IELTS Speaking Model Answers

IELTS Speaking Part 1: Introduction & Interview (4-5 minutes)
Topic: Your Hometown

1. What do you like most about your hometown?
2. Has your hometown changed much in recent years? How?
3. Would you say it's a good place for young people to live? Why/why not?
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IELTS Speaking Part 2: Long Turn (3-4 minutes)
Cue Card:
Describe an interesting conversation you had with someone you didn't know.
You should say:
• who this person was
• where you had the conversation
• what you talked about
and explain why you found this conversation interesting.
(You will have 1 minute to prepare and make notes. Then you must speak for 1-2 minutes.)
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IELTS Speaking Part 3: Discussion (4-5 minutes)
Theme: Communication and Social Interaction
Follow-up questions based on Part 2 topic:
1. Why do you think some people find it easy to talk to strangers, while others find it difficult? (Assessing ability to discuss social behaviors)
2. How have the ways we communicate with strangers changed in recent decades? (Assessing ability to discuss change and technology)
3. Some people argue that social media has made us less willing to have face-to-face conversations. What’s your opinion? (Assessing ability to give and justify an opinion on an abstract issue)
4. What are the benefits for a society where people often engage in conversations with people from different backgrounds? (Assessing ability to discuss societal implications)
5. Do you think the skill of making conversation is something that can be taught, or is it a natural talent? (Assessing ability to analyze and evaluate an idea)
These questions are designed to push a candidate to demonstrate the fluency, lexical resource, grammatical range and accuracy, and pronunciation.