Mat Clark ielts speaking

4.  Additional Tips 
Giving example 
Paraphasing 
Vague language 
Asking for help 
Example interview scripts 
Suggested futher reading 
 
 
4.1. 
Giving examples 
Sometimes you can finish your answer with an example structure but you do not need 
to do this with every question; one or two times in the speaking test is more than enough. 
Look at the previous answer to the ―problem‖ question. 
―It’s university accepted that there a few hazards involved with the increase in the use 
of private cars. Essentially, one fundamental concern is probably that it leads to an increase 
in  pollution.  This  fact  is  unmistakably  perturbing  because  we  are  facing  huge  global 
pollution problems at the moment. 
Additionally,  another  major  cause  for  concern  has  to  be  the  fact  that  cars  consume 
huge amounts of our energy resources. And the underlying repercussions of this are that we 
will soon be confronted with a global energy crisis.‖ 
It would be quite easy to add an example to this answer: 
 ― Actually I think this idea is best illustrated with the example of oil which is running 
out at an alarming rate.‖ 
You don’t get extra marks simply for adding an example. However, your score will be 
influenced because you have used a complex linking structure: 
― Actually I think this idea is best illustrated with the example of…‖ 
Use the following structures to introduce an example: 
In fact, this concept can be illustrated by the example of… 
As a matter of fact, this point can be demonstrated with the case of… 
In actual fact, this notion can be confirmed by the example of…