IELTS SPEAKING EXAMPLES

Part 1:
Cue Card 1
Part 1:
Do you work or study?
Why did you choose your university?
Do you like the major you are studying now?
Is it easy to get the “A” score in your university?

Cue Card 2
Part 1:
Where is your hometown?
Do you often visit your hometown?
Is your hometown a famous city?
Do you think your hometown is a good place to grow up children?

Cue Card 3:
Part 1:
Do you spend much time with your family?
Do you prefer spending time with your family or friends?
Who in your family has the most affection to you until now?
Is family important in your country?

Cue Card 4:
Part 1:
What’s your favorite food?
Is there any food you dislike?
What do you think of fast food?
Does Vietnamese food popular in the world?

Cue Card 5:
Part 1:
Do you have a hobby?
Do you think hobbies should be shared with other people?
What hobbies are popular in your country?
Do you think that young people in your country are spending too much time in
useless hobbies?

Cue Card 6:
Part 1:
What is your favorite leisure activity?
Do you prefer to spend your free time with other people or alone?
Do you think leisure time is important?
Do you think that how do young people in your country spend their free time?
Part 2:
1. Describe a holiday you recently
had.
You should say:
 where you went
 who you went with
 what you did there
 and explain why you enjoyed
it.
3. Describe an outdoor game that you
liked to play when you were a child.
You should say:
- What the game was
- When, where and with whom you
usually played it
- How you played it
- and explain why you still remember
this game or why you liked this game.
5. Describe an experience when you
taught someone to do something new
You should say
- When and where it happened
- Whom you taught
- What you taught him/her
- How that person felt about it
7. Describe a photograph you like.
You should say:  You should say:
 What can be seen in the photo
 When it was taken
 Who took it
 And explain why you like it
9. Describe a place you have recently
visited.
You should say:  say:
 Where you went
2. Describe a place you like to eat at. 
You should say:
 Where is it
 What kind of food it serves?
 Why do like its food
 and how often do you eat there
4. Describe a place in your city where
people go shopping 
You should say:
- Where it is
- Who goes there
- What kinds of items they sell there
- And explain how you feel about this
place.
6. Describe a time of the day you like.
You should say:
 What time of day it is?
 What you do at that time
 Who you are usually with
 And explain why you like it 
8. Describe someone you admire.
 How you know about this
person
 What this person does
 What is this person like?
 And explain why you admire
this person 
10. Describe an important choice you
had to make in your life. You should
 
 When you had this choice
  Who you went with
 How you got there
 And explain why you enjoyed
it
11. Describe an item of technology
you have that is very important.
You should say:
 What it is
 When you got it
 How often you use it
 And say how different your
daily life would be without it.
13. Describe a piece of advice you
recently received.
You should say:
 When this happened
 Who gave you the advice
 What the advice was
 and explain how you felt about
the advice
15. Describe a sport you would like to
learn.
You should say:
 What it is
 What equipment is needed for
it
 How you would learn it
 and explain why you would
like to learn it
 What you had to choose
between
 Whether you made a good
choice
 And explain how you felt when
you were making this choice
12. Describe a book you have recently
read.
You should say:
 What kind of book it is
 What it is about
 What sort of people would
enjoy it
 and explain why you liked it
14. Describe some good news you
recently received. 
You should say: 
 What the new was
 How you received the news
 Who gave it to you
 and explain why this was good
news