(Fighter 4) LS - Speaking - Lesson 3 - Technique EPACT
(Fighter 4) LS - Speaking - Lesson 3 - Technique EPACT
(Fighter 4) LS - Speaking - Lesson 3 - Technique EPACT
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IELTS Fighter– Chiến binh IELTS
LESSON SUMMARY
LESSON 3. TECHNIQUE EPACT
TOPIC: WORK & STUDY
Topic-based vocabulary and collocations
Collocation
Waste one’s time A2 /weɪst wʌnz taɪm/ Làm phí thời gian
sống cá nhân
Strategy
Technique EPACT
To give a longer answer, you can apply the EPACT technique. EPACT stands for Example – Popularity
– Advantage – Cost – Time.
Example
Useful phrases that you can use to give example for your answer in IELTS Speaking Part 1:
• For example
• For instance
• Take A as an example
• Such as
• Like
Popularity
With questions related to the popularity of an object, an event or a person, you can extend their
answers for IELTS Speaking Part 1 by using these useful phrases:
Positive Negative
be extremely/pretty popular be infamous for
be give a bad name for
common/widespread/demanding/trending
be famous/well-known for
society’s huge demand for
Advantage
With questions related to the advantage of something, you can extend their answers for IELTS
Speaking Part 1 by using these useful phrases:
• Help me (to) do something = Can do ……………………………. for something
Cost
You can enhance your answers for IELTS Speaking Part 1 by using these useful phrases related to
a product or service’s prices:
Time
Useful phrases that you can use to extend your answer in IELTS Speaking Part 1:
• Be drowning in something
• Have a lot on one’s plate
• (have) a hectic schedule
• Be under pressure
• Have one’s hands full
• Have a heavy workload