GENERAL IELTS QUESTIONS

Question 1

Name 3 ways to say you really like something

Answer 1

1. Oh yes, I absolutely love …….
2. Absolutely! I’m really into ……
3. Oh yes I do, I can’t get enough of …..

Question 2

Name 3 ways of saying you don’t like something

Answer 2

1. To be honest, I can’t stand……
2. Quite frankly, I don’t particularly enjoy….
3. To be perfectly honest, I’m not really into

Question 3

Another way to say ‘ I ENJOYED MYSELF VERY MUCH’

Answer 3

I HAD A WHALE OF A TIME

Question 4

Another way to describe an extremely unpleasant event or experience

Answer 4

It was a nightmare

Question 5

Another way of saying “TO BE SHOCKED AND NOT KNOW WHAT TO SAY”

Answer 5

To be lost for words

eg As you can imagine, at the time I was lost for words because I didn’t know what to expect

Question 6

Astounded

Answer 6

Very very surprised

Question 7

State 5 useful grammatical FILLER PHRASES

Answer 7

1. I hope I haven’t missed anything
2. I hope I’ve covered everything
3. I’m struggling to think of a
4. Oh what was I saying….oh yes, that was it
5. I’ve been trying to remember/think of

Question 8

State 5 words to use in place of “VERY”

Answer 8

INCREDIBLY
TREMENDOUSLY
EXTREMELY
EXCEEDINGLY
AWFULLY
REMARKABLY
EXCEPTIONALLY
PARTICULARLY

Question 9

List 4 different ways to say ‘SOON IN THE FUTURE’

Answer 9

IN THE NEAR FUTURE…
IN THE IMMEDIATE FUTURE…
IN THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE…
IN THE NOT TOO DISTANT FUTURE.

Question 10

List 3 ways of saying ‘NOT TOO SOON IN THE FUTURE’

Answer 10

IN THE LONGER-TERM…
IN THE DISTANT FUTURE…
AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE..

Question 11

How do you structure your answer in the part 3 speaking text

Answer 11

1. POINT - eg without a doubt….
   I would say that…..
   Undoubtedly……
2. REASON - The major reason why….
   One factor is……
3. EXPLAIN - This is due to…..
   This is because of…..
4. CONCLUSION - Finally it is worth mentioning that….

Question 12

What is a Disposable Income

Answer 12

Is the money you have left after all your bills have been paid. The money that is left to enjoy yourself.

Question 13

3 Nouns to use in place of ADVANTAGES

Answer 13

PROS
BENEFITS
UPSIDES

Question 14

3 nouns to use in place of DISADVANTAGES

Answer 14

CONS
DRAWBACKS
DOWNSIDES

Question 15

3 adjectives to use in place of ADVANTAGEOUS

Answer 15

BENEFICIAL
POSITIVE
FAVORABLE

Question 16

3 adjectives to use in place of DISADVANTAGES

Answer 16

NEGATIVE
HARMFUL
DETRIMENTAL

Question 17

Which problems nowadays are solved by international organisations ?

Answer 17

Conflict (war), human rights, global health, financial governance, international trade, regionalisation, development and the environment are all issues that international organisations have been created to address.

Question 18

Another word/s for ‘ARRIVING’

Answer 18

Turning up

Question 19

STATE FIVE LINKING WORDS

Answer 19

• From my perspective
• From my point of view
• In my opinion
• Somewhat agree/disagree
• To a certain degree
• To some extent
• Some people believe
• It is sometimes argued that
• Admittedly
• However
• Another important merit is
• One major drawback
• The final limitation is that
• Owing to
• Due to the fact that
• As a result
• As a consequence

Question 20

What is the 5 W method

Answer 20

WHO
WHAT
WHEN
WHERE
WHY

Question 21

Daunted

Answer 21

to make someone feel slightly frightened or worried about their ability to achieve something

Question 22

Name four writing transitions

Answer 22

In addition
Furthermore
Another
Moreover