IELTS Speaking part 3 comparing tips and practiice

speaking tips for IELTS speaking

1. IELTS Part 3
Comparing and contrasting
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2. Use these phrases to compare two things
Both 1and 2 / 1and 2 both …
1 …. In contrast, 2 …
1 …, and 2is too.
One differenceis 1 … while 2 …
One thing that 1and 2 have in common is…
One of the differences between 1and 2is…
Another difference/ similarity is… 1 … but2 …
The most important similarity/ difference between 1
and 2is…
1and 2are similar/ different because…
Compared to 1, 2is …
One contrast between 1and 2is that…
The only difference/ similarity between 1 and 2that I
can see is…
1is more… than 2
1is not as… as 2
1differs from 2in that…
1
Spain
TheUK
Brazil
Egypt
The Arctic
SouthKorea
Australia
2
New
Zealand
Vietnam
SouthAfrica
The
Antarctic
France
Italy
The USA
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3. Create the comparative and superlative forms
Windy Expensive Cold
Comfortable Worthless Unhappy
Happy Hot Edible
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4. Compare things using the words and
topics below
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Sad Strange Tough Quiet
Routine Exciting Far Busy
Healthy Easy Good Bad
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Pizza / noodles Plane/ train Washingdishes / cleaning the floor
Computer / phone Reading / watching TV Working / Studying
Sports / Exercise Socialising / relaxing alone Technology / nature
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5. Brainstorm comparisons
A teacher you remember
Compare to other teachers
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A party you attended
Compare to other parties
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A popular tourist site in your country
Compare to other sites
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6. Answer these questions by comparing
1. How iswhere you live/ your hometowndifferent from how it
was20years ago?
2. Do you prefer tocook or eat out? Why?
3. How do you thinkpeople’s dietwill be different in20years’ time?
4. How isthe foodin your country different to other places you have been
or know about?
5. How do you pictureyour lifein2025? How will it be different?
6. Wheredid you lastgo on holiday? How does it compare toother places?
7. Do you feelyour Englishis improving? In which ways?
8. Ispeople’s healthin your country getting better or worse? What evidence
do you have for that point of view?
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