IELTS Speaking Part 1

What’s Part 1 about? 4-5minutes Introduction + 2-3topics 12 questions Common topics: work, study, family, hobbies, friends, food, weekend, sports. Evaluation: pronunciation, fluency, vocabulary, grammar (important, present, past, perfect)

Dos Be confident, keep eye contact, be friendly Excitement (tone, intonation etc.) Vocabulary (high level) food--- cuisine, delicacy Friends --- acquaintance I like--- I prefer, enjoy, absolutely love, really love I’m keen on… I don’t like --- I’m not very keen on, I can’t stand… Expand your answers/ give examples (Not too short, not too long) Practice, Practice, Practice (with friends, mirrors, cellphones)

Don’ts Don’t speak with monotone, or with a flat wave. Don’t just answer yes or no. Don’t repeat questions. Don’t go off topic. Don’t answer I don’t know. (make up your answers) Don’t speak too fast, or too slow. Don’t speak quietly. Don’t worry about perfect English.

Speaking Part I Online Resources http://ieltsliz.com/ielts-speaking-part-1-topics/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Oarv5Tiei8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlKw5SIPw7E https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BB4lTqgFDhs

Introduction Mock test of part 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRFEKvsw-vs Mock test of part 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OAHhzY50yY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2oawkQIgrw