Academic/General Training Module by Adam Smith First Published in 2015

The importance of grammar and vocabulary 
It's difficult to think about grammar when you're trying to speak. It's much 
easier to improve your vocabulary score than your grammar score. 
Remember: 
 
Grammar is only 25% of your speaking score. 
 
If you are thinking too much about grammar, you will lose fluency. 
 
If you try to use memorised grammatical structures, your speech will not 
sound 'natural'. 
 
You will not avoid small grammar mistakes unless you have lived in an 
English speaking country for many years. 
Note:
 You can easily get high scores if you focus on vocabulary, ideas, opinions 
and fluency. 
 
 
 

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 IELTS
 JOURNAL 
 
 
 
39 
Describing things and objects 
In IELTS speaking part 2, you might be asked to describe an object. For 
example: 
 
Describe something you bought recently. 
 
Describe a gift you gave or received. 
 
Describe something you own which is important to you.