IELTS Speaking Practice

IELTS exam preparation : Below is a sample of IELTS speaking topics for Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3 of the IELTS Speaking Test. IELTS Speaking Test Part 1 Questions What subject(s) are you studying? I’m studying for a degree in International Marketing at the moment. Why did you choose to study that subject? I thought it was in interesting career and as business now operates in a global marketplace there will be many opportunities to work not only in my own country but maybe abroad in the future too. Was that an easy choice to make? For me, yes because I was interested in the subject. Ever since I did a project at school about product marketing I wanted to learn more about it, so it was an easy decision to make when I thought about going to university. Do you like your subject? (Why?/Why not?) Yes, I love it. It’s very interesting and for me it’s fascinating how much marketing affects our lives every day. It’s interesting to see how companies try and influence consumers to bu...

Part 1 Work / Entertainment / Plants Do you work or study? I work, I’m a petroleum engineer in the oil industry. What exactly does your work involve? My work consists primarily of the design and implementation of installations, primarily in refineries, and other petroleum processing plants. Do you remember the first day you started your job? How was it? Yes, I do, it was very exciting. I spent most of the first morning with human resources. They oriented me in the company and there was a lot of paperwork to do also. Then, later, I spent the rest of the day with the senior designer who ran me through how they approach the design of projects and we discussed the project I would be assisting with. It was the construction of a new oil refinery. He explained all the requirements and what the specific objectives were, and also outlined some of the environmental problems the team had encountered so far, which they were trying to overcome at the...