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IELTS Exam Questions asked in Columbia
 on 13 October 2021


Speaking


Part 1.

1. Could you please tell me your name?
2. Can I see your ID?
3. Are you a student or do you work?
4. Why do you take IELTS?

Lets talk about Animals.
5. Are you interested in wild life?
6. Have you ever seen wild animals?
7. What is your favourite wild animal?
8. Should wild animals be protected?
9. Did you ever go to a zoo when you were a child?
10. What are the disadvantages of hunting animals?
11. What is the importance of animals to children?


Part 2. Cue Card.

 Describe an expensive activity you enjoy doing occasionally. You should say:
* What it is
* Why is it expensive
* Who do you usually do it with
* And explain why you enjoy doing it

Part 3. Discussion

1. What kind of expensive activities do people of your country like doing?
2. Why are some sports expensive? Are they for everyone?
3. What kind of expensive things people like buying?
4. Why do some people prefer buying expensive things?
5. What are the advantages of being rich?
6. Are there any disadvantages?





Idiom for the Day

Why idioms 

IELTS Band Descriptors for Speaking says that in order to win a grade 7 and above you have to do the following under Lexical Resources:

* Uses vocabulary resource flexibly to discuss a variety of topics.
* Uses less common and idiomatic vocabulary and shows some awareness of style and collocation ....
* Uses paraphrase effectively.

you are supplied an idiom a day and practise them on a daily basis.


To get on your nerves.

Meaning: Something annoys you.

IELTS Examiner:  How could your neighbourhood be improved?

Candidate: It gets on my nerves that we have no recycling here. I am a big fan of the environment and we should do more to save it.





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