IELTS Speaking questions from Hong Kong - January 2010

IELTS Speaking questions from Hong Kong – January 2010

IELTS Speaking questions from both Academic and General Training exams in Hong Kong were shared by A. (thank you!), here they are:

General Training Speaking Test

Interview
- What is your full Name?
- Do you work or study?
- Did you always want to be a software engineer?
- Do you remember your first day at work?
- Why do you think first day is important?
- How did you learn English?
- Do you like to travel? To what types of places?
- What do you like about traveling?

Cue card
Talk about a famous person outside your country, you should say
- who he / she is,
- why he / she is famous,
- how you came to know about him / her,
- what you know about him / her.

Discussion
- Can celebrities make any any difference to any cause?
- Why do businesses endorse celebrities?
- What is the advantage of having a celebrity in your country?

Academic Speaking Test

Interview
- Tell me your name, please.
- Where do you live?
- Why would you recommend your city as a travel destination to your friend?

Cue card
Talk about a walk with a friend that you remember, you should say
- when it was,
- with whom it was,
- why you remember it.

Discussion
- Are we walking less or more these days?
- Will our walking habits grow in the future?
- Why do you think exercise is important?