IELTS Speaking Practice Tests From Cambridge IELTS Books 1-18

IELTS Speaking Practice Test 3

PART 1 – IELTS Speaking Test

The examiner asks you about yourself, your home, work or studies and other familiar topics.

EXAMPLE

Summer

  • Is summer your favourite time of year? [Why/Why not?]
  • What do you do in summer when the weather’s very hot? [Why?]
  • Do you go on holiday every summer? [Why/Why not?]
  • Did you enjoy the summer holidays when you were at school? [Why/Why not?]

PART 2 – IELTS Speaking Test

Describe a luxury item you would like to own in the future.

You should say:

  • what item you would like to own
  • what this item looks like
  • why you would like to own this item

and explain whether you think you will ever own this item.

You will have to talk about the topic for one to two minutes. You have one minute to think about what you are going to say. You can make some notes to help you if you wish.

PART 3 – IELTS Speaking Test

Discussion topics:

Expensive items

Example questions:

  • Which expensive items would many young people (in your country) like to buy?
  • How do the expensive items that younger people want to buy differ from those that older people want to buy?
  • Do you think that people are more likely to buy expensive items for their friends or for themselves?

Rich people

Example questions:

  • How difficult is it to become very rich in today’s world?
  • Do you agree that money does not necessarily bring happiness?
  • In what ways might rich people use their money to help society?