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Are you wondering what happens on the IELTS Speaking test? Don’t worry! You can stop guessing and wondering because today I will show you exactly what you should expect before, during, and after the Speaking test Before the Speaking Exam In most test centers around the world, all four sections of the IELTS exam are held on the same day Beginning at 9am, you take the Listening Test, then the Reading Test and then the Writing Test These three sections are all done in the morning, and should be finished on or before noon After this tiring and challenging morning of English, you are free to gather your belongings, which were checked in before entering the examination room, and leave the test center for lunch Usually, there is a schedule posted which tells candidates what time their Speaking Exam is The time of the interview can be anywhere from 1pm to 7pm Again, this is the schedule of most test centers; however, some test centers offer Speaking Exams on different days, often in the week before or the week following the official test date Test day can be quite tiring and stressful, especially trying to fill the time before the Speaking Exam while not stressing out too much Make sure to make a plan for these possible hours, such as a place to eat lunch and a park to take a walk in Look at a map of the area around the test center before test day and plan some activities You should aim to be back at the test center one hour to 30 minutes before your scheduled time Many candidates are able to be interviewed before their time Again, make sure you have a book, tablet or another relaxing activity to fill the wait time An IELTS staff member will call your name, then check your ID again and one fingerprint You give the staff member your belongings, even your cell phone, as you are only allowed to bring your ID into the interview room Then, a staff member will take you to the Speaking Exam room, and you will sit in a chair outside You must wait for the examiner to come and get you – not try to go in before this During the Speaking Exam: 11-14 minutes When you enter the room and sit directly across from the examiner, the examiner will begin by turning on the recording device, usually an mp3 player, and sometimes she/he will use a timer The examiner will introduce the test for the recording, and then say good afternoon to you and look at your passport Then the exam begins In Part 1, you will be asked about three topics They are all easy topics, and all the questions are about you or your personal experiences The first group of questions will probably be about your home/hometown, your work or your studies The next sets of questions will be about anything from shopping to exercise to food, but, again, they are all easy and they are all about you Aim for each answer you give to be 2-5 sentences In Part 2, the examiner will give you directions, then hand you a topic card, pencil and paper You will have one minute to take notes about the topic, and then you must speak for two minutes Do not stop speaking- keep talking until the examiner asks you to stop Usually, after the examiner stops you, he/she will ask you a followup question You only have to give a one sentence answer to this closing question – it’s not important Finally, in Part 3, the examiner will ask you more abstract questions about the world or society in general The questions are related to the Part topic, but they are more difficult, formal and academic questions, such as Why young people spend so much time online nowadays? Is this positive or negative? Part 3, like Part 1, only lasts 4-5 minutes Aim for your answers in Part to be approximately 30 seconds – not too long, and not too short Practice answering in this rough time frame before the exam so your answers are direct and organized When Part is finished, the examiner will thank you, and you should also say thank you, and you can leave the room That’s it! You’re done! Leave the test center and relax In order to raise your score you should know some common idioms and expressions http://www.memrise.com/course/387/idioms-sayings-and-slang/ Speaking test Interview - What is your full name? - Can I see your ID? Where are you from? Do you work or study? Let’s talk about your home Is it a house or an apartment? Can you describe it? Do you like living there? What did you learn in primary school? Which subject did you like the most? Why did you like it? Cue Card Talk about an instance when you had to wake up early in the morning Please say: – why you had to wake up early – what you did – how you felt later in the day Discussion - Do you think older or younger people have more difficulty in waking up early? - Why you think young people need more sleep? - What advantages are there for people that go to work very early in the morning? - Do you think people like to their sports early? Why? - Is there a problem, if people sleep long hours? Why? - Is it necessary to be on time for our appointments, in your opinion? - Is it a problem to be late for an appointment? - What is the difference between people who are always on time and those who are always late? - Miss heavy traffic, more energy/more productive, less distracted at work by other people such as colleagues, customers and clients etc 2.Interview - What is your full name? Can I see your ID? Where are you from? Do you work or study? What is the most interesting thing about your studies? What other subjects you study? Why? Let’s talk about text messages - How often you send text/sms phone messages? - Would you prefer to get good news by phone or via text message? - Let’s talk about movies - What kinds of movies you enjoy watching? Why? - How often you go to the cinema? Who with? - Do you prefer to watch films at home or the cinema? Cue Card Describe an educational trip you went on at school Please say - Where and when did you go? - What did you there? - Explain what you learned from that trip Discussion - How many times did you go on such trips during your school years? - Did you enjoy these trips? - What kinds of educational trips are common in your country now? - How can parents encourage and support their children's studies at home? Interview - What is your full name? - Can I see your ID? - Where are you from? - Do you work or study? - Do you live in a house or an apartment? - Describe your home - Do you like your home? - Would you like to live there in the future? - What style of clothes you usually wear? Why? - Do you wear different clothes during the week and at weekends? - Will you continue to wear the same type of clothes in the future? Why? - Are there any particular colours of clothing that you prefer? Why? Cue Card Talk about a person you know who is a good cook Please say - Who is this person? - Why you think he/she is a good cook? - How did he/she learn to cook so well? Discussion - Are you a good cook? - Do you enjoy cooking? - Tell me what you know about the eating habits of children? - Should children know the ingredients/preservatives in the food they are eating? - Should they also know the source of these products? Why? - Should schools take responsibility for providing healthy and nutritious food to the students? - Should all children be taught how to cook at school? Why or why not? Interview - What is your full name? Can I see your ID? Where are you from? Do you work or study? Let’s talk about transport Do you prefer private or public transport? Why? When was the last time you travelled by public transport? Why don’t you use it more often? Cue Card Talk about a cafe or a restaurant that you enjoy visiting Please say - Where is it? - What can you eat or drink there? - How often you visit it? Discussion - Do you enjoy international cuisine? - Describe cafes and restaurants in general in your country - Do people usually go to cafes and restaurants, to meet friends or family in your country? - Are there good restaurants in your area? What kind of food they serve? Do you think it’s healthy? Why? What makes a restaurant popular? Why? 5.Speaking test Interview - What is your full name? Can I see your ID? Where are you from? Do you work or study? What you study? What you intend to after finishing your studies? Do you like to watch TV? What you usually watch? Did you watch TV more often as a child? What kind of programs should be on TV in your opinion? Cue Card Describe your favorite famous person Please say - Who is he/she? - What does he/she do? - When did he/she become famous? Discussion - Would you like to be famous? Why? - What are the advantages and disadvantages of being famous? - Do you think there are benefits to being the child of a famous person? Speaking test Interview - What is your full name? Can I see your ID? Where are you from? Do you work or study? Do you live in a house or an apartment? Do you like living there? What you like most about your home? What you like to at/on weekends? What did you last weekend and with whom? Cue Card Talk about a subject you didn’t like at school, but that interests you now Please say - What is it? - Why didn’t you like it back in school? - Why does it interest you now? Discussion - How does the Internet help in modern education What are the positive and negative aspects of the Internet? Is TV as important in education as the Internet is? Do you consider some TV programs to be a waste of time? Why? Speaking test Interview - What is your full name? - Can I see your ID? - Where are you from? - Do you work or study? - Do you enjoy your work? - Do you see yourself working in the same field in the future? - Have you worked or studied in a group/team? - Do you prefer to study in a group or individually? - What does one learn while working or studying in a group? - What are the drawbacks or disadvantages of studying/working in a group/team? - What are the colours that you would rather not have in your house? Cue Card Talk about a song that reminds you of a particular period of your life Please say - What is it about? - What is the significance of this song to you? - What you feel when you hear this song now? Can be one that was sung to you or radio or school Discussion - What kind of music is popular among young people? - How important is music in our lives? Why? - Is music important in your culture? - Let’s talk about music - Why aren’t some local singers as successful as the overseas ones? - Do you think that language of the song matters? - Do you think the Internet affects the music industry? Why? - Do you think everybody can sing? - What is the difference between those who took music lessons and those who didn’t? - How does music influence different cultures? - Why are some musicians more successful than others? - Who is your favourite musician? Why? - Is there a difference between music for young people and older generation? - Do you think that music should be taught to children? - Is there any relation between age and the type of music people like? - Do you think a persons preference in music changes as they grow older? Cue Card Describe a surprise that made you happy Please say - What was it? - Why did the surprise make you happy - Where and when did it happen? Discussion - Who planned this surprise? - How did you find out about the surprise? - How people in your country show happiness? - It is said that happiness contributes to good health Do you agree or disagree? - Why you think so? - Do you think poor people are happy in your country? Speaking test Interview - What is your full name? Can I see your ID? Where are you from? Do you work or study? What you do? What is more important, people you work with or the job itself? Do you like your job? What interests you the most about it? Why? Did you read a lot as a child? What kind of books did you read? Why? Do you still like to read? Cue Card Describe a photo that you have in your house Please say - Who is in that photo? - Where and when was it taken? - Why is it important to you Discussion - Why was the photo taken? How did you get this photo? Why you like this photo? Do you think photos, drawings and paintings are important? Do you think art classes are important at school? Is it a core subject in schools in your country? What children learn there? How can early childhood art classes be beneficial later in life? - What are the advantages and disadvantages of taking photos with a mobile/smart phone? 10 - What is your full name? - Can I see your ID? - Where are you from? - Do you work or study? - Where you live now? - Do you live in a house or an apartment? - Are there any shops close to your home? - Which types of shops are they? -which type of shop is missing? - Do you prefer to send emails or letters? Why? - When you find it difficult to write an email or letter? Cue Card Talk about a school friend or person from school who was a good leader Please: - Describe him/her - Why you think he/she was/is a good leader? - What did/do other people say about him/her? Related Cue Card Question Cue Card Talk about a person who is a leader and admired by you Please say - Who is this person? - Where did you meet him/her? - Why you admire him/her? Discussion - Are you a leader? - What skills are necessary to be a leader? Why? - Is a good leader important for a team? - What are the effects of leadership on a person? - Do you think you could be a good leader? - Who you think is the main decision maker in a family? - Do you think a woman can play the main role in a family? - Who will be the decision maker in a family in the future? - Do you think managers should involve employees in making decisions? - Can you compare a manager to an employee? - Why you think people buy second-hand products? - Why people sell second-hand goods and advertise them on the Internet? - Do you think advertising fools people? - Do you think street shopping is beneficial? - Why people choose to go to shopping malls? - Did you buy something online? - Were you pleased with the purchase? Cue Card Talk about a famous person whom you would like to meet in person Please say - Who is this person? - What is he/she famous for? - Why you want to meet him/her? Discussion - Do you agree that media focuses more on bad news rather than bringing good news to people? - Should media focus more on domestic or international news, in your opinion? - Do you like the fact that media gives importance to the news about famous personalities, politicians and so on? Why? Speaking test Interview - What is your full name? Can I see your ID? Where are you from? Do you work or study? Where you live now? Please describe your flat or apartment Do you want to own a house or an apartment? What changes will you make to your own place? Cue Card Talk about a small scale business in your country that has earned good reputation Please say - What kind of business is it? - What can you learn from this company? - How helpful is this knowledge to you? Discussion - Is it easy to establish a business in your country? - What you think about family owned businesses? - Would you like to be a manager of such business? Why? - What are the main responsibilities of a manager in your opinion? Why? - What qualities should a good manager possess? Why? Cue Card Describe a sport you would like to learn Please say: - What sport it is? - When will you learn it? - How will you learn it? - Why you want to learn this particular sport? Discussion - Which sport is the most popular in your country? - Do you think media plays an important role in the popularity of sports? - Why people spend money on watching sports? - What you think, should people play sports with others or alone? Cue Card Talk about a problem in your local area/neighbourhood that you have noticed Please say - What is it? - Why you think it might be a problem? - Suggest a solution for it Cue Card Describe an event that you have recently taken part in Please say - What and where was it? - Who was involved? - Why did you go to this event? Discussion - Describe one of your family events - What was it about? - Do you think it is related to happiness? - Why people want to learn new skills? Does it help them to be happy? Do you think rich people are happy? Why you think so? Interview - What is your full name? - Can I see your ID? - Where are you from? - Do you work or study? - What you for a job? - Do you find your job interesting? - Do you work with a group of colleagues? - Would you prefer to go out with a friend, in a group or by yourself? Cue Card Describe a situation when you were waiting for something to happen Please say - What were you waiting for? - What happened then? - What did you while waiting? Discussion Discussion - Does waiting for a long time make you a little bit impatient? - Do these situations make you apprehensive every time? Why? - Do you have leisure time? - Do you think technology has made people less patient? - What you usually during this time? - Do you like spending you time at home or outside? - Do you think patience is a skill? - Can it be developed further? - How will children react in a situation that requires patience? - Is swimming considered a necessary skill for people in your country? - Do you think everybody should learn how to swim? - Why is that? Speaking test Interview - What is your full name? Are you working or studying? What is your work? What you like the most about your work? Is it normal to help other people in your country? What kind of help you usually provide? Do you send text messages? Do you like to receive text messages? Do you leave voice messages on the phone? Why is it important to leave a message on the phone? Cue card Talk about a paid job you and your friend did together Please say: - what was the paid job that you and your friend did? - did people like the job that you and your friend did? - did you enjoy doing it? Discussion - What kind of work younger people like doing in general? - Do you think older people need to work? - What kind of work should older people do? Cue Card Describe a time when you met someone you haven’t seen for a long time Please say - Where and when was it? - Who did you meet? - Why was it a surprise? Cue Card Talk about a trip you want to plan in the future Please say - Where you want to go? - When are you planning to go? - With whom you want to go there? Discussion - Is there any difference between watching these places on TV and visiting them personally? - Is there any other purpose for travelling abroad? - Is there any harm to the environment caused by travel? - Should people travel less to save the environment? - Do people think more about money or the environment? Cue Card Talk about an art or a craft project that you did at school Please say - What was the project? - How did you it? - How did you feel about it later? Discussion - Do you still have it? - What did you with it? - Does tourism help with heritage preservation? - What you think about hand made gifts? - Do you like them? Why? - What should the government to help the hand-made crafts industry? Cue card Talk about an educational television program that you have seen -when and where did you watch it -What was it about? -Was it interesting? Discussion How often you watch educational shows/documentaries? Do you watch them with any other family members or friends? Describe a time when you got lost in another city? Where was it? When was it? How did you find your way back? How did you feel about this situation? Interview - Do you study or work? (I said I was a student) - What course are you studying and why did you choose this course? - Who does the cooking in your home? - Can you cook? - Do you think it’s necessary to learn how to cook at school? - What you when you hang out with friends? - Do you hang out with or friends or with a large group of friends? - When was your last time of going out? Cue Card If you could take another course when you finish your current one, what would you choose? You should say: - What kind of course it would be - What you want to learn from it - Why would you choose it Discussion - Do you think university should only offer courses related to the employment/job or courses on other topics as well? I said on other topics as well and the examiner said “Good” then asked me - Which you think employer should pay more attention to, the qualifications or the experience Interview - What is your full name? Can I see your ID? Where are you from? Do you work or study? What subject are you studying? Why did you choose this subject? Is it a popular subject among students? What colour you like the most? Why? Is there any specific colour you dislike? Why? How much does the colour matter to you while buying things? Have you ever had discussions about colours? With whom? Cue Card Talk about an important thing that you had forgotten about until recently Please say - What is it? - Why did you forget about it? - What was your reaction when you remembered? Discussion - Do you think most people forget things? Why? - Do you think it is possible to hire a person to remember the things you need? - How often you forget things? - Does technology play a role in making people forget things? - What should be done to remember things better? Cue Card Talk about a piece of clothing that you received as a gift from someone Please say - What was it? - Who gave it to you? - When you wear it? Discussion - Let’s talk about uniforms - Why people wear a uniform in your opinion? - What can you tell me about different types of uniforms? - What type of clothes people wear at home and when they go out? Cue Card Talk about a person that you like to spend most of your time with Please say - Who is this person? - How did you both meet? - Why you like to spend your time with him/her? Discussion - How long have you known each other? - How often you meet with him/her? - How can conversation help us in our daily life? - Does modern technology have an effect on personal contact? Why? - Do you think modern devices make personal contacts among friends less frequent? - What benefits can students get from group studying? Why? Cue Card Talk about a creative person in your country you are impressed with Please say - What are his/her achievements? - Why you admire him/her? - How did he/she become so creative? Discussion What are the arts? Is it easy to get a grant for artistic studies and development? Do you know many artistic people? Are you artistic at all? Cue Card Describe a family that you like (not your own) Please say - How you know this family? - Where are they from? - Why you like them? Discussion - Do you know a lot of families in your hometown? - Who are the usual members of the family in your country? - What you think makes a good parent? - What is the effect of media such as TV, radio and newspapers on families? - In your country who makes most of the decisions in the family? Why? - What are the results of change in working conditions’ for a family? - Do you think the government should provide more help to families? Cue Card Talk about an old item that you have or your family member has Please say - What is it? - How does it look? - For how long have your family kept it? Discussion - Is it good to have things like that? - How does technology affect history? - Do you think one can learn history online? - Do you think museums are helpful in learning about history? - How people learn history from seeing the items in a museum? - Do you think it’s important to keep things in a museum? Cue Card Describe a person that you would like to meet, who is in the news currently Please say - Who is this person? - Why you like him/her? - What makes this person special? Discussion Who you find more interesting, celebrities or politicians? What type of questions would you ask them? Cue Card Talk about an article you read recently in a magazine or newspaper Please say - What magazine/newspaper it was - When you read the article - What it was about Discussion - What did you with that article? Did you cut it out and save it? - Do people read magazines in your country? - What type of magazines people prefer? - Is there any negative impact of magazines on young generation? - Is there any difference between an article published in a newspaper and a television show about the same issue? - What are the benefits of showing news on television? - Are the journalists doing their job well? Cue Card Talk about a special event organized by your parents for you when you were young Please say – What was it? – Where and when did it take place? – What made it so special? Discussion – Why you still remember that event? – What are some things people usually remember from their past? – Why you think it is? – People usually keep many things or souvenirs Why? – Are there other ways to remember experiences they had at some point in their lives? – What people keep for remembrance in your community? – Many young people don’t want to associate themselves with traditions, why? – Do you think it’s good for the youth to know their culture? Why? Speaking test Interview – What is your full name? – Can I see your ID? – Where are you from? – Do you work or study? – What school did you go to? – Did you like it? Why? – Do you like music? – Do you still listen to music that you liked in the past? – Why did your taste change? – Do you have a pet? – Is it more difficult to have a pet in cities or in rural areas? Why? Cue Card Describe an interesting animal that you saw for the first time recently Please say – What is it? – Why was it interesting to you? – What did it do? Discussion – What was your reaction to its behavior? – Why you think people become vegetarians? – What should be done to lower cruelty to animals? Cue Card Talk about a creative person that you know and admire, such as an artist, musician, inventor and so on Please say – Who is this person? – What is his/her greatest success? – Why you admire him/her? Discussion – Did you meet him/her personally? – Do you consider yourself a creative person? Why? – Do you think creative people are important to the society? Why? – Is it necessary for children to learn painting and drawing? – Do you think it is important for children to play a musical instrument? – Do you think computers help children to be more creative? Interview - What is your full name? - Can I see your ID? - Where are you from? - Do you work or study? - What you do? - Why did you choose this profession? - Do you like to sing? Why? - How often you sing? - Do you like flowers? - When was the last time you gave flowers to someone? Cue Card Describe an occasion when you had to eat a certain food for the first time Please say - What was the occasion? - When and where did it take place? - Why did you eat that food? Discussion - Who is more open to new ways of cooking, young people or adults? Why? - How can spices of your country be compared to those of other countries? Cue Card Talk about a dinner with friends that you had recently Please say - Who organized the dinner? - What kind of food did you eat? - What did you talk about during the dinner? Discussion - What was the occasion? - Do you often have dinner with friends? - Why is that? - Let’s talk about the elderly - How are the elderly treated in your country? Why? - Who should take care of them in your opinion, the government or their family? - How should the society behave towards them? Why? Cue Card Describe a sport that you would like to try, if you had a chance Please say – What sport would it be? – Why would you choose it? – What challenges would you face while playing this sport? Discussion – What is the government doing to help sports at a grass roots level? – Do you think that sports are good for you? Why? – Do you think that sport is good to play professionally or just for fun? Interview - What is your full name? - Can I see your ID? - Where are you from? - Do you work or study? - Do you like to sing songs? - What songs you prefer to sing? Why? - Do you read magazines or newspapers? Why? - Which type of magazines are you used to reading? Cue Card Describe an interesting open place in your town Please say - What is this place? - What activities can you there? - Why you find it interesting? Discussion - How often you visit this place? - When did you visit it for the last time? - Were you alone or with someone? - What did you there? Interview - Do you like flowers? - Do you think flowers are popular in your country? Why? - When was the last time you bought flowers? - What occasion was it for? Cue Card Talk about a large company, whose products you know and like Please say - What company is it? - What you know about this company? - Why you like their products? Discussion - What other large companies you know? - Is it good to work for such a company? - Do you think salaries are higher in larger companies? - What are the advantages and disadvantages of working for a big corporation? - What is the main difference between working for small and large companies? Cue Card Talk about a friend that you like the most Please say - Where and when did you both meet? - What you usually together? - Why you like him/her so much? Discussion - Do you think an employer and staff can be good friends? - Is there a difference between girls’ and boys’ friendship? - Why you think it is so? - Do you have a lot of good friends? Cue Card Talk about a photo that influenced you very much Please say - Who was the photographer? - When and where was it taken? - How did it affect you? Discussion - Do you like taking photographs? - Do you think taking photos these days is easier compared to the past? - Do you like other people taking photos of you? - People like to take photos of their events, celebrations and so on Why you think it is so? - Why people like to save their photos? - Some people don’t like to have their photos taken, why? Cue Card Talk about your favorite place in the city where you live Please say - What and where is it? - How often you go there? - Why you like this place? Discussion - What are the advantages of both country and city living? - Where would you like to live? - Why you think the government charges fees for entry to libraries, public swimming pools and other public places? - Are there places in your country where the development of recreational facilities is needed? Cue Card Describe an occasion when you experienced a very loud noise Please say - When and where was it? - What was the source of this noise? - What were the consequences of it for you? Discussion - How long did this occasion last for? - Nowadays noise pollution is more dangerous even compared to air or water pollution, you agree? Why? - What are the effects of noise pollution on public places? - What can be done to decrease noise pollution? Cue Card Talk about ways to save money that you use Please say – what you to save money – why it helps – how you feel about it Discussion – What can you to help your children save money? – How can you teach children to save money? – What young people often waste money on? Why? – What can they to avoid wasting that money? – Why you have to teach children to save money? ... 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