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    IELTS SPEAKING

    WORKSHOP #2

    THE SPEAKING SUCCESS SYSTEM

    COPYRIGHT © 2021, KEITH SPEAKING ACADEMY


    TABLE OF

    CONTENTS

    PART ONE

    THE SPEAKING SUCCESS SYSTEM: A REVIEW


    • Try

    • Discover

    • Practice

    • Build

    PART TWO

    THE SPEAKING SUCCESS SYSTEM: IN USE

    AUTHOR: KEITH O’HARE

    Keith runs The Keith Speaking Academy. He has been working in international
    education for over 20 years as a teacher, teacher trainer and education manager.
    He has helped over 15,000 students prepare for their IELTS Speaking test with his
    online courses.

    COPYRIGHT © 2021, KEITH SPEAKING ACADEMY


    PART ONE

    THE SPEAKING SUCCESS SYSTEM: A REVIEW

    The Speaking Success System - a simple 4-step system to success.

    1. Try 3. Practice

    2. Discover 4. Build

    1. TRY

    Take a question and try to answer without any preparation.

    2. DISCOVER

    Watch or listen to a proficient or native speaker answering the question.

    Identify useful chunks of language.

    3. PRACTICE

    Practice repeating the chunks.

    Practice again giving your answer for the question in step 1.

    4. BUILD

    Give different answers to the same question from step 1.

    COPYRIGHT © 2021, KEITH SPEAKING ACADEMY


    PART TWO

    THE SPEAKING SUCCESS SYSTEM

    TOPIC

    FLOWERS

    QUESTION:

    “What kind of flowers do you like?”

    1. TRY

    Without preparing, try and give your own answer to this question.

    Speak out your answer for about 15 seconds (the average length of a part 1 answer).

    COPYRIGHT © 2021, KEITH SPEAKING ACADEMY


    2. DISCOVER

    LISTEN TO THIS ANSWER (refer to accompanying audio file)

    Between you and me,


    I am clueless when it comes to flowers.
    That said, when I do buy them,
    I usually go for roses.
    It’s an easy choice
    and I love the fragrant scent
    they can bring to the room.

    IDENTIFY USEFUL CHUNKS

    1. Between you and me = in confidence

    It is a common filler/connector that can be used in a similar way to other fillers like:

    • To be honest
    • Frankly speaking

    2. I’m clueless = I have no idea, I know nothing about it

    3. When it comes to ______________ = when we talk about _______________

    4. I usually go for ________________ = I usually choose __________________

    5. Fragrant scent = nice smell

    • Fragrant (adj.) = something smells nice


    • A scent (n.) = a pleasant smell (e.g. perfume, flowers, food)

    COPYRIGHT © 2021, KEITH SPEAKING ACADEMY


    3. PRACTICE

    PRACTICE CHUNKS

    There are several different practice activities I use. Here are 4 common ones.

    1. Repeat 3. Say the opposite


    2. Change a word 4. Phrase true for you

    Let’s practice them. This is best done with the accompanying audio file

    CHUNK ONE: I’M CLUELESS

    REPEAT

    Clueless
    I am clueless
    I am clueless when it comes to flowers

    CHANGE A WORD

    I love roses
    I love tulips
    I love carnations
    I love sunflowers

    I am clueless when it comes to cars


    I am clueless when it comes to music
    I am clueless when it comes to cooking

    PHRASE TRUE FOR YOU

    It’s true, I am clueless when it comes to flowers

    COPYRIGHT © 2021, KEITH SPEAKING ACADEMY


    CHUNK TWO: I USUALLY GO FOR ROSES

    REPEAT

    go for roses
    I usually go for roses
    When I buy flowers, I usually go for roses

    SAY THE OPPOSITE

    I usually go for sunflowers


    I don’t usually go for sunflowers

    I usually go for roses


    I don’t usually go for roses

    She usually goes for roses


    She doesn’t usually go for roses

    She went for roses last time


    She didn’t go for roses last time

    CHUNK THREE: FRAGRANT SCENT

    REPEAT

    fragrant scent
    I love the fragrant scent
    I love the fragrant scent of roses

    CHANGE A WORD

    I love the fragrant scent of tulips


    I love the fragrant scent of carnations
    I love the fragrant scent of sunflowers

    PHRASE TRUE FOR YOU

    I love the fragrant scent of red roses

    COPYRIGHT © 2021, KEITH SPEAKING ACADEMY


    GIVE YOUR ANSWER AGAIN

    Finally, practice giving an answer to the original question

    QUESTION:

    “What kind of flowers do you like?”

    Your focus is not to memorise the answer word for word, but just to try and use
    one or two of the chunks you have practiced.

    You may get something like this:

    To be honest,
    I am bit clueless when it comes to flowers,
    I don’t know a great deal about them,
    but sometimes I do buy flowers
    and I tend to opt for roses
    It’s just quite straight forward really,
    they just brighten up the room,
    they look pretty
    and they have a nice smell

    COPYRIGHT © 2021, KEITH SPEAKING ACADEMY


    4. BUILD

    Build your flexibility by giving different answers to the same question in step 1.

    QUESTION:

    “What kind of flowers do you like?”

    You may get something like this:

    I’m not a big fan of flowers really,


    but if I’m buying flowers for my home
    I might buy sunflowers
    I like them because they remind me
    of the paintings by Van Gogh
    They’ve just got vibrant colours
    and a fragrant scent
    So yes, I guess I would opt for sunflowers

    The key is not to memorise this answer,


    but to memorise chunks and use them flexibly.

    COPYRIGHT © 2021, KEITH SPEAKING ACADEMY


    Find out more about my work and
    my new course IELTS Speaking INTERACTIVE at

    WWW.KEITHSPEAKINGACADEMY.COM

    COPYRIGHT © 2021, KEITH SPEAKING ACADEMY

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