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
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.