How To Study For The IELTS Speaking Exam 5 Ways
- [Tiffani] Every year, over
three million ESL learners
take the IELTS exam.
But the truth is, everyone
has a different study style.
There are five different ways
to study for the IELTS speaking exam,
and today I will teach you all of them.
Welcome to Speak English with Tiffani.
I am teacher Tiffani, let’s jump right in.
Number one, the note-taking style.
This style is used by the learner
who likes to hand-write their notes
and highlight all key information.
It focuses on the use of
books, other English resources,
and reviewing all of the information.
Let’s meet Muhammad.
He’s from India and the reason why
he’s studying for the IELTS speaking exam
is because he wants to study
in Europe for graduate school,
and his study style is note-taking.
The first thing he should do is
read a lesson from the book he chose
about the IELTS speaking exam.
Let’s pause really quickly.
One thing you have to remember is,
there are hundreds of possible
questions that could be on this exam
and it is impossible to memorize
all of the answers for these questions.
Categories are the best things to study,
categories or formulas that
are related to the questions.
You need to find a book that teaches you
categories instead of just questions.
You’re welcome to get my e-book
How to Pass the IELTS Speaking Exam
by clicking the link in the
top right of the screen.
I discussed it in a previous video.
Or you can get any
other book but remember,
they need to focus on categories or
formulas for answering questions.
Let’s keep going.
He should make sure that he understands
the principles of the lesson.
The second thing he should do is,
highlight the important
points from the lesson.
He should find the parts that will be
helpful as he prepares for
the IELTS speaking exam.
This is very important.
After he’s found those highlights,
he should write the highlighted
portions in his notebook.
Remember that writing is
important to his study style
because it will help him
remember the information.
Everything that he highlighted needs to go
directly into his notebook.
The fourth thing he should do is,
connect the highlighted portions with
something else he already knows.
Remember that making a connection
is another way to help him remember.
From the previous screen where he wrote
all of the highlighted
information, now what he did,
he chose his hand to connect
with the information.
There are one, two, three, four,
fives pieces of information related to
the relationship with
others, the category.
He chose D for describe, one,
two, three for the first,
second, and third characteristic,
and he chose O for the outcome.
These are the pieces of information
important for using to respond
to a question in this
category and he used his hand.
What’s gonna happen is,
he should memorize the
highlighted information
and the connection.
This step will have a big impact
on his ability to remember the information
when he takes the exam.
After he’s memorized,
the sixth thing he should do
is apply what he memorized.
This step will give him the opportunity
to create his own answers based on
what he learned from reading and
highlighting information from the book.
Let’s look at his answer a little closer.
The question they ask him is,
do you get along with your colleagues?
Very quickly, colleagues,
this word just refers
to people you work with,
people you work with.
In English we say, colleague.
Again, colleague.
What does this come from?
This category is
relationships with others.
Remember, he’s memorized this,
relationship with others.
He has this memorized by the connection
he made with his hand.
Let’s look at his answer.
He says, “Yes, I get along
well with my colleagues.”
He answered D.
Why?
He described colleagues.
Then he says, “The three
main characteristics
of our relationship are
trust, honesty, and teamwork.”
You got it?
He answered number one, number two,
and number three for this category.
Finally, “So, I feel like my
relationship with my colleagues
will continue to get stronger
and the years go by.”
I feel like, now he’s
talking about the outcome.
So he did it correctly
using his study style.
The last thing he needs to do is practice.
However, in order to practice properly,
he needs to make sure his answers
are good and his grammar is okay.
In other words, he needs
someone to help him.
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Let’s keep going now to
number two, the verbal style.
This style is used by the learner
who likes to speak more
when they are studying.
It mainly focuses on using repetition
to remember the information
that was studied.
Let’s meet Anh.
She is from Vietnam and the reason why
she is studying for
the IELTS speaking exam
is because she wants to get
a job in Australia next year,
and her study style is verbal.
The first thing that she should do is,
find a lesson in the book she chose
about the IELTS speaking exam.
Then, she needs to read the
main points from the lesson
out loud, that’s right, three times.
Remember, this is the verbal style
so speaking is the most important.
The second thing she should do is,
create a song, a rap, a jingle,
or something like that from the lesson.
She should find the parts that will be
helpful as she prepares for
the IELTS speaking exam.
Here, Anh has chosen to
pick the ability category
and there are three
points from this category
that she chose from the lesson.
She made a song or a
jingle to go along with it.
Her jingle, I’ll do it
really quickly for you, is,
ability, ability, tell me all about it.
Ability, ability, what’s yours about?
Ability, ability, when did it come?
Ability, ability, now tell me how.
This is the jingle that she chose
to make in order for her
to study for her test,
but you can choose
whatever jingle you want.
Let’s see what happens after that.
She needs to memorize
the song she created.
This step will have a big impact on
her ability to remember the information
when she takes the exam.
This is very key for the verbal style.
After she’s memorized,
the fourth thing she should do is,
say it while looking at
herself in the mirror.
By looking at herself say it,
the information will become
more ingrained in her memory.
This term ingrained just
means to stamp or to remain,
to stamp or to remain
in her memory because
her style is the verbal style.
After that, she needs to
apply what she memorized.
This step will give her the opportunity
to create her own answers based on the
song, the rap, or the jingle
she created from the lesson.
Let’s look at her answer a little closer.
The question is, can you sing?
Remember, the category
she studied was ability.
This is the category and the
jingle she made is right here.
Let’s see how she answered the question.
She said, “Singing is an ability
that many people desire.”
She told us about the ability.
Many people desire it.
Then she says, “Personally,
I think that I am an
okay singer because growing up,
people always told me
that I sang very well
in choirs and when I did
the occasional solo.”
Real quick, occasional.
Let me explain what that word means.
Occasional just means
sometimes, just means sometimes.
She actually answered what’s yours about
and when did it come in
this section right here.
Finally she said, “My
dad has an ear for music
so I think I may have gotten
my ability to sing from him.”
Last part is tell me how and she
answered it in this section.
She did a great job.
Let’s keep going.
She needs to practice.
She needs to make sure
her answers are good
and her grammar is okay.
She needs to find someone to practice with
before she takes her exam.
Remember I said before,
this is a very important step.
Now let’s go to number
three, the auditory style.
This style is used by the learner
who likes to listen more
when they are studying.
It mainly focuses on using audio files
to remember the information
that was studied.
Let’s meet Asnee.
He is from Thailand and the reason why
he is studying for the IELTS speaking exam
is because he wants to move to England
to expand his business and
his study style is auditory.
The first thing he should do is,
find a lesson in the book he chose
about the IELTS speaking exam.
Then, he needs to record
himself reading the lesson
or the categories out loud.
This is very, very important.
He needs to record himself.
The second thing he should do is,
listen to the recording
he made of himself.
He should listen to the recording
at least three to five times.
Remember, repetition is important.
This will help him learn and
understand the information.
The third thing he should do is,
shadow, or mimic, or copy the
recording he made of himself.
This step is similar to memorizing,
but it focuses on repetition as a way
to remember the important information.
After he’s finished shadowing,
he needs to apply what he listened to.
This step will give him the opportunity
to create his own answers based on
the audio file he created.
Let’s go into his answer.
Let’s say the question he gets is,
has your hometown changed
since you were a child?
The information he recorded
of himself is right here,
these three pieces of information.
The category that was
chosen when he studied was
a change from the past to the present,
a change from the past to the present.
This is the category that he studied.
When he has a question in that category,
he learned that he must
first say yes or no.
Did he do that?
Yep, he said, “Yes, my
hometown has changed
since I was a child.”
He answered the first part.
Then he needed to describe the past.
Let’s see.
He says, “In the past, my
hometown was very peaceful
and quiet because at that time,
the people in my hometown
would always come home
and just relax on their porches.”
Yes, he answered the second
part, describe the past.
I wanna explain something really quickly.
Porches, this is just the
front portion of a house
where people sit down.
This is a house.
On the front portion of that house,
there’s sometimes an area where people can
come out and sit in a chair.
They can sit in a chair.
That area is called a porch.
Let’s keep going.
Now he needs to give three similarities.
He says, “The three main differences
that I notice about my hometown
when I compare it to the past are
the increase in skyscrapers,
more tech industries,
and more hipsters.”
Yes, he did give three differences
in this section right here.
Very quickly, skyscraper.
A skyscraper is just a very tall building.
It is called a skyscraper because
the feeling is that the building is
literally inside or in
the clouds or in the sky
so we call that a skyscraper,
a very tall building.
A hipster.
A hipster is a very common
word we use in America.
A hipster refers to a person,
but it’s a person who really
cares about trends and fashion
so they are very trendy.
They like trends and fashion.
Let’s keep going.
He answered that very well,
but now he needs to practice.
He needs to make sure his answers
properly answer the question so he
needs to find someone to practice with
before he takes the exam.
Now let’s go on to number
four, the buddy style.
This style is used by the learner
who enjoys studying with others
more than studying alone.
It mainly focuses on explaining
and quizzing each other
on the information that was studied.
Let’s meet Alanza and Yara.
They are from Brazil and the reason
why they’re studying for
the IELTS speaking exam
is because they want to become
fashion designers in New York,
and their study style is the buddy style.
The first thing they should do is,
read through the lesson together.
They need to make sure that they
both understand the main
points of the lesson.
Then what they’re gonna do is,
explain the lesson to each other again.
The one explaining should be the
only one that’s looking at the book.
The other person should
not be looking at the book.
This will help them learn and
understand the information.
After that, they need to quiz
each other on the lesson.
This step is important because it will
help them see which parts of the lesson
they need to review again.
After they’ve quizzed each other,
they need to apply what
they studied together.
This step will give them the opportunity
to create their own answers
based on what they studied.
These ladies studied how
to describe a person.
They studied that lesson, that category.
This is an example answer they
could give for a question.
The question is, who is your best friend?
Since it says best friend,
it’s talking about, you got it, a person.
They’re gonna apply what
they studied together.
The first thing is name and relation.
One of them said, “My best
friend’s name is Samantha Smith.”
Very good.
They gave the name of the
person, Samantha Smith,
and the relation, best friend.
Let’s keep going.
Now they need to give three details.
“Three details about her are she is
from a small town in Michigan,
she majored in Computer
Science with me in university,
and she enjoys listening
to country music.”
Yes, this answered the three details.
Finally, general opinion.
“In my opinion, she is
the best friend anyone
could ever ask for because she has
been there for me through thick and thin.”
We’ve answered the question, that part,
giving her general opinion.
Very quickly, through thick and thin.
This is a very common
expression in America
or in English in general.
This expression just means
in good times and bad times,
good times and bad times.
It means that person is there with me,
that friend is always supporting me
in the good times and the bad times.
Through thick and thin.
Great.
She did a great job.
They did a great job of doing that.
The next thing is,
practice and corrections.
They need to check their
grammar and their answers.
They need to find a native
speaker to practice with
before they take their exam.
Remember, I told you guys about the
free 15 minute tutoring session.
They also need the same thing.
Let’s keep going.
Number five.
Number five is the visual style.
This style is used by the learner
who needs more visuals when studying.
It mainly focuses on using images,
videos, and other visual resources
to study and learn new concepts.
Let’s meet Yongjae.
He is from South Korea and the reason
why he’s studying for the
IELTS speaking exam is because
he wants to become a famous neurosurgeon,
and his study style is visual.
The first thing he should do is,
read a lesson from the book he chose
about the IELTS speaking exam.
He should make sure that he understands
the principles of the lesson.
The next thing is,
he should draw out the concept
or find images to match
the lesson he studied.
Let’s see right here.
He studied the category of
describing your favorite
and he chose to draw out the concept.
The first thing right here
is, a general statement.
What he did was he drew this to
represent a general statement
that everyone agrees with.
For your favorite, he chose
to draw a smiley face.
This is a visual trigger for him.
Finally, for three reasons why,
he just chose to write or
draw out the number three.
After he’s done this,
he needs to create flash
cards from the images
he created or found.
He’s making flash cards
for the category right here
using the drawings he
did in the previous step.
On the back, this is the
information for that category.
This step will have a big impact
on his ability to remember the information
when he takes the exam.
Now he needs to memorize.
He has to memorize the information
by using the flash cards to practice.
By memorizing what is on the flash cards,
the information will become
more ingrained, or stamped,
remember that word, in his memory.
After he’s memorized, he needs
to apply what he memorized.
This step will give him the opportunity
to create his own answers based on
the flash cards he
created from the lesson.
Let’s look at it a little closer.
Remember, the question is,
what is your favorite sport?
Remember, the category
he studied was favorite.
Favorites, this is the
category that he studied.
We have his drawings over here.
He did the first drawing
of the general statement,
then his favorite and three reasons.
Let’s see if he actually answered each.
What is your favorite sport?
For the general statement, he said,
“There are many types of
sports all over the world.”
Check.
Next, let’s see for his favorite, he said,
“However, my favorite
sport is basketball.”
Check.
Finally, for the last one
for three reasons, he said,
“The top three reasons why basketball
is my favorite sport are because
my dad taught me how to
play, it is a team sport,
and it requires good
hand-eye coordination.”
He gave one, two, and three.
Check.
Really quickly, hand-eye coordination.
I want to explain to you all
what this expression means.
It refers to the way one’s
hands and eyes work together
to accomplish a specific goal that
requires speed and accuracy,
something that requires
speed and accuracy.
These two things working together.
We say hand-eye coordination.
Great.
The next thing he needs
to do is, practice.
He needs to make sure his answers
are good and his grammar is okay.
He needs to find someone to practice with
before he takes his exam.
If you would like to
keep studying with me,
you can get my e-book,
How to Pass the IELTS Speaking
Exam by going to the link,
speakenglishwithtiffani.com/ebooks.
You can find any e-book,
but this book right here will help you
by teaching you the categories
and also the formulas for
answering the questions
so that you can pass
the IELTS speaking exam.
Don’t forget about the free 15 minute
English tutoring session
that Cambly wants to give you
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Watch the next video lesson on the
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