IELTS Speaking Tasks-Useful
Expressions
IELTS researchers have found that students perform 12 different tasks during the IELTS Speaking Test. The first two are easy - giving personal information and giving non-personal information. Here are the other ten, which you must practice:
1. Expressing a Preference
I prefer A to B because...
If I have a choice, I will... (a real
possibility)
If I had a choice, I would... (not a real
possibility, just wishing)
For me, A is much more attractive /
interesting / preferable than B because...
I would much rather do / have / eat / listen
to / A than B...
2.
Narrating
When I was a high school student, I went to
Mount Abu to visit some friends.
After I graduated from high school, I ...
During my visit to Gandhi Nagar last year,
I...
Last year during the Spring Festival, I went
to Delhi to visit some friends.
(Also use "Whenever" or "While")
(Also use "Whenever" or "While")
3.
Comparing and Contrasting
A is much better / worse than B.
A is not nearly as good as B.
A is not quite as important as B.
A is almost as tall as B, but not quite.
When I compare these two items, it's clear
that...
4.
Suggesting
Maybe, Perhaps, Possibly
One possibility that I can think of is...
Another idea to think about is...
5.
Expressing Opinions
It seems to me that...
This is only my opinion but...
After a lot of thought, I have come to the
conclusion that...
I've never thought about this question much
before, but it seems to me that...
6.
Justifying Opinions
The reason I believe this is...
The most important evidence supporting my
belief is...
7.
Speculating
I'm not sure what might happen, but one
possibility is...
It's hard to predict the future, but I
suppose it / we might...
8.
Analyzing
There are several points to consider, first
of which is...
We can break this question down into several
parts. First...
Let's look at this step by step. To begin
with...
9.
Summarizing
Altogether, there were...
In the end, they had to...
When we consider all the factors...
Considering all of these ideas, maybe the
best thing would be to...
10. CONVERSATION REPAIR
Maybe I'm not making myself clear. I want to
say that...
What I mean to say is...
What I'm trying to say is...
Another way to put it is...
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