IELTS speaking part 1:

Describing / Giving information

 You might be asked to describe:
• Family
• Home
• Neighborhood
• Hometown
• School / studies
• Job
• hobbies
 Part 1 general tips
Do Don’t

Listen carefully to Let the examiner remain upbeat and

the question interrupt you positive
talk about
Extend your Give reasons for something different
answers forever your answer. just so you can talk
for longer.
explain WHY you
Be honest Stay on topic have given the
answer
 Describing: Your family
Describe your family factually, don’t talk about emotions.

Useful words:
Small, Nuclear, extended, only/first/second/middle/youngest child,
siblings, married, moved out, divorced, -in-law,
step-, half-, widow, single, share, raised, died, close, distant

Relation Name/Age Occupation Status Other

Assemble and order the best answer. Don’t u
se all the points.
How many people are there in your family?

A. We live in a large house in the north of my country. late 70s

B. It gets very cold there in the winter
C. I try to go back often. of us
D. There are four
E. My brother and my parents.
F. There's myself of course. younger
G. We are four
H. Then there's my brother fifteen
years old
I. And I have my mother and father
J. I have two grand parents
K. they don't live with us. as well
 Lots more useful language
I live in a one-parent family / single-parent family.
I really enjoy my family life.
I grew up on a farm.
A large household
We've got the same name but are not related.
He is a close / distant relative of mine.
I really take after my mother.
All her children are very artistic. It must run in the family.
Bringing up / raising children is never easy.
My parents really tried to give me a good upbringing.
my mother's the main breadwinner now.
I need a job, so I can support my family.
I am getting married next year and hope to start a family straight away.
My father is really a family man.
My step father is a nice man.
Paul is my big brother / older brother.
Anna is my little sister / younger sister.
My twin sister is a dentist.
She doesn't get on well with her in-laws.
I closely resemble my father.
My parents live apart from each other.
 Family IELTS questions
• How large or small is your family?
• What do you do together as a family?
• Who are you closest to in your family?
• Is yours a typical family?
• Are there many different types of family in you
r country?
Imagine these families and answer the questi
ons about them.
More Topics for IELTS Speaking Part 1
Name
Weather
Favourite Season
Punctual
TV program
Museum/gallery
Vacation
Public holiday
Film
Leisure Time
Sports
Friends
Fruits
Math
Sky
Clothes
Weekend
Reading
Sleep
Tree
Memorizing
Friend
Traveling by train/car/taxi
Public Transportation
Letters VS email
Photography
Help
History
Handwriting
Music
Colour
Teachers
Being in a hurry
Being alone
Team work
Countryside
Social network
Swimming
Snacks