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\nToday learn the vital strategy for answering boring and/or unfamiliar questions on the IELTS Speaking test.If you sound bored on the IELTS exam, your score will go down.You will lose points in Fluency/Coherence as well as...\nToday learn the vital strategy for answering boring and/or unfamiliar questions on the IELTS Speaking test.



If you sound bored on the IELTS exam, your score will go down.

You will lose points in Fluency/Coherence as well as Pronunciation.

However, how can you not feel and sound bored when the questions are boring? Or, how can you give a good, clear answer if the question is unfamiliar?

Step 1: Be honest

Example of boring question:
When was the last time you took a taxi?

Use these phrases to introduce your answer:

Oh, gosh, I don’t normally talk about this to be honest.
To be frank, this is not a topic that I generally think about.
Geez, I’ve never answered a question like this before.

Step 2: Think of something to say that isn’t boring!

In my taxi answer, I connected it to my trip to San Francisco, which was definitely not boring!

You can hear my fluency and pronunciation get better as I find something to say that I’m interested in.

The fact is, your scores climb as you become more involved and interested in your own answers.

This is a test of your communication, not your ideas. Communicate!\n
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2016
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