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Did you know that being imaginative and creative can get you a 7 on the IELTS exam?\nThis is especially true when it comes to the IELTS Speaking test. Your ideas don\u2019t need to be 100% realistic. What\u2019 more important is the way you deliver your ideas. You can make stuff up and have fun with it!\nToday we\u2019ll show you how!\nWhat should you do when you get a Speaking question about the future and you don\u2019t know how to answer the question?\nYou need to open your mind and be willing to make up your own ideas quickly.\nIn Part 3 of the Speaking test, they often ask you to guess or predict the future. For example, they might ask, \u201cHow might the way people travel change in the future?\u201d With this question you need to make up a creative answer.\nA good response is this: \u201cI predict that by 2025 we will all be riding in flying cars.\u201d\nThis is also useful because when you make up a funny idea, it makes you laugh, which makes you relax and makes you speak more like a real person.\nThis will also help your vocabulary because you will end up using less common vocabulary when you make up ideas about the future.\nIf you aren\u2019t used to coming up with your own ideas or if you haven\u2019t learned this in school you can train your mind to be creative.\nYou already have the ability but you just need to practice it.\nCreativity is a muscle.\nFlex your imagination!\nTry this:\nLook at the news and look at the topics in the newspaper. Come up with a prediction for each article headline that you read. Predict what will happen with that specific topic in the future.\nTry to entertain the Examiner.\nThe Examiner is going to give you your score right after Part 3 of the Speaking so it\u2019s good to leave them on a funny and positive note because this could influence your overall Speaking score.\nIf you are already a naturally funny person then you should amplify that in the Speaking test.\nDon\u2019t be afraid of your own ideas and your own personality.\nIf you are enjoying yourself during the test then your Examiner is probably having fun too.\nDo you have other questions about the Speaking test?\nLet us know in the comments below.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices