IELTS Speaking Test Sample 18
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The International English Language Testing System or IELTS /ˈaɪ.ɛlts/, is an international standardized test of English language proficiency for non-native English language speakers. It is jointly managed by the British Council, IDP: IELTS Australia and Cambridge English Language Assessment, and was established in 1989. IELTS is one of the major English-language tests in the world, others being the TOEFL, TOEIC and OPI/OPIc.
IELTS Academic and IELTS General Training are designed to cover the full range of ability from non-user to expert user. The Academic version is for test takers who want to study at tertiary level in an English-speaking country or seek professional registration. The General Training version is for test takers who want to work, train, study at a secondary school or migrate to an English-speaking country.
IELTS Candidate: Noun
1. a person who is competing to get a job or elected position:
There are three candidates standing in the election.
2. a person or thing considered likely to receive or experience something:
The English Department is a likely candidate for staff cuts.
3. UK someone who is taking an exam:
Candidates must write their names on the top page of the exam paper.
“>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 /ˈɪn.tə.vjuː/ US /-ţɚ-/
noun [C]
1. a meeting in which someone asks you questions to see if you are suitable for a job or course:
a job interview
I had an interview for a job with a publishing firm.2. a meeting in which someone is asked questions about themselves for a newspaper article, television show, etc:
an exclusive interview with Paul Simon
In a television interview last night she denied she had any intention of resigning.3. a meeting in which the police ask someone questions to see if they have committed a crime
interview /ˈɪn.tə.vjuː/ US /-ţɚ-/
verb [T]
to ask someone questions in an interview:
We’ve had 200 applicants for the job, but we only plan to interview about 20 of them.
Who’s the most famous person you’ve ever interviewed on TV?
Police are interviewing a 43-year-old man in connection with the murder.“>interview is recorded. - This is a dialogue or two-way conversation between you and the examiner.
- Time: 4 to 5 Minutes
Questions:
- So your name is Arash, right?
- What are you doing these days?
- Are you a student, an employee?
- Have you already specified your major?
- Are programming and graphic design related to each other?
- Do you live alone, or you live with your family?
- So, your father does not live with you?
- So you don’t need to do all the chores or drudgery at home by yourself, right?
- It’s summer time. Do you plan to go on a vacation?
- Have you registered for your university courses in the first term?
- Do you need to prepare yourself for your courses at the university?
✅ Examiner’s Notes
- Mispronunciations:
- Prepare: Stress is on the second syllable.
- Development: Stress is on the second syllable.
- My major is Application Development :arrow: My major is going to be Application Development because you are not a university student yet.
- My course will starts :arrow: my courses / studies will start
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 a joyful and memorable event that occurred to you. You should say:
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✅ Examiner’s Notes
- Mispronunciations:
- Birthday: /ˈbɜːθ.deɪ/ US /ˈbɝːθ-/
- … which is city that I’m living right now :arrow: … which is the city that I’m living in right now
- Birthday ceremony :arrow: birthday celebration
- It was really meant to me :arrow: it meant so much to me
- I appreciate that :arrow: I appreciated that
- Such a good friends :arrow: such good friends
- They gave me some gifts that I really liked them :arrow: they gave me some gifts that I really liked
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:
- Do you know the distinction between being reactive and proactive in life?
- How do you try to manage and handle crises that might happen to you in life?
- Do you ever try to consult other people in the face of problems?
- What about others, do you consult, for example, your friends, too?
- Do you have any sister or brother?
- Do you believe that problems can make us stronger?
- Do you think that planning your future can help you to deal with your problems as a reactive person?
✅ Examiner’s Notes
- Mispronunciations:
- Occur
- However: stress on the 2nd syllable
- I’m not predict :arrow: I don’t predict
- At the first moment :arrow: at first / at the start / first and foremost
- I don’t want to bother others persons :arrow: … other people
- It can make us more stronger :arrow: they (problems) can make us stronger
- You are experienced :arrow: you become experienced / you gain experience
- Near to my goals :arrow: near my goals
- I cannot expect what happen to me in the future :arrow: … what will happen to me in the future
IELTS Speaking Test Sample 18
IELTS Speaking Test Sample 18
IELTS Speaking Test Sample 18