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IELTS Questions  Australia,  29 December 2021. Writing Task 1 A table describing the percentage of visitors to the UK for different reasons. Writing Task 2.   Environmental problems such as pollution and climate change affect all people in the world. While global solutions are required to mitigate these problems, very few have been suggested.  Why there is only a small number of solutions? How can these problems be resolved?  Speaking Part 1.  1. What's your full name? 2. Can I see your ID, please? 3. How may I address  you? 4. tell me about your hometown. 5. On what occasions can headphones be used? 6. What are their benefits? 7. Would it provide you satisfaction? 8.  Do you like watching the stars? 9. What do you like the most about stars? Part 2 Cue Card Describe a good service that you received at a certain place/specific occasion. * Where you received it *What the service was * How you felt when you received it * And explain why you liked it Part 3 Discussion 1. What are the j

IELTS December 30th, Speaking practice , set 5 and 6

  IELTS December 30th Speaking Practice  Set 5 and 6   Part 1 1. Could you please tell me your full name? 2. Can I see your ID, please? 3. Are you a student or do you work? 4. Where do you come from? 5. How woman-friendly is your home town? 6. What improvements do you want for your hometown?   Lets talk about  Science 7. Do you like learning about science? 8. Did you study science at school? 9. What kind of science classes did you take at school? 10. How do you update your knowledge about science? Part 2. Cue Card  Describe a famous athlete you know. You should say: * Who he/she is * What he/she has achieved  * How do you know him/her * And explain why he/she is famous Part 3. Discussion   1. What kinds of athlete are famous in your country? 2. What kind of sports do the people of your country like? 3. What are the qualities that an athlete should possess? 4. How has the attitude to sports changed over the time? 5. How has technology helped sports?  Set 6. Part 1. Lets talk about Apps

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  IELTS  Speaking Test  Ohio - 26 December 2021 Part 1. 1. Could you please tell me your name? 2. Can I see your ID? 3. Where do you come from?  4. Are you a student or do you work? 5. Do you recycle? 6. Did you recycle when you were a child? 7. What should we recycle? 8. Is recycling popular in your country? Part 2 Cue Card Talk about a time when someone said something that annoyed you. You should say: *  When it was * Who it was * What happened * And explain why you were annoyed Part 3 Discussion 1. Why don't people from the younger generation like talking to the older generation? 2. What causes generation gap? 3. When in life does generation gap seem to be the biggest? 4. How do you overcome generation gap? Further reference: 1. Essay Week -Detailed study of all types of IELTS essays with Structure and Model essays. 2. General Task 1. Letters. 

Speaking questions, December 30th, Set 3 &4

  IELTS Test Questions  December 30 Set 3 & 4 Set 3 Part 1. 1. Could you please tell me your full name? 2. Can I see your ID, please? 3. Are you a student or do you work? 4. Where do you come from? 5. What do you like about your hometown? 6. What improvement do you want for your hometown? 7. How has your hometown changes since you were a child? Lets talk about Cinema: 8. How often do you go for films? 9. Are tickets at cinemas costly in your country? 10. What are merits of watching a film at cinema than on TV? 11. Do you enjoy watching films  alone or with someone? Lets talk about Music 12. When do you listen to music? 13. What's your favourite kind of music? 14. Should music be made a compulsory subject in school? Part 2 Cue Card Describe your favourite TV programme. You should say: * What it is * Which channel * When do you watch it * What it is about  * And explain why it is your favourite Part 3 Discussion   1.  Do you think Watching TV is important? 2. How are documentarie

IELT December 30, Speaking Practice Questions, Set 1 &2

  IELTS December 30 Speaking Practice Questions Set 1 &2 Set 1 Part 1. 1. Could you please tell me your name? 2. Show mw your ID, please. 3. Where do you come from? 4. Are you a student or do you work?  Lets talk about New Year 5. Do you celebrate the New Year? 6. Do you think celebrating the New Year is important? 7.  How do the people of your country celebrate the New Year? 8. How has celebrating the New Year changed over the time? 9. How did you celebrate the last New Year? 10. Do you have any plans for your next New Year?   Part 2 Cue Card   Describe a time when you set a goal for yourself. You should say:  * When did you set the goal * What was the goal * How did you work for it * And explain how important it was for you.  Part 3. Discussion 1. Do you think young and old have similar goals? 2. Is it important for a person to have goals in life? 3. Does one need to have a plan to achieve a goal? 4. Do you think achievements are for a person to feel successful? 5. Should parents

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  IELTS Test in Taiwan 21 December 2021 Writing  Task 2 Nowadays, many families are rarely having meals together.  Why this is happening? Is this a positive or negative development? Speaking Part 1 1.Could you please tell me your full name? 2. Can I see your ID? 3. Are you a student or do you work? 4. Where do you come from? 5. Do you like your hometown? 6. Is there anything you don't like about your hometown? Lets talk about handwriting: 7. Do you like writing by hand? 8. Do you like your handwriting? 9. What's the difference between writing by hand and typing? Part 2 Cue Card Describe a difficult decision you made once.  You should say: * What the decision was * When you made the decision * How long it took to make the decision * And explain why it was difficult Part 3 Discussion 1. Do you find making decisions easy? 2. Do you think decision making is a skill that should be developed? 3. What kind of decisions do the teenagers face these days? 4.  Should important decisions b

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Rear View Mirror IELTS Test questions Pakistan, 20 December 2021 Writing Task 2 Many doctors recommend that old people exercise regularly, but most patients do not follow any exercise routine. Why do you think this is happening? How can old people be encouraged to exercise regularly? Speaking Part 1 1. Could you please tell me your full name? 2. Where do you come from? 3. Can I see your ID? 4. Are you a student or do you work? 5. Where did you grow up? 6. Did you like that city? 7. Would you like to live in a countryside in the future? Lets talk about shopping: 8. How often do you shop? 9. What do you prefer, online or offline shopping? 10. Do you go shopping alone or with someone? 11. Do you think that expensive items are more qualitative? Part 2. Cue Card   Describe a creative person such as an artist, a painter or a singer you admire. You should say:  * Who the person is * Where and when you saw him/her * How creative his/her work is * And explain why you admire this person Part 3 D

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Rear View Mirror  IELTS  Speaking Test Paris 17 December 2021. Thank you Ms Saramma Varghese, our SPECTRA student from France, for  these questions given below: Part 1. 1. Could you please tell your name? 2. Can you please show me your ID? 3. Where do you come from? 4. Are you a  student or do you work? 5. Why did you take that job/study?   Lets talk about: 6. Tell us about your first mobile phone? 7. How often do you use it? 8. Do you think we are using mobile phones more today than a few years ago? 9. Do you think our dependency on mobile phones will grow in the future? 10. Can you please tell me for which purpose are the mobile phones extremely useful? 11. Have ever had a problem with your mobile phone while travelling? Part 2  Cue Card  Talk about two people from the same family. You should say: * What do they look like * How similar are these two people * What difference do you find between them? * Why did you choose to talk about these two people.  Part 3 Discussion 1. How many l

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  IELTS Test Questions  Australia on 15 December 2021 Writing Task 1 A bar graph showing the number of kilometers travelled by 5 types of transportation, used by people in 1990 and 2000 in the UK. Task 2 Some  people say that high school students should study all the subjects, while others think they should be allowed to choose subjects that they love or good at.  Discuss both views and give your opinion. Speaking. Part 1. 1. Could you please tell me your full name? 2. Can I see your ID? 3.Where do you come from? 4. Do you work or study? Lets talk about technology 5. Do you use any gadget on a daily basis? 6. Do you own a computer?  If so, how often do you use it and for what purpose? 7. How often do you use the internet? Part 2. Cue Card  Describe an experience that left you feeling disappointed, You should say: * What was it * Why you were disappointed * How this affected your life * And explain what you think of this experience now Part 3 Discussion 1. What do you think of people wh

IELTS Quick Revision for DECEMBER Test

 Quick Practice Writing Task 2 Questions for December   Technology 1. Some people believe that cell phones should be for personal use only, while others feel they should be used mostly for work.  Discuss both views and give your opinion. 2. The internet contains a lot of information; however, sometimes these information is inaccurate or wrong.  How far do you agree or disagree with the statement? 3. Nowadays online shopping becomes more popular than store-shopping. Is it a positive or negative trend? Sports and Leisure 1. Some people believe that extreme sports should be banned, while others disagree.  How far do you agree or disagree? 2. Some people believe that the use of mobile phone in the public is as annoying as smoking and it should be banned similar to smoking. What is your opinion? 3. Some people consider sports to be their career. For others, it is mostly a workout to stay fit. Discuss both views and give your opinion.   Reading 1. More and more media coverage is on popular p

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IELTS Test Questions   Sri Lanka - December 13, 2021 Writing Task 1. Map Map. A current and future re-development plan of a village. On the current plan, it has only four-bedroom houses and a large forest. However on the future re-development plan, there are several square-shaped parcels of residential lands and a smaller forest. Task 2, Essay Some people believe that students acquire working experience during their gap year instead of traveling. Do you agree or disagree with the opinion? Speaking Part 1 1. Could you please tell me your full name? 2. Can I see your ID? 3. Where do you come from? 4. Are you a student or do you work? Lets talk about barbecue parties. 5. How often do you take part in barbecues? 6. Did you have any barbecues when you were a child? 7. Where is the best place for a barbecue, in your opinion? 8. What type of food is the best for this occasion? 9. Do you like to have such parties with friends or families? 10. Do you think you will take part in more or fewer ba

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 IELTS  Test Questions. Japan, 12 December 2021. Academic Writing Task 1. Map  Task 2. Today, different kinds of advertising influence our life. Do the negative effects of this development outweigh the positive? Speaking. Part 1. 1. What's your full name? 2. Can I see your ID? 3. Where do you come from? 4. Do you work or study? 5. What do you like the most about your job/study? Let's talk about Colours 6. What's your favourite colour? 7. What colour did you like as a child?   Lets talk about Taking Notes. 8. What's better, taking notes on mobile phone or paper? 9. Would your way of thinking be different when you you are typing on a computer compared to when you are writing on paper? Part 2. Cue Card. Describe a time when you had to wait for something . You should say: * When was it * What you were waiting for * What happened * And explain how you felt about waiting. Part 3. Discussion 1. On what occasions do people have to wait every day 2. Do you think people who can&#

IELTS Speaking for December

  IELTS Speaking questions  for DECEMBER Part 1. Let's talk about Rain 1. Does it often rain where you live? 2. Do you enjoy rain? 3. Have you ever been caught in the rain without a coat or an umbrella? 4. Does rain affect people's behaviour? 5, What types of activities can people do when it rains? 6. Does the rain ever cause transportation problem in your country? Lets talk about the Sun 7. Do you like the sun? 8. How do you feel when it is sunny? 9. What kinds of activities do people do when it is sunny? 10. Would you like to live in a place with more or less sun? 11. Why do some people prefer to live in sunny places? 12. What are the benefits of sunshine? 13. Does your country use energy from the sun? Lets talk about birthdays. 14. Do your celebrate your birthdays? 15. What did you do on your last birthday? 16. Tell me about a birthday you celebrated as a child 17. How do the people of your country celebrate their birthdays? 18. Which holidays are considered important in you

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IELTS Test questions   Ghana, 8 December 2021. Contributed by Bemax student, Ms Rani Thomas from Ghana. Thank you Rani. Writing Task 1 Two maps, present and past, to  make a report and describe the changes. Writing Task 2. Some students to choose work or to travel after leaving school and before going to university. Many people say that working experience is more useful in adult life than travel. Do you agree or disagree with the statement?  [Noteworthy, our spectra students, Mohamed Nazeem (Bangalore) and Phoebe Ida (Kozhikode) got the  same question on 4th December 2021!!!!!]  Speaking Part 1. 1. What is your full name? 2. Can I see your ID/ 3. Do you work or study? 4. Tell me about your family. 5. What is hometown famous for? 6. What techno;ogy do you use in your work place? 7. Do you think technology is helpful? 8. Did you learn about environmental protection in school? 9.What do you do to protect the environment? 10. Whose responsibility it is to protect the environment, individua