Speaking Qs PDF
Speaking Qs PDF
Speaking Qs PDF
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Part 2
You will have to talk about the topic for one to two minutes.
You have one minute to think about what you’re going to say.
You can make some notes to help you if you wish.
Part 3
Archaeology
How useful do you think it is for humans to uncover objects from the past?
Who do you think historic objects should belong to when they have been found?
Exploration
Can you suggest what motivated people in the past to explore the world?
Do you think interest in space exploration will increase in future?
Test 2:
Part 1
Part 2
You will have to talk about the topic for one to two minutes.
You have one minute to think about what you’re going to say.
You can make some notes to help you if you wish.
Exam Tip
In the Speaking Module, the Part 2 topic is developed in Part 3 to a more abstract level. For example, in
Part 3 you may be asked to consider problems associated with the Part 2 topic, and to suggest possible
solutions to these problems.
Part 3
What are the good things about being famous? Are there any disadvantages?
How does the media in your country treat famous people?
Why do you think ordinary people are interested in the lives of famous people?
Test 3:
Part 1
Part 2
You will have to talk about the topic for one to two minutes.
You have one minute to think about what you’re going to say.
You can make some notes to help you if you wish.
Part 3
What kinds of music are popular with young people in your culture?
What do you think influences a young person's taste in music?
How has technology affected the kinds of music popular with young people?
Part 2
You will have to talk about the topic for one to two minutes.
You have one minute to think about what you’re going to say.
You can make some notes to help you if you wish.
Part 3
Qualities of friends
What do you think are the most important qualities for friends to have?
Which are more important to people, their family or their friends? Why?
What do you think causes friendships to break up?
Other relationships
What other types of relationship, apart from friends or family, are important in
people's lives today?
Have relationships with neighbours where you live changed in recent years? How?
How important do you think it is for a person to spend some time alone? Why/Why
not?
Test 5:
Part 1
Part 2
You will have to talk about the topic for one to two minutes.
You have one minute to think about what you’re going to say.
You can make some notes to help you if you wish.
Part 3
Why do you think festivals are important events in the working year?
Would you agree that the original significance of festivals is often lost today? Is it
good or bad, do you think?
Do you think that new festivals will be introduced in the future? What kind?
Part 2
You will have to talk about the topic for one to two minutes.
You have one minute to think about what you’re going to say.
You can make some notes to help you if you wish.
what it is
where it is located
what you can see there now
Part 3
Part 2
You will have to talk about the topic for one to two minutes.
You have one minute to think about what you’re going to say.
You can make some notes to help you if you wish.
and explain how you would make your journey more pleasant if you could.
Part 3
Do you think getting to work is easier or more difficult than it used to be?
How have methods of transport been improved?
Are there any problems that have been created by new transport systems?
Do you think these problems can be solved?
What about the cost of travelling, do you think it is too high?
What about your ideal journey, how and where would you like to travel?
Test 8 :
Part 1
Let's move on to the topic of the internet.
Part 2
Now, I'm going to give you a topic, and I'd like you to talk about it for one to two
minutes. Before you talk, you'll have one minute to think about what you're going to
say. You can make some notes if you wish. Do you understand? Here's some paper
and a pencil, for making notes, and here's your topic.
where it is
when you would like to go there
who you would like to go with
Part 3
We've been talking about a place you'd like to visit and I'd like to discuss with you
one or two more general questions related to this. So, let's consider first of all the idea,
as a student, of having a gap year.
How important do you think it is for young people to visit different places
before they go to university or college?
What sort of challenges do you think you'd have, going on a gap year as a
student?
Do you think it's useful to work, for other reasons as well, besides money?
What sort of jobs do you think would be the best sort of jobs to do?
What sort of preparation should a student make before they go on a gap year,
do you think?
Let's move on to the topic of travelling to less familiar places. What sort of
advantages are there to reading about a country before you visit it?
Do you think there are any disadvantages?
Some people choose to have a guide, when they go to a very unfamiliar place.
Do you think that improves the quality of a travel experience?
Do you think you learn more from visiting important sites or from meeting
local people?
Test 9 :
PART 1
The examiner asks the candidate about him herself, his/her home, work or studies and
other familiar topics.
EXAMPLE
Dancing
PART 2
PART 3
Discussion topics:
Developments in education
Example questions:
How has education changed in your country in the last 10 years?
What changes do you foresee in the next 50 years?
Example questions:
How do the expectations of today’s school leavers compare with those of the previous
generation?
What role do you think extracurricular activities play in education?
Example questions:
What method of learning works best for you?
How beneficial do you think it is to group students according to their level of ability?
Test 10 :
PART 1
The examiner asks the candidate about him herself, his/her home, work or studies and
other familiar topics.
EXAMPLE
Dancing
PART 2
PART 3
Discussion topics:
Family similarities
Example questions:
In what ways can people in a family be similar to each other?
Do you think that daughters are always more similar to mothers than to male
relatives?
What about sons and fathers?
In terms of personality, are people more influenced by their family or by their friends?
In what ways?
Genetic research
Example questions:
Where can people in your country get information about genetic research?
How do people in your country feel about genetic research?
Should this research be funded by governments or private companies? Why?
Orientation :
The student responded well to the main ideas in the questions and gave full
answers, with plenty of support. He discussed the topics with ease, using a good
range of words and expressions. As the student was a native speaker, he made no
grammatical errors, pronounced words clearly and used rhythm, stress and
intonation well.