IELTS SPEAKING

Speaking test

Interview

– What is your full name?

– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Do you work or study?
– Did you learn to ride a bicycle in your childhood?
– Is it easy to ride a bicycle in your country?
– What are the benefits of riding a bicycle for a child?
– Is it safe to ride a bicycle on roads?
– What type of music do you like?
– Do you still like the same music that you liked in your childhood? Why?

Cue Card

Describe a toy that you used to play with as a child. Please say

– What was it?

– Who gave it to you and when?
– When and where did you use to play with it?

Discussion

– How does media attract children towards toys?

– Do children learn any good habits from playing with toys?
– Do you think preference for toys changes with age? Why?
– Do you think some parents are spending too much money on toys?
– What does attract children towards a toy, in your opinion?
– Which are the preferable toys for children now? Why?

Interview

– What is your full name?

– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Do you work or study?
– When is your favorite time to study?
Cue Card

Think of a time when you had to be polite. Please say

– Where did this happen?

– How did you do this?
– Why did you have to be polite?

Discussion

– Should children be allowed to say what’s on their mind, or do they need to

be controlled by parents?
– What are your thoughts on showing respect as a tourist traveling to a
different country?

Interview

– What is your full name?

– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Do you work or study?
– What do you do?
– Where do you live now?
– Can you describe your neighbourhood?
– Do you like the place where you live?
– Why or why not?

Cue Card

Describe a situation from your life where you had to be polite to someone.
Please say

– When and where did it happen?

– How did you manage to be polite?
– How did you feel about it later?

Discussion

– Do you think it is important to be polite all the time and to everyone?

– Do you think people are being polite these days only for personal gain?
– Do you think the elderly should teach young people to be polite? Why?
– Is it important to be polite to strangers, in your opinion? Why?
– Would you still be polite to a person who is not polite to you?

Interview

– What is your full name?

– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Do you work or study?
– How many hours do you spend studying every day?
– Did you make some new friends in the place where you study?
– Do you watch TV in another language normally?
– Tell me about a TV program that you find interesting.
– Do you think TV helps you to learn a new language?

Cue Card

Talk about a historical event that interests you. Please say

– What is the event?

– How did you know about it?
– When and where did it take place?

Discussion

– Why do you think people study history?

– Do you like history?
– How can teachers improve the way they teach history?
– What do you think future historians will study about us?
– Tell me about a building constructed recently that might be considered an
historical symbol in the future.

Interview

– Tell me your full name.

– Do you live in a house or in an apartment?
– Describe your house.
– What is good about your house?
– Do you recommend the area where you live to others?
– Do you prefer to watch movies at home or in a cinema? Why?
– What kind of movies do you watch regularly?
– What kind of movies do you like the most? Why?
– What type of movies did you watch in your childhood?
– Tell me about the kind of movies you don’t like. Why don’t you like it?

Cue Card

Describe an older person that you like, please say

– when you met them,
– where you met them,
– why you like them and
– describe their personality.

Discussion

– What role do older people play in a family?

– Are there any changes today in the attitude of young people to older
people?
– What role are they going to play in the future?
– Is it easy for older people to get a job? Why / Why not?

Interview

– What is your full name?

– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Do you work or study?
– What is the most used kind of transport in your country? Why?
– What needs to be done to encourage people to use public transport?
– Does your job require concentration and attention to detail?
– How do you concentrate, when you need to?

Cue Card

Describe an event where it was very crowded. Please say

– What event was it?

– Why did you attend it?
– How did you feel at the event?
Discussion

– What do you think about traveling in groups?

– What are the advantages or disadvantages of such a trip?
– Who do you think travels in groups more: younger or older people?

Interview

– What is your full name?

– What can I call you?
– Can I see your ID?
– Do you work or study?
– What subjects are you studying?

Cue Card

Describe a special meal that you would like to have. Please say

– What is it?
– Where do you want to have it?
– Why is it so special?
– Whom would you like to have it with?

Discussion

– What do you think is the impact of importing food from other countries?

Interview

– What is your full name?

– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Do you work or study?
– What was your favorite toy as a child?
– Why did you like it so much?
– Do you still have it?
– Would you buy the same toy for your children?
Cue Card

Describe your favorite street in the city/town where you live. Please say:

– Where is it?
– What do you like about it?
– How often do you go there?

Discussion

– What do you know about internet shopping?

– Do you shop online?
– Do you find it useful?
– What are the advantages and disadvantages of online shopping?
– How often do you shop online?

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?
– Can you describe it?
– What is your favorite place in the house?
– Why is that?
– What would you like to change in your house? Why?
– Is bike-riding popular in your country? Why?
– Do you think bikes are safe to use in cities?
– Do you think it is important to study the history of your own country?
– What about the world history?
– How is the history preserved in your country?

Cue Card

Talk about a happy childhood experience you remember. Please say

– What was the experience?

– When and where was it?
– Explain why it is an unforgettable experience for you.
Discussion

– Do you think childhood experience is important to people? Why?

– Why do people like to talk about their childhood experiences?
– When you hear others sharing their childhood experience do you believe
it?
– Do you think it’s real or just made up stories?

Interview

– What is your full name?

– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Do you work or study?
– What subjects are you studying?
– Do you really enjoy this course?

Cue Card

Talk about an old friend that you met after a long time you haven’t seen
each other. Please say

– Who is your friend?

– Describe your friendship with him/her.
– How long didn’t you see him/her for?
– What did you two talk about?

Discussion

– Why is maintaining friendships good?

– Why do friendships come to an end sometimes?
– Do you enjoy meeting friends and new people?
– Why is it so important?
– Would you come to your classmates’ reunion after 10 years? Why?
– Is there a benefit to reunions?
– How can globalization help people with their friendship?
– Would you like to have friends in different parts of the world?
Interview

– What is your full name?

– Which part of the world do you belong to?
– What do you do here in New Zealand?
– What are your recreational activities?

Cue card

Tell me about a TV program which you watched and didn’t enjoy, you should
say:
– What TV program was it?
– When did you watch it?
– Why didn’t you enjoy it?
– What sort of TV programs do normally people watch?

Discussion

– Do you watch TV a lot?

– How many hours a day do you watch TV for?
– Do you think TV programs influence people?
– What should the government do to improve quality of TV programs?

Interview

– What is your full name?

– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Do you work or study?
– What are your responsibilities at work?
– What do you prefer, to send text messages or to phone people? Why?
– What is the importance of email in today’s world? Why?
– What is the importance of fruits and vegetables in our diet?
– Is it easy to buy fresh fruits and vegetables nowadays?

Cue Card

Talk about a situation when a child made you laugh. Please say

– Who was the child?

– What did he/she do?
– When and where did it take place?
Discussion

– What is the importance of childhood?

– What is the perfect age to become a parent? Why?
– What are the main qualities of good parents?

Interview

– What is your name?

– What do you do, study or work?
– Did you have to have training for your job?
– Where do you live?
– What do you think about advertisement?
– Did you buy any product, because it was advertised?

Cue card

Tell me about a conversation, which happened recently, you should say:

– why was it important
– who was that person that you had the conversation with
– when was it
– describe what did you learn from that conversation

Discussion

– Talk about conversations between women and men, what is the difference,
if there is a difference.
– Is conversation important?
– How can you improve it?

Interview

– Describe you house or apartment.

– What do you like the most about your house?
– Do you recommend the area where you live to others?
– Do you like watching movies at home or in the cinema? Why / Why not?
– What kind of movies do you like to watch?
– What kind of movies do you dislike?
Cue Card

Describe an old person that you know, please say

– where you met,
– what qualities you like about him / her,
– what their personality is like.

Discussion

– What role do older people play in a family?

– Are there any changes in attitudes of young people towards older people?
– What role are they going to play in the future?
– Is it easy to get a job for an older person?

Interview

– What is your name?

– Do you work or study?
– Do you like your job?
– Do you have a large family?
– Where do you prefer to go shopping?

Cue Card

Talk about changes in your hometown, please say:

– whether these changes happened / are happening quickly,
– what your town looks like,
– what changes happened recently,
– what other changes are going to happen in future.

Discussion

The questions were about:

– Tradition
– Food
– Culture
– Home and children
– Old and new generations, some views about tradition.
Interview

– What is your full name?

– Where are you from?
– Do you work or study?
– What do you like about your hometown?
– Do you like animals?
– Do people in your country keep animals at home?
– What is the weather usually like in your hometown?
– What did you do the last time the weather was good?

Cue Card

Describe some good exercises for health that you would recommend to
others. Please say
– What are they?
– What equipment is needed to do them?
– Why would you recommend them to the other person?

Discussion

– Have there been any lifestyle changes in the past few years that affected
people’s health?
– Is there much difference between men and women when it comes to
having a healthy lifestyle?
– Where can people get information about healthy lifestyle?
– Do you think schools should have some classes on health topics?

Interview

– What is your name?

– Do you work or study?
– What would you like to study and why?
– Do you like going out to movies?
– Do you like watching movies by yourself or with company?
– Do you like to read?
– Do you think that reading is important?
– What do you think about advertisement?
– Is it important for society and why?
Cue Card

Talk about an advertisement that you saw recently on TV. Please say

– What is your favorite advertisement and why?

– What is it about?
– What audience was the advertisement for?

Discussion

– What do you think about advertisements using children?

– What do you think about producers spending a lot of money to make an
advertisement?
– What do you think about advertisements using just good looking people?