IELTS SPEKING: SMPLE NSWERS Part 2 & 3 (Individual lng turn & tw-way discussin) Q 11. Describe yur favrite animal. Yu shuld say, What kind f animal it is Brief descriptin f it Why yu like the animal My favrite animal is the dlphin. I like them because they are very cute and can d fun tricks. T me they seem as if they are the puppies f the cean and are always ready t have a gd time. I enjy watching dlphin shws whenever we g n vacatin. Hwever, I find it sad that they are trapped inside an aquarium where they can t swim in the cean. cuple f times, I have had the pprtunity t swim with dlphins at certain parks that we have visited. This has been extremely fun and I have learned a lt abut them. Dlphins are very interesting animals and are prtected in mst areas f the wrld due t their declining numbers. This is the reasn that there are s many dlphin refuges and aquariums all arund the wrld. lthugh I lve dlphins, I wuld never want t be a trainer r have ne f my wn because they are very hard t take care f. I prefer t watch them when we g n vacatin and swim with them n ccasin. 7 www.ktalking.cm
Useful Expressins I like them because they are very cute and can d fun tricks. Dlphins are cute and can d fun tricks by splashing in the water. ( By is an example f a prepsitin. Prepsitinal phrases will begin with a prepsitin and end with a nun. Belw are sme ppular examples f prepsitinal phrases): t hme In time Frm Richard With me By singing but what we need (Prepsitins in the abve samples are: at, in, frm, with, by and abut) Dlphins are very interesting animals and are prtected in mst areas f the wrld due t their declining numbers. Time is ticking away fr the dlphins and peple are nw being frced t prtect them fr future generatins. ( Ticking away is a phrase used t describe when yu are running ut f time r time is passing. Belw are sme mre examples f using the phrase ticking away.) With the final secnds ticking away n the clck, Sam scred the winning gal. Yu need t hurry up with yur hmewrk! Time is ticking away! Will yu be able t cmplete that prject befre time ticks away? 8 www.ktalking.cm
What d yu need t take care f it? There is a lt that ges int caring fr a dlphin. Obviusly, yu need lts f water fr them t swim in and yu will need specially trained peple t take care f them when they get sick. Many aquariums als help breed dlphins, s yu will als need smene wh can help take care f the babies. If yu want dlphins t perfrm in shws, yu als need smene t wrk with and train the dlphins. Finally, yu will need plenty f fish because they eat a lt! Useful Expressins Obviusly, yu need lts f water fr them t swim in and yu will need specially trained peple t take care f them when they get sick. Obviusly, dlphins need water t swim in and peple t care fr them. Obviusly, I will nt be ging t wrk tmrrw if I am still sick. Obviusly, yu have t put yur scks n befre yu put n yur shes. Obviusly, she desn t like him; yu can see it by the lk n her face. Obviusly, I will be getting the jb, the manager lved me! ( Obviusly is used t describe smething that shuld be apparent r easily realized by thers.) 9 www.ktalking.cm
What s the future trend f the animal? It is becming mre difficult fr animals t exist in the wild because f the grwth f the number f humans. If it weren t fr carefully planned habitats and prtected areas arund the wrld, sme animals wuld be lst frever. With the declining number f many breeds f animals, it is very imprtant that we are aware f what we are ding t the envirnment. What we d tday greatly affects the future f ur planet and the lives that live upn it. Useful Expressins It is becming mre difficult fr animals t exist in the wild because f the grwth f humans. Due t the grwth in ppulatin f humans, it is becming difficult fr animals t live. ( It is a way t describe smething withut using the name f the persn, place r thing individually. Belw are sme mre examples f hw t use the wrd it.) Dn t yu get it? I dn t like yu. It never ccurred t me that I shuld be n time. D yu think yu culd pick it up at the stre n yur way hme frm wrk? 10 www.ktalking.cm
What d yu think abut paching f sme precius animals such as pandas? Sme animals, such as the panda, are ften pached when they are nt allwed t be hunted. This can be very dangerus t the animal s existence since they are usually prtected because there are a limited number f them left. Many peple kill these beautiful creatures s that they can have their skin as a cllectin item. Peple are willing t pay large sums f mney fr certain skins f animals because it is s rare t find them. Useful Expressins Sme animals, such as the panda, are ften pached when they are nt allwed t be hunted. Pachers lve t kill certain types f animals, such as the panda. ( Such as is used t expand a grup f items that yu are talking abut. It can be used t give an example s that the reader will understand yu better. Belw are a few examples.): I enjy mst sprts, such as basketball, ftball and baseball. My kids are picky eaters and nly eat certain kinds f fds, such as chicken and pizza. My dgs get int different types f truble, such as digging hles and barking t much. 11 www.ktalking.cm
Why are animals s imprtant t us? One reasn that animals are imprtant is because they help keep the wrld healthy. Mst animals have a purpse that allws them t help the planet in an imprtant way. If we did nt have these animals, life as we knw it wuld never be the same. Having animals is als an imprtant part f life because many peple acrss the wrld use them fr fd. Plus, with the grwing ppulatin in the wrld, it is imprtant that we maintain an animal ppulatin that is large enugh t feed the entire wrld as needed. Useful Expressins One reasn that animals are imprtant is because they help keep the wrld healthy. nimals are a handy way t keep the wrld healthy. ( Handy is used t describe smething that is useful. Belw are a few examples f hw t use the wrd handy.): That extra mney will cme in handy in the future. I think my educatin is ging t cme in handy. Yu never knw. That dress may cme in handy next week n vacatin. One f the handiest tls is the hammer. I use mine all the time! 12 www.ktalking.cm
12. Describe an interesting trip yu have taken. Yu shuld say, Where yu went When yu went there Whm yu went with What yu did there Why yu like it The mst interesting trip that I have taken was a cruise that tk me t Mexic, Jamaica and the Cayman Islands. It was the first time that I had ever traveled by bat and I was very nervus. We had t pack many things because we were n the ship fr seven days. It was fun trying new fds and seeing places that we had never been t. My favrite place t visit was the Cayman Islands; hwever, I did nt enjy Jamaica very much. It ended up raining the day we went t Jamaica and we had t return t the ship. We gt t d many fun things like swimming with stingrays, playing with baby dlphins and snrkeling. Spending time n the ship was fun and there were lts f things t d. My favrite part was enjying all the fancy fd that they served each night. Even thugh, I gt sea sick a cuple f times, it was a fun adventure that I wuld enjy ding again smetime. Hwever, I wuld chse a different ship s that we culd try sme new things this time arund. Useful Expressins It was the first time that I had travelled by bat and I was very nervus. The bat we travelled n was very large. (By using the wrd the we are making a statement 13 www.ktalking.cm
abut a specific item.) The shark was eaten by the gruper. The band plays here every Friday night. I enjy ging t the lake n the weekend. The cat was taking a nap by the fireplace. The car wuldn t start this mrning s I was late fr wrk. My favrite place t visit was the Cayman Islands; hwever, I did nt enjy Jamaica very much. The ship traveled t many places, which were very interesting. (Relative clauses, like which are very cmmn. Which is used when yu are referring t an item r an animal. Belw are sme examples f the prper way t use which.) Did yu see the cat, which was lying n the fence? He culdn t read which surprised me. D nt eat the apple which is lying n the table. This is the shp in which I buy my grceries. My dg hates the cat next dr, which desn t surprise me at all. 14 www.ktalking.cm
What d yu usually d in yur hlidays? When I am able t take a vacatin, we usually visit family. Fr the past few years we have lived far away frm ur families and the nly time that we can see them is n hlidays. It is fun t take a rad trip and return hme, even if it is just fr a few days. We enjy seeing everyne and getting t see ur nephews and nieces. Hwever, we have t visit during the summer because ur kids are in schl nw and cannt miss their classes. Useful Expressins When I am able t take a vacatin, we usually visit family. When n vacatin we usually visit family, wh live very far way. (Relative clauses, like wh are very cmmn. Wh is used when yu are referring t peple. Belw are sme examples f the prper way t use wh.) I like t visit my grandmther, wh lives acrss the street. The band is filled with peple wh lve music. I tld yu abut the man wh lives next dr. D yu knw the girl wh is talking t Sarah? 15 www.ktalking.cm
What kind f vacatin d yu like? Why? I really enjy ging t the beach n vacatin. It is fun and relaxing and there are lts f water things that we can d. My husband enjys renting a jet ski and driving really fast thrugh the water. Hwever, I wuld rather stay n the beach instead. Smetimes my sn will ride with him, but he wuld rather play in the sand than swim in the water. The beach is very far frm where we live, s we d nt get t g very ften. Useful Expressins I really enjy ging t the beach n vacatin. Taking a vacatin t the beach is smething that I enjy. (Relative clauses, like that are very cmmn. That is used when yu are referring t peple r things; wh r which can be used as well. Belw are sme examples f the prper way t use that.) I dn t like the table that is in the kitchen. Matt went t the library that was dwn the street. I usually g t the gym that is n Main Street after wrk. 16 www.ktalking.cm