IELTS Speaking Practice

Describe an open-air or street market which you enjoyed visiting. You should say: where the market is what the market sells how big the market is and explain why you enjoyed visiting this market. Useful words & phrases to describe an open air or street market A street market is a great place to find fresh produce, unique handmade goods, and delicious food from around the world. There's always something new to discover, and bargaining is half the fun! bustling : full of activity and energy colorful : full of bright colors crowded : full of people noisy : full of sounds smelly : full of strong smells chaotic : seeming disorderly or confused interesting : holding your attention or curiosity exciting : making you feel enthusiastic or eager Similar IELTS Speaking Part 2 Cue Cards Describe a street market you have visited Describe a street market in your city Describe a new market area ...

IELTS Speaking Practice Why do people need to travel every day? Some people say that daily journeys like these will not be so common in the future. Do you agree or disagree? What problems can people have when they are on their daily journey to work or school? What do you think people can learn from travelling to other countries? Can travel make a positive difference to the economy of a country? Cambridge 9 Speaking Test 3 Discussion Questions Reasons for daily travel Why do people need to travel every day? Well, I suppose the main reasons are to go to work, school or university so they can attend their jobs, classes or whatever they need to do. They may need to simply tavel to their office and then stay there all day, or maybe they need to travel as part of their work, visiting customers or clients or fly to another city for an important meeting. What problems can people have when they are on their daily journey to work or school fo...

Cambridge IELTS Book 9 Speaking Test 3 Questions and Answers IELTS Speaking Test Part 2 IELTS Speaking Test Candidate Task Card Describe a journey [e.g. by car, plane, boat] that you remember well You should say: where you went how you traveled why you went on the journey and explain why you remember this journey well. www.ielts.org Sample Answer I'd like to tell you about a trip I took with three friends of mine about a year ago. We were in Mexico and decided to hire a car and travel around the country for four weeks. We did some planning before we set off on the journey, but not that much because we wanted it to be like an adventure. We chose one of the main areas in the North, East, West, and South of the country to visit and planned to visit some other interesting places while traveling between those four major areas. We all took turns driving, and it was truly a great trip, one that I'm sure we'll all remember for a long ti...

Cambridge IELTS 9 | Speaking Test 2 | Part 3 | Doing (Learning) New Things Doing New Things Why do you think some people like doing new things? Some people would say it’s part of human nature. If we had never tried new things , we would never have made any progress throughout history. Personally, I think it’s because doing something new is interesting. You get to see new places, meet new people and learn something , and if it’s something difficult maybe you have a sense of achievement at the end. Maybe we don’t always enjoy doing new things , but it’s always good to try something you haven’t done before . I think many people are curious - that’s why they do it. What problems can people have when they try new activities for the first time? Well, they may feel nervous, of course, or they may have problems doing the activity. Some things need a little skill and practice to do well. I remember the first time I went horseriding – I was hopeless, I couldn’t control the...

How would you answer this Cambridge 9 Speaking Test 2 Part 2 question? Speaking for IELTS Describe something you did that was new or exciting You should say: what you did where and when you did this who you shared the activity with and explain why this activity was new or exciting for you. www.ielts.org IELTS Cue Card Sample Answer | Describe something you did that was new or exciting A couple of weeks ago I went with some friends to play paintball . It’s something I’d never done before, so it was new for me and I was interested to see what it would be like. My friend, who has been doing this activity for about a year, knew a place just outside the city where they have a special course, or site, all set up for the participants. We arrived around 10 am, and one of the instructors explained to us all about the safety equipment. They went through the rules for the game and then explained how to use the guns and talked about some basic tech...

Cambridge 9 Speaking Test 2 | IELTS Speaking Part 1 | Giving Gifts, Receiving Gifts, Buying Gifts, Best Gifts IELTS Speaking Test Part 1 Questions Giving Gifts When do people give gifts or presents in your country? I think like in most countries we give gifts on special occasions; the main ones would be birthdays, weddings, graduation from college or university, maybe when people buy their first apartment or home; really anything that people think is an event to celebrate. Do you ever take a gift when you visit someone in their home? [Why?/Why not?] Yes, sometimes, but it's a little different, maybe I would take something like some flowers for my grandmother or if it's a friend's house then maybe a bottle of wine or something like that. I think it's nice to show your appreciation for the invitation or in the case of my grandmother, I know that she loves flowers so they always make her happy - which is great. The type of gift would depend a lot ...

Cambridge IELTS 9 Speaking Test 1 Sample Answers Part 3 Discussion Topics - Shopping at markets Do people in your country enjoy going to open-air markets that sell things like food or clothes or old objects? Which type of market is more popular? Why? No not, really. I think that's mainly because of the weather. Living in a cold country we like to do most of our shopping indoors in a supermarket or shopping center normally. There are some specialized markets that exist, but even they're usually only active during the summer months or they're housed indoors in a warehouse or other large building during the winter if they're very popular. I think nowadays small local markets are disappearing for many different reasons. I can remember my parents selling junk and other household things they didn't want anymore at a garage sale, but I know people now who do the same thing but on eBay and other internet sites like that. I think internet auction sites are more popu...

Cambridge IELTS 9 Speaking Test 3 Part 1 IELTS Speaking Practice | Telephoning / calling / telephone calls / texting How often do you make telephone calls? To be honest, it's not very often, maybe once or twice a month. I usually text people more than actually call people on the phone. Really, the only person I still call is my grandmother but like I said, it's only a couple of times a month that we speak. Who do you spend most time talking to on the telephone? My grandmother, we don't talk that often but when I do call her we normally speak for at least half an hour and more often than not it's longer than that. I used to live close to her, but since I moved here I can't visit her as often so when I call her I like to hear all her news and she always asks me about what I've been doing. When do you think you’ll next make a telephone call? I'll probably call my grandmother in the next couple of days so we can catch up with each other. I...