IELTS Speaking: if you don't know the answer

How do you answer a question when you don't know anything about the topic?
There are 2 things you can do:

1. Be honest and explain why you don't know
2. Guess, and tell the examiner that you are guessing

Example question:

How has technology affected the kinds of music that young people listen to?

My answer, using both tips above:

(1) To be honest I don't really know the answer to that because I'm completely out of touch with what young people are listening to, and I'm not a fan of pop music.
(2) However, I suppose that technology must have affected music. Maybe young people are listening to music that has been made using computer software instead of real musical instruments like the piano or guitar.

Comments

[Abdul]

Thanks Simon :)
My result is revealed got :

Speaking : 7.5

Listening : 7

Reading : 5.5

Writing : 5.5

Overall : 6.5

not that bad as first attempt , thought i can get 6 or more in writing , but i am happy with my scores , and i wrote about my IELTS in detail in my blog.

thanks for your helpful site :)

[Simon]

Congratulations Abdul - good scores for a first attempt!

[Ielts_Soha]

Hi There,

I stuck at getting 6 in Listening,How can I improve to get 7

[Ielts_Soha]

My scores are :

Listening 6

Speaking 7

Reading and Writing 6.5

Any advice on how to get 7