The playlist of videos below contains four segments with model answers to IELTS Speaking Parts 2 and 3 on the topic of art, photography and artists. The total time is approximately 14 minutes.
Category: Model Speaking
Related to the previous post with model answers to IELTS Parts 2 and 3 on the topic of Stars and Planets, here is a video with vocabulary and phrases that I used.
I suggest using a dictionary for new words. Practice repeating the words and phrases for pronunciation practice. And, listen again over the model to hear them in context.
Try recording your own original responses with an audio recorder. Listen to your recording, and take note of your speed and pronunciation.
Key concept — Speaking topics can be recycled, although new topics are created regularly, as well. That said, Part 3 will feature limited, predictable question types: opinion questions, questions about society at large, and questions that ask you to compare the past and present, or advantages and disadvantages.
Part 2: Describe an open-air market you have been to.
Part 3: Do people in your country enjoy going to open-air markets that sell things like food, clothes, or old objects?
Part 3: What do you think are the advantages of buying things from shops rather than markets?
Part 3: Do yo think any changes in the way people live have affected shopping habits?
Leave a CommentKey concept — Using idiomatic language does not mean using expressions like, “A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.” You’ll almost never find a natural way to incorporate idioms like this in your responses. This example of figurative language is fun to learn, but it won’t help your score to study these expressions as a strategy. However, idiomatic language includes everyday collocations (word combinations), and thus using vocabulary, including low-frequency academic words, appropriately will raise your score.
Part 2: Describe a television programme you watch.
Part 3: To what extent are people influenced by the advertising that they see on television?
Part 3: Should filmmakers be responsible for the impact of their films on people?
Part 3: Should TV series be viewed episode by episode or in just a could or three sittings?
Part 3: Should parents restrict the nature of programming or time spent that children watch TV?
Leave a CommentKey concept — When asked for your opinion, use your experiences as examples in your reasoning since telling a story is a great way to demonstrate fluency!
Part 2: Describe an interesting story you heard or read about in the news.
Part 3: Is it beneficial for newspapers to go online?
Part 3: Do you find social media provide information or entertainment?
Part 3: Do you believe youth today have better or worse relations with their peers than 20 years ago?
Leave a CommentKey concept — build your lexical resource (vocabulary) by learning about a wide range of academic topics and issues that affect society and the world as a whole.
Part 2
- Describe a time when you helped someone.
Part 3
- Do you think developed or developing countries have a greater impact on the environment?
- Can GM foods solve the problems farmers have in dealing with drought?
- Does giving to charity benefit those in need or those giving to the charity?
- Do you think all countries should have to receive a quota of refugees fleeing from war or environmental disaster?
Key concept — use modal verbs, like could, or other words, like perhaps, to hedge your answers, use caution or show uncertainty in responses.
Part 2: Describe a teacher you know.
Part 3: Do you think students today finish with a better education than they did in the past?
Part 3: What important skills do students learn outside the classroom that students don’t learn in school?
Part 3: How important do you think it is for individuals to carry on learning after they finish high school?
Part 3: What advice would you give someone graduating from high school this year?
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