Part 2 gives you one minute to prepare and up to two minutes to speak. The most common problem is not grammar - it is running out of things to say after 40 seconds.
Use your minute for keywords, not sentences
If you write full sentences you will only finish one or two. Instead, jot down six to eight keywords: names, places, feelings, a small detail you remember. Keywords are prompts; your English does the rest.
Follow a simple story shape
- Set the scene: when it happened, where you were, who was there.
- Tell what happened: two or three moments in order.
- Explain why it matters: how you felt then, and how you see it now.
Stretch with detail
Instead of "It was a nice restaurant", describe the noise, the smell, the view from your table. Detail adds time naturally and shows vocabulary range at the same time.
What if you go blank?
Pause, smile and use a natural bridge: "Actually, the part I remember most clearly is..." Examiners reward fluency, and a calm recovery is fluent speech.