What type of questions are on the IELTS test?

Question

Examples of IELTS Interview Questions (Speaking).

Remember to say as much as possible when speaking.

What is your job?

Answer :

I am a English teacher.  I’ve worked as a teacher for more than 20 years. I enjoy helping people. I have experience working with children and adults.  

Have Your Leisure Activities Changed Since You Were A Child?

Answer :

Not a great deal actually. I used to love playing football when I was young as well - I played a lot at school. Though of course I did all the other things kids loved to do such as going out on bike rides after school and things.

Tell me a little about your life?

Answer:

My name is Sally. I am 25 years old. I live in Panama.

Answer 1

IELTS Speaking consists of three parts.

Part 1: Personal questions about you, such as:

What's your name?

Where are you from?

Where do you live right now?

Why did you move? Because of work or are you a student?

Is your family with you?

What are your hobbies/ interests?/ What do you like doing in your free time?

Have you visited any other places in the US?

How do you like the weather here?

What are some differences regarding food, climate, culture, etc.?

Part 2: You will get written instructions on what to talk about and some time to prepare your answer. You can take notes. Then you are expected to speak for about 2 minutes covering all the parts of the question. And example for a part 2 question would be:

Describe a piece of electronic equipment that you find useful. You should say

1. what it is
2. how you learned to use it
3. how long you have had it
4. and explain why you find this piece of electronic equipment useful..

Part 3: This is an expansion on the topic from part 2 with longer questions that can have several parts, e.g.:

Thinking about technology and housework, what kind of machines are used for housework in modern homes in your country, and how have these machines benefited people?

There is a variety of topics that might be covered in parts 2 and 3. Here are just a few examples:

1. Talk about the habit of giving gifts to loved ones for birthdays or business partners. What is common, what is not? What are good/ bad occasions to give a present in your culture and how expensive may it be?
2. How often do you make telephone calls? Do you prefer speaking on the phone to messaging or emailing, and why/ why not? What are other ways of communicating and what are their advantages/ disadvantages?
3. Describe a time when you made a suggestion for improvement at school or at work, what it was, what happened, etc.
4. Talk about how people deal with new ideas and change, why some people embrace change while others reject it
5. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of questionnaires and surveys
6. Describe a museum/ amusement park/ restaurant/ sports event/ festival/ etc. that you enjoyed going to, what you did there, what you liked/ disliked about it, etc.
7. Talk about how much people spend on leisure activities and whether people spend too much money on being entertained during their free time. Also talk about what else people could do in their free time that costs less.
8. Describe a person you admire/ a famous person (dead or alive) who you would love to meet/ would have liked to meet in person and why
9. Talk about public services and charities in your country and compare it to the country you are living in now. Are there any differences? Should people volunteer in public services and support charities? Why/ why not? Or should the government be responsible for providing such services?