Verbs Followed by Gerunds admit He admitted cheating on the test. advise The doctor generally advised drinking low-fat milk. allow Ireland doesn’t allow smoking in bars. anticipate I anticipated arriving late. appreciate I appreciated her helping me. avoid He...
Talking about personal experiences In Part 1 of the Speaking test, you will have the chance to talk about yourself, where you live, what you do and a range of familiar topics. In addition, in Part 2 of the Speaking test you will be asked to talk for 1 to 2 minutes on...
A Person You Know Describe an old person that you know. You should say: What your relationship is to this person How often you see them What people think about this person Explain why you like them. Describe a child that you know and like a lot. You should say:...
In Part 2 of the Speaking test, you are given a card with a topic, and 60 seconds to prepare. You then have to speak on the topic for one to two minutes. This one minute of preparation time is absolutely critical, and can make all the difference in achieving the band...
When you are preparing for the IELTS Speaking test, it’s really important to improve your fluency. Here’s an idea that might help. But first, what is fluency? Fluency is the ability to “keep going”, to produce continuous speech and not have to stop and pause a lot....
