Speaking Preparation
IELTS
The examiner will introduce about her self anf after that she will
interview you in 4-5 minutes
Topics : Hometown /neighbourhood family
work Hobbies
study Food
friends Sport
Speaking Part 1
After introduction, you will choose two topics
Pronunciation ( can they understand you well or pronounce the words well)
Fluency ( Speak clearly )
Vocabulary ( use high level vocabularies, avoid the low level one such as ..ood and bad)
Grammar
Tips for speaking part 1
• Confident, friendly and eye contact.
•Expand your answers
Example : Where are you from? Jakarta X
• Exictement
•Vocabulary
•Practice
•Don’t speak with monotone
•Don’t Give yes/no answer
•Don’t repeat the questions “ do you like sport? Yes, I like sport”
•Go off the topic
•Answer I don’t know
•Speak to quickly or slowly
•Don’t worry about perfect english
3 Minutes a) look at the question card for 1 minute
b) Talk for 2 minutes
•The examiner will not ask you (interview) but you speak for 2 minutes
• Describe the things
Speaking Part 2
Example “ Describe a museum that you have visited”
You should say ….
Where it is
Why you went there
What you particularly remember
etc
Tips for speaking part 2
• Take notes/ write keywords (keep on the topic and organize)
• Explain it point to point
•Expand uses senses
•Organize the speech “ intro-body-conclusion”
• Use introductory phrases “ I want to talk about”
•Use transitions (firstly, secondly…)
• Don’t memorize the answers
•Don’t write too much keywords
•Panic
•Don’t use boring words
•Don’t worry about your accent
4-5 minutes interview
•Predict, analyze, compare, give opinion
•Theme related to part 2
Example: Teacher - Education
Speaking Part 3
Tips for speaking part 3
• Listen for keywords in the question
•Give detail, examples , reasons
•Stick to the point
•Think you will do well
•Don’t use I think too much
Speaking for part 1
FAMILY
Describe your family?
Do you have a large or small family?
How much time do you spend with your
family?
What do you like to do together as a fam
ily?
Do you get along well with your family?
Are people in your country generally clos
e to their families?
WORK
What do you do?
What are your responsibilities?
How many hours do you work each day?
Do you enjoy your work?
Is there some other kind of work you would rather do?
If you could change your job or profession, what would you d
o?
Describe the process of getting a job in your country.
Describe the company or organization you work for.
What is your position?
What do you like about your job?
What do you dislike about your job?
EDUCATION
Describe your education.
What kind of school did you go to as a child
?
Did you go to a co-educational school?
What was your favourite subject as a child?
Who was your favourite teacher?
What is the education system like in your co
untry?
Do you think your country has an effective e
ducation system?
STUDIES
What are you studying now?
What is your area of specialization?
Speaking for part 1
HOMETOWN
Describe your hometown.
What’s special about it?
Where is your hometown located?
Is it easy to travel around your hometown?
What is it known for?
What do people in your town do?
What are the main industries in your hometown?
What problems face your hometown?
What languages are spoken in your hometown?
What are the advantages of living in your hometown?
What are some problems faced by your hometown?
Compare your hometown with another city.
What are some environmental problems faced by your
hometown?
WEATHER
What’s the weather like in your country?
Does the weather affect your mood?
How do rainy days make you feel?
What’s your favourite season of the year?
What do you like to do when it’s hot?
What do you usually do in the winter?
How many seasons does your country ha
ve?
TRAVEL
Do you like to travel?
What kind of places have you visite
d in your life?
Which place would you really like t
o visit? Why?
What’s the best place you’ve ever vi
sited?
COMPUTERS
Do you think computers help societ
y?
Do you think computers are bad fo
r health?
How do you think computers have
changed the world?
Speaking for part 1
FRIEND
Describe a friend.
How long have you known each ot
her?
What do usually do together?
What do you like the most about hi
m / her?
How often do you see each other?
PLACE
Describe a place you like to go.
Why is this place special to you?
When did you first visit this place?
Where is this place located?
What language is spoken here? Do
you speak this language?
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 havi
ng a hobby?
How much time do you spend on your ho
bby?
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 w
eek to week?
Do you have any free time during t
he week?
Speaking for part 1
YOUR COUNTRY
Which country are you from?
Where is this country located?
Which part of the country do most peopl
e live in?
What are the main industries in your cou
ntry?
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 coun
try usually wear?
How important is fashion to you?
What kind of clothes do you dislike?
Do you think people behave differently in dif
ferent kinds of clothes?
What kind of clothes do people wear to work
in your country?
Are clothes expensive 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 f
or 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 fr
om the colours he / she likes?
Do you like the same colours now as you
did when you were a child?
Speaking for part 2
Describe an artist or entertainer you admire.
You should say:
Who they are and what they do
How they became successful
How you found out about them
And explain why you admire them
Describe a subject you enjoyed studying at school.
You should say:
When and where you started studying it
What lessons were like
What made the subject different from other subjects
And explain why you enjoyed the subject
Describe an important choice you had to make in your life.
You should say:
When you had this choice
What you had to choose between
Whether you made a good choice
And explain how you felt when you were making this choice

Ielts speaking

  • 1.
  • 2.
    The examiner willintroduce about her self anf after that she will interview you in 4-5 minutes Topics : Hometown /neighbourhood family work Hobbies study Food friends Sport Speaking Part 1 After introduction, you will choose two topics Pronunciation ( can they understand you well or pronounce the words well) Fluency ( Speak clearly ) Vocabulary ( use high level vocabularies, avoid the low level one such as ..ood and bad) Grammar
  • 3.
    Tips for speakingpart 1 • Confident, friendly and eye contact. •Expand your answers Example : Where are you from? Jakarta X • Exictement •Vocabulary •Practice •Don’t speak with monotone •Don’t Give yes/no answer •Don’t repeat the questions “ do you like sport? Yes, I like sport” •Go off the topic •Answer I don’t know •Speak to quickly or slowly •Don’t worry about perfect english
  • 4.
    3 Minutes a)look at the question card for 1 minute b) Talk for 2 minutes •The examiner will not ask you (interview) but you speak for 2 minutes • Describe the things Speaking Part 2 Example “ Describe a museum that you have visited” You should say …. Where it is Why you went there What you particularly remember etc
  • 5.
    Tips for speakingpart 2 • Take notes/ write keywords (keep on the topic and organize) • Explain it point to point •Expand uses senses •Organize the speech “ intro-body-conclusion” • Use introductory phrases “ I want to talk about” •Use transitions (firstly, secondly…) • Don’t memorize the answers •Don’t write too much keywords •Panic •Don’t use boring words •Don’t worry about your accent
  • 6.
    4-5 minutes interview •Predict,analyze, compare, give opinion •Theme related to part 2 Example: Teacher - Education Speaking Part 3
  • 7.
    Tips for speakingpart 3 • Listen for keywords in the question •Give detail, examples , reasons •Stick to the point •Think you will do well •Don’t use I think too much
  • 8.
    Speaking for part1 FAMILY Describe your family? Do you have a large or small family? How much time do you spend with your family? What do you like to do together as a fam ily? Do you get along well with your family? Are people in your country generally clos e to their families? WORK What do you do? What are your responsibilities? How many hours do you work each day? Do you enjoy your work? Is there some other kind of work you would rather do? If you could change your job or profession, what would you d o? Describe the process of getting a job in your country. Describe the company or organization you work for. What is your position? What do you like about your job? What do you dislike about your job? EDUCATION Describe your education. What kind of school did you go to as a child ? Did you go to a co-educational school? What was your favourite subject as a child? Who was your favourite teacher? What is the education system like in your co untry? Do you think your country has an effective e ducation system? STUDIES What are you studying now? What is your area of specialization?
  • 9.
    Speaking for part1 HOMETOWN Describe your hometown. What’s special about it? Where is your hometown located? Is it easy to travel around your hometown? What is it known for? What do people in your town do? What are the main industries in your hometown? What problems face your hometown? What languages are spoken in your hometown? What are the advantages of living in your hometown? What are some problems faced by your hometown? Compare your hometown with another city. What are some environmental problems faced by your hometown? WEATHER What’s the weather like in your country? Does the weather affect your mood? How do rainy days make you feel? What’s your favourite season of the year? What do you like to do when it’s hot? What do you usually do in the winter? How many seasons does your country ha ve? TRAVEL Do you like to travel? What kind of places have you visite d in your life? Which place would you really like t o visit? Why? What’s the best place you’ve ever vi sited? COMPUTERS Do you think computers help societ y? Do you think computers are bad fo r health? How do you think computers have changed the world?
  • 10.
    Speaking for part1 FRIEND Describe a friend. How long have you known each ot her? What do usually do together? What do you like the most about hi m / her? How often do you see each other? PLACE Describe a place you like to go. Why is this place special to you? When did you first visit this place? Where is this place located? What language is spoken here? Do you speak this language? 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 havi ng a hobby? How much time do you spend on your ho bby? 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 w eek to week? Do you have any free time during t he week?
  • 11.
    Speaking for part1 YOUR COUNTRY Which country are you from? Where is this country located? Which part of the country do most peopl e live in? What are the main industries in your cou ntry? 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 coun try usually wear? How important is fashion to you? What kind of clothes do you dislike? Do you think people behave differently in dif ferent kinds of clothes? What kind of clothes do people wear to work in your country? Are clothes expensive 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 f or 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 fr om the colours he / she likes? Do you like the same colours now as you did when you were a child?
  • 12.
    Speaking for part2 Describe an artist or entertainer you admire. You should say: Who they are and what they do How they became successful How you found out about them And explain why you admire them Describe a subject you enjoyed studying at school. You should say: When and where you started studying it What lessons were like What made the subject different from other subjects And explain why you enjoyed the subject Describe an important choice you had to make in your life. You should say: When you had this choice What you had to choose between Whether you made a good choice And explain how you felt when you were making this choice