[IELTS] SPEAKING practice + New Idioms, Collocations, and Set Phrases

Complete the exercise here

Your speaking will not improve unless you practice speaking (obviously)!

1. Using a smartphone or your device's camera, record yourself asking the questions below and answering them as fully as possible.

The questions used in speaking test:

PART 1 (5 minutes)

Friends

How often do you go out with friends? [Why/Why not?]

Tell me about your best friend at school.

How friendly are you with your neighbours? [Why/Why not?]

What is more important to you, friends or family [Why?]

Dictionaries

Do you often use a dictionary?

What do you mostly use dictionaries for?

What kinds of dictionaries do you think are most useful?

Do you think dictionaries are useful for learning a language?

What kind of information can you find in a dictionary?

PART 2 (4 minutes)

Describe a writer you would like to meet.

You should say:

who the writer is

what you know about this writer already

what you would like to find out about him/her

and explain why you would like to meet this writer.

PART 3 (5 minutes)

Reading and children

What kinds of book are most popular with children in your country? Why do you think this is?

Why do you think some children do not read books very often?

How do you think children can be encouraged to read more?

Reading for different purposes

Are there any occasions when reading at speed is a useful skill to have? What are they?

Are there any jobs where people need to read a lot? What are they?

Do you think that reading novels is more interesting than reading factual books? Why is that?

If you would like more practice on different topics, use the questions in these links to practice further:

PART 1: Full set
PART 2: Full set
PART 3: Full set