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IE 32: How to Amp Up Your Personality and Get a 7 on the IELTS Speaking Test

IE 32: How to Amp Up Your Personality and Get a 7 on the IELTS Speaking Test

FromIELTS Energy English 7+


IE 32: How to Amp Up Your Personality and Get a 7 on the IELTS Speaking Test

FromIELTS Energy English 7+

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Length:
15 minutes
Released:
Apr 13, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode

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Do you want to impress the examiner in the IELTS speaking section?
Today, find out why exaggerating will give you a better score!
 
If you want to stand out in the IELTS speaking section, you need to energize the English you’re using.  You can’t just say something boring like “I’m hungry” when you can get more attention by saying “I’m starving – if I don’t eat now, I’m gonna die!”
Of course, you don’t need to exaggerate all the time when you speak English, but doing it during your speaking exam will definitely impress your teacher.
Use adverbs to magnify your adjectives, and use idioms and metaphors to add color to what you’re saying.  Also, use excited and dramatic intonation to show emotion.  Doing these will make you a more interesting and natural-sounding speaker, and get you a better score.
 
Here are some examples:

“I totally love my bedroom.  It’s by far the best room in my house!”
“The couch is so soft it’s like sitting on a cloud.”
“I like days when the sun’s beating down on me in total brilliance.”

 
How can you talk like a drama king or queen?
Share your thoughts in the comments section below!
Released:
Apr 13, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode

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Do you want to get a band 7 on the IELTS exam? IELTS exam preparation doesn’t have to be hard or boring! It can be fun! Lindsay and Jessica from All Ears English are back with a new way to help you achieve the IELTS score you need for the General or the Academic exam! We’ll give you IELTS strategies, practice, tips, tricks, and secrets using real English examples. We’ll show you how to take control of the Speaking Section by reducing anxiety, panic, and fear. You’ll learn what to do when your mind goes blank, how to organize your thoughts and how to use intonation, English pronunciation and native English vocabulary such as phrasal verbs and idioms to impress the Examiner. You’ll find out which grammar points you should use in the Speaking Test and which ones you should avoid to get a band 7. You’ll also get guidance on how to prepare for Writing Task 1 and Writing Task 2 with help on the opinion essay, graphs and charts, and the argument or discursive essay. You’ll get tips on how to succeed with IELTS listening comprehension strategies and how to get the highest possible score on the reading test. You’ll find out how to use practice tests to get the maximum score increase to go from a 5 or 6 to a 7 or higher. We’ll show you the common mistakes that most students make on test day, what to expect on the day of the exam, and how the exam is structured. You’ll get the best possible resource recommendations from Jessica Beck who has taught IELTS for more than 14 years.