IELTS Energy English 7+ IE 25: What If I Don't Know the Answer to a Speaking Question?
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Mar 27, 2015 AI Snips
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Bad Example Role Play
- A role play shows what not to do when you don't know the answer in IELTS speaking.
- The test taker panics and asks for another question, which examiners cannot provide.
Make Up or Relate Ideas
- If you don't know a speaking question answer, you can creatively make up a story or talk about anything related.
- Using who, what, when, where, why questions helps generate ideas to talk about.
Politely Acknowledge and Redirect
- Politely say you are unfamiliar with the topic but use formal vocabulary to impress the examiner.
- Then connect to a related personal experience or opinion to keep speaking fluently.