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Analyse and Write IELTS Speaking Part Two Tasks
After four minutes of personal questions in Speaking Part One, the examiner will say
something like “Now I’d like you to speak on your own for one or two minutes. First you
have one minute to prepare what you are going to say. You can make notes to help you if
you like. Here is your topic sheet”, and give you one card like those below.
Some typical Speaking Part Two (long turn) topics are the same as typical Speaking Part
One topics (though they will never have the same topic in one exam).
Match these tasks with ones with the same topic on the next page, then label each pair
with its topic.
Describe your dream home. You should mention:
Its location
The outside
The inside
And say how much difference you thinking living in such a place would make to your life.
Talk about something that you can cook. You should include:
The ingredients
The method of making it
How it is eaten
And say how you feel about cooking this.
Give a one or two minute presentation on an instrument that you have tried to learn how to
play, including in your answer:
Why you tried to learn that instrument
How you tried to learn
How successful you were
And how you might have tried to learn in a more efficient way.
Speak for between one and two minutes about someone you got on well with at school,
mentioning:
How you first met
What you had in common
What you did together
And whether you have stayed in touch since school or not and why.
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Give a short presentation on a restaurant you have been to, mentioning:
Its appearance
Its atmosphere
The service
And say who you would recommend it for.
Tell the examiner about a relative, including in your answer:
Their relationship to you
Their appearance
Their personality
And say what similarities you think there are between that person and you.
Speak on your own about an exhibition you went to. Your answer should include:
The topic of the exhibition
Where it was
How long you spent there
And how you now feel about that exhibition and why.
Speak about the house or flat you grew up in, including:
How big it was
Where it was
What was nearby
And say how it compares to other places you have stayed.
What is similar about all the tasks above?
What differences are there between them?
How are the bullet points similar to each other?
How is the last (= fourth) question on each card different to the others? How are the fourth
questions on different cards similar to each other?
Find examples of the things on the next page to see if they are true in all tasks (All), true in
only some tasks (Some) or not true in any tasks (Never).
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A phrase meaning “Tell me about…”
Being asked to talk about a place, person, thing, time or action.
Being asked to talk about one specific thing, e.g. one particular person.
Being asked to talk about things in general, e.g. places that share some characteristic.
Longer points such as “Why…?”
Points not starting with question words (= Wh words).
Points starting with question words (= Wh words).
Write similar tasks on these topics to use on another group.
Hobbies and free time
Hometown
Sports and games/ Exercise
Transport and travel
Work and studies
Give the task to someone from another group, using this script:
“I’m going to give you a topic, and I’d like you to talk about it for one or two minutes. Before
you speak, you have one minute to prepare what you are going to say. You can make
notes to help you if you like. Here’s a pencil and some paper for making notes”.
“Here’s your topic on this task card. I’d like you to speak about (only read the top line of
the card).”
(candidate prepares for one minute)
“OK. Now, remember that you have one or two minutes for this. Don’t worry if I interrupt
you. I’ll tell you when the time is up. Can you start speaking now, please?”
(candidate speaks for one or two minutes)
“Thank you.”
(examiner asks one or two extra questions on the topic, e.g. “You said… Do you…?”)
Written by Alex Case for UsingEnglish.com © 2014
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