I'm Jessica Beck from All Ears English and the amazing podcast downloaded over 9,000

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Today, uh, I'm going to give you guys some phrases you can use to get higher scores on

the speaking test for fluency and coherence, okay?

Now, um, in natural speaking, just normal day-to-day speaking, I don't use a lot of

high level linking words, okay?

It's just, it doesn't feel natural.

Uh, but unfortunately guys, on the speaking test the examiner does listen for a variety

of linking words, okay?

If you only use phrases like, "And, and, because, because, I think, I think, I think," if you

only use phrases like that and you repeat them and they're easy, okay?

It is impossible to get a seven or higher for fluency and coherence, okay?

The key there is linking words.

You have to have a variety and a range, okay?

So today I'm going to give you some awesome, excellent, interesting phrases that will not

only help you impress the examiner in your fluency and coherence scores, but also for

vocabulary, okay?

All right.

Uh, when you introduce an answer, um, you can use some more formal phrases like, "In

the first place, blah, blah, blah."

Okay?

You could also, when you're introducing another reason or another idea, you could say, "In,

in the second place."

That's fine too.

But when you're beginning an answer say, "In the first place, da, da, da."

Another really awesome phrase to use on any part of the exam, parts one, two, and three,

um, (laughs), you can say, this is a native speaker thing, you can say, "Put it like this,

blah, blah, blah."

So if the examiner says, "Um, how often do you exercise?"

(Laughs) You can say, "Well, let's put it like this, not as often as I should."

(Laughs) So again, you're fulfilling that interesting vocabulary requirement for a seven

or higher and you're also introducing organizing your ideas in a native speaker interesting

way, okay?

Um, when you're introducing your opinion in speaking part three, try to use more formal

phrases.

Just like you do in writing task two, all right?

So phrases like, "I'm of the opinion that, blah, blah, blah.

Um, to my mind.

In my mind, blah, blah, blah.

I firmly believe blah, blah, blah."

Okay?

All of those phrases, those four phrases I just said are excellent to use in speaking

part three, because a lot of candidates just use say, "I think, I think.

I believe, I believe."

Okay?

So set yourself apart.

Be unique.

Make the examiner notice you, that you deserve a seven or higher, okay?

So those are phrases for introducing opinion.

Um, if you're introducing another example or idea you could say, "Um, secondly," of

course, or, "In addition.

Moreover.

Furthermore."

You could also say a phrase like, "Yet another example of this is," or, "Yet another reason

is," okay?

That yet another example of this is.

Just that phrase shows amazing vocabulary, and organization, and grammar, okay?

So these phrases fulfill a lot of things the examiner is looking for, okay?

And a really cool way to summarize a long answer, for example, in speaking part two,

or if you feel like you talked for a long time in speaking part three, (laughs), you

could say, "Yeah, so that about sums it up.

That's what I think."

Okay?

So that phrase, "Yeah, so that about sums it up."

Um, and if you say it like I do, then it's also hitting that seven or higher for pronunciation

because you have that natural stress and rhythm.

All right?

So I'll give you some advice guys.

Watch this video a couple times or more than (laughs) a couple of times, several times.

Write down these phrases, practice using them in your own IELTS answers, okay?

And guys, these, these recommendations today, they're very specific and they're directly

linked to what the examiner's looking for to give you a seven or higher on speaking.

All right?

For more tips, tricks, and advice please visit our website, IELTS.AllEarsEnglish.com and

try out our IELTS preparation course, Three Keys IELTS.

That's all for me guys.

Have a wonderful day.

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