IELTS Academic speaking Test

                                        

                                                

IELTS Academic speaking Test

The speaking test takes 11-14 minutes and consists of an interview with an examiner.

The interview is recorded.

The speaking test has three parts:

Part 1 Introduction and interview	Examiner introduces him/herself and checks your name. The examiner then asks you questions on general topics.	4–5 minutes
Part 2 Individual long turn	Examiner gives you a written task card. You have 1 minute to think (take notes) before you have to speak for 1–2 minutes. Examiner asks one or two questions at the end of your talk.	3–4 minutes (including 1 minute preparation time)
Part 3 Two-way discussion	Discuss with the examiner more abstract issues and concepts which are thematically linked to the topic of your talk in Part 2.	4–5 minutes

The IELTS Speaking Exam, Part 2

In this part you have to speak for 1-2 minutes about a topic.

Look at the topic below for one minute. You may make notes if you wish

Talk about yourself having a healthy lifestyle.

Please say:

What stops you from having a healthy lifestyle?

What are the disadvantages of not having a healthy lifestyle?

What can you do in order to have a healthier lifestyle?

After 1 minute, please speak into a microphone. You should speak for 1-2 minutes. Afterwards you can compare your recording to a sample answer.

A sample answer may be like this:

I should like to enjoy a healthier lifestyle although there are many factors that make this difficult. Like many people my working life involves many hours sitting down at a computer screen. This leads to a lack of exercise and is bad for eyes and body posture. Travelling to work by car does not help either. Outside work there is not always time to take exercise or to prepare healthy meals. I know this kind of lifestyle affects my health and fitness and makes me more prone to suffer from illness. It also makes me put on weight. To have a healthier lifestyle I need to change the routine of my daily life, for example by cycling or walking to work instead of driving. I need to ensure more regular exercise even if this is only 10 minutes yoga in the morning. I also need to eat more carefully, especially fruit and vegetables, and not eat so much convenience food or red meat. At work I should take regular breaks away from the computer to relax my eyes and stretch my body. I plan to slow down and take time to enjoy simple pleasures like a well-cooked healthy meal or some sport in the sunshine.

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IELTS Speaking, part 2, test 3

In this part you have to speak for 1-2 minutes about a topic.

Look at the topic below for one minute. You may make notes if you wish

Describe a charity which is important to you.
You should say:

What the charity does

Why you are interested in this charity

How this charity raises money, and explain whether you think it is important for people to get involved in charity work

After 1 minute, please speak into a microphone. You should speak for 1-2 minutes. Afterwards you can compare your recording to a sample answer.

A sample answer may be like this:

I’d like to talk about the Willshire Wildlife trust. It’s a local charity which I support. It protects the wildlife in my local area. It preserves natural areas like fields, lakes and rivers, where animals live, and it makes sure that the animals’ habitats are safe from development. It also educates people about how to look after wildlife.
I’m interested in this charity because it is in my local area. There are lots of charities overseas that I could support, but you never know how your donation is being spent. Because this is a local charity, I can visit the projects and even get involved myself, if I have time. They organize quite a few events where you can help maintain forests and paths. I must admit, I haven’t been on one yet, but whenever they send me a leaflet, I always say I will!
The charity raises money by asking people to donate money regularly, straight from their bank accounts. I first heard about the charity because they had a stall at the entrance to the supermarket. They probably get money from other ways too, but I’m not sure about that.
I think it is important to get involved in charity work. It’s important to remember people who are less fortunate than you, or who are sick, poor or disadvantaged in some other way. And you can help people or animals that cannot help themselves. But I think getting involved in charity work is fun too. You get to meet lots of people and go to different places. And you can feel good about yourself.

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