mabiralxrisoat rade xtnans3 1 High-scoring Formulas to Answer the IELTS Speaking Questions ‘Jonathan Paley «Adrian Li « Oliver Davies aq wry ah xoht An nro no conga ‘ka PHO mb en! xs hin Te Vigt xin TROC SUPreface Looking back at your pas time of speaking English or you latest conversation with foreigner, did you encounter any ofthe following problems: so embarrased that you were ‘mpy-minded? thinking of many aspects but aot knowing which one to begin with? knowing ‘the answer but unable to expres iin Engi Ouently? 31 igh-scorig Formulas to Answer the IELTS Speaking Questions can help IELTS cani- ates solve the problems of “not knowing what to say" and “not knowing how to sy it” in the Speaking ts, These 31 high-scoring formulas are designed based on effective strategies to deal with actual IELTS Speaking test questions. They eover neatly all topics inthe reat ‘Speaking test. Mastering them enables the candidates to answer every question naturally and confidently inorder to get the highest score posible at ther level of proficiency. ‘Take one common question nthe IELTS Speaking test asan example, “How often do you play sports?” So many candidates would enswer “Yes, play sports every day.” The answer ‘nay sound grammatically correct, but fas to earn them a decent sore on the TELTS Speak- sng est. Ia fat, with tis typeof question, itis expected that candidates would apply the order ‘of forming response sina to the following model: Step 1: Forming the answer + Say how frequently you do the seit the examiner acs you about + Explain why you do it that frequently. ‘ep 2: Applying language silt eit the answer + Usearange offen aves of frequency conecly I play badinton very often never going. candidates follow the recommended steps forming the answer, ther responses willbe ‘more coherent and wel structured, Based on his high-coring formu, an expected response ray be “I pla spors a few ines a week. Usa 1 play basketball with my fiends, but seretnes I play footalinsted tink team sports area gret way to sociale and hep fit” Compared to he ansver “Ye, I play sports every day” th epons isla rcher ‘and more dead in content, and more accurate and natural nung language expressions. ‘Once you have mastered this high acoring formula, ll questions which star with “How colten..2” willbe solved easily. For example, “How often do you eatin restaurants, How often do you go fora long walk?, How often do you take public transpor?”, et Just in the same manner, a good grasp of 31 essential highscoring formulas in this book can allow candidates to answer every IELTS Speaking test question with confidence and great cellestivenes phantom aContents =) Overview ofthe IELTS Speaking Test How to Use 31 High-scoring Formulas to Answer the IELTS Speaking Questions Fermia2 What do you usally/normally a? ecm} What do you lke to do (in your spare time)? Fonmuin 4s What do you dike about x? Formule: How often do you doX? Formla Whatdo you like mos about X?_____ Ferma 7; 16 popular in your country). Fermin Whatisthe best ime (f yer) todo X?.—__ Forma Why do some people ke X?___ orala 10. When was thefist/last time you did? Forma 11; Did you ever learn todo X2—— Forma 12: orm 13 omni 144 How importants x? Termin 5; Whando you wan/iaye todo theft Forma 16: Do people do/get enough X? Fermin 17; How can people find out about X? Formula 1: Should people be given XP Form 1: Isiedifcue wo do X? Formnla 20; IsXautable fo (ypesof people)? 4 rnchatretcomPart TWO Introduction to Part Two Formulas a Formula 2; Person Monologue = rd erm 22: Place Monologue Forma 23: Object Monologue — Forms 24: Past Event Monologue. — Part THREE Introdution to Pat Thee Formulas eens 2: Giving and Supporting Opinions Forms 28 luting Two Dilerent Opinions Forma 7: Aci and Disgeting Formla28 Talking abou Advantages and Disdranages = 20 onala28Expresing imporance and Priory Focmua 90: Proposing Solutions Problems Formula 31: Spel about Fucure Bent and Outcomes —_—_ Appendices ‘Top 10 Do's and Don'ts forthe IELTS Speaking Text Verbs Most Commonly Misused by IELTS Candidates. Answer Key swonshantet cm 5Overview of the IELTS Speaking Test ‘The IELTS Speaking tes is divided into 3 pats: Part 1 Part 1ats fr 45 minutes. The examiner will ak you some familiar questions about your ‘hometown, femiy, hobbies, acquaintances, etc. You are supposed to answer the questions ‘belly and accurately, along with specific examples, Part 1 aims to test the candidate's ability to discus familar topics and use simple English rammar GN casey eee Soe peat Part 2 ‘Pat? lasts between 3 and 4 minutes. The examiner will ask you to give a personal mono- logue about a certain topic for 1-2 minutes, You wil be given a cue card on which there are points you should cover. You have 1 minute fo preparation; meanwhile, you wll be provided witha pen and paper to jot down some main ides. Part 2 sims t tes the abit of speaking in long turnsOe ee Ces, ee eee = High scoring answe oe ete er ten Sicnopmallp eve wp care een (a ote cee Weta ee ne i Ory oes dig eek ial wer eine Bie one tele a ee Part 3 In Part 3 ofthe IELTS Speaking test, which lasts 4-5 minutes, you will participate in @ liscussion with the examiner based on the topic in Pat 2. You should express and support ‘your opinion clearly, aswell s show your skis of wing English in discussing various topics in dept, Part 3 sims to test the candidate's ability to express personal interpretations of argumenta- tive issues and to dieas thom in etal Wiecoraieae sweaters 7es ooo ee ere eee on e moe peep the 0 en Coe ell cmon Ney oe poet ot wr ahantile.comHow to Use 31 High-scoring Formulas to Answer the IELTS Speaking Questions. Structure of the Book ‘Thisbook canbe wed ether for seltstudy oranda ring mate. 37 High-soring Formals to Answer the TELTS Spetking Questions consis of 3 pas corresponding to the TELTS Speaking test components. at 1: 20 high-scoring formulas for IELTS Speaking Test Part One ‘Purt2: 4 high-scoring formulas for IELTS Speaking Test Part Two Put 7 high-scoring formulas for IELTS Speaking Test Part Thee ech formula consists of 2 sections: Answer order and Language steps. Answer order shows ‘yu “hat to say", which indicates the loge ofan answer needed fore speaking test question ‘ype; and Language steps show you “how to say it", which includes detailed vocabulary and ‘grammar you need to communicate you ideas Learning Strategies 11s recommended tat you follow te order of content peste i this book, staring withthe basic and easier content fist to seta frm base for you speaking ki. To maximise ‘your leaning resus, consider thes ollowing step: 1. Clary understand the purposes and content ofeach chapter, After every chapter check to see whether you have achieved wht intended for that chapter. 2. Master both Answer oder and Language steps. Through Answer order, learn how to think logical ie matives to plan your answer; through Language tps, lar he vocabulary and srammar needed for your answers 3. Acquire'new vocabulary by doing the vocabulary exercises and sing these words nt prac- tical conversation. 4, Read the model answers and note down how important words and structres are wed in 5: Study the explanation of mode examples and prise with extensive exercises fr more accurate expresions and sche snsver. 6. Work through the material wih your ends, if possible. You all can ask and answer in turn to practise the high scoring formulas vvemhantetcon >10Introduction to Part One Formulas ‘Tntedduction to Part | of the TELFS Speaking Test: Gre esac ears ee nen Reo ee risc mae Coeds ecco rer octane emt Ceieritoriene teen gate Oar ae Pion hee ia ie te,aPat One Formula 1 Do you prefer X to Y? Aims In this esson you'll master the Formula for Do you prefer X to Y? type questions, Do you prefer writing eters or sending email? Do you prefer talking on the phone or chatting online? Do you prefer to travel by bike or on fot? The formula : ‘When the examine asks you Do you prefer XtoY? ype questions, you mast: eee ch one you pe a 1, Master prefer + verb ing prefer we. and prefer-+toverb, I prefer t wall, | 2. Use comparatives of convenience or greater benoit like a native speaker, ‘Traveling by basis aster than gong by cr. svawrhanretcomNative speaker words Let's lear some native speaker words which are useful for answering this typeof question, "These word can aso help you understand the model answerson the next page mare thoroughly. | scully, ade, means of transport soley oun adjective online oe vecale activo Fngin well with peson'sneeds ‘ocplans in ict really (ually wed before igh surprising statement) to gett ascustion shen ou ‘annot more en (Itc be wed Inanaharacoraspeccsiton. fen wed when you cannot ‘morein afc jem) eof eices very los tgether so thatthey cannot more ll he diferent ypes of wanspore ca buses, tral the subway, planes 4 smal image wed inch rooms nine byusest indicate dierent emotions (ean ako be sent by ‘mobile phone or nail. Example: ° onthe Internet Asin somebedy who Hes mesing nea peopl or spending tine with people eidayakeenoom? ‘Many peopl think chat philoso py is eally brig, bur t's ace ally quite fascinating when you stat finding out boat it. eoorieterawmt | | ‘Wepre sck intel for hors. | andso wemised on plane. | | “Teal jams ate uly jt cased by the amount fearon the roa, rather than by accidens, This is) shy thee are alvays taf ams daring rah hour | Although carisprobsbly themes popular means of eansort ii ot ver suitable for moder fein is, where they ae to0 expen sive and theres not enough space to die them ‘Whenever make joke about sombody whe am onthe le terme and I wor tat somebody rmihe get angry, Lot para siley atthe end of my message to show] T was ony joking Lown let my il suche Webs there are to0 many dangerous and ey things one “Markit very soci persona alls hehacdly evr ges outtohave fun and spenral hi ine lon ia histo playing coPat ce No ner cn seer i. Ge ee see eee eine ieee eee ney es ey ees ence ee tee eciaa ere cr ree Prag cy tenseuerey meanest an te cee Language step 1 Prefer Lets look at how the two IELTS candidate, Alice and David, use the verb prefer. Alice prefer eslng to travelling by us, David Generally, prefer hating online, Obviously, the frst thing you need to tel he examiner for this typeof question fs whether you preferX or Y. Prefer can be followed by either verb ing orto verb [Notice inthe examples below that prefer + verbing canbe fllowed by cither to or rather than, but prefer +to verb can ony be followed by rather than. prefer +-verbing +to/rather than +verbing 1 prefer cycling to taking the bus, | prafr eating to cootng. I prefer boing cakes at home rather than bya them in shops. I prefer reading a newspaper rather than watching TV. prefer +toverb+rather than +verb prefer to cyl rather than take the bus. prefer to eat rth tha cook, I prefer to ay cakes at home ratber than buy the in shops [prefer to read a newspaper rather thon wotcb TV. Both these forms are conret, and mean exactly the same ven shantcom 15(GB Exewise 1.1: Eeror Correction Some ofthe sentencesbelow ate ncortet, sme are correct. dent the incomec sentences and write the correc sentences in the spaces provided. 1. Tprefer to go tothe cinema to watch DVDs at home. 2. My sister prefers writing Jeers to write emails 43. [prefer to talk with fiends onthe phone rather than using emai, 4 much prefer to iv ina town rather than a big city. 5. My mother prefers shopping 2 the market more than in supermarkes, 6. My friends generally prefer to send text messages to talking on the phone, Language step 2. Comparatives Let's look again at how the two IELTS candidates, Alice and Davi, use the comparative, ‘Ace Cyeling iss much more conenint than taking the bus if youre not travelling too far. Actual, i's often jist to goby Bike because you don! get stick in| tei jams! Cyling is alsa beer for my health tbo ll other means oftranspoit, | inhdig bus i Dav «ll near alway in that hating online can be ore scabs you can speak to ‘mor than one person atthe same ime. Als, cating cline is often much ore Fin because ys can send stiles, photos and even video! After you have told the examiner whether you prefer X or Y, you should compare them, so it's very important to use comparatives correctly. To form the comparative of an adjective, you should: sud -erif the adjective i one syllable lng, aud ier ifthe adjective has two syllables sad ends in-y. auld more before the adjective ifithas two or more syllables. 6 sonnetPetre Tang Adetives Yo more expensive rmarecomfortable ‘more fashionable roreusehil | ea ‘When you compare X and Y, you should use one ofthe fllowing comparative structures X-+be+ comparative + than +¥ . ‘Waching TV is more interesting than listening to the radio (Cars ace preier than buses. X+benotas+ adjective sas +¥ Listening to the radios nota intresing a watching TV. Buses ar ota prot crs (GB Ecerise 1.2; Multiple Choice Choose the comet ansters to complete the sentences blow, 1. My mother prefers to ea at home rather chan eat in restaurant because she sags is for one’s health A.morebetter Bubest Cobetier 2, Think chat prefer sudent If to working life because wear allowed wo be in ‘our aitude and expres ourselves more. A. more retivity Bmore restive Coxeter 3. Most people prefer raking the airport expres light rallway to aking a taxi othe atport because itis much quicker ‘Bmore quick C-mare quicker nhac ”4. 1 prefer to go to partes with frends rather than with family ~ paying with tend is 0 much because Tea drink wine and lt my hair down! Accxeing Bewitinger C morecxting 5, Tobe hones, I prefer travelling to work by bus rather than by foo because i's Avcsier B.moreeasy mar easier 6,1 don’ ike aking the subway -it's definitely asthe bus, ‘A. more comfortable than Beles comfortable ‘Conotes comfortable 7. For me, sending text messages is sending emails A funner than Bmore fun than| notes fon 8. prefer sadying to working because Ife) and ___when sud. ‘A. eer; mare independent Bmore fee; more independent tree independent Extra language point Discourse Markers Lets take a lok at how the two TELTS candidates, Alice and David, use discourse markers in thee answers. ‘Ai Joplng sso much mow convenient than aking che bus Fy not tveling » to fat Actually, it's often fate to goby bike because.) "= avd nny alway nd hat chat olin canbe more acbleseyoucan speak © ‘ore than one person atthe same ime: Alo, chatting online s often much more funbecawe. Soe ee ‘One reason why Alice's and David's answers ae so god is that both candidates put extra Lite words (aed discourse markers) into their answers ina very native way. “Try to use the following words and expressions more often when you speak English, as they will help make you sound more lke a native speaker: actully infact ‘Actually and in fact are very often used by native speakers to introduce something that may be suprising or that slightly changes what was being sui before. tis actualy alt cheaper to go o that supermarket. rn fece, public buses are alot more environmentally friendly than many people thik " vncneces to say "Needless to say is another way of saying obviously or everybody knows that... without sounding rude or arrogant. lke eating lots of cakes, but needles tay, that wil make me ft “e's done very badly in is exams, so needless to say, he won" gt into university this yt also/in ndltion ‘Also and in addition are used to add extra or further information Pm avery sociable person, I prefe team sports suc as basketball and football and in a ‘ton ike going to English lb with my frien 1 prefer eying rather than driving cat because it helps me kep fn xii,’ beer {or te environment and i’ aso cheaper! besides ‘Besides at the beginning of a phrase means as well as, whereas atthe beginning of @ lane it means anyeay. Besides watching TV and allng tomy fiends, Lean relax while taveling onthe subway. 1 ike siding bike at's avery convenient way to travel Besides, is cheap and can’t aflord cat (Gp trercise 13: Gap Fill ‘Wiite the words and expressions below athe comect spaces. 1, writing emails i Jo cheaper than mailing leter 21 prefer to eat ac home rather than eat in resaurans, 3, Writing letersi a more personal way to communicate. like wating by hand 4. prefer watching TV to going tothe cinema because _beingcheaper it more comfortable. 5, Many people think i's dangerous to travel by aeroplane but _____ ts probably the safet means of transport avallble oenhamvercomFormula 2 What do you usually/normally do? Aims In this leson you'll ma questions, What do you doon an average day? Whatis your normal dily routine? Can you describe your typical day? ‘What do you tsually do on weekends? the Formula for What do you usvaly/normally do? type ‘The formula ‘When the examiner asks you What do you usullyinormally do? type questions, you must peers | Language steps 1, Useadverbs ofrequeney like a native speaker to show how frequently ot infrequently | you do things. Toften meet up with my clasmats, sometimes go shopping. + 2. Use the present simple tense & times t day correcily for general abit, ride my bike every day a2 o'ock We bave dinneerogether in the evening. 5. Show that you can use one or two cominon sequence inarkers. Before clas sacs we alk. ‘Wethen got bed. 2» vevoushantretcomFarone Native speaker words Lets learn some native speaker words which ae useful for answering this ype of question. ‘These words can also help you understand the model answers onthe next page more thoroughly. 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Hyon mane to Kep 3 pee don't \ soit ther people tel im about : similar wally these, Think my parent’ eating habits ae t00 wth idechange repli on Monday they have fis, Toss aa ee day hey have chicken, Wednesdays soap every week sexy te sane! calyatthe neal, nat You are at! told you be ee a sare sahetb uerorcaleratal lock sharp and it's now 8:05. ade) beyond the wsual tine; era Many workersin developed counts | overtime gan te peat work seus ro wrk veined | ‘sped ine with omnbody, Love hanging ot wih my enon the hang ith ‘analy fendsorfamily weekend. We go shoping got the cae somebody (fora) a, pay badminton and sometins go dancing nena com aModel answers Read the model answers from the two IELTS candidates, Alice and Davi. Gogo eee es er ee oo eee eer ee re Sees ee eet Venn Sarees earn Tee eet ee (ees c ee tees ne, tees serie eet eee aee rere erent rg eer eye ean as Cee reece at rere wc er eee 5, some eee wae ce ae eater aera seer sa Sea Language step 1 Adverbs of Frequency [Lets look at how the two IELTS candidates, Alice and David, use adverb of frequency ‘Alice Wal, nally [wake up sfound 8 sm, Talugy have a cup of cfc while T feview my study noes over breakfast. Then [rally tide ny bike to school, ‘apart frcim in Winter, when it’s way too cold. Before class starts, [often meet up | ‘with ay cssnates inthe coidor and we esp 8 bit about lie and shoo. [Afr schoo, loys go stsght ome and then art on ty homewerk while | my mut cooks me inne. [usualy go to beat about 10 p.m David Lal wakeup jst fer 7 nthe toring, then et my breakfast onthe way to the subway station gto wok at 8 c'doc sharp, and usualy work unt 5, sometines I work ovetime until 7 of 8. Afr I get home, normally eit dinner swith ny wife You must use adverbs offrequency wel in your test, and if you can master using a var- ‘ety of ifferent adverbs offrequeney, it will make your English more interesting and mach more ike a native speaker, Let's lok at two different kinds of adverbs offrequency. 2 swenachantetcomPetore ‘Adverbs that go afer the subject and before the verb always Talus go out partying every night when I'm on holiday. often ‘She often goes runing afer clas. She never tds her bike in winter almostnever| ‘We almast never go out dancing, rarely He rarely eat ce hardly ever she badly ever exercises. ‘Adverbs tha ean go before or after the subject ssually ‘Usually L wake up around 8 a.m, Tusuelly wake up around 8 a.m. normally “Normally Ubelp my mum with th cooking. | normally help my mom with the cooking. sometimes ‘We sometimes go shopping. Sometimes we go shopping, (GB Bxecise 21: Word Order Revit the sentences below in the correc nde 1. ext//buns/steamed usually 2 never/I/almastexercise/do wnahantretcom a3. gets/hardly ever/home/eatly he 4. she/novels/never/reads 5 always/ny bike /ides/a/father 6. lunch/read / magazine during///sometimes 7. parents with/watch/my/TV /normlly 8. play/1/computer/rarely/games 9. weekend /eyclng/often the /go/on/t Language step 2 The Present Simple & Times of Day Let's look again at Alice's and David's answers to sce how they use the present simple tense and times af day. | Ate Wat uu Topp around a, ae a up of fe while reiew ty study notes oer breast. Then T normally ride my bike to school, apart fiom in winter, when it's way too cal, Before clas starts, Toten meetup ny ‘ast athe corridor and we gp abit about life and school. fer school, alvaysgo straight home an the tart on my homework while my mui cok me lionel goto bed at abt 109. : | David ° During the week, I hove a’vety regular schedule because of my job. I always waky tg justafer7in tbe morning, hen eat tay braliston the way to the subways | tion. I get to work a 8a eockshrp and usally work unit 5, sametimes I work | | overtime until 7 08. Aft I thom, 1 normally eat dinner with my wife and’ aftet that ther hang it with rend or utch TY befor gig toed a abe 11. | ‘The prevent simple ie wed to describe what we do everyday or very frequent: [et up at 7:30 inthe morning. She often goes to the movies. ‘They eat noodles for lunch. 4 sonshanritcomatone ‘The pretent simples often used together with times of day, so make sure you are aware ofthe fllowing: at +hour+o'lock My mum makes me goto bed at 100lock, I getup at 6 o'clock, sit+- dawn noon midnight never getup at at always et lunch a noon, at +hour +a.m, /inthemorning T usually wakeup a § aim. usually wake up at 8 in the morning. A+ hour-+ pam. inthe afternoon /evening (My father often comes home at 9 Pn (My father often coines home at 9 in the evening, at/onthe weekend 1 normally jus relax a tbe weeynd, 1 normally just relax onthe weekend. ok, In noon, on weekend, it eee es neers ees ee ee ee ee eter ete sees (GD bxewise 22: Gap Fill ‘Write the words and phrases below in the earet spaces. Recently I've been very lary. I prety late, around 10 am, and tke along lime over breast. [usualy television while sy beakfist, then I , with ends and featbal in the street. Igo back home and lunch with my family then I go out again in the evening and woenhanivietcam 2sany mates, Aer that I normally in bed tll the ealy hous ofthe morning and (GB Exercise 2.3; Error Correction deni the mistakes inthe following sentences and vite the corectsentencsinthe paces provided. 1. Loften goto my site hose for inch nthe weekend 2. Onley, Iw et up 10 am. in the morning. 4 Talways go fora jog onthe evening, when tis cool 4, Normally, got bad at I pm. ocock 51 to have hunch in noon. 6. eave for work on 6 2m, oock. Extra language point Sequence Markers Lets take a look at how Alice and Davi use sequence matker in their answers ‘Ace Well usally 1 wakeup around 8 a1m,.7ovn norvly side my bike hl, pat rom in wits, when its way too eal, Bere clas dat, [often meet up ‘vith my caster inthe coridar and we gop abit about if nd schol. fer school avy gp stighthone ander stat ny homework i ny mm «cooks me diane. David always wae up just after7 inthe morning, er eat ny breast on the way to the subway station. Aer get home, | normaly eat dice with my wife and afer hat citer hang ot with Fiend oF watch TV before ging to bal at about 0 To talk about your usual or normal routine, you should use sequence markers. These help you logically link the different activities that you do together and also make things such cleat forthe listener, 2 ‘awaitore Remind yourself ofthe following sequence markers before then iter (activity) after that Tenet ce Tere rae 5 thir actions This spl of save speakers (Exercise 24: Gap Fill & Ordering iit the wor and phases below in the correc paces and then ode the sentences AD inthe order that they occu. oe Ae ‘ave something to eat. rarely have avery big breast + come home and take a quick shower. . On Sundays, normally get up fly early an have aun nthe local park doing anything ee. D. 1 crow some really comfortable clothes on. \svahantretcom nFormula 3 What do you like to do (in your spare time)? son you'll master the Formula for What do you like to do (in your spare time)? ‘ype questions. ‘What do you like todo in your spre time? ‘What do you like to do when you are on holiday? What do you like todo when you ae not working? ‘The formula ‘When the examine asks you What do you ike todo (in your spare time)? type questions, ‘you must pert ee ieee: Language steps 1, Use either enjoy like + verbing or like +to verb. | like studying English | ito study English 2, Use one or two native speaker ways to sy like. Ym guite int playing guia. Tm really gen on seadyng Engi 43. Ure some adjectives of positivefeeling to show the degrees of your interest. | lke playing football I's exiting Fim quite int Jearing nvr languages ind it fescinatng. i i Ey vunhantiecomate Native speaker words Let's learn some native speaker words which are useful fr answering this type of question, ‘These words can also hilp you understand the model answers onthe ext page more thoroughly. Rees A oy Sade pee Example Sentence egos Sone ll the te. Het “gi in mine: ey The film Taos exec popula with some people bt do ely “Fk roma moves: ‘ype of muse with aerong beat Eines is one ofthe mos famous [ripen sina na apne lho ss | le stereionase S | Chior asinge msl Forme, dip are worth gigs | | Ferman yeni yo ave thy expense ike, Ey son Grab spot gine gringo epedornce gona yor han theta’ cD. tobe very tered nsomehing My athe’ recently boime keen of ‘ker on » phoscgrapby sh boot a expe something five ial meta and spends lot of me raking photos of everthing, ne un omgsin abut imaginary sink th Hany ate nove ae "peopl and eens aaa. ashoreor about imaginary Toe buy those all mages with sre sory rople and evens short stoi in them and read he | fBemibway on my miyto work | nee sometinesnotveryofen Although coin from England, ony ea ‘pig fod every 0 oer. esting something that makes Students oly need 9 elk 19 Prof you fel enthusiastic an ill of sor Smith fora while and then thee | esamising, ee ee suddenly busting with des hes so simulating vewminhanttcom »‘Model answers Read the model answers fom the two IELTS candidates, Alice and Davi. cece Gentry een eee ee eae eer era eet ere eee ee ee eet eae eet en a and unwind Fava big an obi i ee eee eee oa ee et ce cy Cate te ee eee er Language step 1 Like & Enjoy Lets look at how the two IELTS candidates, Ale and David ste vers ke ad enjoy. Ase Well have loti of hobbies 1 do in Space ine iy vey intel in| | studying Bglsh and Pm als quits into movies “sometimes Tom Intesests by watching British ot Arnerican films, What 1 pariclalyenjy doine,.| | though is playing football it's 0 exiting! | | David T work really hard during the day so inthe evenings Like rel and wmv. Tima hig fn hiphop ad rk me, an eB out th ends aed soatcing igs. : Like and enjoy are two very common verbs that you need to master to do well in your IELTS test. Like [Notice that David uses like in two diferent ways to say the same thing, ike +o verb keto relax. ike + verbs ite » vahanietcomFat one Enjoy enjoy +-verbing Tally enjgy playing tennis. Ifyou or the interviewer has already mentioned an activity and you continue to discuss that activity, you can refer to that activity as it. For example really enjoy studying English. 1s fan Inthe second sentence, it refers back to studying English Use it when you ae sure that both you snd the person you ae speaking oar talking about the same thing. Remember, if ‘what you were taking about before was plus, you must say they instead oft For example: ke watching football matches they ares exiting, (QB Exercise 3.1: Error Correction ach of the sentences below has atleast one mistake, deity the mistakes and write the correct sentences in the spaces provided. | When Tm not working Italy enjoy to ce inthe county ouse my chy Tey area very heley and exciting pastime, Lally like vo getting involved in team sponse is paiculrly god for building up ‘orperative skis and healthy competition. 1 espeilly liking wo spend my fee time sleeping and beng layin my dommitory. 4. My fiends ana Tare really keen on play computer games. Iisa elly good way to spend an evening. | enjoy to take pat n maria ars like kung fi they can keep you fit and make you song! 6, She enjoys go out to bars on weekends and hang out with ind nhac aLanguage step 2. Native Speaker Ways to Say I Like ets okagin tte candidates, ant Davi expres the ies ke | Alice ‘Wl hae lol of hobbies ike to don ay sae Tony tere in| © studying English and Tp aloo quite nt) mov scone oat | interest by watching Beith of American lms Divid Fe Gh leg ie ie ene cee Users = ind. 77" Dat big fan of hiphop and ock mc and Tlie hanging outwith code and setchng es In aa Wo etngel ind sho soi | Let's lok at the structures for these native speaker ways to say you lke something: Tmquiteinto + activity/hobby ‘in quit int playing tennis I get very excited about it Tmabigfanof +activity/hobby ~ ‘Pm a bigfan of guitar music -Loften go to concerts. Tmkeenon-+activity/hobby ‘i really Aven ongoing to eat in Thai restaurants. I love Thai food. ‘Pminterestedin+actvity/hobby im very interested luo; Pm always ending about the latest laws and legal eases. WB Exercise 32: Word Order Rewrite the sentences below in the comet order. 1, quitefon/deective/into/stores/Pm/TV watching 2. offfanfeomedies/huge/a/romantic/she's 3, interes /m/ latest in fashions etremelyehe 4 very/dancing/he'/ with /at/clubs/on iendskeen 2 mn hantercomPancre Language step 3. Adjectives of Positive Feeling [Let's take a look at how the two IELTS candidates, Alice and David, use adjectives of pos tive feling ice Wel, have ots hoi I le to doin, my spare ime ['m very nerd in | seadying English nd alo git nto move smetines combine these two nts by matching Bish ot American Fl, What patie ding, thoaghs is playing otbll- ifs 0 ea Dard involved ina eading group ty iver aid ei fen we et to the and discs the latest boos we've read oe nner =f 0 timalatng 0 tlkand hear diferent view about he books ws vel ea ‘To explain why you ike doing something, you should use adjectives of postivefecing. [eisotn dfical for nonnative speakers tose them corey, nd candidates Frequently Tose marks in the TELTS test because ofthis typeof mistake. Adjectives of postive feeling come from stative verbs such 2 say, bore and excite “There ae two ways to tur this typeof verb into adjectives of pskivefeeing. ‘Use be + verb-ed when talking abou the person who is experiencing the emotion: Hei bored when he has nothing to do. She fascinate by music “They are interested in playing forbal. ar satis wi my lesons. The boy i excited when I give him food. Usebe + verbving when talking about the thing thats causing the emotion: Poctbll is boring. Mase is fascinating, Sradyng English & intresting. Sexing a concerts exiting. Eating big dinners stsping {GB Exercise 33: Sentence Completion Complete the sentences low by writing the caret forms ofthe words in brackets 1. Teal enjoy reading god bok iss0 (ats) 2, Line movies ae (bor 3 ends areal (excite) boos te concer on Sunday. 4, ove eying Eglh tn (Gina) bythe gram. 5. teal (ovr) in eaening more abou ther counties 6 Juli finds era ses ineredily (ats. 2Formula 4 What do you dislike about X? Aims : Tn this lesson you'll master the Formula for What do you ddike about X? type questions. What do you dike about parties? ‘What doa’ you like about your jb? What do you dislike about eating in restaurants? ‘The formula ‘When the examiner asks you What do you dislike about X? type questions, you must: eae ee ee ee aes ee ce CSS re | Language steps 1 1 Use native speaker expressions of dsike. Thm not keen on spor. 2. Use native speaker degrees of dislike words and phases absotutely hate going to the cinema. 3, Use very much corectly to expres the idea of dshike, 1 don’ ike basketball very much 4 vrmnhanttcomPore Native speaker words Lets learn some native speaker worde which are useful for answering this type of question. “These words can alo help you understand the mode answers onthe nxt page more thoroughly. Native Soe ‘4peson you don't know. Patents often tll small children not 4 to allt anit as can be scones : ‘anger. fd once tosnldy wale hat yod ‘Tom ashe has ck mbt sing de ding soncthng ier Bw le Rong Stes someing ‘ieonly ong de elf singing alo. pee of raring yy Pele wine hey oe smperidal dite sho, wibou mich a ven pre : é an aeaotanaciny, job of Atouh los of nies, gate coe eee i : Nay compete Bild and el the poe “eye emits need! 21°") o's line nanags is 4 mae Somtines worker fone com See nor senor than you plas abut thine manager he baste ‘om you are ree for manager ofthe Une manages, whch our wotkona aye scan very anwar he jouineyberwcen ones oa eae ie in ial iy 0, eomimiemn/v workplace nd home; to ake ta ie’ ive to spend 0 mich ‘tatourey tn comming work eed. ‘he ie inthe moming andere atthe bs sng Hout pening when the rads and_ bose te afc soba. IT ned sh hour faremen are busy bese eo gp some inthe cy, do Tow pope er avellngtoor fermen bar 1Oam.andspm | from wk fullotthings or peopl; very enuf beaches at often ied a jampacked apa dove togeter ing the urmer because they are jam packed wih toa,‘Model answers Read the model answers from the two IELTS candidates, Alice and David. Ce ea ere i So ie en ne esa eee ee ee een een Cee ener! ot ston is very supeiticil:you'don't ell he pers at ll i Re ee eee le ee a one incre ee ee ee Pee eet tat eae esta ee ee eee eee Cea ea koe Language step 1. Expressing Dislike lett how th to IELTS anda Ale nd av xp te ie of ie ‘Alse Well I gency eajy th partes I got, bi there aa ow hing Ido iy. ‘do tal the drinking tat usualy happens, ad Tit hee ont meeting lots oF | no pepe at pti. an stand epetng mand ths Kid of onvetion | isveryaupetcal.. | avid Laan pariedart tiem jo im nx interested the eld kin, af ot | lity ny ine manage or many of my callages very mich theyll boring. | Butwhat aioe at sbout my job the commute [Notice that Alice and David use a varity of phrases to talk naturally about things they don't like. You should also try to use a varied range of ways to say you dislike something. “Here are some more expressions you should try to use ‘expression +noun 1 don't tte pasties 1 don't ejay music concerts Tin not ben on fashion Tim not realy afar of msc. 36 shane comatone Tm not interested in iso hate TV documentaries. Tea stand supermariys expression +verbing I don Lik ing ig cy 1 don't enjgy wating television Vn nat ken on reading about fashion. not really afr of stein to lve music. Vn mot itrested in Learning about history. bee ees a aoc ean’ stand going to the supermarket. (QB Buceise 4.1: Rephrasing ‘Look tthe entenees below and rewrite them in dhe spaces provided using the phrases in brackets. : 1 ont ike wo travel lo or work, but my boss makes me hits) 2. Like formal partes where you have fo lok very smart and behave very well (not keen on) 3.1 don't enjoy it when my manager rites mein front of all my colleagues. (cant stand) 4, Susan doesn’t ike Engh a all and she thinks is a complete wast of time (ot interested in) 5. 1 don’ like to go to expensive restaurants. (not really a fan of) 6.1 don tke to watch TV soap operas (don't enjoy) Language step 2. Expresing Degrees of Dislike lets nokapin tow Ae nd Dsl res ees of ile ‘ice Loavtsandeeeating myself and thiskind of convertion is very sued you don’t realy get to know the person at all. | David Tdon' particulary lity my job..But what I absolutely bute about my job is the | commute... | ” vnmeabatiercom‘There are many ways of saying you dont like something in English. Just saying I don't ike. all the time is boring for you and for you listener Lets lok at some ways to express degrees of dislike: 1 absolately hat. 1 don relly ike 1 thoroughy se 1 don’ relly enjoy. oan stand. I realy don’t like. {stone dislike... (GP Exercise 4.2: Gap Fill ‘Wirite the words and phrase below in the correct paces LI like Jeny’s pares He always invites boring people 2. Margaret ites office paris because she has to pretend to like all of he cok leagues and her job She finds it quit annoying. 31 ‘our seminar clases a university because none of my classmates prepare for ‘he clases and everyone is oo nervous to discus the topic. 'sa waste of ime. 4. My wie hhates her ob because the work is boring her boss i an idiot and her salary is terble! 5. Many parents ‘boingng ther children to parties because they have to spend all ‘oftheir time looking after the kde rather than relaxing and having a good time themselves, 6. My mother travelling to work by bus fe’ always so crowded, the journey takes ‘along tin and she hates the TVs they have now. Language step 3 Very Much Let's take a look at how the IELTS candidate David uses very much David don’ like my ine manager or many of ray colleagues ery much ~ they'll so boring. ‘Many students make the terible mistake of saying the fllowing types of sentences in the IELTS tet: 1 oe like playing tenis (>) 1 don’ ike ver mh going shopping (%) " maateitcomPatone "This is very bad English and doesnot sound ike a native. ook at the fllowing correct native speaker sentences and sei you can see the comect sword order patterns: lke playing tennis very ruc. 1 don't ike going shopping ver much “There are thre rales you must remember ‘You cannot use very before ave. Youu cansot use very much before ave. ‘You can use wery much after the activity Examples: like reading romantic novels very mich 1 realy ike eading romantic novel. 1 don’ ike going climbing inthe mountains very much. [really da‘ ike gong climbing inthe mountain. [fou want to ound like a native, we avis you to only use very much with short UG bxercse 43: Error Correction Some ofthe sentences below are incorrect, Some are correct. Identify the incorect sentences and write the correct sentences in the spaces provided. 1. vey enjoy saying Els 2. very much tke going to the seaside and swimming inthe sa 41 dnt very much enjoy going 0 paris 4. Ter kel pars of my job. 5. enjoy my job very much. werhantretcom »Formula 5 How often do you do X? Aims In this leston you'll master the Formula for How often do you do X? type questions ow often do you read books? How often do visitors come to your home? ow often do you go out to dinner with fiende? ‘The formula ‘When the examiner asks you How often do you do X? type questions, you must: peer ere never go to the cineina regulary watch DVDs [| 2 Use a variety of adverbs of infrequenc) to descibe something you don’t do often, | Taam’ atogys eat at home. | Boeryonce ina while pay sports f | | 1: Use a range of different adverbs of frequency conrectyNative speaker words Let's learn some native speaker words which are useful for answering this type of question. “These wordscan also lp you understand the model answers on the nex page more thoroughly. ry Soon i i Definition ‘a Ce nen cence eee) (pd acai ay Copeetoe ste fb oe i Soo yur ale male can) ‘to spend time with other people freemen somebody who ed lth ine to change or vary thing fom the orl pane frfun oro make thers moe nerexing ype of wring where the rent ranged in lin, which may oF may not spe (Many students ‘confi this word with poet” and “poem") to fil ke dong something Pancre “Example Sefeace iilavaniey pel derereg at io sn Bi ba Tigh ct apo ke. Cre ae a ely des, Gat Se tcome lay. Lan igh nd oe oe in boas nd Cooked Gane Co thea Tle pai es ke oie nya peop ohne cath ida ese oe’ nde hoe a ie 2 bok ie Joe's boris slays realing andar ever going fut with rend eben working onthe same prot work for six months and in i pletely bored. T wish ut manager ‘would mix he work up and pve ws some ne tas, [anyen Khon i my favour poe, whose pote i ery famous. Many oer e wrote are tang at school | | | He bs usted me ogo an pay tennis wich Ber, bot I'ma inthe wood; I jst feel Hike siting onthe tof and reg book‘Model answers Read the model answers from the two IELTS candidates, Alice and David. ieee ee ce ee eee eet Cea tearenne erent rests ea err ea at Petree eters eats hve more ti mee eet Pe ee ts en eae een ett fener t Pe eee eo ee eee Sena eee er Language step 1 Adverbs of Frequency {Let's look at how the two TELTS candidates, Alice and David, use adverbs of frequency {Auge Tet go out dene With ny Gunde aU ine ut nn my a year of | ee: 4 | versity nw ad Ty ally buy | Davi’ To behooes, Im i edi books a amplt bookworm! Tully ead favs but ometnes Imi it up igh ad ead books about story or ature Remind yourself ofthe fllowing groups of adverbs of frequency: ‘Adverbs of frequency that go before the verb always anys read the Sunday papers seldom/rarely Jonathan rarely goes to fastfood restaurans, | never read the Sunday papers ‘Adverbs of frequency that can go before the verb or atthe end ofa sentence often often listen to musi isen to music fen, . shaneatone frequently iequetly goto bars with my friends. goto bars with my fiends frequent. ‘Adverbs of frequency tht can go atthe beginning of a sentence or before the verb or at theend of sentence vsually ‘Usually play football on Sunday. 1 usually play foosball on Sunday. 1 play football on Sunday usually. sometimes ‘Sometimes Igo tonights. Tsometines goto nightclubs. 1 go to nightclubs sometimes. ‘occasionally ‘Occasionally Lee reads a newspaper. Lee ocasonaly reads a newspaper Lee reads a newspaper occasionally, ‘Adverbs of frequency that ean only goat the end ofa sentence allthetime Listen to my MPS al the time. fe ere Pee ees a Sept ee eo eet (GB Bxeccse 5.1: Word Placement Cite the eters that represent the appropiate postions forthe adverbs of fequency in rackets. 1, ATE gocgeling wih my fends Comte) 2. Ashe B smokes gare C (neve) 3, A 1B goto conensC. (on) 4 Ashe goes swimming on Thursday nights Cosa) 5. Ae Bites met ishouse for danerC. ocasionaliy) 6 A 1 ead the newspaper each morning while ca breast C (be) 7A my mother 5 cooks dinner o lunch for he ends and neighbours C (equ) aneabantiietcom aB.A watch TV C. (ll the time) 9, A be listens tothe radio C (seldom) Language step 2 Adverbs of Infrequency Lesbo how the two IELTS candidates, lice and David, us ceri adverbs to describe things they rarely do. ("dl fon ire ha wes candi i yc ees encanto eta [ee alee oral “Fem eight mney, ba eo in de eh ‘When you do not do the activity the examiner asks you about frequently, you should use varied range of advorbsofinfrequency. Colloquial expressions In addition to never, seldom and rarely (see Language step 1, you cam also use the fol- lowing colloquial expressions to sound more lke native: ‘every once in a while (=sometimes) 1 play football on Sunday morning eoery once i a while, {rom time to time (= occasionally) have fiends over fam time to tine ‘once na blue moon (=rarely) 1 dink aloohol once ina blue moon, hardly ever (almost never) badly ever pay vdeo games. Using dont Tes alo often useful to form adverbs of infrequency by adding don't before an adverb “offrequency. Don't can be used withthe fllowing adverbs always don't alae go to the university canten to eat vsually ‘She doco’? usualty have guests to “ swevahanetcomohten Hee does’ often socialise with rend allthe time 1 don't goto expensive restaurants with frends cl the km, jut occasionally, (i Ce Exercise 5.2: Practice with aFriend ‘On your own ot with a partner, ry answering the following quests using the adverbs of infrequency below. a ae 1. How often do you ead books in English? 2, How often do you go to expensive restaurants? 3, How often do you cook dinner for gues? 4. How ofen do you goto music cancers? 5. How often do you watch soap operas? 6, How often do you go on holiday with your frends? 7. How often do you read scence magazines? 8, How ofen do you watch American ins? Extra language point Explaining Frequency at's take a look at how Alice and David explain why they usally or don usualy do something: Alice used to go out to dinner with my fend ll he time, bu Fm in my lst ear of niversty now and Fn realy busy don't oe bave the chance otkea break and spend time with my fends. ‘soutien 6lst aling oe bc th or a a la ana ae i” en ut {lo exjoy hist and are bok bee ty cb me om more | et ci ain ie het ey ba Te [tebe intent oa 0 [Remember thet the second thing you should say to the examiner when answering How ‘often do you do X? type questions i why You do the action frequently ar infrequently. Practise using thefllowing phrases: 1 [adverb of (in}requency) doit) because... 1 always play basketball after work Because Lean keep fit and socialise with my colleagues. 1 don’ often goto the cinema because is too expensive. ean do (lt) because. 1 can't socialise with my friends very often because live in completely diferent part of the iy. would like to read more books but Ian’ because I don't have te time. {adverb of (infrequeney) have the chance to do (it) because... T don't usually have the chance to hangout with my old friends because I recently moved to anew city 1 don'tofen hae the chance tread long novels because Iam so busy at work, (GB) Exercise 5.3: Matching Match the sentence has 1-5 with the sentence halves A-E, 1. 1don'ofien wakeup ate than 8am. 2. Lean dik cof with breaks. 3. [sometimes have the chance ogo tthe theatre inthe eveing 4 Lately have the chant. 5, Tsay ang ot wih myiends on the weekend ‘A because it helps me relax after the working week. B, because my gilfiend can occasionally gt fee tickets. CC. scbeause fe makes me nervous and its’ good for the stomach DD. nbeause I don’t Hee tein be late inthe morning. to have people ove for dine. * neahanretcomPatna Formula 6 What do you like most about X? Aims In this ésson you'll master the Formula for What do you like most about X? type questions ‘What do you lke most about student life? ‘What do you lke most about your job? ‘Whatis the bes ting about your city? Whatis your favourite pe of weather? The formula ‘When the examiner asks you What do you lke most about X? type questions, you mus: eer ee tee rs ae | Language steps 1 (teva dig egw ay ieee | Tesi ke lying be ino. | Stade priory eno going ro bas and rears 2. Ue pale ervetares comet. Tike ong othe cine wing TV and plan ideo games | 3, Use simple linking word scart | | Alou he cy bas develope very fe sl no very expensive | 1 dont ie raving 0 wor, it enjoy ny jb | Native speaker words ets learn some native speaker wocds which ate wful for answering this typeof question. These words an also help you understand the miodl answers on page 49 more throughly vv haietcom aoe : : ‘very god opportuni archance Getting scholarship o sty 21, pice ‘oasioneing Hara nentyeragaln | oy ee | expend) to inten somebody's nowledge My fuer sways tld mecha | Green sy nkerrcner goings | Se s—~—«s—C“(‘;$ws:sSss tors een | arppeotdanstom South Amer, ve lo waned ot Sala docng | Siang) mm Meccano tron ss kes ot a Semmens / | ee es | | som inlorthomstetody Pour irbewne! dy. | ne rough stetchingand breathing, frequen. | | = — Ll : Sling vince ome Samia 1 the my cen oman co ay hd aight dead Td al dn my CL ean | ‘avery strong, violent and dangerous Pete was sling in the Pacifie Ocean | a DLrt~—~—CM iin . Senco tloeres bw | a _ -. ese den vos _ a bad re oevaluable ‘over education qualifications, | all year; at all times of the year {could cell my grandmother’ health | ayant |. «Pero Model answers Read the mode answers from the two TELT candidates, Ale and Davi ae ee ean es Ae See at ingeien your hosnetovn ie ee t : ee nee hse et eure ea eye eee aan Feu sctiiadone encesedl cua Language step 1 Expressing Degrees of Like _ Let's look at how the two IELTS candidates, Alice and David, express deqres of ike ‘le What prtcarly ike about student lithe golden opportunity it gies me to expand iy boone. David .Bat what I epcily vate about Nha Trang’ lcation is the fs seafood we Gavel yea round. ‘As you can se, Alice and David se different ways to express how much they like di- ferent aspects of X. Le’ look at some more native speaker ways to express degrees oflike: verbing Examples relly nj watching the tees y the lake bend inthe wind [particularly like my hometown’ fod. especially love atending my Psychology lectures, [Any ofthe above combinations are fine, and using some varied language will make you sound more ike a native speakerNotice that ike, love and enjoy canbe fellowed by ether a ver-ing or noun for examples: especially likefenjoy/love waltng inthe countryside. | especially like enjoy/love the countryside. You cannot say: Tikejenjoy love to walking. ii eee a Penns Semen a ear ee: ao Pg es (GB Bxenise 6.1; Error Correction ‘Some ofthe sentences below are incorrect, some are correct. Identify the incorrect sentences ‘and write the correct sentences in the spaces provided. 1. Lally liking meeting ner people 2 1 pancularly to love traveling as prt of my ob. 3. She especialy enjoys vst the famous sight in my hometown, 4, Lenjoy o taking photographs and sending poscards home. 5. 1 very Ike ving with my classmates in our dormitory. 6-Lrealy love snowy weather. Language step 2 Parallel Structures Let's lok at how the two IELTS candidates, Alice and David, use parallel structures. ‘Alice .At university, cannot ony cease ny knowledge about my mor and learn ‘ew things ike Sale and yogs, but lea also meet lots of new people David Although we gt the odd typhoon every year because wear bythe seaside, we leo ey ight sa breezes ding the sumer. so vuchanreecomPa One ‘Parallel structure means making sue that the series of words in sentence ae in agree rent or inline with each other, The best way to understand this is by looking at some ‘examples relly enjoy watching play, ting papers and istenng tothe schoo ban. ‘My mother particularly kes to dance, go ou to retarants and spend ime with the family. ‘As you will notice al ofthe verbs in the above sentences have the same form, and so can be sid to agree with each other. Many students lose points in the TELTS test because of simple agreement erors suchas the following: especially like reading scientific journals, hve fan with my sty mates and relaxing on campus. (X) ike to reed sientifiejounas ve fin with my study mates and relacingon campus. (%) (Berercise 62: Multiple Choice Choose the appropriate words rom the choices below to complete the sentences, 1. Tere are many things that ike aout Tet holiday We all wach elvis light reworks ‘ouside the dor, and songs together. Acsig : B. singing 2. Hleespecaly loves walking and__ hse through the ie ik Avride Boriding 8 Freallyloveto hike, swim, and amy beg, Aide Bring 4. Wow, there are so many things ove about my job. My workmates are great, We do alot together in our fre time, We often go drinking in bars, ‘nlubs and singing at [araoke bas during the weekend! A.danoe B. dancing 5. Asa student, enjoy eaming new things _ my fiends on campus and studying he brary Atomeet B, meeting 6, Myseady mates tke very day, play spon together and study inche park. Aloexncte Bewrising wnat core aLanguage step 3 Linking Words Let’ take a ook t how the two IELTS candidates, Alice and David se inking words {ice At univers, I can nit only incest my knowledge about my jo and earn | ew thing lke Salsa ad yogs, fut Tan alo tlt few people. | Dovid .albiugh we gt the od typhoon every yer because we bythe seaside, we ako enjoy light ea breezes dur the sume. i what especially value about "Nha Trangs location ithe fresh seafood Wea etl yer round. ‘To sound like naive and to improve your score on your speaking testes good to show slight comparison, contrast and consequence between ideas and feelings using transitional or linking words ‘Take a look at the following linking words, and how they are used: Dut : really ike my maths teacher, but like my cence teacher mote however (My majors history; weve, Lfind art class more exciting. although Although I study hatd most ofthe time, I aways find time for fun on the weekends always fin ine fr fan on the weekends, athoug I seudy hard most ofthe time. though enjoy earning to play the violin, tough cis diffe at cimes. “Though its difficult mes, enjoy learning to play the violin. asopporedto Student discus ideas, as opused to jst copying from books. besides ‘Besides cooking and painting, I often do other activities like singing and hanging out with any fends {often do other activities lik singing and hanging out with my friends besides cooking ant painting aswellas She is my classmate aswell a ny best fiend, ‘As well as being my best rend, se is my classmate also ove runnin in the pak, Hols ran in the gym. 2 vevvhattietcomFe One [fewioiG yousheulssoy (QB trercise 6.3: Matching ‘Match the sentence halves 1-8 withthe sentence hales AH. 1. am realy happy with my univers’ appearance, he spon fics and the sealers. Leja lot of hing abou being de, 5, ike my cy beet iso, historical and. 4, ove the wines because ofthe sno, cand casi,» 5, Aswellasbeinga moder, clan and ishionable pace tlie 6 though Lam generally noa very scl person 7. My jeboffers me tof opportunities tobe creative and workin team 4, When Lg raeling enjoy going forlng was. |A.choweves don't eal ike going oo fa into unknown territory =1'm fad of getting est B. -Trealy ke my bometown because i's so interesting, C.nthe thing about working li I enjoy the mosis going out wo lunch and dinner with my ‘workmates. . though my favourite thing mov certainly the new restaurant on campus its reat! Besides having exible working hours wala fiendly pce to lve. {G.-but the thing ike mos isthe opportunity to meet ls of clever, thoughtful people. Has opposed tothe awful summers with ho, diya. wonhanescom 2Formula 7 Is X popular (in your country)? Aims In this lesson you'll master the Formula for IsX popular (in your country)? type questions Are ies popular in your county? Tsvatching team sports popular where you live? {Is playing sports popular in your univers Is music popular in your county? ‘The formula : ‘When the examiner asks you I X popular (in your country) type questions, you must Ansrer order ee aes ee Language steps 1. Talk sbout types of people. People of al ages ike to ride bikes. Mot businesims own at 2, Use quantity words t talk about how many people lke X. 1 ehinle most people ride the subway. “The majority of British people dink mille wi dhe tea 43, Use ori o two expressions of habit like a native. {In general, out people enjoy spicy fod. Aso rule, older generations are mare traditional swovunhantnet comPest ore Native speaker words ‘Lets learn some native speaker words which ae useful fr answering this type of question. ‘These words can ls help you understand the mode answers on the next page more thoroughly re sue eat pe ee inmost aly; overly psn do et a fod inal sometimes pip ok cs 2 yet mg go McDonald frequen Sec ae androgen he eer os replay ‘welt change the topic of what Hove plain olf and eins As for sure aking abut ‘coking, Cave no el intestine dcibingomeboly ortome- Inthe past, mos mex wer sei they ‘thing hat sy rena beer did't eve women could be waved ‘than womea owen ae wich money, power of esponiiis ser than men ‘wheter somethings tre or Is ly ood plac goon holiday? ots determinel by something Te depends on wa kind of hliday you aes starencmmna Tronic | wae | ‘usually; generally rac “Asarule, 'ma very calm person but some- ties ge realy annoyed | | hemos popular mucin Somémodera pop muse is fnsstie= | pop(ic) noun sods, usual uncomplited ~Ihke Tae That snd Ble ~ but mos oft | nd eas to remember fe poy ere at seco belly happen ous ik sno be poplar ih ler peopl | yd something sd sade | pee onal le of ms, 1 don think anyone ise t9 Engh ‘fen from thecounesde fle ams anymore; is oo odio an event where masa ply ove going o concerts iso excng smictoa very lage audience to ee ay favour sar singing and cone: nein acing on dhe sage, and he atmophere| ‘efensticecae there hoon of| _ people ssModel answers Read the model answers from the two IELTS candidate, Alice and David. co Soe eae ee tere te fereiee eo eens ae een ea VOTO reat henna? s music pope ee een ee ae eter ment as Geen aay le murc | thine many wealthy perp. Language step 1. ‘Types of People et’ take lokcathow the ro IELTS candidates, Alice and Davi, describe different types of people Tas y pig Ty yal GE cl Fe Sip ale sudo gulely play etal, ao tng tA 1 Wink mot once ret ls ety alae eae Lege de’ lee otal ey popu wi may Vitae ume | rl As le yma cnr aly i pop ne Fp a a dpe cow ie ke Vie ag eT "Mn sy wey pple ee yea ss og | ae [Notice that both Alice and David say what types of people X is popular with, Talking bout types of people is «great way to sound like & native speaker when answering Is X popular (in your country? type questions. Remember: A county is made up of different types of people diffrent groups. ‘These different groupe have diferent interests and likes and iskes. ‘So, done just speak forthe whole nation and say: People in my country lke to drink ea. 6 ‘nmechantiietcmPat One A atv speaker wil alk about he types of people that Xi popu wth ther than saying that poplit t Sys beter anewer— tht does ot generic woul be In geeral alt of elderly Viana ple editing, tough here se sone who donot Now les lokatome more words talking about the diferent typer of people that make panei Ag Te lier gees ‘bed perle eat bese he etry fc woes pee nor epi ieatarwoete __theengaes ‘schoo! ids “unemployed people ‘the middle classes te yo pein. |i ice dient bss thine as Cea ees (@exercse 7.1: Matching “Match the word on the eft withthe words on the ight that hae a sinar meaning 1eldely people Ac the unemployed 2, office workers B, weakhy people 3. thelowerclases Coadolescents 4. teenagers D.the older generation 5. the upper lases . poor people 6, jobseekers F, whieecollar workers (exercise 72: Gap Fill Wile the words below inthe correct space 1, Tradivonal Viemamese activites such as playing Chinese chess and drinking ea are still very popular with in Vietnam. 2, Bikes are nota poplar as they were afew ears ago. Now, bikes are mos ridden by poor poople (uch as and st school and college. 3 The bust manly poplar with students ad teaelling oan from work most tend to have ther own cars and take taxis everywhere. swmnansivietcom KIEN TRUC SU s7 Als Fis Fark BadLanguage step 2. Quantity Words Let'stke a look at how the two IELTS candidates, Alice and Davi, we the quantity words {aed Geprly speaking Trould sy tat te maray of high iho and univ | mle students eid play Foot think nest Victames en ofall ges | emiet League matches..Tdon't believe lis very | Again, you will have notice that both David and Alice use quantity words in their answers that they do not generalise, Look a the following quantity words which you should master so that you also don’t generalise about people: most 1 think most people ik to occasionally watch and play spor ‘the majority of “The majority of tenager lite to pop music atleast once a week. alotot believe a lo f people wil decide to study abroad in the frat, (not) many Not many elderly people are interested in basketball ‘small percentage of Only a small percentage of sudents have theit own cars very few Inmy opinion, vey few poor people have the chance to study English (Bexercise 73: Rephrasing Rephrase the sentenes below using the words i Brackets. 1. All Vietnamese pope regula play badminton when they are young (lt of) 2. No women ply glfin Viemam. (not many) a unabanbetcomPaton 5 Every singe Vietnamese person likes to listen to music. (the majority of) 4, Nobody at my univers play table tennis, (very few) 5, Everyone watched the Thang Long Ha Not 1,000year Anniversary Celebration. (most) 6. No rich people ever dea bike. (a small percentage of) Language step 3. Expressions of Habit Letstake look at hoe the two IELTS cannes, lie an Dei we epresions of habit. Generally speaking, Tivol ay tad We ajay ot high col and univers iy | le stadt elle fotal. | Dad AG 6 ule, the younger entation ual tens opp rock o hip-hop musi Pa ecules nin ile Veneer kms lees on bic al ‘When you ae trying to talk about a lot of peopl, you should also use different expres: sons ofhabit so that you don’t generalise too much, Look at the fllowing expressions to say what people usually or normally do: ingeneral Tn generl, people in Idi ike to eat spicy fod. generally speaking Generally speaking, English people don’t really learn many other langage. ssarule “This expression simply means generally, and has nothing todo with rls. Asarrule, the older generation tends to be more tational than the younget generation. more often than not Businessmen div crs to work mor offer than nt tendto ‘Most people in my country tend enjoy playing ces. ahem »BExercise 74: Word Order Rewsite the sentenoss below inthe coret ode. 1, football more/as/boys/a/rule/is/with/ popular 2, eat/people/speakng/rice/ Viemamese/a lot of generally 3. regulaly/ more /than university often spons/sudents/play/noe/ very 4, together/sport/watching/o/like/tend/men 5. lke rch drive /eneral toa /peoplePetone Formula 8 What is the best time (of year) to do X? Aims In this lesson you'll master the Formula for What isthe bet ime (of year) to do Xt ype ‘questions, What time of years best for outdoor activities where you ive? Whatisthe best ime of day for studying? ‘What time of years best for trevelling in your country? The formula ‘When the examiner asks yous What isthe best time (of yer) to do X? type questions, you coe ee ae a eer 1 Use superatives correctly Da Lats the most beautiful place in Viena, ‘This ste bes time to travel 2. Use prepositions atime correctly for times of day, month and year. “Ha Noi beaifal nthe ae fall. Ba Na Fl is beaut any time ofthe Year, 43. Usea fe colloquial expressions for advantageous conditions ‘The winter months are et for sking “The summers perfect for ein in the mountains. i mohanietzom aNative speaker words Lets learn some native speaker words which are useful for answering this type of question. ‘These words can alsohelp you understand the mode answers on the next page more thoroughly pen TsdmpleSenteate done oie (ly 0 curler ade die atic that take ce in the one, eve bigs) tobedmina change {depend on soning 08 par | sence oration | wo gretometnly someting to pee vp PP h an atty where you use your arms rockelimbing and legsto climb up very seep ‘oks/mountain ides 5 long walkin the counside oe king ining il and mourns ‘0 elnterexed in someting nena somthing anactvgy where onesis ona noun wooden Sledge” and slides down ing sow bills sully popular wih chien am city where one stands with bot eon oe “board andin lscowteaning nom ths waydlides down amountin; much te same as to atebard, ‘butonsnow ‘the code par of wine, sully around the mile of winter epfwier B Ton’ want an ofe job Iwan job that involves los of edoor tks wo that Pin not tack in an fil day ‘Whether or no you like Hue food depends on ifyou ikea lof pce Many core aon ee sorews al ht wrk Ti tbr roves oh efor Silo ds gods env en ood rcklin Tinh my ame ae | song eh | 1 ite Hiking 1 get | le thoagh ges feo, Sp had ag les My ine nephew Daniel ato aeropaefe ahraa oning Sound ne its oy ea ins hand nd mling ng en A ew ears ayy ke legen shes den tl se et dna nr obi | | Aiko snorbourtigiry ial Pm to ihe of ang soy | My favorite tine of the year is te depth of winter. The, there's usual | Js of snow, people ae on bolday ‘oom work and Tan eno siting in lront ofthe fie wit good book wn aneietcomPetre dem noun lexino something Jia web productive ace ‘Model answers the very eal time inthe morning whe hesun fiers tobe ble oancenare on someting to 09 somebody concentrating on something producing lo proving a age moun ofsomthing ve only sean the dawn once o vice in my ie; Fm fa too Inyo ge up teat! “This wocken Adan’ amis ping sry and bl inthe by hi sel He hopes el finaly be able to ae ino chat ig hisary bol he bought rece. “Whenever I write papers revs for ‘exams, Imai be alone ~orberwise 1 wil be dsacted by the ote people sd Lit concentrate “Many fs have fr to mary met ings olen they do not tavesclear focus and rene very productive The company woul be bee ff i the wa kept working. Read the model answers from the two IELTS candidates, Alice and David. onietsr ce fe ae Uva eae Pa icon snuchantietcom Steere ae net fess er esl or Ro: ae coe ee Table ae Tie ce sd aonb Ce ee day a iis, bane i sradtions | ete te en ere ie oer ea cee KIGNTROCSU gg Mayle Fa Sod BibLanguage step 1 Superlatives 1a’ look at how the wo IELTS candidates, Alice and Davi, we the superlative forms. [Ale Yt ine of yar todo outdoor avis tein the summer ot [Math winter The wear betwen Jean xl September prove te at | Sos fk dining ing, mount biog playing pv | Ean i‘ ‘ thinkc the best time of day to study is in the very early morning, just after dawn. | this iste quite time of day... definitely the mast productive time of day for me jut aaogeup et [Notice that both Alice and David use « numberof different superlatives in their model snswers. Ths i also something you should master so that you can answer this type of ques- tion correctly Let’ review some rules about correctly changing adjectives into superlatives. Adjectives with one syllable bs tee tnt | cae beaut ‘mare bet ‘the most beaut 1 ineresing more intresting he most intresting exeting mare exiting (hemos exiting enoyable more enjoyable ___themort enjoyable Remember these exceptions es ao the est heworst thermos fun oo sev helatone Tp savin aise rasae ploneiney Iie ce rere (@xenise 8.1: Sentence Completion Complete the fllowing sentences by writing the appropriate comparative or superative fons ofthe adjectives in brackets 1 Wine probably (oad time of year there are no leaves on the tes the weathers freezing cold and the people arent happy! 2. Spring (Gesuifal cme o year's lovely and warm and he flowers all inbloom. 3, Summer isa (etal) ime of ert vt Phu Quoe land than any other seasons the only ie when the weather not od but actually quite warm 4 (pleesan season in which ose Tala is most certain pring in ate March ad ely Apri 5. Wineris (good) sme ogo sing 6 The sping is on) time of year to go climbing nthe mountains becuse its ot 20 ho and noe 00 cl 7, lying ites (enjoyable) hing to do in summer. 8. The eight of summer is (warm) season of the yea to go camping 9, Quang Tos undoubedly much ot than Nha Teng nthe summer mont tesalmost unbearable. T woul! avs tourist avid Quang Ti athe peak of summer Language step 2 Prepositions of Time [Lets lokcagnn at how the two TELTS candidates, Alice and David use prepositions of time, [ce 1 think the best time of year to do outdoor activites is ther inthe mmr of fn the winter. The wether betioen June and eal September provides the best coniton for Dai Tiki the este of ay to studi in the ery erly morning, just afer dwn “To get good score you must use prepositions of time correct. _Atis used wit festival, the time of day, and with dawn, noon, night, midnight, dusk. ‘The rain wil acveat 9 pm. ‘The see ae always busy a Chrismas wioushanthvetcom 6(On is usd with a particular day or date Ym often late to work an Mondays. Peter gave Helen a call on Friday used with years, seasons, months, an other parts of the day. ‘She sid she would give you a cal nthe evening. Fer me, Australia sft too ot nthe summer. By is used to show that an activity will be completed or end by a certain time or point (and no late). usally sat to fee tre by 10 pam, All the leaves on the tes will have fallen by November, Daring ie used to talk about something tht happens at a certain period of time, and can be used with pars of the day, seasons and festivals (not a point in time lke noes). The best time to do exercise is during the morning break. [Not many people ike to vist Quang Teuring the summer months, ‘Until is used to talk about something which will continue to happen up oa certain time or particular event. “The parkis relly quiet place to sid uni about So'lock, when everybody finishes work. lke swizaming in he sea unt late September, after that it ges cold ee fee ee svn of During 1 of Janay, che wel, hs sum ae on ee i (GB Bercise 8.2: Gap Fill Wiite the words and phrases below in the correc paces. 1, The most exiting time to go sings ‘when the snow seal thik and ty 2. The best ime of year to climb mountains f certainly spring when the als fiesh and ool not to0 hot, not to cod 3, Whenitis cally hs, the summer months, iti great me to go simmingin the sea, 4. tm Scotland in March ike to go walking in the hills This the bes time for this kind of spor snot fun January or February because ofthe rain. « vwsshantietcomanor 5 The ime when peopl give presents the mass ceeiny chriamas. 6. However, in Vietnam think most people giv git or presents people's birthdays, Language step 3 Colloguial Expressions for Advantageous Conditions Let's look at how the IELTS candidate Alice uses colloquial expressions for advantageous canditions. ‘Mice The weather between June and ealy September provides the best conditions for | ‘ock climbing hiking, mountain biking or playing spots. ‘There ate many ways to explain the idea that something isthe best or the most suitable. ‘Were already looked! at superlatives as one wy of doing this, but now let's lock at some altematve native speaker expressions for this _g00d /greatfor The cold weather i god for making ice sulpeares. venings at home ae great for elaxing and listening to musi. siden for Spring in Bling i ial for biking long the Great Wall, “The day before a big national holiday is dea for throwing a pore. ‘provide the perfect conditions for “The combination of mountains and lakes ner my hometown provides the perfect conditions| for carping inthe summer. “The karst stones and dey weather of che summer provide the perfect conditions for rock climbing and mountain biking. (D brercise 8.3: Matching ‘Mateh the sentence halves below: 1, Summerside fo. A. provide the perfect conditions for rock climbing. 2. The snow. swimming in the lake near my town. 3. Falls good fo . dea for beach volleyball, 44 The mountains and ods... hiking in the hills and looking atthe re leaves 5. The summer weathers. EE. prorides the perf conditions for skiing and snowboarding, xan TROC SU ya ia BadExtra language point Depend on Let’ take alook at how the IELTS candidate Alice uses the er phrase depend on. Ale think the best ime of yea odo outdoor activites iether in the summer r in the winter because it depends on what activities you would like to do.. ‘When answering What’sthe best time of year) to-do X? type questions, t would be easy to say things such as Winter in my county i always relaxing ot The morning isthe best time of day to sudy. However, such statements are not always true because situations change ac- cording to different circumstances and according to people's preferences. The verb phrase depend on helps us qualify what we sy. Depend on can be used with nouns ‘The availabilty of tein tickets daring the Tet holiday depends onthe amount of people travelling. ‘The best time to do exercise depend on people’ lifestyles. (Or depend on can be used with gerunds (the ~ing form of the verb). Finding a good job depends on brving good qualifications. Being happy doesnt necessarily depen on being very tich, You should practise using this verb phrase. You will sound more like a native English speaker and be able to give more accurate answers if you can use it wel. a ‘nha comPat one Formula 9 Why do some people like X? Aims In this leson you'll master the Formula for Why do some people ike X% type questions. ‘Why do ome people ike ooking? ‘Why do some people enjoy reading? ‘Why do some people like gardening? ‘The formula |When the éxaminer asks you Why do some people lke X¥ eye questions ou must: orca De eet Ge ea [ae | | te ptr on ahah ype el Se custo |i ne eae perm dein em on tad ep pn te are nd ens 3, Use native speaker activity adjectives ‘Volunteering atthe hospitals very rewarding Native speaker words ‘Let’ learn some native speaker words which ae useful for answetng this type of question. ‘These words ean also help you understand the model answers on page 71 more thoroughly. son shanietcor °therapetc energetic unwind ” saishing aetne aipetie ape ve "produc or sg new ad | fev ideas res et ‘communi whatyou thinker fel sage 2 foe nig iod using things that already making you fel retard deen pen who ‘an wat or continue doing Something unplessant ‘woot complaining een a person whe has To lose weight, jou should be more alec ofeneey, oan sty aefl what you et and start doing thar requires alot of enerey toreat afer being vey sy tense 0 word the time cant be odd for her bal, “Traveling in Asia id Abie i aly = wish my Gera cher was ore “fae he yet nny wid me ‘Working in shel not ery cresve oj do the sane things again id gan everyday. ‘ove plying the pia. Aldnoush 1 lay the mos sombody ee wrote, Tea expe ae ough th ao “so ech tine play filer. tot sted for etseraie people | ‘only open-iided people wing | ty ee er sigs shold po, 1 doo ike workings his aneage | “chool = boca i 50 sew, there area Iso ls or teaching ‘When | want oa, never go 3 bar o ab = theyre is 0 noisy and soe; gong ir ox he peut all ent a soon a make one lite ‘nd she only explain things once ‘ome kindof energsc activity ie Paying badainton or ugh. Rachel shoud tke the tie oon wind after wok; being so anxious all enhancPate Model answers Read the model answers from the two IELTS candidates, Alice and David, Anbu Why a sae people ‘| eee eee ee ete ee ert eee ert re eee eee eae ee ee Pee ees Ce ee cee to cr men crt en eat Language step 1. ‘Types of People Let's lok at how the two TELTS candidate, Alice and David, mention differen pes of people ‘lice think people ofall ages enjoy cookin, especially creative poop | Davi Gardening i mast popular with nileaged and elie peopl probably bese gardening isa very therapeutic and relaxing activity. Members of be oder gener tation are generally more patient and often prefer les energetic activities. [Notice that Alice and David do not tall sbout themselves and whether they like cooking and gardening, but talk about the different types of people in society and say whether they like cooking and gardening, Remind yourself of some useful words to talk about types of people: marred couples single paren teenagers adolescents the elderly the older generation relied people rich people poor people mn ahantivetcom n(GB Exercse 9.1: Table Completion ‘Complete the table below by writing the folowing words in the appropriate columns. Some Ihave been done for you grandperents| rothod poop raid couios| ale pests thecceny fice werere housswhee oh ooplo ‘ite colar works younger peopl teenagers ets the older goneraton job sokars tho younger goneraton nesptoyed pene pecpsinarelatorshio the worn classes the upper classes coupes eee people school kids ‘te mide laos laoents property omers seio people thohomelese ea ey Groups ale eyes z se ores unemployed pice ion oops Language step 2 Personality Adjectives Lets look at how the two IELTS candidates, Alice and David, we personality adjectives, ‘Ace 1 think people of all ages enjoy cooking, especially creative people.Even quite canserontive people ike cooking.. David Members ofthe older generatiod ae genicrally more patent and often prefer less energetic activities. Notice that Alice and David ute different personality adjectives to help them say why Aitferent groups of people enjoy doing X ~ you should to, Look atthe following useful native speaker personality adjectives: energetic apathetic n hate comPat One studious socal family-oriented patient creative (Di Bercse 92: Matching Match te peronality adjectives onthe left with tei definons onthe right 1. creative |A desing somebody who snot interested in concerned 2. social about anything 3. energetic 1, devrbng somebody who ules lot even ine fee dime {erMipened © detetingsomeboty who iimereed in new hing nd 5. satis leaning abou diferent das and opinions D, desatng somebody who i outgoing and enjoys aking ome ‘oxhersa lot and meeting new people - , desebingsomebody who ivery active and enjoys doing physical things ,destting somebody who prefers spending time with hei family describing somebody who enjoys making new things (DB exercise 9.3: Gap Fill ‘Wiite the words below in the coerect spaces. 1. He isa very... young man ~ he loves all kinds of sport chat involve running round or doing adventurous outdoor puri, 2. Alceisvery She spends lo offre time going dinner with fends hanging ‘out nthe bar nea campos and meeting new people. 3 people tend co be quite It abou if, and esting around fo long ours watching ssp operas on television and doing ting hat donot requite much thought oF ners. 4 Lamavey ‘person am ver intrigued to lear about diferent cultures snd diferent opinions. ike read about world philosophy and religion sometimes, 5, Dalyisvery "she spends neary every weekend wisn he family and seems prefer that to going out with frends nenhonvetom 26. Heisavery person ~he sis in the castoom al the ary hours ofthe morning just reading and aking notes frdm his textbooks, Language step 3. Activity Adjectives Lets have alookat how the two IELTS candidates, Alice and Davi, use activity adjectives. ‘Alice os those who love toeeate new things evoking provides great way fo expres, | themselves as they can experiment with diferent dishes and ingredints.itcan be | ‘very satis to suceslly cook Whole meal from star to finish David Gardening is most popular with middle-aged and elderly people, probably be--| cause gardening is 2 very therapeutic and relaxing activity. Members of the older | ‘generation ate generally more patient and often prefer less energetic actives — gardening isa good way to unwind whilst making their home more beatiful. "Notice that Alice and Davi tlk about the benefits people get from doing cooking and ‘gardening ~ this helps them explsin why people like to do these activites. Look atthe following useful native speaker activity adjectives and the pes of activity they can be used to describe: therapeutic ~ gardening, coking, ys, ti chi, meditation relaxing ~ gardening, watching TV, stening othe adi, iting, reading healthy going tothe gym, doing physical exercise, running {g00d (forthe mind) ~ crosswords, puzles, detective stoves, studying informative ~the news, blogs, reading books Inspiring looking at ar, watching ive music, going tothe theatre or cinema rewarding ~ doing charity wor, studying, rising money for acause fan—sports, games, card games, traveling satisfying ~ painting, drawing, cooking, grdening (GP Exercise 94: Multiple Choice Choose the appropriate words from the choices below to complet the sentence 1. think gardening is very active, Being outdoors helps people relax and fel pod, Ac ingpting Bi. therapeutic C.heatthy 2 Ithinkeyelingisa very pastime: es beter for you than runn Avethy B. good fr the mind C rewardingatone 3, Reang about histry from many dierent soureesis very An Borelaxing infarmative {4 Forme goingeo the gym every day, feng iter nd looking beter ll he ie is eraly Acsatisting Beaty ines 5, Going to se ive music isa relly fan and thing todo on weekends A.therpautc informative C inspiring 6, Doing volunteer or charity work sa way to hep others. Acheathy Barewarding tun 7. Forman marie couples, ging to expensive restaurants fra romantic dinner isrelly Abeathy Brewarding con 48. Mos people agree that everybody should goto university because studyingis.. = seudyng helps broaden our horizons and stretches our brains. ‘A ood for the mind therapeutic inspiring xifin TROC SU revatio yh Gin Sash BadFormula 10 When was the first/last time you did X? Aims {In this lesson you'll master the Formula for When was the first/Ist time you did X? type questions ‘When was the fis time you used a computer? ‘When was the as time you went on holiday? ‘When was the ast time visitors etme to your house? The formula . When the examiner asks you When was the fitst/lat time you did X? type questions, ou ee 1 Su) When soetiaremnc did yy won ai (eee eee eee | Language steps | 1. Use prepositions and adverbs of time correctly. ‘The laste I went fishing was about thre years ago ‘The first time I wsed a computer wasn high school in 1984 2. Have great contol ofthe past simple to talk about completed events i went on holiday last May | [My father Bought me a computer when Tuas 10, 3. Use varied adjectives af experience to sound more like amative, ‘Camping in the USA was so boring. Though acting wass neriguing % neveativetcomPat one Native speaker words Let's leatn some native speaker words which are useful for answering this type of question. ‘These words can ls belp you understand the model answerson the next paige more thoroughly. Fxanpl Sentence ae =f fond a bp to Tibet intiing be | eee aes, “oui; sometimes I fele that the’ more I, Lacan sy, ‘a group of people in society “The SRVN contains $4 diferent inty an oC Rceene aoe ae Northern Thailand isa great place for a oS enbeaee 5 guaciy wbew people T ‘gouba dive! verb/ deep under these using special ‘wo yeas ago it was great to sce all che Peerage trereorsipaame erie OC as soe ee | reserve: ‘novi reasons (Common collocations ‘elephants, zebras lions and fgers inthe Ser a pauenen ee a ahi stoned pe ok NE cere See eamear er oewl coer ee pe spent) Mag soo i ree soreness ere oes = Senos SE een Sa anor SR ght gen ben pwr ‘But the interview didn’t really go to plans er ee ete | ‘used to show that there iso Itis certainly a huge responsibility and. may ne ETE veieaetcrom cea ”Model answers Read the model answers from the two IELTS candidates, Alice and David, ea ea! a ee eee eeenested Sa isan saleigsin cee ees Poe ria cee nett nce ete ee ee Tee Ree ee Dn re ie eer tae ee inser ea Mea eae Re ee et et erat ee nie eee tes eure eee aaa Language step 1 Prepositions and Adverbs of Time Let's ook at how the two IELTS candidates, Alice and David, use prepositions and adverb of time, Alice “The ast time I went on holiday was about three years go. July 2008... David The last time vistors came to my house was jut last week ‘When taking sbout something that happened in the past, you need to use proposions and adverbs of time wo say when ithappened. Look tthe flowing prepositions and adverbs oftime, and how the are wed: around (months, occasions, stile, speial das) around Chien. around my 10 hay. last (weeks, weckends, months, years, festivals) snl weekend. st month {in (months seasons, yeas) in December. in 1973, 7%Patone bring (sont, seasons long etval) avng the Te boli. during the pig» om (day special das) won the S** of November 2005. _on my parents’ 25 wedding anniversary... ‘You should also master using the following useful expressions: ‘about + time period + ago last played «computer game about ro years ago. “They visited the Samamer Palace abou three days 0. the last frst time!+ past verb + was. ‘The las time I went swimming was afew hows ago. ‘Theft time ate isecs was in the summer of 2007. (@ exercise 10.1: Eror Correction ‘Some ofthe sentences below ae incorrect, some are correct. Ldentify the incorec sentences and write the correct sentences inthe spaces provided 1. The ls times play basketball were when Twas at school. 2. tn my 25 birthday, Igo ta Japanese restaurant with my fiends and colleagues, 3.1 think my boytiend’s parents coming to vst in Tomb Sweeping Day. 4, My grandmother give me the computer sa present the before Chrismas, so i's stil realy 5, went to Thailand on vacation about two yeas before. 6, My parents often go abroad during the summer. 7. finally passed my driving wes on 1997 xr TROC SU nnn Ag a BoLanguage step 2 The Past Simple [Let's lok at how the wo IELTS candidates, Alice and Davi, use the pas simple tne. "‘AliseThe lst ime I oent on boliday sas about thee yeas ago.in July 2008. My family and Tet to Sa Pa for to wees during the mine holiday’. fly fn T drove oto the mountains thee and treed in the Fania, David The last time vistors came to my house was just lst week Ids my wife's irth- ay, ands sel arg or few clon fiends to come over for dinner and drinks, Although it as dificult to keep my wife rom finding oi it wos quite | acting na way and certainly bit of challenge! Inthe end, everything went to f plan and well had a great time ~ it was definitely a teally enjoyable evening. Alot of students, especially whén they are nervous in speaking tests, forget to get their past renses right, especially for ieregular verbs The only way to get it ight isto practise, Look at the table below to remind yourself ofthe past tense forms of some commonly ‘sed irregular verbs Sa ‘Testyourselfby completing the exercise an the next page. You can find the comrect answers in the Answer Key section but do not look until you have completed the table!atone (gp Exercise 102: Table Completion Complete the able below withthe eorect forms ofthe ves shown Dae rom Pls Tense Foes ase Fon es ave eat all feed nd stand ay, swim forget take ‘ ext teach ie tel, i think | nave tro | eae understand ide voke it wear keep write vent corn aLanguage step 3 Adjectives of Experience [Let's take ook at how the two IELTS candidates, Alice and David, use adjectives of cexpesience [alice Sa Pa isan ntriuing place to vit because ofthe Dao misty clare David Although twa dificult to keep may wife rom finding out, tas quite ecitng i away and certainly bit ofa challenge! In the en, everything wet to plan and ‘weal had a grat ime it wa definitely really enya evening ‘After saying when you frst (lat did X, and using prepositions and adverbs of time and past simple verbs correctly, you should add afew details to describe what the activity was Tike, “ere are some uefa adjectives of experience: Aifcul, challenging ~ for things you learned to do that were not easy but you enjoyed learning exciting, thrling, exhilarating, stimulating, enjoyable —for things that you realy enjoyed and that wee lot of fun aswell as being interesting {ascinating, intriguing, surprising for things or experiences that were new and you felt very curious about them before/while doing them depressing, upseting unpleasant for things that made you fel sad, very uncomfortable embarrassing, humiliating ~ for things that made you fel very uncomfortable because other people were watching or because yo fl silly insitating, annoying, frustrating ~ fr things that you didnot enjoy because you thought they were stupid, a waste of time or far too dificult Look at some examples ofthese words in context ‘The pry {tended wa aly extn. Lam aot wed to ging to pares wih people fom lots of diferent oanrcs, otwas ascinatne tose how everyone behaved. Ie wa stprising to see so many people having different conversations atthe same ine! “The last time I wee om holiday was realy depressing, if am hones. rained the whole time and my mothe got sick, Iwas upseting and fasting because I don'thave much ie off work and rately get holidays. Tied compute fo the fist time when was in ml cool founditrealyembaras sng because my dasmates ll knew how to wse one bu dda [Notice that Alice and David don’t just say simple sentences such as found itfun Inthe above examples, the candidates use adjectives of experience to describe their experiences {na more interesting way and explain why the experiences felt like that. 2 ehateetcom(Dexercise 103: Gap Fill ‘Wirt the words below nthe oeect spaces. “The aie went tothe ina wa about he ont gp. My Bind and wee rely enced about whinge ew mor btn che end iw ely tense we advo queue up fo lng ine oy he ces and he fi was ha eat any. 2. The fi mest an a galery wan 2005. My fal al ent ees nd wily pares were noes with modem a ome we Tecra wna tev anita me consi hing Thad ever el tog py aboot fore 3: as hd too my ome js ew dap ago. They were mya my hand i- ‘ey doom and ite eat ere comet ia ad thei company ely ‘Wetakaboaterytingand anything and we ayshe som fin 4. ‘The fist the I used a computer was on may 12 birthday when my uncle gave me a laptop ese renae sso tobe sl tei rndnew ely othe "Wek ply compres ad cha my edt 5. The it time went oa pay Wi week Thee wera here who Int kno. Although he amonere of meting so new people ews realy gute esse cla expe min Engl ve el aban 5Formula 11 Did you ever learn to do X? Aims In this leseon you'll master the Formula for Did you ever learn to do X? type questions. Did you leara how to idea bike when you were a child? Did you lear to play a musieal instrument in school? Did you earn how to swim when you were young? ‘The formula ‘When the examiner asks you Did you ever learn to do X? type questions, you must: ere oy ee eens ee Se 1, Use past tenses accurately with times life phrases. Tough a fate wih Fas in univers, ‘My paren: gove me a computer on my 1 brea. 2. Say who taught you with the preposition by. Twas taught by my grandmother. 1 ea intcoduced tothe guitar by my friend Stephen, 5. Use non defining relative clausos and adjectives of personality to describe the person who taught you. He was a tint and hind teacher Miss Clark, who taugbe me Maths, was a stit teacher!Par ne Native speaker words Let's ear some native speaker words which are wseful for answering this typeof question, “These words can also help you understand the model answers below more thoroughly. cae cee feats Example Sentence : ‘making you feel more conident' My fiend Bet was relly encouraging | | ercming SS opel abowiomething when was wri ou ny ex. . ‘eing uit contoingand My each, Me Hl was sean, Sekt aocive matings somebody does bug i, what thy shoul do antigo do somihing very Mik wa detent inh othe termined ace smeh and oot tng ny fea f the mai, He eer sare | fess sop you yg efing somebody sme euphotic, | thingy ginger api bt we ws ema appre, mpportie sete a vie always encowtaging me and praising ine Semel tev denitng ele who se pid. Son othe pr teachin ny < se fea asi wich ey len ho el pfeil alt reer pene oo ltedine : iota tas meting 1 fund pl ear fi | mooie Sotho amet samiyea monty ou, Jn Hei ie - ligand ang tater: He ttn td cece from them ‘Model answers Read the model answers fom the two IELTS candidates, Alice and Davi eee re ie ae aioe ara cota ie xan TROC SU =a ope de(oie sy er ee eer oe eee al Ce ie netee a ae ce ‘Language step ‘The Past Simple & Times in Life Phrases Le’ lok at how the two IELTS candidates, Alice and Davi, us the pas simple and times inlife phrases, i ‘Ae | Mea! Talal le wus durin the Tex baliday, My patents Bought mes telly wonder fulnen bike. , | Davitt ota to ovim t school bes my schol it nfo ay ving | dase ut ered to in ora mits one sme when ny parents ok | eto dates tthe ll simming pool {wet evry ter day with 2 sal | poup offends: i | David and Alice use past tenses accurately The pat simple can be used here in two dif= ferent ways: Using the past simple to alk about something that finished in the past eared t vin. 1 id not lear to swim because, ‘Using the past simple to al about habitual actions in the past: went every othe day. | practised playing the guitar dee evenings a week. lsmportant to tell the examiner when you did or didnot lear to do X using the fol- lowing timesin life phrases when Iwas +age When J was 10year old, my grandfather showed me how to make, con my + birthday ‘On my birthday, I found oat how to. during + holiday During the Tet boiday ny father taught me to. 6 vwnwahantietornPane about + number + years) ago About tuo years ago, [earned how to ply.» oneday ‘One col, wet day in December, my sister taught me cat. ‘And for habitual actions, remember these adverbs of frequency: every day /every other day every week every month T went tothe swimming pool evry otker day until T could swim. bout twicea week/month Thad classes with my trumpet teacher about ice a week, ‘occasionally /from time to time /sometimes quite often frequently From tie to tne, my aunt would tach mea litle Spanish, @Besercise 11.1: Sentence Completion & Matching ‘Complete the sentences 15 below by wing the core forms ofthe verbs braces inthe spaces, then match them tothe appropiate sentences AE, 1 tfc (ar) ering to play the piano when I as yee ol. 2, Tid not leamto deve, but my older bother dd Heist (Give) cat when he was abou 16 year ol, aound ny wn’ fam yard. ad (Getto rip) with wing the Inernet que quid. Nobody aught me, though. 4m my 16 bins, my ater gave me a watercolour pining stand my grander, who could pant quite wel, (cea) me to pai small bids. 5 When Iwas ei (G0) to swimming less twice a weck ding the sum mer holies {A .-Now, got the local poo! in my city on a regular basis. B. Learned by wal and error. (C --My parents wouldn' le me try Beaus they said Iwas too young, Ive neve had an ‘opportunity sine, which shame! . a played it every day for 3 couple of hous, through 2% and 3 grade, He bad quite talent fr aris thingy. He used to practise calligraphy in the local park several imesa week. swoshantetcom aLanguage step 2 Saying Who Taught You Let’shave look at how the wo IELTS candidates, Alice an David, mention the person who taught them to do something (RiGee | David ..tWe were taught by. semi professional swimmer. [Notice how Alice and David use the simple structure I was taught (todo X) by + the ‘person to say who taught them and some information about them. This is simple language step, but t's important you gett right Look at these other examples: as taught it hy my cutie. ‘was taught 10 ride a motorbike by my uncle’ friend. as taut t cook by my grandmotber. Tuas aug write by my fate. Tons taught play football yan elder boy wit ied in ny street. You can also use {earned (how) todo Xfrom + the person to say who taught you, earned (how) to play the violin from Mr. Checins, my teacher earned (How) to spin from my bestfriend Ben Johnson. Tan use spreadsheets wel. earned (bow) to use tem om my da ove to make shor films witha video camera learned (bow) fo se irom mend, Yorc Language step 3 Non-defining Relative Clauses and Adjectives of Personality Les take look at how the wo IELTS candidates Alice and David use non-defning relative clause and adjective of pesonaliy “lac was taught to ide by my ule, us icy ecraing Bt ite | et. David :We were taught by & really friendly and sipportve man, wo unas @ seri ates sional simmer. Notice how after naming the perton who taught them, Alice and David go ont say what ‘heir personality was ike, ry wenn.comPatone Look atthe following useful adjectives of personality caring suppative encouraging kind andertanding talented Siem pation /impatent atic aggresive “These adjectives of personality canals be combined with non-defining relative clauses, ‘A non-defining relative clause provides extra information about the person you ae talking bout, and takes the form who +extra information (for more about relative clauses, see Part Two, Person Monologue Stage). . ‘There are two ways to use nomdefining relative clauses part of sentence, non-defining relative claus, partof sentence ‘My mother, who was a fantasti ook, aught me how ro make bread sentence,non defining relative clause ‘Twas aught to make read by my mocher, who aso fantastic cook Look at these other examples of sentences combining adjectives of personality and non- definingrelative clases: Twas taught by my brother, ho was very impatee ‘was taughtby neighbour, sto was particularly Kind ond understanding. “When wes Young, my fiend Daniel, obo was fim but fir, taught me how to play tenis Teamed to play cricket from Mt. Philip who was quite an agressive and quictempered teacher. Ug) Execcse 112: Error Correction & Matching achof the sentences 1-5 hasone mistake, deni and covet the mistakes, then match the sentences to thei counterparts AE. 1. Learned English by two really good teaches in mide schoo. 2, Heard to use spreadsheets from tial and eror I was no taught by anyone. kriN TRUC SU ee Magis He hd i3. Twas learned how to sing from a fiend of my mother, 4. Tis lea to wie characters by my father. 5. Taught how todo Web design by using an online tutorial and gong ehrough each ection everyday on my own. A. who was friendly, creative woman, 1B. goeto grips with them prety ist, because I'm quite god at anything related to mathematic. ..They were both very patient and kind D. who was an excellent calligrapher ad an understanding, encouraging teacher E, .tetook a while to get the hang of but twas an Imeresting way to lear. Extra language point Phrases to Express Freedom & Constraints 1s good use expresions to say why youd or didnot arn to do things in yuri, Lok at these examples and thnk how you could use such phrases youre: ~ was lucky beeause my parents gave me the chance to + activity. Twas very fortunate hat Thad the opportunity to + actviy Tee ashame didnot have enough time to + atv, ts unfortunate I coud nt do + activity, because my parents could alford it wish Thad had more ambition and patience when I was younger, then I might have Teamed todo + activity.a no Formula 12 How has X changed? Aims {In this lesion you'll master the Formula for How has X changed? type questions ow have shope changed in your city inthe las five year? How has your hometown changed in recent year? “How have restaurant in your country changed since you were young? The formula ‘When the examiner asks you How has X changed? type question, you must: Reco Soo Perea a eed { | 1 Use the present perfect tense. Site Is youn, owe bs hed in tof ways. | 2. Control other simple tenes ike past and preset | ‘My town ss all, Nowit gi bi | ‘Te et edo Be uit Now hey are very no. ! | | | 3-Urecomparaie adjectives, The streets ae wider and the eff is borer than before. wane aNative speaker words Lets len some native speaker words which are useful for answering this type of question. ‘These words can also help you understand the model answers below more thoroughly. desing bulngs which ae low, ‘usually jos one or te sce ‘avinga all tance fom one rmarow acne. sider the other especialy in ‘compan with he length to taetheplac of omehing, Ft place verb_—_ptsomething or someby inthe lace of something or somcbody ee ‘the bailing and equlpmént : rove ata cerain place for paver punpse ‘smal place where one ca it and sgun ca wuallya more simple place than © sresaurant seat and sli elegant sve E Jacking in oa warmth of impersonal ejctve individuality fic acts ‘Model answers rane Seen ‘My towns iy sal andl “There aren pcre oe highs bling lhe bling are lowee hoses ad partner "The ete mat nao at ‘Arcola oat divest ~ | toy oa | ‘The takn down i ol ot | badge nde ihe stoner er “here aio pa, hopin | tid il cliio by ino | ‘het te abtofap mis | ten hes oe ik een | toa | Tresor chow foc | sing acute | tnd ean ermal | Big expensive hotels ae oen quite ‘od inpetoal compared to mall fany-an guesthouses, ‘Read the model answers from the two IELTS candidates, Alice and Davi. wv shantecrn