IELTS Speaking Part Two presentations on the topic of education
Objective IELTS Advanced Unit 1
Take turns listening to each other doing presentations from below, checking your partner’s timings and asking them a follow-up question when they finish each time. Your teacher may also give you an examiner’s script and ask you to set the tasks for each other.
| Talk for one or two minutes about a subject that you might have to study, mentioning: – Why you might need that subject – Why you’ve never studied before – How you might go about studying it And say when you might start and how likely that is to happen. |
| Talk about a subject you would like to study in the future You should say: – Why you want to study that subject – What things about that subject you find particularly interesting – Where it is possible to study that subject And say if you think you will start studying it soon or not, and why |
| Talk about something you use to help you in your work or studies. You should say: – What it looks like – What it does – How often you use this thing And say what you would do if you could not use this object |
| Describe a classroom that you study or have studied in. You should say: – What part of the school or college it is in – What it looks like – What things are in it And say if you think the people who study there like it or not, and why |
| Describe a school that you are studying in or studied in. You should say: – What it looks like from the outside – What it looks like inside – What facilities there are And say if you think it is a good school building or not, and why |
| Describe one thing that you have to do as part of your work or studies. You should say: – Why you need to do it – How often you do it – If it is a difficult thing to do And say if you would like to do that thing more often or not, and why |
| Talk about a school subject you liked when you were younger You should say: – What the name of the subject was – What topics you studied as part of that subject – Why you liked it And say why you think some people didn’t like that subject as much as you did |
| Describe a project you had to do on your own or with others as part of your studies or job You should say: – What the reason for doing that project was – How successful the project was – How long it took you And say if you enjoyed working on that project or not, and why |
When your teacher stops you, look at all of the tasks and ask about anything which isn’t clear.
Brainstorm language for doing these things:
Starting
Filling silence/ Pausing for thought
Moving on (to the next question, etc)
Answering “How + adjective” questions
Answering “How long” questions
Answering “How often” questions
Ending
Compare your phrases as a class, then try to use them as you do one more task above.
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