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Speaking Parts 2 and 3 0 Work in pairs. Look at these questions for
Speaking Part 3.
0 Work in pairs. Look at this task for Speaking
Part 2. Which words and phrases in the box 1 What opinion or ideas would you"express to
below would you use when you do the task? answer each question?
2 What reasons and examples can you give?
Describe a website on the Internet that you use
regularly. Internet use
You should say: • How does the Internet help people in their
what sort of website it is everyday lives?
what you use it for • Do you think that some people spend too
what you like and dislike about it much time on the Internet? Why?
and explain why you use it regularly.
• In your opinion, will newspapers and books
disappear as a result of the Internet? Why? 1
site social network1ng to browse to buy online Why not?
to chat to download to keep 1n touch
to keep up to date to research to v1s1t to watch
C) Read the response below given by Elena, an
f) You are going to do the task in Exercise 1. Before IELTS candidate.
you talk, think about what you're going to say 1 Which question from Speaking Part 3 in
and make some notes. Exercise 5 is she answering?
2 Underline the reasons and examples she gives.
€) Work in pairs and take turns to give your talks.
3 Which four words and phrases does she use to
You should each speak for up to two minutes.
show she's not certain about her answer?
Exam information Speaking Part 3

• In Part 3, the examiner asks you questions on a
range of topics connected with the topic of Part
2, and you discuss your opinions with him/her.
• The questions are more general and less
Well, I'm not sure. Some people do perhaps, for example
personal than in Part 1.
young people who should be studying instead, but a
• This part takes four to five minutes.
lot of people use the Internet for their jobs or for other
0 Look at this Part 3 question and the three things. Maybe too much time chatting to friends, not
answers below. Which answer do you think is enough time doing other things. Too much time sitting
best? Why? down. But many people leave the Internet connected
all day because they use it instead of a telephone for
How does the Internet help messages or instead of going to the library, so I think it
people in their everyday lives? depends. For some things, it saves time.

I use the Internet for downloading films. I enjoy 0 Pronunciation: Chunking
watching films in my free time. and it's cheaper than
f) Work in pairs. Take turns to ask and answer the
going to the cinema.
questions in Exercise 5.
Well. I think it helps people in quite a lot of ways. for Exam advice Speaking Part 3
instance to get information, or to book air tickets, it
• Listen carefully to the questions and make sure
helps people to study and to do research for their
you give direct and relevant answers.
homework and their studies or even to get advice about
• Give quite long answers to the questions, giving
how to study.
an example or a reason.
• If you're not certain how to answer, say so and
Yes, I think it helps people a lot.
suggest possible ideas you have.
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