Speaking Practice Test- 10 | Speaking for IELTS PDF Download

Part - 1

The first set of questions, asked to almost all students
Q1: May I know your full name? 
Ans: My full name is Kiranpreet Kaur Makkar. (Note: Full name means given name + middle name if any + surname. Most 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)

Q2: May I see your ID? 
Ans: 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’)

Q3: How may I address you? 
Ans: 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?)  

Q4: Where do you come from? 
Ans: I come from Phagwara. It is a small town between Jalandhar and Ludhiana.   

Electronic devices

Q1: Would you like to work in a company related to environmental protection?
Ans: Yes, I would certainly like to work for an eco-friendly company that has adopted sustainable practices and gone green. Our planet is facing a lot of environmental problems like climate change, global warming, air pollution, water pollution, waste disposal, etc. Natural disasters like earthquakes, tsunamis, and cyclones have become so common in the past few decades. All companies and individuals must actively take steps to protect our environment.

Q2: How can we protect the environment?
Ans: There are many ways we can help the environment and reduce our carbon footprint:

• Use reusable cloth bags instead of single-use plastics.
• Recycle and compost.
• Unplug household appliances when you are not using them.
• Plant trees.
• Take local transportation instead of driving cars.
• Bike to work/college if possible.
• Use eco-friendly products.
• Conserve water.

Q3: Do you think you have done enough to protect the environment?
Ans: I don't think I have done enough. There is so much more that I can do. I have started small changes at home like recycling, reducing food waste, composting, and not using plastics. One thing I need to do is to start carpooling with colleagues instead of driving my car to work. I would also like to get solar panels for my house and energy-efficient appliances.

Q4: Is there education about environmental protection at school?
Ans: Yes, environmental education is part of formal education in Indian schools (it was made compulsory through a Supreme Court judgment in 2003). Children are the future, and they must be taught about environmental issues at a young age so that they grow up to lead an eco-friendly life.

Part -2 & 3

Cue Card

 Describe a piece of equipment that is important in your home

• How you got it (or, who bought it)?
• What do u use it for?
• How often do you use it?
• And explain why you think this thing is useful.

Ans:

• How you got it (or, who bought it?): There are many tools or pieces of equipment in my house, and I use them for different purposes. The tool I would like to talk about today is the vacuum cleaner that I use to clean the furniture, carpet, and other places in my house. It is from a European company and is blue in colour. It cost approximately 5,000 rupees.
• What you use it for: I use it to clean the house 1-2 times a week, mostly on my days off. The vacuum cleaner is very handy, especially for cleaning dust on carpets. It also removes spider webs from walls and ceilings and cleans under the bed using its specialized attachments.
• How often do you use it: We use the vacuum cleaner regularly to maintain a clean house, especially since our house is beside a main road and prone to dust.
• Why you think this thing is useful: The vacuum cleaner is essential for keeping the house neat and clean. Before purchasing it, cleaning was very time-consuming and difficult, and my mother often suffered from backaches due to bending to mop the floor. Now, everyone takes turns cleaning the house, and it has become a much easier and happier task. It does both dry and wet cleaning, making it very versatile. Its ease of use and efficiency have made it an indispensable tool in our home.

Follow-ups

Q1: How do you think modern technology has changed the way we work (compared to the past)?
Ans: Modern technology has revolutionized the world of work. Today, we can do in minutes what earlier used to take days. Maintaining ledger books has become a piece of cake. Automated machines are doing repetitive monotonous work, and humans are enjoying a much more convenient life.

Q2: Do you think that operating equipment at work can ever have some bad effects on the body?
Ans: Yes. Operating equipment can have bad effects if people are not trained to handle that equipment. Accidents can happen, and people can even lose their lives if machines malfunction.

Q3: Do you think it's important for employees (in the industry) to be trained to use the equipment at work?
Ans: Yes, definitely. Training employees is very essential. Otherwise, it can be very hazardous.

Q4: Do you agree that older people have difficulties in using (advanced) modern equipment? How can we help elderly people to use these modern devices?
Ans: Older people are not so techno-savvy. They find it difficult to learn the functioning of modern gadgets. We can help them by giving them step-by-step demonstrations and writing simple instructions for them to follow.

Q5: Are there any disadvantages of using modern equipment too much in the home?
Ans: Yes, there are. Young people are so engrossed in these that they forget to interact with other family members. People become so dependent on machines like dishwashers, washing machines, and microwaves that all work comes to a standstill if these things do not work.