Free IELTS Speaking and Writing Tips for Students

Template Answers for the Part 2 IELTS Question-

Here’s a list of prompt words that you can use to help you prepare:

? Introductory phrases -

when you start your talk:

? I’m going to talk about…

? I’d like to talk about…

? I want to talk about…

What I'm going to talk about is…

? I'm going to describe…

Developing phrases -

when you want to expand your argument:

First of all…

Secondly,…

Additionally,…

Another thing…

Another reason why…

What’s more,…

? Background phrases - when you want to add some detail:

? It's near…

? It happened…

? It took place…

That’s because…

? The reason I say that is that…

? After all,…

Listing ?

? Also,…

? Besides that,…

? What’s more,…

? More importantly,…

? But what’s more important is that…

? There’s also the fact that…

Giving examples

? For example,…

? Take, for example, [noun].

? For instance,…

? If…., say,…

Showing a contrast

? But on the other hand,…

? Meanwhile,…

? In contrast,…

Returning to a previous idea

? Anyway,…

? But still,…

Clarifying

? What I mean to say is that…

Very important- For the last closing sentence of your part 2 answer, don´t forget to explain why-

Finally,...

Overall,....

all in all, this is why this is important.

Or

Finally, this is why I talk about this topic

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