Describe a Meal [IELTS Speaking]
Today, I want to help you answer an IELTS speaking question about food. This one requires you to describe the best meal you have ever…
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Books and Reading [IELTS Speaking Topic]
In the IELTS speaking test, you will be asked questions about common daily topics, such as technology, education, and health. It is also quite common…
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Describe a Popular Person [IELTS Speaking]
Today, I’m going to show you how to answer an IELTS cue card that requires you to describe a popular person. I will tell you…
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Describe your Ideal Home
In the IELTS speaking test, you are sometimes asked to describe a building. I have written about that before several times. However, today we’re going…
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IELTS Speaking Cue Cards: A Comprehensive Guide
In part two of the IELTS speaking test, you will be given a cue card. On it, there will be a task that you have…
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How IELTS Speaking is Marked
When I was teaching IELTS at a university in China, my students would always ask me about the “IELTS speaking standards.” In other words, they…
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Describe a Big City You Would Like to Visit
Last week, I posted a series of sample answers to writing task 2 questions from Cambridge IELTS 17. Today, I will give you my answer…
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Describe a Neighbourhood [IELTS Speaking]
Just last month, Cambridge IELTS 17 was released and it contains a range of real IELTS questions that you can practise with to prepare for…
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How to Start your IELTS Speaking Part 2 Answer
In part 2 of the IELTS speaking test, you will be asked to speak about a topic given on a cue card. You should speak…
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Describe a Person You Know Who Dresses Well
In part 2 of the IELTS speaking test, you could be asked to describe a person. There are all sorts of people you might be…
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Describe a Person Who Influenced You
There are many possible cue cards for IELTS speaking part 2 and you may be asked to describe a place, an object, a memory, a…
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Sports [IELTS Speaking Topic]
One of the most common topics in the IELTS speaking test is sports. This is because it is something that is of interest or could…
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How to Answer IELTS Speaking Part 1 Questions
Learn how to develop answers to familiar questions in IELTS Speaking Part 1, with examples to practise.
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Describe your Favourite Possession
In part two of the IELTS speaking test, you could be asked to describe almost anything – a person, a place, a memory, a part…
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IELTS Speaking: Best Friend
In IELTS speaking, we are often asked to talk about the topic of friendship because it is common to all people in all cultures. It…
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Describe your Favourite Singer [IELTS Speaking]
In part two of the IELTS speaking test, you will be asked to describe something or someone. It is impossible to predict who or what…
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How to Find an IELTS Speaking Partner
This post is intended to help you find an IELTS speaking partner. If you want to know why it is important to have speaking partner,…
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Describe a Childhood Memory [IELTS Speaking Part 2]
In part 2 of the IELTS speaking test, you could be asked to describe many different things – people, places, prizes, plants, animals, and so…
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