Introduction to IELTS Speaking

Introduction to IELTS Speaking

Prepared by Dinda Da'ana

What do you know about IELTS Speaking test?

Multiple Choice

The IELTS speaking exam lasts for

• 8-10 minutes

• 11-14 minutes

• 15-18 minutes

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The exam has:

• 2 parts

• 3 parts

• 4 parts

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The first part is about:

• everyday topics

• specialist topics

• academic topics

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The second part asks you to:

• argue something

• explain something

• describe something

Multiple Choice

In the second part, you will have

• no time to prepare

• 30 seconds to prepare

• 60 seconds to prepare

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You will then talk for a maximum of

• 1 minute

• 2 minutes

• 3 minutes

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The third part is on:

• the same topic as part one

• a different topic to part two

• the same topic as part two

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The speaking test is recorded

• so you can have a copy

• because it is always marked twice

• in case it needs to be re-marked

IELTS Part 1 Topic

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IELTS Part 1 Topic

• my family

• hobbies

• work

  
  

• studies

• home and accommodation

• my town

• my country

IELTS Part 1 Topic (Cont.)

• learning English, reading, travelling, music

• important festivals

• food

• music

• ambitions

• transport

• TV, reading, travelling, music, etc.

Now let's have a look at some sample answers

Which answers (a, b or c) are best? Why? 

Multiple Choice

Do you come from a small family or a large family?

• Large. There are my parents, me, and my 2 brothers and 2 sisters.

• Large

• Large. There’s my mother, Anna. She’s a teacher. My father, Paul, is an engineer. I have 2 older brothers, Phil and Dave. They’re at university. And then my 2 younger sisters, Chris and Helen. They’re still at school.

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What is the area like where you live?

• It’s boring. There isn’t anything to do. There are no shops, or parks, or cinemas, or restaurants, or discos or sports centres.

• It’s boring.

• It’s quite boring. There isn’t much to do – no shops or cinemas or anything.

Multiple Choice

What do you find most difficult about learning English?

• The grammar, especially the tenses. Sometimes I don’t know the right one to use.

• The grammar. The tenses are very difficult and I don’t know when to use the present perfect or the past tense or when to use the continuous or simple, or when to use ‘will’. Very difficult.

• The grammar.

Now, it is your turn!

• Do you come from a small family or a large family?

• What is the area like where you live?

• What do you find most difficult about learning English?