Conquer the Second Part of Speaking in IELTS

After
completing the first part of speaking test, test taker has to deal with
the next part which is more complex than the previous one. The rule of
this session is quite different as well because there is a card used as
the media. There is also a topic that will be given so that test taker
needs to give some explanations related to the given topic. Test taker
gets one minute to prepare for the answer and 1,5 until 2 minutes to
speak about the topic in the card. It is okay if the test taker wants to
make notes.

The
topic given in this part can be very various. For example is about
neighbor. Test taker has to describe about it by answering three
questions such as when did test taker become neighbors, does test taker
often meet his or her neighbor, and whether test taker has a good
neighbor or not.

After
that, there are some follow up questions given to test taker such as
what is the difference between neighbors and friends, why do people like
to watch TV serials in their houses, how do you think of the
relationship in the city, and how to improve the neighborhood.

Another
example of given topic is about animal. There are some points asked
such as what kind of animal is it and why does test taker like the
animal. Then, the test taker might be asked to describe about the animal
briefly.

The
follow up questions can be what does test taker need to do to take care
of it, what is the future trend of the animal, and how does the test
taker think of the poaching of some precious animals such as pandas.

Test
taker can not predict the topic that he or she will get. It can be
something which is very simple or maybe quite complex. Nevertheless,
some points of judgment can give test taker guideline in completing this
session. The points cover fluency, range of vocabulary, grammatical
structure, pronunciation, rhythm, and intonation, and chunking.