Pre-intermediate A2+ Get Ready for ielts

Get ready for IELTS: Speaking

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Units 1 1 -1 2
knew it was an important day for me because I was 
travelling on my own for the first time. I checked in 
my luggage and then I felt very excited.
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I was very nervous before the national 
championships. I felt terrified! We travelled to the 
city the night before and it was a long and boring 
journey on the bus. We were all really tired when 
we woke up the next day. Finally, our match started.
I was surprised because some of the players on 
my team were very relaxed. The opposition were 
an excellent team and the match was tiring, but 
thankfully we won! We were all delighted and I think 
our manager was satisfied with the result. It was a 
really exciting event for me.
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1 I was very bored at my brother’s graduation.
2 I feel really tired at the end of the week.
3 I was very surprised when I passed all my
exams.
4 I felt really excited when I travelled on my own.
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I think the most important event for a student is 
graduation day. It is more important than end-of-year 
exams because you are celebrating the end of 
university. I think graduates are happier than 
undergraduates because there are no more exams. 
Finding a job is more worrying than taking exams.
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1 
When was your last holiday?
2 
What do you do?
3 
What do you usually watch on TV?
4 
What are you studying now?
5 
Why did you choose that subject?
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I’d like to talk about an enjoyable event I 
experienced when I was at school.
It happened in my senior school and I was about 
fifteen or sixteen years old. There was a story 
writing competition in the local newspaper and my 
teacher said I should enter it. I really enjoyed writing 
stories and poems, so I wrote a story and I entered 
the competition. I was very nervous, but thankfully I 
won! I was really surprised.
It was good because I won some money and 
some books. It made me more confident about 
studying, too. I applied for college after winning the 
competition.
I 
went to the presentation ceremony in my 
hometown. I went with my parents and my sister. 
There were lots of people there, and there was a 
photographer taking photos. It was one of the most 
exciting days of my life.
Finally, it was enjoyable because my parents were 
very proud and we celebrated with a party at home.
I often look at the photo from the competition. I’ve
had the photo on my bookcase
for about six years. It’s very special to me.