{"id":74558,"date":"2024-11-05T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-05T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/?p=74558"},"modified":"2024-11-10T07:23:18","modified_gmt":"2024-11-10T07:23:18","slug":"fillers-for-fantastic-speaking-scores","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/fillers-for-fantastic-speaking-scores\/","title":{"rendered":"IELTS Energy 1431: Funny Fillers for Fantastic Speaking Scores"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Filler phrases can help boost IELTS Speaking scores.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can&#8217;t hesitate or pause before answering a question.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To avoid, this learn filler phrases that you can say while you think of your answer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today you learn filler phrases we use in English with &#8220;funny&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Practice starting answers with these to improve fluency scores.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:46px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Funny Fillers for Fantastic Speaking Scores - IELTS Energy Podcast 1431\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YjNp_Kg5lII?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\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-funny-ha-ha-or-funny-weird\"><strong>Funny ha ha or funny weird?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In English, &#8220;funny&#8221; has a few meanings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It can mean something that would make you laugh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, it can also mean &#8220;weird&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An expression in English is asking the question, &#8220;Funny ha ha or funny weird?&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We say this when someone says &#8220;funny&#8221; and we&#8217;re not sure which they mean.<\/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\" id=\"h-today-s-question\"><strong>Today&#8217;s question<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This episode was inspired by a listener question.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>In speaking can I start with &#8220;funny you should ask&#8221;?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>-Zweli<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The answer is yes!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is an excellent filler phrase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, it must be followed by an explanation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We use this when commenting on a coincidence.<\/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\" id=\"h-3-funny-filler-phrases\"><strong>3 funny filler phrases<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>There are three phrases you can use to begin answers with &#8220;funny&#8221; meaning &#8220;weird&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Actually, funny this should come up because\u2026 <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>That\u2019s kind of a funny question. \/ What a funny question!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You, know, a funny thing happened, related to this\u2026 <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>These can be useful on every part of the IELTS Speaking exam.<\/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\" id=\"h-1-speaking-part-1\"><strong>#1: Speaking Part 1<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You can easily use these filler phrases on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/ielts-energy-748-speaking-friends-ielts-part-1\/\">Speaking Part 1<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are asked about friends, hobbies, work, etc. you can share something that recently happened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Part 1: How often do you go to the cinema?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Funny you should ask! 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I mean, no! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sure we can talk about hypotheticals, like it would be good for the environment, but no, I don\u2019t think this is a serious possibility at all.<\/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-takeaway\"><strong>Takeaway<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You need filler phrases on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/confusing-things-about-ielts-speaking\/\">IELTS Speaking exam<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These help boost fluency scores by eliminating pauses and hesitation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today&#8217;s fillers use &#8220;funny&#8221; meaning &#8220;weird&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Practice using them when answering Speaking questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For all the strategies you need on the IELTS exam, <a href=\"http:\/\/allearsenglish.com\/keys\">sign up for 3 Keys IELTS<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:46px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What questions do you have from today\u2019s episode?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Please leave a comment below.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:46px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/myscore\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/m8Wcpn6sltDiXmeLjxoOOU9lvnOV9sZAuOgGGYSKKtVLsxpeToqi7hQpmZJsKydGWUjHNa2Pb4N0OJU7O8qBYcI=s0\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Filler phrases can help boost IELTS Speaking scores. 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