Name: IELTS Speaking Exam - How to Do Part Three of the IELTS Speaking Test
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In this lesson, you can learn about the IELTS speaking exam part three.

In this class, you can learn in more detail about part three of the speaking exam, and

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

The examiner will ask you some open-ended questions about a topic.

The topic is often related to what you spoke about in part two of the exam.

For example, if your topic in part two was “Talk about a sport you enjoy playing,”

the topic in part three will almost certainly be about sports.

In part three, the examiners want to see if you can express your opinions clearly.

They also want to see if you can talk about more abstract topics, not just about you and

Also, in part three, the examiner can respond to what you say and take the conversation

That means it’s more like a natural conversation than the other parts of the IELTS speaking

The questions in part three are generally quite simple.

However, you need to be careful; just because the questions are simple, that doesn’t mean

The questions give you an opportunity to speak.

Well, let’s take some sample questions on the topic of sports:

"Do you think that children do less sport and exercise than in the past?"

Let’s see how you can answer this question effectively.

The worst answer in part three is a very short answer.

It's not enough just to give your opinion; you also need to support your ideas.

Children have more homework and are under more pressure at school, so they have less

time to play sports or do something outside."

Secondly, try to add an example from your life.

time to play sports or do something outside.

For example, when I was younger, I played outside with my friends every day after school.

Nowadays, I never see children playing outside."

But, you say, what if I can’t think of a reason?

But, you say, what if I can’t think of examples from my life or any reasons?

"My friend Sam and his wife have an 8-year-old daughter.

She has to do around two hours of homework every day after school.

Of course, this means she’s too tired to go outside or do anything in the evening.

When I was eight years old, I hardly had any homework."

But guess what—I don’t have a friend called Sam!

It’s a complete lie, and that doesn’t matter at all.

The examiner doesn’t care if you’re telling the truth or not.

Using an imaginary friend as an example can be a very useful.

"In a recent survey, researchers discovered that children 30 years ago did five hours

of exercise or physical activity every week.

Now, the average is just one hour of activity a week."

The examiner is not going to stop the exam to check your research on the Internet.

However, remember that this is only for emergencies, if you can’t think of anything to say—it's

It’s always better to use real examples if you can.

Thirdly, can you think of examples from your life, or from people you know?

Think about how you would answer this question.

Okay, part two: speculate—talk about possibilities.

You can make your answers better in part three of your IELTS speaking test by speculating.

Speculating means talking about something you aren’t sure about.

For example, for our sample question, if you answer:

"Children definitely do less sport and exercise nowadays, but I’m not sure why that is.

Maybe it’s because they spend more time online, playing video games and so on."

You’re talking about something which you don’t know about, and you’re saying what

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