{"id":72717,"date":"2024-03-01T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-01T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/?p=72717"},"modified":"2024-03-01T18:30:01","modified_gmt":"2024-03-01T18:30:01","slug":"start-a-speaking-part-2-answer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/start-a-speaking-part-2-answer\/","title":{"rendered":"IELTS Energy 1360: How to NOT Start a Speaking Part 2 Answer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>How should you start an IELTS Speaking Part 2 answer? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today we&#8217;ll share mistakes students often make when starting these answers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You&#8217;ll learn the best options to start answers in a native, natural way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;ll also provide a band 9 sample Part 2 answer that starts in an interesting way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:46px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" 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wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong><em>100% Score Increase Guarantee with our Insider Method<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Are you ready to move past IELTS and move forward with your life vision?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Find out why our strategies are the most powerful in the IELTS world.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>When you use our Insider Method you avoid the BIGGEST MISTAKES that most students make on IELTS.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:46px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-to-not-start-your-answer\"><strong>How to NOT start your answer<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Students tend to start answers unnaturally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Examples of unnatural starters students often use:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I would like to talk about<br>I would like to tell you about<br>Today I will talk 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