IELTS Speaking and Listening Overall Ideia

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2. There are 4 IELTS listening tricks on every exam. Learn these characteristics
and get more correct answers!
There are 4 characteristics that you can depend on to help you get more answers
right.
1 - Repetition
If you hear a word repeated, it is most likely an answer.
For example: The key decision makers were absent from the board meeting.
Those key decision makers were then contacted and required to attend a special
session the following Monday.
2 - Negatives
Watch out for negatives, such as no, not and never. Keep listening because the
actual correct answer will immediately follow.
For example: We should go on holiday to Turkey this summer. No, wait, I’d rather
go to Italy.

3. 3 - Plural nouns
One of the most common reasons for students getting wrong answers on the
Listening Exam is that they write a singular noun instead of a plural noun. The
amount of plural nouns far exceeds that of singular nouns. Thus, when in doubt,
add that ‘s’!
For example: The number of search engines used today has actually decreased
in variety than even a decade ago.
4 - Emphasis
If you hear a word or phrases emphasized by the speaker, this is probably an
answer. Emphasis is when the word is longer and louder than the surrounding
words, perhaps even said after a short pause.
For example: The conference this year will be held in… London, not Paris.

4. In speaking, you are graded on 4 things:
•fluency and coherence- keep talking and don’t use “ums” and “uhs’
•vocab- use exaggerated language, slangs, and idioms to get a 7
•pronunciation- get a 7 by using intonation and emotions
•grammar- this will be much harder to improve

5. IELTS Speaking test
Part 1
The examiner will ask you general questions about yourself and a range of familiar topics, such
as home, family, work, studies and interests. This part lasts between 4 and 5 minutes.
Part 2
You will be given a task card and the examiner will ask you to talk about a topic. You will have 1
minute to prepare before speaking for up to 2 minutes. The examiner will then ask one or two
questions on the same topic to finish this part of the test.
Part 3
You will be asked further questions connected to the topic in Part 2. These questions will allow
you to discuss more abstract ideas and issues. This part of the test lasts between 4 and 5
minutes.
Speaking examples of lines in the word document.

6. IELTS Speaking Part 1
Using the wrong linking words in can actually lower your score!
For example, if the examiner asks, “Do you enjoy exercising outside?”
An inappropriate response would be, “To begin, I love running outside. Furthermore, I try to
run for half an hour in the park near my house every morning. In conclusion, moving around
outside is an essential activity for me.”
A better, more natural response would be, “Actually, I love running outside. In fact, I try to
run for half an hour in the park near my house every morning. Honestly, moving around
outside is an essential activity for me.”
So, in IELTS Speaking Part 1, you should use linking words and transition phrases like
actually, in fact, to be honest, you know, well, for example and another thing is that.

7. In Speaking Part 2
For the most fluent, coherent, and natural sounding response in
Speaking Part 2, you should try and tell a story.
So, that means that your answer will naturally be organized by time,
and you can use linking words such as firstly, at first, after that,
following this, and then, next, finally and at long last.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqS4OYnefi4&t=205s
How you choose to introduce your answer is another opportunity to impress the
examiner, as I talk about in this video.

8. In part 3
(more formal). You might have to answer questions such as, “What are the advantages of
living abroad?” or, “How do you think the education system in your country might develop in
the future?”
In your answers, you should try and use the same linking words and transition phrases as in
IELTS Writing Task 2.
An example response would be:
“To be certain, living abroad has a great many benefits. For instance, one can immerse oneself in another language
and learn it quite efficiently. A great example of this is myself, as I could speak almost no English when I arrived
here one year ago, and, now, I can communicate almost anything that I need to or want. Moreover, gaining the
perspective that living in foreign country provides is priceless in terms of one’s knowledge about the world and
oneself.”

9. Describe a museum
How often do you visit the museum?
Which type of museum is popular in
your country?
Why do you want to visit the museum?

11. Speaking part 2
Speaking examples of lines in the word document.

13. Please remember that in the actual test you should give honest answers and talk about
your own experiences, thoughts, feelings and opinions. Do not try to memorise answers, as
the examiners will probably be able to guess and you will lose marks.
Speaking part 3
1 -TIP >> Listen to the questions the examiner asks you
and think about the structure of the question. Are they
asking your for your opinion? or to say how something has
changed from the past to the present?
2 - TIP >> Learn about the most commonly asked
question types used in the part 3 questions. This will help
you to identify how you should respond and what to look
out for when you are practising.
3 - TIP >> It is common for many people to say ‘I don’t
know’ or to lose focus when they get a question they
know little about. Always answer the questions and
if you feel as though you don’t know about the topic,
then buy yourself some time by saying; ‘I haven’t
really thought about that before…. but in my
opinion……’ then give your opinion, etc
.
4 - TIP >> Don’t try to answer the questions as quickly
as possible, take your time and answer them to the
best of your ability. Give your opinion, the reasoning
behind it and support with specific examples.
Speaking examples of lines in the word document.

14. Os tipos de questão:
1. Múltipla escolha;
2. Questões de respostas curtas, geralmente com
limite no número de palavras;
3. Identificar informações como falsas ou verdadeiras;
4. Completar frases, tabelas e gráficos;
5. Associar duas informações correspondentes.

15. All these activities may have damaging environmental impacts. For example, land clearing for agriculture is the largest single
cause of de forestation; chemical fertilisers and pesticides may contaminate water supplies; more intensive farming and the
abandonment of fallow periods tend to exacerbate soil erosion; and the spread of monoculture and use of high yielding varieties
of crops have been accompanied by the disappearance of old varieties of food plants which might have provided some insurance
against pests or diseases in future.
Soil erosion threatens the productivity of land in both rich and poor countries. The United States, where the most careful
measurement shave been done, discovered in 1982 that about one-fifth of its farm land was losing top soil at a rate likely to
diminish the soil’s productivity. The country subsequently embarked upon a program to convert 11 per cento fits cropped land to
meadow or forest. Topsoil in India and China is vanishing much faster than in America.
Questão: Research completed in 1982 found that in the United States oil erosion:
A reduced the productivity of farmland by 20 per cent.
B was almost as severe as in India and China.
C was causing significant damage to 20 per cent of farmland.
D could be reduced by converting cultivated land to meadow or forest.