Intensive IELTS Speaking

Cover Contents IELTS Overview Chapter 1 IELTS Speaking Overview & Marking Criteria I. Overview II. Marking Criteria Chapter 2 Common Speaking Shortcomings & Preparation I. Common Speaking Shortcomings II. Preparation Chapter 3 Typical Questions in Parts 1, 2, and 3 & Suggested Answers I. Part 1 Typical Questions Questions & Suggested Answers II. Part 2 Specific Topics Typical Topic Cards, Suggested Answers, and Further Questions Chapter 4 Useful Vocabulary and Expressions for the IELTS Speaking Test I. Useful Vocabulary 1. Home Town 2. Weather 3. Studies 4. Work 5. Traffic and Transport 6. Hobbies and Spare Time 7. Future 8. Famiy 9. Shopping 10. Language Studies 11. Sports 12. Food 13. Clothing 14. Music 15. Places 16. People 17. Experiences 18. Buildings and Home 19. Gifts and Meaningful Objects 20. Favourite Animal 21. Festival and Holiday Additional Vocabulary Customs Food 22. The Environment 23. Technology 24. Societal Changes 25. Media 26. Lifestyle II. Useful Expressions 1. Describing Objects, Clothing,Buildings and Housing 2. Recalling Events 3. Describing Moods 4. Giving Instructions 5. Hesitating 6. Commenting on an Issue 7. Talking about Changes 8. Talking about Roles or the Importance of an Issue 9. Giving an Anecdote Related to an Issue 10. Making Generalizations 11. Speculating about Reasons for a Trend 12. Speculating about Reasons for a Situation 13. Speculating about the Importance or Effect of Something 14. Speculating about Important Factors that Cause or Contribute to Something 15. Speculating about an Issue in the Future 16. Giving Opinions 17. Expressing Arguments Immediately by Giving a Counterargument 18. Giving Reasons for Arguments 19. Supporting Arguments by Giving Examples 20. Supporting Arguments by Giving Hypothetical Logic 21. Supporting Opinions by Offering Solutions 22. Stating Differences 23. Making Comparisons 24. Stating Pros and Cons 25. Talking about Advantages and Disadvantages 26. Useful Communicative Expressions Appendix 1 Six Sample Speaking Tests Test 1 Test 2 Test 3 Test 4 Test 5 Test 6 Appendix 2 An Authentic Speaking Test Back Cover