Suggested questions for stage 1

Suggested questions for stage 1

Warm-up

1. Could you show me your identification card please?
2. Could you tell me your full name please?
3. What shall I call you?
4. Does your name have any special meaning?
5. Why do so many people change their names?
6. Is your name important to you?

Hometown or birth place
1. Where do you come from?
2. Where do you live?
3. Can you tell me something about your hometown?
4. Can you tell me some famous landscapes or scenic spots in your hometown?
5. Can you tell me some history of your hometown?

Personal background and information

1. Are you a student or do you have a job?
2. What do you like most about your study?
3. What kind of job do you prefer after graduation?
4. What is your major?
5. What do you do for living?
6. Could you tell me a typical day of yours?
7. How do you get your job?
8. Are you satisfied with your job?
9. What do you like most about your job?
10. What kind of job do you prefer in the future?

Hobby or inclination

1. What do you usually do in your spare time?
2. Do you prefer to stay alone or with your friends?
3. What do you usually do on weekends and weekdays?
4. What do you usually do when you go out?
5. What do you usually do with your friends?
6. Do you like reading?
7. What kind of books do you like best?
8. Do you like English? Why or why not?
9. What do you think of the importance of English?
10. What are good hobbies and bad hobbies? Why?

Future plan

1. Why do you take the IELTS test?
2. What are you planning to do in the next five years?
3. What are you planning to do in the next ten years?
4. What is the first thing you will do when you arrive at the new place?

Speaking Practice Test

Good afternoon. My name is Darryl. Could you tell me your full name please? What should I call you? Thank you

1

-         Do you work or are you a student?

-         Can you tell me about your job?

-         When is the busiest time in your job

-         If you could change your job, what would you prefer to do?

-         What kind of music do you enjoy to listening to?

-         Do you play a musical instrument?

-         What musical instruments do most people play in your home country?

-         If you can play a musical instrument does it help you to enjoy music more?

2

Now I’d like to ask you to speak for 1-2 minutes on a topic

You have one minute to plan your answer.

Here is a pencil and a paper to make notes.

Here is your topic. I’d like you to describe your favorite teacher.

Thank you. Can you start speaking now? You have 1-2 minutes. I will tell you when the time is up.

Describe your favorite teacher.

You should say:

-         Who was this teacher

-         What this teacher taught

-         How long have you had this teacher and explain why you liked this teacher so much

Thank you. Did other students also like this teacher?

3

We have been talking about teaching and I’s like to ask you a few questions about teaching and education.

-         What are the qualities of a good teacher?

-         What differences in teaching styles have you experienced with different teachers?

-         Should teachers use discipline in the classroom?

-         Can students learn from computers?

-         Can you describe the education system in your country?

-         When should children start formal schooling?

-         Has education changed since your parents’ day – in the last 25 years?

-         Should education be free

Thank you. That is the end of the Speaking Test

[IELTS] [speaking] Phrase và idiom (Mat Clark)

[IELTS] [speaking] Phrase và idiom (Mat Clark)

Phrase	Explain
up-market	fashionable
work flat out	work very hard
on the go	very busy
pass with flying colors	pass with a high score
sail through	finish sth easily and quickly
to flunk	fail/perform badly
cross the bridge when sb come to it	deal with a problem when it arrives
chill out to	relax
have one's nose in a book	read a book
block out	ignore
jot down	write quickly
the in thing	fashionable
at the height of fashion	fashionable
up-to-the-minute	the most recent
off the top of one's head	without any help
not as good as it's/they're cracked up to be	not as good as people say
run of themill	average, typical
soul mate	best friend
a sounding board	a good person to talk to
push the boat out	have a party
make merry	drink and eat
in high spirits	happy
bump into	meet
make sb's acquaintance	get to know sb
go for a dip	go swimming
get one's sea legs	get used to being on a ship/boat
technophobe	someone who can't use a computer
here and there	in different places
once in a blue moon	not very often
two left feet	describing someone who can't dance
all the rage	fashionable
have a chinwag	have a conversation
on cloud nine	happy
down in the dumps	sad
the real McCoy	genuine, not fake
film buff	someone who loves films
the wee hours	very early in the morning - after midnight
in the dead of night	very late at night
make a fuss over	care very much for
early bird	someone who gets up early
burn to a crisp	burn food
rustle up	cook sth quickly without a recipe

IELTS SPEAKING QUESTIONS

IELTS SPEAKING QUESTIONS

1. What is the meaning of your name? 
2. Does your name affect your personality? 
3. Tell me something about your hometown. 
4. What are the differences in accent between your hometown and Hanoi? 
5. What is the character of the people like in your hometown? 
6. What is people's favorite food in the region where you live? 
7. Do you think that people have enough time for leisure now? 
8. Are there any historic monuments in your region? 
9. Describe your Job? How do you spend your typical day?
10. Tell me something about the Hue Festival. 
11. How have weddings changed in recent years?
12. Tell me something about the Festival of your country.
13. Describe a traditional wedding ceremony. 
14. Name a person whom you admire? Why? What influence does he / she has on your life? Would you like to become like him / her in future?
15. Are there any traditions concerning the birth of a baby?
16. How do you like city? Compare it to your hometown. How did you get to this place?
17. What place do you like best in Hanoi? 
18. What places in Delhi should a foreigner visit? 
19. What places would you recommend a visitor to go to in your region/hometown? 
20. If you had the choice, where would you choose to live in India?
21. Which parts of India would you recommend a foreigner to visit? 
22. Tell me something about your family. 
23. Which is your favorite colour? 
24. Do you think colours influence our life? How?
25. Which is the best place you've been to in India?
26. Who does most of the household chores in your family? 
27. Are the traditional sexual roles within the family changing?
28. Why is the divorce rate increasing so rapidly? Is it a problem? 
29. What is your opinion of the planning family policy? 
30. How do you discipline your child? 
31. Is it acceptable for couples to live together without marrying?
32. If you had the choice, would you have a son or a daughter?
33. Are you going to bring your child up any differently to the way your parents did? 
34. What hopes do you have for your child? (if you are married)
35. Do women still have too heavy a burden in their day to day life? 
36. Is the increasing influence of the West largely a positive or negative thing?

37. Are you looking forward to anything in particular in Australia / UK / USA?
38. What do you do in your leisure time? 
39. What will you do if you fail the IELTS?

40. Who should bear the responsibility for payment of tuition fees? 
41. What can be done to improve education in rural areas? 
42. Have recent changes affected your job in any way? 
43. Do you agree with private education? Why? 
44. What can be done to close the gap between urban and rural areas? 
45. If you had the power, what changes would you carry out within education? 
46. Describe a typical working day for you
47. How do you see yourself in ten years time? 
48. If you had the opportunity to change your job, what would you do instead?
49. If you had one million dollars, what would you do with it? 
50. If you could start your life again, would you do anything differently? 
51. What ambitions do you have? 
52. Which country/place would you most like to visit? 
53. What changes do you think India will see in the next few years? 
54. Will any possible future changes affect your job in any way? 
55. How do you think you will cope abroad?
56. How does it feel to go abroad for the first time?
57. Are you looking forward to anything in particular in Australia / UK / USA?
58. What do you do in your leisure time? 
59. What will you do if you fail the IELTS? 
60. Why are you giving IELTS? What course / job do you intend to pursue after IELTS?

IELTS SPEAKING TOPIC PART 1 (NEXT)

IELTS SPEAKING TOPICS – PART 1 (Next)Describe yourself.

HOBBIES

·         Do you have any hobbies?

·         What are some of your hobbies?

·         When did you first develop this hobby?

·         What are some of the advantages of having a hobby?

·         How much time do you spend on your hobby?

FILMS

·         Do you enjoy watching movies?

·         What’s your favourite film?

·         Who are your favourite actors?

·         How often do you watch films?

SHOPPING

·         Do you enjoy shopping?

·         How do you feel about shopping?

·         Do you like shopping on the Internet?

·         Do you have any favourite stores?

·         What don’t you like about shopping?

·         Which is the most popular place to shop in your hometown?

SPORTS

·         Do you like sports?

·         Do you enjoy watching sports?

·         Do you enjoy participating in any sports?

·         Which sports are most popular in your country?

·         What’s your favourite sport/

·         When did you first become interested in sports?

·         How often do you participate in sports?

·         What equipment do you need for your favourite sport?

FOOD

·         What are some of your favourite foods?

·         What foods are popular in your country?

·         What are some of the famous dishes of your country?

·         Do you enjoy cooking?

FESTIVAL

·         What’s the most important festival in your country?

·         How do people celebrate this festival?

·         What special food is associated with this festival?

·         What special activities are associated with this festival?

·         What do you enjoy most about this festival?

·         Do you think festivals are important for a society?

TELEVISION

·         Do you watch television a lot?

·         What do you usually watch on television?

·         How many hours of television do you usually watch?

·         What are the most popular shows in your country?

·         What kind of shows do you like to watch?

·         What are some advantages of television?

·         What are someof the disadvantages of television?

·         What did you last watch on television?

·         Why do you think certain TV shows are so popular?

TOURISM

·         Which places would you recommend to a visitor to your country?

·         Do a lot of tourists visit your country?

·         What do they usually do there?

·         How has tourism changed your country?

·         Is your country expensive for most tourists?

·         What are some famous landmarks in your country?

DAILY ROUTINE

·         Describe your daily routine.

·         What do you usually do?

·         What do you do on the weekend?

·         What is you typical weekday like?

·         Does your life change much from week to week?

·         Do you have any free time during the week?

YOUR COUNTRY

·         Which country are you from?

·         Where is this country located?

·         Which part of the country do most people live in?

·         What are the main industries in your country?

·         Is it easy to travel around your country?

CLOTHES

·         What type of clothes do you like to wear?

·         What kind of clothes do people in your country usually wear?

·         How important is fashion to you?

·         What kind of clothes do you dislike?

·         Do you think people behave differently in different kinds of clothes?

·         What kind of clothes do people wear to work in your country?

·         Are clothes expensive in your country?

GOING OUT

·         Do you like going out or staying at home?

·         What do you like to do when you go out?

·         How often do you go out?

·         Do people in your country go out a lot?

·         How and where do people in your country usually socialize?

·         What kind of entertainment is popular in your country?

GAMES

·         Do you enjoy playing any games?

·         What kind of games do you play?

·         Do you think adults should play games?

·         What do children learn from games?

·         What kind of games did you play when you were a child?

·         What games are popular in your country today?

·         What kind of games were popular when you were young?

·         Do you think mental games like chess are good for you?

COLOURS

·         Do you have a favourite colour?

·         What are your country’s colours?

·         Do you think colours affect our moods?

·         Can you learn anything about a person from the colours he / she likes?

·         Do you like the same colours now as you did when you were a child?

MUSIC

·         Do you like music?

·         What kind of music do you like?

·         When do you usually listen to music?

·         What kind of music did you like when you were younger?

·         What kind of music is popular in your country?

·         Do you play any musical instruments?

·         Do you wish you could play any musical instruments?

·         Which is your favourite instrument?