IELTS Speaking Test in Iran – May 2013

Interview
- What is your full name?
- Can I see your ID?
- Do you work or study?
- What is your major?
- Describe your favorite style of clothes.
- Who picked your clothes in your childhood?
- What kind of toys did you have in your childhood?
- Do you keep any of your old toys now?
- Why do you keep it?

Cue Card
Describe an activity that you do to stay healthy. You should say:
- What do you do exactly?
- When have you started doing this activity?
- How much time do you spend on this activity weekly?
- Explain what benefits you get from this activity.

Discussion
- In your country how do people try to keep fit?
- Do you think women and men in your country have equal conditions to do sport activities?

IELTS Speaking Test in Saudi Arabia – May 2013

Interview
- What is your full name?
- Can I see your ID?
- Where are you from?
- Do you feel close to your friends?
- Have you experienced stress at work?
- Are you a patient person?
- How do you handle stress?

Cue Card
Describe an outdoor activity that you would like to try for the first time. Please say

- What is it?
- When and where would you do it?
- What preparations and equipment would you need?

Discussion
- What do you think about extreme sports like skydiving?
- Would you encourage youth to do extreme sports?
- What are the advantages of physical activities?
- How would you encourage people to be physically active?

IELTS Speaking Test in Hyderabad, India – May 2013

Interview
- What is your full name?
- Can I see your ID?
- Where are you from?
- Do you work or study?
- Do you work for extended hours?
- What do you prefer to do on weekends?
- Do you write (type or by hand) as part of your daily life?
- Is writing important in life?
- Would you like to write a book?
- Do you like boats?
- How many times did you travel by boat?
- Where did you go and when?
- Do people use boats for travel in your country?
- Would you like to own a boat?

Cue Card
 Talk about a subject which you learned in school. Please say

- What was the subject?
- Was it interesting?
- How useful was it later on in your life?

Discussion
- Do you remember other subjects that you learned at school?
- How important is math in a person’s life?
- Do you think that everyone is good at math?
- Does the government take any action to develop people’s math skills? Why?
- Are writing and math skills equally important in a person’s life?

IELTS Speaking Test in the UK – May 2013

Interview
- What is your full name?
- Can I see your ID?
- Where are you from?
- Do you work or study?
- What is the most difficult part of your job?
- Does your job require concentration?
- What do you do to improve your concentration?
- Do you write a lot? Why?
- Do you plan to write a book in the future?

Cue Card
Describe a vacation that you would like to go on. Please say

- Where would it be?
- Whom would you go with?
- What would you like to do there?
- Why is this place so special to you?

Discussion
- What preparations would you do before going on a holiday?
- Do you think going on holidays would cost you a lot?
- How long the holidays should be in your opinion?
- How would you prepare yourself before getting to know a new culture?

IELTS Speaking Test in Canada – --May 2013

Interview
- Who selected your clothes when you were a child? Why?
- What would you look for when choosing your clothes now?
- Is it easy to buy clothes for someone else? Why?
- Do you prefer writing emails or letters? Why?
- What is the difference between communication through emails and letters?

Cue Card
Talk about a film or TV program which made you laugh a lot. Please say
- what it was
- when you saw it
- who the characters were
- and what made you laugh a lot.

Discussion
- Will a comedy made in one country be appreciated in another country? Why?
- Is it possible to enjoy a comedy if we don’t know the culture of that country? Why?
- Can we learn a country’s culture through its local comedy program? Why?
- Is it possible or impossible to make such a program without hurting the country’s culture

IELTS Speaking Test in India and Bangladesh – May 2013

Interview
- What is your full name?
- Can I see your ID?
- Where are you from?
- Do you work or study?
- What do you think about painting?
- Did you learn painting at school as a child?
- Do you think young children should learn painting at school?
- Would you buy a painting?
- What is your opinion about art collectors?

Cue Card
Talk about an interesting country that is not your own. Please say

- What country is it?
- How did you learn about this country?
- Why do you find this country interesting?

Discussion
- Do you think it is good to have international cooperation?
- Do you think that neighboring countries should have a good cooperation?
- How can they achieve it?
- Is international cooperation more important than national interests?

IELTS Speaking Test in South Africa – May 2013

Interview
- What is your full name?
- Can I see your ID or passport?
- Where do you come from?
- Do you work or study?
- What is your normal day like?
- What do you do after work? Why?
- If you could change something in your daily schedule, what would it be and why?

Cue card
Talk about an important person you know. You should say
- what they do
- where they are
- how they help people
- why you consider them important.

Discussion
- Does everyone agree with you about that person being important?
- Is there any profession which is more important than others?
- Should people receive the same salary when they do different jobs?
- Do you think some people are in the wrong profession, or in a profession they dislike?
- What are some of the reasons why people dislike their professions?
- How much writing do you do in a day and why?
- Would you be able to write a book

IELTS Speaking Test in Thailand – May 2013

Interview
- What is your full name?
- Can I see your ID?
- Where are you from?
- Do you work or study?
- What do you do at your job?
- Would you recommend this job to others? Why?
- What occupations are the most popular in your country? Why?
- How often do you use the Internet?
- What do you think about the Internet?
- What are the negative effects of the Internet?
- Do your family members use the Internet?
- What do you do to stay healthy?
- What is your plan for the future?

Cue Card
Talk about an unusual job that you would like to do. Please say

- What would this job be?
- How do you know about this job?
- Why would you like to do it?

Discussion
- What are the parameters by which people are choosing jobs? Why?
- What is the difference between jobs for men and women?
- What suggestion would you give to children for choosing a future job?
- Do you agree that children should do part-time jobs? Why?