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BREAK OR BREAKTIME | IELTS SPEAKING PART 1 RECENT TOPIC 2020 | Achieve Band 9.0!
Feb 9, 2024
This video lesson answers the four questions of the recent IELTS Speaking Part 1 topic about Break or Breaktime. Watch the entire video so you'll get ideas on how to talk about this topic in your actual IELTS Speaking exam. Talking about break is a piece of cake since you know better about your breaktime, you have more ideas to share with your examiner.
Here are the four questions:
Do you prefer a long break or several breaks?
What do you usually do during a break?
When do you usually have a break?
How often do you take a break?
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Welcome to IELTSdragon
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First of all, thanks a lot for visiting this channel! Today, let's answer the recent topic in IELTS Speaking part 1 about breaks or break time
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Let's learn what the word break really means, as this is a bit confusing for some, since
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they don't know what kinds of break they have to talk about in their answers
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In this lesson, I'll teach you how to avoid confusion about this topic and let us use
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some very helpful topic vocabulary words that can guide us in creating better answers that
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will surely help us achieve a band 7 or even a band 9 in IELTS Speaking
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But before we start, if you are new to this channel, don't forget to support this channel
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recent IELTS Speaking topics. Thank you so much! Without further ado, let's get started
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First question. Do you prefer a long break or several breaks? I cannot choose between the two because both a long break and several breaks are beneficial
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to me. Indulging long breaks like traveling helps me widen my perspective on life
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As you know, traveling opens the door of great opportunities that can help people understand
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life better, such as learning cultural differences, lifestyles, traditions or customs, and the
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like, which to me is refreshing. On the other hand, doing several breaks recharges my batteries, most especially when I've a
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pile of paperwork to do in the office. Ok, so let's examine how I answered this question
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Here, I was very honest of my attitude toward the question, telling the examiner that I
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couldn't choose one over the other because both give advantages to me
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And because of that, I just explained each of them as to what kind of benefits I got
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having any of those kinds of break. It's a realistic and relatable answer
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So if it's hard for you to choose between two choices, then it's better to answer this way
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Now let's continue. Second question. What do you usually do during a break
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Let me read the first answer. I'm not sure what the word break means here
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If it's a short break from work like 20 to 30 minutes, I usually sip some coffee to help
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me awake and re-energize my mind. If it means days off, more often than not, I bench watch a TV series or movies on Netflix
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or spend time outside gardening. On the other hand, if you're talking about a long break like a week or two, I seize the
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opportunity to see places where I've never visited yet. Alright, let's talk about my answer here
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Well, that question was confusing to me as the word break has a lot of meanings
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As I did not want to limit my answer, what I did was I provided the examiner the different
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types of break that I enjoyed having and talked about the different activities that I do whenever
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I have those kinds of breaks. It's a great technique that you can use whenever you're a bit confused with the question
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Now let's continue. Before we continue answering the third and fourth questions of this topic, let's have
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a quick review of what the word break means. Well, if you're a worker, break could mean your lunch break or your tea break
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This is a short break from your work. Well, it could also mean your day off
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That's when you have your rest day. You're free to do whatever you want as you need not go to the office
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However, the word break could also mean holiday. This is a long break that is a week long or even a month
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On the other hand, if you are a student, the word break means a school break or a semestral break
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Like, when the first term finishes, normally a semestral break will last two weeks, but
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depending on which country you are from. So each country has different rules of a school break
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There's also a summer or winter break in school, but then again, this depends on which country
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you come from. Because some countries do not have winter break, especially those tropical countries
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Anyway, my point here is, do not be confused with the word break when you get this topic
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in your actual IELTS speaking exam. Think about these ideas so that you will know how to talk about this topic smoothly
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and confidently. Now let's continue. Third question. When do you usually have a break
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Let me read the first answer. Thankfully, my days are fall and weekends
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Saturday and Sunday are my favorite days of the week as I can be with my family
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Saturday is usually a lazy day for me, just playing with my children or watching some
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cartoons with them, and Sunday is a time when we eat out and spend some time at the park
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Alright, here I started answering that question on a positive note, saying thankfully
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Then I immediately talked about my days off. Right after that, I talked about how I spend my free time with my family, making some wonderful
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activities with my children, and of course, with my wife. So it's not enough to just answer the question, when
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You have to add some more ideas to your answer like what I did, so that you'll be able to
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express yourself better. That's a great way to extend your answer. Now let's continue
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Fourth question. How often do you have a break? Let me read a second answer
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Well, our company provides us with a 30-day paid holiday a year
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So I always divide it in half. I spend my first 15 days leave in summer and the other one in winter
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All in all, I can take a break from work twice a year
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Alright, here I talked about one of the great benefits my company offered to all of us as
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workers, which is the 30-day paid holiday. Then I answered the question by stating that I divided that one-month paid holiday twice
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which I normally spend every summer and winter time. It's a direct and brief answer, yet very natural
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And look at the topic vocabulary words that I used. Now let's continue
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Now let me give you some tips so that you will be more than ready to take the exam and
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for you to enjoy a conversation with your examiner. First, when unsure of the question, ask the examiner or play it safe
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For example, in question 2, what do you usually do during a break
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The word break here has a couple of meanings. You can ask the examiner if the word break here means a short break or a long break
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There is nothing wrong if you ask, especially if you want to confirm whether or not your
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understanding is correct. Or if you don't want to ask, you can play it safe, like how I answered that question earlier
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I answered that question by talking about my 20-30 minutes break in the office, then
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I talked about my day off, and my long break from work, which is a week or two
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If your answer is like that, you are completely safe. Second, equip your answer with topic vocabulary words and natural expressions
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If you are aiming for a band 7 or higher, you should know the right words and expressions
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that you need to use in every topic. But take note, you should know how to use them correctly
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Otherwise you won't sound natural, and the examiner knows if you are trying hard to use
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the expressions which you aren't familiar using. The last but not the least is control your nervousness
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Well, to be nervous is pretty normal. We are all humans. We do feel it
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I did feel nervous during my exam as well, but I was able to manage that feeling
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You have to remember that you should control this feeling. Find a comfortable way to control your nervousness
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In my case, I smiled a lot to the examiner before we started the exam, and he smiled
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back at me, so it was my way to make myself relaxed
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So do not let your nervousness overwhelm you, because if you do, you cannot answer the questions
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well and you will not get your target band score. Alright, let's continue
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So here are the topic vocabulary words, transitioning devices, and collocations and natural expressions
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used in my answers. Please take a look. By using these words earlier, I was able to develop my answers without difficulty, and
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I could deliver my answers spontaneously. And this is all about IELTS Speaking Part 1, Break or Break Time
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Thank you so much! Until the next lesson, have a lovely day
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