Ielts speaking Success: Skills Strategies and Model Answers
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5. Habits
STRATEGY: Depends STRUCTURE: Depends + if preference 1 + if preference 2 [note that the structure uses conditional clauses which can increase your score for grammar] SAMPLE QUESTION What do you usually do at the weekend? Well, it is contingent upon how I feel. If I’m exhausted after working all week I prefer to do something relaxing like chilling out on the sofa with a good book. But, if I feel energetic I would rather do something more exciting like go hiking or camping. LANGUAGE Depends Well, it is contingent upon… I think it depends really. Well, to be honest, I would have to say that it really depends. 42 Preference 1 If I’m… I prefer to… Usually, I prefer… Sometimes, I prefer to… Preference 2 But, if I… I would rather… Although, sometimes I would rather… However, if I have… Note: To describe past habits we can also use “used to’ or ‘would”, with an appropriate adverb of frequency: When I was a child, my brother often used to take me fishing. My mother would always tell me a story to get me to fall asleep Practice 1. What do you usually do on the Internet? 2. Where do you usually study? 3. What do you like to do for holidays? 4. When do you go shopping? 5. What do you do to relax? 6. How much sleep do you usually get? 7. How do you celebrate festivals in your country? 8. How much TV do you watch? |
