2.
Giving memorised answers
Examiner:
So what is the climate like where you live?
Candidate:
Where I live there are 4 seasons, spring, summer, autumn,
and winter. In spring, the weather is temperate and mild. In summer,
the weather is hot, humid and rainy. In autumn,…
Memorising words and phrases is good.
However, reciting
whole memorised
answers is not good for IELTS.
The examiner wants to see you use language
flexibly.
So what to do?
Yes, memorise chunks, phrases and collocations.
Don’t memorise whole sentences or stories.
Don’t practice
reading out full sentences
Practice
speaking from bullet points
Practice being
flexible
For example, speak out a simple phrase and practice changing the tense
(past, present, future), to build flexibility. For instance,
I live in Vietnam
I have lived in Vietnam for many years
I will live here for one more year
Get a speaking partner and practice asking each other new questions
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3.
Giving short answers
Examiner:
Do you like shopping for clothes?
Candidate:
No, not really.
This is a common mistake for both high and low level students.
Short answers
-
have low levels of vocabulary
-
have simple structures
-
do not let you show good levels of fluency
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do not let you show intonation across longer sentences
So, all 4 skills (vocabulary, grammar, fluency and pronunciation) will be
marked low.
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