IELTS Speaking questions from Brazil and Thailand – December 2009

Posted: 02 Jan 2010 04:51 AM PST
The last IELTS exams in December in Brazil and Thailand were shared by our caring friends. Here are 2 versions of the Speaking test from the these countries:

Speaking test 1

Interview
- What is your home like?
- What is your favorite room and why?
- What time do you usually wake up in the morning and why?
- What is your favorite time during the day?
- Tell me about your work.

Cue card
Talk about a course that you would like to do if you had time, please say:
- When would you do it?
- Why would you choose it?
- Do you think it would be easy or hard for you?

Discussion
- Do you agree or disagree that universities should only have courses that lead to jobs?
- What should be more appreciated as a job requirement: education or work experience? Why?
- Do you think it is possible to study without a teacher?
- Where do you first learned about the Internet?
- What do you think is the role played by the Internet in education nowadays?

Speaking test 2

Interview
- Can you tell me your full name?
- Do you work or are you a student?
- Where do you work?
- What do you have to do in your work?
- Do you have to talk to a lot of people at work?
- Do you prefer to work with people or alone?
- What time do you normally get up?
- How has your routine changed?

Cue card
Talk about some good news you received over the phone, please say:
- Who phoned you to tell the good news?
- Where were you at that time?
- What was the news?

Discussion
- What do you think about email?
- If you can choose, will you email or phone people?
- What are the differences between a mobile phone and a land line phone?
- What do you think people dislike about phones?
- When did you learn about the Internet?
- What do you think the benefits of the Internet are?
- Which group of people uses the Internet the most?