ELS Journeys and Future
Travel
A: Welcome to the deep dive
B: Great be here
A: Today we’re jumping into Ielts
speaking test, specifically using travel
as our topic
B: Yeah, we’re looking for we’ve looked
at some actual practice tasks, some
sample responses
A: And the mission really is to pull out
those key strategies what actually works
B: Exactly. It’s not just about, you know,
having the right information
A: Right, it’s how you say it: structure,
fluency and that vocabulary that really
hits the mark. We want to show you how
to really ace these things
B: That’s it. Because they’re top
responses, they demonstrate things
strategically: fluency, coherence,.. it’s
about sounding natural and confident
A: OK, so let’s take practical. How do
you take a task and make it high scoring
B: Let’s start with part 2, the long term
A: Ah, yes, when you have a topic and
you have to talk for this. This one was
describe the memorable journey you
have taken
B: Right, and you have to need cover
where, how, what you did and why it’s
an except of stuck with you
A: So, looking at the sample response
from Jack. How did he approach this
B: What’s intersting how we he
immediately anchors this. He said
something like I’d like to talk about a
trip I took to a mountain last year
A: Straight in
B: with some close friends. See? Crisp.
He’s directly hit into prone hitting the
prompt, showing coherence right away.
That clearity clarity is goal gold
A: OK, and then, how?
B: He was moves straight into it. He We
travelled by train, adds to detail, took
about 5h. And then, that a bit about the
scenery
A: Oh yeah, the beautiful scenery
forests, rivers nice touch
B: Exactly, scenery sensory details
makes it more vivid
A: And he keeps that momentum for
what he did, right? Chatted, played
games, photos
B: And then the hiking, camping over
night
A: You know, what strikes me there is
the use of the active verbs: chatted,
played, hiked, camped. Is that specific
technic makes it sounds more dynamic ?
B: Absolutely, it brings the story to life,
shows vocabulary range too rather than
just saying we did activities
A: Make sense. And a wide memorable
part he didn’t just list facts there either
B: No, and this is key: he connected to
feelings. First time- outdoors, feeling
close to nature and sharing it with
friends
A: And he used words like: relaxed and
refreshed
B: Right, not just happy, that shows a
better command of emotional
vocabulary, adds depth, makes the
answer never dull memorable itself
A: OK, so that was a strong part 2: clear
structure, details, feeling
B: Pretty much nails it
A: Then we shift gears into part 3- the 2
way discussion
B: Yeah, the examiner broaden things
out. Let’s talk about travel and general.
This tests the your ability to discuss
more abstract ideas
A: And how you can expense on those
kind of question naturally. Jack’s
answers seem quite developed
B: They are. Like when ask why people
travel, you doesn’t just say a holidays
A: No, he gave what 3 reasons
B: Yeah, experience new cultures, see
different landscapes and take a break
from their daily routine. Well reason
multiple points
A: And on how travels changed
B: He pull it out so much easier and
faster: mentioned online booking,
getting in anywhere in hours, he
explained the how
A: Which shows he’s actually thinking
about the question not giving a serface
answer
B: Exactly
A: And he even touched on the
downside, didn’t he - the negative
affects
B: Yes, that’s important. Ignorging
Acknowledging negatives like
environmental damage, over crowding,
… It shows balanced critical thinking.
Examiners like that
A: Seeing multiple sides of the coin
B: Percisely. And his points on travel for
young people becoming openminded
and independent – that links travel to
personal growth
A: And looking ahead: the future of
tourism
B: He predicted the focus on sustainable
tourism, you know, minimizing harm.
Again, showing thought about transen
consequences
A: So across both parts, it feels like a
key is not answering but sort of painting
a picture, building a case
B: That’s a good way to pull it
A: So for listener try a, you know, learn
from the what’s a big take way a hop
moment
B: I think the most crucial piece of
advice connecting all these, come right
for the source material itself: it’s strises
stresses practise handling answering
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