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Chinh phụcIELTS Speaking Part 1
MAIN CONTENTS
1. Introduction to IELTS Speaking Part 1
2. Marking criteria
3. Current topics
4. Types of questions & answer formulas
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INTRODUCTION TO IELTS SPEAKING PART 1
The IELTS Speaking part 1 lasts for about 5 minutes
There are about 5 questions to 7 questions sometimes for about 3 topics of personal and social domains
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IELTS Speaking Criteria
There are four parts to the IELTS mark scheme
FLUENCY AND COHERENCE
LEXICALRESOURCE
GRAMMATICAL RANGE AND ACCURACY
PRONUNCIATION
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The marking system
does NOT include
• Intelligent answers
• Interesting or original content
• Amusing or funny answers
• Body language• Eye contact• Appearance or dress code• Polite or well-mannered attitudes
• The truth• Correct answers• Opinions or ideas
PERSONAL DOMAIN: About personal life
Hobbies, Daily Activities, Family, Personalities, and so on
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Social domain: social contexts
Weather, Work and Job, Education, Animals, and so on
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UPDATED TOPICS1. Home/ Accommodation2. Study3. Work4. Hometown 5. Haircut6. Jeans7. Concentration8. Voice9. Walking10. Movies11. Languages 12. Friends13. Rubbish 14. Perfume15. Social network16. Math 17. Borrowing
18. Travelling 19. Reading20. Smile21. Plan22. Visit relatives23. Street market24. Weather25. Patience 26. Animal27. Tea or coffee28. Sleep29. Sky30. Sharing31. Handwriting 32. Photos/ pictures33. Music34. Teacher
35. Transportation 36. Neighborhood 37. Holiday38. Numbers39. Pen or pencil40. Sweeties41. Scenery42. Museums43. Art44. Cake45. Laugh46. Water sport47. Running48. Science49. Opinions/ ideas50. Alone
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Type 1: Basic Description Questions
Type 2: Liking/ Disliking Questions
Type 3: Types of/ Kinds of Question
Types of questionsTypes 4: ―Wh-/How Often Questions
Type 5: Yes/No Questions
Type 6: Would Questions9
SAMPLE QUESTIONS
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HOMETOWN
1. Tell me about your hometown.
2. Do you like your hometown?
3. What is your hometown famous for?
4. Is there anything you don't like about your
hometown?
5. Would you like to move to another city in the
future?
STUDIES
1. Tell me about your studies.
2. Do you like your school?
3. What is your major?
4. Is there anything you don't like about your
studies?
5. What would you like to do after your studies?
6. What kind of school did you go to as a child?
TYPE 1:
Basic Description Questions
Example 1:
- I come from Beijing. I am native to this city. Hanoi is the capital of
Vietnam. In Hanoi, there are many historical buildings. Pho Hanoi is
very famous – I always eat it with my friends
Example 2:
- Well, as you can probably guess I come from Hanoi and I have lived
here all my life. I suppose if I had to describe Hanoi, the first thing I
would say is that it's absolutely enormous, maybe even one of the
biggest cities in Southeast-Asia I guess. It's so big that even the locals
have problems finding their way around. Another significant
characteristic is that it offers examples of both classical and
contemporary architecture. Actually some of Vietnam's most
renowned historical landmarks are located in the middle of Hanoi.
“Tell me about your _hometown__”
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TYPE 1: BASIC DESCRIPTIONFrom general to details
Formula 1
• Lead-in phrase + General statement
• 1st pointing phrase
• Main point 1 + Explanation 1
• 2nd pointing phrase
• Main point 2 + Explanation 2
• 3rd pointing phrase
• Main point 3 + Explanation 3
Q: Tell me about your hometown?
Well, as you can probably guess I come from Hanoi and I
have lived here all my life. I suppose if I had to describe
Hanoi, the first thing I would say is that it's absolutely
enormous, maybe even one of the biggest cities in
Southeast-Asia I guess. It's so big that even the locals have
problems finding their way around. Another significant
characteristic is that it offers examples of both classical and
contemporary architecture. Actually, some of Vietnam's
most renowned historical landmarks are located in the
middle of Hanoi.
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Formula 1
• Lead-in phrase + General statement
• 1st pointing phrase
• Main point 1 + Explanation 1
• 2nd pointing phrase
• Main point 2 + Explanation 2
Q: Tell me about your hometown?
Well, as you can probably guess I come from Hanoi and I
have lived here all my life.
I suppose if I had to describe Hanoi, the first thing I would
say is that it's absolutely enormous, maybe even one of the
biggest cities in Southeast-Asia I guess. It's so big that
even the locals have problems finding their way around.
Another significant characteristic is that it offers examples
of both classical and contemporary architecture. Actually
some of Vietnam's most renowned historical landmarks are
located in the middle of Hanoi.
TYPE 1: BASIC DESCRIPTIONFrom general to details
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S L I D E 1 4
Lead-in
✓ OK then...
✓ Alright...
✓ Well, you know...
✓ OK, So
✓ Actually...
✓ Right, OK...
✓ Well...
1st pointing phrase
✓ ...the first thing I should mention
is that...
✓ I would like to begin by saying…
✓ ...I could start off by saying
that...
✓ ...my initial point would be that...
✓ ...I suppose I should begin by
highlighting the fact that...
✓ Firstly,…
2nd pointing phrase
✓ Another point which I could add is
that...
✓ A second feature which I should
mention is that...
✓ As well as that, I could say that...
✓ On top of that I can also add that...
✓ Also, I suppose I should say that...
✓ Secondly,…
3rd pointing phrase
✓ And I shouldn't forget to
mention that...
✓ In addition to what I've just
said, I can add that...
✓ Something else that I need to
comment on is that...
✓ I guess I could also remark on
the fact that...
✓ Finally/ thirdly,…
TYPE 1: BASIC DESCRIPTIONThe key to improve your fluency
A complete response might look something like this:
― Well first of all, let me tell you about…(general statement)…
The first thing I want to talk about is that...(point 1)...In fact...(detail 1)...
Another point which I could add is that..(point 2)...so...(detail 2)...
Finally, ..(point 3).. which means…(detail 3)…
TYPE 1: BASIC DESCRIPTION
LET’S PRACTICE
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TYPE 1: BASIC DESCRIPTION
LET’S PRACTICE
General statement: my job. I am working as a Math teacher
Point 1: the high school I work for is quite famous
Detail 1: ABC high school is one of the most prestigious high schools in Ha Noi
Point 2: My tasks are designing lesson plans, delivering lectures and mentoring students with
their study.
Detail 2: I need to know my students very well in order to help them and fulfill my tasks.
A complete response might look something like this:
― Well first of all, let me tell you about…(general statement)…
The first thing I want to talk about is that...(point 1)...In fact...(detail 1)...
Another point which I could add is that..(point 2)...so...(detail 2)...
Finally, ..(point 3).. which means…(detail 3)…
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TYPE 2:
Liking/ Disliking Questions
Example 1:
- I like dogs and cats and dolphins.
Example 2:
- Well, in general I would say I am pretty fond of small animals. In
particular, I am really keen on cats and dogs. I guess this is because I
grew up with pets around, and they were good companions for me.
Example 3:
- Well to be quite honest, in general I would say that I'm actually quite keen
on animals, but in particular I would probably have to say that I'm really
into domestic pets like dogs. I guess the reason why I'm a fan of dogs is
because I adore their loyalty and companionship. In addition to dogs I
suppose I'm also pretty passionate about endangered species, especially
dolphins and things like that and this is due to the fact I feel some degree
of responsibility towards wildlife protection.
“What__animal__do you like?”
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S L I D E 1 8
1. I'm fairly keen on...
2. I am pretty fond of…
3. I'm quite a big fan of...
4. .............is my thing
5. .............is my cup of tea
6. I'm really into...
7. I simply adore...
8. I'm quite enthusiastic about...
9. I am really passionate about…
10. I generally prefer (sth/ to do sth/
doing sth to doing sth)...
1. I'm not so keen on...
2. I'm not really that fond of...
3. I am not much of a fan of…
4. .............is really not my thing
5. .............is not my cup of tea
6. …simply gets on my nerves.
7. I totally detest...
8. I absolutely loathe...
9. I really can’t bear...
10. I really can’t stand sth (doing sth)…
TYPE 2: LIKING/ DISLIKINGLanguage for “like” and “dislike”
TYPE 2: LIKING/ DISLIKING
Formula 2
• Lead-in phrase
• 1st liking/ disliking
• Specific type 1 + Reason 1
• 2nd liking/ disliking
• Specific type 2 + Reason 2
Q: What animal do you like?
Well to be quite honest, in general I would say that I'm
actually quite keen on animals, but in particular I would
probably have to say that I'm really into domestic pets like
dogs. I guess the reason why I'm a fan of dogs is because
I adore their loyalty and companionship. In addition to dogs
I suppose I'm also pretty passionate about endangered
species, especially dolphins and things like that and this is
due to the fact I feel some degree of responsibility towards
wildlife protection.
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TYPE 2: LIKING/ DISLIKING
Formula 2
• Lead-in phrase
• 1st liking/ disliking
• Specific type 1 + Reason 1
• 2nd liking/ disliking
• Specific type 2 + Reason 2
Q: What animal do you like?
Well to be quite honest, in general I would say that I'm
actually quite keen on animals, but in particular I would
probably have to say that I'm really into domestic pets like
dogs. I guess the reason why I'm a fan of dogs is because
I adore their loyalty and companionship. In addition to dogs
I suppose I'm also pretty passionate about endangered
species, especially dolphins and things like that and this is
due to the fact I feel some degree of responsibility towards
wildlife protection.
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S L I D E 2 1
TYPE 2: LIKING/ DISLIKINGThe key to improve your fluency
• Well, in general I would say that...
• Actually, I suppose that/ for the most part/ I'd probably say that...
• Well, I think I'd have to say that...
• Certainly, I would definitely say that...
• Well, I guess that generally speaking
• I would certainly say that...
• ….but in particular...
• ...particularly...
• ...especially...
• ...specifically...
• ...to be more precise...
• ...to be more specific...
• ...to be more exact...
• ...to be more accurate...
• And I guess this is probably because...
• This could be because...
• This might be because...
• This is due to the fact that...
• I suppose the reason has something to do with the fact that...
• As well as this
• In addition to this...
• To add to this...
• In addition to this…
TYPE 2: LIKING
LET’S PRACTICE
A complete response might look something like this:
“Well to be quite honest, in general I would say that I'm actually quite keen on..(Liking 1),
but in particular I would probably have to say that I'm really into..(Specific type 1)… you
know, things like…(example)..
I guess the reason why I'm a fan of..(Specific type 1 )....is because..(reasons)…
In addition to this I suppose I'm so pretty passionate about ..(Liking 2), especially
..(Specific type 2)… and things like that, and this is due to the fact that...(reasons).”
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TYPE 2: DISLIKING
LET’S PRACTICE
A complete response might look something like this:
― Of course I think I'd have to say that I'm not so keen on ..(Disliking 1) …
To be more precise, I really can't stand ..(Specific type 1)...
This is due to the fact that ..(reasons)…
In addition to this, I'm not really that fond of ..(Disliking 2)
And I guess this is probably because ..(reasons)…
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Very good response
Question:
Is there anything you don't like about yourhometown?
Of course I think I'd have to say that I'm not so keen on the weather.
To be more precise, I really can't stand the summer months. This is due to the fact that the temperatures can get as high as 40 degrees so it can be quite uncomfortable if you don't have air conditioning in your house.
In addition to this, I'm not really that fond of the mass transit system. And I guess this is probably because the buses are too old and the seats are really hard, so long journeys are usually pretty bumpy.”
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Thank you for your attention
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