Tips IELTS Speaking Part 3: Discussion

Berbeda dengan part 2: Long-turn, pada bagian 3 ini kita diminta untuk berbicara tentang topik diskusi secara umum atau general. Bagian ini merupakan kesempatanmu untuk menunjukan bahwa sobat bisa memberikan opini dan ide pada topik tertentu.

Berikut beberapa frase yang bisa kita gunakan:

• In my country most people believe that…
• If I compare my country to Australia, the way we [farm/travel/work/eat/celebrate] is quite different
• The local communities in my country…
• Thinking about this in general, the main reason why most people…
• From my perspective, if I take my country as an example…
• I have seen this happen in my city and it’s a major issue. To deal with this problem, we should…
• There are a lot of examples of this in my country.

Tips lainnya adalah menggunakan kosa kata atau frase untuk menghubungkan ide atau perasaan. Namun, hindari menggunakan fillers yang tidak memiliki arti seperti: um, er, ah, dan eh; begitupula dengan kata-kata seperti: yeah, like, dan you know. 

Sobat bisa cek artikel tentang discourse markers  berikut ini ya!

Berikut beberapa linking words yang bisa sobat gunakan:

• Sequencing – ordering information [to begin with, moving on to the next reason, secondly, thirdly, subsequently, on top of that, later, after this, finally]
• Adding information [Another thing that comes to mind, also, and, besides, additionally, another good example of this is, another reason for this, and one more thing]
• Indicating opinion & attitude [Unfortunately, however, actually, to be honest, definitely, essentially, frankly, basically, clearly, I’m afraid, if you ask me, sadly, thankfully, in fact, seriously, as a matter of fact]
• Comparing and contrasting [Similarly, in the same way, equally, likewise, in a similar fashion, if I compare it to my country | However, although, instead of, despite, on one hand, on the other hand, in the opposite way, in contrast, whereas]
• Giving examples [A great example of this is, for example, for instance, a personal example is, in other words, a striking example of this, a classic example is, a clear example of this can be seen, such as, illustrated by]
• Stalling – thinking about what to say next [Let me think about that…, that’s a difficult/interesting question, I haven’t thought of that before, well…, actually, basically]
• Generalising [Generally, broadly speaking, as a rule, on the whole, it is often said that…, in most cases, the vast majority of, a small minority of]
• Result [As a result, because of this, therefore, consequently, so, then]