NOS IELTS

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NOS IELTS

• Unit 1

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Activity Introduction

• Whats your name?
• Where are you from?
• Are you a student?
• What do you do in your leisure time?
• What do you know about IELTS?

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Activity Introduce your partner/team member

• Also, whats his/her IELTS speaking expected
  result?

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Your Expectations
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IELTS speaking scores
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3 parts of IELTS speaking

• Part I 4-6 minutes
• Part II 3 minutes
• Part III 5 minutes
• Introduce yourself
• Describe something
• Discuss topics

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• Examiners are horrible people?
• You are too nervous?
• Questions are too difficult?
• Your answers are too boring?
• Not enough practice?
• Poor pronunciation?
• Bad grammar?
• Examiners dont agree with your points?
• Cant express ideas clearly?
• No confidence when talking to foreigners?

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Know your target

• Language ability!

Language is power. But, do you have the power?
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Practice Im a good person.

• Know how to convince people?

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• Q How often do you go to the cinema?
• A Once a month.
• Q Whats your favorite colour?
• A Well, to be honest, I dont really have an
  actual favorite colour but I guess that if I were
  buying clothes, then Id usually go for something
  like blue or grey you know, kind of dull
  colours, nothing too bright.

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The more the better?
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Step 1 English is a different language

• ????? conversation fillers (50)
• ???????
• ?????,?????

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Do you like watching TV?

• Yes I guess Im quite fond of watching TV.
• Yes I really like watching TV.
• For the most part, I would probably say that I
  quite like watching TV
• To some extent I would say I like watching TV.
• Well, I wouldnt say I actually like watching TV.
• Well, I suppose you could probably say that Im
  fond of watching TV.
• Well its hard to say, I dont like watching TV
  but Id actually spend quite a lot of time
  sitting in front of a TV set, just to kill time
  really.

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• Give longer responses
• Put your answers in sentences.
• Use fillers and redundant language.
• Dont recycle vocabulary.
• Try to speak in degrees.

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The Marking System

• ?????? (Fluency and coherence)
• ???? (Lexical Resource)
• ???? (Grammatical Range)
• ?? (Pronunciation)
• 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4

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Describe

• Describe your father/mother in 1 minute
• How to describe a person?

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structure

• Look
• Occupation
• Hobbies
• Attachment to him/her
• Develop analytical thinking.

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• Hometown
• Tell me about your hometown.
• What do you like about your hometown?
• Is there anything you dont like about your
  hometown?
• Would you like to move to another city in the
  future?
• Studies
• Tell me about your studies.
• What do you like about your studies?
• Is there anything you dont like about your
  studies?
• What would you like to do after your studies?

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• I come from Guangzhou.
• Guangzhou is called the flower city.
• It is located on the Pearl River.
• I come from Guangzhou which is called the flower
  city and located on the Pearl River.

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Practice Im a student.

• Im a student.
• My major is Philosophy.
• My university is Guangzhou university.
• Im a Philosophy first year student from
  Guangzhou University.

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Tell me something about

• Your university
• Your leisure time activities
• The food of your hometown
• The transportation in your city

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Tell me something about

• Hometown
• study

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Fluency and coherence

• ???????
• ?????
• ??
• ?????(discourse markers)/?????/??????
• ???????
• ?????

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Fluency and coherence Band 8

• ???????????, ?????????????
• ?????/??
• ??????????????
• ? ???????????,???????,????????.

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What do you like about your hometown?

• A1 My hometown is Wuhan. Wuhan is very modern so
  I like the buildings. All over the city there are
  lots of new interesting buildings being built.
  When I was younger most of the buildings looked
  the same so it wasnt as attractive as it is
  nowadays.

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What do you like about your hometown?

• A2 Well, my hometown is Wuhan and you might not
  know this but Wuhan is very modern. Actually, all
  over the city there are lots of new and
  interesting buildings being built. In fact, it is
  quite interesting to recall that when I was
  younger most of the buildings looked the same, so
  you see it wasnt as attractive as it is nowadays.

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PracticeWhat kind of sports do you like?

• A I dont like sports. I like computer games. My
  favorite computer game is Counter Strike and this
  game is very popular in China. I like it because
  it is very exciting.
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Lexical Resource ? not vocabulary!!

• ??????????
• ?????
• ??(??????????)???
• ?????????
• ?????????

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Lexical Resource Band 8

• ????????????
• ???????????????
• ??????????????? -- ?????
• ????????

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Beijing is a big city.

• Cosmopolitan
• Politically important
• Fast-developing
• Colossal
• Sprawling

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Practice Jazz it up!

• I like this movie.
• My family is important to me.
• There are many people in Guangzhou.
• You are cruel.
• Good.

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Grammatical Range and Accuracy

• ????????????!
• ??
• ?????(???)
• ?????????
• ???????
• ????
• ????(????????????????)

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Grammatical Range Band 8

• ????????
• ??????????
• ????????????
• ??????????,???????????????,??????

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• I come from Guangzhou.
• Guangzhou is called the flower city.
• It is located on the Pearl River.
• I come from Guangzhou which is called the flower
  city and located on the Pearl River.

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Practice Im a student.

• Im a student.
• My major is Philosophy.
• My university is Guangzhou university.
• Im a Philosophy first year student from
  Guangzhou University.

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Pronunciation

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• ??????????????
• ????
• ????
• ??
• ?????????

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Pronunciation Band 8

• ?????????????
• ??????????????????????????
• ?????????????,???????.
• ???????????,????????

The most difficult area!!!
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But these, create an impression!
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Exam Format Part IPreparation time 4 hours

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• First and foremost Long or short?
• Also How to get myself prepared for the
  questions? (250)

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• Hometown
• Tell me about your hometown.
• What do you like about your hometown?
• Is there anything you dont like about your
  hometown?
• Would you like to move to another city in the
  future?
• Studies
• Tell me about your studies.
• What do you like about your studies?
• Is there anything you dont like about your
  studies?
• What would you like to do after your studies?

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????? Type 1 - Basic Description Questions

• Tell me something about your hometown
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Lets see these answers!

• I come from Beijing. I am native of this city.
  Beijing is the capital of China. In Beijing there
  are many historical buildings. Beijing Duck is
  very famous. I always eat it with my friends.

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• Well as you can probably guess I come from
  Beijing and I have lived here all my life,
  although at the moment Im studying in another
  city Guangzhou. I suppose if I had to describe
  Beijing, the first thing I would say is that its
  absolutely enormous, maybe even one of the
  biggest cities in China I guess. Its so big in
  fact even the locals have problems finding their
  way around. Another significant characteristic is
  that it offers splendid examples of both
  classical and contemporary architecture. Actually
  some of the renowned landmarks are in the middle
  of Beijing.
• ??redundant language uncommon vocabulary
  linking words different tenses

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Activity ????? Tell me about the street that
you live in start with 1 point

• Ok, then actually alright well, you know
• The first thing I should mention is that
• The point Id like to begin with is that
• I could start off by saying that
• My initial point would be that
• The main thing you need to know is that
• I suppose I should begin by highlighting the fact
  that
• I really need to kick off with the point that

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Tell me about the street that you live in

• 2nd pointing phrases
• Another point which I could add is that
• A second feature which I should mention is that
• Also, I could say that
• On top of that I could also add that
• In addition I suppose I should say that
• 3rd pointing phrases
• And I shouldnt forget to mention that
• Something else that I need to comment on is that
• I guess I could also remark on the fact that

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Activity ????????

• Tell me about your job/study
• Tell me about the house/flat you live in
• Tell me about your family
• What makes you happy?
• Well first of all, the main thing you need to
  know is that(1) (details)On top of that I can
  also add that (2)(details)Something else that
  I need to say is that (3)so actually(detail)

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Tell me something about
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Brain-storm

• Transportation in your home town
• Your father
• A book you like to read
• A famous building in your city
• Your favorite subject

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Type 2 Liking

• Do you like animals?
• Yes, I like animals. I like cats and dogs because
  they are very lovely.

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What kind of food do you like?
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Liking expression

• Im really keen on
• Im pretty fond of
• Im totally crazy about
• Im quite passionate about
• Im a big fan of
• Im quite enthusiastic about
• never fail to fascinate me. (????)

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Liking structure

• 1. Well in general I would say that
• 2. To be more precise/specific
• 3. And I guess this is probably because
• Your turn
• Do you like listening to music?
• Do you like reading?
• Do you like shopping?

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What do you like about your hometown?/Studies?/Job
?

• 1.
• 2. In addition to this I suppose Im also pretty
  fascinated by, and this is because of the fact
  that

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What kind of animals do you like?

• Well in general I would say small animals, to be
  more precise cats and dogs. I guess this is
  because I am the only child of my family, and a
  pet can always be a good company to me.
• In addition, I guess I am pretty fascinated by
  panda too. And this is because of the fact that
  they are so adorable and they are considered one
  of our national treasures. (you know they are so
  adorable everybody loves them.)

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• What kind of transportation methods do you like?
• What kind of books do you like?
• Tell me about your favorite color.

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Type 3 Disliking

• Disliking phrases
• Im not really satisfied with
• Im not much of a fan of
• Im not really fond of
• is simply not my cup of tea.
• I totally hate
• I really cant stand
• I absolutely feel bad/terrible about
• simply gets on my nerves.

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Is there anything you dont like about your
hometown?

• Of course Id have to say that I am not so
  satisfied with the weather. To be more precise, I
  really cant stand the summer months. You know,
  it is because of the fact that the temperatures
  can get as high as 40 degrees, and it makes you
  feel quite uncomfortable plus it is always so
  humid!
• In addition (to this), Im not really that fond
  of the public transportation system. And I guess
  this is probably because the buses are not
  well-designed and the seats are really hard, so
  long journeys are usually pretty bumpy.

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Is there anything you dont like about your
studies/Job?

• Id have to say that I am not so satisfied
  with... To be more precise, I really cant
  standThis is because of the fact that
• In addition to this, Im really not fond of And
  I guess this is probably because

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Flexibility in expression

• Is there any food you dont like?
• Whats the worst thing about shopping?
• Are there any clothes that you dont like?
• What type of weather do you dislike?

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Type 4 Type of questions

• Tell me about the different types of public
  transport in your city.
• There are buses, taxies, motorcycle taxis,
  trains, undergrounds, planes, ferries and
  mini-buses.
• Whats a better answer?

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1. opening phrase

• Well actually
• Of course you know
• Ok, certainly

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2. Then use one of the following

• theres quite a mixed variety of
• theres quite an extensive diversity of
• theres quite a wide range of
• theres a fairly broad range of
• theres quite a diverse mixture of

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3. Now use the following structure to introduce
the first type

• But I guess the most adj. would probably be
• However, I suppose the most adj. could
  possibly be
• Yet I imagine the most adj. may well be
• Still, I suspect the most adj. could perhaps
  be

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Adj.

• Common
• Popular - widespread
• Fashionable/Famous/Trendy/up-to-date
• Widely-used/commonly-used/frequently-used
• Standard
• Usual
• Current
• Best-selling
• Influential
• Crucial
• renowned

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4. Then use a phrase to add a detail ????

• What causes is that
• I assume are so adj. because
• And the explanation for this could be that
• And the basis of this is that..

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Tell me about the different types of
transportation in your city.

• Of course, you know theres quite a mixed variety
  of public transportation in my city. Though I
  think the most commonly-used one could probably
  be buses. And the explanation for this could be
  that they are so cheap and reliable. In fact the
  average bus fare in my city is about 2 yuan for a
  single journey from start to end.
• Another form of ?? worth mentioning could
  be??(2) and the main feature of ...??(2)is that
  (detail)

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Tell me about the different types of sports that
are popular in your country

• Of course, you know theres quite a mixed variety
  of sports, though I think the most adj. would
  potentially be ... And the explanation for this
  could be that
• Another form of sports thats worth mentioning
  could be(2) and the main feature of ...(2)is
  that (detail)

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• What kind of restaurants are popular in your
  country?
• What types of shops can be found in your local
  area?
• What types of things do people collect in your
  country?
• What types of TV programmes are popular in your
  country?

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Type 5 Wh-/How often Questions

• How often do you go to the cinema?
• Well to be honest, I would have to say that it
  really depends.
• Like for instance Whereas in contrast

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depends

• I think I would have to say that it really
  depends.
• I imagine that it would depend on the situation.

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Basically But

• Basically, (the first answer that pops up in
  your head.)
• But

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Select the following

• If (situation A)then I will most likely
• If (situation A) then its quite possible that I
  will
• If (situation A) then I guess its quite likely
  that I will

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Then introduce Situation B

• If (Situation B) then its more likely that
  Ill
• If (Situation B) then I will definitely
• If (Situation B) then I will most certainly

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Wh-/ How often

• When do you usually read?
• Who do you spend your evenings with?
• When you go out in the evenings, what do you
  usually do?
• How often do you play sports?
• Where do you usually go shopping?

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Type 6 Yes or No

• Do people wear special clothes at weddings in
  your country?
• Is watching TV a popular activity in your
  country?
• Is fast food popular in your country?
• Is healthy eating important?
• Do you think it is important for children to
  learn to play a musical instrument?

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Remember

• Yes or No is not the answer to Yes or No
  questions.

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Yes and no

• Yes they certainly do.
• Absolutely.
• To a large extent yes.
• I guess not.
• Not really.
• Ill have to say no.

reasons/examples
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Well I guess my answer would have to be yes and
no.

• What would you do???

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Type 7 Would

• Would you change your name if you could?
• Would you like to change you job?
• Would you like to live near the sea?
• Would you like to be in a film?

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• If I lived near the sea, I would be
• If I had the time, I would go for traveling.
• If possible, I would be

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Review area TV

• Do you like watching TV?
• When do you usually watch TV?
• What types of TV programs are popular in your
  country?
• Why do children like watching TV?

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Describe a famous person

• You should say
• Who he is
• When did you get to know him
• What kind of people he is
• Explain why he is famous

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Review and warm up

• Is your family important to you?
• Who has influenced you most among your family?
• What are the people like in your hometown?