Academic IELTS Speaking Module 1

• Part 1 of the IELTS Speaking Module

1. What's your name?
2. What do you do?
3. Where do you come from?
4. Do you like your country?
5. What do you like about your country?
6. What street do you live in?
7. What is the street called?
8. Why is your street called this way?
9. Do you like your street?
10. What do you like in your street?
11. Do you like living in Kharkov city? Why?
12. Are you a city dweller? Why?
13. What do you like doing with your friends?
14. What is your favourite meal?
15. Who cooks in your family?
16. What is their best meal (house special)?

• Part 2 of the IELTS Speaking Module

1. Tell me about an important event in your life.
2. Follow-up question. Do you prefer celebrating family
occasions at home or in a cafe? Why?

• Part 3 of the IELTS Speaking Module

1. Is it important to celebrate different events in our lives?
2. Are you a goal-settler? Why?

General IELTS Speaking Module I

• Part 1 of the IELTS Speaking Module

1. What's your name?
2. Are you working or studying?
3. How long have you been working for this company?
4. What are you main duties?
5. What do you like about work you do?
6. What do you want to change or improve in it?
7. Do you like shopping?
8. What do you usually shop for? What food?
9. What items do you buy? Why?
10. What time do you do the shopping? Why?
 • Part 2 of the IELTS Speaking Module
1. Describe a child you know.
2. How old is he or she?
3. What does he look like?
4. How are you related?

• Part 3 of the IELTS Speaking Module

1. What kind of children activities are there available in your
city?
2. What do you need to do to interest a child in such
activities?
3. What activities do you think there will be in the future?
4. What kind of pressure do children have at school?
5. What is your view of the school of the future?

General IELTS Speaking Module II

• Part 1 of the IELTS Speaking Module

1. What is your full name?
2. Where do you live?
3. Tell me about the city you live in.

• Part 2 of the IELTS Speaking Module

1. How do people spend holidays in your country?
2. Do you think the travelling industry is developing
successfully in your country?

• Part 3 of the IELTS Speaking Module

1. What kind of travelling do you prefer in your country?
2. What is your favourite food?
3. What is your favourite restaurant?

Sample IELTS Speaking Topics

Part 1 of the IELTS Speaking Module consists of personal questions about you, your
family, your work, your education or other familiar topics. A categorized list of such
topics and questions is given below. You can use these sample questions to rehearse
for this part of the oral interview. Make sure you can speak correctly, clearly, and with
ease and confidence in response to each question. Remember to make your answer
interesting by providing more than the most basic information. Some of these sample
questions are highly likely to appear on your exam, so review them well.

YOU
Describe yourself.

FAMILY

 Describe your family?

 Do you have a large or small family?
 How much time do you spend with your family?
 What do you like to do together as a family?
 Do you get along well with your family?
 Are people in your country generally close to their families?

WORK

 What do you do?

 What are your responsibilities?
 How many hours do you work each day?
 Do you enjoy your work?
 Is there some other kind of work you would rather do?
 If you could change your job or profession, what would you do?
 Describe the process of getting a job in your country.
 Describe the company or organization you work for.
 What is your position?
 What do you like about your job?
 What do you dislike about your job?

EDUCATION

 Describe your education.

 What kind of school did you go to as a child?
 Did you go to a co-educational school?
 What was your favourite subject as a child?
 Who was your favourite teacher?
 What is the education system like in your country?
 Do you think your country has an effective education system?

STUDIES

• What are you studying now?

• What is your area of specialization?

HOMETOWN

 Describe your hometown.

 What’s special about it?
 Where is your hometown located?
 Is it easy to travel around your hometown?
 What is it known for?
 What do people in your town do?
 What are the main industries in your hometown?
 What problems face your hometown?
  What languages are spoken in your hometown?
 What are the advantages of living in your hometown?
 What are some problems faced by your hometown?
 Compare your hometown with another city.
 What are some environmental problems faced by your hometown?

WEATHER

 What’s the weather like in your country?

 Does the weather affect your mood?
 How do rainy days make you feel?
 What’s your favourite season of the year?
 What do you like to do when it’s hot?
 What do you usually do in the winter?
 How many seasons does your country have?

HOME

 Describe your home.

 What kind of building do you live in?
 How long have you lived there?

WEDDING

 Have you ever been to a wedding?

 Whose wedding was it?
 Where was it held?
 What clothes do people wear?
 Describe the wedding ceremony.
 What sort if gifts do people buy for the bridal couple?
 What kind of clothes did the bride and groom wear?

TRAVEL

 Do you like to travel?

 What kind of places have you visited in your life?
 Which place would you really like to visit? Why?
 What’s the best place you’ve ever visited?

COMPUTERS

 Do you think computers help society?

 Do you think computers are bad for health?
 How do you think computers have changed the world?

INTERNET

 Do you use the Internet much during the day?

 What do you usually do on the Internet?
 What are some advantages of the Internet?
  What are some disadvantages?
 Do people in your country use the Internet a lot?
 Do you do any shopping on the Internet?

EMAIL

 Do you send and receive email regularly?

 Who do you usually communicate with?
 How often do you check your email?
 Do you think writing email has strengthened or weakened people’s writing
skills?
 What are some disadvantages of email?

FRIEND

 Describe a friend.
 How long have you known each other?
 What do usually do together?
 What do you like the most about him / her?
 How often do you see each other?

PLACE

 Describe a place you like to go.

 Why is this place special to you?
 When did you first visit this place?
 Where is this place located?
 What language is spoken here? Do you speak this language?

SMOKING

 What do you feel about smoking in public places?

 Do you think smoking should be banned in people’s homes?

MARRIAGE

 What is the attitude toward marriage in your country?

 Do most young people plan on getting married in your country?
 What are some of the advantages of marriage?
 What are some of the disadvantages?
 Is the divorce rate high in your country?
 Do you think people should be allowed to get divorced?

HOBBIES

 Do you have any hobbies?

 What are some of your hobbies?
 When did you first develop tis hobby?
 What are some of the advantages of having a hobby?
 How much time do you spend on your hobby?
FILMS

 Do you enjoy watching movies?

 What’s your favourite film?
 Who are your favourite actors?
 How often do you watch films?

SHOPPING

 Do you enjoy shopping?

 How do you feel about shopping?
 Do you like shopping on the Internet?
 Do you have any favourite stores?
 What don’t you like about shopping?
 Which is the most popular place to shop in your hometown?

SPORTS

 Do you like sports?

 Do you enjoy watching sports?
 Do you enjoy participating in any sports?
 Which sports are most popular in your country?
 What’s your favourite sport/
 When did you first become interested in sports?
 How often do you participate in sports?
 What equipment do you need for your favourite sport?

FOOD

 What are some of your favourite foods?

 What foods are popular in your country?
 What are some of the famous dishes of your country?
 Do you enjoy cooking?

FESTIVAL

 What’s the most important festival in your country?

 How do people celebrate this festival?
 What special food is associated with this festival?
 What special activities are associated with this festival?
 What do you enjoy most about this festival?
 Do you think festivals are important for a society?

TELEVISION

 Do you watch television a lot?

 What do you usually watch on television?
 How many hours of television do you usually watch?
 What are the most popular shows in your country?
 What kind of shows do you like to watch?
  What are some advantages of television?
 What are someof the disadvantages of television?
 What did you last watch on television?
 Why do you think certain TV shows are so popular?

TOURISM

 Which places would you recommend to a visitor to your country?

 Do a lot of tourists visit your country?
 What do they usually do there?
 How has tourism changed your country?
 Is your country expensive for most tourists?
 What are some famous landmarks in your country?

DAILY ROUTINE

 Describe your daily routine.

 What do you usually do?
 What do you do on the weekend?
 What is you typical weekday like?
 Does your life change much from week to week?
 Do you have any free time during the week?

YOUR COUNTRY

 Describe your daily routine.

 What do you usually do?
 What do you do on the weekend?
 What is you typical weekday like?
 Does your life change much from week to week?
 Do you have any free time during the week?

CLOTHES

 What type of clothes do you like to wear?

 What kind of clothes do people in your country usually wear?
 How important is fashion to you?
 What kind of clothes do you dislike?
 Do you think people behave differently in different kinds of clothes?
 What kind of clothes do people wear to work in your country?
 Are clothes expensive in your country?

GOING OUT

 Do you like going out or staying at home?

 What do you like to do when you go out?
 How often do you go out?
 Do people in your country go our a lot?
 How and where do people in your country usually socialize?
 What kind of entertainment is popular in your country?
GAMES

 Do you enjoy playing any games?

 What kind of games do you play?
 Do you think adults should play games?
 What do children learn from games?
 What kind of games did you play when you were a child?
 What games are popular in your country today?
 What kind of games were popular when you were young?
 Do you think mental games like chess are good for you?

• COLOURS

 Do you have a favourite colour?

 What are your country’s colours?
 Do you think colours affect our moods?
 Can you learn anything about a person from the colours he / she likes?
 Do you like the same colours now as you did when you were a child?

MUSIC

 Do you like music?

 What kind of music do you like?
 When do you usually listen to music?
 What kind of music did you like when you were younger?
 What kind of music is popular in your country?
 Do you play any musical instruments?
 Do you wish you could play any musical instruments?
 Which is your favourite instrument?

SHOPPING

 Do you enjoy shopping?

 How do you feel about shopping?
 Do you like shopping on the Internet?
 Do you have any favourite stores?
 What don’t you like about shopping?
 Which is the most popular place to shop in your hometown?

SPORTS

 Do you like sports?

 Do you enjoy watching sports?
 Do you enjoy participating in any sports?
 Which sports are most popular in your country?
 What’s your favourite sport/
 When did you first become interested in sports?
 How often do you participate in sports?
 What equipment do you need for your favourite sport?
FOOD

 What are some of your favourite foods?

 What foods are popular in your country?
 What are some of the famous dishes of your country?
 Do you enjoy cooking?

FESTIVAL

 What’s the most important festival in your country?

 How do people celebrate this festival?
 What special food is associated with this festival?
 What special activities are associated with this festival?
 What do you enjoy most about this festival?
 Do you think festivals are important for a society?

TELEVISION

 Do you watch television a lot?

 What do you usually watch on television?
 How many hours of television do you usually watch?
 What are the most popular shows in your country?
 What kind of shows do you like to watch?
 What are some advantages of television?
 What are someof the disadvantages of television?
 What did you last watch on television?
 Why do you think certain TV shows are so popular?

TOURISM

 Which places would you recommend to a visitor to your country?

 Do a lot of tourists visit your country?
 What do they usually do there?
 How has tourism changed your country?
 Is your country expensive for most tourists?
 What are some famous landmarks in your country?

DAILY ROUTINE

 Describe your daily routine.

 What do you usually do?
 What do you do on the weekend?
 What is you typical weekday like?
 Does your life change much from week to week?
 Do you have any free time during the week?

YOUR COUNTRY

 Describe your daily routine.

 What do you usually do?
  What do you do on the weekend?
 What is you typical weekday like?
 Does your life change much from week to week?
 Do you have any free time during the week?

CLOTHES

 What type of clothes do you like to wear?

 What kind of clothes do people in your country usually wear?
 How important is fashion to you?
 What kind of clothes do you dislike?
 Do you think people behave differently in different kinds of clothes?
 What kind of clothes do people wear to work in your country?
 Are clothes expensive in your country?

GOING OUT

 Do you like going out or staying at home?

 What do you like to do when you go out?
 How often do you go out?
 Do people in your country go our a lot?
 How and where do people in your country usually socialize?
 What kind of entertainment is popular in your country?

GAMES

 Do you enjoy playing any games?

 What kind of games do you play?
 Do you think adults should play games?
 What do children learn from games?
 What kind of games did you play when you were a child?
 What games are popular in your country today?
 What kind of games were popular when you were young?
 Do you think mental games like chess are good for you?

• COLOURS

 Do you have a favourite colour?

 What are your country’s colours?
 Do you think colours affect our moods?
 Can you learn anything about a person from the colours he / she likes?
 Do you like the same colours now as you did when you were a child?

MUSIC

 Do you like music?

 What kind of music do you like?
 When do you usually listen to music?
 What kind of music did you like when you were younger?
 What kind of music is popular in your country?
  Do you play any musical instruments?
 Do you wish you could play any musical instruments?
 Which is your favourite instrument?

Tips for Reading

ACADEMIC READING

The Academic Reading Module takes 60 minutes. There are 40 questions.

There are three reading passages with a total of 1500 to 2000 words.
Tests are taken from magazines, journals, books, and newspapers. At
least one text contains detailed logical argument. One text may
contain non-verbal materials such as diagrams, graphs or
illustrations.

A variety of questions are used, chosen from the following types:

· -Multiple choice
· -Short-answer questions
· -Sentence completion
· -Notes/ summary/ diagram/ flow chart/ table completion
· -Choosing from a "heading bank" for identified paragraphs/ sections
of the text
· -Identification of writer's views / attitudes/ claims
· -Classification
· -Matching lists / phrases
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Texts and questions appear on a Question Paper which candidates can
write on but not remove from the test room. All answers must be entered
on an Answer Sheet during the 60-minute test. No extra time is allowed
to transfer answers

In reading part one must follow the following part to solve it

(1) In the reading part one have to read & understand, THE QUESTIONS
ABOUT THE PASSAGE

(2). Read the questions FIRST & remember them. Circle key words on
the QUESTIONS like dates, names, places etc. This is so that you
can have an idea of the type of information you will be looking
for & when you are reading the passage these key words/triggers
will ring a bell.

(3). Read instructions carefully. THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT because this

is a READING test. You have to read instructions also

(4). Read the first Para & glance through the questions and think if
you can answer any question.

(5). Read other paragraph & do the same

(6). While reading paragraph also encircle the key words in the
paragraph.
 (7). Remember one thing, all the questions in ONE PARTICULAR SET are
in a sequence & order and SO is the information in the
paragraph. So is you answer 1 of a SET then logically the info
in the paragraph is for 2 and so on.

(8). Do at least one hour of reading daily in quiet place & try to
read 6 pages.

(9). Daily in the night attempts just one passages (not three)& do it
in 20 minutes.

Tips for Writing

The writing part

The writing part has two tasks: minor & major.

The minor task should be done in 20-25 minutes. Usually three things
asked in the minor task;

1. Object (eg a cycle is shown & various parts are

labeled)
2. Process (eg the various ways in which solar
energy is used)
3. Data; (graphs of all types eg line graph, bar graph, pie charts,
tables etc)

For data one have to write;

1. Introduction (what it is about do not copy the question what. Use
your imagination & write in your own words what the data is about)
2. Then in the next Para write three things, this is very important.
The three things are General trend, Comparisons, differences.
3. In the last Para write conclusion.

Use pencil to write & take with you a new good quality eraser &
sharpener. Write at least twenty words more than required. This way
examiner gets an idea that you are confident & can write
Tips for Listening Exam

Tips for listening part

The IELTS listening part is RELATIVELY easy but this does not
mean that you take it lightly and do not prepare for it.

Some tips:
1.The questions are in SETS and you hear tape recording for
one set at a time.
2. Glance through the SET of questions for which you will be
hearing the tape.
3.Read the questions & find out what SPECIFIC information is
required (name, place, date, number etc)
4. Circle key words (Clue/trigger words)
5. When the tape plays listen intently when you think your
 specific information will come.

E.g.:
Q 1-5
1. Kevin is arriving London at __________
2. Dave will be waiting for Kevin at __________
3. Kevin will be wearing a ___________
4. Dave will be accompanied by ______________
5. Kevin is coming for______________

It is obvious from above that the key word for 1 is at & you
will be writing TIME.

In 2 you will write a PLACE. In 3 CLOTHES, in 4 PERSON

ACCOMPANYING DAVE & in 5 PURPOSE of visit. So you have already
guessed what to listen for!

Listen to English program on RADIO at least half an hour a

day. Two things are important; RADIO not TV, because TV is
visual & scenes & visuals easily distract us. The next
important thing is LISTEN & not just hear!

Tips for Speaking

The Speaking part of the test have been changed on July 1, 2001. It is now
made up of three parts :-

In Part 1 the candidate answers general questions about themselves, their

homes/ families, their jobs/studies, their interests, and a range of similar
familiar topic areas. This part lasts between four and five minutes.

In Part 2 the candidate is given a verbal prompt on a card and is asked to talk
on a particular topic. The candidate has one minute to prepare before
speaking at length, for between one and two minutes. The examiner then asks
one or two rounding-off questions.

In Part 3 the examiner and candidate engage in a discussion of more abstract

issues and concepts which are thematically linked to the topic prompt in Part
2. The discussion lasts between four and five minutes.
The speaking part is usually a conversation about you, your plans for the
future, your past studies, the reason for which you are taking the IELTS, your
country, your town. Therefore be prepared for these subjects. You should
prepare something to say about them. In addition, the examiner will show you
a card with an argument you are supposed to discuss about. The thing you
have to remember is: use easy words and expressions if you are not very
confident and everything will go well. To be able to communicate what you
think is far more important than doing it with a perfect English accent.
Therefore, don't wary if your pronunciation is not exactly a British one. That's
not the main point. Your understanding of what the examiner says and the
ability to communicate without grammar mistakes is more important. The
conversation lasts usually 15-20 minutes and will be recorded. Don't panic
about that!!

Common connective words indicating:

Addition Sequence Consequence Contrast

in addition
first(ly) initially as a result thus so however on the other
and similarly
second(ly) etc.to therefore hand despite in spite of
likewise as well as
begin with then consequently though although but
besides further more
next earlier/later it follows that on the contrary
also moreover and then
after this/that thereby otherwise yet instead of
too not only ... but even
following this/that eventually rather whereas
besides this/that
afterwards then in that case nonetheless even though
admittedly compared with in
contrast alternatively
Certainty Condition Definition Summary
obviously certainly if unless whether is refers to in conclusion in
plainly of course provided that for means that is summary lastly finally
undoubtedly so that whether consists of to sum up to conclude
depending on to recapitulate in short

Example Reason Time

for instance one
since as so
example for example before since as
because (of)
just as in particular until meanwhile
due to owing to
such as namely at the moment
the reason why
to illustrate when whenever
in other words
as soon as just as
leads to cause
 IELTS speaking topics (new)

1. What is the meaning of your name?

2. Does your name affect your personality?
3. Tell me something about your hometown.
4. What are the differences in accent between your hometown and Hanoi?
5. What is the character of the people like in your hometown?
6. What is people's favourite food in the region where you live?
7. Do you think that people have enough time for leisure now?
8. Are there any historic monuments in your region?
9. Describe your Job? How do you spend your typical day?
10. Tell me something about the Hue Festival.
11. How have weddings changed in recent years?
12. Tell me something about the <Holi> Festival. <change with the festival
name of your country>
13. Describe a traditional wedding ceremony.
14. Name a person whom you admire? Why? What influence does he / she
has on your life? Would you like to become like him / her in future?
15. Are there any traditions concerning the birth of a baby?
16. How do you like <The test city> Compare it to your hometown. How did
you get to this place?
17. What place do you like best in Hanoi?
18. What places in Delhi should a foreigner visit?
19. What places would you recommend a visitor to go to in your
region/hometown?
20. If you had the choice, where would you choose to live in India?
21. Which parts of India would you recommend a foreigner to visit?
22. Tell me something about your family.
23. Which is your favourite colour?
24. Do you think colours influence our life? How?
25. Which is the best place you've been to in India?
26. Who does most of the household chores in your family?
27. Are the traditional sexual roles within the family changing?
28. Why is the divorce rate increasing so rapidly? Is it a problem?
29. What is your opinion of the planning family policy?
30. How do you discipline your child?
31. Is it acceptable for couples to live together without marrying?
32. If you had the choice, would you have a son or a daughter?
33. Are you going to bring your child up any differently to the way your
parents did?
34. What hopes do you have for your child? (if you are married)
35. Do women still have too heavy a burden in their day to day life?
36. Is the increasing influence of the West largely a positive or negative
thing?

37. Are you looking forward to anything in particular in Australia / UK / USA

 ?
38. What do you do in your leisure time?
39. What will you do if you fail the IELTS?

40. Who should bear the responsibility for payment of tuition fees?
41. What can be done to improve education in rural areas?
42. Have recent changes affected your job in any way?
43. Do you agree with private education? Why?
44. What can be done to close the gap between urban and rural areas?
45. If you had the power, what changes would you carry out within
education?
46. Describe a typical working day for you
47. How do you see yourself in ten years time?
48. If you had the opportunity to change your job, what would you do
instead?
49. If you had one million dollars, what would you do with it?
50. If you could start your life again, would you do anything differently?
51. What ambitions do you have?
52. Which country/place would you most like to visit?
53. What changes do you think India will see in the next few years?
54. Will any possible future changes affect your job in any way?
55. How do you think you will cope abroad?
56. How does it feel to go abroad for the first time?
57. Are you looking forward to anything in particular in Australia / UK / USA
?
58. What do you do in your leisure time?
59. What will you do if you fail the IELTS?
60. Why are you giveing IELTS? What course / job do you intend to pursue
after IELTS.?

Part One

Where are you from?

Can you describe your hometown?
Is your hometown famous for any think?
What are your local industries?
What important changes have taken place recently in your town?

Part Two
I'd like you to describe last holiday (in detail)
You should say
With whom?
The destination,
How long did it take you to get to the destination?

And explain why it was good / bad

Part Three