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In Part 3, you and the examiner discuss some topics
related to the topic you spoke about in Part 2.
The time limit for Part 3 is about 3-4
minutes. The examiner will help you and move the conversation along.
Examples
So if your Part 2 (Long Turn) topic was "Describe
something you bought recently," Part 3 might be about buying habits
in the UAE,
consumers, materialism, shopping, consumer protection, or differences between
shops now and in the past, or a prediction about shopping in the future.
If your Part 2 (Long Turn) topic was
"Describe a teacher you had in school," Part 3 might be about
education,
training, the internet and education, changes in education in the last twenty
years, the importance of training, etc.
More Possible Examples!
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Topic in Part 2 |
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Possible
Related Topic in Part 3 |
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| Describe a place you visited recently |
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How does tourism affect a country?
Does it have some advantages? Can cultures learn from each other? |
| Describe a friend |
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Is friendship important in your culture? How many
close friends can you have? Are friends more important than family? |
| Describe a child you know |
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What is the role of parents in raising children? Has the
role changed in recent years? Who is responsible for discipline? |
| Describe an object you like |
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Do possessions make people happy? Why do people buy things?
Are people in your country wise consumers? |
| Describe a photograph |
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Are images important in your culture? What is the
role of advertising? Do films and television influence our decisions? |
| Describe an historical figure |
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Who are the most influential people in your
society? Are there many heroes or role models today? What are the
qualities of a good leader? |
| Describe an important event in your
culture |
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How do different cultures celebrate events? What
is the importance of festivals? How have special occasions such as
weddings changed in your culture? |
Successful
students:
Comment on
the question
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That's interesting. I was watching
a program about that last week
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That's a big problem today. I
heard Sheikh Mohammed talk about that in a speech in Dubai.
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Oh, that's very difficult to
predict! I don't think anybody really knows what is going to happen.
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Wow, that's a tough question. It
depends on your point of view.
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Yes, I've often thought about
that.
Relate the
question to their own experience
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That's very important because I am
getting married next month
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That's an interesting question
because I work in computers, so I often wonder what the future of
technology will be.
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That's a tough question because I
am not an economist.
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That's funny - the other day
I was in Al-Ain and someone asked me the same question.
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My kids often ask me the same
question
Divide up
your answer
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Basically, there are three ways to
look at this problem. One way is to imagine....
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I think there are several ways to
solve this problem. I think one way would be to...
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It depends on how you look at it.
For example, if you were a parent, you would have one opinion, and if
you were a student, you might have another perspective.
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I think two very different things
will happen. First of all, there might be...
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There have been several effects.
One effect is that
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I suppose you could break it up
into two or three areas. First...
Use Modals
In the IELTS speaking test, Part 1
focuses on Present Tense, Part 2 on the Past, and Part 3 on the future and
modals (can, could, might, may, etc.) You are expected to predict, guess,
analyse, relate, suggest and evaluate (give your opinion) in this part.
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