IELTS Speaking part 1 - Guide

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Friday, September 25, 2009

IELTS Speaking: Basic Information

The IELTS Speaking Test is the final part of the exam. Your test will be at some time

between 1.30pm and .00pm. You !an take onl" "our I# do!ument into the exam

room.

The test lasts between 11 and 1$ minutes. You will be inter%iewed b" an examiner

who will re!ord "our !on%ersation. Timing is stri!tl" !ontrolled b" the examiner& so

don't be surprised if he or she interrupts "ou during an answer.

There are 3 parts to the Speaking Test(

1. Introdu!tion) inter%iew( around 10 *uestions in $ to minutes.

+. Short presentation( talk for + minutes with 1 minute to prepare.

3. #is!ussion( around *uestions in $ to minutes.

,reparation is the ke" to a good s!ore in IELTS Speaking. #ifferent skills are tested

in ea!h part& so "ou need to know exa!tl" what to do.

-e !an predi!t the kinds of *uestions that the examiner will ask. -e'll prepare ideas&

possible answers and good %o!abular" for ea!h part of the test.

osted by Simon in !bo"t t#e e$am, IELTS Speaking % erma&ink % 'omments ())*

IELTS Speaking: +ork or st"dy

These are !ommon *uestions at the start of the speaking test(

1. #o "ou work or are "ou a student

+. #o "ou like "our /ob ) !ourse -h" ) wh" not

Example answers(

1. efore I !ame to England I was working as an a!!ountant& but at the

moment I'm stud"ing English be!ause I hope to do a aster's here.

+. Yes& I reall" like m" /ob be!ause it's interesting and I work with a great team

of people. OR: Yes& I en/o" stud"ing English& but m" real aim is to do a

aster's and then find a /ob in an international !ompan".

Note:

#on't ask the examiner( 2#o "ou mean in m" !ountr" or here in England2 it doesn't

matter. #on't worr" if "ou ha%e a /ob and stud" at the same time "ou !an mention

both.

IELTS Speaking ,art 1( 'neighbours' topi!

I'%e re!entl" bought 4ambridge IELTS book 5. elow are some *uestions and

example answers from the first speaking test in the book. 6emember that part 1 is

supposed to be eas"& so "ou should gi%e short& dire!t answers.

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1. How well do you know your next-door neighbours?

I know m" neighbours *uite well. The"'re reall" ni!e people& and I alwa"s stop to talk

whene%er I see them. I think it's important to get on well with the people who li%e

next door.

2. How often do you see them?

I see m" neighbours at least a few times a week. -e usuall" see ea!h other when

we're lea%ing for work in the morning or !oming home in the e%ening.

3. h!t "roblems do "eo"le sometimes h!#e with their neighbours?

I think the most !ommon problem is probabl" noise. It's diffi!ult to li%e next to people

who ha%e a dog that barks at night& or who pla" loud musi! or ha%e too man" parties.

IELTS Speaking ,art 1( 'numbers' topi!

7ne of m" students had these *uestions in her exam last week. I'%e put an example

answer below ea!h one.

1$ %o you h!#e ! f!#ourite number or ! number th!t is s"e&i!l to you?

Yes& m" fa%ourite number is... be!ause it's the da" I was born on& and it's m" lu!k"

number.

2$ %o !ny numbers h!#e s"e&i!l im"ort!n&e in your &ountry?

Yes& !ertain ages are spe!ial. 8or example& "our 15th birthda" is important be!ause

it's when "ou are !onsidered to be!ome an adult.

3$ 're you good !t remembering numbers? hy ( why not?

9o& I'm not %er" good at remembering numbers. I don't think it's ne!essar" to learn

them b" heart: I /ust sa%e them on m" phone.

)$ h!t numbers do "eo"le often h!#e to memorise?

The most important number to remember on a dail" basis is the pin number for "our

bank !ard. -ithout this "ou !an't pa" for an"thing or get !ash out.

IELTS Speaking art : tra-e& #abits

6emember that ,art 1 *uestions are supposed to be eas". ;ust gi%e a simple answer

and a reason.

1. h!t form of tr!ns"ort do you "refer to use? hy?

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I prefer to tra%el b" !ar be!ause it means that I ha%e m" own spa!e.


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It's not exa!tl" the same be!ause "ou !an be happ" without laughing& and

sometimes we laugh when something bad has happened: a sense of humour !an

help us to !ope with diffi!ult situations.

IELTS Speaking ,art 1( emails and handwriting

't work or in your studies, do you often write things?

Yes& I write a lot of emails as part of m" /ob. I work for a !ompan" that has offi!es in

se%eral !ountries& so we use email to !ommuni!ate.

How often do you send e-m!ils?

I probabl" write between and 10 work emails e%er" da"& and I send emails to

friends or famil" a few times a week.

%o you "refer to write by h!nd or on ! &om"uter?

It depends what I>m doing. I prefer the !omputer for most things be!ause it>s faster

and "ou !an sa%e or !op" things& but I still like making notes or writing ideas down b"

hand.

%o you think &om"uters might one d!y re"l!&e h!ndwriting?

9o& I think we will alwa"s write b" hand as well. I think it>s an important skill& and

s!hools will !ontinue to tea!h !hildren to write b" hand before the" learn to t"pe.

IELTS Speaking ,art 1( short& simple answers

The first part of the IELTS Speaking Test lasts around $ to minutes. The examiner

asks about 10 *uestions related to "ou& "our dail" life and "our interests. 4ommon

topi!s are hobbies& famil"& friends& food& musi! et!.

,art 1 *uestions are supposed to be eas"& and the examiner must get through all of

the *uestions in minutes or less. That's onl" about 30 se!onds per *uestion. If "ou

tr" to gi%e long answers& the examiner will interrupt "ou. " ad%i!e is to keep ,art 1

answers %er" simple(

.o yo" prefer #ome/cooked food or food from resta"rants

I prefer #ome/cooked food beca"se I t#ink it1s #ea&t#ier and yo" kno+ e$act&y

+#at yo"1re eating I a&so en3oy cooking for fami&y and friends

You don't need to sa" an" more than this. ;ust answer the *uestion with a full

senten!e& gi%e a reason& and ma"be add one extra pie!e of information. Then stop

speaking. Stop with confidence and look at the examiner, ready for the next

question.

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IELTS Speaking ,art 1( 'a!!ommodation' topi!

?ere are some *uestions that I found on the offi!ial IELTS website& ielts.org. The

answers below are m" examples. 6emember to keep "our part 1 answers short and

simple. You don't need to show off in part 1.

1. ell me !bout the kind of !&&ommod!tion you li#e in.

I li%e in a house that has a li%ing room& a kit!hen& two bedrooms& a bathroom and a

small garden. It's not a %er" big house& but it's /ust right for me.

2. How long h!#e you li#ed there?

I'%e li%ed there for about fi%e "ears. It's the first house that I'%e owned: before that I

was renting an apartment.

3. h!t do you like !bout li#ing there?

I like li%ing there be!ause I think the house refle!ts m" personalit"( I de!orated it

m"self& I !hose all the furniture& and e%er"thing is where I want it to be.

). h!t sort of !&&ommod!tion would you most like to li#e in?

If I !ould& I'd bu" a bigger house near a bea!h or in the mountains& preferabl"

somewhere with a warm !limate.

IELTS Speaking !d-ice: record, transcribe, ana&yse

?ere are some steps that "ou !ould follow when pra!tising for the speaking test(

1. 4hoose a real speaking test from one of the 4ambridge books.

+. 6e!ord "ourself answering one or all of the parts of the test.

3. Listen to the re!ording and trans!ribe it @write down e%er"thing "ou saidA.

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I>m a *ualified do!tor& but at the moment I>m stud"ing English so that I !an work in

this !ountr".

2. %o you enoy your ob?

Yes& I reall" en/o" m" /ob. E%er sin!e I was a !hild I ha%e alwa"s wanted to be ado!tor: I>%e alwa"s wanted to be able to help people.

3. h!t*s the best thing !bout your ob?

The best thing about m" /ob is that I !an make a differen!e in people>s li%es. It>s a

great feeling to see someone re!o%er after an illness be!ause m" !olleagues and I

were able to help.

). %o you "refer working !lone or with others? hy?

In a hospital "ou ha%e to work as part of a team. I>%e got used to working with others&

and I think "ou !an a!hie%e a lot more as a team than "ou would alone.

IELTS Speaking ,art 1( negati%e answers

?ow do "ou answer *uestions about a topi! that "ou are not interested in 8or

example& man" people ha%e no interest in dan!ing& so what should the" sa"

" ad%i!e( /ust tell the truth. It's fine to sa" "ou don't like something. 6ead m"

examples below(

1. %o you like d!n&ing?

9o& I don't like dan!ing. I'm not a big musi! fan& and dan!ing /ust makes me feel

un!omfortable and self!ons!ious.

2. H!s !nyone e#er t!ught you to d!n&e?

9o& I'%e ne%er been interested in learning to dan!e& so I'%e ne%er taken an" lessons

or asked an"one to show me how to do it.

3. %o you think th!t tr!dition!l d!n&ing will be "o"ul!r in the future?

I'm afraid I ha%e no idea be!ause I don't follow what's happening in the dan!ing

worldC I suppose it will alwa"s be popular with some people.

IELTS Speaking ,art 1( '!ommuni!ation' topi!

?ere are some more examples for IELTS speaking part 1. 6emember to gi%e short&

eas"& dire!t answers.

1. How do you usu!lly kee" in tou&h with members of your f!mily?

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I mostl" keep in tou!h with m" famil" b" phone& and I'%e started using the Internet to

make %ideo !alls. I also tr" to %isit members of m" famil" in person as often as I !an.

2. %o you "refer to s"e!k to "eo"le by "hone or by writing em!ils?

It depends on the situation. I use email and text messages to !ommuni!ate withfriends& but m" parents prefer it if I phone them.

3. %o you e#er write letters by h!nd? /hy ( hy not?$

9o& I don't write letters b" hand be!ause it's so mu!h easier to send an email that will

arri%e immediatel".

). +s there !nything you dislike !bout mobile "hones?

-ell& I don't like listening to other people's !on%ersations in publi! pla!es& and I don'tlike it when someone's phone rings in the !inema or during a lesson.

IELTS Speaking ,art 1( !lothes

1. 're &lothes !nd &lothing f!shions im"ort!nt to you? /hy(hy not?$

9o& !lothes and fashions are not reall" important to me. I tend to wear !lothes that

are !omfortable and pra!ti!al rather than fashionable.

2. h!t different &lothes do you we!r for different situ!tions?

-ell& I ha%e to dress *uite formall" for work& so I wear a shirt and trousers.


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1. hi&h musi&!l instrument do you like listening to most? /hy?$

" fa%ourite musi!al instrument to listen to is the guitar. I like the fa!t that there are

different t"pes of guitar& like !lassi!al& a!ousti! and ele!tri!. I lo%e the %ariet" of

sounds a guitar !an make.

2. H!#e you e#er le!rned to "l!y ! musi&!l instrument?

I took some guitar lessons when I was "ounger and still ha%e a guitar at home. I

don't pla" it mu!h nowada"s. I wish I had more time to pra!tise.

3. %o you think &hildren should le!rn to "l!y !n instrument !t s&hool?

Yes& I think it's a great skill and it's reall" en/o"able to be able to pla" a musi!al

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ost of m" friends are about the same age as me be!ause we met at s!hool or

uni%ersit". I'%e got one or two friends who are older or "ounger that I met through

work.

2. %o you usu!lly see your friends during the week or !t weekends?

I tend to meet up with m" friends at weekends be!ause e%er"one's too bus" during

the week.

3. he l!st time you s!w your friends, wh!t did you do together?

It was one of m" friends' birthda" last weekend. Six of us went out for a meal to

!elebrate.

). +n wh!t w!ys !re your friends im"ort!nt to you?

I think it's important to ha%e friends that "ou !an talk to and share experien!es with.

" friends make me laugh& but I know I !an also rel" on them whene%er I need help

or support.

IELTS Speaking ,art 1( 'telephoning' topi!

?ere are some part 1 *uestions and sample answers from 4ambridge IELTS book D.

6emember to make "our part 1 answers short and simple. ;ust gi%e a dire!t answer&

followed b" a reason or one extra pie!e of information.

1. How often do you m!ke tele"hone &!lls?

I probabl" make three or four phone !alls e%er" da"& usuall" /ust to make

arrangements with work !olleagues or to speak to famil" and friends.

2. ho do you s"end most time t!lking to on the tele"hone?

I think it would be one of m" !losest work !olleagues. -e often !all ea!h other rather

than meeting fa!etofa!e.

3. hen do you think you*ll next m!ke ! tele"hone &!ll?

" famil" are expe!ting me to phone them as soon as I finish this exam. The"'ll want

to know how it went.

). %o you sometimes "refer to send ! text mess!ge inste!d of tele"honing?

Yes. I prefer to send a text message when I'm arranging something simple& like a

time to meet someone. In those situations& a phone !all isn't ne!essar".

IELTS Speaking ,art 1( 'to"s' topi!

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I'%e alread" done lessons about 'to"s' for part + and part 3 of the speaking test& so

let's tr" some part 1 *uestions about this topi!. 9oti!e that m" part 1 answers are

alwa"s short and dire!t.

1$ %id you "l!y with toys when you were ! &hild?

Yes& of !ourse. I lo%ed pla"ing with to"s when I was a !hild: I think all !hildren do.

2$ h!t kinds of toys did you like?


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1$ ho does most of the sho""ing in your household?

There isn't one person who does most of the shopping. I'd sa" it's a shared

responsibilit" be!ause we tend to go shopping together as a famil".

2$ h!t kind of sho""ing do you like doing?

I *uite like shopping for presents for people's birthda"s or for 4hristmas. " fa%ourite

t"pe of shop would ha%e to be a bookshop.

3$ +s sho""ing ! "o"ul!r !&ti#ity in your &ountry?

Yes& it's %er" popular. Saturda" is the busiest shopping da"& and lots of people treat

shopping as a kind of leisure a!ti%it"& rather than something pra!ti!al.

)$ h!t ty"es of sho"s do teen!gers like best in your &ountry?

I'm not an expert on teenage beha%iour& but I guess the" like bu"ing !lothes&

IELTS Speaking ,art 1( gi%ing negati%e answers

It's fine to gi%e negati%e answers in part 1 of the speaking test. ?ere are some

example negati%e answers for people who don't like sport(

1. h!t s"orts or "hysi&!l !&ti#ities do you regul!rly do?

Fnfortunatel" I don't ha%e time to do an" sports or ph"si!al a!ti%ities be!ause of m"

work !ommitments. I'd like to find more time for regular exer!ise.

2. hi&h s"ort or g!me would you like to be good !t?

I'd like to be good at tennis. It must be great to be able to hit the ball as hard as "ou

!an and wat!h it land exa!tl" where "ou wanted it to.

3. %o you "refer w!t&hing or "l!ying s"orts?

I don't wat!h mu!h sport on T and I'm not a big sports fan& so I think I wouldprobabl" en/o" doing sports more than wat!hing them.

). %o you think &hildren should be en&our!ged to do more s"ort?

Yes& I think that sport is reall" important for !hildren. Sports and games tea!h

!hildren to pla" together and tr" their best.

IELTS Speaking( full test

?ere's what a full test looks like.


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,ersonall"& no.


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prepared some !ommon topi!s @e.g. des!ribe a pla!e& a person& a hobb"A for the

short presentation


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problems in this part. If there is a word that "ou don't understand on the task !ard&

don't ask the examiner he)she is not allowed to help.

art )

In this part of the test& the examiner is allowed to rephrase the *uestion. If "ou don't

understand& /ust sa" something like( 2Sorr"& !an "ou explain that *uestion in adifferent wa" please2

IELTS Speaking ,art 1( home town

?ere are some part 1 *uestions and answers on the topi! of 'home town'. Tr"

!hanging the answers to similar ones about "our own town or !it". Heep "our

answers short& simple and dire!t.

1. here !re you from?

I'm from an!hester& whi!h is a !it" in the north west of England.

2. %o you like your home town? /hy?$

Yes& I like li%ing in an!hester be!ause it's where most of m" friends li%e& and

be!ause there are plent" of things to do there. The onl" thing I don't like is the

weather.

3. ould you "refer to li#e somewhere else? /hy?$

8or the moment I'm happ" li%ing here& but at some point I'd like to li%e in a !ountr"

with a warmer !limate& and I'd like to li%e near a bea!hC

). %o you think your home town is ! good "l!&e for young "eo"le? /hy?$

Yes& an!hester has lots of things for "oung people& su!h as sports fa!ilities& musi!

and !inemas.

IELTS Speaking art : fi-e simp&e r"&es

,art 1 of the IELTS Speaking test is supposed to be eas". You don't need to gi%e'diffi!ult' answers& and "ou should tr" to a%oid making mistakes.

7ere are fi-e simp&e r"&es for Speaking art :

1. Heep "our answers short& then stop with !onfiden!e.

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#o "ou like parks

Yes& I like parks be!ause the" are great pla!es to relax. If "ou li%e in a !it"& a park is

often the onl" pla!e where "ou !an es!ape from the noise and the traffi!.

IELTS Speaking art : 1&ang"age &earning1 topic

Tr" answering the following 'part 1' *uestions. 6emember to follow the rules in last

week's lesson.

1. #o "ou like learning languages

+. ?ow did "ou learn the languages that "ou know

3. -h" do people learn more than one language

$. #o "ou think that all !hildren should learn foreign languages at s!hool

IELTS Speaking art : keep it simp&e

Instead of !orre!ting the grammar mistakes in the senten!es below& tr" rewriting thesenten!es in an easier wa".

1. I admire learning languages as !ommuni!ation bridges.

+. I also do general readings in m" spare time.

3. oreo%er& learning foreign languages helps us talk friendl".

$. It open more a%enues for getting a better /ob.

. Young age is the right time to learn multiple languages.

B. You !an break man" hurdles and expand "our horions.

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?ere are m" sample answers to last week's *uestions(

1. h!t g!mes !re "o"ul!r in your &ountry?

-ell& if we !an !onsider sports as games& then football is definitel" the most popular

game in m" !ountr"& but we also lo%e board games like !hess.

2. %o you "l!y !ny g!mes?

9ot regularl" these da"s. I pla" the o!!asional game of tennis with m" brotherinlaw&

and I re!entl" pla"ed a bowling game on the 9intendo -ii with m" nephew. I wasn't

%er" good at it.

3. How do "eo"le le!rn to "l!y g!mes in your &ountry?

I think !hildren tea!h ea!h other to pla" games. I remember a friend at primar"s!hool tea!hing me to pla" !hess& for example.

). %o you think it*s im"ort!nt for "eo"le to "l!y g!mes?

Yes& it's reall" important& espe!iall" for !hildren. I think resear!h has shown that pla"

!an impro%e brain de%elopment& intelligen!e& !reati%it"& and the abilit" to !ooperate

with others.

IELTS Speaking art : #o"se or apartment

?ere are some %er" !ommon *uestions from part 1 of the speaking test. ?ow would"ou answer them

1. #o "ou li%e in a house or an apartment

+. -hi!h is "our fa%ourite room in "our home -h"

3. -ould "ou !hange an"thing about "our home -h" ) wh" not

$. -ould "ou like to mo%e to a different home in the future

IELTS Speaking: correct t#e mistakes

?ere are some senten!es that students wrote below last week's lesson. 4an "ou

!orre!t the mistake@sA in ea!h one

1. I would want the walls to be painted in bright !olors& arrange the furniture

with some good interior designers.

+. If I am well off& I would like to mo%e into mu!h more bigger house.

3. If I had enough mone"& I will bu" some more household applian!es.

$. " fa%ourite room is m" li%ing room be!ause most of the time I spent in that

room.

. It goes without sa"ing that I am *uite passionate about m" bedroom.

IELTS Speaking ,art 1( sample answers

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6emember to keep "our part 1 answers short and dire!t: the examiner will interrupt

"ou if "ou don't. ?ere are m" sample answers to the 'house or apartment' *uestions

from two weeks ago(

.o yo" &i-e in a #o"se or an apartment

I li%e in a semideta!hed house with three bedrooms in a suburb of an!hester. I'%e

li%ed there for /ust o%er a "ear.

2 ;#ic# is yo"r fa-o"rite room in yo"r #ome ;#y

I don't reall" ha%e a fa%ourite room. ut if I had to !hoose& I'd sa" the li%ing room

be!ause that's where I go to sit and relax.

) ;o"&d yo" c#ange anyt#ing abo"t yo"r #ome ;#y < +#y not

Yes& I'%e been meaning to rede!orate it sin!e I mo%ed in last "ear. It needs a new

kit!hen& so that's what I'd !hange first.

= ;o"&d yo" &ike to mo-e to a different #ome in t#e f"t"re

Yes& I'd definitel" mo%e again at some point if I !ould afford to. I'd like to li%e in the

!ountr"side& or ma"be in a different !it" or !ountr".

IELTS ocab"&ary: &ess common a&ternati-es

Let's look at some of the %o!abular" from 8rida"'s speaking lesson& and someinteresting alternati%es. The alternati%es on the right are a bit less !ommon& and

might impress the examiner if "ou used them.

1. with three bedrooms J a threebedroomed house

+. in ! suburb of !n&hester J on the outskirts of an!hester

3. rel!x J unwind& put m" feet up& wind down

$. it needs ! new kit&hen J it !ould do with a new kit!hen

9ote(

2!ould do with2 is an informal wa" of sa"ing 2need2 e.g. I !ould do with a drink& I!ould do with some help& I !ould do with another few da"s to finish this pro/e!t.

IELTS Speaking art : 1parks1 topic

Se%eral students ha%e had this topi! re!entl". ?ow would "ou answer

1. #o "ou like parks -h" ) wh" not

+. ?ow often do "ou %isit parks

3. -h" are parks an important part of man" towns and !ities

$. -hat do "ou think !ould be done to make parks better

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?ere are m" sample answers for last week's *uestions. 6emember that part 1

answers are supposed to be short and dire!t. You don't need to 'show off' in this part

of the testC

.o yo" &ike parks ;#y < +#y not

Yes& I like parks be!ause the"'re great pla!es to relax or go for a walk. I think e%er"

!it" needs some green spa!e where people !an es!ape from the !rowds.

2 7o+ often do yo" -isit parks

There's a park %er" !lose to where I li%e& so I probabl" go there on!e or twi!e a week

if the weather's ni!e.

) ;#y are parks an important part of many to+ns and cities

,arks are like an oasis where people get awa" from the hustle and bustle of !it" life.

The" are where people go to ha%e lun!h& to take some exer!ise& or to forget about

work for a while.

= ;#at do yo" t#ink co"&d be done to make parks better

The parks in big !ities are alread" reall" good in m" opinion. If I think about the

famous parks in London& ,aris or 9ew York& I !an't imagine what I would do to

impro%e them.

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1. Do you ever use maps

!. "hen do people usually need to use a map

#. Do you prefer electronic or paper maps

$. Do you ever ask people for directions instead of usin% a map

6emember to keep "our answers short and simple. This topi! might surprise "ou& butit isn't diffi!ult.

IELTS Speaking( 'maps' answers

?ere are m" sample answers for last week's *uestions about maps. 6emember that

m" answers are short and simple be!ause this is what the examiner re*uires in part

1 of the test.

1. %o you e#er use m!"s?

Yes. -hene%er I go somewhere new& I plan m" /ourne" with the help of a map.

2. hen do "eo"le usu!lly need to use ! m!"?

I imagine that some people use a map e%er" da" if the" tra%el to different pla!es for

work. 7thers might onl" use a map when the"'re on holida".

3. %o you "refer ele&troni& or "!"er m!"s?

I still prefer paper maps for a long /ourne": I like being able to open the map out on atable and see the full /ourne" ahead.

). %o you e#er !sk "eo"le for dire&tions inste!d of using ! m!"?

7nl" if I'm reall" lost. -hene%er I ask for dire!tions& I find it diffi!ult to remember

what the person said. So I prefer to find m" own wa".

IELTS Speaking: +#ic# part is t#e most important

#o the 3 parts of the speaking test !arr" e*ual weighting when "our s!ore is

!al!ulated& or is one part more important

The simple answer is that the 3 parts are not s!ored separatel": the examiner rates

the student's performan!e as a whole. In this sense& neither part is more important.

?owe%er& it's useful to think about the 3 parts like this(

• ,art 1 is supposed to be *uite eas" @like a warmupA& so "ou won't get a high

s!ore if "ou only do well in this part.

• ,art + is when the examiner reall" gets a !han!e to assess how good "ou

are. ?e)she will now ha%e an idea of what s!ores to gi%e "ou.

• #uring part 3& the examiner is making his)her final de!ision. < goodperforman!e here !an boost "our s!ore.

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IELTS Speaking ,art 1( '!olle!ting' topi!

Tr" preparing some short& eas" answers to the following *uestions(

1A ?a%e "ou e%er !olle!ted an"thing as a hobb" @-hatA

+A -hat kinds of thing do people often like !olle!ting3A -h" do "ou think people !olle!t !ertain ob/e!ts

$A Is there an"thing that "ou would like to !olle!t in the future

IELTS Krammar( !orre!t the mistakes

?ere are some senten!es that people wrote below "esterda"'s speaking lesson

@about '!olle!ting'A. 4an "ou find and !orre!t the mistakes

1A There are a lot of things that people often are !olle!t.

+A I think people often go to gather small things su!h as stamps.+A -hene%er I went in a %a!ation& I used this opportunit" to bu" another ob/e!t.

3A Let me think& ma" be %aluable wat!hes whi!h their pri!es in!rease b" time.

A ,eople !olle!ting things for man" reasons for example the" do it as a hobb".

IELTS Speaking ,art 1( '!olle!ting' answers

?ere are m" sample answers to the *uestions from last week.

1$ H!#e you e#er &olle&ted !nything !s ! hobby? /h!t?$

Yes. -hen I was "ounger I used to !olle!t ke"rings. I remember that m" fa%ourite

was a Lego man ke"ring that someone bought me as a present.

2$ h!t kinds of thing do "eo"le often like &olle&ting?

Some people !olle!t !heap items like stamps& ke"rings or to"s. 7thers !olle!t

expensi%e anti*ues& wat!hes& /eweller" or e%en !ars.

3$ hy do you think "eo"le &olle&t &ert!in obe&ts?

a"be the" like the !onstant sear!h for a new item& or the" want to remember pastexperien!es. 7thers might like the feeling of organising and presenting what the"

own.

)$ +s there !nything th!t you would like to &olle&t in the future?

Yes. If I !ould afford it& I'd lo%e to ha%e a !olle!tion of guitars in different !olours&

shapes and siesC
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