IELTS Speaking part 3

Which of these is speaking part 3?

• introduction and interview

• long turn / topic card speaking

• 2 way discussion on more abstract questions

What will be the topic for the questions during part 3?

• a completely new topic

• the same topic as part 1

• similar/related topic to part 2

How long should your answers be in part 3?

• same as part 2

• on average, double part 1 (around 6 sentences)

• as long as possible

• Same as part one

The examiner will ask difficult questions about topics I am unlikely to know about.

• true
• false

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

You can ask the examiner to explain or paraphrase certain questions in part 3.

• True (do it every question if you like to get more time to think)

• True (but only do it when you really, really need to)

• False

If I don't understand/hear the question, what should I do?

• say nothing

• say - 'I don't understand, could you repeat please?'

• say 'pass'

• try and answer anyway and hope you are answering the right question

Which is best to do?

• give short accurate answers

• include examples, details and develop your answers

• try to answer in no more than one sentence

• if you think of a good idea, repeat it as many different ways as you can think of

Tick all types of questions you can find in part 3

• Opinion

• Personal information

• Prediction

• Comparison

• Reason

What do you think are the advantages of buying things from markets?

• This is a prediction question.

• This is an opinion question.

• This is a reason question.

• This is a comparison question.

How do you think children’s activities will change in the future? Will this be a positive change?

• This is a prediction question.

• This is an opinion question.

• This is a comparison question.

• This is a reason question.