IELTS Speaking test in Iran

Speaking test

Interview

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Do you work or study?
– What do you do?
– Do you like your job?
– Will you change it in the future?
– What do you think about indoor games?
– What kind of indoor games you were playing as a child?
– Do you still enjoy these games?
– When you go out, what do you take with you?
– Are the things you take different in the morning and evening?

Cue Card

Describe a future plan that you have, not related to work or study. Please say

– What do you plan to do and when?
– How will you achieve it?
– Why do you want to do it?

Discussion

– Who else is involved in this plan?
– Is it important to have plans for the future?
– Is it important for children to have dreams or future plans? Why?
– What was your dream as a child?
– Why did you have that dream?

IELTS Speaking test in Iran

Speaking test

Interview

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Do you work or study?
– Is it acceptable for visitors or advisors to make a speech for school children?
– Is it better to have a teacher make a speech or someone else, like parents?
– What do you think about robots?
– Is it good to have a robot at home?
– What do you think about travel by car which is controlled by a robot?

Cue Card

Talk about an interesting conversation you had, or a speech you heard. Please say

– Who the speaker was
– When you heard him/her or talked with him/her
– What the speech/conversation was about
– Why it was interesting to you

Discussion

– What abilities make a person a good public speaker?
– Is it good to use a video presentation or other visual aids during the speech?
– Let’s talk about online shopping.
– Have you ever bought a pair of shoes online?
– Is it important to wear good shoes?
– Which do you prefer, good-looking shoes or comfortable ones?

IELTS Speaking test in Iran

Speaking test

Interview

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Do you work or study?
– What subject are you studying?
– Describe the place you live in now.
– Are there good amenities in the area?
– What are they?
– Do you watch TV?
– What type of TV programs do you like?
– How much time do you usually spend watching TV?
– What items do you take with you when leaving the house?
– Why is that?
– How do you make sure that nothing is forgotten?
– Do you have different items with you in the morning and evening?
– Why is it so?

Cue Card

Describe a book that you read and decided to read it again. Please say

– What is it?
– When and where did you read it?
– Why would you like to read this book again?

Discussion

– What type of books children in your country like to read?
– What is the influence of books on society?
– Do you think reading habits people have today are different compared to the past?
– Why do you think it is so?
– What is the main difference between a book and a movie?
– What do you prefer, to read the book or watch the movie?

IELTS Speaking test in Iran

Speaking test

Interview

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Do you work or study?
– What did you like about your high school?
– What didn’t you like about it?
– Would you like to be a school teacher? Why or why not?
– Did you wear a watch when you were a child?
– Did anyone give you a watch as a gift?
– Who was it?
– Do you wear a watch now? Why?

Cue Card

Talk about a decision someone made on your behalf that you disagreed with. Please say

– when this happened
– what the decision was
– who made it and why
– and explain why you disagreed with it.

Discussion

– What are the important decisions young people have to make these days?
– Do you think young people can and should make decisions themselves?
– What personality types can make better decisions? Why?
– What personality traits should a politician have to make good decisions?
– Why do you think so?

IELTS Speaking test in Iran – December 2016

Speaking test

Interview

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Do you work or study?
– Describe the building where you live.
– What does it look like?
– What do you see from the window?
– What do you do when there are guests at your home?
– What do you prefer, being a guest at someone’s home or being a host? Why?
– Do you like chocolate?
– What kind of chocolate do you like?
– Why do you like it?
– Why is chocolate so popular?
– Have you ever given chocolate as present to someone? Why?

Cue Card

Describe a situation in your life that made you laugh a lot. Please say

– What was the situation?
– When and where did it take place?
– How did you feel about it later?

Discussion

– What is your idea of funny advertisement?
– Do men and women like the same comedies? Why?
– What is the difference between comedies on TV and comedy books?

IELTS Speaking test in Iran – July 2016

Speaking test Interview – What is your name? – Can I see your ID card? – Where do you come from? – Where are you originally from? – Can you please tell me about your hometown? – Did you visit any other city? Which city? – Can you compare your hometown today and in the past? – Can you please tell me about your house? – And do you like it? Why? – Which part of your home do you like the most? Why? – Which part of your home do you want to change? – Do you have free time? – What do you like to do in your free time? – Did the way you spend your free time now change compared to the past? Cue Card Talk about a holiday you have taken recently or at some point in the past. Please say – Where you went on your holiday – Why you went to this particular place – What you did and with whom, and – Whether you enjoyed your holiday or not Discussion – Did you tell others about this holiday? – Do you recommend this city to others? – What is the difference between a short and long holiday? – Do you prefer to go on a short or long holiday? – What is the advantage of several short holidays? – Why don’t employers let staff go on holidays several times a year? – What is the benefit of going on holidays for the employees?

IELTS Speaking test in Iran – May 2016

Speaking test

Interview

- What is your full name?
- Can I see your ID?
- Where are you from?
- Do you work or study?
- Which part of your work do you like the most?
- Why is it so?
- Do you prefer to work in the morning or afternoon? Why?
- Describe your hometown.
- Do you like to travel by bus or taxi?
- Is it easy for you to use such transportation method?
- Have you ever been on a long bus journey?

Cue Card

Talk about a photo that influenced you very much. Please say

- Who was the photographer?
- When and where was it taken?
- How did it affect you?

Discussion

- Do you like taking photographs?
- Do you think taking photos these days is easier compared to the past?
- Do you like other people taking photos of you?
- People like to take photos of their events, celebrations and so on. Why do you think it is so?
- Why do people like to save their photos?
- Some people don’t like to take photos of themselves, why?

IELTS Speaking test in Iran – April 2016

Speaking test

Interview

- What is your full name?
- Where are you from?
- Do you like working in a group?
- Did you work in a group when you were a child?
- What are some advantages of group work?
- Are there any disadvantages in group work?
- Do you like photos? Why?
- What advantages does taking a photo have?
- Tell me about a family photo you remember well.
- Would you like to take a course in photography in the future?
- What advantages does living in the countryside have?

Cue Card

Talk about a time when you had to wait for something for a while. Please say

- What you waited for
- How long you had to wait for it
- Whether or not it was a good idea to wait for it
- How you felt while waiting

Discussion

- What things do people have to wait for in your country?
- Some people say being patient is not always the right thing to do. Do you agree?
- Do you think technology has made people less patient?

IELTS Speaking test in Iran – February 2016

Speaking test

Interview

- Can you tell me your full name, please?
- Tell me about the place where you live.
- Is it a house or a flat/apartment?
- What changes would you like to make to your place?
- What do you like about your room?
- Describe your evenings.
- How were your evenings when your where a child?
- Do you like dancing?
- Have you been to dancing classes? Why? How was it?
- When do people dance in your country?

Cue Card

Talk about a recent purchase that you are pleased with. Please say

- What is it?
- How did you buy it?
- Why do you like it?

Discussion

- Do you like shopping?
- When do you go shopping?
- How do people buy things in your country?
- Nowadays people buy things they don’t need, why is that?
- Why are shopping centres crowded in your country?
- Do you think marketing is important? Why?
- What types of marketing are there?
- Do you think all the products need marketing?
- How does marketing help?

IELTS Speaking test in Iran – November 2015

Speaking test

Interview

- What is your full name?
- Can I see your ID?
- Where are you from?
- Do you work or study?
- What do you think about snakes?
- Are you afraid of snakes?
- Do you eat them?
- What kind of snakes do you eat?
- What do they taste like?
- Did you eat them when you were a child?

Cue Card

Describe an event that you have recently had. Please say

- What and where was it?
- Who were involved?
- Why did you have this event?

Discussion

- Describe one of your family events.
- What was it about?
- Do you think it is related to happiness?
- Why do people want to learn new skills?
- Does it help them to be happy?
- Do you think rich people are happy?
- Why do you think so?

IELTS Speaking test in Iran – July 2015

Speaking test

Interview

- What is your full name?
- Can I see your ID?
- Where are you from?
- Do you work or study?
- What do you do for a job?
- Do you like to watch the sky?
- When do you usually look at the sky?
- Where are the best places to look at the sky?
- Do you prefer to watch the sky in the mornings or at night?
- Where is the best place to watch the stars?
- How often do you do it?

Cue Card

Describe something that you want to do but you have not done yet. Please say

- What is it?
- Why do you want to do it?
- How are you going to get this done?

Discussion

- Do you like enthusiastic people?
- Do you see many of them around?
- Is it good to be enthusiastic? Why?
- What should parents do to encourage children to reach their goals and desires?
- How can schools help in this regard?
- Do you think having enthusiastic people around is beneficial to others? Why?

IELTS Speaking test in Iran – June 2015

Speaking test

Interview

- What is your full name?
- Can I see your ID?
- Where are you from?
- Do you work or study?
- Do you live in a house or an apartment?
- Do you like visitors coming to your home?
- How often do you have visitors at home?
- When someone visits you, how do you usually show hospitality?
- Do you like to visit other people? Why?
- How much sleep do you really need a day?
- How much sleep did you have when you were younger?

Cue Card

Describe an occasion when you were late and missed something important. Please say

- What was the situation?
- When and where did it happen?
- Why were you late?

Discussion

- What is map-reading?
- Why are some people better at map-reading than others?
- Should all people be experienced map-readers?
- Why are people interested in travelling?
- Where do people usually travel to?
- Why do some people prefer to go to another country?

IELTS Speaking test in Iran – May 2015

Speaking test

Interview

- What is your full name?
- Can I see your ID?
- Where are you from?
- Do you work or study?
- Do you usually watch the sky?
- What do you think about looking at the sky?
- Do you like to look at the sky during the day or the night?
- What’s the difference?
- Can you see the sky from your apartment?
- Do children learn about space in your country?

Cue Card

Talk about a song from your childhood that you remember until now. Please say

- What is it about?
- What is the significance of this song to you?
- What do you feel listening to this song?

Discussion

- What kind of music is popular among young people?
- How important is music in our life? Why?
- Is music important in your culture?
- Is there a difference between music for young people and older generation?
- Do you think that music should be taught to children?
- Is there any relation between the age and the type of music people like?
- Do you think preference in music changes as the person grows older?
- Could music be considered a national identity?

IELTS Speaking test in Iran – June 2015

Speaking test

Interview

- What is your full name?
- Can I see your ID?
- Where are you from?
- Do you work or study?
- Do you live in a house or an apartment?
- Do you like visitors coming to your home?
- How often do you have visitors at home?
- When someone visits you, how do you usually show hospitality?
- Do you like to visit other people? Why?
- How much sleep do you really need a day?
- How much sleep did you have when you were younger?

Cue Card

Describe an occasion when you were late and missed something important. Please say

- What was the situation?
- When and where did it happen?
- Why were you late?

Discussion

- What is map-reading?
- Why are some people better at map-reading than others?
- Should all people be experienced map-readers?
- Why are people interested in travelling?
- Where do people usually travel to?
- Why do some people prefer to go to another country?

IELTS Speaking test in Iran – October 2014

Speaking test

Interview

- What is your full name?
- Can I see your ID?
- Where are you from?
- Do you work or study?
- What subject are you studying?
- Why did you select this subject for study?
- Do you think computers have more advantages than disadvantages?

Cue Card

Describe a food product which is produced in your region. Please say

- what the product is
- where you can buy it
- who usually buys it and why.

Discussion

- Do you personally like this product?
- Do you prefer local or imported products?
- Do you think it is right for famous brands to export their food products anywhere?
- Should people buy food products of their own country? Why?
- Name some of the food products which are popular in other parts of the country.
- What types of food products are imported to your country? Why?

IELTS Speaking test in Iran – August 2014

Speaking test

Interview

- What is your full name?
- Can I see your ID?
- Where are you from?
- Do you work or study?
- Have you always worked in this field?
- Do you prefer to work mornings or afternoons? Why?
- What kind of music do you like? Why?
- What kind of music do you dislike? Why?
- Do you like when it is raining? Why?
- Are there many rainy days in your country?

Cue Card

Talk about a course at your school or university that you have done. Please say

- What course was it?
- What was it about?
- How long did you take it for?
- Describe how you felt after finishing it.

Discussion

- What do you think about teachers in your country?
- Are there any courses for adults in your country?
- What are they?
- Is education important for people in your society?
- Does the government provide funds for education?
- Does the government support students financially?

IELTS Speaking test in Iran – August 2014

Speaking test

Interview

- What is your full name?
- Can I see your ID?
- Where are you from?
- Do you work or study?
- Do you like it? Why?
- Why did you choose this field?
- What are your routine eating habits?
- Do you eat fast food regularly?
- What type of food do you like the most? Why?
- Did your food preferences change since you were a child?

Cue Card

Talk about your best friend at school. Please say

- Who is he/she?
- What are your similarities?
- Did your friendship continue for a long time? Why?

Discussion

- Are you still in touch with your friend?
- Do you think nowadays making friends has changed?
- What is the difference between friendship in childhood and adulthood?
- Do you think parents can decide on their children’s friends?

IELTS Speaking test in Iran – June 2014

Speaking test

Interview

- What is your full name?
- Can I see your ID?
- Where are you from?
- Do you work or study?
- Do you like the place where you live?
- Do you know your neighbours there?
- Is this place suitable for children? Why?
- Do you like to visit museums or art galleries?
- Do you think people should visit museums more? Why?
- Do you like shopping?
- Why do people prefer to buy from street shops?
- Do you like to visit street shops in other countries?

Cue Card 1

Talk about money that you have saved for a special thing. Please say

- What was it?
- How long were you saving for?
- How did you feel when you eventually bought it?

Cue Card 2

Talk about a good advice that you have ever received from someone. Please say

- What was the advice?
- When and where did it take place?
- Who gave you this advice? 

Discussion

- Do you usually listen to someone’s advice?
- Do you prefer to listen to your relatives’ or friends’ advice? Why?
- Who should give young people advice about their future career? Why?
- How can people get information about their career? Why? 

IELTS Speaking test in Iran – August 2014

Speaking test

Interview

- What is your full name?
- Can I see your ID?
- Where are you from?
- Do you work or study?
- Do you like it? Why?
- Why did you choose this field?
- What are your routine eating habits?
- Do you eat fast food regularly?
- What type of food do you like the most? Why?
- Did your food preferences change since you were a child?

Cue Card

Talk about your best friend at school. Please say

- Who is he/she?
- What are your similarities?
- Did your friendship continue for a long time? Why?

Discussion

- Are you still in touch with your friend?
- Do you think nowadays making friends has changed?
- What is the difference between friendship in childhood and adulthood?
- Do you think parents can decide on their children’s friends?

IELTS Speaking test in Iran – August 2014

Speaking test

Interview

- What is your full name?
- Can I see your ID?
- Where are you from?
- Do you work or study?
- Have you always worked in this field?
- Do you prefer to work mornings or afternoons? Why?
- What kind of music do you like? Why?
- What kind of music do you dislike? Why?
- Do you like when it is raining? Why?
- Are there many rainy days in your country?

Cue Card

Talk about a course at your school or university that you have done. Please say

- What course was it?
- What was it about?
- How long did you take it for?
- Describe how you felt after finishing it.

Discussion

- What do you think about teachers in your country?
- Are there any courses for adults in your country?
- What are they?
- Is education important for people in your society?
- Does the government provide funds for education?
- Does the government support students financially?