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IELTS Speaking Exam Guide

L1 Listen to a candidate talking about the IELTS test
1. Fill in the gaps as you listen to answer Questions 1-6. What is different about the 3 parts of the test?
How many expressions with ‘end’ do you hear?

on end
Although I’d practised for hours 1……………………, I was still quite nervous before my
In the end
speaking test because I didn’t know what to expect. 2……………………… it was really
not as bad as I thought it would be. In Parts 1 and 2 the topics were much more
personal
3………………… and I mostly spoke about myself, my family, friends and experiences
I’d had. I did notice the test changed in Part 3; the questions seemed more formal
local/
local/
to me and I had to speak more about 4…………… and 5…………….. issues. I suppose
global
global
at the end
6 …………………… it was like any interview; I had to listen carefully to the questions
of the day
and make sure my answers were clear.

2. Match the example responses in Column B to the appropriate part of the IELTS Speaking test in Column A.

2 Part 1: 4, 6
4 I absolutely hate cooking! I’ll make up any excuse not
Column A ANSWER Column B to have to do it.
Note the expressions used. To show feeling –
‘absolutely hate’. This emotion is then supported with
1 When I think about old buildings, one particular an explanation.
Part 2 building springs to mind. It is in the north of my
6 Well, I’ve been doing the same job now for about 10
country and I went there with my family last year.
years. I’m a doctor and I work in a general hospital, but
Part 1 2 The way I see it, music and culture cannot be I also run my own private clinic.
Part 3 Instead of starting with what the job is, another way is
separated, but then again, it does also depend to start with how long you’ve been doing the job. – ‘for
on other factors like age and how you were about 10 years’ / “I haven’t been in this job for very
long”...
brought up.
Part 2: 1, 5
3 Teachers need to be more aware of how their When I think about old buildings, one particular building
behaviour can affect the way their students learn. springs to mind. It is in the north of my country and I
Part 3 My own personal experiences and those of my went there with my family last year.
friends certainly proved that this is the case.
Part 2 I’m going to talk about the friend I spend most time
Like many others, we had teachers whose with. I’ve known her since I was a child. In fact, our
methods actually made us not want to learn. mothers were close friends, so we probably saw each
other most weekends.
Note the different expressions used to introduce Topic
Part 1 4 I absolutely hate cooking! I’ll make up any 2. [Instead of -‘The topic I’m going to talk about’ …]
excuse not to have to do it.
Part 3: 2, 3
5 I’m going to talk about the friend I spend most Note how the language here is more formal. In Part 3
the language is more similar to written English. Like in
Part 2 time with. I’ve known her since I was a child. writing Task 2, there is a main idea which is then sup-
In fact, our mothers were close friends, so we ported with an explanation, personal or global evidence,
Part 3 probably saw each other most weekends. example or reason.
2 The way I see it, music and culture cannot be sepa-
6 Well, I’ve been doing the same job now for about rated [Main idea], but then again, it does also depend
Part 1 10 years. I’m a doctor and I work in a general on other factors like age and how you were brought
hospital, but I also run my own private clinic. up.[Support]
3 Teachers need to be more aware of how their behav-
iour can affect the way their students learn. [Main idea]
My own personal experiences and those of my friends
certainly proved that this was the case. [Personal evi-
dence/support] Like many others, we had teachers
whose methods actually made us not want to
learn.[Reason/explanation]
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