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SPEAKING TEST WORKSHEET
Exam Essentials
Watch the video of a model IELTS Speaking interview, and do the activities which relate to each part.
You can check your answers and look at the full script on separate PDFs on this DVD-ROM.
Part 1
(00:00 to 05:57)
Watch Part 1 of the Speaking test and answer the questions below.
1 Part 1 of the IELTS Speaking test consists of different tasks. Each task is a group of questions
on the same subject. How many tasks are there in Part 1?
2 Match each task with a subject the examiner asks about (a–e). There are two extra subjects.
Task 1
Task 2
Task 3
a hobbies and interests
b culture (e.g. food)
c
work and studies
d friends and family
e home town or city
3 Look at these words and phrases. Match the words and phrases with the subjects in
Exercise 2.
abide by laws
get together
case studies
grow apart
cuisine
snack
dish
environmental law
specialize
Watch the first task again (01.14 to 02:26) and answer the questions below.
4 Answer the questions.
a What is the candidate studying?
b What does he not like about studying? What does he really enjoy?
c
What does he want to specialize in and why?
5 Find an example of the following.
a The candidate corrects a word he initially uses.
b The candidate explains or clarifies a word or phrase he uses.
6 Read these questions and choose the correct answer.
1 Which expression does the candidate say? Why does he use this structure?
a
b
I really enjoy working on case studies.
What I really enjoy is working on case studies.
2 When the candidate says: ‘I hope to specialize in environmental law’, is he talking about
a
b
the present?
the future?
TIP:
Try to use a range of grammatical structures to improve your score.
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7 The candidate has learnt vocabulary related to his specific area of study. Write words and
phrases that are related to your studies or work. Then complete the table.
Question
Are you studying now or have you started
work?
What are you studying and do you enjoy it?
What is your job and do you enjoy it?
Do you plan to go on and have a career
in …? / Do you plan to stay in the same
career for a while?
Simple answer
More information
Watch Part 1, Task 2 again (02:27 to 04:12) and answer the questions below.
8 In this part of the test, you are asked to give additional information. Answer these questions.
a What does the candidate do with friends?
b Who is his best friend?
c
What does he say is common practice in Spain?
d Who was Hector and why did the candidate enjoy his company?
9 Find examples of the following.
a an example where the candidate explains a Spanish word or phrase that he uses.
b two examples of the candidate introducing an element of humour into the conversation.
10 The candidate answers all the examiner’s questions with more than a single piece of
information. Match the first part of his answers (1–4) with the correct follow-up comment (a–d).
1
2
3
4
Like most other people, I think.
I play
football sala
with some old friends.
I would say maybe my girlfriend is my
best friend
But then we went on to different
secondary schools
a
although if you ask her, maybe she
doesn’t say this.
b and we made new friends and we grew
apart.
c
There are sometimes six or seven of us.
d Having a drink or a meal.
11 Match the phrasal verbs (1–5) from the video with their definitions (a–e).
1
2
3
4
5
keep up
get back into
end up
go back
grow apart
a
refer to and remember the past
b stop being close and sharing the same interests
c
maintain
d find (yourself) finally in a place or situation
e
start again after a break
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12 What do these informal words mean?
a guys
b
geeky
TIP:
Use a variety of expressions in your answers to show you have a wide range of vocabulary.
For example, use synonyms, adjectives and expressions to express likes and dislikes.
Watch Part 1, Task 3 again (04:13 to 05:57) and answer the questions below.
13 Look at the examiner’s first question and answer these questions.
‘Tell me about something that you feel is special to the culture in your country.’
a Why does the candidate need more time to think about this question?
b Which expression does the candidate use to mean
let me think?
14 Are the statements true (T) or false (F)?
a The candidate doesn’t like food from his country very much.
b He thinks that some people from other countries have the wrong perception of Spanish
food.
c
He thinks Spanish food tastes like Italian food.
d Some Spanish cooking makes use of local ingredients.
15 Find examples of the following.
a The candidate uses an expression that he is not totally in command of but explains what
he means.
b The candidate assumes that the examiner knows commonly used Spanish words.
16 Use the table below to answer the two questions with your own ideas.
Question
Tell me about the
traditional food in your
country?
What traditional dish
is associated with your
country?
Initial response
Fuller answer
Concluding point
TIP:
You can answer questions more fully and with more detail, for example, by talking about
different examples from your own experience.
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Part 2
(05:58 to 10:07)
Watch Part 2 of the Speaking test and answer the questions below.
1 Before you watch Part 2, look at the topic below. Spend a minute thinking about your answer
and make notes.
Describe an event that you attended recently.
You should say:
what the event was and where it took place
who else attended the event
what happened
and how you felt about your experience.
TIP:
Making notes and planning to talk about each of the points will help you to organise
your ideas logically. It will also help you to talk for the full one to two minutes.
2 The candidate talks about his grandparents’ golden wedding anniversary. Before you watch
Part 2, look at the points the candidate mentions below. Look again at the topic and put the
points into a logical order. Use the first column.
a a speech and cutting the cake
b the guests
c
what the event was
__
__
1
__
__
__
__
1
__
__
d the venue and the beginning of the day
e the central characters
3 Watch Part 2 and put the points in Exercise 2 in the order they are mentioned. Use the
second column.
4 Complete the expressions the candidate uses with the following meanings.
a His grandparents are between 70 and 79.
They are
.
b The guests came from many different places.
There were many guests who came
c
His mother cried many times that day.
There were
on the day.
.
d His grandmother stayed with his grandfather for many years.
He thanked my grandmother for
all these years.
5 Match the sentences from the talk (1–5) with the grammatical explanations (a–e).
1 They have been married for 50 years.
2 As soon as we arrived with everybody there, my mother saw everybody and started to cry.
3 There were musicians playing in the courtyard.
4 Everyone was given a glass of champagne.
5 I saw many uncles and aunts that I had not seen for many years, and many cousins that I
had not seen since I was a boy.
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a The past continuous gives background information and sets the scene.
b The past simple passive focuses on what happened and not on who did something.
c
The present perfect simple focuses on a connection between present and past time.
d The past perfect focuses on time and events before the time of the main event.
e The past simple describes a sequence of actions at the time of the main event.
TIP:
The candidate uses a range of past tenses to describe the event and the sequence of
actions during the event. It’s important that you show you can use past tenses correctly. This
will help improve your score.
6 The candidate uses a number of positive adjectives to describe the event and aspects of it.
Complete these adjectives.
a
fa _ ta _ ti _
c
_ erfe _ t
e
f
e _ otio _ a _
_ o _ _ erful
b s _ e _ ial
d ma _ ni _ i _ ent
7 A typical way of maintaining flow when you talk in Part 2 is to make an assessment and then
give a reason. Match the statements (1–4) with the follow-up reasons (a–d).
1 I must say that I enjoyed this day more than any other.
2 This venue was perfect …
3 Now, perhaps the most important thing of this day was the people that I saw there.
4 The best moment for me was when my grandfather made his speech.
a I saw many uncles and aunts that I had not seen for many years.
b I think that the combination of the event’s significance and the fantastic atmosphere was
what made it so special.
c
He’s a very good speaker and he made everybody laugh as well.
d There was a courtyard and a big garden and a magnificent hall.
8 Use the table below to describe aspects of an event you have attended recently.
event
aspect
venue
people
food/drink
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Practise a talk on the same topic. Follow the instructions and time yourself.
• Say what the event was and who the central characters were (15 seconds)
• Say who you attended the event with and why. (15 seconds)
• Explain how you travelled to the event/venue. Use a range of appropriate past tenses.
(20 seconds)
• Describe the venue. (15 seconds)
• Give an account of something that happened at the event. Use a range of appropriate past
tenses. (40 seconds)
• Summarize your feelings about the event. (15 seconds)
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