Developing Ideas & Opinions for Part 3 Speaking Task 2 Writing

Introduction to part 3• Answerquestionsaboutavarietyofcontemporaryissuesandacademictopics

• Commonquestiontypes:◌ Giveapersonalopinion◌ Levelofagreementwithotheropinions◌ Compareadvantagesanddisadvantages◌ Futureprediction◌ Hypotheticalquestions

Questionsmaybeveryfamiliar,suchasfamily,entertainment,oreducation.However,part3questionsrequireyouropinion andadeeperexplanation.Also,topicscouldactuallybemoreacademic asinquestionsinvolvingtheenvironmentorcrime.

Speaking part 3

Education Family Entertainment School/University Work/Job

WhathappensifIdonothavemuchknowledgeabout(ordonotlike)thetopic?

IELTSspeakingquestionsneverrequire'knowledge',onlysimpleideasandopinions

• Thebestanswerswillfocusonasimpleidea.• Itisnotatestofknowledge,andtherearenorightorwronganswers• Itisallaboutyourabilitytocommunicatethewayyouthink

How to prepare◌ Developideasforacademic topics- Task2Writing◌ Examinerwillrephrasequestionsorwordsifyouask(Part1and3)

◌ Answerquestionsclearly.Provideownaswellasotherpeople’sopinions.

◌ Givereasons foryourviewswithreasonableevidence,explanation,andsomegeneralandspecificexamples

◌ Workhardonpronunciation

Organizing your ideasMAINIDEA EVIDENCE

Whichcanbe:• reasons• explanations• examples

(Trygivingtwoforeachanswer– e.g.mainideaà explanationà example.)

Q:Whatotherfactors,apartfromstandardofliving,canmakeacountryagoodplacetolive?A:Well,inmyview,onethingthat’sextremelyimportantisfood.Imean,weeatseveraltimesaday,

everysingleday,soitseemsreasonabletosaythatenjoyablefoodmakesacountryagoodplacetolive.Personally,I’vemovedaroundtheworldalot,andthecountrieswhereI’vebeenhappiesthavealsobeen

theplaceswhereIhaven’tjustlikedthecuisine,butlovedit.I’dsayanotherimportantfactoris…

Alternative structureOpposingview Yourview+Whyit’sbetter

Q:Whatdoyouthinkisthepointofassessingthequalityoflifeindifferentcountries?

A:That’sagoodquestion.Somepeopleseemtothinkit’snotatallimportantbecauseit’sallsosubjective.Icompletelydisagreewith

thatthough.Comparingourowncountrywithothershelpsthegovernmenttodecidehowtofocusitsresources.SointheUK,for

example,weoftenlooktotheGermanhealthservicetotrytowork

outhowtoimproveourown.

Class Practice

Let’strythesequestions.Tryto1)giveyouropinionand2)supportyouropinionwithreasonableevidenceandexplanation

(Idea>Explain>Example)

Idea > Explain > Example1. DoyouthinkchildrenwatchtoomuchTV?2. Shouldpeoplebeworriedabouttheincreasing

availabilityoffastfood?3. Isitagoodideaforgovernmentstocensorfilms?4. Doyouthinkthatgovernmentsshouldinvestmoneyin

spacetechnologyandexploration?5. Besidesthehealthbenefits,whyshouldchildrenbe

encouragedtoplaysports?

6.Havevideogameshadanypositiveeffectsonchilddevelopment?7.Docelebritiesmakegoodrolemodelsforpeople?8.Doestourismhaveapositiveeffectontheenvironment?9.Areadvertisementshavinganegativeinfluenceonsociety?10.Shouldtheparentsofchildrenwhocommitcrimeshavetopayfines?11.Isitpossibleforacitytobecomeover-developed?

Idea>Explain>Example

Technique #2: ‘PERSPECTIVES’(different ways of looking at an issue)

Howdoyouthink theInternetwillaffectourlivesinthefuture?

Personal perspectiveIthinktheInternetwillhaveahugeimpactonourlives.Moreandmorepeopleareusingsocialwebsitestokeepintouchwithfriends.IthinktheInternetwillprobablyreplaceTVbecausemostchannelsarealreadyavailableonline.

Economic perspectiveAlso,Ithinkwe'lldomoreonlineshopping.Web-basedcompanieslikeAmazonarealreadyreallysuccessful.Inthefuture,therewillprobablybemorecompaniesthatonlysellviatheInternet,andIexpectwe'llspendmoremoneyonlinethanintraditionalshops.

EducationalperspectiveSchoolsanduniversitiesmightalsousetheInternettoprovidecourses,

soonlinelearningwillprobablybecomeanormalpartoflife.

ThelinkbetweenP3SandT2WDothebenefitsoftourismoutweighthedrawbacks?

Benefits of tourism1.Personalperspective: Tourismisapopularleisureactivity.Touristscanrelax,havefun,‘rechargetheirbatteries',andexperiencedifferentcustomsandcultures,forexamplesight-seeing,sunbathing,visitingmonuments,andtastingnewcuisine.Travelopensourminds.Itcanalsobroadenourhorizons.2.Economicperspective: Thetourismindustryisvitalforsomecountries,sincepeoplerelyontourismfortheirincome.Inaddition,tourismattractsinvestmentfromgovernmentsandcompanies.Itcreatesemploymentduetodemandforgoodsandservices,suchashotelsandentertainmentvenues,andithelpstoimprovethestandardofliving.

Drawbacks of tourism• Environmentalperspective: Tourismcanhaveanegativeimpactontheenvironment,becauseexcessiveconstructionofroads,hotelsandinfrastructuredestroysnaturalhabitatsandspoilsthelandscape.Italsocreatespollutionandwaste,andputspressureonlocalresourcessuchasfood,waterandenergy.

• Economicperspective: Tourismmaycauseariseinthecostofliving.Thepricesofgoodsandservicesgoup,andtouristsmaybuysecondhomes,whichforcesuppropertypricesintheseareas.Allofthisaffectslocalpeople.

• Culturalperspective: Localtraditionsmaybelost,sincetraditionaljobsandskillsdieout,forexamplefarmingandfishing.Localpeoplemaybeforcedtoworkinthetouristindustry.

PRACTICEü Whataresomekeydisadvantagesofgoingabroadtostudy?ü Whataretheadvantagesoftourismtoaneconomy?

ü Whatarethedrawbacksofbeingself-employed?Whatarethebenefits?

ü Willrobotsbecomecommoninpeople’slivesinthefuture?

ü Tellmeaboutsomeoftheenvironmentalproblemsthatareaffectingcountriesthesedays

ü Somepeoplethinkthatcrimewillbereducedwithstricterpenalties.Doyouagree?

ü WhataretheadvantagesofusingwebsitessuchasFacebookandTwitter?

ü Whatarethepositiveandnegativeaspectsoflivinginabigcity?

ü ComparethebenefitsofusingtheInternettocompletehomeworkwiththedrawbacks.

ü Describesomeofthechangesineducationyouthinkwilltakeplaceinthenext20years.

DESCRIBING PEOPLE FOR PART 2 SPEAKING

• Theexaminerwillgivethecandidateacardwithageneraltopiconit• Thecandidatemustspeakaboutthetopicfor1-2minuteswithoutinterruption• Examinerwillprovidepaperandpen.Theymaybeusedtoorganizeideasfor1minute

andmayalsobeusedwhilecandidatespeaks.• Follow-upquestion- simple,requiressimpleanswers.

What Part Two involves

Displayawide-varietyofspecificEnglishskillsinanorganizedwayforanextendedperiodoftime.Notto

completethecardoronlysupplyfacts

• Fluency&Coherence– Speakingsmoothly(notquickly)andinanorganizedwaythatiseasytounderstand• Vocabulary– Usingarangeofwordsandforms…beingdescriptive…paraphrasing…accuracy• Grammar – Sentencestructures…verbtenses…adjectives…referencing/pronouns…easytounderstand?• Pronunciation– Easytounderstandfinalsounds…intonationandwordstressthatshowsmeaning

Goals

Why? Youwillhavefourdifferentpointsonyourspeakingcard.Youdon’tneedto talkaboutallofthembuttheywillhelpyouthinkofthingstosay.Youcanmakenotesoneachofthefoursubtopicsinthefourpartsofthegrid.

• Youwillhavetotalkaboutthetopicfor1to2minutes.• Youhaveoneminutetothinkaboutwhatyou'regoingtosay.• Youcanmakesomenotestohelpyouifyouwish.

Preparation

EXERCISEListenforthesignals,pauses,andkeywordstoguesswhatthegeneraltopicisandwhatthespecificpoints

onthetopiccardare.

Talkabout______________________________________________________

Youshouldsay:

• ______________________________________________________________

• ______________________________________________________________

• ______________________________________________________________

Andalsosay_________________________________________________________

Task card

Describeatimewhenyouhelpedsomeone.

Youshouldsay:• Whoyouhelpedandwhy• Howyouhelpedthisperson• Whattheresultwas• Andexplainhowyoufeltabouthelpingthisperson

Video

Describesomeoneyouknoworknowaboutwhohasalotofresponsibility.

Youshouldsay:

- Whatthatpersonislike

- Whatkindofresponsibilitythatpersonhas

- Howwellthatpersondealswithhisorherresponsibilities

Andsayifyouwouldliketohavethesameresponsibilitiesornot,andwhy

Describesomeonewhoisyourhero,istheheroofsomeoneyouknow,orisaheroofmanypeople.

Youshouldmention:

- Whatthatpersonislike

- Whythatpersonisahero

- Howthatpersonisdifferentfromotherpeople

Andsayifyouthinkthatpersonlikesbeingthoughtofasaheroornot,andwhy

Describeamusician,singerorotherartistyoulikeorknowabout.

Youshouldsay:

- Whatkindofthingtheymake

- Howlongtheyhavebeenworking

- Howtheyaredifferentfromotherartists

Andsaywhetheryoulikethisperson’sworkornot,andwhy