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How to Master the IELTS |
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Speaking (3) |
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Part 1 Familiar topics |
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Pets |
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Do you or your family own any pets? |
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●● Who looks after your pet? [Why?] |
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My neighbour looks (present tense) after my |
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●● Why did you choose this pet? |
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I chose (past tense) a dog because |
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●●Is it expensive to keep your pet? [Why? Why not?]
No it’s not (present tense) expensive unless I have to take (present tense)
it to see the vet in which case |
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●●Is it looked after carefully? [How?]
I’ve always looked (past tense) after all the pets I’ve had (past tense) and my
dog is (present tense) important to me, so |
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Part 2 Brief talk
I want you to talk about a topic I’m going to give you. You have one minute to think about what you are going to say. You can make some notes to help you. Your talk should last between one and two minutes.
Talk about a holiday/vacation you remember well. [Where did you go?] [Who did you go with?]
[Did you fly?] [Did you stay in a hotel?] [What was the weather like?]
[How did you spend your time?]
How did it compare with other holidays?
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Part 3 Discussion
Work and play
Should people work fewer hours and have longer holidays?
Can you spend less time working but get more things done? [Why?/Why not?] Do you think that you can take more leisure time and still be successful? [How?] Why is it difficult to work fewer hours?
Is it important to balance work time and family time? [Why? How?]
Tip: if you don’t understand the question it is OK to ask the interviewer to repeat it. There are no right or wrong answers in the speaking section.
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