Give your answer a shape
Speaking answer frameworks
Choose a flexible structure for the question in front of you. Plan keywords, give your own example and adapt the order when it helps your listener. A framework is a guide, not a script.
Open speaking activities20 ways to practise
A short practice routine
Small steps. Your own words.
- 01
Choose
Pick a topic you can connect to your own life.
- 02
Try it
Plan two or three keywords, then answer aloud.
- 03
Reflect
Check your main point and example. Try once more.
Find practice
20 activities
- A2-C1Speaking answer frameworksDirect answer + reason + exampleanswer structure
- A2-C1Speaking answer frameworksPast–present–futureanswer structure
- A2-C1Speaking answer frameworksPoint–because–exampleanswer structure
- A2-C1Speaking answer frameworksCue-card keyword mapanswer structure
- A2-C1Speaking answer frameworksStory arcanswer structure
- A2-C1Speaking answer frameworksPerson profileanswer structure
- A2-C1Speaking answer frameworksPlace descriptionanswer structure
- A2-C1Speaking answer frameworksCompare and contrastanswer structure
- A2-C1Speaking answer frameworksAdvantages and disadvantagesanswer structure
- A2-C1Speaking answer frameworksCause–effect–solutionanswer structure
- A2-C1Speaking answer frameworksOpinion with qualificationanswer structure
- A2-C1Speaking answer frameworksSTARanswer structure
- A2-C1Speaking answer frameworksStrength + evidence + relevanceanswer structure
- A2-C1Speaking answer frameworksChallenge–action–learninganswer structure
- A2-C1Speaking answer frameworksMotivation–fit–contributionanswer structure
- A2-C1Speaking answer frameworksClarify–answer–confirmanswer structure
- A2-C1Speaking answer frameworksClaim–evidence–implicationanswer structure
- A2-C1Speaking answer frameworksProblem–options–decisionanswer structure
- A2-C1Speaking answer frameworksAgree partly–qualify–illustrateanswer structure
- A2-C1Speaking answer frameworksSummary–reflection–next stepanswer structure