Part Three Question Type 4: Advantages




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IELTS Speaking - Mat Clark

Part Three Question Type 4: Advantages 
These questions sometimes appear in Part One, but they are much more common in 
Part Three. Look at the following question and answer: 
―What are the advantages of travelling by trains?‖ 
―I think there are many advantages; for example it is quite cheap, it’s usually faster 
than read travel, you can usually take a train to any destination and you can sleep on the 
train.‖ 
Although this answer describes some advantages, it does not use appropriate language 
to express these advantages. In fact, the only word used ―advantage‖ is recycled from the 
question. Now look at a different answer to the same question: 
―Well, I suppose that there are quite a few clear benefits, but I would probably say 
that for the most part, the one thing that really stands out is that trains are really cheap, 
especially for long distance travel – you can travel from one side China to the other for a 
few hundred yuan. I guess that another obvious plus point is that it is much faster than 
travelling by road – so you can save time by travelling on trains. Along with this, a further 
merit is that you can sleep quite comfortably on long train journeys.‖ 
In this answer, the candidate has used appropriate language to express ―advantages‖: 
clear benefits, obvious plus point, further merit. 
Now create your own ―advantages‖ structure. (You will build a structure that develops 
each advantage.) Begin with an opening linking phrase that explains that ―there are many 
advantages‖. 
Well I suppose that there are quite a few clear benefits. 
Clearly there are a number of obvious merits. 
Sure there are few favorable aspects. 

Mat Clark – IELTS Speaking 
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Obviously there are a number of positive features. 
Now highlight the most obvious: 
But I would probably say that for the most part, the one things that really stands out is 
that… 
But it goes without saying that the most apparent would be that… 
Although I guess that the most visible would be that … 
However, I guess that the most evident would be that… 
Add a simple sentence which describes the advantage: ―…trains are really cheap…‖ 
Now develop this advantage with one of the following structures: 
This is obviously favorable because… 
This is undoubtedly positive for the simple reason that… 
This is without doubt beneficial because… 
Add a simple sentence to explain why it is an advantage: ―…you can travel from one 
side China to the other for a few hundred yuan…‖ 
Now introduce your second advantage: 
At the same time a second bonus might be that… 
Besides this, a second plus point could be that… 
As well as this a further favorable aspect would be that… 
Add a simple sentence to explain the advantage and develop it with one of the 
following: 
This is clearly advantageous because… 
This is definitely valuable since… 
This is surely a positive feature because... 
For most questions, two advantages should be enough to produce a good quality 
answer. There is no need to list every advantage. 
A common problem for this type of question is when candidates also try to describe 
disadvantages in their answer. This is unnecessary because usually (now always) the 
examiner will ask about disadvantages in the next question. Now use your advantages 
structure to practice answering the following questions. 
What are the advantages of travelling by air? 
What are the advantages of having a private car? 
What are the advantages of zoos? 
What are the advantages of playing team sports? 
What are the advantages of being famous? 
What are the advantages of watching films in a cinema? 
What are the advantages of living in cities? 

Mat Clark – IELTS Speaking 
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What are the advantages of using a public library? 
What are the advantages of spending time in a foreign country? 
What are the advantages of getting news from newspapers? 
What are the advantages of online (Internet) shopping? 
What are the advantages of listening to the radio (compare with TV)? 
What are the advantages of advertising? 
What are the advantages of hand made products? 

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