135 typical ielts speaking part one

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135 typical IELTS Speaking Part

One quest1ions

Admin questions

1. Can I see your (photo) ID please?/ Can I have your scorecard please?/ Please show me

your passport/ Can I see some identification first?

Name

2. Can I ust chec! your name? / "our name is ###############/ $o you

are###############. Is that ri%ht?

&. Could you tell me your (full) name please?

'. Can I chec! out how to pronounce/ spell your name?

. hat would you li!e me to call you?/ hat should I call you?

*. hich part is your first name?

+. $o, it says here that your name is ################ Did I pronounce that o!ay?-. ould you prefer me to use your first name or your family name?

. Is it o!ay if I use your first name?

1. $hould I call you ############# or ##############?

11. Do you prefer 0rs, 0iss or 0s?

ork and studies

12. re you wor!in% or are you a student?

1&. hat do you do?

1'. Do you enoy your studies/ wor!? (hat ma!es you say that/ hy?)/ hat is the most

interestin% aspect/ part of your studies/ wor!?

1. Is there anythin% you disli!e aout your wor!/ studies?

1*. hat o would you li!e to do in the future? / hat o do you hope to e doin% in tenyears3 time?

1+. Do you want to study anythin% in the future? / Is there anythin% you3d li!e to study in

the future?

1-. hy did you choose this suect/ o?

1. Is it a difficult o/ suect?

2. hat was your favourite suect at school? hat did you li!e aout that?

21. re you studyin% anythin% at the moment?

22. hat are/ were the est thin%s aout your o/ studies?

2&. hat do you do for a livin%?

2'. ho was your favourite teacher at school? (hy?)

2. re you wor!in% at the moment? (4ave you had a o efore?)2*. Is there anythin% you want to study in the future?

2+. hat is your typical day li!e at wor!/ at school/ in colle%e?

!ometo"n

2-. re you from ($eoul)? / re you from round here?

2. 4ow lon% have you een in ($eoul)? (Is $eoul the only place you have lived in?)

&. here were you orn?

&1. here did you %row up? / here did you live when you were a child?


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&2. hat !ind of place is your hometown? / 5ell me a little aout where you come from.

(ould you rather live here or there/ in ########## or in #############? hy?)

&&. here are you from?

&'. re you from the country or the city?

&. hat3s the most interestin% part of your town/ villa%e?

&*. hat !ind of os do people in your town/ villa%e do?&+. ould you say your hometown a %ood place to live? (hy?)

&-. Can you tell me somethin% aout your hometown?

&. Do you thin! ######### is a %ood place to live in?

'. 4ow is your hometown chan%in%?

'1. hat chan%es would you li!e to ma!e to your hometown?

'2. ould you li!e to live in your hometown when you retire/ %et older?

'&. hen are you ne6t %oin% ac! to your hometown?

''. Do you often visit your hometown?

'. here is your family from?

'*. 4ow often do you %o ac! to your hometown?

'+. Is your hometown famous for anythin%?'-. hat is the name of your hometown?

'. hat !ind of transport do people usually use in your hometown?

!o##ies and $ree time

. hat do you li!e doin% in your free time?

1. hat are your hoies? / Do you have any hoies? / 4ave you %ot any interests or

hoies?

2. re there any new leisure activities you would li!e to ta!e up?

&. Do you prefer to %o out or stay at home in the evenin%s? (hy?)

'. 4ow do you usually spend your wee!ends/ days off?

. hat do you usually do in the evenin%?

*. Do you prefer %oin% out or stayin% at home? hy?+. hat did you do last wee!end?

-. 4ow much free time do you have?

. Do you enoy playin% sports? (hat sports do you li!e?)

*. hat type of music do you enoy most?

*1. hat type of films do you li!e?

*2. hen was the last time you went out? hat did you do?

*&. hat do you do when you meet your friends? Do you prefer %oin% out with a lar%e or

small %roup of friends? hy?

*'. hat are your leisure time activities?

*. Do you play any musical instruments? Did you learn to play as a child?

%amily and $riends**. Do you have a lar%e family?

*+. 4ow many rothers and sisters do you have? hat do they li!e doin% in their free time?

*-. Can you tell me aout your family?

*. Did you %et on well with your parents/ rothers or sisters when you were a child?

+. Do you %et on well with your family? 4ow/ hy?

+1. hich of your parents do you most resemle/ ta!e after? hy do you say that?

+2. hat do your parents do?


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+&. Do you have many friends? (4ow aout close friends?)

+'. hen was the last time you met your e6tended family? hat was the occasion?

+. ould you li!e to have a lar%e family?

+*. Do you live with your family?

Language studies and IELTS

++. Do you spea! any other lan%ua%es? / 4ow many lan%ua%es do you spea!?+-. hy are you ta!in% the I785$ e6am?

+. Do you have any plans for after you ta!e the I785$ e6am?

-. hat will you do if you pass the I785$ e6am?

-1. 4ow lon% have you een studyin% 7n%lish?

-2. hy is it important for you to learn 7n%lish?

-&. Did you enoy 7n%lish at school?

-'. Do you enoy studyin% 7n%lish?

-. hat do you find most difficult aout learnin% 7n%lish?

-*. hat activities do you find most useful for learnin% 7n%lish? / hat do you thin! the

est way to study a lan%ua%e is?

-+. 4ow much time do you spend studyin% 7n%lish every wee!?%esti&als and cele#rations

--. 4ow do you usually celerate your irthday?

-. 4ow did you celerate your last irthday?

. 4ow do you thin! you will celerate your ne6t irthday?

1. hat is the most important day of the year for you? (hy?)

2. hat is the ne6t i% celeration in your family? (hat are you %oin% to do?)

&. hat is the most important festival in your hometown/ country?

'. re there any festivals you would li!e to %o to?

. hen did you last %o to a festival?

*. Does your hometown have any famous festivals?

Accommodation+. Do you live in a house or a flat? / hat sort of home do you live in? hat !ind of

accommodation do you live in?

-. here do you live now? 4ow lon% have you een livin% there?

. here are you livin% now?

1. Do you live near here?

11. hat do you li!e aout your home? Is there anythin% you would li!e to chan%e/

improve aout your home?

12. hat would your dream house e li!e?

1&. Can you tell me aout the !ind of accommodation you live in? hat do you li!e aout

livin% there?

1'. hat is your local area li!e?1. hat sort of accommodation would you most li!e to live in?

1*. Do you still live in your family home?

1+. Can you tell me aout where you are livin% at the moment?

1-. ould you li!e to move house? hy/ why not?

1. hat is your favourite room in your house? hy?

11. 4ow lon% do you thin! you will continue livin% in your present accommodation?

111. ho do you live with? / Do you live on your own?


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%uture plans

112. hat are your plans for your ne6t holiday? / Do you have any plans for your ne6t

holiday?

11&. hat are you %oin% to do at the wee!end/ on your ne6t days off?

11'. hat do you thin! you will e doin% in ten years3 time?

11. Do you have any plans or amitions for the future?11*. Do you have any plans to travel or live aroad?

Transport and tra&el

11+. 4ave you visited many forei%n countries? hat was your favourite place? hy?

11-. hat countries would you li!e to visit (in the future)?

11. ould you li!e you live aroad? hy/ hy not?

12. hat thin%s would you recommend a forei%n tourist to do in your country?

121. 4ave you ever had any prolems while you were travellin%?

122. hen do you thin! you will ne6t travel aroad? (here would you li!e to %o?)

12&. 4ave you een to any 7n%lish spea!in% countries? (hat do you thin! aout it/ them?)

12'. 4ave you travelled much?

12. 4ave you visited any forei%n countries?12*. hat part of the world would you most li!e to travel in?

12+. If you could live in any country/ travel anywhere, where would you choose?

%ood and drink

12-. Can you coo!?

12. ho does the coo!in% in your family/ house?

1&. hat is the most famous dish from your country? Can you descrie it?

1&1. hat is your favourite dish?

1&2. hat !ind of food do you li!e?

1&&. hat is your main meal of the day?

1&'. Do you prefer eatin% at home or in a restaurant?

1&. 9n what occasions do you eat special meals

PART 2 CUE CARDS

Talk about something you like doing during the winter.

You should explain:

Where you do it

What clothes or equipment you need

Why you do it during the winter

And say whether you like to spend your days off in the winter indoors or

outdoors, and why

Talk about something that makes you excited.

You should include:

ow often you do that thing

Where you do it


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Who you do it with

And say if other people who do the same thing feel exactly the same way or not,

and why

!escribe something you like doing in the e"ening.

You should say: ow it makes you feel

ow often you do it

ow long you spend doing it

And say if you think most people would en#oy doing the same thing or not, and

why

$i"e a presentation about something you think is a good way of doing exercise.

You should include in your answer:

What equipment is needed

Where people usually do this form of exercise

What they usually wearAnd say if you think this form of exercise is getting more or less popular, and

why

Talk about a form of exercise you used to do but no longer do now.

You should say:

Where you used to do it

Who you used to do it with

Why you stopped

And say if you would like to restart that sport or not, and why

Talk about something you often do or used to do in your free time with your

family.

You should say:

Why you often did that

Who suggested doing it

Who en#oyed it most

And say if you would like to do the same thing with your own children or not, and

why

!escribe your fa"ourite film.

You should say:

What the film is about

Who the main characters are

What the ending is

And explain why it is your fa"ourite film.

Talk about a hobby someone in your family has. You should say:

Whose hobby it is

Where and when they do it


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Why they en#oy it

And say if you would en#oy doing the same thing or not, and why

!escribe your fa"ourite place to eat out.


Where it isWhat kind of food is ser"ed

What the d%cor is like

And say what kind of people you think would en#oy that restaurant, and why

!escribe your fa"ourite song or piece of music.

You should say:

What kind of music it is

Where you usually listen to it

Why you like it

And say what kind of mood this music puts you in, and why

$i"e a short presentation about your fa"ourite place to spend your free time.

&oints to include:

Where it is

ow to get there from the place you li"e

What you do there

And say how you would impro"e that place if you could

'peak for one or two minutes about your fa"ourite book

You should include in your presentation:

What the story is aboutWho the main characters are

ow the story ends

And say if you think your friends would en#oy this book or not, and why

$i"e a one or two minute presentation about your fa"ourite sport.

You should say:

What equipment is used

Where it is usually played

ow it is played

And say if you think it is an easy sport to understand or not, and why

Talk about your fa"ourite news source. You should say:

ow often you use this news source

Why you use this source

What other sources you use

And say how you would change that news source if you could.

'peak about your fa"ourite maga(ine, newspaper or comic.


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Where you usually buy it

What parts of it you most en#oy reading

Where you usually read it

And say how it compares to other things you read

!escribe your fa"ourite free time acti"ity. You should mention:Where you do it

Who you do it with

Why you en#oy it

And say if you think your fa"ourite free time acti"ities will change as you get

older or not, and why

!escribe a film you ha"e seen which you remember well.

You should say:

What sort of film it is

When and where you saw it

What your fa"ourite part of the film wasAnd explain why you remember it well

!escribe a film you ha"e ne"er seen but would like to see.

You should mention:

What kind of film it is

What it is about

Where the story is set

And explain why you would like to see that film

$i"e a short presentation about a film you ha"e seen recently at the cinema, on

T), or on "ideo or !)!.You should include in your answer:

Where and when you saw it

Who you saw it with

What you thought about it

And say if you would recommend that film or not, and why

'peak about something that is free or cheap you like doing in your free time.

You should say:

ow often you do it

When you first started doing this

Why you do it

And say if you think this thing is as en#oyable as things you do which are more

Talk about a new sport or hobby you would like to take up

You should say:

Why you are interested in that thing

*f it is an easy or hard thing to start

What the best way to start doing it is

And say if you think you will start doing it soon or not, and why


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Talk about a book you ha"e ne"er read but would like to read in the future.

You should mention:

*f it is well known or not

Why you would like to read that book

Why you ha"e ne"er read it beforeAnd say how you think it will compare to other books you ha"e already read

Talk about a sport that interests you but you ha"e ne"er tried.

You should say:


What kinds of people usually play it

Why it interests you

And say if you think you will e"er do this sport or not, and why

Talk about a musical instrument you would like to be able to play but ha"e ne"er

tried.You should say:

What the instrument looks like

What it sounds like

What kinds of people it is popular with

And say if you think you will e"er try to play that instrument or not, and why

$i"e a short presentation about a mo"ie that you ha"e ne"er seen but would like

to see. You should say:

What kind of mo"ie it is

ow famous it is

Why you want to see itAnd say if you think you will see that mo"ie in the near future or not, and why

!escribe a free time acti"ity you like doing.

You should say:

Where you do it

Who you do it with

Why you en#oy it

And say if you think the things you do in your free time will change as you get

older or not, and why

Talk about a game you used to play when you were a child. You should say:

ow often you used to play it

Who you used to play it with

ow you used to feel when you played it

And say if you think children nowadays would en#oy that game or not, and why

Talk about a board game, card game or computer game you ha"e played. You


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should include:

What kind of game it is

ow many people can play

ow the winner is decided

And say if you think your whole family would en#oy playing that game together or

not, and why

'peak about something you or someone you know does that is a good thing to

do for your health. You should talk about:

ow it is good for your health

*f there are any possible negati"e effects

ow popular this thing is

And say if you think this thing will become more or less popular in the future, or

why

'peak about something you would like to do to impro"e your health.

You should mention: Why it is healthy

Why you want to do it

ow popular that thing is

And then say if you think you will do that soon or not, and why

Talk about a hobby you had when you were a child:

You should say:

ow you first became interested in it

ow long you did it or ha"e been doing it for

Why you en#oyed doing it

And say if you ha"e become more or less interested in that hobby since youwere a child, and why

'peak about your main hobby. You should say:

ow often you do it

ow long you spend doing it

Why you en#oy it

And say why you do that more than your other hobbies

Talk about something you often do during longer holidays such as the summer

holiday or +hristmas -ew Year holiday.

You should say: ow long it takes

Where you do it

Who you do it with

And say why you do that when you are on holiday rather than on your days off

Talk about your last long holiday. You should include:

Where you went


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Who you spent most of your time with

ow much you spent

And say if you think you will do the same thing in your next holiday or not, and

why

Talk about something you do when you are away on holiday.

You should say:

Why you do it

ow often you do it

Where you ha"e done it

And say whether you think you will ha"e more or less time you do that in the

future, and why

Talk about what you are going to do or might do in your next long holiday. You

should say:

Where you will go What you will do

Who you will spend your time with

And say how you think that holiday will compare to other holidays you ha"e had.

Talk about a place in your home where you often spend your free time. You

should say:

What that place is like

Where exactly it is

Why you spend time in that place

And say what you would change about that place if you could, and why

Talk about something you like doing at home. You should say:

Why you do it at home

Where exactly you usually do it

ow much time you spend doing it e"ery week

And say whether you en#oy spending time at home more than going out or not,

and why

Talk about something in your home that you often use in your free time. You

should include:

What it looks like

Where you usually keep it ow you use it

And say if you would like to replace that thing or not, and why

Talk about a film that impressed you. You should include:

What the story was

Who was in it

Which part impressed you most


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And say if you think you would en#oy the film as much if you saw it again or not,

and why

Talk about a book that had an impression on you. You should say:

What the topic of the book was

Why it impressed you *f any other books ha"e impressed you the same way

And say if you would like to read the same book again or not, and why

Talk about something that you en#oy doing indoors. You should say:

Where you usually do it

What equipment is needed

Why it is better to do this thing indoors

And say if you prefer spending your free time indoors or outdoors or not, and

why

Talk about an instrument you would like to be able to play. You should say: What the instrument looks like

What it sounds like

What kinds of people it is popular with


!escribe an item you often use in your free time. You should mention:

What it looks like

ow it is used

Where you keep it when you are not using it

And say how you would impro"e that item if you could, and why

$i"e a short presentation about a mo"ie that you would like to see. You should

say:

What kind it is

Why you want to see it

ow it is different to other mo"ies

And say if you think you will see that mo"ie in the near future or not, and why

!escribe a T) programme that you often watch. You should say:

What kind of programme it is

Why you watch it

When and why you first started watching it

And say if you think that programme is better than other T) programmes that are

on at the same time or not, and why

Talk about a musical instrument you would like to be able to play but ha"e ne"er

tried. You should describe:

*ts appearance


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*ts sound

The kinds of people it is popular with


Talk about a news source you like to use. You should say:

ow often you find out the news this way Why you use this source

What other sources you use

And say how you would impro"e that news source if you could.

!escribe something you often do when you are not working or studying

You should mention:

When and where you do it

Who you usually do it with

What things you need in order to do it

And say if you think you will do it more or less often in the future, and why

$i"e a one or two minute presentation about something you like doing outdoors.

You should say:


ow you get there

What things you need to do it

And say why you do that thing outdoors rather than indoors

Talk about a new sport or hobby you would like to take up. You should say:

Why you are interested in that thing

*f it is an easy or hard thing to start

What the best way to start doing it isAnd say if you think you will start doing it soon or not, and why

!escribe a place you go when you are not working or studying. You should say:

Where it is

ow you get there from where you li"e

What you do there

And say how it compares to other places in your local area

Talk about something you ha"e done in your free time recently. You should say:

ow and why you did it

ow long it took you to do it What kind of book it is

And say if you would like to read something else similar or not, and why

Talk about something you ha"e read recently:. You should say:

What it was about

ow and why you got it

ow long it took you to finish it


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And say if you would like to read something similar or not in the near future, and

why

Talk about something you often do to relax. . You should mention:

Where you do it ow often you do it

Why it relaxes you

And say whether you think e"eryone would find that thing relaxing or not, and

why

Talk about a hobby you had when you were younger:

You should say:

When you did it

ow long you did it

Why you en#oyed itAnd say if you ha"e become more or less interested in that hobby since you

were a child, and why

Talk about a sport you are interested in

You should say:


Why you like it

What equipment and skills are needed to play it

And say if you think it is an easy sport to learn or not, and why

Talk about a sport that interests you but you ha"e ne"er tried.You should say:


What kinds of people usually play it

Why it interests you

And say if you think you will e"er do this sport or not, and why

Talk about something you often do during the summer.

You should mention:

Where you do it

ow often you do it

Why you do it during the summerAnd say if you often do that during the winter or not, and why

Talk about a sport you did when you were a child.


ow often you did it

Where you did it

*f you were good at it


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And say if you would like to do that sport again or not, and why

Talk about a new sport or hobby you would like to take up

You should say:

Why you are interested in that thing *f it is an easy or hard thing to start

What the best way to start doing it is

And say if you think you will start doing it soon or not, and why

!escribe a T) programme that you watch or know about. You should say:

When it is on and which channel it is on


What kind of people watch it

And say if you think that programme is or could be popular in other countries or

not, and why

!escribe a T) programme that you often watch. You should say:


Why you watch it

When and why you first started watching it

And say if you think that programme is better than other T) programmes that are

on at the same time or not, and why

!escribe an acti"ity you like doing.

You should say:

Where you do it

Who you do it with

Why you en#oy it

And say what kind of people you would recommend that acti"ity to, and why

Talk about something you do when the weather is good.

You should say:

Where you do it

ow you get there

Why you particularly do that when there is good weather

And say if it is also possible to do that when the weather is bad or not, and why

$i"e a short presentation about when the weather is bad.

You should mention:


What things you need in order to be able to do it

ow long you usually spend doing it

And say if you also do that thing when the weather is good or not, and why


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Talk about a book you ha"e read in the last year

You should say:

Why you decided to read that book

ow long you it took you to finish it

What genre of book it wasAnd say if you would like to read something else by the same author or not, and

why

Talk about something you like to do when the weather is hot or warmer than

usual. You should include in your answer:

Where you do it

Why you do it when the weather is hot

When you first started doing that thing

And say if you think people like doing in other countries or not, and why

Talk about a book you ha"e ne"er read but would like to in the future.You should mention:

Why you would like to read it

Why you ha"e ne"er read it before

What you think it will be like

And say how you think it will compare to other books you ha"e read

Talk about something you like doing when the weather is cold or cooler. You

should say:

Where you do it

ow often you do it

What clothes or equipment you needAnd say if you prefer hot or cold weather, and why

Talk about a book that impressed you. You should say:

What it was about

Why it impressed you

*f any other books ha"e impressed you the same way

And say what kind of person you would recommend that book to, and why

Talk about a book you ha"e at home.

You should mention:

What it looks like What the topic of the book is

Where you got the book from

And say how it compares to other books you ha"e read or know about

Talk about a hobby that a brother or sister, or other relati"e, likes.

You should mention:

Where and when they do that hobby


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ow long they ha"e been doing it

*f you ha"e e"er done it with them

And say if you think that is a good hobby or not, and why.

!escribe a typical day when you are not working or studying. You should say:

Where you go What you do

Who you spend your time with

And say how those days "ary

Talk about a hobby you were interested in when you were a child:

You should say:


ow long you did it for

Why you en#oyed it

And say if you became more or less interested in that hobby as you got older,and why

Talk about something you used to do in your free time but no longer do.

You should say:

When you first and last did it

Were you used to do it

Why you stopped doing it

And say whether you would like to start doing it again or not, and why

Talk about something you can do on a computer that you think is en#oyable.

You should mention: What equipment or software you need to do that

What you need to do to do it

What kind of people it is popular with

And say if you would like to spend more time doing that or not, and why

Talk about something you or someone you know collects.

You should say:

ow many pieces there is in the collection

ow the collection is stored

ow quickly the collection is growing

And say what kind of person would en#oy collecting that thing, and why

Talk about a dish you know how to cook. You should describe:

What the ingredients are

ow it is cooked

/ther preparation you ha"e to do

And say if you think this is an easy dish to cook or not, and why


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!escribe a place where you often go on your days off

You should say:

Where it is

Who you go with

Why you go there

And say how it compares to other places where you could spend your free time

Talk about what you are going to do or will probably do on your next day off.


Where you will go

Who you will meet

ow long you will spend at each place

And say if you think you will en#oy that day or not, and why

!escribe something you often do in the e"ening.You should say:

When you usually do it


Who you usually do it with

And say if you en#oy doing it or not, and why

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