IELTS Speaking test in Saudi Arabia

Speaking test

Interview

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Do you work or study?
– Tell me about your hometown.
– Do you want to live in your hometown in the future?
– Do you do household chores?
– What household chores do you like or dislike?
– Did you do household chores as a child?
– Do you think it is important to teach children to do household chores?
– Why do you think so?
– Would you consider teaching as a profession you might choose?
– What high school memories do you like the most?
– What are the things you dislike about those days?
– Are you still in contact with your high school friends?

Cue Card

Talk about a holiday destination that you would like to visit. Please say

– What and where is it?
– With whom would you go there?
– What is so special about this place?

Discussion

– Where do you plan to go on a holiday?
– Who will you spend it with?
– How do you choose a place for a holiday?
– Can you recommend a place in your country for a holiday?
– What are the advantages and disadvantages of having tourists in a country?

IELTS Speaking test in Saudi Arabia

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?
– Why do you like your job?
– Does your job involve reading?
– Do you like to read?
– Do you prefer print books or e-books?
– Do you like spending time by the sea?
– Is it important to you?

Cue Card

Talk about a small business that you would like to start in the future. Please say

– What kind of business it would be
– Where it would be located
– When you would start the business
– Why you would start this kind of business

Discussion

– Would you prefer working for a company or being your own boss?
– Do you think academic education is more important than experience in the field?
– What skills are required to start a small business?
– What are the risks of running your own business?

IELTS Speaking test in Saudi Arabia – August 2016

Speaking test

Interview

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Do you work or study?
– Is it important to celebrate one’s birthday? Why?
– How birthdays of children are celebrated in your country?
– What is the most important age in your country?
– How is it celebrated?
– Do you think wearing a hat on sunny days is important?
– Did you wear a hat as a child? Why?
– What is the importance of a hat?

Cue Card

Describe a leader in sports or politics that you admire. Please say

– Who is he/she?
– What does he/she do?
– Why do you admire him/her?

Discussion

– What are the main qualities of being a good leader?
– How do you see a leader now and in the future?
– Do you think there will be changes?
– How does leadership apply to children at school?

IELTS Speaking test in Saudi Arabia – July 2016

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?
– Where do you live now?
– What kind of transportation do you use?
– Do you like walking? Why?
– Are there specific places for walking in your area?
– On what occasions do you give presents?
– Do you think it’s difficult to choose a gift for somebody?
– Do we give rich people expensive gifts? Why?

Cue Card

Talk about a situation that made you feel angry. Please say:

– Describe the situation.
– When and where did it occur?
– Why did you feel angry about it?

Discussion

– Do you still feel angry about it?
– How often does it happen?
– Do you think people should express their feelings?
– Who can express feelings more freely, men or women? Why?

IELTS Speaking test in Saudi Arabia – June 2016

Speaking test Interview - What is your full name? - Can I see your ID? - Where are you from? - Do you work or study? - Describe your job. - How important is this profession in your country? - Do you prefer to work alone or in a team? Why? - Let’s talk about music. - Do you enjoy listening to or playing music? Why? - In your childhood did you play any musical instrument? - What was it? - What type of music do you prefer? Why? - Do you think loud noise affects our hearing? - What is the effect of noise in our cities? Cue Card Describe an instance when you had to get up early for some reason. Please say - What time did you get up? - Where and when did you have to be? - What was the reason for that? Discussion - What did you feel, when you got up early for this job? - Why do people tend to get up early, in your opinion? - Do you think people like to do their sports early? Why? - Is there a problem, if people sleep long hours? Why? - Is it necessary to be on time for our appointments, in your opinion? - Is it a problem to be late for an appointment? - What is the difference between people who are always on time and those who are always late?

IELTS Speaking test in Saudi Arabia – April 2016

Speaking test

Interview

- What is your full name?
- Can I see your ID?
- Where are you from?
- Where is your home town?
- What do you like about it?
- How is it changing?
- Do you work or study?
- What do you do?
- Where do you live now?
- What do you like about your home?
- What would you like to change there?
- Did you enjoy science lessons at school?
- Do you watch science programs?
- How often do you watch them?

Cue Card

Talk about your best friend. Please say

- Where and when did you first meet?
- Why is he/she your best friend?
- What do you usually do together?

Discussion

- Is it possible for a manager and employees to become friends?
- Some people believe it is not possible. Why?
- If some other employees at your work were having problems with the manager, how would you help them?
- Is cooperation important at every job? Why?
- Is modern communication affecting nations? How?
- How do international events such as the Olympic Games affect people?

IELTS Speaking test in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia – March 2016

Speaking test

Interview

- What is your full name?
- Can I see your ID?
- Where are you from?
- Do you work or study?
- What is your job?
- Do you like it?
- What is the most you enjoyable part of your work?
- Do you spend a lot of time at home?
- Did your way of spending free time change since your childhood?
- Do people in your country usually go to parks?
- Do you enjoy visiting parks?
- Can you describe the park you go to?

Cue Card

Talk about your best friend. Please say

- Who is he/she?
- Where and when did you meet?
- What do you usually do together?

Discussion

- Why do you consider him/her your best friend?
- Do you spend a lot of time together?
- Are relationships between friends less important than relationships between relatives? Why?
- Are friendships between men different from friendships between women?

IELTS Speaking test in Saudi Arabia – October 2015

Speaking test Interview - What is your full name? - Can I see your ID? - Where are you from? - Do you work or study? - What subjects are you studying? - Why did you choose these subjects? - Do you use a calculator? - Do you think it is good to use a calculator? - Will calculators be useful in the future? - Why is that? Cue Card Describe a moment when you met a person whom you were longing to meet. Please say - When and where did you meet? - What did you do together? - Why did you want to meet that person? Discussion - Do you like maths? - Why is that? - Do you prefer to have few good friends or a lot of just friends? - What is the main quality of a good friend in your opinion? - Would you help your close friend in need? - How would you do it?

IELTS Speaking test in Saudi Arabia – July 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 remember the house you lived in as a child?
- What did you like the most about it? Why?
- What kind of house do you live in now?
- What kind of house would you like to have in the future?
- Do you like vegetables and fruits? Why?
- Did you like vegetables and fruits as a child?
- Do you think children should work well in a team? Why?
- What kind of people don’t like working in a team?
- Do you think a team leader is important for a team? Why?
- Why is individual success more important to a person than a team’s success?

Cue Card

Talk about a team you were in (either in sports or at work). Please say

- What team was it?
- Why were you in that team?
- What did you do there?

Discussion

- Did you enjoy being in that team? Why?
- What kind of music do people listen to in your country?
- Have you attended a live performance or concert?
- What kind of concert did you attend last time?
- Would you participate in a concert, if you had a chance?

IELTS Speaking test in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – April 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?
- What is your main responsibility at work?
- Do you have a clear handwriting?
- Do you think handwriting is a skill?

Cue Card

Describe an app on your mobile device that is very useful. Please say

- What is it?
- How can you use it?
- Why is it useful to you?

Discussion

- Where can you use it?
- Do you think modern technology is helpful?

IELTS Speaking test in Saudi Arabia – August 2014

Speaking test

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?
- What do you like about the place you live in?
- Is this place suitable for kids and families?
- What do you like the most about this place?
- Do you prefer to be with relatives or friends?
- Do you think guests should do house chores when they visit?

Cue Card

Talk about a time that you have spent away from home. Please say

- Where did you spend it?
- How long were you away?
- Did you like it there? Why?
- How did you feel about being away from home?

Discussion

- Describe the hospitality industry in your hometown.
- How does the hospitality industry affect your country in general?
- Do you think the hospitality industry should be regulated or not?

IELTS Speaking test in Saudi Arabia – April 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 watch the news?
- What is the significance of reading the news?
- How do you prefer to get the news?
- Why do you listen to the news?
- Do you think that the youth are less interested in the news than older people?
- What significance do birthday celebrations have in your country?
- Do you celebrate your birthdays?
- How did you celebrate your birthdays when you were young?
- What is the significance of birthdays in one’s life?
- Why is it important to you?

Cue Card

Talk about a family business that you know. Please say

- How does this business operate?
- Were you a part of this business, and if yes what did you do?
- What kind of business model did it follow?

Discussion

- What reasons can lead to failure in business?
- What business do you think is better to do nowadays?

IELTS Speaking test in Saudi Arabia – August 2014

Speaking test

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?
- What do you like about the place you live in?
- Is this place suitable for kids and families?
- What do you like the most about this place?
- Do you prefer to be with relatives or friends?
- Do you think guests should do house chores when they visit?

Cue Card

Talk about a time that you have spent away from home. Please say

- Where did you spend it?
- How long were you away?
- Did you like it there? Why?
- How did you feel about being away from home?

Discussion

- Describe the hospitality industry in your hometown.
- How does the hospitality industry affect your country in general?
- Do you think the hospitality industry should be regulated or not?

IELTS test in Nepal, Saudi Arabia and the UK – August 2014 (General Training)

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a letter)

There is a bad road in your locality. Write a letter to the council telling about the problem with the road. In your letter

- introduce yourself,
- explain what and where the problem is,
- suggest what the council should do about it.

Writing Task 2 (an essay)

Some people believe that competition helps children to be better prepared for their future, while others say that competition can be harmful for children and should be limited to adults. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

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?

Cue Card

Talk about a city that you have visited recently. Please say

- What and where is the city?
- Why did you go there?
- What did you like or dislike about it?

Discussion

- Do you like travelling?
- Do you prefer to do it yourself or with friends?
- What is your favourite destination?

IELTS test in Nepal, Saudi Arabia and the UK – August 2014 (General Training)

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a letter)

There is a bad road in your locality. Write a letter to the council telling about the problem with the road. In your letter

- introduce yourself,
- explain what and where the problem is,
- suggest what the council should do about it.

Writing Task 2 (an essay)

Some people believe that competition helps children to be better prepared for their future, while others say that competition can be harmful for children and should be limited to adults. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

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?

Cue Card

Talk about a city that you have visited recently. Please say

- What and where is the city?
- Why did you go there?
- What did you like or dislike about it?

Discussion

- Do you like travelling?
- Do you prefer to do it yourself or with friends?
- What is your favourite destination?

IELTS Speaking test in Saudi Arabia – August 2014

Speaking test

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?
- What do you like about the place you live in?
- Is this place suitable for kids and families?
- What do you like the most about this place?
- Do you prefer to be with relatives or friends?
- Do you think guests should do house chores when they visit?

Cue Card

Talk about a time that you have spent away from home. Please say

- Where did you spend it?
- How long were you away?
- Did you like it there? Why?
- How did you feel about being away from home?

Discussion

- Describe the hospitality industry in your hometown.
- How does the hospitality industry affect your country in general?
- Do you think the hospitality industry should be regulated or not?

IELTS test in the UK, Switzerland and Saudi Arabia – July 2014 (Academic Module)

Three IELTS test takers from the UK, Switzerland and Saudi Arabia sent information about their exams and it looks like these countries had the same exam. No one remembered the Listening or the Reading, only the Writing and Speaking questions were shared.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

We were given a line graph showing the number of cell phones, telephones and internet users between 1995 and 2005 in China.

Writing Task 2 (an essay)

Nowadays children have too much freedom, some people say. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement? Give your own opinion and examples.

Speaking test

Interview

- What is your full name?
- Can I see your ID?
- Where are you from?
- Do you work or study?
- Do you use public transport often?
- Do people use trains in your area? Why?
- Do you prefer to use a train and not your car? Why?
- Is it raining often where you live?
- Do you like rain? Why?

Cue Card 1

Describe a picture of you that you like, taken by somebody. Please say

- Who took the picture?
- Where and when was it?
- What is shown on it?

Discussion 1

- Do you think people are taking many photographs these days?

Cue Card 2

Talk about a beautiful place that you would like to live in. Please say

- Where is this place?
- How did you know about it?
- Why do you like it so much?

Discussion 2

- Why do some people prefer to live in a big city?
- What can be done to stop people from moving to cities from rural areas?

IELTS Speaking test in Saudi Arabia – April 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 watch the news? - What is the significance of reading the news? - How do you prefer to get the news? - Why do you listen to the news? - Do you think that the youth are less interested in the news than older people? - What significance do birthday celebrations have in your country? - Do you celebrate your birthdays? - How did you celebrate your birthdays when you were young? - What is the significance of birthdays in one’s life? - Why is it important to you? Cue Card Talk about a family business that you know. Please say - How does this business operate? - Were you a part of this business, and if yes what did you do? - What kind of business model did it follow? Discussion - What reasons can lead to failure in business? - What business do you think is better to do nowadays?

IELTS test in the UK and Saudi Arabia – April 2014 (Academic Module)

   

Listening test

Section 1. A phone conversation between a jobs seeker and an employment agency.
Questions: filling in blanks.

Section 2. An induction given by a teacher to new students, including description of different subjects and where they are located.
Questions: match a subject with the correct room number.

Section 3. Don’t remember.

Section 4. A research presentation about the importance of salt in Sweden.
Questions: filling in blanks.

Reading test

Passage 1. About the history of public transport.

Passage 2. On how contagious yawning and empathy can be.

Passage 3. About the use of misleading words in Science and how they affect the knowledge of ordinary people.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

We were given a graph comparing the percentage of men and women employed in different occupational areas.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Celebrities are usually famous for glamor and wealth rather than their achievements. Some say taking them as an example can be dangerous for young people. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

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 living?
- Describe your hometown.
- Did you have any pets in your life? Why?
- What wild animal do you like? Why?
- Do you think a teacher should encourage students to ask questions?
- Do you think the Internet is a good source of information?

Cue Card 1

Talk about a subject that people usually ask you about. Please say

- What is it?
- Why do you think they ask about it?
- How do you feel about these questions?

Cue Card 2

Talk about something you have read. Please say

- What is it?
- When did you read it?
- Who is the writer?
- Did it affect you in any way? How?

Discussion 2

- What do you think about reading in general?
- Did it change compared to the past?
- Do young people still like reading nowadays in your opinion? Why?

IELTS test in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait – March 2014 (General Training)

Listening test

Section 1. A passenger was complaining to a customer service agent about the inconvenience experienced on the flight.

Section 2. Description of the places located on a map.

Section 3. Don’t remember.

Section 4. A discussion between a professor and a student about the project done by the student.
Questions: multiple choice.

Reading test

Passage 1. Eight paragraphs on different types of places.
Questions: match statements to paragraphs, short-answer questions.

Passage 2. Don’t remember.

Passage 3. About a manufacturing process.
Questions: filling in blanks.

Passage 4. About sports that help to improve memory.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a letter)

You have some repairs to do at home, but there is a restaurant next to your house. Write a letter to the restaurant manager and say:

- What repairs are you going to do?
- How will it affect the restaurant?
- Provide a solution for the inconvenience.

Writing Task 2 (an essay)

Many people think that money brings happiness, but others think that having too much money is a problem. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

Speaking test

Interview

- What is your full name?
- Can I see your ID?
- Where are you from?
- Do you work or study?
- What is interesting about your city?
- Let’s discuss politeness.
- Who taught you to be polite when you were a child?
- Do you need to show politeness and to whom?
- Why do you need to be polite with older people?

Cue Card

Talk about a subject that you didn’t like at school. Please say

- What subject was it?
- How long did you study it?
- Why didn’t you like it so much?

Discussion

- Who helped you with the subject you didn’t like?
- Do you think subjects should be forced on students?
- What subjects are unnecessary in school in your opinion?