Chapter Ten: Structuring and developing ideas What is the significance of organizing your ideas in the IELTS Speaking test? Other than grammar and pronunciation, organization of thoughts and points is
also assessed in the Speaking test. The examiner will look at how your ideas are
presented. For a good band score in your coherence and fluency, the flow of
ideas should be smooth, consistent, and logical. Therefore, an answer that lacks
these qualities is likely to get a low band score.
In part 2 of the IELTS Speaking test, you are to give a short talk for two minutes.
One of the challenges in this part of the test is how to stay coherent. This is how
you organize your content in a manner that your message is understood. There
should be comprehension at the examiner’s end. The trip from your opening to
your closing must be loophole-free or you might go in circles without actually
answering the questions then lose your message.
Good organization improves fluency and coherence, reducing your mistakes.
How to Come Up with a Coherent Answer For a coherent answer, there should be a structure. Your ideas must make sense.
To structure your answer, you can use the cue card, for the questions in it are
already organised with one major and four minor topics.
How to Structure Ideas for Speaking Part 2 Outlining is a great way to structure your ideas for your talk in IELTS Speaking
