IELTS Speaking Band 9 Clear and Confident Answers
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Speaking Topics
Part One:
Introduction
Talking about art
Part Two: Cue Card
Being part of a cricket club
Part Three
Club memberships
High-level vocabulary is underlined in subtitle
Definitions in the description
Welcome to the speaking section of the IELTS exam.
My name is Addrinan, I will be your examiner for this part
of the test, and I’m recoding this for clerical purposes.
The time right now is 12 o’clock, and we are conducting this
exam in Bengaluru.
This is candidate number 95887213, and examiner number 5891.
The speaking has three parts, I will give you instructions
for each.
May I see your
identification?
Yes, certainly, here is my passport that I used to register
for IELTS, you can have a look at it please.
What is your full
name?
My first name is Akshan and my family name is Singh, you can
call me by my first name please.
Ok Akshan, for part
one, I will ask you a couple of questions to get to know you better, and some
questions on a general topic.
Where do you live?
I live in Bengaluru, the capital city of Karnataka, in a
three-bedroom quaint house with my parents and siblings.
What do you do at the
weekends?
Usually on Saturday, I study as I’m planning to pursue my
P.h.D. in Computer Management in the US. On Sundays I generally hang out with
my friends. Last Sunday we went to this interesting cricket game between
Bengluru and Mumbai.
Let’s talk about art
Do you like to draw
or paint?
Not really, I mean it is not one of my hobbies. I believe
the last time I painted a picture was in middle school for a project and I did
draw my grandparent’s house. It wasn’t that great.
Did you study art in
school? Did you like it?
Yes, I did some beginner level classes in my early schooling,
maybe between grades one to six or seven, but not after that. I felt that
I’m not that talented in art so I did not pursue it when I got an option to
choose my studies and hobbies.
Do you have any art
in your home and can you tell me about it?
Yes, we do. We have a couple of pictures of sceneries, a
really nice picture of the Himalayas, and most interesting, we have an
awesome-looking elephant statue in my room.
What is your favorite
type of art and why?
Yes, that’s tricky to answer because I do consider music and
movies as art forms too and there is a lot of shows and music that I like.
If I were to pick one, I would say the movies because it
actually gets out the visual aspect as well as the audio talent.
I would say my favorite movie is Gangs of Wasseypur. It is
an action-packed movie with a real great story.
Have you ever been to
an art show?
Oh yes, we’ve been to this art exhibit at the Government
Museum. It was related to native art, and I’ve been there with my friend who is
really interested in it.
If you could make any
art piece, what would you make?
Interesting question, if given a chance, I would direct my
own movie. Something like The Gangs of
Wasseypur. It would be an action packed movie with a provocative
philosophy at the end, stating that two wrongs do not do a right. It would be fun.
That is the end of
part one, we will now continue with part two. For this part, I will show you
some questions,
Part One: Introduction:
You must show outstanding Fluency,
Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation
Examiner asks for ID
and name respond with
Professional English
Full Sentences
‘Heres’ my passport
that I had used for registration a couple of weeks ago, please take a look.’
‘My first name is
Akshan, my family name is Singh. Please call me Akshan.’
Akshan Is confident
Even if the topic is
unfamiliar to him
Crucial Tip
Practice topics not
familiar to you
Make a list of
unfamiliar topics
If you’re not into
math or music
Make sure to practice
these.
Let’s continue!
That is the end of
part one, we will now continue with part two. For this part, I will show you
some questions, you will have one minute to look at these questions, please do
not touch the question card, and then you will have one to two minutes to
speak. In the one minute preparation time you can take notes if you wish, you
have your pencil and notepaper there. I will tell you when to start, and when
to stop.
Talk about a club
that you have been a member of in the past. Your one minute preparation time
begins now.
PART2
Talk about a club that you have been a member of in the
past.
You should say:
What was this club?
How long were in you this club?
What did you do in this club?
Did you like being a member of this club and why did you
stop?
You will have one to two minutes to talk about this topic.
You will have one minute to prepare what you are going to
say.
Your one minute
preparation time is up, please begin speaking.
So I sued to belong to this local cricket club called The
Royals for a good few years.
This is a sports club for boys who play cricket.
Cricket is a team sport played where we use a bat, a ball,
and the idea is to score the most points.
It is arguably by far the most popular game in India and
Karnataka has a very strong team.
So me and my friend play cricket.
I was a member of The Royals from the age of 6 to 16, so for
a decade I participated in practice sessions, and games, and tournaments.
I also did a bit of coaching.
We usually had two or three practice sessions a week and s
game at once every weekend either Saturday or Sunday.
The practice sessions used to last for 2 or 3 hours, but the
games would go on for almost six hours.
I loved playing cricket and I still do but not with a club
anymore officially.
The reason being I did not play cricket well enough to go
professionally and it took a lot of my time.
So, I had to choose between studies.
Well, having said that, I still do have good connections
with former team members and we still share that bond, and we do still play
cricket once in a while.
If I have time, I may join an adult men’s cricket group,
maybe some time in the future but only if time permits.
That is the end of
part two, your time is over and I will stop you there. Now we will continue
with part three.
Part two: Cue Card
Akshan Scores a band 9
He knows how to talk
about an event
The time
The location
The attendees
The activities
His experience
During his
preparation time
He picked a sports
club as a response
Which he can talk
about extensively
It’s easy to
visualize
Provides chronology
Starting from
childhood
Continuing to
adulthood
When talking about an
event
Structure your notes
with
The time
The location
The attendees
The activities
His experience
Paying attention to
the questions on the card
Prepare your first
sentence
Before the examiner
starts your speech
Write down on the
notepaper
“I used to be a
member of a cricket club since the age of 6.”
When the clock
starts, you’ll begin confidently & fluently
Let’s continue!
Please put the notepaper
and the pencil to the side, Just turn over the notepaper, and put the pencil on
top.
For part three, I
will ask you some questions related to the topic of part two, and some questions
connected to your response.
Let’s talk about
social activities
What are common kinds
of organizations that people participate in?
Well, like Royals, people take part in a lot of sports clubs
like cricket, football, or baseball, millions of people around the world.
Join athletic clubs. Also, people join clubs to socialize and to help people, like UNICEF.