As discussed in the Question one tutorial, question one asks you to answer an indepedent speaking task. The question may ask you to talk about people, places, events, objects, transportation, actions, or qualities. While it is generally not a good idea to memorize any kind of script for this test, it is a good idea to become familiar with some of the commonly used phrases we use in English to answer this question. Below is a list of phrases (in italics) followed by random sentences that one may use to answer the Question one task. I suggest playing the samples and repeating what you hear. Pay particular attention to the use of word stress and intonation in each phrase.
Giving Your Opinion
I think that my cell phone is the most valuable possession I own.
In my opinion, Venice is the most beautiful city in the world.
I believe that my older sister is the smartest person I know.
It is my opinion that the Internet is the single most important invention of the 20th century.
I consider my undergraduate university biology professor to be the best teacher I've ever had.
For me, living at the beach is the best place in the world to live.
The best book I've ever read was the Black Pearl.
I strongly feel that studying in my room is the best place to get work done.
Providing Reasons
Firstly, my cell phone allows me to communicate with the people that are close to me.
First of all, the city has been well preserved for many centuries.
To begin with, she always thinks of solutions to life's most difficult problems.
One reason is it allows people from all over the world to share ideas with each other.
Secondly, he always encouraged our class by telling us how smart we were.
For one thing, the beach offers a huge variety of fun things to do.
I feel this way because the book offered a great deal of excitement throughout.
The main reason is in my room I have a large number of resources available to me that are beneficial to my studies.
Another reason is my cell phone provides a complete line of entertainment features, providing hours of enjoyment.
In addition, she always comes up with creative ideas when asked to.
Providing Details and Supporting Ideas
For example, my cell phone allows me to call, text and even email my family and friends.
Therefore, Venice, even after all of these years, still looks great!
For instance, once I had a problem with my roommate at school and my sister told me exactly what to say in order to make my roommate change his bad habit.
Because of him/her, I find myself more confident when tackling new problems.
An example of this is a woman living in New York City can ask for recipes from a person living in Beijing, China simply by logging onto her computer and chatting online.
As a result, our biology class was motivated to study hard and learn as much as we could in our 3 hour class.
This means that you can go snorkling, go surfing, play volleyball, and go fishing all in your back yard.
As an example, one part of the book described what the infamous Manta Diablo looks like and I could feel my heart beating faster as I read.
Consequently, I can use my printer if I need to print something, the Internet if I need to research something and my CD player if I need to listen to a tutorial.
