Speaking Part 1: Introductory Questions | Speaking for IELTS PDF Download

Q.1. May I know your full name? 

My full name is Kiranpreet Kaur Makkar. (Note: Full name means given name + middle name if any + surname. Mostly students will speak the name given in the passport, which may not have the surname. So, you must speak your full name in answer to this question)

Q.2. May I see your ID? 

Here is my passport. (Note: open the first page of the passport and show it to the examiner. You don’t need to say ‘Yes’)

Q.3. How may I address you? 

You may address me as Kiran. (Note 1: Here you may even speak your nickname. It just means that while asking the next questions, the examiner will call you by that name. Note 2: Many students start speaking their address here. Here, the word ‘address’ has been used as a verb, which means ‘call’. In other words, the question is - How may I call you?)  

Q.4. Where do you come from? 

I come from Phagwara. It is a small town between Jalandhar and Ludhiana.   

Home/Accommodation

Q.1. Do you live in a house or flat? Or What kind of housing/accommodation do you live in? 

I live in a house. It is a two storey brick house.

Q.2. What’s your favorite room in your home? 

My favorite room is my own room, because I’ve decorated it according to my taste.

Q.3. Who do you live with? 

I live with my parents and brother.

Q.4. How long have you lived there?

I have lived there since my birth.

Q.5. What do you usually do in your house/flat/room? 

I do many things in my house. I spend time with my parents, eat there, sleep there, Study there and entertaining guests in my house.

Q.6. Do you plan to move?

I plan to go abroad for higher education. Apart from that I do not plan to move.

Q.7.  Are you prepared to move? 

No, I am not prepared to move.

Q.8. Please describe it a little. 

It is a two storey brick house. There’re four bedrooms with attached bathrooms, a kitchen, a living room and a drawing room.  There is a small lawn in the front and a kitchen garden in the backyard.  

Q.9. What have you done to your room to make it look nice?

I keep my room spic and span. The walls are painted light pink because it is my favorite color. There are floral curtains.  

Q.10. Which room does your family spend most of the time in?

My family spends most time in the living room. We have our meals there.  We watch TV together and also entertain informal guests in that room.  

Q.11. Do you plan to live there a long time? 

Presently I plan to go abroad for my studies. But, but I love my home and would like to come back there.

Q.12. Are the transport facilities to your home very good? 

Yes, the transport facilities to my house are very good. The bus service is ready frequent and the railway station is also very near.

Q.13. Would you like to move to another place to live? (Why/why not?) 

I plan to go abroad for my higher education. If I like it there, I might think of settling there. 

Talent

Q.1. Do you have a talent, or something you are good at?

I think everyone is born with some talent or the other. I have a talent to embroider.

Q.2. Do you think your talent can be useful for your future work? Why?

Yes, my talent like any other talent can be used in time of need whether to earn a living or to pass my time productively.   

Q.3. Was it mastered recently or when you were young?

I was lucky to have discovered it in my school, where the nuns would teach us varied handcrafts like knitting, sewing, painting and embroidering

Q.4. Do you think anyone in your family has the same talent?

Yes, my mother and aunts have similar talents. In fact it’s from my mother that I learnt a lot of this craft.  

Books

Q.1. Do you often read books? When? 

I do read books and I don’t read as often as I did in the past. Nowadays, I don’t find time to read as much as I did in the past.

Q.2. Have you ever read a book that has been adapted into film? 

Yes, I have read many such novels. I think Harry Potter is the most famous among the ones that I have read.  

Q.3. Are your reading habits different than in the past?

I think there is one major difference. In my childhood, I didn’t have any stress and worries and I used to read books in one go, without stopping. But, nowadays I am barely able to finish a book in a month. Also, I have gradually shifted from reading fiction to nonfiction.

Q.4. What do you prefer reading books and watching movies? 

I prefer watching movies these days because I am not able to find the time to read books. However, I also feel that some movies are not able to do justice to the books. So, it really depends upon the adaptation.