Speaking test part 1: questions

Let’s talk about your work or studies:

• Are you a student or do you work?
• What is your place of work like?
• What do you like about your job?
• Is there anything you don’t like about your job?

Let’s talk about free time:

• Do you have a lot of free time?
• Do you spend your free time outside?
• What sort of things do you like doing outside?
• Is there a free time activity you would like to try in the future?

Let’s talk about animals now:

• Do you like animals?
• Do you have any animals in your home as a pet?
• Did you have a pet when you were a child?
• Would you like to have a pet in the future?

Speaking test part 2: candidate task card

Describe a special event or festival that you liked.

Say:

• what the event was
• where it was
• what happened

and say why you liked it.

You will have to talk about the topic for 1 to 2 minutes. You have one minute to think about what you're going to say. You can make some notes to help you if you wish.

How to practise

Ask your study partner to prompt your practice test discussion using the questions below. Try to speak as naturally and fluently as possible. Record your discussion if you can.

We have been talking about a special event or festival that you liked.

• Why do you think celebrations are important in society?
• Do you think celebrations are experienced differently by the different generations?

Let’s talk now about international events.

• Do you think International events help to promote cooperation and collaboration between countries?
• Do you think international sporting events are more popular with the older or younger generation?
• Do you think we will see changes in the future to international events? And if so, what sort of changes might we see?

Source: https://takeielts.britishcouncil.org/take-ielts/prepare/free-ielts-practice-tests/speaking-2/part-3