IELTS Speaking test in Florida, USA

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?
– Do you have house chores? What are they?
– What else do you do around the house?
– Did you help your parents with household chores as a child?
– Do you think it’s essential for kids to do household chores?
– Why do you think so?
– Do you think money is the main component when selecting a field of work?
– What other factors are important when selecting a future job?

Cue Card

Talk about your plans for the future, other than work or study. Please say

– What do you plan to do?
– What will you do to make it happen?
– How will you feel, if your plan succeeds?

Discussion

– What is your general day to day plan?
– Why do some people hate planning ahead?
– What are the advantages and disadvantages of planning?

IELTS Speaking test in the USA – September 2016

Speaking test Interview – What is your full name? – Can I see your ID? – Where are you from? – Do you work or study? – Why did you choose this field? – Do you like celebrities? Why? – Would you like to be a celebrity? Why? – Who are the favourite celebrities in your country? – Do you like them? Why? – Do you like guests coming to your place? – Do you like visiting someone’s house? – Do you prefer to entertain people at your place or be entertained somewhere? – Do you go to your friends’ houses or it is easier for them to come to your home? Cue Card Describe a moment or an instance you experienced that made you laugh a lot. Please say – When and where was it? – What was the experience? – Why do you still remember it? Discussion – Do you like to learn new languages? – How can someone use humour to teach another language? – Are there jokes in your language that sound differently in another language?

IELTS Speaking test in the USA – 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 is the most interesting part of your job?
- What is more important, people you work with or the job that you do?
- Did you read books as a child?
- What kind of books did you read in your childhood?
- What was your favorite book back than? Why?
- Do you still like the same books that you have read as a child? Why?
- Do you usually remember things that you plan to do?
- What is the first thing that you need to remember to do during the day?
- How do you remember it?

Cue Card

Talk about a gift you bought that took a long time to find. Please say

- What was it?
- For whom did you buy it?
- How did she/he feel after receiving the gift?

Discussion

- What kind of gifts do people give to others in your country?
- Do you like giving gifts to others? Why?
- What do you usually give to children as a gift? Why?
- What is men’s and women’s attitude towards gifts?
- Why is this attitude or the way of giving gifts different between men and women?
- What do people consider when buying gifts?
- Do you think gifts that we give to others should be useful? Why?

IELTS test in the USA – July 2014 (General Training)

Listening test

Section 1. About a holiday trip for children.

Section 2. Map of an island – a popular tourist destination.

Section 3. Project discussion between 2 students.

Section 4. A discussion about an experiment “Trust the stranger” and its results. Starting with the chemical released while you trust somebody, an experiment on animals showed same results. Also results and conclusions of other scientists.

Reading test

Passage 1. About a ticket system that is working in a new place.

Passage 2. About fire hazards and their prevention in an organization.

Passage 3. Don’t remember.

Passage 4. About the treasures of Qatar.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a letter)

You recently sent an application to a certain program in a college and you had no reply to it. Write a letter to the principal about the delay.

Writing Task 2 (an essay)

Some believe advertisement is useful and informative. Others think it is false and only helps to raise prices. 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?
- Did you always want to work in this field?
- What made you choose this field?

Cue Card

Talk about your favourite restaurant. Please say

- What and where is it?
- What do you like there?
- Would you visit it again? Why?

Discussion

- Do you think eating outside is good?
- What are some reasons for eating outside?
- What are the consequences of eating outside?

IELTS test in Canada and the USA – May 2014 (Academic Module)

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

We were given a graph showing obesity percentages for men and women in five different years between 1970-2010 in Australia.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Many people believe that the world’s most urgent problems can only be solved by international collaboration. Do you agree or disagree? Discuss 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?
- Tell me about your hometown.
- Do you like it?
- Do you wear a special kind of clothes to social gatherings?
- What kind of clothes do you like to wear?
- Do you value time? Why?
- Do you wear a watch? Why?
- How do you feel if others have to wait for you?

Cue Card

Talk about a subject that many people discuss with you. Please say

- What is it?
- Why do you think they discuss it with you?
- How do you feel talking about it?

Discussion

- Why are quiz programs popular these days on TV?
- What is your opinion about TV as an educational tool?
- What are the advantages and disadvantages of it?
- Do you think academic research is important to today’s society? Why?
- Do you think the research findings should be accessible to all? Why?

IELTS test in the USA, Lithuania and India – April 2014 (Academic Module)

   

Listening test

Section 1. A phone call for a room reservation.

Section 2. A lecture about ancient tribes.
Questions: short-answer questions (no more than 1 word)

Section 3, 4. Don’t remember.

Reading test

Passage 1. About obesity issues in the USA.

Passage 2. About the scientist Jean Piaget and his theory that placed great importance on children’s education.
Questions: filling in blanks, short-answer questions, True/False/Not Given.

Passage 3. About monitoring of weather conditions in the 19th century.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

We were given a line graph and a pie chart. The line graph showed the female prisoners’ population in a European country between 1909 and 2001, while the pie chart illustrated the type of crime committed by the prisoners.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Some children nowadays take sports seriously while others play sports in their free time. Is it a positive or negative development? Give your own opinion and examples.

Speaking test

Interview

- What is your full name?
- Can I see your ID?
- Do you work or study?
- Where are you from?
- What region do you live in?
- Do you enjoy taking photos?
- Do you think it is important to be a good photographer?
- Do you enjoy learning history?
- Do you like to watch historical films?
- Which period of history do you like in particular?

Cue Card 1

Talk about a famous person in your country. Please say

- Who is this person?
- What does he/she do?
- What do you like the most about this person?

Cue Card 2

Talk about a website that you like to visit. Please say

- What is the name of this website?
- What is the most interesting thing about it?
- Why do you like it?

Discussion

- Do you use internet a lot?
- Do you shop online?