IELTS Speaking Part One dice game and question brainstorming Throw the dice to decide what kind

of IELTS Speaking Part One-style personal question your partner should ask you: First roll of the dice 1 = Arts and media 2 = IELTS and language studies 3 = Hobbies, interests and free time 4 = Work and studies = Hometo!n " = A##ommodation Second roll of the dice 1= $istant %ast 2 = &e#ent %ast 3 = 'ast and %resent 4 = 'resent = 'lans( Arrangements " = 'redi#tions( Imagination( $esires Work together to write at least one question for each of the categories a o!e" The questions should e one that al#ost anyone can answer" $o#pare with the suggested questions elow"

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IELTS Speaking Part One dice game and question brainstorming Suggested questions 1. rts and media 1) $id *ou like art !+en *ou !ere a #+ild, -W+at ot+er sub.e#ts did *ou like,/ 2) W+en did *ou last go to an e0+ibition, -Ho! !as it,/ 3) Ha1e *ou e1er boug+t an* art, -W+at kind of art !ould *ou be interested in bu*ing,/ 4) Are *ou reading an*t+ing at t+e moment, -W+at kinds of books do *ou usuall* like,/ ) $o *ou +a1e an* %lans to see a mo1ie, -$o *ou %refer to go to t+e #inema or !at#+ $2$s,/ ") $o *ou t+ink *our taste in musi# !ill #+ange as *ou get older, -W+*( W+* not,/( Are t+ere an* e0+ibitions *ou !ould like to see, -W+at is t+e best %la#e for e0+ibitions in t+is #it*,/ !. Language studies and IELTS 1) $id *ou en.o* language #lasses at s#+ool, -W+*( W+* not,/ 2) W+en did *ou last s%eak Englis+ outside t+e #lassroom, -$id *ou +a1e an* %roblems #ommuni#ating,/ 3) Ho! long +a1e *ou been stud*ing Englis+, -Has *ou Englis+ im%ro1ed mu#+ re#entl*,/( Ha1e *ou studied an* ot+er languages, -W+i#+ languages are %o%ular in *our #ountr*,/ 4) Ho! long do *ou s%end stud*ing and using foreign languages in an a1erage !eek, -$o *ou t+ink t+at3s enoug+,/( W+* are *ou taking t+e IELTS e0am,( W+* is it im%ortant for *ou to learn Englis+, ) W+at are *ou going to do after *ou get t+e s#ore *ou need in t+e IELTS, ") $o *ou !ant to stud* an* ot+er languages, ". #obbies$ interests and free time 1) Ho! did *ou s%end *our e1enings !+en *ou !ere at %rimar* s#+ool, 2) $id *ou do an*t+ing last !eekend, -Was t+at t*%i#al for *ou,/( W+at did *ou do last nig+t, 3) Ha1e *ou +ad mu#+ free time t+is !eek, -W+at did *ou do !it+ t+e time *ou +ad,/ 4) $o *ou +a1e an* +obbies,( Ho! mu#+ free time do *ou +a1e,( W+at do *ou like doing in *our free time,( W+at do *ou usuall* do on *our da*s off, ) $o *ou +a1e an* %lans for t+e !eekend,( $o *ou +a1e an* %lans for t+e ne0t %ubli# +olida*, ") W+at !ould *ou do if *ou +ad more free time,( Ho! do *ou t+ink *ou !ill s%end *our time after *ou retire, %. &ork and studies 1) W+at sub.e#ts did *ou like at s#+ool, -W+*,/ 2) W+en did *ou last take an e0am, -Ho! !as it,/ 3) Ho! long +a1e *ou been !orking !+ere *ou do( stud*ing !+at *ou do, 4) W+at do *ou do,( Are *ou !orking or are *ou a student, ) $o *ou +a1e a #areer %lan,( $o *ou +a1e an* %lans to stud* abroad, ") Is t+ere an*t+ing *ou3d like to stud* in t+e future,

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'. #ometo(n 1) W+ere did *ou gro! u%, -Ho! do *ou feel about t+at %la#e no!,/( Were *ou born near +ere, -W+ere e0a#tl*,/ 2) W+en did *ou last 1isit *our +ome to!n, -$id *ou en.o* t+at 1isit,/ 3) Has *our +ometo!n #+anged mu#+ re#entl*, -W+* do *ou t+ink t+at mig+t be t+e #ase,/ 4) Ho! often do *ou 1isit *our +ometo!n, -Are *ou +a%%* !it+ t+at,/ Is *our +ometo!n famous for an*t+ing, ) W+en are *ou ne0t %lanning to go ba#k to *our +ometo!n, ") Would *ou like to li1e in *our +ometo!n !+en *ou retire, -W+*( W+* not,/( Ho! !ill *our +ometo!n #+ange in t+e ne0t ten *ears, do *ou t+ink, ). ccommodation 1) W+at kind of +ome did *ou gro! u% in,( W+at !as *our #+ild+ood +ome like, 2) W+en did *ou last mo1e +ouse, -Ho! !as t+e mo1e,/ 3) Ho! long +a1e *ou been li1ing in *our %resent a##ommodation,( Ha1e *ou e1er li1ed on *our o!n, -$o *ou t+ink *ou suit t+at !a* of li1ing,/ 4) W+at sort of +ome do *ou li1e in,( W+at kind of a##ommodation do *ou li1e in,( $o *ou like t+e %la#e !+ere *ou are li1ing, ) $o *ou +a1e an* %lans to mo1e, -W+*,( W+* not,/ ") W+at !ould *our %erfe#t +ome be like, IELTS Speaking Part One e*am practice %se the questions a o!e to practise this part of the e&a#" Start with the candidate standing and the e&a#iner using the script elow: 45ood morning( afternoon( e1ening) 'lease take a seat) 6an I see *our I$,7 48* name3s 9999999999999999999999999999) W+at !ould *ou like me to #all *ou,7 4In t+e first %art of t+e test, I3d like to ask *ou a fe! :uestions about *ourself, if t+at3s oka*)7 4Let3s start !it+ -to%i#/7 'e&a#iner asks two or three questions on that topic( #i&ing up present( past and future and using the follow up questions only if the initial answers are short) 4;o!, I3d like to ask *ou about -to%i#/7 'e&a#iner asks two or three questions on that topic( #i&ing up present( past and future and using the follow up questions only if the initial answers are short) 4Let3s mo1e onto -to%i#/7

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