Friday, May 23, 2014


IELTS Course Plan at EMS Language Centre

Sunday, February 2, 2014

Improve Your Listening and Speaking Podcast # 62

Improve Your Listening and Speaking Podcast # 61

IELTS Speaking Test in Sri Lanka – January 2014

Interview
- What is your full name?
- Can I see your ID?
- Where are you from?
- Do you work or study?
- Is the city you come from is a small or a big one?
- How long have you been living there?
- Did you sing as a child?
- Who is your favorite singer? Why?
- How often do you walk?
- Do you walk in the city or in the countryside? Why?
- What should we do to improve walking tracks in cities?
- Do you think you’ll walk more often in the future? Why?

Cue Card
Talk about a house/apartment that you have visited recently and liked. Please say
- Whose house/apartment was it?
- Where is it located?
- Why did you like it so much?

Discussion
- Do you think the government spends a lot of taxpayers’ money to repair old buildings in your country?
- Is it good or bad in your opinion?



Friday, January 24, 2014

English Grammar in 4 Pages!

IELTS Speaking Test in Sydney, Australia – December 2013

Interview
- What is your full name?
- Can I see your ID?
- Where are you from?
- Do you work or study?
- What part of your home do you like the most?
- Do you live in a house or an apartment?
- Will you move out in the near future?
- Do you like paintings and drawings?
- Are painting necessary for children’s development?

Cue Card
Talk about the food that you like to eat outside your home. Please say
- What is it?
- Why do you like it?
- On what occasions do you eat out?
- How often do you do it?

Discussion
- Why do people go out to restaurants?
- What are the benefits of eating out? Why?


Sunday, January 12, 2014

IELTS Speaking Test in India and Nepal – December 2013

Interview

- What is your full name?
- Can I see your ID?
- Where are you from?
- Do you work or study?


Cue Card

Talk about science subjects that you have learned at school. Please say

- What subjects did you learn exactly?
- Did you enjoy these studies?
- Do you think learning sciences is important? Why?


Discussion

- Do you think science has brought any advantages to the mankind?
- What do you think about the involvement of governments and corporations in scientific research?
- Do you believe scientists play a significant role in social development?
- What is your view of research without further practical implementation?
- Do you think playing with toys had any significance in your life?
- Which toys did you play with as a child?
- What was your favourite toy in the childhood? Why?
 
 
 

IELTS Speaking Test in Iran and India – December 2013

Interview
- What is your full name?
- Can I see your ID?
- Where are you from?
- Do you work or study?
- Do you like sunny days?
- What do you do during sunny days?
- What is the difference between children’s activities nowadays and in the past?

Cue Card
Talk about a TV program that you watched recently. Please say
- What was it about?
- Did you like it or not? Why?

Discussion
- Is advertising a good thing or not? Why?
- Should advertising be regulated?
- Why are international channels becoming more popular?
- Is it good to have a 24 hours international news channel?


IELTS Speaking Test in Bulgaria – December 2013

Interview
- What is your full name?
- Can I see your ID?
- Where are you from?
- Do you work or study?
- What is your position?
- When do you prefer to work, in mornings or afternoons? Why?
- Do you like advertisements?
- What types of advertisement are common in your country?
- Did you buy anything because of an ad?
- What type of clothes do you prefer?
- What aspect is important for you when choosing clothes?
- Why is the brand important?
- Do you help others to choose clothes?
- Who was choosing your clothes for you when you were young?

Cue Card
Describe a photo that you like. Please say
- Where was the photo taken?
- Who took the photo?
- What was on that photograph?

Discussion
- Do you like taking photos?
- What are the similarities between photographs and paintings?
- How much can we trust photographs presented by journalists?
- What is the role of photographs in the newspapers?


IELTS Speaking Test in Australia – December 2013

Interview
- What is your full name?
- Can I see your ID?
- Where are you from?
- Do you work or study?

Cue Card
Talk about an old person that you admire the most. Please say
- Why do you admire him/her?
- How did you meet him/ her?
- What do you like about this person the most?

Discussion
Don’t remember.


Wednesday, January 8, 2014

IELTS Speaking Test in London, UK – December 2013

Interview
- What is your full name?
- Can I see your ID?
- Where are you from?
- Do you work or study?
- What is your hometown?
- Do you live in a flat or a house?
- Which room is your favourite and why?
- Who chose clothes for you when you were a child?
- Do children today follow their parents’ path as they used to in the past?
- Do you lose patience easily?
- What do you do to overcome the impatience?

Cue Card
Describe a rule that was implemented in your school. Please say
- What was the rule?
- What were you suppose to do?
- Why was it implemented?
- Did you like or dislike this rule?

Discussion
- What was the impact of the rule on your classmates?
- Were they happy or unhappy about it?
- Do you think it’s good to work under rules?
- Do you support the rule of working for a fixed number of hours per week in an organisation?
- What can be the disadvantages of too many rules and regulations?