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January 2018

IELTS Speaking test in India – January 2018

Our friend A took the IELTS Speaking test in India and remembered the following questions:

Speaking testIELTS test in India

Interview

– What is your full name?
– Which city are you from?
– Show me your ID, please.
– How far is this place (the exam venue) from your current place of residence?
– What do you think about your part of town?
– Have you been living there for a long time?
– Do you like to travel?
– Do you fly often?
– Are these flights long?

Cue Card

Talk about an unusual food that you had. Please say

– What food is this?
– Where did you have it?
– When did you have it?
– Who was there with you?

Discussion

– Do you think the nature of your job has changed?
– Do you think it will continue to change in the future?
– What do you think about the fast food trend?
– Do you think science and technology affected food and agriculture in a positive or a negative way?
– What do you think is the impact of the ability to transport the food over long distances?
– Do you think technology has also affected the food that we have traditionally been cooking at home?

IELTS Speaking test in Kuwait – December 2017

A test taker from Kuwait (thanks, A!) remembered the following IELTS Speaking questions from a recent exam:

Speaking testIELTS test in Kuwait

Interview

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Do you work or study?
– Where do you live now?
– Is it a house or an apartment?
– Please describe your home.
– How do you feel about it? Why?
– What kind of house would you prefer to live in, in the future? Why?
– What do you think about reading?
– Who is reading more, adults or old people? Why?
– Did you read comics as a child?
– Do you read magazines?
– What kind of magazines do you prefer? Why?
– Do you read magazines online?

– What do you think about public transport?
– Did you ever travel by bus?
– How was it?
– Did you like or dislike it? Why?
– Do you use public transportation?
– What can the government do about transportation?
– In the future, will you be traveling by bus?
– Do you prefer to use the bus or subway? Why?

Cue Card

Describe a sport that you like to watch. Please say

– What sport and who do you watch it with?
– Where and when do you watch it?
– What do you feel when you watch it?

Discussion

– Would you like to play this sport one day? Why?
– Do you like watching other sports? Why?
– What is better, to watch it on TV or go to the real match? Why?
– What other types of sport people are interested in, in your country?
– What do you think happens during a sport season?