IELTS Speaking Sample

There are three parts in the test

• Part 1: Familiar Topics (3-4 minutes): Home, Work, College, Hobbies, Holidays, Sports, Free Time
• Part 2: Long Turn (1-2 minutes plus 1 minute preparation): Describe a Person, Place, Thing, Picture, Movie, Book, Historical Figure, Friend, etc.
• Part 3: Discussion (3-4 minutes): Advanced discussion, analysis, prediction, description, evaluation, opinion, cause and effect, possibilities

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. 

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? Would you say it is a good place to live? Why? What changes would you like to make to your home town? Weather and Season Which season do you like best? Why? How's the weather in your country? Do you agree that weather could affect people's mood or personality?If yes, in what way? How does the weather affect your lifestyle?

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.

In Part 2, you have to speak for 1-2 minutes by yourself, without stopping, on a topic the examiner will give you. You have one minute to get ready and make some notes.

You may write some notes on the paper the examiner will give you!
When the preparation time is up, or when you are ready, start talking.

You should talk for between 1 and 2 minutes.

Example Describe a teenager you know.  You should say:  who he/she is   how he/she looks like            what he/she does                 and explain the reason            why you want to talk about him/her

In Part 3, you and the examiner discuss some topics related to the topic you spoke about in Part 2. The time limit for Part 3 is about 3-4 minutes. The examiner will help you and move the conversation along.

So if your Part 2 (Long Turn) topic was "Describe something you bought recently," Part 3 might be about buying habits in the UAE, consumers, materialism, shopping, consumer protection, or differences between shops now and in the past, or a prediction about shopping in the future.

If your Part 2 (Long Turn) topic was "Describe a teacher you had in school," Part 3 might be about education, training, the internet and education, changes in education in the last twenty years, the importance of training, etc.
Example:

Topic in Part 2		Possible Related Topic in Part 3
Describe a teenager you know.		What the responsibilities of a teenager? What are the differences between a teenager and a child? Who have more influence on society, young people or old people? What is the relationship between the young and the old? What is the influence of money on teenagers?

Tips:

Comment on the question

• That's interesting. I was watching a program about that last week
• That's a big problem today. I heard Sheikh Mohammed talk about that in a speech in Dubai.
• Oh, that's very difficult to predict! I don't think anybody really knows what is going to happen.
• Wow, that's a tough question. It depends on your point of view.
• Yes, I've often thought about that.

 Relate the question to your own experience

• That's very important because I am getting married next month
• That's an interesting question because I work in computers, so I often wonder what the future of technology will be.
• That's a tough question because I am not an economist.
• That's funny -  the other day I was in Al-Ain and someone asked me the same question.
• My kids often ask me the same question 

 Divide up your answer

• Basically, there are three ways to look at this problem. One way is to imagine....
• I think there are several ways to solve this problem. I think one way would be to...
• It depends on how you look at it. For example, if you were a parent, you would have one opinion, and if you were a student, you might have another perspective.
• I think two very different things will happen. First of all, there might be...
• There have been several effects. One effect is that
• I suppose you could break it up into two or three areas. First...

 Use Modals

In the IELTS speaking test, Part 1 focuses on Present Tense, Part 2 on the Past, and Part 3 on the future and modals (can, could, might, may, etc.) You are expected to predict, guess, analyse, relate, suggest and evaluate (give your opinion) in this part.

sources: www.writefix.com/IELTS Speaking Part 3
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