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?
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I’ve been living in this home for a year for the better part of one year. I used to live in the city center where the sky-train station is nearby, but to be honest, I found it a bit noisy and expensive. I’m much prefer living on the outskirts of the city once I retired.
Your response is almost perfect, there are just minor errors that needed corrections. Here’s a revised version of your answer:
“I’ve been living in this home for the better part of a year. I used to live in the city center where there was a sky-train station nearby, but to be honest, I found it a bit noisy and expensive. I much prefer living on the outskirts of the city since I retired.”
Mistakes:
1. The phrase “for a year for the better part of one year” is redundant. Using “for the better part of a year” is enough.
2. Instead of “is nearby”, use “was nearby” for past tense.
3. The contraction “I’m” needs to be replaced with “I”. You’re using it to express preference, not a current action or state.
Sammy, May I change my last sentence to this, “I much preferred living on the outskirts of the city for its quiet and peaceful environment.
Your revised sentence is absolutely fine. Good job! Here’s the corrected version of your sentence:
“Sammy, may I change my last sentence to this, “I much prefer living on the outskirts of the city for its quiet and peaceful environment.”?”
Keep in mind that we use “prefer” instead of “preferred” because you’re talking about your current preference. Also, don’t forget to put a space after the commas and full stops.
I’ve been living in my appointment for the better part of five years. I use to live in the city centre, but to be honest; I found it a bit more congested, noisy and much more expensive. I’m much happier living in the centre of the city where there are more of social amenities.
Thanks for sharing your answer with me. Here are a few amendments that would improve your response:
“I’ve been living in my apartment for the better part of five years. I used to live in the city centre, but to be honest, I found it a bit too congested, noisy, and expensive. I’m much happier now living outside the city centre where there are more social amenities.”
Here’s a summary of the mistakes:
1. “appointment” should be “apartment”.
2. “I use to” should be “I used to”.
3. The phrase “more of social amenities” should be “more social amenities”.
Keep up the good work!
I have been living in my parent’s house since birth. The vicinity is good since it is near the school, hospital, supermarkets and malls. I chose to stay there even if I am already married because the place is peaceful and safe for my son. And its just an hour drive for my work.
Thank you for your response. You’ve made only a minor mistake in possessive form. Here’s your corrected version:
“I have been living in my parents’ house since birth. The vicinity is good since it is near the school, hospital, supermarkets, and malls. I chose to stay there even if I am already married because the place is peaceful and safe for my son. And it’s just an hour drive to my work.”
1) The possessive form for parents is “parents'”, not “parent’s” because you’re referring to both parents.
2) An Oxford comma (i.e., the comma before the ‘and’) when listing items in a sentence garners accuracy and clarity.
3) The word “for” is more appropriate than the word “to” before “my work”.
Keep up with your practice and good luck!
I’ve been living in my house for the better part of 5 years. I used to live in the city center, but to be honest after being a mother, have a baby I found it a bit noisy, dirty, stressful and expensive. I am much happier living on the shore of the Caspian sea where it’s quieter, clean, fresh air.
Thanks for your answer. Just a few corrections are needed.
“I’ve been living in my house for the better part of 5 years. I used to live in the city center, but to be honest, after becoming a mother and having a baby, I found it a bit noisy, dirty, stressful, and expensive. I am much happier living on the shore of the Caspian sea, where it’s quieter, cleaner, and the air is fresher.”
Remember to use conjunctions like ‘and’ to link related ideas and ensure all your verbs align – instead of ‘have a baby’, it is better to say ‘having a baby’. You also need to ensure your adjectives match the form of the nouns they describe – so ‘cleaner’ better describes ‘it’ than ‘clean’, and ‘fresher’ is the right word to describe ‘air’. Keep practicing!
I’ve been living in my house for the better part of three decades. I live on the outskirts of the city where the air is fresh and the atmostphere is pretty quite, but to be honest, I found it a bit boring and less entertaining. I’m much prefer living in the city center if I have a chance.
Overall, your response is well-structured and demonstrates a good level of English. However, there are a few minor mistakes that need correction. Below is your corrected answer:
“I’ve been living in my house for the better part of three decades. I live on the outskirts of the city where the air is fresh and the atmosphere is pretty quiet, but to be honest, I find it a bit boring and less entertaining. I would much prefer living in the city center if I had the chance.”
1. The correct spelling of ‘”atmostphere” is “atmosphere”.
2. Instead of “quite”, you should say “quiet”.
3. The correct phrase should be “I find” instead of “I found”.
4. The correct phrase is “I would much prefer” instead of “I’m much prefer”.
Keep practicing and good luck with your preparation. I recommend checking out englishprotips.com for your IELTS preparation!
I’ve been living in my apartment for the better part of three years. I used to live on the outskirts of my city, but to be honest, I found it a bit boring and quiet. I’m much happier living in the centre of my city where it’s bright and cheerful.
Your answer is well-structured and clear. I can’t see any major mistakes in your response. It flows well and it sounds natural, just like spoken English should be. Well done!
I’ve been living in my house for the better part of three years . I used to live in the city center, right in the heart of the market. but to be honest , I found it a bit loud and busy. The space in front of my house is a precious place to walk and spend time but my preference is still for the city center.
Your answer is generally great, but there’s just a minor error at the end.
Here is the corrected version: “I’ve been living in my house for the better part of three years. I used to live in the city center, right in the heart of the market. But to be honest, I found it a bit loud and busy. The space in front of my house is a precious place to walk and spend time, but my preference is still for the city center.”
The mistake you made was at the end of your answer where you missed a comma after the word “time”. This is needed as you’re linking two independent clauses. Keep up the good work!
I have been living in my condo for 2 years, I used to live in townhouse before 2 years, but to be honest, I found it a bit of expensive and noisy. I am much happier living in the condo, it is quieter place
Your response is great! However, there’s a small mistake. Instead of saying “before 2 years,” we say “for the last 2 years” or “2 years ago.” Here is how I would correct your sentence:
“I have been living in my condo for 2 years. I used to live in a townhouse for 2 years, but to be honest, I found it a bit expensive and noisy. I am much happier living in the condo, it is a quieter place.”
Just a reminder, make sure to use ‘a’ or ‘the’ before nouns. It makes your speaking more fluent and accurate. Keep practicing, you’re doing well!
I’ve been living in this house for almost a year. I used to live with my two kids but to be honest, I prefer to live with them. We have our privacy and the kids are much happier.
Thank you for your response. There is a slight confusion in your answer which I think could be an inadvertent mistake. Please find corrected version;
“I’ve been living in this house for almost a year. I used to live alone, but to be honest, I prefer living with my two kids. We have our privacy and the kids are much happier.”
The main error was the contradictory statement about living with your kids. It sounded like you prefer to live with your kids and at the same time you already were. It’s clarified in the corrected answer. Keep practicing!
I have lived in my parents’ house for a better part of 44 years. I live in a city, I felt it is convenient because it is near the schools, malls, government offices, market and, churches. It is an hour drive to my workplace.
Your answer is great, but there’s a minor error that needs correcting. Here’s the corrected version:
“I’ve lived in my parents’ house for the better part of 44 years. I live in a city, and I feel it’s convenient because it’s near schools, malls, government offices, the market and churches. It’s about an hour’s drive to my workplace.”
1) Instead of “a better part of 44 years”, it’s more common to say “the better part of 44 years”.
2) You should use “and” before “I feel it’s convenient” to connect the two sentences.
3) Before “an hour drive”, you should use “about” and remember “drive” should be in the possessive form “hour’s drive”.
Keep up the good work with your IELTS preparation! And whenever you need, you should check englishprotips.com for more tips and help.
We’ve been living here since 2022 I think, we lived in a rented apartment down on the street and then change the location. That part of the neighbourhood is more quiteir than the other before and the other benefit of this place is that not located to the boulevard side.
Thanks for your response! There are a few errors in your answer. Here’s a corrected version:
“We’ve been living here since 2022, I think. We used to live in a rented apartment down the street and then we changed location. This part of the neighborhood is quieter than where we lived before and another benefit of this place is that it’s not located on the boulevard side.”
Mistakes to notice:
1. “and then change the location” should be “and then we changed location”.
2. “quiteir” is not a word. The correct word is “quieter”.
3. “not located to the boulevard side” should be “it’s not located on the boulevard side”.
I’ve been living in my home for about six months now. I used to live in the North West Region of Cameroon specifically in Bambili but honestly my neighbours were a little bit too loud especially when it came to playing music. I’m much happier where I currently stay because my neighbours aren’t loud and my environment is much calm
Your response is very clear, and I understood your point well. However, there are a few minor corrections I’d suggest for better English grammar and flow.
Corrected response: “I’ve been living in my current home for about six months now. I used to live in the North West Region of Cameroon, specifically in Bambili, but honestly, my neighbours were a little too loud, especially when it came to playing music. I’m much happier where I am now, because my neighbours aren’t loud and my environment is much calmer.”
1. You said ‘where I currently stay’, which is literal translation. ‘Where I am now’ is more natural in English.
2. In the ending part where you wrote ‘is much calm’, you should use the adjective form combined with ‘much’, which makes it ‘much calmer’.
Keep practicing and you’ll see improvement!
I’ve been living in my apartment for about 8 years. I started living in this apartment when I moved to Phnom Penh to study at university. I used to lived in the countryside, to be honest, I sometimes think of residing in a much quieter place surrounded by nature. But for the sake of my career, I have to continue living in the city.
Your response is mostly good, just a slight issue with tense usage. Here’s the corrected version:
“I’ve been living in my apartment for about 8 years. I started living in this apartment when I moved to Phnom Penh to study at university. I used to live in the countryside, to be honest, I sometimes think of residing in a much quieter place surrounded by nature. But for the sake of my career, I have to continue living in the city.”
Remember, for your past habits, use ‘used to + base form of verb’. Therefore, it should be ‘I used to live’ instead of ‘I used to lived’.
Got it! Thanks.
It seems like there was a little confusion there. You’ve expressed gratitude, possibly for a previous feedback I provided – for that, you’re welcome! However, this wasn’t a response to the IELTS question I sent, which was, “Have you lived in this home for a long time?”. Would you like to try answering the question? Good luck with your studies!
Well, I have been living in my apartment for the better part of 3 years. I used to live in the city center , but to be honest , I found it a bit hustle and bustle. I much perfer living in the countryside where is quaiter and comfortable.
Thanks for your answer. Here are some corrections:
“Well, I have been living in my apartment for the better part of 3 years. I used to live in the city center but, to be honest, I found it a bit too hustle and bustle. I much prefer living in the countryside where it’s quieter and more comfortable.”
Errors:
1. Space before commas: There should be no space before a comma.
2. “perfer” should be “prefer”.
3. “quaiter” should be “quieter”.
Keep practicing!
I’ve been living in my apartment for quite a long time. Well, actually, I started living in the apartment when I moved to Phnom Penh to pursue my education at university. To be honest, I am planning to move to live in a different area soon, hopefully I will be able to find a place which is more convenient and close to amenities like shops, supermarkets, cafe and so on.
Your answer is mostly correct, but there is a small error. You should say “cafes” instead of “cafe” when you’re listing amenities. Here is the corrected version:
“I’ve been living in my apartment for quite a long time. Well, actually, I started living in the apartment when I moved to Phnom Penh to pursue my education at university. To be honest, I am planning to move to live in a different area soon, hopefully I will be able to find a place which is more convenient and close to amenities like shops, supermarkets, cafes and so on.”
Best of luck with your IELTS preparation!
I have been living in my apartment for the past five years. Earlier, I used to live in a city, but to be honest, I found it crowded and a bit expensive. Now, I am much happier living in a town which is slow paced and quieter.
Your answer is great and I can’t see any mistakes. You have provided clear information and conveyed your thoughts effectively. Keep this up!
Well, I’ve been living in my apartment for several years. In fact, I started living here when I moved to Phnom Penh in 2013. It was when I started my life in the city. To be honest, I used to find life in the city quite difficult to adapt. Now I’m a lot more accustomed to the city life. I imagine I’d be much happier living in a quieter place surrounded by nature.
I can’t see any mistakes in your answer. You have effectively answered the question, provided sufficient detail, and expressed your feelings about your living situation. Your answer is well-constructed, making it easy for the listener to follow your thoughts and understand your experience. Good job!
I’ve been living in my house for the better years of sixteen. I used to live in the city center, but I found it it a bit noisy and exhausting, honestly. I am much happier living on the outskirts of the city where it is quieter
Hi there,
Your answer is clear and you have addressed the question well, just a few small errors to correct. Here’s your improved answer:
“I’ve been living in my house for the better part of sixteen years. I used to live in the city center, but I found it a bit noisy and exhausting, honestly. I am much happier living on the outskirts of the city where it is quieter.”
Please continue practicing to better your understanding. Keep up the good work!
I have been living in this apartment for the better part of one year. I used to live in a student accommodation, but to be honest, I found it a bit small and expensive. I am much happier living on this large apartment where there is more space.
Hello! Great job on giving a full response to the question. Just one minor mistake, you should use “in” instead of “on” when talking about living in an apartment. Here’s the corrected version:
“I have been living in this apartment for the better part of one year. I used to live in a student accommodation, but to be honest, I found it a bit small and expensive. I am much happier living in this large apartment where there is more space.”
Keep up the good work!
I have been living in my apartment for two years. I used to live in city centre, but I found it very expensive and loud. Now I am much happier than before living outskirts of city.
Your response is mostly correct, but there are a couple of minor changes that can make it clearer. Here’s the corrected version: “I’ve been living in my apartment for two years. I used to live in the city centre, but I found it very expensive and loud. Now, I’m much happier living on the outskirts of the city than before.”
1. You missed the definite article ‘the’ before ‘city centre’.
2. With place prepositions, ‘on’ the outskirts is the correct usage. ‘Outskirts of city’ would be better as ‘on the outskirts of the city’.
3. ‘Now, I’m much happier living on the outskirts of the city than before.’ The phrase ‘than before’ will sound better after mentioning the changed part for comparison. Keep practicing, and you’ll continue to improve!