Full set of IELTS Speaking 2018 exam questions to help you

How to get a high score in the IELTS Speaking test” is a question that DOL receives a lot. In order for candidates to grasp familiar topics in the IELTS Speaking test, today DOL will introduce you to the IELTS Speaking 2018 test

1. Summary of IELTS Speaking Part 1 2018

Study and news

1. Do you work or study?

2. Where do you study?

3. What is the name of your college/ university?

4. Which part of the course do you enjoy most?

5. Why did you choose to study that?

Accommodation and music

1. Where do you live?

2. How far is it from here to your place?

3. What do you like about living there?

4. What kind of music do you like?

5. Do you listen to CDs or download songs from online sources?

6. What do you think about how music trends will be in the future?

Work or study

1. What do you do for a living?

2. What do you enjoy most about your work?

3. What are your main duties?

4. Is there any other work you would like to do in the future?

5. Do you get on well with your co-workers?

Childhood

1. Where do you live? How long have you lived there?

2. Which part of the city do you live in? Is that neighborhood worth living?

3. What do you like about your city?

4. Do you enjoy your time in secondary school?

5. Who is your favorite teacher in secondary school? Do you keep in touch with your friends from secondary school?

Animals

1. What’s your favorite animal?Have you ever had a pet before?

2. Why do some people keep pets at home?

3. Do you like to watch TV programs about wild animals?

4. What is the most popular animal in your country?

Weather

1. What’s the weather like in your country?

2. Which season do you like best?

3. Do you do different things in different weather?

4. Would you prefer to live in a place that has the same weather all year, or a place that has four seasons?

5. Do you think the weather is more important to people who play sports?

6. How is the weather today?

Internet

1. How often do you use the Internet?

2. What are your favorite websites?

3. Do you do any shopping on the internet?

4. Do people in your country use the Internet a lot?

5. Do you often use the Internet?

2. Summary of IELTS Speaking Part 2 2018

Contestants sometimes worry that they have not answered all the points on their task slip and run out of time. Remember that the examiner will interrupt you at 2 minutes. Don't worry if this happens, as you have shown the examiner that you can speak at length, extending your description appropriately.

Describe an activity you do for your health or fitness.

You should say:

• What you do

• How often you do it

• Where you do it

• And explain how you think this activity helps you stay healthy or fit.

Describe a town or a city you want to live in in the future.

You should say:

• Where is it?

• How do you know it?

• What is it famous for?

• And why would you like to live there?

Describe an interesting person from another country.

You should say:

• Who this person is

• What this person does

• Why this person is interesting

• How you think of this person

Describe a time when you had your first mobile phone.

You should say:

• What was it like?

• When did you have it?

• Who gave you the cell phone?

• And explain how you felt about it?

Describe a story someone told you and you remember.

You should say:

• What was the story about?

• Who told you this story?

• Why do you remember it?

• And how do you feel about it?

Describe a television program that you like.

You should say:

• Which kind of television programme it is

• What usually happens in the television programme

• Why you enjoy watching the television programme

• And explain why you would recommend the television programme to other people.

Describe a town or a city you want to live in in the future.

You should say:

• Where is it?

• How do you know it?

• What is it famous for?

• And why would you like to live there?

Describe a piece of technology you like using except computers.

You should say:

• What is this technology?

• How did you learn about it?

• How often do you use it?

• What difference it brings to your life.

Describe a rule that you agree or disagree

You should say:

• What the rule is;

• What will happen when students break the rule;

• Why school makes the rule;

• Why you agree or not.

A city or country you want to live and work in the future.

You should say:

• Where is it?

• How do you know it?

• What is it famous for?

• And why would you like to live there?

Describe an ideal vacation that is far away from home.

You should say:

• Where the vacation would be

• Who would be with you

• What you would like to do there

• and explain why you think it would be a perfect vacation for you.

Describe an important event you celebrated.

You should say:

• What it was

• Where it happened

• Why it was important

• How people felt about it

Describe a time when someone took a good picture of you.

You should say:

• When was the photo taken?

• Where was the photo taken?

• Who took the Photograph?

• How you felt about it

Describe a time you went to a street market to buy something.

You should say:

• When it is

• Where the market was

• What you bought

• And how you felt about it

Describe your favorite comic actor.

You should say:

• Who the actor is

• How you know him/her

• What kind of person he/she is

• and explain why he/she is popular in your country.

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3. Summary of IELTS Speaking Part 3 2018

Keep fit

1. How do young and old people in Vietnam keep fit?

2. Do Vietnamese schools encourage students to keep fit?

3. How do companies encourage their employees to keep fit?

Job

1. What is considered an interesting job?

2. What should a company do to motivate its employees?

3. How important is salary when considering a job?

Go abroad

1. Why do people like to go abroad?

2. What do people need to prepare when going abroad?

3. International companies and brands

4. Comparing international brands to the local ones

Social networking sites

1. Why are social networking sites becoming more and more popular?

2. By using social networks do you think we are exposed to "wolves"?

3. Are there any disadvantages of people communicating globally?

4. Do you think that in the future mobile phones can directly be controlled by the human mind?

Jobs

1. What jobs or kinds of careers are popular nowadays?

2. What do you think about a job which is well-paid but pressure and stressful?

3. Why is it necessary to motivate employees in a company?

4. Why do people want to study or work abroad?

5. Are there many people who work abroad in Vietnam?

6. Which job would you choose: a high salary job but no satisfaction or a high level of satisfaction but low salary?

Technology

1. In what ways has technology changed your society?

2. How has technology changed the way we communicate?

3. How has technology changed the nature of long-distance relationships?

4. What are the limitations of technology when it comes to interpersonal relationships?

5. How could technology be considered a hindrance for us? Can we overcome it?

Celebration

1. What important events do Vietnamese people often celebrate?

2. How do they celebrate?

3. How do important events like the Olympics help a country?

4. Do you think it’s wasteful to celebrate an event with fireworks and parades?

Refer to the 2018 speaking topic

In the content of the last article, DOL has summarized and shared with readers the IELTS Speaking test 2018 . Please practice speaking on many different topics to help you improve your English speaking skills!

Frequently asked questions

Which part of the IELTS test is the easiest?

Of the four sections of the IELTS test listening, speaking, reading and writing, the listening and speaking sections are considered the easiest. In order to choose a level of IELTS that is considered good, candidates must score 7 or higher. Because this score shows that the candidate's ability to use English is good.

What are the marking criteria for the IELTS speaking and writing test?

IELTS writing and speaking tests are graded on a scale of 1 - 9. In which:

The written exam will be based on the following criteria:

• Ability to complete the test

• Coherence between sentences and paragraphs

• Is the vocabulary rich?

• Is the grammar standard?

The speaking test is graded based on the following criteria:

• Coherence of the content of the talk

• Candidates' fluency in speaking

• Vocabulary that candidates use in speaking

• Is the pronunciation correct?

• Grammar while speaking is correct or not?

Is it possible to buy an IELTS certificate?

The answer is no! One of the reasons why the IELTS exam is recognized as the world's most trusted international language test is due to its high security measures and effective anti-counterfeiting measures.

Why is the IELTS exam so difficult?

IELTS is difficult because this is a test designed according to international standards, applied to many countries around the world with the aim of improving candidates' English ability.