IELTS SPEAKING BOOST | FASTRACK EDUCATION

STRATEGY FOR IELTS SPEAKING PART 1

Part 1 = Interview

✓ up to 12 short questions on three topics that are familiar to you

✓ between 4 and 5 minutes

PART 1 TOPICS
First topic Classic topics Unusual topics

• family • reading • voice

• work/studies • books • perfume
• home • music • colours
• hometown • hobbies • jeans
or similar • cooking • hair
• daily routine • maths
• weather • pens or pencils
• friends or similar
• animals
• travelling
• social media
• internet
• mobile phones
or similar

Give an open Try to give a two to three sentence answer

answer to each question

You are not required to fully answer

Answer the
questions, but you should develop topics
question directly
appropriately

The examiner
Remember, they read questions from the list
may ask the
of questions
same thing again

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8 WAYS TO EXPAND YOUR ANSWERS

1. Show a contrast (but, however)

2. Add a detail (which, that, who)

3. Give an example (including, such as, like, in particular)

4. How often do you do something?

5. What are you going to do?

6. What did you do in the past?

7. Express a preference (I prefer. I'd rather ... than ...)

8. Give reasons (Why? Because…)