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.

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!

For more information about part 2 of the IELTS speaking test follow this link.