Vocabulary
Another way to say 'show'.
(The graph shows data from...)
What is 'illustrate'?
What is 'depict'?
What is 'tells us'?
What is 'gives information about'?
What is 'present'?
The tense used to describe a general fact or truth.
What is present simple?
The correct spelling of the word that means ‘to rise’, starting with the letter ‘i’.
What is 'increase'?
A phrase you use when you want to state your personal opinion.
What is 'in my opinion, I think that'?
OR
What is 'personally, I think that'?
OR
What is 'from my perspective, I think that'?
True or false: Using advanced and complex words always gives you a higher score.
FALSE
Not always.
The better word for "big", starting with the letter 's'.
What is 'significant'?
OR
What is 'substantial'?
The tense used to describe the past's past.
What is past perfect?
The correct spelling for the word that means 'to vanish' or 'to go away', starting with the letter 'd'.
What is 'disappear'?
The phrase you ask the examiner when you've missed or didn't hear the question.
What is; 'Pardon, could you repeat the question please?'
True or false: The examiners judge your answers based on your personal opinions.
FALSE
They only judge your English.
The better word for 'happy', starting with the letter 'd'.
What is 'delighted'?
The tense used to describe currently ongoing actions and temporary situations.
What is present continuous?
The correct spelling of the word that means ‘to stop rising' or 'to stay at the same level', starting with the letter 'p'.
What is 'plateaued'?
OR
What is 'plateau'?
A phrase you say when you want to list out more specific details of a certain action, event, or thing.
What is 'for example'?
OR
What is 'for instance'?
True or false; Using fillers like ‘um’ or ‘uh’ is okay in IELTS Speaking.
TRUE
As long as you don't do it too much/too often.
The better word for ‘tired’, starting with the letter ‘e’.
What is 'exhausted'?
The tense used to describe an action that started in the past and continued until another action interrupted it.
What is past perfect continuous?
The correct spelling of the word that means 'the way a word is spoken'.
What is 'pronunciation'?
A phrase that helps you wrap up your answer.
What is 'so overall...'?
OR
What is 'in conclusion...'?
True or false: During the IELTS Speaking test, you must answer the examiner immediately because thinking time lowers your score.
FALSE
Thinking time is normal, just don't be quiet for too long.
A better word for ‘good', starting with the letter 'e'.
What is 'excellent'?
What is 'exemplary'?
The tenses found in this sentence; "She had been practicing for hours before her friend arrived, but she didn’t notice because she was still focusing on the part she had never mastered."
What is; past perfect continuous, past simple, past continuous, and past perfect?
The correct spelling of a word that means 'too much', 'excessive' or 'not needed'.
What is 'unnecessary'?
OR
What is 'redundant'?
A phrase that you use to start an answer when you need a second to think.
What is 'let me think...'?
OR
What is 'that's a good question...'?
True or false; When speaking, your accent does not matter.
TRUE