Write Three Part 2 Bullets in One Minute

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Tonight is the official IELTS Part 2 minute, not a course. IELTS Speaking Part 2 is a long turn after short preparation. Write three bullets. Then speak. Confirm the current IELTS format page on test day.

Part 2 gives you one minute, then a long turn

IELTS Speaking Part 2 is a long turn after short preparation. Use the official minute to plan, not to write a speech. Confirm the current IELTS format page on test day.

Focus on structured fluency and discourse coherence rather than relying on band score shortcuts. The examiner controls the end time.

Write three bullets: person or thing, one event, one feeling

Read the cue card once. Write three short bullets: who or what, one event, one feeling or result. Ignore extra prompts you cannot cover. Do not write full sentences.

  1. Read the card once.
  2. Write who or what.
  3. Write one event.
  4. Write one feeling or result.

Do not copy a memorised story that ignores the card.

Speak from the bullets, then stop when the examiner stops you

Pass if you start with the first bullet and you do not read a paragraph. If you freeze, tap the next bullet. Fail if you restart a memorised speech that does not match the card.

Weak: a memorised holiday speech that never names the person on the card.

Pass: "My neighbour, Mr Tan. He waited with me at the void deck when the lift failed. I felt less foolish asking for help."

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FAQ

Notes may be used; they must stay bullets.

May I look at my notes while I speak?

Yes, glance. Do not read them as a script. If you need every word, the bullets are too long.

What if the card is a topic I have never lived?

Invent a simple, consistent example. Do not waste the minute searching for a perfect true story.

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