Introduction to

Speaking Test in IELTS:

Chapter 2

Framita Rahman
Part 2 : Long Turn
Topic 1:
Describe a birthday celebration that you
attended recently.
You should say:
Whose birthday it was and that person’s
age
Who attended the party
Where the party took place

And describe some activities that

happened at the party
 General Idea
Supporting detail
1
Supporting detail
2
Supporting detail
3

Discussing a topic
Past Tenses
• Simple Past Sequence
• Past Continuous
• Past Perfect First/Second,
then, until, at After
Present Tenses last, later
• Simple Present Next,
By the As soon before,
• Present Continuous time as finally,
• Present Perfect when
Topic 2
You will have one to two minutes to talk about this topic
You will have one minute to prepare what you are going to say

Describe a friend who is important to you.

You should say:
the name of your friend
when and where you met this friend
What kinds of things you and this friend like to do
together and explain why this friend is important to
you
Topic 3
You will have one to two minutes to talk about this topic
You will have one minute to prepare what you are going to say

Describe a movie that you saw recently.

You should say:
The title of the movie and what is was about
When and where you saw it
Who you saw it with and explain why you
enjoyed/didn’t enjoy seeing this movie
Part 3:
Discussion
Topic 1:

1. Are birthday celebrations important in your

country? Why or why not?
2. How do people in your culture generally feel
about their birthdays?
3. How are older people treated in your
culture?
 General Idea
Supporting detail
1
Supporting detail
2
Supporting detail
3

Discussing a topic
1. Asking for clarification
o Useful words : do you mean, do you want me to, could you
explain what you mean by, I’m not sure what you mean by,
should I, can I
2. Delay tactics
o That’s an interesting question
o I’ve never thought about that before
o There are lot of different reasons
3. Avoiding Short Answer

Do or Don’t
Topic 1:

1. Is it easier to make friends when we’re

young or when we’re older? Why?
2. What impact has technology (computers,
cell phones, the internet,etc) had on your
friendships?
3. How do friendship change as we age?