Useful language for IELTS speaking

Part 1

At the moment I’m living/studying/working…

Before that I lived in…

Recently, I’ve been to France/started playing football, etc.

(note the use of the present perfect here)

I’m planning to …

After that I’ll probably …

I prefer (followed by a noun) Scotland because…

I’d rather (followed by verb) live in Australia because…

Both my father and mother …

Neither of my brothers…

None of my friends…

It depends. Sometimes I like cooking, and sometimes I’m just too tired.

Definitely, I love it! It’s…

Mmm, possibly. It depends on the weather really.

Generally I think it’s a good idea because…

Well, it’s very different because…

Let me think/see,…

I’m not really sure, but perhaps…

That’s a good question/point. I suppose…

I haven’t really given that much thought before but…

Part 2

The best/worst thing about…is/was…

The thing I really like (d)/hate (d) about … is/was …

One of the problems with … is/was …

I particularly remember … because …

I’ll never forget … because …

Part 3

Comparing and contrasting

On the one hand … on the other hand …

Well, … isn’t as… as …

… is nowhere near as … as …

I’d rather …

I’d much prefer (to) …

It depends (on)…

Making predictions/talking about the future

There’s a good chance that …

I doubt very much if …

I hope that …

I expect that …

I’m afraid that … ( this does not mean you feel fear, but is a way of talking about something negative, eg I’m afraid that a lot of smokers will complain, but …)

It’s bound to (+ infinitive)

It is/isn’t very likely to …

Giving opinions

As far as I’m concerned …

It seems to me that …

I can’t help thinking that … (use this phrase when you think that people won’t agree with you)

I tend to think that …

I strongly believe that…