This relates not only to IELTS learners, but for students around the world who are asked a set of questions, such as the following.
In the IELTS Part II, there’s a great chance that you will be asked to “describe a special event.” In this will be a set of four questions, but today I will talk about seven. The goal, when speaking in the past tense, is to stay in the past tense. It’s like switching your mind to a tense and using different clauses, tenses and “high level” vocabulary.
So, here it is at the bottom and watch my YouTube video so you can get an idea.
A Special Event
- When did it happen?
- Where did it happen?
- Who did you go with?
- What problem did you have?
- What did you see when you arrived?
- What happened in the end?
- Why was it a good experience.
Additional for ESL learners
Useful expressions to show interest, surprise, or sympathy.
- Did you?
- Really?
- Then what happened?
- I see.
- Why?
- Wow!
- Cool!
- That’s interesting.
- That’s amazing!
- That’s incredible!
- Oh, no!
- What a shame.
- Poor you! (use this sparingly because it could be used as sarcasm.