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SEPT - DEC PART 1 Topics, Ideas, Tips, Lexical Resources | IELTS SPEAKING PART 1
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Feb 9, 2024
This video talks about the recent IELTS Speaking Part 1 Topics for the months September, October, November, & December. It's not 100% guaranteed that you'll get one of these topics in your actual IELTS Speaking test but just spend time studying these topics as you might get one of these. TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - Objective of the video 00:50 - Applications/APPS 03:16 - Public Gardens and Parks 04:33 - I GOT A BAND 9 05:03 - Successful Students 05:34 - Ebooks For Students 06:43 - Concentration 07:50 - Science 10:23 - Pets and Animals 13:12 - Colors 14:41 - Shoes 15:53 - The Weather 17:04 - Handwriting 18:10 - Headphones 19:18 - Getting Lost 20:13 - Spending Time With People
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Hi! Welcome to IELTS Dragon. My name is Julius and I'm a Band 9 Achiever for the IELTS Speaking Exam
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So today, let us prepare some ideas for the recent IELTS Speaking Part 1 topics for the months
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September to December that are available online. But just a disclaimer, it's not 100% guaranteed
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that you're gonna get one of these topics in your actual IELTS Speaking Test. But like I said in my
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previous video, we have nothing to lose. So let's just study these topics and prepare some ideas
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so that we can be more than prepared or more confident when we take the actual IELTS Speaking
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Test. Without further ado, let's begin! Let's talk about applications or apps. Well, there are so
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many kinds of apps, and in my opinion, the best thing that we can do here is to categorize them
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First, we have utility mobile apps. These are the apps on our smartphones that we don't realize
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that they are apps, like calculator, flashlight, and weather. And the second one is lifestyle apps
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These refer to dating app, music, fitness, food, and travel. And the most common ones, we have
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social media apps and news apps. Now here, it's great if you know the category of the app or the
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apps that you're using because that can help you express yourself more. For example, one of the
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questions here is, what apps have you recently used? If I get this question, I can simply answer like this
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Well, lately, I've been using utility apps, such as a calculator, because I've been learning so much
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math these days. And also the weather app, as I can't go out without knowing the weather. Aside from
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those apps, I've been using news apps as well, because I want to be updated with the latest
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happenings in the world. See? The answer doesn't sound ordinary. It's not a common answer that most
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test takers say. Now, if you use your creativity, you will be able to express yourself more. And
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that's very good because you are utilizing your English communication skills even more. And that's
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great because the examiner will be very happy with that. Now, if you don't use your creativity, if you
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aren't creative, then most likely your answer is like this. Well, I have been using Facebook, Instagram
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and Twitter because I enjoy interacting with my friends. It's also my way of entertaining myself
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when I get bored. Well, there's nothing wrong with that answer. However, that's what most students
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say or answer. You need to step up your game if you want to get the highest band score
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Next, public gardens and parks. All right, we need to understand the difference between
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public gardens and parks so that we have a better understanding of how we can answer
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questions for this topic. When we say a public garden, it simply means a public institution
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that keeps collections of different kinds of plants for the purposes of public education
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and enjoyment. For example, a botanical garden. While a park, according to Oxford languages
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is a large public garden or area of land used for recreation or an area devoted to a specified
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purpose such as national park, amusement park, or children's park. So, based on those definitions
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we can say that most public gardens are parks, but not all parks are public gardens because, you know
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there are many kinds of parks. All right, so when talking about public gardens or parks, prepare
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some adjectives to describe them. For example, we have lovely, beautiful, large, local, or national
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So, I got a bad 9 on my first attempt at taking the IELTS speaking test. I got it because I
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completely understood how the examiners evaluate the students' English communication skills. And of course, I prepared strategically because I always think that the IELTS speaking test
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is like a game. If you know some strategies and if you know how to put them in place
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you will surely be able to get the highest band score. I have here three students who achieved
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their target band scores 7.5 and 7 for using my reviewer or e-books before taking the exam
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Now, my e-books or reviewers are student-centered, which means the students' needs are met. You can
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also get a perspective of a test taker as I myself, being the author of these reviewers or e-books
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was once a test taker like you. My e-books or reviewers are good for those students who are
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very busy, who don't have time preparing for some ideas for each topic. These reviewers are also
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good for those students who don't know how to tell a story in part 2. Also, for those students who are
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having a hard time discussing their answers in part 3 logically. And for those students who
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force themselves using many advanced words and many idiomatic expressions in their answers
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to the point that the way they express themselves becomes so unnatural, they sound like a dictionary
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So you really need to avoid doing that. Otherwise, you'll get stuck at 6.5 or 6 over and over again
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Now, if you're interested of my reviewers or e-books, I can give you samples. Just send me
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an email and see if you need my e-books or not. Okay, so let's continue our lesson
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Let's talk about concentration. So ask yourself, in what situations do you need to concentrate
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Maybe what? Maybe when you are working, studying, or maybe when you are meditating
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How do you feel when you are concentrating on doing something? Are you always calm? Are you a bit
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stressed out? What is it? When you think about these things, you will always have something to
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share with your examiner. Whatever questions about concentration that he will ask you. Anyway
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some helpful expressions that you can use about concentration. We have intense, deep, or great
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concentration. A lack of concentration. Elapse of concentration. Try using one of these expressions
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in your answers. But take note, you have to use them in a more natural way. Do not force yourself
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using any of these expressions just for you to sound... smart? Let's move on to science. Well, this topic is easy because basically we learned science in our primary
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and secondary school. However, if you aren't prepared, this will be a very difficult topic
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So as early as now, recall those branches of science. For example, botany, the study of plants
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biology, the study of life, and many more. Okay, now let's look at one example question here
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The question is, do you like science? Again, science is so broad, so you must have at least
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some basic knowledge about those branches of science. Alright, when you say, yes, I like science
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so how will you expand your answer? And if you say, no, you don't like science, how will you
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present your answer then? The strategy is, you have to think at least one or maybe two
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branches of science as your reference when presenting your answer. For example, my answer
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is like this. Yes, I do, because science is life. Everything around us is a product of science
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or involves science, from the food that we eat and the way our body digests food to the way we move
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our body or the way we move things. Honestly, when I was a student, science was my favorite subject
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because I found it interesting. With that answer, I was just thinking of the different branches of
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science, such as botany, when I talk about food, chemistry, when I talked about eating and the way
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our body digests food, and physics, when I talk about movement. So it was much easier for me to develop
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that answer because I was already thinking of those different branches of science. So it's much
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easier to develop my answer. Also, to extend my answer a bit longer, just a bit longer, I just
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simply talked about my experience of studying science when I was a student, telling my examiner
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that science was actually my favorite subject because it's just interesting. Something like that
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It's much easier to develop that answer because I have reference. Let's talk about pets and animals. Well, I think you just need some basic knowledge about warm-blooded
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animals or cold-blooded animals, or the classification of animals, that is, vertebrate or invertebrate
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Well, vertebrate animals are those with a backbone, while invertebrate animals don't have it
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Now here, I want you to think of some examples of animals and learn their characteristics because
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these things can help you develop better answers. For example, let's talk about hyenas
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Well, hyenas are warm-blooded animals and they are mammals. And in their clan, female hyenas are
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stronger than male hyenas. They act as leaders because basically female hyenas are more aggressive
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than male hyenas, which is completely different to other animals because normally it's always
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the male or the male animals that are stronger than female ones. So these ideas can help you
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express yourself better and can help you develop better answers. Then, talking about pets
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Well, we think of dogs, cats, or birds normally, and that's pretty fine. You can talk about those
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types of pets. However, what I think you should do is to be creative with your answer, especially
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if you're aiming for a higher band score. So if I get this question, what's your favorite pet
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Well, I need to be creative with my answer so I can utilize my English communication skills more
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And, you know, I'm aiming for the highest band score, so I need to make sure I can express
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myself better. So my answer is like this. I love dogs because they are loyal animals. In fact, they
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are more loyal than humans. And you know what? I can't blame some people these days who decide
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to live with their pet dog instead of living with someone because their pet dog never leaves
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them no matter what happens. See? That's creative, and I was able to express myself more. So I want you to
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show your ability, your English ability, to your examiner because if you do that, you will surely
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be able to get the highest band score. You have to convince your examiner that you deserve a band
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7 or more. Let's talk about colors. Well, of course, you know, primary colors, secondary, and tertiary
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colors. What I think you should do in order for you to express yourself more is to basically
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understand some meanings of colors. For example, I have here red. It means passion, energy, and danger
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Green, we have wealth, nature, growth, and harmony. And black, we have elegance, sophistication, and power
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Now here, once you know the meaning or the meanings of some colors, it's way much easier for you to
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express yourself. It's way much easier to develop answers in a more creative way because basically
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you have a guide. For example, if my examiner asks me, what's your favorite color? I can answer like this
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Well, I love green because it symbolizes nature. You know what? The majority of my clothes in my
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wardrobe are colored green, and the entire bedroom of mine is colored green as well
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I don't know, for some reason, I feel so calm and refreshed whenever I see green. Something like that
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So just try to be more creative and think of those meanings of those colors, so those
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meanings can definitely help you develop a better answer. Next is shoes. Well, this is actually the
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topic that I got when I took the actual IELTS speaking test. So we have to know some different
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types of shoes. How many types of shoes do you know? If you know a lot, then that's great
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Okay, now here, it is very important to know the different types of shoes so we can provide some
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topic vocabulary to our examiner. Remember, we need to target the criterion lexical resource
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That's your vocabulary knowledge. Okay, now here, some types of shoes are loafers
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sneakers or trainers, what else? Hiking boots, brogue, stilettos, and many more. Knowing these
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types of shoes can help you focus on describing the kind of shoes that you like, because basically
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you have reference. So if you aren't familiar with the different types of shoes, you have to review
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them. Let's talk about the weather. Well, I think this is one of the easiest topics in the IELTS
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speaking exam, because basically the weather is part of our everyday life. So the easiest way to
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think about or to talk about the weather is to think about the four seasons, summer, winter
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spring, and autumn. However, for some countries, especially my native country, only have two seasons
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So for them, they can easily talk about the weather because they don't have to think of
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other seasons. But anyway, so some words that we can use when we talk about the weather
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So if it's summertime, we say dry, warm, hot, humid. If it's winter, we have bitter cold
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wintry, and freezing. If it's springtime, it's damp, rainy, and foggy. And if it's autumn, we have
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blustery, calm, and chilly. So try using some of these words. Now let's talk about handwriting. This topic is difficult if you lack the vocabulary to describe
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your handwriting, and if you don't know the types of handwriting. So two common types of handwriting
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we have print handwriting or block lettering. And we have cursive handwriting. So cursive simply
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means a handwriting style in which all the letters in a word are connected. So take a look at the
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examples. Also have some knowledge about understanding the handwriting of a person
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For example, if a person writes in big letters, he usually has a big personality
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And if a person writes so beautifully, he usually is a creative or an artistic person
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Something like that. So these ideas can help you formulate better answers. So try to know
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some different characteristics of a person through his handwriting. Let's talk about headphones. Well, I find this topic easy as well, because every now and then
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we use headphones. Like when we are listening to music, or when we are attending an online
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conference call. So what I think we can do here is to learn some topic words. For example, we have
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For example, we have So these headphones are normally bulky, and these are the headphones that we wear on our head
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Another one is on-ear headphones, or what we call earbuds. Now you may wonder, are earbuds
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headphones? Well, when we look at the meaning of earbuds, it says earbuds are very small headphones
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worn inside the ear. So earbuds are another type of headphones. Well, I already answered all the
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questions about headphones on my website, so please spend time checking that out. You will
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learn so many things there. Next, getting lost. Such an interesting topic. Well, do people still
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get lost these days, considering the fact that we already have GPS and Google Maps? You know
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these things can definitely help us locate the place very easily. But anyway, some expressions
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that you can use when talking about getting lost. We have no sense of direction, and we have
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stay on the walking trail or tracks. Stay on the walking tracks, especially if you're talking about
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hiking. So in order for you not to get lost in the mountain, you have to stay on the walking tracks
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something like that. And if you're describing your feelings when you are lost, you can use
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the adjectives disgruntled, confused, helpless, and anxious. Let's talk about spending time with others or spending time with people. Well, I find this topic easy as well
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because we human beings are social animals. You know, we need to interact with people, we need to
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build relationships with people. Of course, we need to cooperate with other people in order for us to
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survive. Just think about your experiences when you spend time with people. How did you feel
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Talk about your feelings. Relate the questions to your experiences. Well, maybe if you're an introvert
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you may feel uncomfortable, or you're having a hard time articulating your thoughts with other people
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If you're an extrovert, you definitely enjoy spending time with people. You are alive, you're
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so energetic. And if you're ambivert, well, both. You enjoy spending time with people, you're happy
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spending time with other people, and at the same time, you always find time to spend time on your own
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just to recharge yourself. So these words introvert, extrovert, and ambivert can definitely help you
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formulate more ideas and can surely help you create better answers. So try researching more
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on these three words. They can surely help you when talking about spending time with others
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