Hi Oli, Thank you for the great videos. It really helped me alot especially in IELTS. I really liked the way you approach things in a much more simple way so that it becomes very easy to understand. Once again Thanks alot and keep up the good work. Kudos :)
You make me smile when you example the feeling when people finish with a concluding phrase. It's like me. I hope to improve my speaking skills after applying your lesson.
Thanks Oli. This is the best video for IELTS preparation that I have ever seen. Extremely clear and strategic.. I am afraid that only about 8400 people watched this.
My English knowledge is improving day by day. Thanks Mr. Oli. It's won't be difficult for me to be a good speaker after days. Keep creating more motivational video.
Oxford Online English Thank you so much. I watched all your videos and they help me a lot. (Academic) L:8.5 R:8.0, W:6.5 S:7.5. I still need to pass the writing section. I need 7 at least.
it will be very much helpful if u could have chosen any one topic n explained how to do well. as u explained in ur previous videos... n I could say that ur videos very inspiring and attractive.
thank you for sharing your usefull knowledge, i have a question, in part ii, candidate is given three points as guidelines to answer. we are advised to give straight answer, but do we need to connect our three answers? for ex, after answer first question "what choices you had", what should i say in order to begin my next anser to the next question "what you decided"? I am looking forward to seeing your reply. God bless
Hi Cùi, you want to make sure you answer all three questions, but don't worry too much about connecting them specifically. Answer as you would in a conversation, flowing from one idea to the next to tell your story.
My dear mentor ,please teach me to use the connector which brings us to the next point. If yoy write one example ,i will understand.This is my humble request please write one example.this is beneficial for me in task 2.
Sir Oli, according to you, we can use other's stories for ourself in case we don't have any experience about something or somebody we must describe. But If I am Vietnamese, my examiner knows exactly my personal information, can I make it up that I'm from German or use an English name for my description in the second part of speaking Exam?
For that kind of information, you want to use the true answers. Only use other stories if you don't know or don't have experience with a question they ask.
Much more helpful than other videos that i watched! But its difficult to concentrate when u look so good! :D Jk! Thank you for all the efforts u r putting into makin these videos!
Hi Oli, pls check my answer about EILTS speaking part 2.. plz give me advice if i have made any mistake or I did right. so here we go, question : Describe an important choice you made you should say, - what choice you made - what you decided - how easy it was to make decision and explain how you feel about this choice now? Answer:- I am going to tell you about one of my life changing decision which I had made three years before. I had to choose between , go to abroad or keep stay with my current job which I was doing in my country. I was interested in both because I was doing a very good job and I was satisfied with that. Similarly , I felt moving abroad would give me good career opportunities and batter life. It was quite a difficult decision to make because my parents , my colleges and friends , all gave me different advice. Even my family could not come with me. A part from that some other thought coming to my mind , like no one know me out there no friend, no relatives . Even I was not used to with the weather conditions as well. so all these types of thinking makes me difficult to take the decision. Now, I feel like I made the right decision because i got a good job here as well. I am getting a good salary, My family is here ,My daughter go to school . My wife is making good money . We all are slatted very well here and we are enjoying New Zealand . So, Finally I would like to say, It was a very good decision which I had made three years ago.
Thanks for sharing, Dilyong. Here are a few suggestions for you: 1) '...one of my life changing decisions,' not, 'decision'. 2) '...which I made three years before,' not 'had made'. 3) '...or stay with my current job,' not 'keep stay'. For more practice, our certified English teachers can help you with online classes. You can book a trial lesson here: www.oxfordonlineenglish.com/book-first-class. Hope this is useful for you!
I'd like to talk about my decision when choosing what to study after graduating from high school. 3 years ago, I was very confused about my future. I didn't know whether to choose advanced English or International Business. I remember It was a really hard time for me. I asked for lots of advice from my parents, my teachers, my friends and my relatives. But, they suggested different ideas. This made me even more nervous. I decided to search for information on the internet myself. In the end, I made the final decision to study International Business because I realized that I enjoy working in a dynamic and creative environment and I also love communication. Right now, when I look back at my decision, I feel really satisfied. This major is extremely interesting and It allows me to use English when working with foreigners
Dont worry the examiner wouldnt care and wont question your answer. It's just that it's an obvious lie and im sure as hell the examiner knows that. Hahahaha
Yes, I never think about it to practise the difficult questions. Just listen what people talked. This video gives me too much knowledge and advice. Thanks.
I'm an avid follower here Oli,i find your videos very helpful and interesting,it helps a lot especially I'm preaparing for my upcoming ielts exam,I will make a testimony someday if I will get a 7 in speaking,that's what I'm aiming for,Moreover,I followed all your advices,most importantly with fluency lecture,I'm singing in english with lyrics at least everyday!!!finally,whenever I have a free time,I see to it I watch your video lecture which is a big help.
Your example about the party question makes me realise that I have to practise about the most boring topic I can find, as you said. I can speak English quite fluently, but I can only speak about something that I'm truly interested in. Sometimes it's not really because I don't have a lot of vocabularies about that particular topic, I'm just not interested in that. As the question about party, I'm an introvert, I really don't like to go to party, I hate crowded places, I'm so sensitive to loud noises, and I despise small talk which often occurs in party. If I was asked that question in a casual conversation, probably I'd just talk about how much I don't like party. But it's IELTS speaking test, it's not really about my honest opinion or how I really feel about something, it's about how good my English is, and how well I handle the topic. So from now on, I really need to practise questions that I find really boring, and learn to lie a bit (I'm a terrible liar) :D Anyway thank you so much, you're an incredible teacher.
Thanks for the support, Kirana! Yes, even for native speakers it can be hard to talk about something you're not interested in. Here is a tip: '...don't like to go to parties...' not, 'party'. Hope this helps you!
That was an excellent tutorial video, Oli. I found it not just extremely informative but well composed too. Your natural way of interacting with your invisible audience is very motivating. Great job.
After graduating high school,I had many choices of what faculity I will attend.the fist choice was to attend faculity of medicine and that was my parents dream.the second choice was to attend faculity of pharmacy and at last i decided on faculity of medicine bec I liked how the doctor helps patient s.that was easy to chose bec I have been dreaming of becoming adocotor one day.i really enjoy my career right now and I have been dealing with patients as my own.
Thanks for another nice answer, Hasnaa! Here are a few corrections for you: 1) '...many choices of faculties to attend,' not, '...many choices of what faculity I will attend'. 2) '...attend the faculty of medicine,' not, 'attend faculty of medicine'. 3) '...medicine because I liked how the doctors help patients,' not, '...medicine bec I liked how the doctor helps patient s'. Hope this is helpful for you!
