowcomparedto10yearsago?No,notreally,becauseIdon'tfollowfashion.IthinkIhavedressedinasimilarwayforthelast10years.4.Doyouthinktheclotheswewearsaysomethingaboutwhoweare?Yes,theyprobablydo.Somepeoplear