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IELTS Speaking Test # 110
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IELTS Speaking Test # 110 [Band score level 8/9]
Part 1 Topic: "Future".
Part 2 Topic: "Describe a book that you enjoyed reading because you had to think a lot."
Part 3 Topic: "Children and reading" & "Electronic books".
Part 1 - Introduction & Interview:
[This part of the test begins with the examiner introducing himself or herself and checking the candidate’s identification. It then continues as an interview. In the interview, the examiner asks the candidate about his/her home, work or studies and other familiar topics.]
Topic - "Future"
Q. What job would you like to have ten years from now? [Why?]
Answer: Europe is changing very fast both economically and demographically, and therefore, it is not really that easy to plan what kind of jobs I would like to have 10 years from now. However, seeing how the demand for technology jobs is increasing in the future, both in Europe and the rest of the world, I would like to take a job in the technology field because it would hopefully offer better job safety.
Alternative Answer: In ten years, I’d like to be working as an investment banker at a top financial firm in my country. I’ve always been interested in finance, markets, and how money moves around the world. The fast-paced nature of the job, along with the chance to work on large deals and complex financial strategies, really appeals to me. It’s a demanding field, no doubt, but I enjoy challenges and I think it would push me to constantly improve.
Q. How useful will English be for your future? [Why?/Why not?]
Answer: I believe that it is always advantageous to know a global language like English. Therefore, it will be highly useful for my future because I am planning to move to an English-speaking country for higher studies. Besides studies, English will surely help me communicate with people from other countries in my personal and professional life. Finally, knowing this language will help me read many books which are written only in English.
Alternative Answer: I am sure that English will be extremely useful for my future: both professionally and personally. Since it’s the global language of business, science, and technology, being fluent in it opens up more job opportunities - especially if I plan to work in an international company or travel abroad. On top of that, it will help me connect with people from different countries.
Q. How much travelling do you hope to do in the future? [Why?/Why not?]
Answer: I am planning to travel to different places in my own country first because it is a very beautiful country, and it has pretty much everything to offer. In the future, I hope I'll be able to travel to other foreign countries because I should have more money and free time to spend after settling down with life and career. Well, if I get the chance, I'd like to travel to more than 100 countries across all the continents in the future to see the diversity of people's lifestyles, customs, food and traditions.
Alternative Answer: I hope to travel quite a lot in the future. There’s so much of the world I haven’t seen yet, and I find exploring new cultures and landscapes really exciting. Travelling broadens my perspective and teaches me things I could never learn from books or screens. I’d especially love to visit countries in Europe and Asia, both for leisure and professional growth. Also, if my future job involves international work, that would give me even more chances to travel regularly.
Q. How do you think your life will change in the future? [Why/Why not?]
Answer: It is rather uncertain how my life will change in the future, but one thing is for sure I will become very busy with my career because I want to have a secure financial future for myself and my family. I also want to move to a quieter place in the future, probably after 20 years or so, in order to enjoy a quiet life, away from the hustling and bustling of busy city life.
Alternative Answer: I believe my life will change in many ways in the coming years. Right now, I’m a student, but in the future, I hope to be working full-time in a career I’m passionate about, possibly living in a different city or even another country. I’ll probably have more responsibilities - both personally and professionally, and my lifestyle will shift accordingly. I also expect to grow as a person, gaining more confidence, experience, and independence.
Part 2 - Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card:
[The topic for your talk will be written on a card which the examiner will hand over to you. Read it carefully and then make some brief notes.]
Describe a book that you enjoyed reading because you had to think a lot.
You should say:
- what this book was
- why you decided to read it
- what reading this book made you think about
and explain why you enjoyed reading this book.
[You will have to talk about the topic for one to two minutes. You have one minute to think about what you are going to say. You can make some notes to help you if you wish.]
[Examiner: All right? Remember you have one to two minutes for this, so don't worry if I stop you. I'll tell you when the time is up. Can you start speaking now, please?]
Model Answer: Click here for the answer to this Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card topic.
Part 3 - Detailed discussion:
Discussion topic: "Children and reading"
Q. What are the most popular types of children's book in your country?
Answer: Well, different children like to read different types of books, depending on their ages and interests. It also depends largely on what kinds of languages are used to write those books. But, from my experience, I would say that comics, funny short stories, comedy books, detective stories and fairy tales are the most popular types of children’s books in my country, no matter what language pattern is used to write those books because all children, in general, like to laugh, get excited and be happy. Books with funny and beautiful pictures, fantasy, fairy tales and rhymes are also popular among children in my country.
Q. What are the benefits of parents reading books to their children?
Answer: There are several benefits of parents reading books to their children. One of those major benefits is that it helps their children grow interest in reading from an early age. Secondly, it also helps ensure the cognitive development of their children in a very safe environment, by teaching them about the world around them as well as improving their language skills and imagination. Finally, it helps parents create a very healthy and strong bond with their children which would ultimately help those children become a very positive, resourceful and happy person as an adult.
Q. Should parents always let children choose the books they read?
Answer: No, parents shouldn’t always let their children choose the books they read. Please understand that “always” is the operative adverb here. It is absolutely all right to let children choose what they like to read once in a while, but it shouldn’t be the case always because some books certainly are not appropriate for children because of their age-inappropriate language, and other obscene contents like violence and graphic sex scenes. Besides, even if we think, for the sake of debate, that there is nothing wrong with a book, as far as its contents are concerned, the chances are that the children just wouldn’t be able to process the information in it in the same way as an adult would do, which could ultimately harm a child.
Discussion topic: "Electronic books"
Q. How popular are electronic books in your country?
Answer: Well, as far as I know, I don’t really think that electronic books are that popular in my country as yet because I can see most people, professionals and students, around me today are still buying their books from their favourite book stores and reading them on a fairly regular basis instead of actually using electronic books. Of course, we all read some electronic book here and there when working on the computers, or even read a few books on our eBook readers, but when it comes to serious reading, the majority of people in my country are still heavily reliant on printed books.
Q. What are the advantages of parents reading electronic books (compared to printed books) to children?
Answer: I think there are some advantages of reading electronic books, compared to printed books, by parents to their children. The main advantage, of course, is that it is convenient to carry an electronic device that can hold many books at a time. Besides, reading electronic books can be more interactive in the sense that we can actually search any page or anything in a book almost instantaneously, and that would help parents answer some questions that children might have during this reading session. Finally, getting an electronic book can be far less time-consuming as we can get it on our device from the comfort of our home, without ever running to a bookstore, while also paying the same or less price for it as the price of a printed book.
Q. Will electronic books ever completely replace printed books in the future?
Answer: In my opinion, whether electronic books will completely replace printed books in the future will largely depend on how easy it will be for someone to access a computer or an e-reader. To tell the truth, there are still hundreds of millions of people in the world, who don’t have enough funds to pay for even a single meal or single printed book, and I don’t really see all of them having access to a computers, the internet or e-readers ever in the future. So, the only option left for them is to read a printed book which is far less expensive than an e-reader or computer. Moreover, the fascination of reading a printed book - by rich and poor - is something that we would not want to sacrifice that easily in the future.
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