IELTS-Blog

IELTS in Italy, not surprisingly, was just like the exam in Bulgaria (our thanks go to R for sharing). Here is another version of the Speaking test:

Speaking test

Interview

- What is your full name?
- What can you tell me about your hometown?
- How long have you lived in your hometown?
- What places in your hometown do you like best?
- What can you tell me about your neighbors?
- Do you prefer to have young or old people as neighbors? Why?
- What season do you like?

Cue Card

Describe something that you have bought and never used, please say:
- Where did you buy it?
- What was the item?
- Why didn’t you use the item?

Discussion

- Do you usually buy things that you don’t use?
- What do you think about recycling?
- Do you think that people recycle more now than in the past?
- Is recycling important? Why?

IELTS exam in the US was exactly like the exam in Bulgaria, according to our friend S, who remembered the questions in speaking:

Speaking test

Interview

- What is your name?
- Do you work or study?
- Where are you from?
- Describe your hometown.
- Do you like the area you live in?
- What do you like to do in your hometown?

Cue card

Talk about a special toy that you had as a child, please say
- what toy it was,
- who gave it to you,
- how you liked to play with it,
- why you liked that toy.

Discussion

- Do you think toys have changed since your childhood?
- How are the new toys different?
- How the new toys affect children and their behavior?