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Speaking Part 2 Mind Maps

This lesson focuses on using mind maps to prepare for IELTS Speaking Part 2, emphasizing the organization of ideas around a central topic. It provides an example cue card and a sample answer, demonstrating how to cover all points while adding personal stories and vocabulary. The mind map technique helps ensure the talk is coherent and structured, guiding the speaker through their response.

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Speaking Part 2 Mind Maps

This lesson focuses on using mind maps to prepare for IELTS Speaking Part 2, emphasizing the organization of ideas around a central topic. It provides an example cue card and a sample answer, demonstrating how to cover all points while adding personal stories and vocabulary. The mind map technique helps ensure the talk is coherent and structured, guiding the speaker through their response.

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Lesson 5: IELTS Speaking Part 2 - Mind Map: Structuring your talk

IELTS Mind Map - Speaking Part 2

This lesson introduces you to the idea of using an IELTS mind map to help you with your speaking for
part two.

There are different methods and techniques you'll come across for preparing for this part of the
speaking test, so you really need to decide which way suits you best.

Mind maps are a way to visually organize information. A single idea is placed in the middle, with
ideas associated with that word around the edge.

A mind map can be useful for IELTS speaking in part two because you can place the main topic from
the cue card in the middle and then brainstorm ideas around it.
You can use other question words such as 'why', 'when', 'who', 'where' etc to help you think of ideas.
As well as question words you can also add a story as this is a useful way to extend your answer -
click here to view a lesson on how to extend your answers for part 2 and using a story to help you do
this.
You can also add in any useful vocabulary that you think of.

Look at this example cue card, and then look at the mind map that someone has done in order to
answer the question.

Cue Card

Describe a lake, a river or a sea you have visited.


You should say:

Where the lake, river or sea is


How often you have visited it
What activities you do there

Explain why you like this particular place.

Mind Map
As you can see, a story has been added in, and some extra information about 'who', plus some
interesting vocabulary

Its up to you in what order to answer the question. You don't have to follow the card, but you should
try to cover all the points that are on there and your talk must be organized and coherent.

The mind map or following the card will help with this, plus giving cues to which section you are on.
For example, "I've visited it many times because..." tells the examiner you are talking about the 'How
often' part.

Here is a sample answer. Note how all the points are covered, plus some extra information that is
not on the card but is on the mind map.

Sample Answer using a Mind Map - A Lake You've Visited

I’m going to talk about a lake that I’ve visited.

The lake is in the Lake District area which is in the North West of England. As you can guess by its
name, it’s very famous for its many beautiful lakes. The area is also known as ‘The Lakes’ and it is a
National Park.

I’ve visited it many times because I live only a few hours from there. I usually go every summer, and
I’ve been going for many years now – probably since about 1998. We used to go a lot in my summer
holiday when I was at school. Now I’m working I still go, but I’ll go at weekends. I usually go with my
family – that’s my two brothers and my Mum and Dad. Sometimes we might go with our cousins as
well. I have also been with friends quite a few times.

There are loads of thing to do there. At this lake we go to there are a lot of water sports and I really
like those. There’s jet skiing, sailing and kayaking for example, but you don’t just have to do those
things – there’s plenty to do even if you don’t like those kinds of activities. You can go walking
around the lake or further out into the areas around the lake because there are many areas which
are really beautiful. There are also some great places to eat good food.

One of the best things I have done is a Kayaking trip. It wasn’t actually on the lake, but in a river
close by. There are some white water rapids, so I went on those with a friend. We started it with a
group of others at a calm part of the river, with a guide as well to make sure everyone was safe.
Some parts then got quite rough with the water and strong currents. It was scary but really
exhilarating as well. I’ll definitely try and go again one day.

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