IELTS Speaking Test

Part Two
Part Two
• 3~4 minutes
• 3~4 questions
• short talk
• personal topics
• express feelings, like/dislike, compa
ring / contrast
Topics
• People
• Object
• Place
• Habit
• Experience
• Culture
• Instruction
• Imagination
Module Two
• I guess I should begin by something about Q
uestion1, and I think I would have to choos
e Answer1.
• Going on to my next point which is Question
2, I really need to add that Answer2.
• And now with reference to Question3, the po
int I want to make here is that Answer3
• And so finally then, if I have time, in ans
wer to the question of Question4, really I
should mention that Answer4
People 1: Friends and Friendship
• Describe one of your friends
You should say
• When you met him / her
• how you became friends
• what you and your friend do when getting toge
ther
• And explain how important this friend
is to your life
Ideas
People 2: Personality
• Describe your personality
You should say:
• what kind of person you think you are
• what your family / friends think about your p
ersonality
• whether you think your personality is special
• And explain how your personality affe
cts your life
Ideas
• On the whole, I think I'm popular with my fam
ily and friends in their eyes. I'm a delight
person to be with. So I'd say they all like m
y personality.
• I'm the one to brighten up a dull day with jo
kes and laughter. It seems that everybody enj
oys my company.
• Some may think I'm not very approachable, bec
ause I'm the quite type. I don't have many fr
iends, but I do enjoy companionship.
People 3: Famous People
• Describe a famous person in your coun
try
You should say
• what he / she does(did)
• what made him / her famous
• what the recent news about him / her is
• And explain how people in you country
feel about him / her.
Ideas
• The first Chinese basketball player t
o have played in the NBA
• has initiated the Chinese reform and
opened the door to the outside world
• admire him
• mixed feelings because thought he is
very successful in politics, he has m
ade serious mistakes as a leader.
Object 1: Useful Things
• Describe a thing you find useful and
use at home
You should say
• what it is
• what it is used for
• whether it is still in good condition
• And explain how it helps your life
Ideas
• microwave oven, cooking rice, porridge, defrost
• stick-it notepad, easy to leave a message and stic
k well
• floppy disks / USB drive, saving mass documents
• can cook tasty/delicious food and make life more p
leasant
• can be carried around / easy to store and reusable
• facilitates to improve work/ study efficiency
• Although it's not as new as it used to be, it work
s/functions quite well.
Object 2: Giving and Receiving Gift
• Describe a present you have received
You should say
• what it was given to you
• who gave it you
• what it is like
• And explain what you felt when you re
ceived it
Ideas
• given to me as a token of gratitude / en
couragement / good wish for my help
• from my wife / friends for our wedding /
dating anniversary, we have been xxx for
12 years
• thrilled/touched/surprise; It's just wha
t I wanted. I really appreciate their ki
ndness.
• I thought I was dreaming; jump for joy ;
moved to tears; couldn't believe my eyes
Object 3: Computer
• Describe how you use computer at work
and home
You should say
• what computer you use
• what you mainly use computer for
• how well you can use computers
• And explain your feeling about comput
er
Ideas
• absolutely necessary; become part of my d
aily life; feeling lost when without one
• like it but worry because computers are r
eplacing people on many jobs and therefor
e worsening the unemployment situation
• hate it because I'm a computer illiterate
and have great difficulty learning the sk
ills
Place 1: Places
• Describe a place you have visited
You should say
• where it is
• hoe you went there
• what you did there
• And explain whether you want to go th
ere again
places in common
• General direction
– located at ...; to the south of
• Specific location
– near/close to ...; opposite
• Functions
– It's used for ...; people go there for ...
• height
• made of
• shape; size; color; symbol

• grammar
– used to
– not as ... as
– while might not be the tallest building... it's indeed the most inte
resting one
Place 2: Supermarket
• Describe a supermarket where you ofte
n go shopping
You should say
• where it is
• what you usually buy
• whether you are given discounts there
• And explain why you go shopping there
Ideas
• 5 percent off with a discount / member cards
• discount on some commodity/goods/items
• no discount; but the shop always offers sales/spec
ial/lower price on some ...
• don't know exactly for sure, don't care

• offer best range of products in town

• It's inexpensive and they don't compromise service
• saves me a lot of time ; lower price ; hight quali
ty;many choices
Place 3: Building and Architecture
• Describe a building you have seen
You should say
• where it is
• what it looks like
• what it is used for
• And explain how you like the building
in your city
Ideas
• 40-storey skyscraper; landmark of the city
• very impressive at first glance/sight
• mixture of traditional and western style
• a tasteless reproduction of post modern bui
ldings
• In architectural terms, there is not much t
o say about public buildings, they're mostl
y purely functional and ugly
• there buildings consume far too much power
and cause a lot of pollution; are not envir
onmentally friendly
Habit 1: Routine Work/Study
• Describe one of your typical working d
ays
You should say
• when it begins and ends
• what routine work is done
• whether there are any rest periods during the
day
• And explain how you feel about a worki
ng day like this
Ideas
• have meeting three times a week; stay in front
of computer

• I don't mind routine work at all. It's a bit b

oring but I make up for it when I'm not workin
g; going to a movie or a candlelight dinner wi
th my wife
• when you repeat the same thing over and over a
gain, you'll go crazy in the end. that's how I
feel about my work
• Anyway. It's life. You have to sleep, play and
work
Habit 2: Sports
• Describe a sports which you like/disl
ike
You should say
• whether it's popular in your country
• whether your country is strong in this sport
• what strength / skill is required to play it
• And explain why you like / dislike it
Ideas
• national history; easy to play; interesting to
watch; don't take much spaces; rules are simpl
e
• help to make friend; stay healthy / relax; hav
e a sense of achievement
• won many gold / silver / bronze medals at OG;
often ranks first at the international matches
• be strong / tall / fit to do the sports, the v
ery basic thing
• be a good runner / jumper / team player
• benefit a lot if you're tough / responsive / c
ooperative / unselfish / a good thinker
Habit 3: Food
• Describe a kind of food you can buy f
rom a store
You should say
• who makes it
• what is special about it
• how you like it
• And explain what food you usually buy
Ideas
• beef, imported from Australia; yogurt, from a l
ocal organic farm
• very much; often buy it ; eat it every day
• nutritious, high / low calorie; good for health
• the best food you can find; pay less and get mo
re; good for home cooking or picnic / party
• It taste good / sweet / sour / bitter /salty
• fresh ; no chemical contamination, but very exp
ensive
Experience 1: Newspaper and Media
• Describe a newspaper you have read
You should say
• where it is published
• who usually buy it
• what content it generally provides
• And explain whether you like this new
spaper
Ideas
• in Beijing by a local media group; people who are int
erested in social news and local events
• in xxx. best selling tabloid, those interested in cel
ebrities, gossips, girls, anything that's sensational
• tell truth; objective / unbiassed; an independent pos
ition
• pay attention to issues of common concerns

• e.g. while other papers repeat the government words,

... keep an independent position and tell the truth
to the public
Experience 3: Advertising
• Describe an advertisement you have seen
You should say
• where you saw it
• what it has advertised
• what is special about it
• And explain whether you have been influence
d by it
Ideas
• poster in a shop; advertising chocolate
• cigarette billboards in the road side
• on back of a railway ticket; the idea is
marvellous; it saves paper and can be se
en by a lot of passengers
• did a really good and honest job of tell
ing me what the movie would be like
Summary
• 3 clauses
– who, where, when, why, that, what...
• 1 subjunctive mood
– wish, if xxx, would...
• using 1~3 V-ing form
– looking forward to; be used to; enjoy; finish...
• use various verb tense
– have been; was doing; had met...
• apply 3~5 proper sentence pattern
– take sb. some time to do ...
– spend some time to do ...
– so ... that ...
– too ... to ...