IELTS Speaking Part 2
A. Opening phrase + the first prompt from the card
OK then, I guess I could start off by answering …
Alright then, in response to the first question of …
So to begin with, in reply to the initial point of …
OK, I’ll start the ball rolling by touching on the matter of …
Right then, I’d like to get cracking by pointing out …
So I suppose I should commence with the first aspect which is …
Initially then, I’d like to get started by looking at …
So, to start with I’ll talk about …
So I guess I could kick off by stating …
OK so my first point here would obviously be …
+ linking phrase
... and I think I’d have to choose …
… and I’d probably select …
… and the one I’d pick is …
… and I’d have to go for …
… and my choice is going to be …
Develop the idea
because for the reason that actually who is
which is where in fact although
particularly especially
B. The second point + the second prompt from the card
Going on to my next point which is …
Continuing then with the next point of …
Now with regard to the next question of …
Next then in response to the point of …
Regarding the theme of …
Now on the subject of …
Now concerning the matter of …
+ second linking phrase
… and what I’d like to add here is that …
… and what I need to emphasize here is that …
… and what I ought to stress here is that …
… and the thing that needs to be highlighted here is that …
… and what I have to mention here is that …
C. The third point + the third prompt from the card
Progressing to the subject of …
Moving onto the business of …
Drawing attention to the matter of …
Proceeding with the issue of …
Moving forward onto the area of …
+ linking phrase + give some reasons, details, explanations, etc.
I would like to explain that …
You really have to understand that …
I suppose I should underline the fact that …
What I’d like to make clear is that …
What I’d like to shed light on here is that …
D. The fourth point + the fourth prompt from the card
Finally then, if there’s time, I could deal with the last question of …
To end with, if I still have time, I could take care of the final question of …
As a final point, if time permits, I’d like to bring in the point of …
To cut a long story short, as my very last point, with reference to the question of …