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IELTS Speaking

IELTS Speaking Simulation: Module 18

  • This is a mock IELTS speaking exam.

  • The speaking section of the exam contains three parts, as organized below.

  • The whole speaking exam will last approximately 11-14 minutes​.

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TIP: When practicing speaking alone, speak out loud. You can also have a friend work with you and ask you these questions to make it feel more like a real exam.

Part One

Part one of the IELTS test is a series of "introduction questions" and usually lasts about 4 minutes. It's best to answer the questions in roughly 3 sentences.

Avoid 1 word or one sentence answers!

  • Is summer your favourite time of year? [Why/Why not?]

  • What do you do in summer when the weather's very hot? [Why?]

  • Do you go on holiday every summer? [Why/Why not?]

  • Did you enjoy the summer holidays when you were at school? [Why/Why not?]

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Describe a luxury item you would like to own in the future.

You should say:

  • what item you would like to own

  • what this item looks like

  • why you would like to own this item

and explain whether you think you will ever own this item.

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  1. Which expensive items would many young people (in your country) like to buy?

  2. How do the expensive items that younger people want to buy differ from those that older people want to buy?

  3. Do you think that people are more likely to buy expensive items for their friends or for themselves?

  4. Do you agree that money does not necessarily bring happiness?

  5. How difficult is it to become very rich in today's world?

  6. In what ways might rich people use their money to help society?

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