
Thanks to a very kind IELTS trainer, today we’re sharing the Speaking questions their student had in a recent IELTS exam in India:
Speaking test
Part 1 (Interview)
– What is your name?
– Where do you live?
– Do you work or study?
– What do you want to do in the future?
– Which school did you go to?
– Is it a good place to study?
– Is your hometown a good place for young people?
– Let’s talk about languages.
– What languages have you learnt at school?
– Is it important for children to learn other languages? Why?
– Would you like to learn a new language? Why / why not?
Part 2 (Cue Card)
Describe a photograph or a painting that you like. You should say
– what it shows
– who took / painted it
– how it makes you feel
and explain why you like this photograph or painting.
Part 3 (Discussion)
– Let’s talk about painting and drawing.
– Is it important for children to learn how to paint or draw?
– What kind of skills do children learn from painting?
– Some schools don’t teach painting, why is that?
– What kind of photographs do people hang on their walls? Why?
– Some people like their walls empty. Why is that?


