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A candidate gives a fluent IELTS Part 2 talk about waiting two long months to adopt a puppy from a shelter.
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The structures this recording uses most, with the exact words you will hear:
| Structure | In the recording |
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| Participle clausesAdvancedHaving finished…, Looking at… — a shorter clause starting with -ing or having + V3 |
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| Past perfectIntermediatehad + past participle — an action finished before another past moment |
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| “Unless / in case / as long as”Intermediateunless, in case, as long as, provided that, even if — other ways to state a condition |
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| Relative clauses with whose / where / whenIntermediatewhose + noun, the place where…, the day when…, the reason why… — more ways to describe a noun |
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| Verb + -ingIntermediateenjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbs that are followed by the -ing form |
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| Obligation: must / have to / need toBeginnersaying that something is necessary |
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| Future with “going to”Beginnerbe going to + verb — a plan or something you can see coming |
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| “Would like” for polite wishesBeginnerwould like / 'd like + to-verb — a polite way to say what you want |
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| Verb + to-infinitiveIntermediatedecide / manage / seem / try + to-verb — verbs followed by to |
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| Question word + to-infinitiveBeginnerhow to…, what to…, where to… — a question word followed by to |
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| For / since / agoBeginnerfor + a period, since + a starting point, a time + ago — how long, from when, how long before now |
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| Adjective + prepositionIntermediategood at, interested in, afraid of, worried about — adjectives with a fixed preposition |
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| Phrasal verbsIntermediategive up, find out, end up, come up with — a verb + particle with its own meaning |
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| Past simple (irregular verbs)Beginnerwent, saw, took… — a finished action in the past, with an irregular verb |
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| Verb + prepositionIntermediatedepend on, listen to, wait for, deal with — verbs with a fixed preposition |
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| There is / there areBeginnerthere is/are + noun — saying that something exists or is somewhere |
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| Ability with “can / could”Beginnercan/could + verb — what someone is able to do, or could do in the past |
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| Questions with do / does / didBeginnerdo/does/did + subject + verb — asking a question in the simple tenses |
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