The
last part of speaking section in IELTS is two-way discussion or topic
discussion. The duration of this part is for about three to four
minutes. Examiner gives some questions which are linked to the previous
part. For example, if in the second part test taker gets a topic on
tourist resort, then examiner might ask some questions such as “What do
you think about mass tourism?”, “What is the positive thing of tourism
for the local people?”, or “What are the solutions for coping the
environment’s problem regarding the high level of tourism?”
From
several blogs that I read, some people say that it is better for test
taker to use several expressions such as “That’s a good question” and
“Let me think” whenever the test taker deals with problems in answering
the question, especially in getting the idea after test taker gets the
question. Some people say that it is better to make a kind of ‘drama’
before starting giving the answer. Then, I found out the answer from
some education exhibitions I had attended that test taker does not need
to do all of that.
The
principal is very simple, “give the monkey what the monkey wants”. So,
there is no need for us to give efforts in doing such a thing. What test
taker needs to do is simply answering the question. The most important
thing is that test taker should avoid repeating the examiner’s
questions. Test taker just has to answer the question right to the
point. If test taker deals with some difficulties in understanding the
question, don’t be afraid to ask for clearance by stating "Sorry but
could you explain what you mean by….” Or “I have not come across that
word before. Could you explain what you mean?” The point of speaking
test is about communication. So, there it is a must for test taker to be
communicative in order to achieve the best result in speaking session.
References: goodluckielts.com, splendid-speaking.com
