Strategies for IELTS Speaking Part 1

Strategies for IELTS Speaking Part By Ho Kinh Dat – IELTS 8.5 | Speaking 9.0 Các khoá luyện thi IELTS: http://bit.ly/lichhocdatio Kiểm tra trình độ đầu vào: http://bit.ly/datiotesttrinhdo Speaking Part • Questions about yourself • Warm-up onot too long • Tone: Casual / Informal (e.g I live in…) • Familiar topics (e.g study, work, accommodation) o but not really o e.g mirror, bird, pencil, handwriting, sky Strategy make a wish Strategy - make a wish • Something you ARE NOT happy about • You want to change it, but you can’t just yet o I wish S + V ( Simple Past ) o If only S + V ( Simple Past ) o 2nd conditional (IF 2) Strategy - make a wish Eg1 Do you spend a lot of time on your hobbies? I have a very crazy schedule right now, so I don’t have any time left for my hobbies to be honest If only I had more time to what I love That would be really nice! Strategy - make a wish Eg2 Is there something you dislike about where you live? Well, it would be the location Currently I’m living in D9 (district 9), which is quite a distance from my workplace I gotta say the commute is super timeconsuming and I usually feel exhausted when I arrive at my company Sometimes I wish I lived a little closer to my firm Strategy say ”I don’t care” Strategy – say “I don’t care” • Something you have not experienced / don’t know much about / don’t care about o Say that you don’t care about it o Explain why o Suggest an alternative Strategy – say “I don’t care” Eg1 Do you like learning about history? • Well, to tell you the truth, I’d be lying if I said that I loved history as a subject I mean, I don’t see how history is relevant to my life, ‘cuz I’m doing fine without knowing much about my country’s history Strategy – say “I don’t care” • I’d be lying if I said that I + V (past tense) o loved / liked / enjoyed / was … • I don’t see how [Noun] is relevant to my life o history / learning history / reading about politics Strategy – say “I don’t care” Eg2 Do you like looking at the sky? • Well, I feel that looking at the sky is a total waste of time, so I would never that It’s just weird why would anyone spend their precious time looking at the sky? Hitting the gym or reading news would be a wiser use of one’s time in my opinion Strategy – say “I don’t care” • V_ing is a total waste of time • V_ing would be a wiser / better use of one’s time You ask – Datio answers Ask me weird questions! Q&A