Tuesday, 15 January 2019

Speaking Tests

The speaking test will take about 5 minutes to complete. There are three sections in total. These are as follows:

  • Part 1 – Introduction and interview. This lasts for about 1 or 2 minutes. In this section, you will introduce yourself and the topic of the presentation. 
  • Part 2 – Individual presentation lasts for about three to four minutes. In this section, you will be asked to prepare and give a short talks on a given subject. 
  • Part 3 – Two-way discussion. Part 3 lasts for 1minute. In this section, you will be asked to have a short discussion linked to the subject you spoke about in part 

Assessment overall: you will be assessed on your: 

  • fluency and coherence 
  • vocabulary
  • range of grammar and accuracy 
  • pronunciation.
Common Topics:
1. Advertising 
2. Animal Rights: testing on animals, vegetarianism, zoos 
3. Cities: urbanisation, problems of city life 
4. Crime: police, punishments/prisons, rehabilitation, capital punishment 
5. Education: studying abroad, technology in education, education in developing countries, higher education, home-schooling, bad behaviour, corporal punishment, single sex education, streaming (grouping children according to ability) 
6. Environment: global warming, impact of humans on the environment, solutions to environment problems, waste/rubbish, litter, recycling, nuclear power 
7. Family: family size, working parents, negative effects on children, divorce, care for old people
 8. Gender: gender and education, gender and work, women’s and men’s role in the family 
9. Genetic Engineering: positives, negatives, genetically modified foods 
10. Global Issues: problems in developing countries, how to help developing countries, immigration, multicultural societies, globalisation 
11. Government and Society: what governments can do, public services, censorship, video cameras in public places 
12. Guns and Weapons: gun ownership and possession, police and guns, nuclear weapons, armed forces 
13. Health: diet, exercise, state health systems, private healthcare, alternative medicine, stress 
14. Housing and Architecture: state housing, old buildings, modern/green buildings 
15. International Language: English as an international language 
16. Money: money and society, consumerism 
17. Personal Development: happiness, success, nature or nurture 
18. Sport and Leisure: professional/competitive sport, sport salaries, sport and politics 
19. Tourism: positives, negative effects on environment, future of tourism 
20. Traditions and Modern Life: losing traditional skills, traditional customs 
21. Transport: traffic problems and solutions, public transport, road safety 
22. Television, Internet and Mobile Phones: positives and negatives, Internet compared to newspapers and books 
23. Water: importance of clean water, water supply, water should be free, bottled water 
24. Work: same job for life, self-employment, unemployment, work/life balance, technology and work, child labour
For more you can check on : http://ieltsliz.com/ielts-speaking-part-2-topics/

For further information and topics: http://elibrary.bsu.az/books_250/N_163.pdf

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