IELTS Speaking
Part 2 + 3
Each lesson has
Part 2
Ideas
Advanced vocabulary
Model answer
Language analysis
Part 3
Technique
Model answers
Topic from the IELTS Question Bank
Routines
IELTS Speaking
Part 2
Part 2 Cue Card
Describe a time that you got up early in the morning
You should say:
– when it happened
– what you did
– why you got up early
and explain how you felt about getting up early.
1.
Ideas
Reasons for getting up early
…External factors
• Study for an exam,
• Work for a deadline,
• Go on a trip (catch a plane)
• Do a special activity (fishing, bird-watching, hiking…)
…Internal factors (part of your routine)
Like to
• exercise,
• read,
• meditate,
• plan the day…
2.
Advanced
Vocabulary
Routine and habits
I tend to…
I am (not) one for…
be par for the course
be business as usual
be a creature of habit
to cultivate a habit of
Feeling tired
shattered
exhausted
weary
drowsy
like death warmed up
3.
Model
Answer
4.
Language
Analysis
I recall once, I had to get up at an ungodly hour, it must
have been around 4am in the morning, because I'd agreed
to go water skiing with some friends.
Advanced Vocabulary
At an ungodly hour
= an unreasonable time of day
Grammar - complex tenses
Modals past tense
Subj + must have + past participle
= deduction about the past
Past perfect
Subj + had + past participle
= something happened before a time in the past
I was actually on holiday in the States visiting these mates and
one of them had invited us to go water skiing. It sounded great,
but the only catch was, we had to set out early in the morning.
Past Continuous - to give setting
I was (+ place) + verb ING
Past perfect
Subj + had + past participle
= something happened before a time in
the past
Advanced Vocabulary
The only catch was…
= the only problem was…
At that time, I wasn’t an early bird, so I wasn’t over the
moon about getting up so early. In fact, if I’d known about
the early rising, I might not have agreed so quickly.
Idiomatic expressions
an early bird
= someone who gets up early
To be over the moon about…
= to be happy about something
At that time, I wasn’t an early bird, so I wasn’t over the moon
about getting up so early. In fact, if I’d known about the
early rising, I might not have agreed so quickly.
3rd conditional
If S. + had + past participle, S. would
have + past participle
= imaginary situation in the past. Shows
if things were different, how you would
do something differently then.
If I had known, I would (not) have agreed
Use modal of possibility
If I had known, I might (not) have agreed
However, our friend had explained that to get the best
experience, we needed to go when the water was calm,
and that just happened to be at 4am in the morning.
Advanced Vocabulary
That happened to be…
= That was (by chance/luck)
So, the night before, we set our alarm clocks and begrudgingly
hit the sack early. The next day, I tell you what, it was a real
struggle to rise, but once we were up and had a bit of breakfast, it
wasn’t so bad.
Advanced vocabulary
Begrudgingly (adj.)
= reluctantly (not wanting to do something)
Idiomatic expressions
To hit the sack
= to go to bed
Natural English
I tell you what
= used to introduce a new topic of a
conversation
We got to the lake, got on the water and actually had a brilliant
time. It was well worth it. So, although getting up had been
tough, we reaped the benefits.
Natural English - collocation
It was well worth it
= using ‘well’ to emphasise
Advanced Vocabulary
reap the benefits
= enjoy the benefits
Interestingly enough, since then, I have become an early riser,
I’ve cultivated the habit of getting up early because I realised I
just get a lot more done in life. Not only that, but I feel happier too.
Connectors
Interestingly enough
= introduce an interesting idea (often a
coincidence)
Collocation
Cultivate a habit
= create a habit
IELTS Speaking
Part 3
1.
Technique
Question type
What are the advantages and
(or) disadvantages of X?
What are the pros and cons of X?
1. What are the advantages and
disadvantages of having a
regular daily routine?
2. What are the pros and cons of
getting up early?
2.
Model
Answers
What are the advantages and disadvantages of having a regular daily
routine?
On the one hand, it can make us much more productive, doing regular
things at the same time each day. I think there is some scientific
research that supports this too. On top of that, most people are
creatures of habit, so I suspect we find comfort in knowing what is going
to happen at each moment of the day.
That said, the downside would have to be that we become a bit
robotic. Life can very quickly become boring and predictable. Broadly
speaking, whilst it’s good to have a routine, sometimes we need to be
impulsive and just go with the flow.
Present advantages
On the one hand…
On top of that…
Present disadvantages
That said…
The downside would have to be…
Concluding
Broadly speaking…
What are the advantages and disadvantages of having a regular daily
routine?
On the one hand, it can make us much more productive, doing regular
things at the same time each day. I think there is some scientific
research that supports this too. On top of that, most people are
creatures of habit, so I suspect we find comfort in knowing what is
going to happen at each moment of the day.
That said, the downside would have to be that we become a bit robotic.
Life can very quickly become boring and predictable. Broadly speaking,
whilst it’s good to have a routine, sometimes we need to be impulsive
and just go with the flow.
Advanced Vocabulary
A creature of habit
= Someone who likes habits
Collocation
Find comfort in something
= it makes us feel comfortable
Idiomatic expression
To go with the flow = accept a situation
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