IELTS Speaking Part 4: Lexical Resource & Phrasing

Lexical Resource accounts for 25% of your total speaking mark. The Band 8 descriptor demands that candidates "use a wide, flexible vocabulary and can readily use idioms and collocations appropriately." This guide breaks down high-yield spoken collocations, topic-specific vocabulary banks, and how to avoid forced archaic idioms like "raining cats and dogs" that instantly sound artificial to examiners.