0 00:00:08,300 --> 00:00:14,580 In the IELTS Speaking Test, it is important to extend your answers. You should extend 1 00:00:14,580 --> 00:00:21,290 your answers so that you can show the examiner your range of language. In Part 1 of the Speaking 2 00:00:21,290 --> 00:00:28,320 Test, there are three ways in which you can extend your answers: giving reasons, giving 3 00:00:28,320 --> 00:00:31,470 examples, and stating preferences. 4 00:00:31,470 --> 00:00:36,610 Let’s look first at an example of a candidate giving reasons. 5 00:00:36,610 --> 00:00:39,399 Examiner: What kind of weather do you like? 6 00:00:39,399 --> 00:00:44,500 Candidate: I really like weather that is warm and sunny because in my free time I enjoy 7 00:00:44,500 --> 00:00:47,350 spending time outdoors. 8 00:00:47,350 --> 00:00:52,789 So in this example you can see that in response to the question ‘What kind of weather do 9 00:00:52,789 --> 00:00:59,030 you like?’, the candidate extended the answer by explaining why she likes ‘warm and sunny 10 00:00:59,030 --> 00:01:01,039 weather’ using ‘because’. 11 00:01:01,039 --> 00:01:08,200 Now let’s look at another way of extending your answers - giving examples. 12 00:01:08,200 --> 00:01:10,940 Examiner: What kind of food do you like? 13 00:01:10,940 --> 00:01:16,390 Candidate: I like trying many kinds of different foods, but in particular, I’m really into 14 00:01:16,390 --> 00:01:19,750 Thai cuisine and Vietnamese cuisine. 15 00:01:19,750 --> 00:01:25,330 In that example, the candidate has extended the answer to the question ‘What kind of 16 00:01:25,330 --> 00:01:31,450 food do you like?’ by giving examples, in this case using the phrase, ‘in particular’. 17 00:01:31,450 --> 00:01:40,430 Let’s take a look at one more effective way to extend your answers in Part 1 - stating 18 00:01:40,430 --> 00:01:42,070 your preferences. 19 00:01:42,070 --> 00:01:45,190 Examiner: Do you enjoy watching sports? 20 00:01:45,190 --> 00:01:50,680 Candidate: To be honest, I’m not really a sports fan. I prefer going to concerts or 21 00:01:50,680 --> 00:01:54,450 going to the cinema to see a good film. 22 00:01:54,450 --> 00:02:00,200 So in this final example, the candidate said that she is ‘not really a sports fan’, 23 00:02:00,200 --> 00:02:06,160 but then she extended her answer by talking about other activities that she likes doing, 24 00:02:06,160 --> 00:02:10,280 in this case using ‘prefer’. 25 00:02:10,280 --> 00:02:13,819 Here are some useful ways to express your preferences. 26 00:02:13,819 --> 00:02:22,200 ‘I prefer’ plus a noun plus the preposition ‘to’. For example, ‘I prefer coffee 27 00:02:22,200 --> 00:02:30,770 to tea’. If you want to use verbs, we use the -ing form of the verbs. For example, ‘I 28 00:02:30,770 --> 00:02:39,350 prefer playing sport to watching it’. We often also use ‘rather’, for example, 29 00:02:39,350 --> 00:02:45,370 ‘I’d rather stay home tonight than go out’. 30 00:02:45,370 --> 00:02:51,250 Now let’s watch a candidate extend their answer using a combination of the strategies 31 00:02:51,250 --> 00:02:53,900 that we have discussed so far. 32 00:02:53,900 --> 00:02:59,130 Examiner: Now let’s talk about your study. What do you enjoy about the course you are 33 00:02:59,130 --> 00:02:59,680 taking? 34 00:02:59,680 --> 00:03:05,400 Candidate: Well, I’m studying design, and I absolutely love the work experience we do 35 00:03:05,400 --> 00:03:11,340 as part of our course. We each work one day a week in a real design company and I actually 36 00:03:11,340 --> 00:03:16,350 get to design furniture there, which is the area I want to specialise in. I’m learning 37 00:03:16,350 --> 00:03:22,520 so much from the other designers that I could never learn from just studying from books. 38 00:03:22,520 --> 00:03:29,959 Did you notice that the candidate used a range of ways to extend the answer? She first says 39 00:03:29,959 --> 00:03:36,560 how much she likes something, then gives an example of what she specifically likes about 40 00:03:36,560 --> 00:03:41,540 it, and then finally gives a reason why she likes it. 41 00:03:41,540 --> 00:03:45,050 Let’s take a look at one more example. 42 00:03:45,050 --> 00:03:49,610 Examiner: Now let’s talk about food and cooking. Do you enjoy cooking? 43 00:03:49,610 --> 00:03:54,790 Candidate: No, it doesn’t really appeal to me that much. It just takes too long to 44 00:03:54,790 --> 00:04:02,360 prepare a nice meal, and since I live alone, I’d only be cooking for myself anyway. I 45 00:04:02,360 --> 00:04:08,900 prefer to eat out, or just get takeaway on my way home from work. 46 00:04:08,900 --> 00:04:15,319 This candidate also extended the answer in a variety of ways, first by saying how much 47 00:04:15,319 --> 00:04:22,130 he dislikes something, then by giving reasons why he doesn’t like it, and then finally, 48 00:04:22,130 --> 00:04:25,960 by saying what he prefers to do instead. 49 00:04:25,960 --> 00:04:32,050 Remember, when answering the examiner’s questions, try to extend your answers by giving 50 00:04:32,050 --> 00:04:36,339 reasons, giving examples, or stating your preferences.