IELTS Speaking Course
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Introduction to the speaking test
Welcome to the speaking course -
Introduction to the speaking test
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Part 1 - Model AnswersTell me about the house or apartment you live in.
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Have you lived in this home for a long time?
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Is there anything you would like to change about your home?
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Which is your favourite room in your home?
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Are you a person who likes to stay at home?
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What do you like about the city that you currently live in?
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What public transport facilities are there in your city?
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Have you always lived in the same town or city?
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Would you always like to live in this city?
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Have you ever lived in a foreign country?
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Do you work or study?
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Do you miss being a student?
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Have you been doing your job for a long time?
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Why did you choose this work?
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What would make your work easier?
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Can you describe a typical working day?
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Is there any kind of technology you use at work?
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What do you usually do on weekends?
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What do you like to do in your spare time?
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Do you like to wake up early in the morning?
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Do you like to stay up late?
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Did you stay up late when you were a child?
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Do you like taking photos?
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Which do you prefer, taking photos or being in photos?
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Do you like singing?
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Have you ever had singing lessons?
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What kinds of music do you like to listen to?
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Do you have a talent or something you are good at?
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Do you like eating chocolate?
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Do you prefer hot or cold weather?
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Who does the cooking in your family?
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What languages can you speak?
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Do you prefer shopping in shopping malls or street markets?
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Do you like to wear perfume?
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Do you like making new friends?
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Part 2Part 2- Tips
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Part 2- Model AnswersDescribe a place that you would like to visit.
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Describe a pet animal that you know.
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Describe a public place you go to that you find relaxing.
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Describe an object that you own that is special to you.
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Describe a habit that you have.
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Describe a special holiday you have had.
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Describe a film that you watched recently.
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Describe an outdoor sport that you would like to try for the first time.
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Describe an unusual classroom lesson you have had.
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Describe a time you spent a long time travelling from one place to another.
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Part 3Part 3- Tips
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Part 3- Model AnswersDo you think it is better for children to grow up in the city or in the countryside?
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Do you think singing can bring happiness to people?
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Do you think that it’s good to give chocolate as a gift?
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Why do some people like to play computer games in their spare time?
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Why is free time so important?
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How should schools teach children to look after their health?
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How important is motivation when learning something new?
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Do you think all of today’s jobs could be done by robots?
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What kind of people like to live in a foreign country?
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What can make living in a foreign country exciting?
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What can make it difficult to form close relationships in a foreign country?
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How do you think mobile phones have changed the way that people take photos?
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Role Models
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Habits
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End of the courseEnd of the course, what's next...
Have you lived in this home for a long time?
Useful Vocabulary
Used to show actions that started in the past and have been continuous until the present.
“I’ve been living in my apartment for the better part of two years.”
Show an action/state that was true in the past but not in the present.
“I used to live in the city centre, but to be honest, I found it a bit loud and expensive.”
Used to show a personal opinion/judgment about something, based on one’s experience or perception.
“I used to live in the city centre, but to be honest, I found it a bit loud and expensive.”
Used to show that someone is experiencing a greater degree of happiness due to a specific ongoing action/situation.
“I’m much happier living on the outskirts of the city where it’s quieter.”
Have you lived in this home for a long time?
I’ve been living in my apartment for the better part of two years. I used to live in the city centre, but to be honest, I found it a bit loud and expensive. I’m much happier living on the outskirts of the city where it’s quieter.
Have you lived in this home for a long time?
Comments
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I’ve been living in this house since 2008. Before that, we lived in a smaller house on the same street. But over time, as my brothers and I grew up and our grandparents moved in, we needed a bigger place. So we moved into this one.
I can’t see any mistakes in your answer. Your response is well-structured and clear. You’ve done a great job of explaining the reason for changing houses and mentioning approximately when it happened. Keep practicing like this.
I’ve been living in my apartment since last year. I used to live in the heart of the city, but honestly, I found it a bit costly. I can say I prefer living in the outskirts of the city, where it’s more affordable and quieter.
Your answer is actually very good and I can’t see any mistakes. You’ve structured your points and thoughts well which is great for the IELTS speaking section. Good job!
I’ve been living in my apartment for about two years. I used to live in a city with busy traffic in Sri Lanka. So when we were planning to move to UK we wanted to make it in a quiet area with lots of greenery dotted. I’m much happier when living in the outskirts of the city where is quieter.
Your answer is generally good but there are a few areas that could be improved for clarity and accuracy. Here’s a corrected version:
“I’ve been living in my apartment for about two years. I used to live in a city with busy traffic in Sri Lanka. So, when we planned to move to the UK, we aimed for a quiet area dotted with lots of greenery. I’m much happier now, living on the outskirts of the city where it’s quieter.”
Mistakes that were corrected:
1. The phrase “we wanted to make it in a quiet area” has been changed to “we aimed for a quiet area”. This preserves the meaning while being grammatically correct.
2. “Greenery dotted” has been revised to “dotted with lots of greenery”.
3. The last segment of your sentence, “where is quieter.”, has been corrected to “where it’s quieter”.
I’ve been living in my apartment for the past two years. We lived in a small house in the City Centre . I found it is expensive and loud. To be honest , I prefer living in the outskirts of the city, it is more affordable and quieter.
Your answer is mostly correct, but there are a couple of minor mistakes in it. Here is the corrected version:
“I’ve been living in my apartment for the past two years. Before that, we lived in a small house in the city centre. I found it too expensive and loud. To be honest, I prefer living on the outskirts of the city, as it’s more affordable and quieter.”
Mistakes:
1. A better phrasing is “Before that” instead of “We lived in a small house in the City Centre”
2. Remember to use the pronoun “it” before adjectives like ‘too expensive and loud’.
3. Use “on the outskirts” instead of “in the outskirts”.
l have been living in my apartment for 7 years. l much preferred living in the city center because it is quite easy to go wherever l want
Your answer is nearly perfect, but there are a couple of minor adjustments that could improve it. Here’s a corrected version of your response:
“I’ve been living in my apartment for 7 years. I really prefer living in the city center because it’s quite easy to go wherever I want.”
1. Use contractions like “I’ve” instead of “l have”. It sounds more natural in spoken English.
2. Use “really prefer” instead of “much preferred” to more accurately reflect your current feelings. “Much preferred” implies that you no longer live there.
Keep up the great work!
Yeah, I’ve been leaving here for five years, I think, before that we used to live, me and my family, my wife and my daughter in the center of the town, we live in Madrid, and we lived in a much smaller apartment so we are much better here because is more spacious.
Thanks for your answer. There are few errors to correct here:
“Yeah, I’ve been living here for five years, I think. Before that, my family – my wife and daughter – and I lived in the center of Madrid, in a much smaller apartment. So, we’re much happier here because it’s more spacious.”
Your corrections are:
1. It’s “living here” not “leaving here”.
2. The sentence “before that we used to live, me and my family, my wife and my daughter in the center of the town, we live in Madrid,” is not quite right. A corrected sentence would be “Before that, my family – my wife and daughter – and I lived in the center of Madrid.”
3. It should be “it’s more spacious” not “is more spacious”.
Keep practicing!
I have been living in this house for 10 years. when I was growing up, the previous house I lived in was not big enough for us. At that time , we moved to this house. I used to live in the outskirts of the city. but to be honest, I found it very difficult to live there because there were not enough facilities. Now I am happier living in the city center because we can easily access many things like hospital , education institutes and much more.
Your answer is quite good! Please find the improved version of your response below:
“I’ve been living in this house for 10 years. When I was growing up, the previous house I lived in wasn’t big enough for us. So, we moved to this house. I used to live in the outskirts of the city, but, to be honest, I found it very difficult to live there because there weren’t enough facilities. Now, I’m happier living in the city center because we can easily access many things, like hospitals, educational institutions, and much more.”
Mistakes:
1. In your original response, you said, “the previous house I lived in was not big enough for us.” However, it should be “wasn’t” to make it a little less formal, as it’s a spoken answer.
2. In the sentence where you state, “there were not enough facilities,” you should use the contraction “weren’t” instead of “were not.”
3. In the last sentence, you referred to “hospital , education institutes,” but it should be “hospitals, educational institutions” to be grammatically correct. Keep practicing, you’re doing well!
I have been living in this house for 10 years. when I was growing up, the previous house I lived in was not big enough for us. so we moved to this house. I used to live in the outskirts of the city bout to be honest I found it very difficult live there because there were not enough facilities for us. now I am much happier living in the city center because I can easily access much things like hospitals , educational institutions and much more.
Thanks for your answer. You’ve given a good, detailed response. However, there are a few improvements we can make. Here’s a corrected version:
“I’ve been living in this house for 10 years. When I was growing up, the previous house I lived in wasn’t big enough for us, so we moved to this one. I used to live on the outskirts of the city, but to be honest, I found it very difficult to live there because there weren’t enough facilities for us. Now, I’m much happier living in the city center because I can easily access many things, like hospitals, educational institutions, and much more.”
Here are the main corrections:
1. Use contractions in informal speech: Instead of “was not”, use “wasn’t”.
2. Be careful with prepositions: You said “bout”, but it seems you wanted to say “but”. Also, it was “difficult live there” – it should be “difficult to live there”.
3. Word choice: “Much things” should be “many things”. ‘Much’ is used with uncountable nouns and ‘many’ is used with countable nouns.
Keep practicing! You’re doing really well!
I’ve been living in this house for 7 seven years now. I inherited this house from my parents. I grew up and spent my childhood in this house. And it’s time for me to build new memories with my nuclear family in this lovely house.
Your answer is almost perfect, but there’s a small redundancy error. Here’s the corrected version: “I’ve been living in this house for seven years now. I inherited this house from my parents. I grew up and spent my childhood in this house. And it’s time for me to build new memories with my nuclear family in this lovely house.”
The correction is with saying “7 seven”. You just need to say “seven”. Great job overall! Keep practicing!
I’ve been living in my apartment for the better part of 4 years. I moved here after I got married. I used to live in my parents’ home, but to be honest, I found it a bit cramped. I’m much happier moving on where it’s freer and quieter.
Your answer is great, there are no mistakes that I can see! Your use of language, timing, and self-expression are all appropriate and you’ve answered the question thoroughly. Keep practicing this way!
I’ve been living in our home for the better part of two years. I used to rent a one-bedroom apartment, but to be honest, I found it a bit loud and expensive. I’m much happier living with my family, which is more convenient.
Your answer is well-structured and there are no grammatical errors. Good job demonstrating a clear point of view and brings in details related to cost and noise level for texture. You’re keeping your content personal and easy to understand which is perfect for the IELTS exam. Keep up the good work!
I’ve been living in this house since 2020. Before that I used to live in a small apartment in the same neighborhood for quiet part of my life which I quiet small and costly
There are a few errors in your response. Here’s the corrected version:
“I’ve been living in this house since 2020. Before that, I used to live in a small apartment in the same neighborhood for quite a part of my life. It was quite small and costly.”
Here are the mistakes you made:
1. Instead of ‘quiet’ you should have said ‘quite’ when you were describing the part of your life when you lived in the apartment.
2. The last part of your sentence was fragmented. I have corrected this by adding “It was” before “quite small and costly”.
Keep practicing, you’re doing great!
I’ve been living in my apartment since i got marrie . Before that , i lived with my parents which they are living near of my apartment .
Thank you for your answer. Here’s a corrected version:
“I’ve been living in my apartment since I got married. Before that, I lived with my parents who are living near my apartment.”
There were mainly two errors –
1. “i” should be capitalized to “I”.
2. It would be more grammatically correct to use “who” instead of “which” when you’re referring to people.
Keep practicing and you’ll continue to improve!
Yes, I’ve been living in this house for several years now..We moved in when I was still quite young, so I’ve spent most of my life here. It’s a place filled with memories, and I feel very attached to it.
I can’t see any mistakes in your answer. You’ve responded to the question thoroughly and accurately, demonstrating a good use of contractions, present perfect tense, and personal expressions. This is excellent work, keep it up!
Actually, i have been living in this apartment for one and half year. I used to live in the heart of the city, but now i live in a outskirts of the city, as i see it much quieter and less cheaper.
Your response is quite good, but here’s a corrected version: “Actually, I have been living in this apartment for one and a half years. I used to live in the heart of the city, but now I live on the outskirts of the city, as I find it much quieter and less expensive.”
Here are the points to note:
1. Be careful with punctuation. Start a sentence with a capital letter, in this case, ‘I’.
2. Say “one and a half years” instead of “one and half year”.
3. “In a outskirts of the city” – it should be “on the outskirts of the city”.
4. Instead of “less cheaper”, use “less expensive”. When using “less” before adjectives, they should be in the base form.
I have been living here for a better of 2 years because of my work. when i was student, i used to live in house in the middle of the city. I found it much louder and expensive. My choice to live in this home because it is in the outskirts of the town and it give the feelings i need in this period.
Your response is quite good. Here’s a corrected version of your answer with a couple of minor changes:
“I’ve been living here for the better part of 2 years because of my work. When I was a student, I used to live in a house in the middle of the city. I found it much louder and more expensive. My choice to live in this home was because it’s on the outskirts of town and it gives me the feelings I need during this period.”
Mistakes:
1. You should say ‘better part of’ rather than ‘better of’.
2. Remember to always use capital letter at the beginning of each sentence.
3. Using ‘a’ before ‘house’ and ‘more’ before ‘expensive’ better articulates your point.
You’re doing well, keep practicing and you’ll continue to improve!
I have shifted my house to the outskirts of UAE since last year. It’s a bit massive and quiet. I share it with my family. I used to live in the center of the city. I am much happier living on the outskirts of the city, which is quieter and peaceful.
Your response is quite good, but it has a few grammatical errors. Here’s a corrected version: “I shifted my house to the outskirts of the UAE last year. It’s a bit massive and quiet. I share it with my family. I used to live in the center of the city. I am much happier now, living on the outskirts of the city which is quieter and more peaceful.”
1. Use “moved” rather than “shifted.” ‘Shifted’ sounds awkward in this context.
2. Say “I moved my house to the outskirts of the UAE ‘last year'” instead of “since last year.” ‘Since’ is used for something that is still continuing or that happened at an unknown time.
3. Use “more peaceful” instead of “peaceful.” It gives a comparative perspective which fits better to the context.
Keep practicing!
I have been living in this apartment for better part of 3 years , I used to live near downtown in a small congested neighborhood , where I found it quite unsafe environment to live for a long term , so I decided to move at the outskirts of city since it’s much more affordable and peaceful to live in , I am currently very happy and over the moon to live at my beautiful cosy apartment.
Your answer is generally well-structured with only a couple of minor grammatical mistakes. Here’s the corrected version:
“I’ve been living in this apartment for the better part of 3 years. I used to live near downtown in a small, congested neighborhood where I found it quite an unsafe environment for a long-term stay, so I decided to move to the outskirts of the city since it’s much more affordable and peaceful. I am currently very happy and over the moon living in my beautiful, cosy apartment.”
1. Remember to use ‘the’ before ‘better part’.
2. Place a comma to separate adjectives that modify the same noun. E.g.: ‘small, congested neighborhood’.
3. Use the phrase ‘quite an unsafe’ instead of ‘quite unsafe’, as it sounds more natural in this context.
Keep up the good work!
Ive’ been living in my house for the better part of two and half years. I used to live in London, but to be honest I found it a bit loud and very expensive. I am much happier living in outskirts of the city where is quieter and very close to de sea.
Thank you for your response!
Here’s a corrected version of your answer: “I’ve been living in my house for the better part of two and a half years. I used to live in London, but to be honest, I found it a bit loud and very expensive. I am much happier living on the outskirts of the city where it’s quieter and very close to the sea.”
To help you improve, please pay attention to the following errors:
1. You wrote “Ive'” instead of “I’ve”. It’s essential to place the apostrophe correctly in contractions.
2. Instead of ‘living in outskirts’, it’s more appropriate to say ‘living on the outskirts’.
3. Instead of ‘where is quieter’, the correct structure is ‘where it’s quieter’.
4. Be mindful to correctly spell ‘the’ instead of ‘de’.
Keep practicing and I’m sure you’ll get even better!
This year July marked my 4th year in my current home, to be honest am much happier here,it is more quieter,there’s bigger space for me and my family and it is private property
Here is a corrected version of your answer: “This past July marked my 4th year in my current home. To be honest, I’m much happier here. It’s quieter, there’s more space for me and my family, and it’s private property.”
Here are the main points to pay attention to:
1. Use “past” when referring to a period of time that has just gone by, for example ‘this past July’.
2. Use the correct form of the verb “be”. You should have said “I’m” instead of “am”.
3. Be careful with comparative adjectives, use “more” before “quiet” or change the adjective to “quieter”.
4. Don’t forget to use the correct punctuation. You missed out on some commas in your answer.
Hope this helps and keep practicing!