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b'Did the IELTS examiner ask you a difficult question?\\nDid your mind just go blank?\\nToday, Lindsay and Jessica\\xa0share 6 phrases to help you fill that time void!\\nTaking IELTS?\\nGet our free IELTS video training course now\\nIf you get asked a question that you can\\u2019t immediately answer\\xa0during your IELTS exam,\\xa0you don\\u2019t want to go silent.\\xa0It\\u2019s important to keep speaking even if you need a moment to decide how to answer the actual question.\\nNative English speakers\\xa0use many different phrases to help them do this.\\xa0It\\u2019s important to understand that using a time-filling phrase won\\u2019t hurt your score.\\xa0\\xa0In fact, it\\u2019s\\xa0likely to improve it!\\n\\xa0\\nHere are\\xa0a few\\xa0phrases\\xa0to use if\\xa0you need a moment to think about how to answer a question during your IELTS exam:\\n\\n\\u201cHonestly, I am a little bit nervous right now and my mind just went blank.\\u201d\\xa0This says that you\\u2019re being honest, and trying.\\xa0\\u201cMy mind went blank\\u201d is also an idiom.\\n\\n\\u201cFrankly, this isn\\u2019t something I\\u2019m used to talking about.\\u201d\\xa0Again, this is honest, and sounds like something a native speaker would say.\\n\\n\\u201cThat\\u2019s a good question.\\u201d\\xa0This welcomes good intonation, and that will help your pronunciation score.\\n\\n\\xa0\\nOther simple and common English time-fillers:\\n\\n\\u201cWow, let me think about that.\\u201d\\xa0\\n\\n\\u201cI\\u2019ve never thought about that before.\\u201d\\xa0\\n\\n\\u201cLet\\u2019s see.\\u201d\\n\\n\\xa0\\nWhich phrases do you plan to use, and why?\\nTell us what you think in the comments section below!\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices'