Cambridge IELTS 3 Speaking Test 3

PART 1

The examiner asks the candidate about him/herself, his/her home, work or studies and other familiar topics.

EXAMPLE

Visitors

• What would you suggest a visitor should see and do in your country?
• Are there any traditional arts or music you would recommend?
• Tell me about the kind of foreign visitors or tourists who go to your country.
• In what ways has tourism changed your country?

PART 2

Describe a memorable event in your life.

• You should say:
  • when the event took place
  • where the event took place
  • what happened exactly
  • and explain why this event was memorable for you.

• You will have to talk about the topic for one or two minutes.
• You have one minute to think about what you are going to say.
• You can make some notes to help you if you wish

PART 3

Discussion topics:

The role of ceremony in our lives

Example questions:

How important are ceremonies in our lives?

Do you see the role of private and public ceremonies changing in the future?

Attitudes to marriage in your country

Example questions:

Have attitudes to marriage changed in recent years?
In what ways do men and women feel differently about marriage, in your opinion?

Events of national/global significance

Example questions:

What sort of national events make headlines in your country?
Does the media in your country pay more attention to global or national events?