Give your opinions on the IELTS Speaking test
IELTS Speaking Part Three/ opinions phrases
Discuss the questions below, with language like that in the “Useful language” box.
| Useful language for giving opinions (with optional language in brackets) As far as I know… In my (limited) experience,… In my (honest/ humble/ personal) opinion, … This is just my (personal/ own personal) opinion, but… My (first/ initial) thoughts on this are (that)…. I would (probably) say that… That is (probably/ certainly) true. I have (absolutely) no doubt that… I’m not sure, but I (would) guess/ (would) imagine that… I (really/ personally) think that… This is (a bit) controversial but… |
- In your opinion, will the language you learn for the IELTS speaking test be useful in your future life?
- If you still don’t understand the examiner after they explain something again, do you think it’s a good idea to ask them to explain a third time?
- Would you say that having a good IELTS score is the same as being good at speaking English?
- What is your reaction to the following statement? “It’s not worth trying to say anything difficult in the IELTS test as you might make mistakes and so lose marks”
- Is it okay to lie in the test, e.g. to pretend you have more interesting hobbies than you really have?
- Do you think it is okay to use American English in the exam?
- Will you get a better mark if you say something interesting?
- How many times is it okay to say you don’t understand the question?
- If you start slowly in Part One, can you make up for it in Parts Two and Three?
- If the Part Two presentation was 3 or 4 minutes instead of 1 or 2 minutes, would it be easier or more difficult?
- What are the easiest topics for you in Part One? What are the most difficult ones?
- Is 15 minutes long enough for the examiner to really tell what your level of English is?
- Would the exam be easier if you took it in pairs with one more candidate like the other Cambridge exams?
- Is it a good idea to study English on the morning of the exam?
When your teacher stops you, ask about questions or opinions language you aren’t sure about, working together to answer questions with the opinions language each time. Then test each other on the opinions language:
- say a phrase without the optional part in brackets and see if your partner can expand it
- say a phrase with one word missing for your partner to complete
- say a part in brackets and see if your partner can make a phrase out of it
- say a key word and help your partner make an opinions phrase out of it
Other phrases not above are also okay.
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IELTS Speaking Part Three page
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