In my last blog on IELTS English, we discussed Part 2 of the IELTS speaking test. In this blog we will look at Part 3.
Part 3 is where your command of spoken English really starts to show and is a continuation of Part 2. You will be asked questions that are thematically linked to the subject that you talked about in Part 2. For example, in my last blog we looked at a famous person and what you admired about them. The examiner might choose to ask you questions about leadership in politics. The questions asked will depend on how long you take to discuss your answers. You are not expected to give technical or specialist answers but you will be expected to give your opinion in natural, fluent English.
For example you could be asked to:
1. Describe a world leader. In this case you could describe anything you know about a leader and give your own opinion on the leadership qualities they have demonstrated.
2. Describe the person’s key achievements over the last 10 or so years. You could select one key achievement that created change or progress. If you are not sure of their key achievements, you could describe what you think they could have done to make things better for people.
3. Describe what the person may achieve or do in the next 10 years. This is asking you to speculate, guess or imagine so you can pretty much say what you really think or feel. Again, if you are not too sure of the person, you could indicate that if you were that same person, you would want to ……….
The key is to practice giving spoken answers in English to a range of questions on different topics. Remember to also choose topics that you know very little about. This will help you develop responses and give opinions on a wider range of topics that you might not normally consider. For more questions and answers go to our samespeak site and look at the free english speaking lessons for example IELTS questions.
