Mat Clark – IELTS Speaking
105
…and the one I’d pick is…
So your opening sentence might be:
―Ok, I’ll start the ball rolling by touching on the matter of who the person is, and
I’d have to go for Jakie Chan.‖
It would be a good idea to develop this first sentence further using a simple linking
structure:
Because,
for the reason that, actually, who is, which is, where, in fact, although,
particularly, especially, etc.
―Ok, I’ll start the ball rolling by touching on the matter of who the person is, and
I’d have to go for Jakie Chan for the reason that…‖
Remember, the first point will probably be your shortest point; so don’t worry if
you can’t develop it with lots of details.
B. The second point + the second prompt from card
Going on to my next point which is why he is famous…
Continuing then with the next point of why he is famous…
Now with regard to the next question of why he is famous…
Next then in response to the point of why he is famous…
Now on the subject of why he is famous…
Now concerning the matter of why he is famous…
Before you explain this point you need to add a second linking phrase (similar to
your first point).
… and what I’d like to add here is that …
… and what I need to emphasize here is that…
.. and what I ought to stress here is that..
…and the thing that needs to be highlighted here is that..
…and what I have to mention here is that …
Mat Clark – IELTS Speaking
106
Notice that all of these linking structures end in ―that‖ This means it is very easy
to make a complex sentence structure by adding a simple clause.
So the second point might be:
―Now concerning the matter of why he is famous,
the thing that needs to be
highlighted here is that he is a world-renowned martial arts film star.‖
You should develop this point using a basic linking word with one or two details
which help to explain your first point.
Remember – you don’t really need to speak for more than 40 seconds on any of
the 4 points, so don’t introduce too many details.
