SPEAKING SKILL (3 main parts)

Sample of speaking test

 Lesson 1: How to answer the questions in IELTS speaking Part 1
I. Features:
- This part is considered as an interview. It consists of 3 different topics with 3 – 4 questions
per topic. à 9 – 12 questions which need to be answered in this part.
- The candidates need to use the short answer (3 – 5 sentences) à give the answer to the
question and give more details/ explanation/ reasons for their choice.
- Daily topics: jobs, family, study, hobbies, books, movies, shopping, climate and seasons,
cooking, photography, sports, TV, computers…..
- Kinds of questions:
1. Yes/ No questions
2. Choice questions (with “or”)
3. Wh-questions (who/ where/ when/ why/ what…)
à there are the different techniques used for answering each kind of question.
II. How to answer the questions in IELTS speaking part 1
A. Greeting:
Examiner Examinee
- Good morning/ afternoon. My name is … - Good morning/ afternoon, Sir/ Madam.
- What is your full name? - My full name is NGUYEN VAN A.
- Can you call you? - You can call me A.
- Can you show me your ID/ identification - Yes, of course. Here you are.
card?
- Can I ask you some questions about your - Absolutely/ Certainly, I am so happy to
personal information? do that.
- Let’s start. - OK

1. Yes/ No questions:
E.g: E.g:
a. Do you like eating out? a. Do you often eat out?
à ask for the likes/ dislikes (hobbies/ free à ask for the frequency of doing smt
time activities) à the candidate needs to use the expression
à the candidate needs to use like/ dislike of frequency
expressions
Useful language: Likes/ dislikes Useful language: frequency
 1. Likes: - Never à rarely/ seldom/ once in the blue
- S + love/ like + V-ing. moon à sometimes/ occasionally/ from
- S + be interested in/ fond of + V-ing. time to time à often/ frequently à
- S + be a big fan of smt/ doing smt. usually à always
- (Smt) is my cup of tea. - Once/ twice/ 3 times a week/ month/ year
- S + be partially towards + V-ing. - Every day = daily; every week = weekly;
2. Dislikes: every month = monthly; every year =
- S + don’t/ doesn’t like/ love + V-ing. yearly/ annually
= S + hate/ dislike + V-ing.
- S + can’t stand/ bear + V-ing.
- Smt/ doing smt + makes/ drives + smb +
crazy.
3. Neutral
- It is OK/ so – so.
- Either A or B is OK.
- Not at all, everything is OK.
Þ How to answer “Yes/ No” questions:
1. Yes à [Absolutely/ Certainly/ Definitely/ yes, of course], + the main content of the
question + because + reasons why you say “Yes” (1 – 3 sentence(s)).
E.g: Do you like eating out?
à Absolutely, I really love eating out, especially eating out with my friend because I have a
chance to eat more delicious dishes and have a good time with my best relationships. It is really
happy.
Do you often eat out?
à Yes, of course. I eat out every day because I am a student living far away from home without
my family, so no one cooks for me. That is the reason why I have to go to the restaurant for
my meal.
2. No à Well,/ actually,/ as you know,/ as we know, + give the strength/ advantage of the
topic + BUT + the reason why you say “NO”.
E.g: Do you like eating out?
à Well, actually, eating out can sometimes give use a chance to gather and chat after a long
time, but it costs a lot of money and I am a student, so I do not have a lot of money to do it.
Thus, I do not like eating out. Instead, I like to stay at home and cook the meal.
Do you often eat out?
à As we know, eating out is so convenient for busy people, but I am a student with the limited
budget, so I do not often eat out to save my money.
3. It depends. For example, make a list of cases when you say “YES”, but/ however + make
a list of cases when you say “NO”.
E.g: Do you often eat out?
à Well, it depends. For example, when I want to celebrate a special occasion like birthday
party or anniversary, I often go out for a meal with my friends or my family, but at the end of
the month, I am broke up, I often cook the meal and eat at home to save any coins.
2. Choice questions (with “OR”)
E.g: Do you often eat out or eat at home?
Þ 3 ways to answer this kind of question:
1. give your choice and give the explain the reasons why you choose this option
E.g: Well, I often eat at home instead of going outside because I am a student living far away
from home. I have a limited budget, so I cook the meal and eat at home to save my money.
2. give the weakness/ disadvantage of the option that you don’t choose à draw the
conclusion on the option that you choose
E.g: Well, as you know, eating out is so expensive and it costs a lot of money. And I am a poor
student with the limited budget, so I often eat at home to save my money.
3. It depends. For example, make a list of cases when you choose the first option, but/
however + make a list of different cases when you choose the other option
E.g: Well, actually, it depends. For example, when I come back home late from my school, and
I can’t cook the meal. At that time, I eat out. However, on special occasions like birthday, I
often invite my friends or my cousins/ relatives to eat out. I want them to be with me on this
day.
3. Wh-questions
- You need to identify the meaning of Wh-questions and the kind of the information that you
need to answer
+ who à smb
+ when/ what time à time phrase
+ where à place
+ why à reason
+ what à smt
+ how à manner
- You need to provide the suitable information for the question and give more details/
information to make it clearer/ more specific.
E.g: Where do you come from?
à I come from Ha Noi city. It is the capital of Viet Nam. It is also a beautiful city with famous
dish which is “Pho”.