IELTS Speaking test questions - December 2008

IELTS Speaking test questions – December 2008

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Our friend L shares the speaking questions from a recent exam:

Interview
- Do you work or are you a student?
- What is difficult about your job?
- Would you recommend your job to someone else?
- What are the types of shops that you usually go to?
- What is the name of the shop?
- What changes have you seen in those shops these days?
- Do you read books? What kinds of books?
- Did you read books when you were a child? How often?
- Do children nowadays love reading?
- Would you give a book as a gift?

Cue Card
Describe a magazine that you read, you should say
- Why is it interesting?
- Who reads them?
- Is it popular with other people?
Explain why is it important to read them.

Discussion
- Compare reading a newspaper and a magazine.
- How do people read them? Do they just read the headlines or the entire story?
- Why do people read magazines?
- Is reading the newspaper popular in your country?
- What are the other sources of news? Do people from the rural areas have the same access to these sources as people from the urban areas?
- What are the advantages of the Internet?
- Are there any disadvantages?
- Describe the impact of the internet in the lives of the students.
- Do you recommend that all countries adopt the latest trends in technology?