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    Part 1: Introduction and Interview

    Generalising
    To some extent the weather is poor but I do love the city centre,
    especially the...

    On the whole I do enjoy living in Manchester…

    By and large Manchester United was a wonderful club.

    More than likely the examiner will ask you some questions regarding your
    opinion or yourself, in this situation you could 'enrich a normal answer' with
    something a little more impressive.

    I’m pretty sure that…

    In my case…

    I personally believe/ think / feel…

    It’s my opinion that…


    Restating

    If you see a funny expression on the examiners face, and you feel they
    aren't following you, first slow down then use one of these:

    What I meant was…

    To put it in other words...

    Let me explain it to you...

    What I’m saying is…

    Let me put it another way...


    Correcting mistakes

    If you make a mistake, and you know you did, you can either ignore it or
    acknowledge it with a perfect sentence:

    Sorry, what I would have liked to say was...

    Let me rephrase what I just said...

    Don’t misunderstand me, what I wanted to say was...


    Off topic?

    If you do find yourself off topic, which is possible due to exam nerves, here
    are some phrases to get back on track:

    Where was I? Anyway,…

    In any case,… To get back to what I was saying,…

    Part 2: The Long Turn - Presentation


    To start with use language signposts to help the examiner follow where you
    are going:

    Firstly, first of all, to begin with,

    Secondly, Second,

    Lastly, finally, to conclude, to summarise, to cut a long story short


    Introduction

    For an introductory sentence, something simple is ok.

    What I'd like to speak about is...

    I'm going to speak about … and …

    My topic is …, firstly I will cover… then …

    Phrases for the body of the Presentation

    Here we have a collection, if you are following the idea / example model.
    You can start with a general idea and use these phrases:
    Generalising

    Mostly In general

    In most cases In many cases

    Then, if following the model above you will give an example, here are the
    phrases to communicate this:

    Giving examples

    ...Take McKinsey for example ...To illustrate this

    A case in point is... To show you what I mean...


    Part 3: Two-Way Discussion

    In Part 3 of the IELTS interview, which lasts between 4-5 minutes, you will
    participate in a discussion with the examiner based on the topic in Part 2.

    Starter sentences

    Here are some universal sentences to get you going in the right direction

    I once read an article about…

    I once watched a film about it, which said...


    Similarity Sentences

    If something is similar use these (be careful some require practise to be


    used correctly):

    In the same way as Manchester industrialised so


    In the same way,
    did Liverpool.

    Just as United used to win trophies, so did Inter


    Just as,
    Milan.

    Similarly, Similarly, we also studied via the internet.


    Expand / Develop points.
    If you want to further develop reasons or explanations use these:

    what is more, furthermore (formal),

    besides, in any case, moreover (very formal),

    as well as that, in addition,

    To explain a logical consequence


    Within this part you may want to explain a logical consequence in a formal
    manner:

    therefore,

    consequently,

    as a result,

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