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Can you describe a person or incident that made an impression on you?
Made an impression on me: influenced me, had an enormous impact on me,
had a lasting effect on me, changed the way I looked at things. (i.e. Watching the
twin towers collapse on 9/11 had a lasting effect on me/ changed the way I
looked at things/had an enormous impact on me.)
What type of activities do you like to do in your free time?
Activities: hobby, leisure pursuit, pastime (i.e. My favorite hobby/leisure pursuit,
pastime is riding my bicycle.)
Can you describe something that you own that is very important to you?
Important: significant, indispensable, valuable (i.e. The most important
/significant /indispensable /valuable item I possess is a silver bracelet from my
late Aunt Sue.)
The IELTS Speaking “Long Turn”: Transition Phrases In Part 2 of IELTS Speaking, also known as the Speaking Test’s “long turn,” you will
need to give a 2-
3 minute speech about a selected IELTS Speaking topic. You’ll be
speaking on your own without feedback forma conversation partner. Because no one
can ask you for clarification, you’ll need to clearly “mark” the ideas in our speech. How
do you do this? With spoken transition words and phrases?
There are several different reasons to use IELTS Speaking transitions. Below is a list of
the most common purposes with IELTS Speaking transitions, along with example words
and phrases for each type of transition.
GIVING EXAMPLES: for example, for instance, to give an example, such as, to
name a few
ADDING IDEAS OR DETAILS: in addition, furthermore, moreover, not only/but
also, next
CAUSE AND EFFECT: so, thus, because of, as a result, which caused, this
caused
CLARIFYING: by this I mean, in other words, which is to say, or to put it another
way, I mean (x) and not (y)
