How to begin your talk in IELTS speaking?
If planned in a structured method, IELTS Speaking is the easiest section to score in.
You must have heard a lot about acing vocabulary, being accurate in grammar, speaking fluently, and mastering pronunciation. However, the catch here is: how to compile them all and speak with coherence?
What should my opening sentence include?
The IELTS Speaking conversation and questions are personalized so should your answer be. Here is a list of phrases you can choose to use while beginning the speech
• I’d like to tell you about…
• Personally, I’d like to talk about…
• One thing that touches my heart is…
How can I improve my opening sentence?
The best way to enhance your beginning and put a fierce first impression on the examiner is by paraphrasing the question with a better vocabulary. Let’s take the following example :
Topic — Describe the place you have visited recently
The sentence that clicks your mind would be — The place I have recently visited is…
Indeed, a good start!
Now, see the sentence below :
I’ve taken tours of various places but the place I traveled and was taken away by was…
Here, only a few words are changed with a better vocabulary and phrasal verb which sounds good to the ears and subsequently adds up to band score! Now, let’s make it more creative by adding some adjectives :
I’ve taken tours of various marvelous places but the place I traveled and was effortlessly taken away by was…
This version of the line is highly strong, enhanced, and evoking. It can also be regarded as a perfect start with the finest set of vocabulary, elementary pronunciation, free-flow fluency, and flawless grammar.
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If this does not give you 100% clarity, here is a more simplified bulletins to guide you and direct you to the aligned structure which you can easily present in the IELTS speaking.
For any and every prompt, think and note down the answer to these Ws :
- Who
- When
- What
- Why
- Whose
Let’s understand this insight with an example:
TOPIC — What are your hobbies?
(you can pen the following in your notepad)
WHAT — …Writing poems…
WHEN — …Between evening and night…
WHY — …drives happiness and gives nourishment to mind…
You can add, shorten, lengthen or omit the notes as per your time management and preference. It is ideally preferable to complete the mind map(penned down) within 30 seconds to park more time in sentence structure.
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