Describe a person you have met only once and want to know more about.
– who this person is
– when you met him/her
– how you met him/her
and explain why you want to know more about this person.
IELTS Preparation and Model Answers
IELTS Preparation and Model Answers
The IELTS Speaking test is a face-to-face interview with an expert examiner and it lasts between 11 and 14 minutes. It has 3 parts – part 1, 2 and 3.
In part 1 of the test, the examiner asks general questions about the candidate, his/her study, job, family and so on. It lasts between 4 and 5 minutes. In part 2, the examiner gives a topic and the candidate has to talk about it up to 2 minutes. The last part of the test, which is part 3, lasts between 4 and 5 minutes and the examiner in this section asks more abstract questions and those question will be based on the topic given in part 2 of the test.
Describe a person you have met only once and want to know more about.
– who this person is
– when you met him/her
– how you met him/her
and explain why you want to know more about this person.
Describe a creative person whose work you admire.
– who this person is
– how you know this person
– what creative things he/she has done
and explain why you admire his/her work so much.
Describe an item of clothing that someone gave to you.
– what type of clothing item it was
– who gave it to you
– why this person gave it to you
and explain how you felt about it.
Describe a city that you think is very interesting.
– what city it is
– what it is famous for
– how you know about this city
and explain why you think it is a very interesting city.
Describe an ambition you have but which you have not yet achieved.
– what ambition it is
– why you haven’t achieved it yet
– what you did (or did not do) to achieve it
and explain how you plan to achieve it.
Describe a piece of equipment that is important in your home.
– what it is
– how often you use it
– what you use it for
and explain why you think this is so important for your home.
Describe a café you like to visit.
– where it is
– what kinds of foods and drinks it serves
– what you do there
and explain why you like to visit this cafe.
Describe a person you know who makes a positive contribution to society.
– who this person is
– what this person does
– how you know about this person
and explain how this person makes a positive contribution to society.
Describe a review you read about a product or service.
– where you read this review
– what the product or service was
– what information the review gave about the product or service
and explain what you did as a result of reading this review.
Describe a luxury item you would like to own in the future.
– what item you would like to own
– what this item looks like
– why you would like to own this item
and explain whether you think you will ever own this item.