IELTS Speaking Test Sample 17
IELTS Speaking Test Sample 17 with a podcast
IELTS Candidate: Arash
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Part 1: Introduction
- Get ready to answer some personal questions about yourself.
- Please note that the entire Interview: Noun
- This is a dialogue or two-way conversation between you and the examiner.
- Time: 4 to 5 Minutes
Questions:
- You are preparing yourself for the IELTS exam. How is learning English related to your future vocation?
- Do you generally practice English in group or individually?
- Why? Don’t you have any friends to practice English with? Do you prefer to practice English individually?
- Is it because of being introverted?
- What is the role of technology in practicing English?
- So, when you take online courses, it’s clear that you must use technology to practice English. Right?
- Are you satisfied with your e-courses?
✅ Examiner’s Notes
- It completely related to my career :arrow: it’s completely related to my career
- That I learned English language :arrow: … the English language
- I speak with them in English :arrow: I speak English with them
- I completely satisfy :arrow: I’m completely satisfied
Part 2: Cue Card
- You have 1 minute to consider the prompts or questions in the cue card or topic card below.
- After preparing your answers, then you have 2 minutes to answer the questions.
Topic Card:
Describe your best friend. You should say:
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✅ Examiner’s Notes
- We met him in Malaysia :arrow: I met him in Malaysia
- We are best friend :arrow: we are best friends
- We meet each other in every 3 months :arrow: we meet each other every 3 months
- We will try to meet each other as we can :arrow: … as frequently as possible / as much as possible
- You answered all of the questions. Good!
Part 3: Details Discussion
- Answer some follow-up questions generally about the topic card asked by the examiner.
- You should be ready to talk about more abstract ideas and issues.
- Your fluency, accuracy (grammar knowledge) and logic will be closely assessed.
- It is not a monologue. Instead, it is a two-way conversation between you and the examiner.
- Time: 4 to 5 minutes
Questions:
- Can a person be completely lonely (without any friend), and happy?
- How much are you willing to make sacrifice for your friends?
- Do you have so many friends?
- What about the majority of your friends? Are they more or less introverted or extroverted?
- So, birds of a feather flock together, ha?
- Do you agree with this English proverb, “A friend in need is a friend indeed”?
- Do we have any one-sided friendship?
- When you do a favor to your friend, do you have this expectation of him/her to do the same thing to you in return?
✅ Examiner’s Notes
- I have to help each other :arrow: we have to help each other
- Mohammad, which is my best friend :arrow: Mohammad, who / that is my best friend
- Friendship is like a two ways road :arrow: … like a two-sided road
- You are expect to see something :arrow: you expect to see something
- Pronunciation of percent :arrow: the stress is on the second syllable