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Using Spoken Discourse Markers for IELTS Speaking

Discourse markers, such as "well," "so," "you know," and "I mean," are common in everyday speech. These words and phrases help guide conversations, signal a change in thought, or give the speaker time to think. For IELTS Speaking, using discourse markers effectively can enhance your fluency and coherence, making your responses more natural and organized.

Here are some key ways to use spoken discourse markers during the IELTS Speaking exam:

Starting Your Response: Using markers like "well" or "actually" can give you a moment to collect your thoughts before answering a question. For example, if asked about your favorite hobby, you could begin with, "Well, I really enjoy painting because it's relaxing."

Organizing Ideas: Words such as "firstly," "secondly," and "finally" can help structure your response when explaining something in detail. This makes it easier for the examiner to follow your ideas.

Clarifying and Rephrasing: Discourse markers like "I mean" or "in other words" are useful for clarifying points or rephrasing if you feel your initial response wasn’t clear enough. For instance, "In other words, I think traveling teaches us valuable life skills."

Filling Pauses: Using phrases like "you know" or "let me think" can fill pauses naturally, preventing awkward silences during your speaking test.

However, it's essential not to overuse discourse markers, as it can make your speech sound unnatural. Practice using them in moderation to sound fluent and confident in your responses.

IELTS Speaking Practice

IELTS Speaking - using discourse markers

明けましておめでとうございます！Happy New Year！
Episode76 新年の抱負　New Year's resolutions
2025年にしたいこと、チャレンジしたいことについて話します。

仕事では、このpodcastの内容を充実させたいです。日本語を学習している人の役に立つ内容にしたいです。日本語を聞く力や話す力をのばせる内容にしていきたいと思っています。
プライベートでは、ドイツに旅行しようと思っています。ドイツに友だちがいて、遊びにおいでと言ってくれているので。それから、HONDAのモーターバイク、カブで遠出をすること、バイオリンをもっと練習して上手に弾けるようになること、英語力をアップすること、ドイツ旅行のためにドイツ語の勉強をしたいと思っています。
もう一つ、絶対しなければならないことがあります。それは、健康のためにやせることです。2024年は病気で入院手術をしたので、今年は歩いたり、運動したり、そして食べ過ぎないようにしたいと思っています。これが　私の2025年の抱負です。

新年の抱負（ほうふ）: New Year's resolutions
仕事面（しごとめん）: In terms of work / Work aspect
充実（じゅうじつ）させたい: Want to enrich / Want to make fulfilling
役に立つ（やくにたつ）: Useful / Helpful
バージョンアップ: Upgrade
悩（なや）みながら: While struggling / With worries
伸（の）ばす: Improve / Enhance / Develop
やり方（かた）: Method / Way of doing things / Approach
力（ちから）になる: Be helpful / Be supportive / Be beneficial
プライベート: Personal / Private life
海外旅行（かいがいりょこう）: Overseas travel / International trip
計画を立てる（けいかくを　たてる）: Make plans / Plan out
～ているところです: (Be) in the process of ～
遠出（とおで）: Going on a trip / Travelling far
小1時間（こいちじかん）: About an hour / Roughly one hour
趣味（しゅみ）: Hobby
力になる: Be helpful / Be beneficial
つづけていきたい: Want to continue
欲張り（よくばり）: Greedy / Ambitious
質問（しつもん）される: Be asked questions
別の言語（べつのげんご）: Another language / A different language
困らない程度（こまらない　ていど）: To a level where one won’t struggle / Sufficient level
絶対（ぜったい）: Absolutely / Definitely
体調（たいちょう）: Physical condition / Health
入院（にゅういん）: Hospitalization
手術（しゅじゅつ）: Surgery / Operation
やせる: Lose weight
10キロ以上（いじょう）: More than 10 kilograms
重（おも）すぎる: Too heavy
健康的（けんこうてき）な体作り（からだづくり）: Building a healthy body / Creating a healthy physique

やさしい日本語（にほんご）

Episode76新年の抱負(しんねんのほうふ）New Year's resolutions

Una chiacchierata con Caro, provando i microfoni nuovi!

The Italian Miscellaneous Podcast🖐 

Microfoni nuovi, vita nuova! (tinos e tanos)

In this spine-tingling episode of The Real English Conversations Podcast, Canadian italki English teachers Curtis and Amy share three of their scariest real-life stories in vivid detail. By listening to their expert storytelling, you'll not only improve your English listening skills, but also learn the art of crafting and delivering a compelling narrative. So why not tune in and get ready for some goosebumps? 
And if you're looking to take your English skills to the next level, book a lesson with Curtis on italki today! As the host of this podcast, he's the perfect teacher to help you improve your English fluency and confidence. Follow this link to book your lesson now: https://www.italki.com/teacher/4672521/english

Real English Conversations Podcast

Scary Stories: Improving Your English Listening Skills through Storytelling Real English Conversations Podcast On Italki

안녕하세요. Hello~
You read all the sentences of Sejong Korean conversation. (1,2,3,4)
and Sejong Korean Conversation 1 will update the sound.
I tried to remove the noise from the sound.
I hope it helps you.

I posted the sentences on my blog.
https://blog.naver.com/laramcraft/222667036423
https://youtu.be/HEYA1mGzUtY

The basics are important.
It is also good to check the basics of 한글 Hangeul before this listening class.
1-1. Korean alphabet - Vowels 모음 - What is Hangeul?
https://youtu.be/0YzhJ9p2lcs
2-1. Korean alphabet - Consonants 자음 -what are the consonants 자음?
https://youtu.be/lckgvQ_vreA
3-1. Korean alphabet - Final Consonants 받침 - What are the final consonants 받침?
https://youtu.be/sLlFmG30fNI

This is a class to listen to Korean conversational sentences.
In this voice recording for listening,
After reading many sentences with Korean grammar in Korean conversations sentences,
Check out how much you understand the sentences with a voice recording.
Never look at the sentences when listening to the voice recording.
And Listen to the sentence repeatedly until you hear it completely.

You are listening to the Sejong Korean conversation. (세종학당)
There are four books in total. (Korean conversation, 1, 2, 3, 4.)
It consists of 1st and 2nd courses for beginners and 1st and 2nd courses for intermediate.
Each course is conducted in 14 units. (2 grammar - for each unit.)
This listening class you are taking is Korean Conversation 1. (Beginner 1)
Please listen carefully.

Korean Listening Class 한국어 문장 듣기 - Korean teacher, Grace

Updated-Korean Conversation 1. (Beginner 1) - Lesson 1. Part 1 - 이에요/예요,   Part 2 - 은/는  

Odyssea tries to get her stolen pendant back from Calypse.

https://saracasalino-books.weebly.com/blog/the-adventures-of-odyssea-ch-4-calypse

Vocabulary:
pendant- an ornament which hangs on a necklace
immortal- someone who can't die, lives forever
occupied- busy
arrogance- when someone acts like they're better than others
linger- to stay in one place and wait
prankster- someone who plays practical jokes on others
drown- to suffocate underwater and die
seize- grab
you have my word- I promise


Learn English with Stories

 The Adventures of Odyssea: Ch 4.2 - Calypse

En el episodio de hoy hablo con Irene Luque de Irene Luque Psicología. Irene es psicóloga que se especializa en personas migrantes, es decir personas que hemos salido de nuetsro país de origen. En este episodio Irene y yo charlamos entre otras cosas de los retos de vivir fuera de tu país, las expectativas y como manejarlas y de nuestras propias experiencias viviendo en el extranjero.

Como siempre espero que disfrutes el episodio. Si lo haces, te agradecería muchísimo si dejaras una valoración a este podcast, ya que eso ayuda mucho mi trabajo. 


Blanca to go 

132- Emigrar con Irene Luque Psicología

こんにちは！
Japanese daily life podcast のAtsushiです。
このPodcastは、日本語を勉強しているみなさんに向けたPodcastです。


今日もN2をやります！
〜にともなって、をやります。

これは、Aが変化すると、Bも一緒に変化する、ということを言いたい時に使います。


・時代の変化にともなって、人の価値観も変わってきた。

・年齢にともなって、体力も落ちます。

・地球温暖化にともなって、いろいろな問題が起きています。

・人口減少にともなって働く人が少なくなりました。

・パンデミックの終わりにともなって日本に来る人が増えています。

という感じです！



いつもの通り、声に出して練習したり、自分で例文作ったりして練習してくださいね！


今回も最後まで聞いていただき、ありがとうございます！
ではまた！

★lesson on italki 
https://www.italki.com/ja/teacher/9451959/japanese

★buy me a coffee 
https://www.buymeacoffee.com/ccr9nwq8ytV

★Kindle Japanese books
https://www.amazon.com/s?i=digital-text&rh=p_27%3AAtsushi+_Japanese&s=relevancerank&text=Atsushi+_Japanese&ref=dp_byline_sr_ebooks_1

★Kindle本
https://www.amazon.co.jp/s?i=digital-text&rh=p_27%3AAtsushi+_Japanese&s=relevancerank&text=Atsushi+_Japanese&ref=dp_byline_sr_ebooks_1

