You know your opinion is required on IELTS Writing Task 2.
Did you know you may also need to share it on the Speaking exam?
Today you’ll learn how to share your opinion on IELTS Speaking Part 2.
We’ll provide strategies, vocabulary and sample answers.
What’s your opinion?
Aubrey asks Lindsay if she knows Michelle’s opinion on ice cream.
If you listen to the All Ears English podcast, you won’t be surprised that Lindsay knows.
Lindsay loves ice cream but Michelle prefers cookies.
Aubrey asks Lindsay if it would be easy to talk about that for 2 minutes.
It definitely would not!
You may need to describe an opinion on IELTS and you need strategies for this!
Today’s question
This question was posted as a comment on one of our YouTube videos.
I was asked to talk about an opinion someone gave. I spoke about MY uncle who emphasizes education and career orientation. Was I on track?
@Ndehphilemon
What is Speaking Part 2?
Speaking Part 2 asks you to describe something.
It can be anything!
If you are asked to describe someone’s opinion, you must be clear in your answer.
“It is his opinion that education is vital…”
“He believes that a person should prioritize choosing a career they are passionate about…”
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You must fill 2 minutes!
Though the instructions say you should speak for one to two minutes, you must fill the entire two minutes.
If you stop speaking before the two minutes are up, your fluency score will be affected.
When describing someone’s opinion, it would be difficult to fill two minutes!
Strategy: tell a story
As long as you answer the question, you can then talk about anything related.
Share the story about when the person told you their opinion or how you learned it.
You can share what happened before you learned their opinion and after.
Additionally, you could share any details about the person.
You can always go off on tangents as long as you directly answer the question.
In this case, you need to directly provide their opinion.
Speaking Part 2 sample answer
Lindsay provides a band 9 sample answer to the following Speaking Part 2 question:
- Describe an opinion someone shared with you.
Notice the interesting intonation and high-scoring vocabulary Lindsay uses.
Practice providing details like this for the entire two minutes.
Time yourself to get an idea of how long this is.
Takeaway
Some IELTS Speaking Part 2 questions are difficult to talk about for 2 minutes!
If you are asked to describe someone else’s opinion, this could be difficult.
Practice timing yourself and tell a story to have plenty to say!
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