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1 IELTS Preparation

IELTS
SPEAKING
TEST
Part 2
 What to expect?

A random Talk for one

1-minute
topic on a to two
cue card preparation minutes
Example
A famous person you admire
● Who is he/ she?
● When did you know him/ her?
● Why do you admire him/ her?

In the next page, we will learn about brainstorming

A famous person you admire
● Who is he or she?
I admire Najwa Shihab
A bad response

I actually don’t have many well-known people that I idolize,

but I am a big fan of Najwa Shihab

A good response
A famous person you admire
● How did you know him/ her?
I watched her on TV
A bad response

I started to know about her when I watched her TV show called

‘Mata Najwa’ about four years ago. At that time, I wasn’t really
impressed by her
A good response
A famous person you admire
● Why do you like him/ her?

She is a very smart woman. She has great personalities. I also like
her because she is an inspirational figure in Indonesia. Those are
the reasons why I really admire her.
A bad response

We will look at how we can give a better response in the next slides
Brainstorming Ideas and Improving Lexical
Resource
● She is a smart woman

Smart >> knowledge, ability to think critically

Do many people agree that she is smart? Yes
What’s her role? Interviewer
What can she do? Giving smart questions to her guests
Knowledge >> Knowledgeable
A famous person you admire
● Why do you like him/ her?

I started to like her more and more because of several reasons.

The first reason is because many people agree that she is very
smart. She not only has a lot of knowledge, but she can also think
critically. That’s why she can give smart questions when she is
interviewing her guests in her TV show. I am simply attracted to
her intelligence
A good response (1/3)
A famous person you admire
● Why do you like him/ her?
The second thing that makes me look up to her is because of her
personalities. Although she is very knowledgeable, she doesn’t
mind sharing her knowledge with her audience, both through her
TV show and through her Youtube Channel. Her willingness to
share her knowledge with others is what keeps me respecting her

A good response (2/3)

A famous person you admire
● Why do you like him/ her?
The last thing why I respect her is because she is quite an inspiring
figure. For example, she often tells her stories about how she could
become a successful host after going through a lot of difficult times.
Looking at her reminds me to stay motivated to achieve my dreams.

A good response (3/3)

I started to like her more and more because of several reasons. The
first reason is because many people agree that she is very smart. She
not only has a lot of knowledge, but she can also think critically.
That’s why she can give smart questions when she is interviewing
her guests in her TV show. I am simply attracted to her intelligence

The second thing that makes me look up to her is because of her

personalities. Although she is very knowledgeable, she doesn’t
mind sharing her knowledge with her audience, both through her TV
show and through her Youtube Channel. Her willingness to share her
knowledge with others is what keeps me respecting her

The last thing why I respect her is because she is quite an inspiring
figure. For example, she often tells her stories about how she could
become a successful host after going through a lot of difficult
times. Looking at her reminds me to stay motivated to achieve my
dreams.
I started to like her more and more because of several reasons. The
first reason is because many people agree that she is very smart.
She not only has a lot of knowledge, but she can also think critically.
That’s why she can give smart questions when she is interviewing
her guests in her TV show. I am simply attracted to her intelligence

The second thing that makes me look up to her is her personalities.

Although she is very knowledgeable, she doesn’t mind sharing her
knowledge with her audience, both through her TV show and
through her Youtube Channel. Her willingness to share her
knowledge with others is what keeps me respecting her

The last reason why I respect her is because she is quite an inspiring
figure. For example, she often tells her stories about how she could
become a successful host after going through a lot of difficult times.
Looking at her reminds me to stay motivated to achieve my dreams.
I started to like her more and more because of several reasons. The
first reason is because many people agree that she is very smart. She
not only has a lot of knowledge, but she can also think critically.
That’s why she can give smart questions when she is interviewing her
guests in her TV show. I am simply attracted to her intelligence

The second thing that makes me look up to her is her personalities.

Although she is very knowledgeable, she doesn’t mind sharing her
knowledge with her audience, both through her TV show and
through her Youtube Channel. Her willingness to share her
knowledge with others is what keeps me respecting her

The last reason why I respect her is because she is quite an inspiring
figure. For example, she often tells her stories about how she could
become a successful host after going through a lot of difficult times.
Looking at her reminds me to stay motivated to achieve my dreams.
 Talking for 2 Minutes:
Time
Management 10 seconds: Introduce the topic

15 seconds: Give the background

95 seconds: Explain/ describe the main point

Template for the introduction
I am actually a_ huge fan of adventure, so obviously it’s
not easy for me to pick one country as my favorite. But if
I had to, it would be J_apan.

The first time XXX was XXX if my memory serves me

right
Template for the body

Although XXX, XXX

The first reason why I love XXX is because XXX.

Aside from this, I also like the fact that…

Template for the closing

For all those reasons, I highly recommend this country

to anyone who is interested in experiencing unique
cultures and trying delicious and exotic food types.
Another approach: PPF (Past, Present, and Future)

In the past, I used to idolize X

But right now, I am a huge fan of X

In the future, I may adore X