Name: IELTS Speaking Exam - How to Do Part Two of the IELTS Speaking Test
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Modal verbs - A2

In this lesson, you can learn about the IELTS speaking exam, part two.

The IELTS speaking test has three parts, and in this class, you can learn in more detail

about part two of the speaking exam, and how to improve your score.

First, let’s review what happens in part two of the IELTS speaking test.

The examiner will give you a card with a topic.

You have one minute to prepare a short speech on the topic.

After one minute, the examiner will ask you to speak.

You need to talk for between one and two minutes.

After you finish, the examiner will ask you one or two simple questions about what you

Let’s look at a sample question from part two of the IELTS speaking test which we’ll

You should say:what choices you had, what you decided, and how easy it was to make your

You should also explain how you feel about this choice now.

You have one minute to prepare your answer.

Part one: how to use your preparation time.

The first thing you should do: ask the examiner if there are any words you don’t understand!

Asking the examiner will use some of your time, and that’s not great.

But, don't talk if you haven’t understood the question; that will be worse.

It has four parts: the three bullet points, and the longer question at the end.

You can’t prepare everything, so don’t try.

Try to think of one or two things you can say for each part of the question.

Make short notes to help you remember your points.

For example, let’s say you want to talk about choosing what to study at university.

"Difficult—pros and cons on both sides."

"Satisfied—IT work is interesting/creative."

The four parts of the notes follow the four parts of the question.

This will help you to keep your answer organized.

You have some key words and phrases like 'career opportunities', 'pros and cons' or 'creative'

The notes give you at least one or two points to make about each part of the question.

Again, you won’t have time to do more than this, so don’t try.

Don’t write full sentences—focus on covering all the points you need to talk about.

OK—your minute’s up, and it’s time to talk!

Organizing your answer well is easy to do, and important, but many students don’t do

So how can you organize your answer effectively?

This gives your speech a strong, clear start.

Say 1-2 sentences, using your notes, about each of the three bullet points.

Hopefully, this will take you 30-60 seconds.

Be focused, and don’t go off topic or add any points which don’t answer the question.

Every sentence should be a direct answer to one of the points on the card.

Next, focus on the last part of the question—“…explain how you feel about this choice now.”

This is the most important part of the question, because it lets you go into more detail.

This isn’t just true for this question; this is generally true for IELTS speaking

The three bullet points are quite simple, and you can’t say very much about them,

The last part has more depth, and you should spend more time on it.

So, try to make 3-4 sentences about the last part of the question.

This should take you 30-60 seconds, again.

Often, when I practice IELTS with my students, they act surprised when they finish their

“…and so I feel like I probably made the right choice…

This doesn’t sound like you’ve finished.

It sounds like you’ve just run out of things to say.

You should know when you’ve finished, and you should show the examiner clearly.

"Finally, when I look back at my decision now…"

Obviously, the finishing phrases aren’t like the opening phrases, which you can use

The finishing phrases will depend on the question you get.

Just remember: you need to finish strongly, don’t just…

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