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A candidate discusses whether technology is making us less patient in a fluent IELTS Speaking Part 3 answer.
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The structures this recording uses most, with the exact words you will hear:
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| Present perfect continuousAdvancedhave/has been + -ing — an action that started earlier and is still going on |
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| “Used to”Intermediateused to + verb — a past habit or state that is no longer true |
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| Present perfectIntermediatehave/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now |
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| Relative clausesIntermediatewho / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing |
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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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| Although / though / despiteIntermediatealthough/even though + clause, despite/in spite of + noun or -ing — a contrast |
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| Spoken sentence framesIntermediateThe thing is…, What I mean is…, It's worth -ing — set phrases that frame a sentence |
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| Comparative + much / a bit / farIntermediatemuch better, a bit cheaper, far more expensive — how big the difference is |
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| Advice with “should”Beginnershould + verb — saying what is a good idea |
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| ComparativesBeginner-er than / more … than — comparing two things |
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| “Be used to” + -ingIntermediatebe/get used to + -ing or noun — being familiar with something |
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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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| Present continuousBeginneram/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now |
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| Future with “will”Beginnerwill + verb — a decision, promise or prediction |
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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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| Question tagsIntermediate…, isn't it? / …, don't you? — a short question at the end to check or agree |
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| Preposition + -ingIntermediateby / without / before / after + -ing — a verb after a preposition takes -ing |
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| “So do I” / “I think so”BeginnerSo do I, Neither can I, I think so, I hope not — short replies with an auxiliary or so/not |
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| Verb + to-infinitiveIntermediatedecide / manage / seem / try + to-verb — verbs followed by to |
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| Adjective + to-infinitiveIntermediateit's hard to…, I'm happy to…, nice to meet you — an adjective followed by to |
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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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| Prepositions of time: at / on / inBeginnerat 7 o'clock, on Monday, in the morning / in 2020 — which word goes with which time |
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| QuantifiersBeginnera few / a little, much / many, a lot of, plenty of, none of — saying how much or how many |
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| Verb + prepositionIntermediatedepend on, listen to, wait for, deal with — verbs with a fixed preposition |
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