Question Type 1: Basic Description Questions. Ielts speaking test. Part 1

· Well in general I would say that",

· Actually, I suppose that for the most part I’d probably say that...

· Well, to be honest I should really say that...

· Of course I think I'd have to say that...

· Certainly I would definitely say that...

· Well, I guess that generally speaking I would certainly say that ...

Then select the first "liking" expression and add the topic word or a general category of the topic.
Example: "Well in general I would say that I’m quite passionate about Italian food: ..."
Now you need to add a linking word or phrase to introduce a specific type of the topic or category (eg. pizza).

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  · ...but in particular…
  
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  ·  ...to be more precise...
  
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  · ...particularly...
  
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  · ...to be more specific...
  
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  · ...especially...
  
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  · ...to be more exact...
  
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  · ...specifically...
  
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  · ...to be more accurate...
  

Now add your second "liking" expression with the specific type.
Example: "Well in general I would say that I'm quite passionate about Italian food, to be more specific, I would probably say that I’m really into pizza and pasta."
Now add a linking phrase to introduce the first reason:

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  · And I guess this is probably because...
  
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  · This could be because...
  
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  · This might be because...
  
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  · This is due to the fact that...
  
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  · I suppose the reason has something to do with the fact that…
  

"Well in general I would say that quite passionate about Italian food; to be more specific I would probably say that I'm really into pizza and pasta. This is mainly because my girlfriend is Italian so she always cooks Italian cuisine at home."
Now use a linking phrase to introduce your second point.

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