Thursday, August 4, 2016

5 ways to practise your spoken English for IELTS

1. Talk to a friend
Find a friend who speaks English as good as or better than you. Then, choose 10 common IELTS speaking test topics and ask each other questions about them. You could even write 10 questions down and give them to your friend to ask you. Try to start with easy questions then finish on harder ones.
Always ask your friend what they thought of your answers. Ask them to be honest.
2. Record yourself
Choose a part 2 question, make notes about it for 1 minute and then record yourself talking about it for 1-2 minutes. Then, listen to yourself to see how well you covered all the points, how good your vocabulary and grammar were, how fluently you spoke and how easy you were to understand. Try this part 2 question on the topic of health.
Play the recording to a friend if you have time and ask them what they think of your answer. Can they spot any mistakes with your English?
3. Talk about different topics
Write down a list of 10 IELTS speaking topics, then choose 1 at random and talk about it for as long as you can. Keep doing this every day and try to speak longer with a wider range of vocabulary each time. If you can talk for 3 or 4 minutes then part 2 will be easy BUT be careful not to repeat yourself. That is the hard part.
4. Practise a phrasal verb a day
Select one useful phrasal verb each day that is related to an IELTS topic, then find the definition and an example sentence. Save them on your phone, in a text message, or in a notebook and try to use the phrasal verb at least 3 times that day. You can think of sentences in your head or write them down. Do this every day and then on Saturday, prepare a mini-talk or write a message using all of them.
5. Join IELTS Amigo
IELTS Amigo is a social networking site exclusively for IELTS students. It’s free to join and you can make virtual friends with IELTS candidates all around the world. It’s an ideal way to practise your speaking online if you don’t have English-speaking friends where you live. New members even get a special discount on selected iPass IELTS courses!

Resource: ipassielts.com


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