Describe a person you have worked or studied with that was very helpful . You should say: who he/she was how you met him/her what he/she did to help you and say what you learned from the experience. www.ielts.org IELTS Speaking Test Part 2 Sample Answer In life, we always meet many different people, but sometimes you meet someone who is always willing to help. I met someone, he was not my co-worker or a fellow student, he was my neighbour. I had been working in a coffee company since moving home, and I had rented a comfortable space to live in, with good lighting for painting and reading. But, unfortunately, everything suddenly changed, from one moment to another, turning from being good to everything being quite difficult. Months before, I had met him, I won’t mention his name, but I can say that he was someone with a lot of enthusiasm and experience of life and a great passion for coffee. I met him at the house where I moved to, as he was living ther...

IELTS Part 3 Questions - Helping Helping in Everyday Life In general, who do you think gives more help in a family (or marriage), the husband or the wife? It depends, there are different kinds of help and every family is different also. I suppose that maybe a wife might help more with children, especially daughters, but a father may help more with sons in terms of teaching them certain skills and things like that. Then there is financial help, it may be a case of helping aging parents or other family members and this would depend on whether or not both the husband and wife are working or only one of them. You could say that in the case where a mom stays at home to look after the home and children and the husband goes to work and provides financially for all the family that she is helping him, but then he is also helping them, financially, so I guess in an ideal family everybody helps each other even the children can help by doing things to make life easier or helping thei...

Speaking topic guide for IELTS and similar English language tests Answer template Use this 4-part structure to organise your answer clearly and naturally. Aim to speak for 1.5 to 2 minutes. Part 1 – Who is this person? Introduce them — their relationship to you and a one-line description. Example: "I'd like to talk about my neighbour / colleague / aunt / old teacher — someone who has always been incredibly supportive and willing to lend a hand." Part 2 – What makes them helpful? Give 2 or 3 specific character traits and link each one to a real behaviour you have noticed. Example: "One thing that really stands out is that she's genuinely selfless — she never seems to help people just to get something in return. She's also very patient and non-judgmental, so you always feel comfortable going to her." Part 3 – Give a specific example Tell a short story — a moment when they helped you or someone else. This is the most memorable part of your a...