IELTS Speaking Part One board game and useful language Move around by using different kinds of language in the categories below. will + be + v + would like your area your dream… START abroad ing when you accommodatio You need one counter (e.g. an eraser) each. Place were n/ home what sort/ kind them on the START square. One of the other day(s) off/ people in the group will ask you an IELTS of weekend Speaking Part One question about the topic or TV art/ media using the word(s) in the square you are on. You move around the board by using phrases with transport/ sport/ exercise/ travel/ holiday some of the functions on the following two pages, keep fit with one point for each phrase that hasn’t been recent past change used by anyone yet (meaning no points for repeating phrases which someone has already near future ambition/ goal/ used). plan Kinds of phrases you can get points for: distant past desires/ wants 1 Checking (again) what the question means distant future 2 Commenting on the question/ Filling dish/ food silence while pausing for thought/ Dealing with difficult questions festivals/ going out 3 Commenting on the match or possible celebration(s) (mismatch) between the question and the school/ family/ friend(s) answer studies 4 Vague language/ Saying you are not sure routines retire (e.g. you can’t remember exactly) 5 Changing your mind halfway through an reading films answer/ Correcting wrong information 6 Explaining things that the examiner might prediction(s) first/ last not know or understand (e.g. names of things which are specific to your country) now/ at the going to 7 Giving reasons moment 8 Different (past, present or future) time next green space(s) expressions 9 Different tenses/ Verb forms to talk about name have been + different times ing Your partner will give one tick on the suggested language page for every new phrase you use, next music health/ healthy to one of the phrases there if you use that, or in the blank space if you use something completely likes/ hobbies/ different. In the real exam you should generally tell preferences interests the truth and only do those things if you have to, hometown free time/ but in this game just concentrate on using as much leisure of that kind of language as you can. You move one language(s) how long square for every point that you score. job/ work

is/ are + ing

in… years

if

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List for the person asking the questions and listening Tick off any phrases below which are used for the first time, or put a tick in the blank space for any other phrases with the same function which are used (even if they are only a little different). 1 Checking (again) what the question means Can I just check…?/ Just to check what the question is,… Should I talk about… or…?/ Do you want to know… (or…)? So, you’re asking…? Could you repeat the first/ middle/ last part of the question? Could you say that another way? Do you mean…? I’m afraid I didn’t understand the last word/ part of the question. If I understand correctly, you want me to tell you… What does… mean? Sorry, I still don’t understand./ I’m still not quite sure what the question means. Other phrases with that function: Commenting on the question/ Filling silence while pausing for thought/ Dealing with difficult questions Let me think./ Let me see. I’m just trying to remember. Hmmm./ Weeeeeell,… I’ve never really thought about that before… No one’s ever asked me that before. That’s an interesting question. It’s funny you should ask me that, because… Other phrases with that function: 2

Commenting on the match or possible (mismatch) between the question and the answer If… means…, then… I guess you want to know…, in which case… I don’t know if this is what you are asking, but… I don’t… exactly, but… Actually (in my case),… I can’t exactly answer that question (because…) but… Other phrases with that function: 3

Vague language/ Saying you are not sure (e.g. you can’t remember exactly) I can’t remember… (exactly) but… I don’t remember… but I can remember… The only thing I can recall is… … or something like that (anyway). … or something of that sort. more or less/ approximately/ something like… Other phrases with that function: 4

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Changing your mind halfway through/ Correcting wrong information Sorry, I meant to say… Ah no, that’s wrong. It’s actually… Other phrases with that function: 5

Explaining things that the examiner might not know or understand (e.g. names of things which are specific to your country) There is a word in my language… There is something in my country which we call… which can be translated as… The usual/ direct/ word for word translation is... which is a kind of/ a bit like… which looks/ smells/ tastes/ feels (something) like…. Other phrases with that function: 6

Giving reasons This is because… The (main) reason for that is… I’m not sure why exactly, but… for some reason or the other in order to… so that… Other phrases with that function: 7

Different (past, present or future) time expressions the day before yesterday/ a couple of days ago in a year or two by the time… when I was a… student/ in… school/ in my late teens in the late 90s later this afternoon first thing tomorrow morning the week after next at the moment/ currently/ presently/ now nowadays/ these days once every two or three weeks Other phrases with that function: 8

Different tenses/ Verb forms to talk about different times is/ are going to is/ are + ing has/ have + been + ing will + be + ing will + have + PP plan to/ be planning to want to/ would like to/ would love to Other phrases with that function: 9

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Without looking above, try to think of or remember at least three phrases for each of these categories of language that you were listening for and trying to produce during the game. 1

Checking (again) what the question means

2

Commenting on the question/ Filling silence while pausing for thought/ Dealing with difficult questions

3

Commenting on the match or possible (mismatch) between the question and the answer

4

Vague language/ Saying you are not sure (e.g. you can’t remember exactly)

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5

Changing your mind halfway through an answer/ Correcting wrong information

6

Explaining things that the examiner might not know or understand (e.g. names of things which are specific to your country)

7

Giving reasons

8

Different (past, present or future) time expressions

9

Different tenses/ Verb forms to talk about different times

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Brainstorm similar phrases for these categories of useful language for your answers Vocabulary related to accommodation

Vocabulary related to family

Vocabulary related to festivals and celebrations

Vocabulary related to transport and travel

Vocabulary related to food and drink

Vocabulary related to socialising

Vocabulary related to TV and films

Vocabulary related to music

Vocabulary for talking about reading

Vocabulary related to other arts and media

Other vocabulary related to free time

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Ways of talking about likes and dislikes

Ways of talking about now

Ways of talking about the past

Ways of talking about plans

Ways of talking about desires/ wants

Ways of talking about predictions

Other ways of talking about the future

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