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Art and Artists — IELTS Model Answers

Published August 2, 2020

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.

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Markets — IELTS Model Answers

Published July 7, 2020

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?

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TV and Advertising — IELTS Model Answers

Published July 7, 2020

Key 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?

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Media — IELTS Model Answers

Published July 6, 2020

Key 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?

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Helping people, the community and the environment — IELTS Model Answers

Published July 6, 2020

Key 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?
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Education — IELTS Model Answers

Published July 6, 2020

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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