IELTS Part 3: Functional English
IELTS Functional English: Speculating
If you're aiming for a higher level grade in your IELTS Speaking exam you will of course need to express yourself using more advanced language. One area of English which can demonstrate your English proficiency is your ability to speculate or hypothesize.
When imagining a situation, try using a wide range of expressions to speculate.
Functional English to Speculate
Look through this list of functional expressions commonly used to speculate. How confident are you that you could use them in response to a question?
I daresay ...
I doubt whether ...
I get/have the impression ...
I suppose/expect/imagine ...
Theres a chance ...
It looks as if ...
It seems to be ...
I daresay ...
I get/have the feeling ...
It's very likely that
In all likelihood/probability ...
I wonder ...
Its unlikely that ...
May/Might/Could ...
Perhaps/Maybe/Possibly ...
No doubt ...
Theres no way ...
I dont suppose ...
Id be surprised if
Practise Speculating
Click the play buttons below and try answering the following questions by speculating. The questions are random and not on a particular subject.
IELTS Functional English
Now try these exercises to practise comparing.
