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FLUENCY for IELTS SPEAKING http://ielts-thudang.com © http://ielts-thudang.com/ INTRODUCTION This course is an intense workout to improve your fluency in the IELTS Speaking test It will help you, • • • Speak more fluently Improve your intonation Build your confidence The course is divided into three parts, like the IELTS Speaking Test The focus is on • Learning to use ‘chunks’ flexibly • Building coherence • Using grammar effectively and effortlessly It follows a grammar-based curriculum The course also uses a ‘question - answer’ format, so you can see how to use different tenses effectively in different parts of the test https://ielts-thudang.com http://ielts-thudang.com © http://ielts-thudang.com/ TABLE OF CONTENTS Fluency in Part Questions Talking about yourself and your experience, past and present • Present Simple • Present Perfect Continuous (past to present activity) • Present Perfect Continuous (recent activity) • Past habits (simple past, used to, would) • Present Perfect (experiences) • Comparatives • Superlatives • 2nd Conditional Fluency for Part Questions Giving a talk about people, places, things, activities and events that may have happened in the past, present or future • Simple Past • Past Continuous • Past Perfect • Relative Clauses • 3rd Conditional https://ielts-thudang.com http://ielts-thudang.com © http://ielts-thudang.com/ Fluency for Part Questions Giving your opinions, evaluations and speculations of more abstract topics, as well as exemplifying and justifying your ideas IE LT S M a tt e rs c o m • Future - will / might / may • 1st Conditional • Present Perfect (result in present) https://ielts-thudang.com http://ielts-thudang.com © http://ielts-thudang.com/ HOW TO USE THIS GUIDE Read the introductory grammar point Watch the video When you hear an answer, • Listen and repeat • Listen to the intonation, and then repeat • Finally, repeat the whole answer • Where possible substitutes are given, repeat the answer again, and change the underlined phrase • Finally, say an answer that is actually true for you For example, in unit 1, for the question “Do you run?” If you run everyday, you could say, ‘As a matter of fact I I’m really into running I run everyday’ When practicing speaking, I strongly recommend you work with either the audio (or video) without looking at the PDF https://ielts-thudang.com http://ielts-thudang.com © http://ielts-thudang.com/ PART Fluency for Part Questions http://ielts-thudang.com © http://ielts-thudang.com/ UNIT Present Simple If you are talking about things that are true now, or your habits or things that happen regularly, you can use the present simple tense I / you / we / they + verb • I live in Spain • I work as a teacher • I like this music (use ‘do’ for emphasis) NEGATIVE - I / you / we / they + DON’T + verb • I don’t live in Spain anymore • I don’t like this music He / she / it + verb + S • He lives in England • My sister works in a hospital • She does like her job (use ‘does’ for emphasis) NEGATIVE - He / she / it + DOESN’T + verb • He doesn’t live in England now • My sister doesn’t like her job https://ielts-thudang.com http://ielts-thudang.com © http://ielts-thudang.com/ Part Questions Q: Do you like reading? A: Yes I am big fan of reading I’m really into crime novels actually, I like Agatha Christie Possible substitutes for crime novels: Thrillers / biographies / romance novels https://ielts-thudang.com http://ielts-thudang.com © http://ielts-thudang.com/ Q: Do you like reading? A: Not much It’s not really my cup of tea I tend to listen to music whenever I have any free time Possible substitutes for any free time: Time on my hands / a spare moment / time to kill Q: Do you often run? A: As a matter of fact I I’m really into running I run twice a week Possible substitutes for twice a week: most days / regularly / on a regular basis = a lot once in a while / now and then / now and again = sometimes https://ielts-thudang.com http://ielts-thudang.com © http://ielts-thudang.com/ Part Questions We can use this tense effectively to give the setting or background to an event Q: Describe a time you had to wake up early A: At that time, I was studying for my university exams And I was getting up early every day (past habit) Possible substitutes for getting up early: Burning the midnight oil Pouring over my books = working late into the night = studying my books a lot https://ielts-thudang.com 42 http://ielts-thudang.com © http://ielts-thudang.com/ Q: Describe a time you watched a play A: I remember I was visiting London on holiday, And I decided to go to the theatre I wanted to watch ‘The Lion King’ Q: Describe a time you got bored A: I was living in London at that time, And I got invited to a party But it was so tedious Possible substitutes for tedious: tiresome / monotonous / mind-numbingly boring This tense is also commonly used to describe an activity in progress when a second activity begins Q: Describe a time you heard someone talking on the phone A: I was sitting on the train on my way to work when this man started speaking loudly on his mobile phone https://ielts-thudang.com 43 http://ielts-thudang.com © http://ielts-thudang.com/ UNIT 11 Past Perfect We can use the past perfect to show events that happened before a point in a story Subj + had + past participle • The concert took place on the 6th of January • I had bought the tickets two days earlier 4th Jan 6th Jan I bought tickets Now concert happened When speaking, we can contract the had to ‘d • The concert took place on the 6th of January • I’d bought the tickets two days earlier However, in your IELTS Speaking test, I recommend here that you use the full form, to make it clear you are using the past perfect • The concert took place on the 6th of January • I had bought the tickets two days earlier https://ielts-thudang.com 44 http://ielts-thudang.com © http://ielts-thudang.com/ Part Questions This is useful to add details to a story in the past, giving extra information about things that happened before the main “action” of the story Q: Describe a trip you took A: I went to Paris last winter I had already booked the flight and had made a hotel reservation two months earlier https://ielts-thudang.com 45 http://ielts-thudang.com © http://ielts-thudang.com/ Q: Describe a time you visited a friend A: I went to see my friend in London last month I had already phoned him to agree a date to visit Q: Describe a time you were late A: I remember once, I went to the cinema with my friend Jack However, when we got to the cinema the film had already started, and the tickets had sold out https://ielts-thudang.com 46 http://ielts-thudang.com © http://ielts-thudang.com/ Unit 12 Relative Clauses We can use relative clauses - to make it clear which person or thing we are talking about This is often called a defining clause because this phrase defines the noun - without it we don’t know who or what the speaker is talking about • The person I want to describe is a girl who/that lives in my neighbourhood • I am going to tell you about a book which/that really excites me - to give extra information about a person, thing or situation Note: This is often called a non- defining clause because this phrase does not define the noun and it could be left out • I want to tell you about my friend Jack who lives in Canada • This book, which my sister recommended to me, is really good Notice with non-defining relative clauses, we cannot use ‘that’ instead of who or which https://ielts-thudang.com 47 http://ielts-thudang.com © http://ielts-thudang.com/ Part Questions This is a useful way to introduce and identify (with a defining clause) people, that you are going to talk about in part questions Q: Describe a famous person that you would like to meet A: The person I want to describe is a man who is famous in my country Boris Johnson Possible substitutes for is famous: is respected / is much-loved / has a good reputation (good things) is notorious / has a bad reputation (negative things) https://ielts-thudang.com 48 http://ielts-thudang.com © http://ielts-thudang.com/ Q: You can also use it to give extra information A: Boris Johnson, who is the Prime Minister, is almost 60 years old - This is also a useful way to introduce and identify (with a defining clause) things that you are going to talk about in part questions Q: Describe a toy from your childhood that was special A: One toy which was special for me was my train set Possible substitutes for was special: was one of a kind / unique / of sentimental value You can also use it to give extra information A: This toy, which was a present from my father, was my favourite toy https://ielts-thudang.com 49 http://ielts-thudang.com © http://ielts-thudang.com/ Finally, this is a useful way to introduce and identify (with a defining clause) places that you are going to talk about in part questions Q: Describe a place where you like to read A: One place which is great for studying is my local library Possible substitutes for is great: is ideal / is perfect / is spot on You can also use it to give extra information A: The library, which is not far from home, is really comfortable https://ielts-thudang.com 50 http://ielts-thudang.com © http://ielts-thudang.com/ UNIT 13 3rd Conditionals We can use the third conditional to express an imagined situation in the past that didn’t actually exist or happen So, it is often used to express regret If + past perfect, would + have + past participle • If I had planned the trip better, we would have had a better time • If I had known you were going, I would have gone too When speaking, we can make the contraction in both clauses where in the first clause had becomes ‘d and in the second clause would have becomes would’ve • If I’d planned the trip better, we would’ve had a better time Negatives can also be used in either clause • If I’d planned the trip better, we wouldn’t’ve had such a bad time https://ielts-thudang.com 51 http://ielts-thudang.com © http://ielts-thudang.com/ Part Questions We can use this tense to express regrets, especially when things didn’t go as planned or where the outcome was not good Examples could be • • • • • • Bad service in a restaurant A boring event A delay Missing a flight/train A failed project / business A time you were angry / someone lied https://ielts-thudang.com 52 http://ielts-thudang.com © http://ielts-thudang.com/ A: If I had known the service was going to be so bad, I would’ve gone somewhere else If I had known it was going to be such a boring party, I wouldn’t have gone Possible substitutes for boring: tedious / tiresome / dull If I had known the flight was going to be delayed, I would’ve gone by train instead Possible substitutes for delayed: postponed / put back / cancelled If we had left on time, we would’ve made the flight https://ielts-thudang.com 53 http://ielts-thudang.com © http://ielts-thudang.com/ If he had worked harder, he would’ve been more successful If she hadn’t forgotten my birthday, I wouldn’t have got so angry Possible substitutes for angry: irritated / annoyed / upset https://ielts-thudang.com 54 http://ielts-thudang.com © http://ielts-thudang.com/ http://ielts-thudang.com © http://ielts-thudang.com/ FLUENCY for IELTS SPEAKING https://ielts-thudang.com http://ielts-thudang.com © http://ielts-thudang.com/