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In IELTS Speaking Part 2 you will shown some instructions on a topic card. You have one minute to read the instructions and prepare your answer. Then you must speak for one to two minutes on that topic. Today we will look at three example questions. Each question deals with a different timeframe: one past, one present, and one future event. Try answering these questions yourself first and then compare the sample answers below with your own.

IELTS Speaking Part 2: Practice Questions

For each question, you have one minute to prepare your answer, and you should then speak for one to two minutes.

Question 1

Describe a major decision you have taken in your life. You should say: – What the decision was – What other choices were available to you – Why you made the decision you did And explain if you think the decision was a good one.

Question 2

Describe something you do to forget about work or study. You should say: – What the activity is – How often you do it – How it helps you forget And say whether you would recommend other people try the same thing.

Question 3

Describe a language you would like to learn. You should say: – What the language is – Where it is spoken – Why you are interested in this language And say if you think you will ever actually have the chance to learn it.

IELTS Speaking Part 2: Sample Answers and Analysis

Question 1

Describe a major decision you have taken in your life. You should say: – What the decision was – What other choices were available to you – Why you made the decision you did And explain if you think the decision was a good one.

A really important decision I’ve made recently is to study abroad, which is the reason I’m here talking to you now. No-one from my family has ever had the chance to study abroad before. My parents were actually hoping I’d start working for our family textile business as soon as I graduate. I think it’s too soon to join the family business though. I really want to study marketing – especially fashion marketing – and English so I can sell our company products to buyers all over the world. If I study fashion marketing in the UK, I can learn how to do business in the fashion industry, which is of course very competitive and fast-moving. As for whether it was the right decision, I’m pretty confident it was and I can’t change my mind now anyway because I borrowed money from my parents to pay for my tuition. I’m going to do my best to finish my course and I will go back to my country with new ideas that will help expand our business. All I need now is to get a good score in IELTS. So, anyway,that’s an important decision in my life.

Like many questions in IELTS Speaking Part 2, this one deals with an event or action in the past. There is, however, a switch to the present when the candidate is required to reflect on the decision.

This IELTS candidate scores highly by:

• Getting straight to the point and saying what the decision was in the very first sentence
• Paraphrasing the topic: A really important decision
• Using a range of tenses – past simple, present simple and present perfect – with great accuracy
• Using a wide range of grammatical forms such as a conditional sentence (If I…) and a cleft sentence (All I need now is…)

• Sticking to the question even though the topic might be a very enjoyable one to speak about

Describe a language you would like to learn. You should say: – What the language is – Where it is spoken – Why you are interested in this language And say if you think you will ever actually have the chance to learn it.

This IELTS candidate scores highly by:

• Beginning with an impact sentence: Let me tell you about…
• Using would to show that the response is hypothetical
• Signalling parts of the question: The reason I would like to learn Russian is…
• Using reference links to avoid overuse of the topic word ‘Russian’: that language; their language; it