31 Formulas for Ielts Speaking

Formula 1: Do you prefer X to Y?
ex:
Do you prefer writing letters or sending emails?
Do you prefer talking on the phone or chatting online?
Do you prefer to travel by bike or on foot?
Answer Order:
1- prefer + v-ing and prefer + to v
2- use comparatives of convenience or greater benefit
Words:

Words	Definition	Example
convenient (a)	fitting in well with a person's need or plans	Is it convenient for you to meet Friday after noon?
actually (adv)	in fact, really	Many people think that philosophy is really boring but it's actually quite fascinating when you start finding out about it.
get stuck	to get into a situation when you cannot move easily or in a traffic jam	we got stuck in traffic for hours and so we missed our plane.
traffic jam	a lot of vehicles very close together so that they cannot move	Traffic jams are usually just caused by the amount of cars on the road, rather than by accident. This is why there are always traffics jams during rush hour.
means of transport	referring to all the different types of transport	Although a car is probably the most popular means of transport, it is not very suitable for modern life in cities, where they are too expensive and there is not enough spa to drive them.
smiley (n)	a small image used in chat rooms online by users to indicate different emotions	Whenever I make a joke about somebody while I am on the Internet and I worry that somebody might get angry, I just put a "smiley" at the end of my message to show I was only joking.
online (a)	on the Internet	I won't let my child surf the Web; there are too many dangerous and dirty things online.
sociable (a)	to describe somebody who likes meeting new people or spending time with people	Mark isn't a very sociable person at all; he hardly ever goes out to have fun and spends all his time alone in his room playing computer game.