Ielts speaking strategies

How often did you play sports when you were young?

Back then, I used to meet my friends (who) for football matches (why) a few times month (how often) .

What do you do on the weekend?

Answer 1: My favorite type of music is Jazz. In fact, I love playing guitar (what) with my friends (who) in my bedroom (where) on the weekends (when) . Sadly, I’ terrible (how) , but I find it relaxing (why) (why I play guitar).
Answer 2: In fact, my father who shares his collection of music with me (what) when I was a teen (when) . I love sitting in the living room (where) and relaxing while listening to his collection on my headphone (how) .
Answer 3: Honestly, my friends are very keen on playing sports but I prefer to pl guitar s

Do people in your country enjoy eating fast food?

Note: This is a question not about you , it’s about other people .
Answer 1: Yes, many of them do, especially teens. They are fans of cheese burger….
Answer 2: It depends, many Vietnamese teens like cheese burgers, but not a lot
of them like KFC (something they do, something they don’t) .

PREFERENCE QUESTIONS

What are preference questions?
Preference questions always give you choice (would you rather do this or would you rather do that? do you prefer to do this or do you prefer to do that? do you like to do this or do you like to do that?)
Example: Would you rather see a romantic film or comedy?
As a rule, with these questions, the examiner wants you to talk about both things
. They are signaling to you that if they give you those types of question, they want you to talk about both things, they want you to compare by using comparison structures . You should do a couple of things here:
Would you rather own a dog or a cat as a pet?
STEP 1: You can start your answer by saying something that is generally true about both things.
Well, both of them are really fun.
STEP 2: Then you can start describing more details (positive and negative) abou the two things using comparison structures :
However (now you start talking about one of them) dogs have more personality a are very loyal (positive) . But, they can require more time and a bigger home to take care of them properly (negative) . Cats, on the other hand, do not need as much space as dogs (positive) . Also, they are much more independent (positive) . However, they can be less friendly than dogs (negative) .
STEP 3: Making your choice:
Given the option (what I am doing here is signaling that I am making my choice) would prefer to have a dog because they are easier to have a strong relationship with.
Note: in order to get a high score in the speaking test, you have to paraphrase
the question .
If they say “ would you rather eat bananas or apples?”
You should say: I’ d prefer to eat apples or I’ d prefer to eat bananas.
If they say “would you rather” , you should say “I would prefer” If they ask you “would you prefer to eat bananas or apples?” You should say “I would rather eat apples”

PART 1 SPEAKING MODEL ANSWERS

“WORK” TOPIC

Do you work or are you a student?
Answer: I am studying and working at the same time. Before I came to France, I was working as an engineer, but at the moment I'm studying French because I hope to do a Master's here.

Do you like your job?

Answer: well, generally speaking, I really enjoy my job simply because it’s very rewarding to be able to help people every day. It also helps me boost my people skills, expand my social network and give me a financial security.

Do you like your study?

Answer: Yes, I really love studying law, but my real aim is to do a Master's and then look for a job in an international law firm.

What do you like about your job?

Answer: Frankly, I love everything about my current job. But, I think the best part of it is that I could travel and discover places that I have never been to.

Is there anything you don’t like about your job?

Answer: Generally speaking, I enjoy my job. The only thing I am not so fond of is the salary; it’s not good enough for me to enjoy my life. I wish my boss would give me a pay rise next month.

Would you like to change your job in the future?

Answer: I don’t want to get stuck at the job that I am working now. I am still young, so 1 want to learn as much as I can. Moreover, I would like to be my own boss, so I’m planning to run my own business next year.

“HOME TOWN” TOPI C

Where are you from? Where is your hometown?
Answer: I'm from Ho Chi Minh, which is a city in the south of Vietnam.

Do you like your home town? (Why?)

Answer: Yes, I like living in Ho Chi Minh City mainly because it's where most of my friends and family members live, and because there are a lot of activities to do here. The only thing I don't like is the traffic; it’s nearly always crowded and noisy.