Our generous student from the UK remembered the following Speaking questions from her recent IELTS exam:
Speaking test
Part 1 (Interview)
– What is your name?
– Where are you from?
– Do you work or study?
– Do you like your work? Why?
– How do you balance work and leisure in your life now?
– What kind of things did you enjoy doing as a child?
– Did you have a happy childhood? Why?
– Did you have any childhood dreams about your future career?
– Did you help your parents with any kind of work when you were a child?
– Are there any skills you developed in your childhood that are useful to you today?
Part 2 (Cue Card)
Describe a place (library, museum, or theatre) you would like to visit. You should say
– what place it is
– why you would like to visit it
– what you know about this place
and explain why this place is interesting to you.
Part 3 (Discussion)
– What are some traditional customs in your country?
– How important is it for people to maintain their cultural traditions?
– In what ways do you think traditions and culture have changed over time?
– How can traditional culture be preserved in modern society?
– Do you think young people are interested in traditional customs? Why or why not?
– How do festivals and celebrations reflect the culture of a country?
