Ielts speaking forecast

Describe an experience when you had a boring conversation

You should say:

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  When it was
  
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  Who you were with
  
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  What you did
  

And explain why you were bored Part 3: Follow up Questions

1. 
   Why do people get bored?
   
2. 
   What sort of jobs do most people think are boring?
   
3. 
   Why is it that some people work in boring jobs?
   
4. 
   Are all the boring jobs going to be done by robots in the future?
   
5. 
   Do you believe that technology has made life to become more interesting?
   
6. 
   Should people themselves be the ones who should make their lives to be more interesting?
   

Describe a skill you learned when you were a child.

You should say:

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  What skills it was
  
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  Who taught you this skill
  
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  How you learned it
  

And explain why you learned this skill Part 3: Follow up Questions

1. 
   What is the most important practical skill in modern society?
   
2. 
   What kinds of professions require practical skills?
   
3. 
   What are some special skills people can learn?
   
4. 
   Can you compare the skills that are important nowadays with the skills that were important 20 or 30 years ago?
   
5. 
   What kind of skills might be important in the future?
   
6. 
   Do you think schools and universities prepare young people well for the future employment?
   

Describe the first time you used a foreign language to communicate

You should say:

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  What the situation was
  
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  Where you were
  
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  Who you communicated with
  

and explain why you used a foreign language to communicate on this occasion.

Part 3: Follow up Questions

1. 
   Have you learnt a foreign language? Why?
   
2. 
   Why do some people learn fast while others are slow?
   
3. 
   What kind of quality should a language teacher have?
   
4. 
   Why do people want to learn a foreign language?