{"page":"<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https://lessonplanet.com/assets/packs/css/resources-572d6a42.css\" />\n<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https://lessonplanet.com/assets/packs/css/lp_boclips_stylesheets-f4d0de30.css\" media=\"all\" />\n<div data-title='High scoring IELTS Speaking Part 2 Answer Describe a High rise' data-url='/boclips/videos/634e55c638c6647ea71f37e7' data-video-url='/boclips/videos/634e55c638c6647ea71f37e7' id='bo_player_modal'>\n<div class='boclips-resource-page modal-dialog panel-container'>\n<div class='react-notifications-root'></div>\n<div class='rp-header'>\n<div class='rp-type'>\n<i aria-hidden='true' class='fai fa-regular fa-circle-play'></i>\nVideo\n</div>\n<h1 class='rp-title' id='video-title'>\nHigh scoring IELTS Speaking Part 2 Answer Describe a High rise\n</h1>\n<div class='rp-actions'>\n<div class='mr-1'>\n<a class=\"btn btn-success\" data-posthog-event=\"Signup: LP Signup Activity\" data-posthog-location=\"body_link_boclips\" data-remote=\"true\" href=\"/subscription/new\"><span><span>Get Free Access</span><span class=\"\"> for 10 Days</span><span>!</span></span></a>\n</div>\n</div>\n</div>\n<div class='rp-body'>\n<div class='rp-info'>\n<div aria-label='Hide resource details' class='rp-hide-info' role='button' tabindex='0'>&times;</div>\n<i aria-label='Expand resource details' class='rp-expand-info fai fa-solid fa-up-right-and-down-left-from-center' role='button' tabindex='0'></i>\n<i aria-label='Compress resource details' class='rp-compress-info fai fa-solid fa-down-left-and-up-right-to-center' role='button' tabindex='0'></i>\n<div class='rp-rating'>\n<span class='resource-pool'>\n<span class='pool-label'>Publisher:</span>\n<span class='pool-name'>\n<span class='text'><a data-publisher-id=\"30356011\" href=\"/search?publisher_ids%5B%5D=30356011\">Curated Video</a></span>\n</span>\n</span>\n</div>\n<div class='rp-description'>\n<span class='short-description'>Today learn from a high-scoring sample IELTS Part 2 answer about describing a building.As with all Speaking Part 2 questions, you need a strategy for talking about this. Organize your notes, and your 2-minute speech, like this:Describe...</span>\n<span class='full-description hide'>Today learn from a high-scoring sample IELTS Part 2 answer about describing a building.<br/><br/><br/><br/>As with all Speaking Part 2 questions, you need a strategy for talking about this. <br/><br/>Organize your notes, and your 2-minute speech, like this:<br/><br/>Describe what it looks like<br/>Talk about why you like it<br/>Tell a personal story about the building<br/><br/>In my sample answer, I talk about a famous skyscraper in downtown Portland, nicknamed ‘The Big Pink”.<br/><br/>I follow this strategy in my talk. However, I don’t have a lot of time for the story! <br/><br/>Remember, you want the examiner to have to stop you at two minutes so you show that you can speak fluently and talk about a topic in detail.<br/><br/>As you watch the video, take notes on the following features:<br/><br/>How the speech is introduced<br/>Interesting vocabulary I use<br/>How I connect my ideas with linking words, transition phrases, and references</span>\n</div>\n<div class='action-container flex justify-between'>\n<button aria-expanded='false' aria-label='Read more description' class='rp-full-description' type='button'>\n<i class='fai fa-solid fa-align-left'></i>\n<span id='read_more'>Read More</span>\n</button>\n<div class='rp-report'>\n</div>\n</div>\n<div aria-labelledby='resource-details-heading' class='rp-info-section'>\n<h2 class='title' id='resource-details-heading'>Resource Details</h2>\n<div class='rp-resource-details clearfix'>\n<div class='detail'>\n<dl>\n<dt>Curator Rating</dt>\n<dd><span class=\"star-rating\" aria-label=\"4.0 out of 5 stars\" role=\"img\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-star text-action\" aria-hidden=\"true\"></i><i class=\"fa-solid fa-star text-action\" aria-hidden=\"true\"></i><i class=\"fa-solid fa-star text-action\" aria-hidden=\"true\"></i><i class=\"fa-solid fa-star text-action\" aria-hidden=\"true\"></i><i class=\"fa-regular fa-star text-action\" aria-hidden=\"true\"></i></span></dd>\n</dl>\n</div>\n<div class='detail'>\n<dl>\n<dt class=\"educator-rating-title\">Educator Rating</dt><dd><div class=\"educator-rating-details\" data-path=\"/educator_ratings/rrp_data?resourceable_id=172407&amp;resourceable_type=Boclips%3A%3AVideoMetadata\"><span class=\"not-yet-rated\">Not yet Rated</span></div></dd>\n</dl>\n</div>\n<div class='detail'>\n<dl>\n<dt>Media Length</dt>\n<dd>5:16</dd>\n</dl>\n</div>\n<div class='detail'>\n<dl>\n<dt>Grade</dt><dd title=\"Grade\">9th - Higher Ed</dd>\n</dl>\n</div>\n<div class='detail'>\n<dl>\n<dt>Subjects</dt><dd><span><a href=\"/search?grade_ids%5B%5D=259&amp;grade_ids%5B%5D=255&amp;grade_ids%5B%5D=256&amp;grade_ids%5B%5D=257&amp;grade_ids%5B%5D=258&amp;search_tab_id=1&amp;subject_ids%5B%5D=358379\">Social Studies &amp; History</a></span></dd><dd class=\"text-muted\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-lock mr5\"></i>9 more...</dd>\n</dl>\n</div>\n<div class='detail'>\n<dl>\n<dt>Media Type</dt><dd><span><a href=\"/search?grade_ids%5B%5D=259&amp;grade_ids%5B%5D=255&amp;grade_ids%5B%5D=256&amp;grade_ids%5B%5D=257&amp;grade_ids%5B%5D=258&amp;search_tab_id=2&amp;type_ids%5B%5D=4543647\">Instructional Videos</a></span></dd>\n</dl>\n</div>\n<div class='detail'>\n<dl>\n<dt>Source:</dt>\n<div class='preview-source' data-animation='true' data-boundary='.rp-info' data-container='.rp-resource-details' data-html='false' data-title='The IELTS Energy and All Ears English podcasts have over 77 million downloads worldwide, and IELTS Energy is ranked in the top 20 for Language Learning podcasts in Brazil. 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