Ielts speaking: ultimate guide to ielts success

Part 3: The examiner will ask you further questions which
are connected to the topic of Part 2. These questions are
designed to give you an opportunity to discuss more
abstract issues and ideas.
Timing
11-14 minutes
Marks
You will be assessed on your performance throughout the
test by certificated IELTS examiners. You will be marked
on the four criteria: fluency and coherence, lexical resource,
grammatical range and accuracy, pronunciation. Scores
are reported in whole and half band.

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Document Outline

• PART ONE Introductory Questions and Answers
• Introductory questions for IELTS ( AC / GT )
• PART TWO Cue - card Topics with Solutions
• IELTS Cue Card Topics for 2020
• A poisonous plant you know
• A poisonous flower you know
• A poisonous fruit you know
• Talk about a time when you visited somewhere and lost your important thing there
• Describe a person who apologized to you
• Talk about a time when you unexpectedly met someone
• Talk about a performance you gave at school or college
• Describe an important journey that was delayed
• Describe your dream workplace
• Describe a company which employs many people in your hometown
• Describe a bicycle tour you took
• Describe a popular teacher you know
• Describe a night when you could not sleep at all
• Describe a person who likes to travel by plane
• Describe an advice you received on your subjects or work OR Describe some good advice about choosing a job or subject
• An activity that you found boring
• Describe an experience when you were with people and got bored
• Describe a time when you first met someone OR A famous personality you have met .
• Describe a time you were sleepy but had to stay awake
• Talk about a handmade product made only in your country
• Talk about a person in news whom you would like to meet
• Talk about a meeting you attended at your school or workplace
• A time when you had to hide truth from your friend
• Talk about a time when you used a foreign language to communicate
• Describe a wrong decision you once made
• Describe a method that helps you to save money
• Describe something that helps you in concentration yoga / meditation
• What makes you angry
• Talk about a high paying job in your country
• Talk about a person with whom you like to spend your leisure time
• Common dress that female in your country wear
• A female leader you would like to meet
• A piece of clothing you received as a gift
• Your visit to a lake
• Visit to a mall
• Favorite day of the week
• Speak about a time when you felt anxious
• Visit to a marriage
• Visit to a government office
• A plant you like
• Your favorite item of clothing
• A book you have read
• An occasion when you helped someone
• Something you planned to do but haven’t done yet
• An important letter you received
• A time when you teamed up with an old person
• A gift that made you happy
• An achievement
• Your ideal home
• Your favorite sports
• A product of your country
• A big company / organization near you
• A businessperson you admire
• A holiday you enjoyed
• A person you admire from a foreign country OR A person who has inspired you from abroad
• An interesting place in your country that tourists don’t know about
• Your visit to a library
• Visit to a museum
• Describe a sports event you have seen
• Describe a leisure activity near sea
• Favourite newspaper
• An international leader or politician you like
• An English lesson
• Describe a piece of art ( a statue or painting )
• Describe a time when you went to a crowded place
• Favourite author
• Something that you bought online
• An important city
• You were going on a tour and your vehicle broke down
• A national building in your country
• Favourite weather
• A tranquil place you enjoy going to
• A foreign dish you want to eat
• Any recent change or development in your hometown
• A musical instrument you like to play
• A historical building you have visited
• A speech you heard recently
• What kind of job you would like to do in future ?
• A prize / award you want to win
• What will you do if you win a huge sum of money ?
• An occasion where you arrived late
• Speak about a time when you participated in a competition
• An animal you like the most
• A bird you like
• A language you would like to learn ( apart from English )
• A game you played in your childhood
• Exercise people do in your locality
• Anything you would like to buy from foreign country
• A season you like the most
• How’s the climate of your country
• A time when someone helped you
• A quality that you appreciate about your friend
• Describe a time when you complained about something
• Describe a skill that takes a long time to learn
• Special date in your country’s history / describe a significant historical event in your country
• Remote place you wish to visit in the future
• Describe a shop that recently opened in your locality / city
• Describe an invention that has changed the life of people
• Describe a nation ( not your own ) that you know well
• Describe an outdoor activity that you did for the first time
• A time you had to search for information
• Describe a building / structure in your city
• Describe a water sport that you want to try
• An advertisement you watched on TV recently
• Describe a thing that has become a fashion or a matter of status nowadays
• Describe certain laws of your country
• Describe a historical event that you find interesting
• An intelligent person you know
• Describe a hotel you stayed at
• Describe a pet that you have or once had
• A part of your rituals or customs that you don’t like
• Any souvenir that you bought during your holidays
• Describe a thing for which you saved money from a long time
• A comic that you read in childhood
• Speak about an interesting tour guide
• Speak about a family that resemble yours
• Speak about an aquatic animal
• Speak about a time when you admired the sky
• Describe a handcrafted item which you made yourself .
• Describe a dish you like the most which is served during the festivals .
• Describe a place full of colors
• Describe a product or application which is based on Artificial Intelligence
• A software that you use often
• Something kind that someone did for you
• Describe a time when you taught something new to an older person
• Describe an instance when you solved a problem using the internet
• A happily married couple
• A seminar or lecture you attended
• Something you got for free
• An occasion when you received a lot of guests at your home
• A conversation with stranger
• A city or town you visited
• A website that is useful
• A place to listen to music
• A happy memory from childhood
• A time you moved home
• A time you moved school
• A car journey you remember
• Your favorite TV program you watch
• Visit to a relative
• A time when you felt embarrassed
• A gift you gave to someone
• Your favorite fruit
• A time when you had to wait for someone
• Your favorite cousin
• A time when you felt nervous or anxious or frightened
• Describe a person you think is a good parent
• Describe a piece of furniture at your home
• Describe a way to stay healthy
• Describe your biggest fear
• Describe a task you did well
• A task you completed on time
• A child you know well
• An expensive thing you want to buy in future
• Visit to a swimming pool
• A time when you gave suggestion in a survey
• Your favorite singer
• Visit to a strange ( unexplored ) place
• Describe a piece of good news that you heard from someone
• Your favorite magazine
• A club that you have joined
• An accident that you have seen
• Favorite subject in your school
• Tell about a subject you disliked in school
• How do you utilize your free time ?
• An interesting old person you know well
• A movie you watched recently
• A time when you felt angry
• Talk about an important photograph
• Describe an old thing
• First day at school / college / university
• Birthday celebration you remember
• An activity you find interesting
• An activity you do to maintain good health
• Speak about a room in which you spent a lot of time
• A toy with which you played in your childhood
• Speak about an adventurous person you know
• Talk about your favorite restaurant
• A person you know who is beautiful / handsome
• Describe an important decision you made / Decision you made with the help of someone
• Speak about someone who is a good cook
• Speak about something useful you learnt from the member of your family
• Describe a stressful day at school / college / university
• A place indoor or outdoor where you can study
• A movie or TV show that made you laugh
• Talk about a dish you know how to cook
• A time when someone didn’t tell you the whole truth
• Tell about a party you went
• Talk about something you taught to a teenager / Talk about something you taught to someone
• When you found something that someone lost
• A meal you enjoyed at a restaurant
• Faraway place you would like to visit
• Describe a beautiful home you have seen
• A radio program you find interesting
• A subject you did not like but now you find interesting
• Something you bought but did not use
• Time when you had to change your plan
• A person you wanted to be like
• Food that people eat on special occasions
• An occasion when you bought / made a special cake
• An aspect of modern society that you dislike
• Describe a famous scientist / inventor you know about
• Describe an exciting experience in your life
• Describe a school you have studied in
• Expensive clothing you have bought lately
• Time when you had to take care of a baby
• Job you think you would be good at OR Describe something you would like to do in the future
• Something that you borrowed from your friend or family
• Describe a shop or store you often go to
• Describe a national day in your country
• Describe your favorite flower
• Describe an art and craft activity you did at school
• Describe a noisy place you have been to
• Describe a social networking website / platform you use
• Describe a personal goal which you have not been able to achieve
• Describe the politest person you have come across in your life
• Describe a time when you received a good service from a hotel or a restaurant
• A polluted city you have visited OR Describe a place you visited that has been affected by pollution
• Describe a good law in your country
• A talkative person
• Interesting news you read in a newspaper
• Talk about an instance when you invited a friend for a meal in a restaurant or at home .
• Describe a meeting or discussion about fake news
• Talk about a job one of your grandparents did
• Describe a family business you know
• Talk about your favorite movie star
• Describe a period in your history that you would like to learn about
• A person who has encouraged you recently
• Describe a time when you were outside , and rain started
• Talk about a practical skill you have
• Describe an unusual vacation you had
• Describe an irritating person in your neighborhood
• Describe a surprise party you organized for your friend
• Describe people who raise awareness about the environment
• Describe an experience when children made you laugh
• Describe the greatest success of your friend that made you feel proud
• Talk about a situation when you complained about something and got good results
• Describe an outdoor activity you did for the first time
• Talk about a part of city that is changing
• Talk about a job that helps make the world a better place
• A famous person you would like to meet
• Describe a person you know who likes to help people in free time
• Describe a person who speaks foreign language very well
• Tell about your recent free time you had and how you spent it
• When was the last time you enjoyed with your friends ?
• Talk about a time when you had to wake up extremely early
• Describe an app you use on your mobile phone
• Describe a night when you could not sleep
• Describe someone who is your online friend
• A time when you had to wait in a traffic jam
• Describe an important year in your life
• Describe a happy family event from your childhood
• Describe your favorite way to relax
• Your favorite means of transport
• Something you have learned recently from the internet
• PART THREE Follow up Questions with Solutions
• Sports
• Plant
• Food
• Education
• Leisure activities
• Wealth
• Weather
• Celebrations
• Travelling
• Animals
• Birds
• Happiness
• Law
• School
• Teachers
• Dance
• Wedding
• Sleep
• Family
• Friends
• Hometown
• Neighbours
• Colours
• T.V
• Culture
• Business and jobs
• Globalization
• Magazines
• Newspapers
• Buildings
• Library
• Zoos
• Museums
• Vegetarianism
• Computers
• Internet
• Sky
• Cars
• Tourism
• Crime
• Health
• Exercise
• Foreign language
• Space exploration
• Future
• Hotel
• City and village
• Childhood
• Jewelry
• Songs / music
• Art and craft
• Parks
• Book
• Festivals
• Accident
• Politics
• Children
• Superstitions
• Fashion
• Gifts
• Name
• Nature
• Shopping
• Technology
• Bicycle
• Work
• Studies
• Email
• Daily routine
• Films
• Hobbies
• Smoking
• Your country
• Going out
• Clothes
• Trains
• Time
• Transportation
• Reading
• Restaurant
• Pollution
• Population
• Home
• Mobile phones
• Drink
• Malls
• Swimming pool
• Fruits
• Photography
• Role model
• Women
• History
• Media
• Boats / ships
• Online shopping
• Tea / coffee
• Smile
• Mathematics
• Garbage / rubbish
• Perfume
• Borrowing / sharing
• Bottled water
• Copyright
• Life experiences
• Influence of television
• Retirement and old age
• Eating habits
• Universities
• Work and life balance
• News
• Island
• Make - up
• Tiredness
• Forest
• Beach
• Oceans
• Supermarket
• Street market
• Visiting relative and friends
• Places to play
• Time management
• Sun
• Sunglasses
• Pen and pencil
• Cakes and desserts
• Numbers
• Breaks
• Running / walking
• Wild animals
• Scenery
• Voice
• Haircut
• Plan
• Languages
• Spending time alone
• Jeans
• Science
• Laughter
• Water sports
• PART FOUR Important Vocabulary for IELTS Speaking
• PART FIVE Tips for IELTS Speaking Test and Format
• Important tips for the IELTS Speaking interview
• A day prior to the interview
• On the test day
• In the interview ( one on one )
• Do’s
• Don’ts
• How to answer General round questions – First Round
• Cue - card Topic – Second Round
• How to Prepare Cue - card Topic
• IELTS Speaking Test Format