IELTS Speaking Test 03

Part 1:

Where is your hometown?
Do you like your hometown?
Do you often visit your hometown?
What is your hometown like?
What is the oldest place in your hometown?
What is there for a foreigner to do or see in your hometown?
How could your hometown be improved?
Has your hometown changed much since you were a child?
Is there good public transportation in your hometown?
Do you think your hometown is a good place to bring up children?

Part 2:

Describe a piece of advice you recently received.

You should say:

• when this happened

• who gave you the advice

• what the advice was

• and explain how you felt about the advice.

1. Quick Review of the Test Format:

• The Speaking test has three parts:

  1. Part 1 (Introduction & Interview): General questions about yourself and familiar topics (4-5 minutes).

  2. Part 2 (Long Turn): Speak for 1-2 minutes on a given topic with 1 minute to prepare.

  3. Part 3 (Discussion): A two-way discussion on abstract or complex topics related to Part 2 (4-5 minutes).

Part 3:

• What kinds of books do children in your country like to read?

• Do you think children can learn a lot from books?

• Do you think fairy tales are useful books for children?

• Why do some adults read books written for children?

• Do you think paper books will some day disappear?

• What are the advantages of e-books?

• Do you think libraries are still useful in today’s society?