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IELTS Vocabulary: less formal for speaking
In the speaking test, you can use conversational (less formal) phrases that you wouldn't use in the writing test. Here are some examples from yesterday's lesson:
leave something until the last minute
work flat out (meaning: work hard without stopping)
get something finished
get something done
one in particular that I really struggled with
put something off (meaning: avoid doing it)
in the end
have mixed feelings about
get started on something
to go through it again (meaning: to do or experience something again)
I also used some good words and phrases that would be suitable for both speaking and writing (i.e. this vocabulary is not informal):
procrastinating
producing a final draft
complete the final draft
the pressure of such a close deadline
manage the task in an efficient way
I limited myself to just ten research sources
summarise and synthesise
I was relieved and quite impressed with myself
The vocabulary in the two lists above might not seem 'difficult', but it's the kind of natural "native-speaker" language that will impress the examiner. That's why I gave the answer a band 9.