ielts from zero to hero

Smartcom English www.smartcom.vn

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

2

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

3

IELTS Speaking Criteria

There are four parts to the IELTS mark scheme

FLUENCY AND COHERENCE

LEXICALRESOURCE

GRAMMATICAL RANGE AND ACCURACY

PRONUNCIATION

4

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

6

Social domain: social contexts

Weather, Work and Job, Education, Animals, and so on

7

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

8

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

10

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__”

11

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


• 3rd pointing phrase


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.

12

Formula 1

• Lead-in phrase + General statement

• 1st pointing phrase


• 2nd pointing phrase


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

13

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

15

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.


― 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)…

16

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?”

17

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


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.

19

TYPE 2: LIKING/ DISLIKING

Formula 2

• Lead-in phrase

• 1st liking/ disliking


• 2nd liking/ disliking


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.

20

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


“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).”

22

TYPE 2: DISLIKING

LET’S PRACTICE


― 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)…

23

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.”

24

Thank you for your attention

25

ielts from zero to hero

Documents