speaking IELTS

Question 1

1. Describe a person you have seen (met) who is
   beautiful or handsome.

○ When and where you saw or met this person
○ Talk about the personality
○ Why do you think this person is handsome or beautiful

Answer 1

Follow up questions

1. Is it to easy become beautiful?
2. The disadvantages of being beautiful?
3. Does someone face lot of pressure if they are beautiful?
4. Is looking beautiful a good thing or a bad thing?
5. Should clothes selling companies hire beautiful models? Why
6. Do you think when companies or business shops hire beautiful models to stimulate or increase their sales is a good thing?
7. Do you think beautiful appearance is important?

Question 2

2. An intelligent person that you know.

○ Who is the person?
○ What does he do?
○ Why do you think he is smart?
○ How do you feel about him?

Answer 2

1. Are most intelligent people happy? Why?
2. Do you think intelligent people are selfish?
3. Do you think intelligent people are helpful?
4. Who do you think plays a more important role in children’s education, parent or teacher? Why?
5. What qualities do you think a good teacher should have?
6. How do teachers help children in their education?

Question 3

3. Describe a time when you were cheated/ when someone lied to you / someone did not tell you the complete truth

● What was the occasion
● Who was the person
● What did he hide about
● Why do you think he did not tell the whole truth

Answer 3

1. Do you think telling White lies is acceptable sometimes?
2. Do you think honesty is the only important quality that should be in a person.
3. Do you think children should be taught honesty in young age.
4. Do you think being completely honest all times can be not good?

Question 4

Talk about an interesting old person you met

○ Who is this person?
○ How you met him?
○ Why you found him interesting?

Answer 4

1. Do you think old people and young people can share the same interest?
2. What skills can the old teach the young?
3. What skills can the young teach the old?

Question 5

5. Talk about a time when you travelled with an old person

○ When and Where?
○ What was the conversation you had?
○ How you felt about it?

Answer 5

friends grandmother

Question 6

6. Describe one of your grandparent’s jobs
   ○ What was it
   ○ When
   ○ Where

Answer 6

1. What do you think is the most difficult job?
2. What are other difficult jobs?
3. Do difficult jobs deserve high salary?

Question 7

7. Food that people eat on special events
   ○ How is it cooked
   ○ Why do people eat it
   ○ Why you like it

Answer 7

1. Which food is generally popular in your country?
2. Why some people prefer planting food themselves?
3. Will there be more and more people planting food in future?

Question 8

8. Describe a special date in your country’s history 
○ What was it? 
○ When did it happen? 
○ What people did on that day? 
○ Why is it special?

Answer 8

world cup

Question 9

9. Good news that you heard/received/read on the internet
   ● What was it about
   ● When did you hear it
   ● Why do you think it was good

Answer 9

1. Is it important to read the news?
2. What kind of news do people in your country like to read?
3. Are young people and old people interested in same kind of news?
4. Is it important to keep reading up to date news?

Question 10

10. A subject you did not like when you were at school but now you find interesting
    - What was the subject
    - Why you did not like it then
    - Why do you find it interesting now

Answer 10

1. What is your opinion of modern education (in schools)?
2. What school subjects do you think are most important (in primary school or high school)?
   Why are they important?
3. What subject or subjects do you think will be the most important in the future?
4. What school subject do you think will be the most useful in adult life? (or most useful for society?)
5. Which subjects do you think should be optional and which should be compulsory?
6. What are the advantages of studying computing in high school?
7. In the west, (upper) high school students are allowed to choose many of the subjects they study. Do you think it would be a good idea in India?

Question 11

11. Describe a time when you showed or taught a young person how to do a thing
    - Who was the young person
    - What did you teach him/her
    - How did you feel after teaching
    - Do you think the young person was benefited

Answer 11

origami

Question 12

12. A person you would like to study or work with
    ● Who is that person?
    ● Why would you like to study with him/her?
    ● What will will you study?

Answer 12

think

Question 13

13. Something you bought but did not use much
    ● What was the thing
    ● When did you buy it
    ● Why did you not use it

Answer 13

think

Question 14

14. Talk about a public facility improves/influence local life quality

Answer 14

think

Question 15

16. Talk   about   a   friend   or   person   who   recently   got success 
○ Who was the person 
○ When did he get success 
○ How you felt 
○ Why you think it is important

Answer 15

think

Question 16

17. Describe a person you wanted to be similar to when you were growing up
    ● Who is this person?
    ● Where and under what circumstances did you meet him/her?
    ● What were the physical attributes - eg. height / hair / eye colour /
    scent?
    ● What quality about him / her inspired you?
    ● How was the attitude of this person towards you and towards others

Answer 16

think