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The Speaking questions below were shared by Y who recently took an IELTS exam in Australia:

Speaking test

Interview

- Where do you live?
- What parts of the house do you like the most?
- Which part of the house would you like to change?
- What are the benefits of computers?
- How do they help in our daily lives?
- What more would you like to learn about computers?

Cue Card

Describe something interesting/unusual that you did in your free time. Please say

- What did you do?
- Who was there with you?
- Why did you do it?
- What is the interesting/unusual part about it?

Discussion

- What is the relationship between leisure and economy?
- How does economy benefit from people’s leisure activities?
- Do men and women enjoy the same type of leisure activities?

Our kind friend N from Pakistan shared her IELTS exam. Even though N didn’t remember the Reading or the Listening part, she had a good recollection of the writing and speaking questions:

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

We were given two bar graphs showing weekly spending of households on eight items between 1957 and 2007.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Some argue that teaching students of different abilities in one classroom isn’t beneficial. Discuss and give your own opinion.

Speaking test

Interview

- Where are you from?
- Which room of your house do you like the most? Why?
- What do you want to change in your house?
- Which season do you like the most? Why?
- Which season is good for work?
- Do you think the weather is going to change globally?
- Is the weather in your hometown changing? Why?

Cue Card

Describe a garden you have visited. Please say

- Where is it?
- Why did you like it?
- Why do you like to go there?

Discussion

- Do you think old cities should have parks?
- Do you think we should pay admission fee for entering public parks?
- Do you think parks are needed in big cities?