IELTS Speaking
Part 2 + 3
Each lesson has
Part 2
Ideas
Advanced vocabulary
Model answer
Language analysis
Part 3
Technique
Model answers
Topic from there IELTS Question Bank
Shopping
IELTS Speaking
Part 2
Part 2 Cue Card
Describe an item you bought but have rarely used
You should say:
• What it was
• Where you bought it
• Why you rarely or never use it
and explain how you feel about this purchase now.
1.
Ideas
What you might have bought, but not used
and why
Clothes
They didn’t fit / wrong size
Books
You didn’t like it
New gadgets (electronic appliances)
New Tools (for cooking, gardening, study)
Not practical, not useful or it broke!
Equipment (for a new hobby)
Planned a new hobby - but didn’t start it
2.
Advanced
Vocabulary
Shopping
To be an impulsive buyer
To buy something on a whim
To browse a shop
To try something on / out
To be on a tight budget
Expensive, pricey, out of my price range
To cost an arm and a leg
Affordable
3.
Model
Answer
4.
Language
Analysis
A while back, I bought some roller skates because I wanted
to get back into shape. I had been rather lazy and inactive
and needed to do some exercise.
Spoken Connectors
A while back…
Some time in the past, not very
recent
Idiomatic expression
To get back into shape
= to get fit again
What’s more, I had seen other people, young and old, skating in the
local park, so I was quite envious; envious of their freedom and their
energy. I guess I coveted their skates, I think deep down I just
wanted to be cool and hip like them.
Advanced Vocabulary
I coveted their skates
= to want something someone
else has
Deep down
= felt strongly and hidden from
others
So, I nipped down to the shops. I browsed a few different sports
shops, as you do, trying to educate yourself. I wanted to find out
why some skates were so much more expensive than others, and
what I needed to look out for when buying roller skates.
Natural English
I nipped down to the shops (Inf.)
= I went to the shops
(can say nip out, down, round)
As you do
= like everyone does
(indicating this is normal)
To look out for
= to look carefully at things in order to
find a particular thing.
I was on a bit of a tight budget, so in the end, I opted for an
affordable pair of nice, black skates. Of course, the
salesman also twisted my arm and convinced me to buy
the protective gear; the helmet and padding.
Idiomatic expressions
To be on a tight budget
= to have little money planned for
spending
He twisted my arm
= he convinced me to do
something
Essential vocabulary
An affordable pair (of skates)
= not too expensive (you can afford
it)
That was in Autumn, then November came and it was
windy and rainy. Then winter set in and it started snowing,
and I just didn't go out, I kept putting it off. So the skates
sat on the shelf and gathered dust.
Advanced vocabulary
Winter set in
= winter began (usually negative)
I kept putting it off
= to postpone something
(separable phrasal verb)
Idiomatic expression
It gathered dust
= not used for a long time
I don't feel bad about it. I am sure that one day I will
get round to using them. Once the weather perks up!
Advanced vocabulary
To get round to doing something
= finally do something you have
wanted to do
Once the weather perks up
= When the weather improves
(used for weather, person’s mood,
prices…)
IELTS Speaking
Part 3
1.
Technique
You may be asked…
Why do some people buy things
they later don’t use?
Are second-hand shops popular in
your country?
To what extent do you agree that we
have become a consumer society?
How has the way we shop changed in
recent years?
How has globalisation affected our shopping
habits?
Question type
Why do people do ‘verb’?
Why do you think some
people do ‘verb’?
1. Why do some people prefer
not to shop online?
2. Why do people buy things that
they don’t need?
2.
Model
Answers
Why do some people prefer not to shop online?
Give an opinion (Speculation)
1. I guess, it could be because they don’t know how to do it.
2. I suppose, it may well be that they feel it isn’t safe.
3. I reckon they might want to see and try out the actual product before
buying it.
Why do some people prefer not to shop online?
Justify your opinion (give a reason)
1. I guess, it could be because they don’t know how to do it. There are
still a lot of older people who don’t know how to use the Internet
properly.
2. I suppose, it may well be that they feel it isn’t safe. It’s not uncommon
for people to be hacked online, right?
3. I reckon they might want to see and try out the actual product before
buying it. Some products don’t really lend themselves to being bought
online.
Why do some people prefer not to shop online?
Give an example
1. I guess, it could be because they don’t know how to do it. There are still a lot
of older people who don’t know how to use the Internet properly.
My father is a prime example, he can’t do much beyond surfing the news
online.
2. I suppose, it may well be that they feel it isn’t safe. It’s not uncommon for
people to be hacked online, right? I recall a case recently where thousands of
people lost money from their bank accounts due to online fraud.
3. I reckon they might want to see and try out the actual product before buying
it. Some products don’t really lend themselves to being bought online. You
know, such things as clothes or shoes; I think you really need to try these
on before buying.
Why do people buy things that they don’t need?
Opinion/reason/example/conclusion
1. I guess, we are all victims of a consumer society. We’re surrounded by
marketing that urges to buy new things all the time.
I’ve just bought a new mobile phone, not because my old one is broken
or lost, but just to get some new features that really caught my eye. I
don’t really need it, but it seems the norm nowadays to buy, buy, buy.
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