Were you ever stopped in during Speaking Part 2 because you were off-topic? If yes, this story helps you stay on track.
The IELTS Speaking Part 2 is a cue-card round where you'll have to speak for 1-2 mins on a topic.
There’ll be a brief topic and ideas for what to include in the answers. You'll get a minute to prepare your talk. After a minute, you'll have to speak.
The examiner won't interrupt you when you're speaking. Once finished, you might be asked questions about the topic.
Losing Marks or Not?
No, you don't lose marks if you go off-topic. You can add information you like in your answers, but it should be relevant to the topic.
Suppose you get a topic 'education' & you don't know what to speak. You can go off-topic by discussing school, college, institutes, etc. in your city.
But, if you completely avoid talking about education, it's going off-topic. So, if you never mention the main topic, the examiner will mark you low.
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