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IELTS Speaking Test Sample 12

Published on October 31st, 2016 | Last updated on August 14th, 2023 by | Category: How to Prepare for IELTS | No Comments on IELTS Speaking Test Sample 12 | 72 Views | Reading Time: 3 minutes

IELTS Speaking Test Sample 12 – An IELTS Interview

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Part 1: Introduction

Time: 4 to 5 Minutes 

Get ready to answer some personal questions about yourself:

  1. Please talk about your preferences. In your free time, do you prefer reading books or watching films?
  2. Reading books on your cellphone is also regarded as reading books, isn’t it?
  3. You need to strengthen that habit, because reading books is a habit. You can start from reading books for 20 minutes per day, and the following day, change it to 30 minutes, and in so doing, you will become a voracious reader.
  4. As we are living in the third millennium, we need to spend some time reading books, magazines, etc. to stay updated and informed.
  5. So do you have any idea on how to develop the habit of reading books?
  6. Can you recommend any particular book to me that you have already read and you would like to suggest it to me?
  7. Do you mean you have not read even one book?

Part 2: Cue Card

You have 1 minute for brainstorming ?  and 2 minutes for answering ? the following questions:

Focus on this task card, cue card or topic card:

Describe a teacher who has influenced you in your education.You should say:

• where you met him/her.
• what subject he/she taught.
• what was special about him/her.

and explain why this person influenced you so much.

Part 3: Details Discussion

Answer some follow-up questions generally about the task card asked by the examiner:


Examiner’s Notes

  1. ❌ He teached me ➡ ✅ he taught me
  2. ❌ he could influence of us :arrow: ✅ he could influence us
  3. ❌ He was one of my teachers:arrow: ✅ He was one of my teacherS
  4. ❌ I visit him :arrow: ✅ I visited him
  5. The correct pronunciation of the word approximately :arrow: /əˈprɒk.sɪ.mət.li/ US /-ˈprɑːk-/
  6. Your speech was rather ungrammatical.

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