IELTS Speaking Preparation (Part 2)

Part 1: Introduction and Interview on Familiar Topics:

Good morning/afternoon. My name is ................ Can you tell me your full name? Thank you.

Can I see your identification, please?

Thank you, that’s fine

Now I’d like to ask you some questions about yourself.

Let’s talk about your home town or village.

-- What kind of place is it?

-- What’s the most interesting part of your home area?

Let’s talk about what you do. Do you work or are you a student?

-- What’s your job? Why did you choose that kind of work?

-- How long have you been doing it?

--Are there things your don’t like about it? What are they?

--What subjects are you studying?

-- Why did you choose those subjects? How long have you been studying them?

Family

Do you have a small or large family? How much time do you spend with them? What things do you do together?

Language

How long have you been learning English? Where did you learn? What is easy/ difficult? What opportunities do you have to speak? Is it important?

Accommodation

Where do you live? How long have you lived there? What kind of accommodation would you like?

Leisure Activities

What do you do at your leisure time? Do you have a special hobby?why do you think people should have hobbies?

Daily Routine

I’d like to talk about your daily routine. Are all your days the same? Typical day? Typical weekend? What would you like to change? What is the balance of work/study?

Food

Moving on to talk about food… What kind of food do you like? What are typical  foods in your country? Is cooking a man’s or woman’s job? How do you like foreign food?

Part 2: Individual Long Turn

Now I’m going to give you a topic and I’d like you to talk about it for one or two minutes. Before you talk, you will have one minute to think about what you will say. You can make some notes. Here is a paper and pencil for you to make some notes if you wish, and here is your topic.

» Describe a teacher who has influenced you. Say where you met them, what subjects they taught, why they were special and how they influenced you.

» Describe a family member who has influenced you. Say how long you have known them, why they were special, how they differ from the other family members, and how they influenced you.

» Describe a story, book, or movie that had a big impact on you. Describe what it was about, what effect it had and why it was so powerful.

» Describe a place you visited that had a big impact on you. Say when you went and how long you stayed. Describe the impact the place had on you and why.

» Describe an event in your life that had a big impact on you. Say when it happened and what the circumstances were. Describe how it affected you and why.

» Describe a friend in your life that had a big impact on you. Say how long you have known him or her and how he or she affected you.

» Describe a person you would most like to meet. Describe this person and state why you would most like to meet him or her. What effect would the meeting have on you? What would you say.

» Describe a time in your life that was difficult. What was the problem? What were some of the things that helped you to overcome this problem? What did you learn from this experience, and what advice would you give others.

» Describe a time in your life when you helped someone else with a problem. What was the problem? How did you help the other person? What did you learn from this experience and what advice would you give others? Would you help in the same way?

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