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How To Extend Your Answer In IELTS Speaking

Talk for longer in IELTS speaking

Have you ever been answering IELTS questions and you don’t know what to say? You run out of things to talk about, especially when doing part 2.

I am going to tell you about a very easy way to expand any IELTS speaking answer to make it better and higher score.

Additionally, you can find out about structuring an IELTS speaking part 2 answer here.

To show you how this easy technique works, I will answer the following question. Let us assume this is part of an IELTS speaking part 2 question and the example is the first part of my answer.

This video is about the same topic – extending your IELTS speaking answer.

Describe an activity that you did at the weekend.

I will tell you about a bike ride that I went on at the weekend. On Saturday it was hot, my wife and I set out on our bike ride over the cliffs of Sussex. We both were riding mountain bikes with gears, which made climbing the hills much easier. Nevertheless, we were tired when we reached the river. We sat down and had a picnic, right next the water…

What is this answer missing? Adjectives and adverbs.

Look how much better my answer is if I use adjectives and adverbs to describe my nouns.

I will tell you about a fantastic bike ride that I went on at the weekend. On Saturday it was hot and sunny, my wife and I set out on our epic bike ride over the white cliffs of Sussex. We both were riding fairly new mountain bikes with many gears, which made climbing the steep hills much easier. Nevertheless, we were exhausted and tired when we reached the river. Thankfully, we sat down and had a delicious picnic, right next the water…

I have highlighted the adjectives and adverbs so you can easily see them. I’m sure you know most of them but they are explained below.

Look how much more interesting and descriptive my story is now and all I did was describe the nouns with adjectives.

Fantastic (adj) – Great

Hot (adj) – Having much heat

Sunny (adj) – A lot of sun

Epic (adj) – Large in scale

White (adj) – Colour of milk

Fairly (adv) – To a quite high degree

New (adj) – Recently bought

Many (adj) – A lot

Steep (adj) – Slope with a big angle

Nevertheless (adv) – In spite of

Exhausted (adj) – Drained of energy

Thankfully (adv) – Being thankful

Delicious (adj) – A pleasant taste 

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IELTS Speaking Part 2 – Someone Who Likes To Grow Plants (Gardening)

This post talks about an IELTS speaking part 2 question and model answer about someone who likes to grow plants. This is a difficult question but you will see that I can answer it quite easily using the PPF method.

If you don’t know what the PPF method is, follow the link and make answering IELTS speaking part 2 questions about people or things much easier.

This is a question that my students have been finding very difficult to answer:

Describe a person you know who loves to grow plants (e.g., vegetables, fruits, flowers, etc.)

You should say:
who this person is
what he/she grows
where he/she grows them
and explain why he/she enjoys growing plants.

To see how I answered this difficult question about someone who likes to grow things.

The following is my model answer with the vocabulary explained at the end.

I’ve decided to talk about my mum. She is an avid gardener and is incredibly keen on gardening and cultivating all kinds of plants. Although her garden is relatively small, it has a huge assortment of gorgeous flowers, herbs and vegetables. She seems to be very gifted at looking after plants and you could even say that she has green fingers. Her garden is a beautiful little sanctuary with sunny places and shady spots that are perfect for an English summers day.

She has always been fairly into gardening but I think her passion really took off when she retired 8 years ago. I guess she had more time on her hands after she became a pensioner.

I really hope that she is able to garden for many years to come and will enjoy the fruits of her labors in the future.

Grammar
I’ve decided to talk about (present perfect)

Vocabulary
Avid (adj) – Having a keen interest
Keen on (pv) – Likes a lot
Cultivating (v) – Growing a plant
Assortment (n) – Collection of many things
Gifted (adj) – Good at doing something
Look after (pv) – Care for
Green fingers (idiom) – Great at gardening
Took off (idiom) – Started
Pensioner (n) – Someone who gets paid a pension
Fruits of (her) labors (idiom) – Outcome of hard work

Maybe you should try and make an answer to this question using some of the phrases and vocabulary from my answer.

Did you spot the idiom that I used about time? Tell me in the comments below. What does this mean?

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Panning an IELTS Speaking Part 2 Answer – PPF Method

Talk about any person or thing in IELTS speaking using the PPF method.

It can be challenging to plan an IELTS speaking part 2 answer. Especially if the question asks you to describe someone or something that you don’t know much about.

This post will show you how you can plan this type of answer using the PPF method. It is actually quite easy when you have a good structure.

The subject of the question that we will cover is rather hard; many of my students have recently found it extremely difficult. The question asks you to talk about someone who is fashionable.

This is challenging for 2 reasons:

  • Who will you talk about?
  • How can you talk about fashion?

Many of my students get stuck halfway through their talk because they are trying to think of more vocabulary that they can use to talk about fashion and fashionable.

What they really need is a way to plan their answer. This is why I suggest using this structure to make an answer when talking about any person or thing (this could also be used to talk about a place).

The method that we will use to plan this answer is as follows:

Present – Talk in the present tense

Past – Talk about the past

Future – Talk about the future

If we look at the question and my answer, it will be easy to see how this works.

See me use the PPF method to talk about a person

The IELTS speaking part 2 question that we will answer is:

Describe a fashionable person

You should say:

  • who he/she is
  • what he/she does
  • what kind of clothes he/she wears
  • and explain why you think this person is fashionable.

Planning The Answer

If we try and talk about fashion for the whole 2 minutes, we will probably run out of things to say by the end. Remember we are talking about a person as well as fashion. Let us plan the answer using the; present, past and future method.

Present Tense

  • Who is he/she? (Old friend James)
  • What he/she does? (fashion model, trendy)
  • What kind of clothes they wear? (The latest styles)
  • Why is he/she fashionable? (Always knows the latest styles)

Past Tense

  • When did we meet? (At uni)
  • What did we do? (Were good friends – Thick as thieves)

Future

  •  What we will do together in the future (Should catch up and hang out)

Now I have planned, let’s see it all together in the answer.

I’ve decided to talk about my friend James. He is an old friend and he’s incredibly trendy. Whatever the occasion, he is always wearing something suitable and stylish but this isn’t surprising as he works as a fashion model. This is why he knows the latest fashions and can get hold of the most up-to-date styles.

As I mentioned, James and I go way back. We were school chums originally and we ended up attending the same uni, albeit on different courses. You could say we were as thick as thieves. Even back then he was always dressed to impress and well turned out in the latest clothes. On top of that, he was a bit of a ladies man and often had a pretty girlfriend.

That reminds me, I really should get in touch with him as I haven’t seen him in ages. It will be great to catch up and see what he has been up to.

Vocabulary

An old friend (colocation) – Friend for a long time

Trendy (adj) – Wears the latest fashions

Stylish (adj) – Fashionable

Get hold of (pv) – Aquire or own

Styles (n) – Type of stylish clothing

Chums (n) – Friends

As thick as thieves (idiom) – Great friends

Dressed to impress (colocation) – Wore fashionable clothes

Ladies man (n) – A man who has a lot of female attention

Get in touch (idiom) – Contact somebody

That is my method for talking about a person or a thing (Present, Past & Future). I hope you found it useful! Make sure to try this out next time you’re practising your IELTS speaking.

Try answering this question yourself:

Describe a person you admire.
You should say:

  • who the person is
  • what he or she is like
  • What they do well
  • and why you admire him or her

I have one last question for you:

Which linking phrase is used to add more information?

(Let me know in the comments below)

Thanks for reading, good luck with the IELTS tests!

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IELTS Speaking Part 2 Topic – Online Shopping

This post will talk about IELTS speaking part 2 and the topic of online shopping. This topic has been asked recently.

Follow along with me and learn some great vocabulary that you can use in your answer. Then see the model answer that I have written for this topic.

This is the vocabulary that I use in my answer. It will give you some good ideas for how you can impress the IELTS examiner.

Vocabulary

I’ve decided to talk about (present perfect)

Cyber (adj) – About the internet

Purchase (n) – Something I bought

Look(ed) around (pv) – To look in many places for something

Turn up (pv) – Arrive

Keen on (pv) – Like a lot

Made up with (pv) – Very happy with

Shell out (idiom) – Pay

Due to the fact (collocation) – Because

Imperative (adj) – Vital/important

Comfy (adj) – Comfortable

I’ve decided to talk about an online purchase that I made quite recently, that was when I bought this chair, the one I’m sitting on right now. I am very keen on cyber shopping because it is amazingly easy to browse and compare products on different web pages. So I looked around before I made my decision. I ended up going for a computer-type swivel chair with an adjustable seat, which took about a week to turn up at my doorstep.

I am made up with my chair, I got a great deal and didn’t have to shell out too much money. Due to the fact that I spend much of my day sitting down as I‘m writing lessons and speaking to my students, it is imperative that I have a comfy chair to sit on. Prior to buying this chair, I was using an old wooden chair from the dining room, which was terribly uncomfortable. I was getting a sore back, aching legs and a sore rear end. 

Buying things online is just so easy and convenient, it’s something that I regularly do and I think it saves me both time and money.

I hope you found this useful. Make sure that you practice using the vocabulary so that you can easily use it in your answer.

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IELTS Speaking Part 2 Topic – An Argument

This is one of the latest IELTS speaking questions that has been recently released. It can be challenging to talk about an argument or discussion, so make sure you practice it.

This model answer is packed full of great idioms that you could use in your answers.

Can you spot the idiom in the answer that I do not talk about? Let me know in the comments at the end.

This is the IELTS speaking part 2 question that I will be answering:

Describe a time when you argued with a friend

You should say:

when it happened

why you argued

how you resolved this argument

and explain how you felt about this experience

With a question like this, it is important that you talk bout the circumstances around the argument. This means that you can tell a much better story.

You can watch the video showing my model answer with the vocabulary explained here.

This is my model answer:

I’ve decided to talk about a time when my friend and I could not agree on which movie to watch in the cinema. We were all quite tired because we had been camping the night before so we were feeling a little worse for wear. To add insult to injury it had been raining and we got drenched getting to the movie theatre because it was tipping down.

My friend Oli and I were debating over whether we watch Batman or Transformers. I was of the opinion that Transformers would cheer us up more, but Oli did share this view. He would rather watch Batman. We began to get annoyed with one another and Oli started getting angry and to lose his temper. Thankfully, my friend Raul stepped in and told us that we had to stop behaving like children or we would have to go and watch a cartoon instead. It was funny, he told us off like he was our mother or something.

As it happens, we ended up watching a cartoon after all. As we could not agree and weren’t seeing eye to eye, we decided to watch The Minions Movie instead. It was really funny, hilarious at times. We all enjoyed it incredibly and by the end of the film Oli and I had made up. I’m glad we saw such an amusing movie because everyone was in a much better mood by the end.

Here is the vocabulary from this model answer:

Grammar

I’ve decided to talk about …(present perfect)

Vocabulary

Worse for wear (idiom) – Not in a good condition

Add insult to injury (idiom) – Making a bad situation worse

Drenched (v) – Soaking wet

I was of the opinion (collocation) – I thought

Losing his temper (idiom) – Getting very annoyed and angry

Told (sb) off/Tell (sb) off (pv) – Reprimand or scold

Hilarious (adj) – Very funny

Incredibly (adv) – A lot

Made up (pv) – Reconciled or became friends again

Did you spot the idiom that I didn’t talk about when explaining the vocabulary?

I hope you have found this useful and good luck with your IELTS test!

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IELTS Speaking Part 2 – A Cake (Answer Strategy)

In IELTS speaking part 2 it can be difficult to talk about a noun or object for 2 minutes. Try using the strategy that I explain here to plan your answer so you never get lost for words again.

This technique is great for describing a noun (cake, car, clothes…) but it will also work with almost any part 2 answer.

The question that I will look at in this post is:

Describe a special cake you received from others.

You should say:

  • when it happened
  • who you got the cake from
  • and explain why it’s a special cake.
  • How you felt about it
This is the video about this IELTS speaking part 2 strategy and model answer

How to answer a question about an object (noun)

Turn it into a story

If you just try to talk about a cake (noun) for 2 minutes you will run out of things to say, so make it into a story.

As well as that, try to ask and answer some of these ‘W’ words to make your story more interesting.

Why not try this for yourself and plan an answer for the above question about a cake.

When – 30th birthday

Where – House in Cornwall

Who – Mother and friend

What it looked like – Absolutely huge, decorated with sailboat

What it tasted like – Mouthwateringly delicious, sublime, out of this world, amazing

How did you feel – Made up, blown away, thankful. 

This is my finished answer (the vocabulary is explained at the end)

I’ve decided to talk about the most fantastic cake that I ever got on my birthday. I think it was on my 31st birthday and I arrived home from a holiday in Spain. My mother and her friend, who had been staying in my house in Cornwall, had bought me the most amazing cake as a birthday present.

It was absolutely huge and decorated with white icing with a picture depicting a large blue sailboat. To be honest, the decoration was rather rustic but when I tried it, I was blown away by the taste, it was sublime. It was not your ordinary cake, this was a Guinness and chocolate cake with champagne butter icing with a taste that was out of this world. I literally have never tasted a better cake in my entire life. It was unbelievably mouthwateringly delicious.

This wasn’t just my opinion, many of my friends and relatives gave a similar verdict. This wasn’t a small cake either, so I gave a lot of it away and everyone told me that it was thoroughly delicious. It certainly was the best cake that I have ever received and I’m not even a big fan of cake normally. I felt very thankful for such a wonderful and thoughtful gift.

Now I will explain the vocabulary and the language used in my answer.

Grammar

Had been staying (past perfect continuous)

Vocabulary

Absolutely huge (collocation) – Very big

Depicted (v) – Showed/represented

Sublime (adj) – Excellent

I was blown away (idiom) – Very happy or impressed 

Guinness (n) – Dark beer from Ireland

Out of this world (idiom) – Extremely impressive 

Mouthwateringly delicious (phrase) – Extremely tasty 

Not a big fan of (Idiom) – Don’t like very much

I hope that you tried this out and found it helpful. Please tell me how you got on or share your answer in the comments below.

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IELTS Speaking Part 2 Model Answer – TOYS

This is a recent part 2 question and the model answer that I came up with. Answering questions of this type can be difficult as it means much of the story must be told in the past tense. Mixing up the past and present tenths is a mistake that I see my students make very often.

Describe a toy you got in your childhood.

You should say:

  • when you had the toy
  • who gave you the toy
  • what it was like
  • how you felt about the toy.

My answer will use: Present perfect, conditional sentence and a relative clause.

I’ve decided to talk about my yoyo, which I was given as a Christmas present one year.

If I remember correctly, I was around about 9 years old. I had seen some people doing some awesome yoyo tricks on the TV a few months prior to Christmas. This is why I asked for one, as one of my presents.

I was incredibly excited because when I walked into the living room I could see my stocking was bulging with presents. As I started to dig into them and rip them open, I felt extremely lucky to have so many wonderful gifts but, still no yoyo.

Eventually, I took out the last present and tore it open. It was exactly the yoyo that I had had my eye on. It was luminous green, glowed in the dark and had a battery which meant lights would flash when I did a trick.

From then on I was yoyo-ing all the time. At home, at school and everywhere in between. To be honest I wasn’t particularly gifted but I did pick up a couple of tricks. In actual fact, I thought I would be a professional yoyo-er, but I soon grew out of this phase and got into skateboarding instead. 

Vocabulary

Yoyo (n) – Children’s toy consisting of a string and 2 discs

Prior (adj) – Before

incredibly excited (phrase) – Very excited

Tore (v-past) – To Rip/tear 

Had my eye on (idiom) – Was looking getting

Gifted (adj) – Talented/good at something

Luminous (adj) – Bright colour/glow in the dark

Phase (n) – Period of time

How would you answer this question and what toy would you talk about? Let me know in the comments.

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Answering Difficult IELTS Speaking Part 2 Questions

How would you answer this difficult IELTS speaking part 2 question?

Describe your favourite type of curtain.

You should say

  • what it is
  • where you saw it
  • what it looks like
  • and explain why you liked it so much.

I think this is one of the most difficult Part 2 questions that I have seen for a long time and I am not surprised that my students find it challenging.

This is how many students tackle this type of question. See how I am starting to repeat my ideas and run out of things to say.

I’m going to talk about the curtains in my bedroom, which are a light green colour. They go really well with my bed cover and look really smart. I think they are made of cotton but I’m not sure. 

I’m a big fan of green as it reminds me of nature. I love the way the curtains look and they match my bed cover and look great together. 

Yes, I think these are my favourite curtains….

This video talks about a better way for you to structure your answer when answering this type of part 2 question

A better way to approach this question

Tell a good story with:

  • Beginning
  • Middle 
  • End

This is my model answer. I answer the question but talk about other things and tell a good story. I think you will agree that it is better to listen to and much more interesting.

I’ve decided to tell you about my new shower curtain, which I recently purchased for my flat. The reason that I needed to go curtain shopping was that the old shower curtain was ripped and thoroughly worn out, and the whole bathroom was getting socked whenever I took a shower.

I had been on the lookout for one for a while, but I came across one on Saturday, which really caught my eye. I’m an avid sailor and into everything nautical so when I saw that this curtain was decorated with the most beautifully stunning classic sailing boats I couldn’t resist. 

To be honest it was a little pricey for what is essentially just a piece of plastic but I decided to push the boat out and get it.

When I got it home, I put it up straight away and it really looks great. Now every time I’m in the shower I can stare at some of the most beautiful transportation designs in human history.

Now I will discuss the vocabulary from my model answer.

Grammar

I’ve decided to tell you about… (present perfect)

Which I recently purchased for my flat (Relative clause)

Vocabulary

Worn out (pv) – Used so much it has broken

On the lookout for (phrase) – Searching for

Came across (pv) – To Find (past tense)

Caught my eye (idiom) – Attracted my attention

Nautical (adj) – Concerning boats and sailors

Beautifully stunning (phrase) – Extremely attractive

Pricey (adj) – Expensive

Push the boat out (idiom) – Spend a lot of money

Put (it) up (pv) – Construct or erect something

How would you answer this question? What would you talk about? Please tell me in the comment and thanks for reading.

Good luck with your IELTS.