IELTS Speaking Part-3: Old People ctd

We have already seen how to add structure to your Part-3 answers. And we have practiced that with some Part-3 questions about old people.

Here are a few more questions about old people with some real answers given by students.

Question: In your mind, at what age is a person old?

I’m 30 years old, so I think double my age, 60 or 65 years old, would be old enough. Because it is said that one generation equals to about 30 years. Accordingly, if someone is a generation above me, I will call him an old man and he will probably already be retired.

It’s a little messy and lacks organisation. So, let’s do the same as before and use the same linking words, sign-posts and natural speech that we used in the Part-2 speech. In addition to these three things, we can use an opening sentence to set up your answer:

I suppose that whether or not a person is old depends on two things.

First, I’d have to say that …

Besides that, age can also be indicated by occupation. As we know, …

So, now that we have a pattern we can think about adding essential grammar patterns and vocabulary in order to score a higher grade. (As we did for our Part-2 speech)

Vocabulary:

elderly / grandparent / youngster / occupation / generation / stage

Grammar Patterns:

Although … , …

Subjunctive: If …, would …

So, here’s the polished answer:

I suppose that whether or not a person is old depends on two things.

First, I have to say that although I’m just 30, I no longer feel like a youngster; and someone a generation above me, double my age, perhaps 60 or 65, would probably be a grandparent and must be regarded as old.

Besides that, age can also be indicated by occupation or the stage a person is at in his life. As we know, people can retire at 65 and I guess that if I were already retired I would consider myself as old.

Now you try with these Part-3 questions:

Questions:

Why don’t old people like to go to movie theaters?
What facilities are available for old people in your hometown?
How can retired people continue to contribute to society?

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