Resources, sample answers and articles on how to improve the speaking part of the IELTS test that worries so many students. Practice, improve, pass!
These are high-scoring sample answers for the following IELTS Old Buildings Speaking Part 1 questions. Read them to understand what you need to talk about and the kind of answers you need to start your IELTS speaking test well. For advice, strategies and tips on the best ways to answer, this article will help. Home … Read more
One of the biggest problems with people’s IELTS Speaking Part 3 answers is they seem to think it is ok to give answers that a) are really speaking Part 1 answers or b) are totally disorganised and almost impossible to follow. To address this, this article shows how to improve these two common errors. Home > IELTS > Speaking > Part … Read more
Improve Your Skills! Master that feeling that you MUST answer correctly by using these natural expressions to show what you know or don’t know about a topic. There is no right or wrong answer to many questions. This makes the speaker confused and stops them thinking clearly. Using these natural English expressions to briefly set … Read more
In IELTS Speaking Part 3, when many questions ask about ‘people’ or ‘children’ or ‘businesses’, it is much easier to answer if you use expressions for quantities of people and types of people which means you can be more coherent and also speak for longer. The following article goes with this article on Sweeping Statements. … Read more
Sweeping statements are statements which cover a broad topic in a concise or even terse manner. They make it seem as if everybody does something. This is really common in both speaking and writing, especially in exams such as IELTS, C1 Advanced and B2 First. Expanding on these statements make your language much richer, and … Read more
In the IELTS Speaking test, especially in IELTS Speaking Part 2, candidates are often asked to describe a time when they did something memorable or significant. This guide will walk you through how to effectively describe a time or event in the past, providing a detailed framework you can adapt for almost any topic in … Read more
In the IELTS Speaking test, especially in Part 2, candidates are often asked to describe a place. Whether it’s a flat you would like to own, a favorite spot in your city, or a historic landmark, the key to a strong answer is detailed and vivid description. This guide will walk you through a step-by-step … Read more
In IELTS Speaking Part 2, it is really common to be asked to describe a person. Whether it they are an old person, someone who is patient, a relative you have helped or someone who looked after you as a child, the key to a strong answer is detailed and vivid description. This guide will … Read more
If your job or course involves technical language in English, integrating it into your IELTS vocabulary in your speaking responses can significantly enhance your performance. By steering your answers toward your work or studies, you can demonstrate a higher level of proficiency and confidence. Here’s how to make the most of your specialized knowledge in … Read more
Taking tests such as IELTS Speaking are extremely challenging for many reasons, with one of the main ones being that a certain amount of life experience is needed to be able to talk about some topics. However, there are ways to deal with topics you are unsure of or even ones that you don’t know … Read more