0 00:00:08,889 --> 00:00:14,160 In Part 2 of the IELTS Speaking Test, you have to a give a talk for one to two minutes 1 00:00:14,160 --> 00:00:20,410 about a particular topic. To give a successful talk, you should think about the organisation 2 00:00:20,410 --> 00:00:27,439 of your talk, so that it is easy for the examiner to follow. So your talk should have a beginning, 3 00:00:27,439 --> 00:00:31,999 a middle, and an end. Let’s first look at ways that you can begin your talk. 4 00:00:31,999 --> 00:00:36,030 Let’s look again at the task card. 5 00:00:36,030 --> 00:00:41,719 How would you begin this talk? Let’s see an example of how a good candidate begins 6 00:00:41,719 --> 00:00:44,010 his talk on this topic. 7 00:00:44,010 --> 00:00:50,019 Examiner: Alright? Remember, you have one to two minutes for this, so don’t worry 8 00:00:50,019 --> 00:00:55,199 if I stop you. I’ll tell you when the time is up. Can you start speaking now please? 9 00:00:55,199 --> 00:00:58,780 Candidate: I’d like to tell you about a special occasion in my life, it happened 10 00:00:58,780 --> 00:01:03,730 quite recently actually. It was my high school graduation…… 11 00:01:03,730 --> 00:01:09,380 There are many ways to begin your talk. Some examples of phrases that you could use to 12 00:01:09,380 --> 00:01:14,840 open your talk are, ‘I’d like to talk about’, or ‘I’d like to tell you 13 00:01:14,840 --> 00:01:23,280 about’, or 'I’m going to talk about’. You could also use this structure. So in this 14 00:01:23,280 --> 00:01:28,630 case, ‘A special occasion that I’ve experienced is...’. 15 00:01:28,630 --> 00:01:34,479 Try practicing these phrases with different topics. This can help you to begin your talk 16 00:01:34,479 --> 00:01:35,859 with confidence.