Mat Clark – IELTS Speaking
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How often you do this
Why you like this
Whether this is popular in your country.
Suggestion
A common problem with this topic is when candidates
describe a sport such as
football. A physical sport is not a form of relaxation, so a description of a sport will often be
judge as ―irrelevant‖ or ―off-topic‖ by the examiner. You should actually describe something
―you do to help you rest‖. The easy choices are music, reading, TV or radio etc. (in the past
I have heard candidates try to describe ―sleeping‖ – I think it almost impossible to describe
sleeping for 2 minutes.)
Uncommon Vocabulary
Use vocabulary from Part One Topic 26: Weekends; Part One Topic 45: Relaxation.
Grammar Point
The same as Hobby / Activity 1: A free-time activity
Hobby / Activity 4: A sport (a)
Describe a sport that you enjoy watching or playing.
You should say:
What the sport is
Where / When you play or playing ot
Why you like watching/playing this sport
Wherther it is popular in your country.
Suggestion
It is actually quite difficult to describe many common sports such as football oe
basketball because each sport has its own specialist vocabulary.
It is much easier if
you choose a range of sports such as athletics. It is probably easier to describe why
you like playing it (especially the physical benefits).
Uncommon Vocabulary
Use Part One Topic 4: Sports.
