IELTS SPEAKING PART 2 A DISAGREEMENT YOU HAD: Study the sample monologue to the cue card about a disagreement you had with someone. Learn topic vocabulary about disagreement or conflict and collocations, and understand how the speaker developed his answers targeting the criteria, Fluency and Coherence, Lexical Resource, and Grammatical Range and Accuracy.
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CUE CARD
Describe a disagreement you had with someone
You should say:
-what it was about
-who you had the disagreement with
-what opinions you had
and explain how you felt about it
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IDEAS
CATEGORIES OF DISAGREEMENT
- ) Misunderstanding – Disagreements are misunderstandings. When everyone understands your points, feelings, intentions, reasons, etc. misunderstandings never take place. Misunderstanding occurs when a person interprets your feelings, intentions, etc. differently. This is common among family members, friends, and co-workers.
- ) Negotiable Disagreements – There is no misunderstanding here between you and others. You just disagree with them. However, the solution is negotiable. You are willing or the other party is willing to negotiate or compromise. This is common in a business setting.
- ) Non-negotiable disagreements – There is no misunderstanding here but unfortunately there is no negotiation because of each person’s absolute perspectives, standards, and requirements of something. This is common among politicians or supporters of a certain political party.
Source: resource-international
LEXICAL RESOURCE
Green = definition; Blue = way to use it
ADJ. + DISAGREEMENT – major, bitter (being angry or hurt), basic, minor, political, family
VERB + DISAGREEMENT – express, resolve (We need to resolve our disagreement, otherwise, we can’t live peacefully.), settle, be in (The members of the parliament are in disagreement in terms of the economic policies.)
DISAGREEMENT + VERB – occur, exist, remain
EXPRESSIONS – Bury the hatchet (end the quarrel or disagreement and become friends again) (My parents and I buried the hatchet so we could move on with our lives and live harmoniously.), Add fuel to the fire (to worsen an already bad situation), Agree to disagree (to agree not to argue anymore about a difference of opinion) (Avid political supporters of different political parties will never agree to disagree. They will continue imposing their political ideologies on each other.)
INTERACTIVE SAMPLE MONOLOGUE
NOTE: The highlighted words below give emphasis to LEXICAL RESOURCE (advanced words, collocations, natural expressions, & cohesive devices) or the GRAMMATICAL RANGE and ACCURACY (i.e. the use of intermediate or advanced sentence construction correctly).
I had a serious disagreement with my mom when I was about to finish high school many years ago. The disagreement stemmed (caused by) from my decision not to heed her advice about studying a business course. My mom has been working as an accountant and at the same time running (managing) her own business.
She wanted me to take up a business course so that one day she could turn over (to give something that you control to someone else) her business to me. I actually told her that I wanted to study a medical course because I did believe that it’s more fulfilling than managing a family business. Ever since I was a kid, I did imagine myself working at a hospital. I got inspired by nurses and doctors who helped their patients recover from their illnesses. I felt like medical professionals were powerful and that made me convince to study a medical-related course.
However, my mom didn’t really like what she’s hearing from me then. She imposed (to force the acceptance of something) her opinions on me about the amazing benefits of managing one’s business. I let it pass (to not react to something that someone says) because I had so much respect for my mom. On the next day, she seriously talked with me while we’re having lunch and again persuaded (convinced) me to study business in college instead of studying a medical course. She’s like a broken record (someone keeps saying the same thing over and over again) convincing me of the importance of owning a business. I got fed up (annoyed or upset) and I couldn’t help myself but expressed my exasperation (irritation, annoyance) and somehow raised my voice. I told her that I wanted to pursue what my heart desired and not what she wanted me to become. When she heard me saying that, she’s at a loss for words (unable to think of anything to say) because of surprise for talking back (to reply rudely). She didn’t expect me to do that because that’s not really my personality. More often than not, I was calm, cool, and collected (not very bothered by things) then.
Because of her surprise, she left me at the dining table and went to her room. We didn’t talk for several days and what happened after was…
(NOW, IT’S YOUR TURN! Complete the monologue by adding your own ideas. Imagine you are the one telling this story. Consider these questions: What happened after? How did you and your mom fix your relationship?)
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The EBOOK FOR CUE CARDS (SEPT – DEC 2022) contains:
1. DESCRIBE A PERSON WHO LIKES TO DRESS FASHIONABLY/WELL
2. DESCRIBE SOMEONE’S HOME YOU OFTEN VISIT
3. DESCRIBE A PERSON WHO LOVES TO GROW PLANTS
4. DESCRIBE A TIME YOU SAW A LOT OF PLASTIC WASTE
5. DESCRIBE A PERSON FROM A DIFFERENT CULTURE
6. DESCRIBE AN OUTDOOR ACTIVITY YOU DID IN A NEW PLACE
7. DESCRIBE A PERSON WHO INSPIRED YOU
8. DESCRIBE A SONG OR A PIECE OF MUSIC YOU LIKE
9. DESCRIBE AN INTERESTING PLACE IN YOUR COUNTRY
10. DESCRIBE AN IMPRESSIVE ENGLISH LESSON
11. DESCRIBE A DISAGREEMENT YOU HAD WITH SOMEONE
12. DESCRIBE A CHILDHOOD FRIEND
13. DESCRIBE AN APPOINTMENT YOU FORGOT
14. DESCRIBE AN OBJECT THAT YOU THINK IS BEAUTIFUL
15. DESCRIBE A TIME YOU SHARED SOMETHING WITH OTHERS
16. DESCRIBE A PROBLEM YOU HAD WHILE SHOPPING ONLINE
17. DESCRIBE A TV PROGRAM YOU LIKE
18. DESCRIBE A TIME YOU SEARCHED FOR INFORMATION
19. DESCRIBE A MOVIE YOU WATCHED RECENTLY AND WANT TO WATCH AGAIN
20. DESCRIBE A PHOTO YOU TOOK THAT YOU’RE PROUD OF
21. DESCRIBE AN IMPORTANT THING THAT YOU LEARNED (NOT AT SCHOOL)
22. DESCRIBE A STORY OR NOVEL YOU HAVE HEARD
23. DESCRIBE A TIME YOU RECEIVED MONEY AS A GIFT
24. DESCRIBE A POPULAR PLACE FOR SPORTS
25. DESCRIBE A TIME YOU MADE A DECISION TO WAIT FOR SOMETHING
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