IELTS Speaking Practice

Full IELTS speaking test with sample answers IELTS SPEAKING EXAM PART 1 Work: Are you working or studying? At the moment, I’m working but I want to go and study in Australia next year. Can you describe your job? Yes, I’m a Software Engineer and currently, I’m working for an international company that develops a suite of financial solutions for investment banks. Do you prefer working in the morning, afternoon, or evening? Why? Generally, I think I probably work better in the morning when I feel fresh. Although sometimes I do a lot of work at home at night, sometimes quite late at night, I find it easier to focus, so those are the two times of the day when I feel most productive or creative normally. Dictionaries: How often do you use a dictionary? Not very often really, maybe once or twice a week. Do you prefer using a paper or online one? Why? I normally just consult one of the online dictionaries because I don’t have a paper dictionary. If I need to check a...

IELTS Speaking Part 3 - Changes Who is more prone to change: younger or older people? Why? It’s probably older people because they may have been accustomed to doing things in a certain way and then have to, or choose to, adopt a new way of doing things. Let me give you an example; online shopping is something that many younger people have simply grown up with as a fact of life – they can’t remember a time when you couldn’t shop online. However, many older people did their shopping the traditional way before e-commerce and business internet services became really popular, so it’s the older people who have had to change their shopping habits and not the younger people. Who is more adaptable to changes: younger or older people? Nowadays, it’s probably not a question of age, it depends more on the individual person. Older people are still very adaptable and although they might not be interested in some of the things that younger are crazy about or use, they still have the ab...