Thursday, March 31, 2011

IELTS Speaking Task 1 Questions

You may have heard that the IELTS speaking interviewer uses a set of pre-determined questions on a topic to ask you for the first task.  Basically the interviewer will ask a series of questions about your background, but he or she is only able to ask you questions within that “frame”.
Yes, the frame or the examiner frame is true. Does this mean you can find out from other candidates who have previously taken the exams what the questions you will get in your exam? No, the use of frame does not mean that the interviewer will be asking the same set of questions to all candidates on the same day. 
Understand that the frame is used to focus the questioning and ensure the accuracy of the assessment.  This means that you need not worry about where the questions come from, they all undergo the same standardization as the questions from the other sub-tests.
Although there are some things you can do to help prepare yourself for the possible questions you may encounter, the questions will focus on the following topics and questions about them:
·         Home
o   Where do you live?
o   Do you live with your family?
o   What is it like? (this may mean several things, depending on when the question is asked and how you answered the questions prior to this)
o   Where is your home town?
·         Family
o   Do you have brothers and sisters?
o   What do your parents do?
o   What do your brothers and sisters do?
·         Work
o   What do you do for a living or what you did for a living?
·         Studies
o   What are you studying?
o   If you aren’t studying nor working at the moment, you can talk about how you came to learn the English language.
·         Interest
o   What do you do during your spare time?
o   What do you enjoy doing?
These are not the exact questions you will be getting, but you can use these as a guide when practicing.
To find out what to expect from the IELTS Speaking test click here
To find out how the speaking test are being scored click here
For other speaking tips check the Speaking Category

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