This is a topic that has come up on the test recently and is quite challenging for some of my students to answer. I will look at two IELTS speaking part 3 questions in this post. I will show you my model answer and talk about the vocabulary and grammar.
Watch the video at the end to see how I answer the part 3 question without any preparation time, just like you will do in the IELTS speaking test.
Is it a good thing to reward children? (Opinion question)
Without a doubt, it helps to encourage and motivate them to do well. If a child achieves a high score in his test at school, maybe the parents will buy him a new toy or piece of technology. This could act as an incentive so that he will continue to try his best in his other subjects.
Every small achievement should not be rewarded but once in a while, a little positive reinforcement can go a long way.
Cohesive device/discourse marker
Without a doubt (phrase) – Definitely
Grammar
If a child achieves…(conditional)
Vocabulary
Encourage (v) – Give support and confidence
Motivate (v) – Make someone want to do something
Incentive (n) – A thing to motivate or encourage
Once in a while (phrase) – Sometimes
Positive reinforcement (collocation) – Action to make an outcome more likely in the future.
You can find more model answers here.
Is it reasonable to reward children too often? Why?
I will improvise an answer for this IELTS speaking question. To see my answer without preparation watch the video below.