IELTS speaking part 1 grammar

Grammar is of course very important in part 1 and again to score a 6 or above you should making very few, if any mistakes in part 1.

When you become familiar with the style of questions usually asked in part 1, you should be able to notice that with any topic, there are certain styles of questions to test your basic grammar. See all the part 1 topics.

Always pay attention to the grammar and language used in the question.

Q. “Do you like to eat other countries food ?”

A. “Yes i do, I really like to eat Italian food…..”

Simple direct question, using the simple present tense.

Q. “What kind of food did you like when you were a young child?”

A. “When I was a young child I used to love eating instant noodles.”

Now the examiner has asked a question to test your use of the simple past tense.

Q. “What kind of job would you like to have in the future?”

A. “If i have the chance I would love to be an architect in the future.”

With this question the examiner can test you ability of using the conditional tenses. This grammar starts to become very important in part 2 and 3, and you will notice that there are always a lot of part 2 topics using it.

You can see all the current part 2 topics here

Q. Why did you choose to study this major?

A. I chose to study this major, because I was always interested in design, and really enjoyed art as a young child.

This seems like a very simple question, but choose  is an irregular verb, and many students will make a grammar mistake here. On top of that you must remember that you chose your major before you started to study it, so all of the sentence must be in the past tense.

Q. Have you ever been to another country?

A. Yes, i have. I travelled to Europe last summer, which was amazing.

Here, we can see the use of the present perfect tense, and as you can see now, part 1 is not just simply a warm up before parts 2,and 3, but is also an important part of the exam. IELTS speaking part 1 also gives the examiner a very good idea of your English level in a very short space of time, and of course its always good to give a good first impression. When you are preparing for the exam, always remember to review your grammar, as its an important part of the exam.