Hey everyone this is Dori I'm a teacher of English and today
we're going to talk about IELTS speaking part two
So in part 2 you are going to be asked to talk about
a certain topic continuously for about 2 minutes
you're going to be given a card with
the topic on it along with some paper and pencil
in order for you to take down notes while
you prepare. You're going to have some time to prepare
usually at about one minute. In this task
the examiner wants to see your ability to talk
fluently for 2 minutes in the form
of a monologue and also your ability to organize your ideas
cohesively and getting them across to the speaker
so let's see an example of Task 2. okay this is a task two topic let's read it
so what you should do.First of all, you read the card
obviously, with the task and you quickly
underline the most important things you need to consider
for example in this case you can underline
"book" which is the main topic
of this task in this case also
So, these are the most important points that you need to consider in this case in this task
and that you should
include them in your monologue
Secondly now it is time to start taking notes
with your answers about each separate question of the task
about these three separate points
okay so this will help you
organize your short talk afterwards the examiner will tell you when you begin
so don't worry about that
if he/she stops you before you say everything you had planned
stop talking and don't worry about that this is not
a bad sign necessarily they just
have to follow specific time limits so the examiner
may ask you some questions either during
or after your talk so be prepared for that too
if he/she interrupts you while you
express all these points
of yours, in your monologue, answer his/her question
and then go back to what you were planning to say by using
a linking phrase for example you can use
and you move on saying what you would in the first place
in relation to all these questions over here
alright so what about taking notes?
this is absolutely vital for your organization
please don't just read the card think about it a little bit and then just wait for
the examiner to tell you
you can begin talking no don't do that always always take down
notes even if you're an experienced user of English
The notes are going to help you stay focused, organized and
cohesive. You can always get back to them when you get stuck
and they will help you clear your thoughts
while you keep on talking. Now what should you do? You should practice taking
down notes
of IELTS speaking part 2 topics
in one minute. Don't try to write down complete sentences you
don't have time for that just small phrases and keywords
that will help you keep on track alright
number 2: always talk about things that you know
don't just talk about something you 've heard
about but you do not have enough information about it because
you will eventually get stuck and you will have nothing else to say
mind you you can lie in your speaking they don't care about that
as long as you have enough things to say about it
okay and of course that you are on topic now number three and this is important
always complete your ideas by giving reasons
and examples every time you express your thoughts
just try to elaborate a little bit on them by giving your reasons and by giving
examples
related to the topic don't just express
your thoughts and that's it you know this will help you
to talk a little bit more for two minutes
right? number four: it will be better for you if
your notes follow the order of the questions
on the card this will help you stay organized and also
this will help you not to forget
something while you speak now let's go and see an example of how your notes could look like
so here's an example of the notes
you could take you can see in the middle it is
the main topic the book I've read and
our notes are short phrases
what kind of book it was
this is what the book was about
our second point over here what you liked about the book
this is just an example obviously
I'm just giving you an idea of what you
need to take down in your notes and
some ideas of how you could answer these kind of tasks
and your last point
these are your notes and of course in your monologue in your two-minute monologue
you should elaborate on all these three points
a little bit more alright? If you have this organization
it will be fairly easy for you to do so
now it's time for you to practice IELTS speaking part 2 while you
take down your notes as we said today good luck with your exam!