Useful phrases for IELTS Speaking

Picture this: You are in an IELTS speaking test session with your examiner and quizzed about your favorite music in the second part (cue card round). Well, you do love music, but then that peculiar thought of being in an exam room grips you. What follows thereafter is a struggle over finding the right phrase and linking words to connect your thoughts. A part of this challenge could also be due to your lack of practice with the usual connectors and phrases during your IELTS preparation.

This post would enlist a few phrases and connectors that our trainers at Hurray impart as part of our IELTS Speaking Course.

Introductory phrases

A list of phrases that you can use to start your talk:

• I would like to discuss…
• I would like to talk to you about….
• I want to give you a short talk on…
• I want to share my experience about

Phrases for expressing opinions

A common phrase that students are prone to use here are: “I feel” “I think” “I believe”; but IELTS test measures you on your range of vocabulary.

Hence, you may choose to use the below alternatives:

• For me…
• As I see it…
• Personally…
• In my view…
• As far as I’m concerned
• Talking about myself…
• In my experience……

Phrases to help transition from introduction to main idea                                            

After you introduce your topic, you would move to the main body of your speech. Here are some prompt phrases that our trainers at Hurray introduce students to during the IELTS Speaking course.

• To begin with….
• One of the most interesting things about….
• First of all….
• Firstly
• It is the most important thing in my life because…
• The reason why I like it so much is because…

Phrases to expand or develop idea

Once you introduce your idea, you would want to expand with some background detail and cite some reasons. Here are just a few of the phrases to develop an idea:

• One of the main disadvantages/advantages or causes…
• For instance/For example…..
• One of the consequences/results….
• This appeals to me because…
• Another reason why I like/don’t prefer …..
• Moreover,

Phrases for conclusion

Your conclusion could begin with a one-line summary such as:

• To wrap up,….
• To conclude,….
• In conclusion,…
• To sum up,….
• Overall
• In a nutshell

That’s all for today. If you are an IELTS aspirant looking for reliable and result-oriented IELTS online training, do write to us at: info@hurrayedutech.com or call us at 8971357938