speaking+IELTS

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Feb 12 from[| here] This is a collection of the Speaking topics from February, that were sent to me by a couple of caring students. **Speaking test 1** **Interview**

Do you study or work? (I said I recently graduated)

What did you study?

Do you like that subject?

Why do you like it?

Why did you choose this particular subject? **Cue card**

I had to talk about some interesting news I read in a newspaper

- when did this happen?

- what was the news about?

- why was it interesting? **Discussion**

We talked about the marketing of the newspapers in my country:

- How do they market themselves in order to increase sales?

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,'Lucida Grande','Lucida Sans Unicode',sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">- What marketing practices do they use?

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,'Lucida Grande','Lucida Sans Unicode',sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">- Do I think that some newspapers put a spin on the real story to increase sales?

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,'Lucida Grande','Lucida Sans Unicode',sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Then we talked about TV programs in comparison to radio programs, what are the differences

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,'Lucida Grande','Lucida Sans Unicode',sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">- In terms of news, do they talk about the same news?

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,'Lucida Grande','Lucida Sans Unicode',sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">And finally he asked me “in the future, do you think people will read news on internet?” and ” what is the advantage and the disadvantage of using the internet”. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,'Lucida Grande','Lucida Sans Unicode',sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">**Speaking test 2** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,'Lucida Grande','Lucida Sans Unicode',sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">**Interview**

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,'Lucida Grande','Lucida Sans Unicode',sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">- Where do you live

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,'Lucida Grande','Lucida Sans Unicode',sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">- Describe your city and your immediate area

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,'Lucida Grande','Lucida Sans Unicode',sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">- What are your leisure time activities <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,'Lucida Grande','Lucida Sans Unicode',sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">**Cue Card**

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,'Lucida Grande','Lucida Sans Unicode',sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Describe any law which you like,

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,'Lucida Grande','Lucida Sans Unicode',sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">- explain what law that is,

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,'Lucida Grande','Lucida Sans Unicode',sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">- how you will follow it,

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,'Lucida Grande','Lucida Sans Unicode',sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">- what you like the most about it <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,'Lucida Grande','Lucida Sans Unicode',sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">**Discussion**

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,'Lucida Grande','Lucida Sans Unicode',sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">What international law should be applied all over the world?

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,'Lucida Grande','Lucida Sans Unicode',sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Are policemen popular in your country?

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,'Lucida Grande','Lucida Sans Unicode',sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Who are more popular, the layers or the police?

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Writing letter [|+sample] <span style="background-color: #f0f0f0; color: #555555; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**Your local newspaper wants to reward people who have contributed a lot to the community.**

<span style="background-color: #f0f0f0; color: #555555; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**Write a letter to the newspaper. In your letter:** <span style="background-color: #f0f0f0; color: #555555; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">//Write about 150 words. You do not need to write addresses.//
 * <span style="background-color: #f0f0f0; color: #555555; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**suggest someone who deserves the reward**
 * <span style="background-color: #f0f0f0; color: #555555; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**mention what they have done to help the community**
 * <span style="background-color: #f0f0f0; color: #555555; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**say what reward you would like to give this person**

Writing - essay +sample <span style="background-color: #f0f0f0; color: #555555; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.** <span style="background-color: #f0f0f0; color: #555555; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Write about the following topic: <span style="background-color: #f0f0f0; color: #555555; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">//The increase in mobile phone use in recent years has transformed the way we live, communicate and do business. Mobile phones can also be the cause of social or medical problems. What forms do these problems take?//

<span style="background-color: #f0f0f0; color: #555555; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">//Do you think the advantages outweigh the disadvantages of mobile phones?// <span style="background-color: #f0f0f0; color: #555555; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience. <span style="background-color: #f0f0f0; color: #555555; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Write at least **<span style="background-color: #f0f0f0; color: #555555; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">250 **<span style="background-color: #f0f0f0; color: #555555; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> words

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[|**//phone numbers//** **//2//**]
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 * //Speaking Task//**

//Do you enjoy traveling and why/why not?// //Where would you like to travel to and why?// Describe a favourite holiday destination that you like. You should say: Tourism Airline
 * When you first went there.
 * How you get there.
 * What you do when you're there.
 * And explain why this place is so special for you.
 * 1) Can you predict any major changes that could happen in the Tourist Industry over the next 50 years?
 * 2) Can you compare the tourist industry in your country today with the tourist industry when your grandparents were young
 * 1) Can you identify some of the factors that have led to the Industry success of the airline industry?
 * 2) Can you suggest any ways in which air travel could be made safer?

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Grammar for IELTS
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