Speaking Task 7
Expressing Opinions
In Speaking Task 7 you are asked what you think about something and you argue for it. You get 30 seconds to prepare and 90 seconds to speak.
Take a side in the first sentence and stay on it. Two reasons that are genuinely different, each with a real example, fill the time better than one reason said three ways. Answering the strongest point against you is what separates a strong answer from a fair one.
Which question?
Pick the one closest to your own question.
The hard part is turning a big idea into one person and one ordinary week.
A question like this
This is the format you will see on test day.
Do you think city governments should provide free wireless internet to any citizen who needs it? Explain your reasons.
The template
Everything in black is written for you. Tap each blue blank and type one detail from your own question.
This is the Free public wi-fi version. Need a different one?
Your stance
In my opinion, , and I feel fairly strongly about it.
How to use this template
A band-10 answer, one line at a time, and the reason each line scores.
Lines you can borrow
Natural phrasing for this kind of email, grouped by what it is doing.
Check before you finish
Six things to read your own answer against before you submit it.
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- All five lines of the template, with blanks you fill in
- A band-10 answer, line by line, and why each one scores
- Ready-made phrases for this kind of email
- The check-before-you-finish list