Ielts Speaking Part 1&2

Front 1

linking phrase for starting

Back 1

… the first thing I should mention is that

…. the point I’d like to being with is that

… i could start off by pointing out that

… Ihe main thing you need to know is that

… I suppose I should begin by highlighting the fact that

… you may be a ware that in fact

… I really need to kick off with the point tha

Front 2

2nd linking phrase add ons

Back 2

Another point which I could add is that

a second feature which I should mention is that

On top of that, I can also add that

in addition, I suppose I should say that

As well as that, I could comment

on the flip side

Front 3

3rd linking phrase (magic of three)

Back 3

last but not least

Finally, I could emphasis more that

I guess I could also remark on the fact that

And I shouldn’t forgot to mention that..

Ah I almost forgot toe highlight…

Front 4

question on liking, starting with

Back 4

I’m fairly / pretty keen on

I am really into

I’m really fond of

I’m passionate about/ simply adore

I’m quite enthusestic about

I generally prefer

I’m quite a big fan of

To be honest, I am a xxx freak

Front 5

more buff words

Back 5

Well in general I would say that

actually, I suppose that for most part I’d probably say that

well, to be honest, I should really say that

of course, I think I”d have to say that

certainly I would definite say that

well, I guess that generally / broadly speaking I would say that

Front 6

vocab on degree of matters

Back 6

but in particular, to be more precise

particularly to be more specific

especially, to be more exact, to put it more exactly

specifically, to be more accurate

Front 7

mild dislike

Back 7

I’m not so keen on

I’m not much a fan of

I’m not really that fond of

I’m not so into

I can’t quite appreciate

I would say that xxx is not my favourite/thing

Front 8

strong dislike

Back 8

I really can’t stand

I absolutely loathe the idea that

I totally detest

Front 9

opening phrase for type questions

Back 9

there’s quite mixed variety of

there’s quite a widge range of

there’s fairly broad ranges

there’s a load of

there’s a widespread believe that

there’s quite an extensive diversity of

there’s quite a diverse mixture of

Front 10

introduce the first type

Back 10

but I think by far the most adj would probably be

however, I suppose the most adj could possibly be

though I think the most adj would potentially be

yet I imagine the most adj may well be

still I suspect the most adj could perhaps be

among them, according to my observations, the by far most xxx should be

Front 11

general adjective

Back 11

common, popular, fashionable, famous, widely used, important, paramount, standard, readily available, hip, usual, current, best-selling, hyped, commonplace, frequent, outrageeous, trendy, widespread, significant, conventional, customary, with-it, up-to-date, notable, renowned, celebrated, commonly used, prominent, crucial, notorious, prevalent, influential

Front 12

degree adverb

Back 12

Sharply, tremendously, strictly, monotonically, wildly, widely, unbelievably, amazingly, grossly, literally, practically, essentially, unsurprisingly, surprisingly, predictably, reasonably, naturally, by a big margin, hands-down, way too xxx, consistently, perpetually, unquestionably, undeniably, unanimously

Front 13

adding details

Back 13

the thing with buses is that

I assume buses are so adj because

the point I want to add about buses

and what you may have to realise with buses is that

and the explanation for this could be that

and the basis of this is that

from a xxx perspective, buses is that

Front 14

perspective phrase

Back 14

from an environmental point of view

from a psychological standpoint

from an economical perspective

In a historical context

Front 15

simple addition of details

Back 15

besides,

as well as,

another kind of / form of,

a second variety of

a subsequent category would be

as a consequent

Front 16

adding description

Back 16

and the main characteristics of (taxis) is that

and the unique aspect of (taxis is that

and one exceptional aspect with taxis is that

and one additional appeal

Front 17

patching up more details

Back 17

and of course, there ’s the usual things like

and obvious you can also find things like

likewise, as might be expected, there are things like

and naturally, there are things like

Front 18

wh/how questions, adding more words by it depends and state from both situation

Back 18

it depends..

well to be honest..

well in all fairness

in fact, in all honesty

actually, to be fair

Front 19

saying like "it depends"

Back 19

I think I would have to say that it really depends

I suppose I would have to maintain that it kind of depends really.

I imagine that it would depends on situation, situation dependent

I guess my answer would have to be determined by different condition

Front 20

giving examples

Back 20

like for instance…

like more specifically

more precisely like

you know like, to be exact

like to be more direct

Front 21

first condition of depends

Back 21

if A, then I will most likely

if A, then it’s quite possible that I will

if A, then as a consequence I will probably

if A then I guess it’s quite likely that I will

Front 22

example situations

Back 22

weekdays vs weekends

summer vs winter

good weather vs bad weather

term time vs school holiday

if I am alone, vs if I’m with friends

if I’ve got a lot of time vs if I’m fairly busy

Front 23

2nd condition

Back 23

if B, then it’s more likely that I’ll

if B, then it’s almost certain that I’ll

if B, then I will almost always

if B, then I will most certainly

Front 24

Yes/No question, try to use both position to extend the answers

Back 24

Well in actual fact, if I think about it, I guess that in many ways…

so all in all I guess my answer would have to be both yes and no depending on situation/state of mind.

Front 25

starting with answer 1

Back 25

ok, well in reality, I suppose that to some extent

alright, I guess that on one hand…

well certainly in some ways

Front 26

adding support for answer 1

Back 26

especially when you consider that

particularly if you think about the point that

especially with regard to the point that

and this is definite the case with

Front 27

contrasting with 2nd

Back 27

but you also have to understand that

Even so, you could also say that

At the same time you could say that

Front 28

rounding of for giving two answers

Back 28

so all in all I guess my answer would have to be yes and no

so on the whole I suppose

so all things considered

so in main, I suppose

after taking both x and y into consideration, my answer would probably be

Front 29

would style question, remember tense

Back 29

if + past simple tense , would / could /ming + infinitive verb

if I lived near the sea, I would …

if I had the time, I would …

Front 30

example "would" type answer

Back 30

actually, this isn’t something that I’ve considered, but in short I suppose I would possibly consider moving cities, especially if I had the chance to move to a coastal city like Xiamen or Sanya. If I lived in a seaside city I would be able to hand out on the beach every day and I would also have the opportunity to get into water sports like Scuba diving, and possibly surfing.

Front 31

would answer structures

Back 31

I imagine I would possibly think about (verb+ing)

I guess it would maybe contemplate (verb + ing)

I would perhaps reflect on (verb + ing)

well, quite honestly, I don’t think I’ve ever thought about that before. But I guess I would maybe contemplate taking up a new job.

Front 32

topic card questions, 3 steps

Back 32

1 choose topic

- feature rich

- expendable

- allow made-up stuff

2 vocab

writing down vocab that can be used

3, which tense to use (e.g. past tense or would)

Front 33

topic card grammar hints

Back 33

3 grammer point

e.g what you enjoyed: past tens

what you know well: mostly present

what you would like: conditional tenses and some present tenses for describe

Front 34

fluency based strategy:

adding one extra sentence as first works, then follow structures

Back 34

I guess I could begin by saying something about what the sport is, and I think I would have to choose football. Most people know that football is … “

Going on to my next point which is how often I play it, I really need to add that if I have enough time I usually pay it about twice a week. In fact …

Front 35

sample starting phrase

Back 35

A, opening phrase + first prompt from card

Ok then, I guess I could start off by answering who the person is …

Alright then, in response to the first question of who the person is …

so to begin with, in reply to the initial point of who the person is …

ok, I’ll start the ball rolling by touching on the matter of who the person is

right then, I’d like to get cracking by pointing out the who the person is ..

Front 36

starting phrases

Back 36

So, I suppose I should commence with the first aspect which is who the person is …

initially then, I’d like to get started by looking at who the person is ..

so, to start with I’ll talk about who person is …

so I guess I could kick off by stating who person is ..

ok so my first point there would obviously be who the person is …

Front 37

starting phrase part 3

Back 37

and I think I would have to choose

and I’d probably select

and the one I’d pick is …

and I’d have to go for …

and my choice is going to be …

Front 38

fluency based tactics, pt 2

Back 38

Proceeding to my next point which is how often I play it, I really need to add that …

And now with reference to why I like it, the point I want to make here is that …

and so finally then, if I have time, in answer to the question of whether it is popular in my country, really I should mention that …

Front 39

to address 2nd question, link with phrases like

Back 39

going on to my next pint which is why he is famous

continuing then with the next point of why he is famous

now with regard to next question of why he is famous …

next then in response to the point of why he is famous …

regarding the them of why he is famous …

now on the subject of why he is famous …

now concerning the matter of why he is famous …

Front 40

adding support info

Back 40

and what i’d like to add here is that

and what I need to emphasise here is that

and what I ought to stress here is that …

and the thing that needs to be highlight here is that

and what I have to mention here is that …

Front 41

moving on the 3rd point, magic of three

Back 41

progressing to the subject of why I would like to meet this celebrity

moving onto the business of why I would like to meet

drawing attention to matter of why i would like to

proceeding with the issue of why I would like to meet this celebrity

moving forward onto the area of why I would ….

Front 42

adding details

Back 42

I would like to explain that

You really have to understand that

I suppose I should underline the fact that

Front 43

final linking phrases

Back 43

Finally then, if there’s time, I could deal with the last question of

To end with, if I still have time, I could take care of the final question of ..

as a final point, if time permits, I’d like to bring in the point of …

to cut a long storey short, as my very last point, with reference to the question of

Last but not least, from a “xxx perspective”