Ielts Speaking Tips and Skills to Get 7

The first step to achieving a higher score in the speaking test is to start speaking English in the following way:
Give longer responses
Avoid being too direct
Use filters and redundant language
Don't recycle vocabulary
Try to speak in degrees

I'm fairly/ pretty keen on...
I'm really into...
I'm quite a big fan of...
I simply adore...
I'm quite enthusiastic about...
I generally prefer...(use only when comparing)

Tell me about the house/ flat you live in.
Describe your hometown. Tell me about your job. Tell me about your family. Tell me about your city.
What is your main ambition?
Whatmakes you happy?
Now write out your full describing structure using the example phrases. Now practice using your structure for the questions above.
Sum m ary of “Descript ion” Que stions
Most candidates will probably be asked at least one description question. This question is often one of the first questions in Part One. By producing style of answer we have just seen, the candidate is focusing on the marking system criteria and not answering the question. We have not looked at any vocabulary for any of the individual topics or questions – this can be found in

Another point which I could add is that...
A second feature which I should mention is that...
As well as that, I could say that...
On top of that I can also add that...
Also, I suppose I should say that...
Examples of 3rd pointing phrases:
And I shouldn't forget to mention that...
In addition to what I've just said, I can add that...

...you may (or may not) be aware that in fact...
...I really need to kick off with the point that...

...the first thing I should mention is that...
...the point I'd like to begin with is that...
...I could start off by saying that...
...my initial point would be that...
...I need to start off by pointing out that...
...the main thing you need to know is that...
...I suppose I should begin by highlighting the fact that...

I suppose if I had to describe Beijing, the first thing I would say is that it's absolutely enormous, maybe even one of the biggest city in Asia I guess. It's so big in fact that even the locals have problems finding their way around. Another significant characteristic is that it offers examples of both classical and contemporary architecture. Actually some of the Vietnam's most renowned landmarks are ―slap-bang in the middle of Beijing.

“Well, to be quite honest, I don't really have an actual favorite color but I guess that if I were buying clothes, then I'd usually go for something like blue or gray

...the first thing I should mention is that...
...the point I'd like to begin with is that...
...I could start off by saying that...
...my initial point would be that...
...I need to start off by pointing out that...
...the main thing you need to know is that...
...I suppose I should begin by highlighting the fact that...
...you may (or may not) be aware that in fact...
...I really need to kick off with the point

OK then...
Alright...
Well, you know...
Actually...
Right, OK...
Well...
Wellfirst of all...