This is Trang and today I wanna share with you some tips

that you can use to develop a longer and better answer

in part 3 of the IELTS speaking test

This video is kind of a follow up with my previous videos

because I'm gonna use example questions from those topics

so if you're ready, let's get started!

I'll take the following question as my example:

for this kind of question of course you can not just answer

"yes, it is" or "no, it's not"

they are too short!

So tip #1: you should add reasons to support your opinion

it's a little better right?

tip #2: use examples to expand your answers

for example:

tip #3: talk about possibilities

it is something that you're not sure about

and here are some useful words and phrases that you can use:

tip #4: discuss the other side of the argument

for example:

please note that you don't have to use all 4 tips in every answers

you can just do the combination of 1-2 tips

as long as you feel comfortable

and that's the most important thing.

tip #5: if you don't know what to say, make something up

for example

you know I had no idea whether that is true or not

but guess what?

it doesn't matter!

remember "your opinions" aren't important, but "how you respond" is

here is the last tip for you guys

use filler phrases to give yourself some more time

they will be very useful

but it doesn't mean you can use them after every single sentence though

you should save them up for the ones that are more difficult, ok?

some of you might think

what if I don't have any ideas

can't give any examples

or can't make anything up

what should I do? what should I say?

so in this case even though you can't come up with any ideas

give the examiner a reason

then you should still try to give some thoughts about the question

and try to use tip #3: talk about possibilities

for example

worst case scenario, you could ask the examiner

if you could change another question

because hesitation is not very good for your speaking score

and again use the filler expression I just mentioned earlier

to avoid any long silences

now let's jump into some example answer for the topic:

last but not least

it's time for an awesome quote about time punctuality

that's all for today

I hope you guys find this helpful

you guys can try to practice answering the questions

in the comment down below

I will see you next time. bye!