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IELTS Speaking

This is Part 1 of the Speaking Test. | Part 2 | Part 3 |

 

In Part 1, you have to talk about THREE topics: (A) your home town OR your work/study AND (B and C) two more topics. The topics are familiar. You are expected to talk fluently and easily for a total of 4 or 5 minutes.

 

A

Choose ONE of the two green boxes below. (These will not change - practice them with your friends!)

 

Let’s talk about your home town or village.

  • What kind of place is it?

  • What’s the most interesting part of your home area?

  • What kind of jobs do the people in your town/village do?

  • Is your home town changing?

  • Would you say it is a good place to live? Why?

  • What changes would you like to make to your home town?

 or

  

Let’s talk about what you do. Do you work or are you a student?

Work

  • What’s your job? Why did you choose that kind of work?

  • How long have you been doing it?

  • What is a typical day like at your work?

  • Are there things your don’t like about it? What are they?

Study

  • What subjects are you studying?

  • Why did you choose those subjects? How long have you been studying them?

  • Do you enjoy them? Why?

  • Are there many job opportunities for you?

  • What is the best thing about studying?

 

Now talk about BOTH of these green boxes.

B

 

 



C

 



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After you have tried the topics above, go to the Part 2 of the Speaking Test

  
     

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Scripts on this page: Say What? by www.dotmatrix.net.
Thanks to Gary Pathare for some of the sample topics.