Lesson:IELTS speaking tasks 2

Use the expressions that follow to do the associated tasks. If you are not familiar with the subject matter of the task, make something up.

Analyzing

There are several points to consider, first of which is...

1. The Internet has revolutionized the way we communicate. Elaborate on the topic.

We can break this question down into several parts. First...

1. What makes a person decide to get married?
2. What in life makes a person happy?

Let's look at this step by step. To begin with...

1. How should one organize a big New Year's Eve party?

Summarizing

Altogether, there were...

1. In a ship, there were 140 passenger, 12 crew members and 3 traveling illegally. How many people were there in the ship?

In the end, they had to...

1. The poor dog was hit by a car. The doctors did all they could to save it but, the injuries being severe, the only human thing to do, as it turned out, was to euthanize it.

When we consider all the factors...

1. There are five key factors that constitute a healthy lifestyle. These five factors greatly influence the health of your physiology in terms of both the mind and body. Each of these are equally important and you must have a balance of all five. These five factors should play a role in your day-to-day routine. The five factors are diet, exercise, sleep, activity, and happiness.

Considering all of these ideas, maybe the best thing would be to...

1. The war on drugs, according to some experts in the area, is a complete and total failure. As they explain, not only does it generate more violence by forcing drug dealers to defend themselves from heavily armed police forces, but it also prevents the government from providing the necessary support users need to overcome the problem and stop abusing such substances. On top of that, the amount of money the government spends fighting against it and the amount it loses by not collecting taxes, could be used more efficiently, say the experts, in programs that aim to prevent instead of punishing the use.

Conversation Repair

Maybe I'm not making myself clear. I want to say that...

1. The other person thought you said that you agree with capital punishment. Make it clear that you were in fact against it.

What I mean to say is...

1. Explain to the person that you were not calling them a cheater, you just say didn't know all the rules.

What I'm trying to say is...

1. You're trying to tell the person you are not mad, but he/she doesn't understand.

Another way to put it is...

1. You tried to be delicate in telling the person he/she was annoying you. You might have to be a bit blunt this time.

Justifying Opinions

The reason I believe this is...

1. You believe waking up early is good for your career. Explain why.

The most important evidence supporting my belief is...

1. You believe the legal system, although flawed in some ways, is still much better than the lawless societies we had in the past. Explain why.

Speculating

I'm not sure what might happen, but one possibility is...

1. What do you believe will happen if you put 20 mentos drops inside a two little bottle of coke?

It's hard to predict the future, but I suppose it might...

1. What do you think the weather will be like tomorrow?

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