Our generous student from Saudi Arabia remembered the following Speaking questions from her recent IELTS exam:
Speaking test
Part 1 (Interview)
– Do you like going to the beach?
– How often do you visit the beach?
– What do you usually do when you are at the beach?
– Do you prefer relaxing or being active when you visit a beach?
– Do you often stay up late at night?
– Why do you stay up late, or why not?
– What do you usually do when you stay up late?
– How does staying up late affect your next day?
Part 2 (Cue Card)
Describe a goal you have achieved. You should say:
– what the goal was
– how you worked towards achieving it
– when you achieved it
and explain how you felt after reaching this goal.
Part 3 (Discussion)
– What does success mean to people?
– Are people who were disciplined as children more likely to be successful than others?
– What are some common ways to measure a person’s success?
– Do you think success is more about personal happiness or financial stability?
– How do cultural values influence the definition of success?
– Can failure be an important part of achieving success?
