IELTS Speaking Part 1: Band 7 vs Band 9 Answers | 10 Common Questions

Ten common IELTS Speaking Part 1 questions, each answered twice: a Band 7 answer and a Band 9 answer, side by side and in the same voice, so the only difference is the English. After each pair, a teacher points out exactly what lifts the answer to Band 9, and the phrases light up on screen as he says them. How to practise with this video 1. Pause after each question and answer it yourself, out loud. 2. Compare your answer with the Band 7 one: is yours plainer, or richer? 3. Take one gold phrase from each Band 9 answer and use it in your own answer. 4. Shadow the Band 9 answers: play one, pause, and say it back at the same pace. Chapters 0:00 Question 1: Where you live 1:20 Question 2: Weekends 2:28 Question 3: Friends 3:37 Question 4: Reading 4:45 Question 5: Weather 5:57 Question 6: Cooking 7:07 Question 7: Phone apps 8:15 Question 8: Sport 9:22 Question 9: Shopping 10:33 Question 10: Birthdays What each question teaches 1. Where you live: show, don't tell: a specific detail 2. Weekends: vary how you talk about habits 3. Friends: a clear preference, then a concession 4. Reading: then vs now: used to, these days 5. Weather: precise collocations (lexical resource) 6. Cooking: answer directly, then make the reason personal 7. Phone apps: paraphrase the question instead of repeating it 8. Sport: imagined plans: I'd, given the chance 9. Shopping: hedging an opinion 10. Birthdays: would for past habits; end with a feeling All 30 gold phrases are in the pinned comment. More IELTS practice: https://www.bayrenedu.com/?utm_source... Free 10-minute English level test with an IELTS estimate: https://academy.bayrenedu.com/placeme... A full computer-based mock test, with your Speaking marked by a teacher: https://www.bayrenedu.com/ielts-mock-... Join BayRen's IELTS Master Course (3 months: 36 live classes and 5 mock tests, ৳12,500). Message us on WhatsApp: 01317749265 Follow BayRen: Facebook:   / bayrenedu   TikTok:   / bayren_education   Instagram:   / bayrenedu   These are original practice questions and answers written by BayRen in the IELTS format. It is not an official IELTS test. IELTS is a registered trademark of the British Council, IDP IELTS and Cambridge University Press & Assessment, who do not endorse this video. The questions and answers were written and checked by BayRen. #ielts #ieltspreparation #ieltsspeaking