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Speaking Skills for Speaking Part One
Question : Do you have any brothers or sisters?
Answer : Yes ( this is a grammatically correct answer, but you are practising only one word! )
Answer : Yes, I do or Yes, I have (short answers are correct, but do not give maximum practice)
Native speakers use short form answers a lot as they already know the full form answer and so they cut it to a short form answer to save time.
However, for second language learners, like you guys, it is much better to get more speaking practice by speaking the full form answer. This helps you speak more words, improves your fluency and gives you more confidence. It also helps you learn grammar structures by speaking them in a full form answer!
Do you have any brothers or sisters?
Yes Yes, I do
*Both these answers are 'short form answers' and are correct answers. However, they do not give you maximum practice of English because you are not speaking a lot of words and so don't get the maximum speaking practice!*
Do you have any brothers or sisters?
IELTS level for entry to academic study
IELTS minimum levels required by institutions depend sometimes on particular college or school and country. As a rule, institutions from English spoken countries require a higher level of IELTS than those from non English spoken countries. According to IELTS official site the highest IELTS level required by a University is 8.5, only two institutions are included here, both from the U.S.: the Graduate School of Journalism at Columbia University and the Moritz College of Law at the Ohio State University. In addition, the higher IELTS level required by institutions from the United Kingdom, where the IELTS had been originated, is 7.50....
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