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HANDOUT 4
SPEAKING PART 3 – Body and Mind
Actually, most IELTS part 3 questions fall into these categories, or functions:
Opinion: Say what you think about a certain topic and support with reasons and examples.
Compare: Talk the about similarities and differences of two or more things.
Predict: Say what you think will happen in the future.
Hypothetical: Talk about the results of an imaginary situation
Evaluate: Say what you think about somebody else’s opinion.
Listen carefully which word to address and build you answer around.
Obviously, you need to speak about the benefits. Use a paraphrase or synonym when
answering.
Question:
Do you think that school children should be encouraged to have their own ideas, or is it more
important for them to learn what their teachers give them?
Answer:
I think that we should definitely allow children to be creative and have their own ideas.
(why?) Children need to develop the ability to think for themselves and solve problems
(why?) because as adults they will not always have somebody to guide them or tell them
what to do. (alternatives?) If we don't allow children to have their own ideas, they will be
less successful in the adult world; they will be too reliant on others. (example?) A doctor,
for example, might encounter a situation that he or she hasn't been trained for, but will still
be expected to make a decision that could save someone's life.
Use appropriate introductory phrases. You can give an opinion without using an opening
clause, but it will sound very direct To soften your responses, it is better to start with an
expression such as:
Personally I think
In my opinion
To my mind
Look at the two answers below. Which model is used in each answer?
Look at the two examples above and answer the following questions:
- what introductory phrase does the speaker use?
- What kinds of sentence does the speaker use?
- How does the speaker build around the topic of the questions? (look at the
vocabulary)
itinerary journey
encounter meet
pivotal significant
seek look for
intense profound
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dreary dull
valuable priceless
destination goal
1 a. You can use the expression_____________if you are trying to find something.
b. ____________is a more formal word that you can use if you are trying to find something
that is quite important, a job for example.
2 a. If something is_________, itis boring and depressing.
b. If something is__________it is not interesting or exciting.
3 a. Your__________is the place that you hope to reach.
b. Your__________is something that you hope to achieve.
4 a. If you__________someone, you may come across them unexpectedly or because you have
arranged to get together.
b. If you___________someone, you come across them, usually unexpectedly.
5 a. When you make a___________, you travel from one place to another.
b. An_________is the plan you make before you travel.
6 a. If something is___________, it is very meaningful and may affect the way you think and
feel.
b. If something is_________, itis extreme in strength or degree.
7 a. A___________role, point or figure in something is one that is important.
b. A_________role, point or figure in something is one that is very important and
affects the success of that thing.
8 a. If something is_________, itis very useful and/or worth a lot of money.
b. If something is____________ itis extremely useful and/or worth a great deal of money.
EXAM PRACTICE
ANGER
Part 2. Describe an occasion when you got angry.
You should say:
When that was
Where that was
What happened then
And explain how you felt about that
Part 3:
1. Do you think men and women feel angry about the same things?
2. When is anger justified?
3. What are the physical and mental effects of getting angry?
4. In your culture, how do people generally respond to anger?
APOLOGY
PART 2. Describe an experience when someone apologized to you.
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You should say:
when this happened
what happened who apologized to you
and explain why they apologized to you.
PART 3
In what situations people need to make an apology?
What do you think of someone who doesn’t apology very often?
Could you tell if someone say apologize when they don’t mean it?
What kinds of people are more likely to say sorry?
Would you like to make an apology if you had made a mistake? Why?
EXCITEMENT
PART 2. Describe an exciting event that you have been through.
You should say:
What it was
Where it happened
When it happened
And explain why you felt that way
PART 3
Do you think it’s good to show your emotions in all situations?
In your opinion, do women show their emotions more than men?
What kinds of people are more likely to show their emotions?
EXCITEMENT
· What it was
· Where it happened
· When it happened
Life is full of many exciting experiences, some of which, we tend to forget, but as for others,
we remember them for a long time. Today, I would like to talk about such an
experience, involving riding on a boat, which I will never forget.
It was during winter about 7 years ago, when my mother went to the school throught Ma
river by boat in the mountainous area . The river was not too large so we only spent 10
minutes to go across the river. Anyway, I was very excited about my travel with my
mother, but little did I know that even more excitement and surprise were waiting for me.
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In fact, that boat was old and I felt a little bit scare because I never travelled by boat
before. Besides, when I was in the middle of the river, it felt like the sky was only
covering the lake like a “tower”. I also felt like the fishes wanted to talk to us and
befriend us when they were swimming around our boat
PART 3
I think it’s not good to indicate your emotions in all time. For example, when you meet a
stranger, they will not understand your feeling completely so it’s hard to feel.
Therefore, it’s better to control your emotions and decide to tell with another one.
Yes, they do. My mother, for example, tends to show her feelings much more readily
than my father. However, I’m sure that there are exceptions to the stereotype.
In my opinion, women has tend to show their emotions mỏe rthan men. Maybe it’s because of the
way we are brought up. I think that boys are often taught from an early age not to cry. Also, boys
are aware that their friends might see it as a sign of weakness if they show their feelings. Perhaps
girls are brought up to be more sensitive to their friends' feelings.
APOLOGY
“I’m going to talk about the person who used to say sorry to me. It was one of my
flatmate in hanoi, whose name is Nhi. I can say,Nhi is the very friend that I had
when I just landed this country
Well, to begin the speech, I think I would like to mention when and how it occurred. Last
Christmas, I got 2 film ticket vouchers for free from my classmate as an birthday gift.
Sort of fancy, you know. And the one to enter my head right straight away that I
would invite to joy the time with me was definitely Nhi. So the appointment was
already set exactly on the Christmas day at two PM. I was so excited that I couldn’t
wait until 2 so I decided to leave home soon and wandered around the city to
shorten the time. As scheduled previously, Nhi was supposed to show up at the
theature at 1:30, she still didn’t. I gave her so many rings, but she didn’t pick up the
phone. I hit the ceiling, I mean I was so furious.
Finally If I still have time I would like to talk about my feeling after receiving her apology.
I felt very guilty for being too aggressive while knowing nothing about her situation. I
also had a thought that I wasn’t her good friend indeed. I drew a lesson from this
incident about judging someone. Anything happen with its own reason.
PART 3
· Could you tell if someone say apologize when they don’t mean it?
· Would you like to make an apology if you had made a mistake? Why?
Apologizing shows that you recognize your mistakes and want to make a sincere effort to correct them and
prevent them from happening again