This is the second post in our IELTS Speaking Part 1 series. In the first post , we looked at the types of questions you’ll be asked in Part 1. Now, it’s time to explore how to answer them well, and what separates a Band 5 answer from a Band 8. Even though Part 1 feels like a warm-up, the examiner is already listening carefully to your fluency , grammar , vocabulary , and pronunciation  — so it pays to start strong. Let’s compare some answers side by side. For each question,