【part2+3必“背”单句–不留遗憾的跟考官告别[good][心]

Useful phrases for IELTS Speaking Part Two Suggested answers Asking what something on the task sheet means “Excuse me. Can I ask what one word means?” “Sorry. Could you explain this word here?” Asking if it’s okay to speak about something “Can I speak about…?” “Is it okay to speak about…?” “Is… a kind of…?” “Does this/ that include…?” Starting the Speaking Part Two presentation “I think I’m ready.” “Can I start?” “Shall I start?” “Is that one minute?” “I’d like to speak about…” “I’m going to talk about…” “I’ve chosen to present…” “I’m really glad I got this topic because…” “There were many things I could have spoken about but…” “It’s a strange coincidence that I got this topic because just yesterday…” “The only thing I could think of to speak about is…” “This doesn’t exactly match the question, but…” “There were many things I could have talked about, but I chose…” Having no more to say “I think I’ve answered all the questions.” “That’s all I can think of to say on the topic.” “That’s the end of my presentation.” Thinking aloud/ Filling silence “What’s the next question?” “Have I covered everything? Oh, no…” “I can’t remember the name in English, but…” “What else can I say? Well, I suppose…” Vague answers “…something like…” “around/ about/ approximately/ more or less” Getting back on topic “Anyway,…” “Where was I? Oh yes,…” “Getting back to the questions on the sheet,…” “I think I’m going off topic.” Talking about things you can’t remember “I can’t remember… exactly, but…” “I can’t recall whether… or… not, but probably…” “I’ve forgotten…, but…” “That’s all I can think of to say.” “That’s it” “ “I think I’ve covered everything.” “Umm, that’s it.” “I can’t think of anything else to say.” “Can I stop there?” “Is that enough?” “Is that more than one minute?” Useful phrases for IELTS Speaking Part There Checking understanding of the question “Do you mean…?” “Sorry, I didn’t catch the last word of the question.” “Can I ask about a word in the question?” “Should I talk about Japan, or the country that I come from?” Pausing for thought “Let me think.” “Let me see.” “That’s a difficult question.” “I’ve never really thought about that before.” Sounding unsure “ I don’t remember very well, but…” “The first thing that comes to mind is…” “I don’t know a lot about this, but I guess…” “I’m no expert on this, but I would imagine…” Giving examples “For example,…” “One example of what I am talking about is…” Generalising “Most people my age think…” Checking that you are answering/ have answered the question “Sorry, what was the question again?” “Does that answer your question?” “What’s the other thing I was supposed to talk about? Let me see. Here it is…” Not answering the question “Sorry, I still don’t really understand what you mean.” “I’m afraid I really don’t know.” “I can’t really remember.” 补充句式： According to an article I read/ something I read somewhere/ what I’ve heard I don’t have any data about this but in my experience/ my personal impression is/ I I don’t know much about this but I guess/ imagine/ suppose/ would (probably) say  I haven’t heard any figures, but it must/ may/ might/ could I haven’t heard much about this problem before, but I suppose it could cause/ lead to/ result in In general, it’s the nuclear problem, for example/ e.g./ specifically/ In my humble opinion, it’s not at all/ not really/ not very/ a little/ fairly/ quite/ very/really/ incredibly important./ It’s really/ absolutely vital. I’m afraid I know nothing at all/ almost nothing/ very little about this topic, but I imagine they are doing their best. One advantage/ benefit/ positive factor/ selling point is that it should All/Almost all/ The vast majority of/ Most/ The majority of/ Many/ Some/ Few/ Very few people my age pay absolutely no attention to the impact on… I don’t know much about this I’m no expert I haven’t read much about this subject I’ve never thought about this before I’m not really into history we didn’t really study this at school I’m not sure It’s difficult to say It’s hard to say (for sure) but I guess This is mainly because One reason is (that) The main reason is (that) One cause is the fact that Due to the fact that