IELTS Speaking Training

IELTS speaking

Some time ago I started thinking how to help my students train IELTS Speaking. Most of them manage to practice twice or three times a week with me, but that is not enough for them to prepare well. Even if they do practice alone, they can’t control the time well enough.

So, I recorded IELTS questions with special intervals of time (15 seconds for Part 1 and 45 seconds for Part 3). Now you can try practicing yourself. When you hear that I start asking my next question, just stop speaking and listen carefully, this will help you to prepare for real IELTS test format.

One more tip – try to record yourself as you are answering. Then you can listen to yourself, improve your answer and train again with the same recording.

If you find such training useful, just leave me a comment, I’ll try to record some more practices later.

Practice 1

Four introductory questions.

Part 1

 

Part 2

 

 

Describe a place where you enjoyed learning about another culture

You should say:

  • what place it was
  • why you went there
  • what you learned

and explain why you enjoyed learning about this culture.

Part 3

 

Practice 2

Four introductory questions.

Part 1

 

Part 2

 

 

Describe an older member of your family who you like to spend time with

You should say:

  • when you are together
  • how often you are together
  • what you do together

and explain why you like to spend time with him or her

Part 3

 

Practice 3

Four introductory questions.

Part 1

 

Part 2

 

 

Describe something that is produced in your country (e.g., a food, a handicraft, or a car)

You should say:

  • what the product is
  • what it is used for
  • how it is made

and explain why your country produces this thing.

Part 3

 

Practice 4

Four introductory questions.

Part 1

 

Part 2

 

 

Describe a film you didn’t like.

You should say:

  • when you saw it
  • where you saw it
  • what it was about

and explain why you didn’t like it.

Part 3

 

Practice 5

Four introductory questions.

Part 1

 

Part 2

 

 

Describe a university class you studied

You should say:

  • what the subject was
  • where you studied it
  • what the contents of the class were

and explain why you studied this subject

Part 3

 

 

Practice 6

Four introductory questions.

Part 1

 

Part 2

 

 

 Describe a time when you are very busy.

You should say:

  • when this time is
  • what you do at this time
  • how you arrange your time

and explain how you feel after this busy time is over

Part 3

 

 

Practice 7

Four introductory questions.

Part 1

 

Part 2

 

 

 Describe a sport you know about.

You should say:

  • what people wear in this sport
  • what equipment is used in this sport
  • where this sport is played

and explain why you are interested in this sport

Part 3

 

 

Practice 8

Four introductory questions.

Part 1

 

Part 2

 

 

 Describe a park or garden that you enjoyed visiting

You should say:

  • where it was
  • what it looked like
  • what you did there

and explain why you liked it.

Part 3

 

 

Practice 9

Four introductory questions.

Part 1

 

Part 2

 

 

Describe an advertisement that you have seen, and liked.

You should say:

  • when you saw it
  • where you saw it
  • what the advertisement was about

and explain why you liked it

Part 3

 

Next practices will feature only Part 2 and 3, which are the most difficult to train.

Practice 10

Part 2

 

 

Describe a useful website that you have visited.

You should say:

  •         when you visited it
  •         how you first found out about this website
  •         what the website is about

and explain why you think it was useful.

Part 3

 

Practice 11

Part 2

 

 

Describe something that helped you learn another language.

You should say:

  •    what it was
  •    where you used it
  •    who you used it with

and explain how this thing helped you.

Part 3

 

Practice 12

Part 2

 

 

Describe a photograph that you like.

You should say:

  •         what is in the photograph
  •         when it was taken
  •         who took it

and explain why you like it.

Part 3

 

Practice 13

Part 2

 

 

Describe a special meal you would like to have.

You should say:

  •         who you would invite to eat with you
  •         where you would eat
  •         what you would eat

and explain why you would like to have this special meal.

Part 3

 

Practice 14

Part 2

 

 

Describe a foreign country that you are interested in visiting.

You should say:

  •         where it is
  •         how you know about this country
  •         what this country is like
  •         what you would like to do there

and explain why you would like to visit this country

Part 3

 

Practice 15

Part 2

 

 

Describe a book you have read that was recommended by someone.

You should say:

  •         who recommended it
  •         what book it was
  •         what the book was about
  •         who wrote the book

and explain why they recommended this book

Part 3

 

Practice 16

Part 2

 

 

Describe an interesting conversation you recently had with someone you didn’t know.

You should say:

  •         who the person was
  •         where you met
  •         what you talked about

and explain why you think it was an interesting conversation

Part 3

 

Practice 17

Part 2

 

 

Describe a famous person from your country (who has made an impression on your society).

You should say:

  •         who this person is
  •         why they are famous
  •         how you know about this person
  •         what type of work they do

and explain what impression this person has made on your society.

Part 3

 

Practice 18

Part 2

 

 

Describe a statue or another work of art that you have seen.

You should say:

  •         where you saw it
  •         when you saw it
  •         what it looked like

and explain your impressions of this work of art.

Part 3

 

Practice 19

Part 2

 

 

Describe a family business that you are familiar with.

You should say:

  •         what business it is
  •         how you know this business
  •         who the customers of the business are

and explain why you think this business is successful.

Part 3

 

Practice 20

Part 2

 

 

Describe a difficult decision that you had to make.

You should say:

  •             what the decision was
  •             how you made your decision
  •             who helped you make this decision
  •             what the results of the decision were

and explain the impact that this decision had on your life.

Part 3

 

 

Practice 21

Part 2

 

 

Describe a high school subject you did not like very much.

You should say:

  •         what subject it was
  •         who your teacher was
  •         how difficult it was

and explain why you didn’t like studying this subject very much.

Part 3

 

 

Practice 22

Part 2

 

 

Describe a group that you are part of, (e.g., a film club, a sports club)

You should say:

  •         where it is
  •         what the group does
  •         how often you go there

and explain why you enjoy being part of this group

Part 3

 

 

Practice 23

Part 2

 

 

Describe a house or apartment that you have recently visited and liked.

You should say:

  •         where it was
  •         when you visited it
  •         what was interesting about it

and explain why you liked it.

Part 3

 

 

Practice 24

Part 2

 

 

Describe a person who you like to spend time with.

You should say:

  •  how often you are together
  • what personal characteristics he or she has that you like
  • what you usually do together

and explain why you like to spend time with this person.

Part 3

 

 

Practice 25

Part 2

 

 

Describe an important letter that you received.

You should say:

  •                who wrote it
  •                what the letter was about
  •                how you felt about the letter

and explain why it was important.

Part 3

 

 

Practice 26

Part 2

 

 

Describe your favourite season or time of the year.

You should say:

  •    what season (or time of the year) it is
  •    what the weather is like at this time
  •    what do people usually do at this time

and explain why you enjoy that season or time of the year

Part 3

 

 

Practice 27

Part 2

 

 

Describe a TV program that you like to watch.

You should say:

  • what type of program it is
  • when you watch it (or, how often you watch it)
  • what the contents of the program are

and explain what you learn from this program.

Part 3

 

 

Practice 28

Part 2

 

 

Describe a plan you have for the future

You should say:

  •         what it is
  •         why you have this plan
  •         what the first step in your plan is
  •         what you will need to do in order to make the plan work

and explain how you think you will feel after you achieve this

Part 3

 

 

Practice 29

Part 2

 

 

Describe a thing you cannot live without, (besides a mobile phone and a computer).

You should say:

  •         what it is
  •         how long you have had it (or, when you got it)
  •         what you use it for

and explain why you think you cannot live without this thing.

Part 3

 

 

Practice 30

Part 2

 

 

Describe a time when you moved to a new school or home

You should say:

  •         when you moved
  •         where you moved from and to
  •         why you moved

and explain how you felt about this move

Part 3

 

 

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