IELTS SPEAKING

Part 1

Some structures
Use 6 Wh- question words
Use conjunctions and linking verbs
Give examples (stepping stones)

 Speak as fluently as possible

Use common words
Prepare some answers in advance
Add some collocation and an idiom
Speak as much as you can
Lie if necessary

WORK AND STUDY

1. What is your major at the
university?
2. Do you like your major?
3. What is your future job?
4. Do you work part time?
5. Do you like your school?
6. How far is it from your house to
school?
7. What are your friends like?

HOMETOWN / HOUSE
1.
2.
3.
4.

Where is your hometown?

What is your hometown like?
Who do you live with?
Why do you live apart from your
hometown?
5. Do you often stay at home?
6. Do you like your hometown?
7. Is your hometown near to the city center?
8. What do you usually do in your hometown?
Tell me about your hometown

HOBBY
1. What is your favorite sports?
2. What is your favorite food?
3. What is your favorite beverage?
4. Do you like going out at weekends?
5. What do you usually do after school?
What do people in your country do at
weekends?
What do you usually do in your free
time?

Part 2

Some structures
Paraphrase the questions to give
time
Use 6 Wh- question words
Use relative clauses to expand ideas
Use conjunctions and linking verbs
Suppose the opposite ideas

PARAPHRASE
Examiner: What can people do to try and reduce water pollution?
Student: So, what can individuals do to ensure water is kept
clean? I think.
Examiner: How can events like the Olympics improve
international relations?
Student: Hmmmm, how can sport bring people from different
countries closer together? I believe

Phrases to extend time

Thats a difficult question, let me think for a

second.
Thats a very interesting question.
Its very difficult to know exactly, but I

think/but I believe/perhaps.
Its difficult to say, I think.
I dont really know for sure, but I would say.

PRACTICE
Describe an artist or entertainer
you admire.
You should say:
Who they are and what they do
How they became successful
How you found out about them
And explain why you admire them

PRACTICE
Describe a subject you enjoyed
studying at school.
You should say:
When and where you started studying it
What lessons were like subjects
And explain why you enjoyed the subject

PRACTICE
Describe a job you have done.
You should say:
How you got the job
What the job involved
How long the job lasted
Describe how well you did the job

PRACTICE
Describe an important choice
you had to make in your life.
You should say:
When you had this choice
What you had to choose between
Whether you made a good choice
And explain how you felt when you were
making this choice