IELTS questions
The exam is composed of 4 parts, reading, listening, writing (1 essay on a graph, table etc, 1 discussion question) Speaking - 3 parts, part 1 qu about yourself and cooking or hobbies or snacks etc, part 2 you speak for 2 minutes about a topic then get one follow up question and part 3 a “discussion” with the examiner where the examiner reads out prepared questions and you answer.
You are marked on grammatical accuracy but also lexis and fluency so don’t think too much, talk.
The best book to study is the Authentic Exam Questions book.
ielts buddy is also very good
https://www.ieltsbuddy.com/IELTS-speaking-questions-with-answers.html
https://www.ieltsbuddy.com/ielts-speaking-examples.html
https://ieltsfocus.com/2019/08/22/difficult-part-2-speaking-topics/
and examenglish
The test has four sections:
Listening - 4 sections, 40 questions, 30 minutes
Reading - different for Academic or General Training - 3 sections, 40 questions, 60 minutes
Writing - different for Academic or General Training - 2 pieces of writing, 60 minutes
You get a score between 1 and 9. Half scores such as 6.5 are possible. Universities often demand a minimum IELTS score of 6.0 or 7.0. They may also demand a minimum score of 6.0 in each of the 4 sections.
Please click here to see an explanation of IELTS Band Scores. You can use the IELTS Band Score Calculatoron this site to convert your reading and listening raw scores.
Click here to see a comparison of IELTS scores with other exams.
Click here to see IELTS Exam Tips and IELTS articles.
https://www.examenglish.com/IELTS/IELTS_Speaking_part2_1.htm
https://www.examenglish.com/IELTS/IELTS_Speaking_part2_2.htm
https://www.examenglish.com/IELTS/IELTS_Speaking_part2_3.htm
and Ielts Liz
2. Describe a foreign country you have never been to.
You should say
where the country is
when you will go there
why you would like to go there
and explain why this is a good country to visit.
3. A speech that somebody delivered and you heard.
You should say:
who gave the speech
what the topic of the speech was
whether it impressed you or not
and explain why did you like / dislike the speech.
ielts liz
https://ieltsliz.com/ielts-speaking-part-1-topics/
https://ieltsliz.com/ielts-speaking-part-2-topics/
https://ieltsliz.com/ielts-speaking-part-3-topics-2/
see also
Proust questionnaire
https://www.vanityfair.com/magazine/2000/01/proust-questionnaire