Ace The ielts essential tips for ielts general Training Module

Speech 

 

After you have finished the Interview, the examiner will hand you a card with 3 or 4 

questions on. Usually the card asks you to describe a place, an event or a situation 

from your experience. You have 1 minute to prepare a little speech that answers all of 

the questions on a card. You also receive a paper sheet and a pen to write your notes.  

 

The speech should take from one to two minutes. In the end the examiner might ask 

you a couple of additional questions. 

The tricky part here is to know when 2 minutes have passed. You need to get a feeling 

what is it like to talk for 2 minutes. My suggestion is to practice at home with a clock, 

recording yourself while you are speaking on a particular topic. You can use MP3 

players that can record. This way you can evaluate your own speech without any help 

from other people. 

 

Example 

Let’s take the following topic card and see what kind of speech you should give: 

 

 

Describe a journey you went on. You should include in your answer

: 

 

•  Where you went on your journey 

•  Why you went to this particular place 

•  What did you do and with whom 

•  Why you enjoyed your journey or not