Ielts practice - Tourists & Tourism

 PART 1

 

Tourists

 

• What would you suggest a visitor should see and do in your country?
• Are there any tourist sites which you like very much yourself?
• Tell me about the kind of people who visit your country.
• Are people visiting your country now for different reasons than they did in the past?

 

PART 2

 

Describe an enjoyable journey you had. You should say:

 

• where you went to
• who you went with
• why you went there 

 

 

PART 3

 

Discussion Topics: Tourism

 

• What trends are there in tourism in your country at the moment?
• Do you think the effects of tourism are generally positive or negative?
• What things do you think people should bear in mind when they visit foreign countries?

Ielts practice - Languages

 PART 1 Languages

 

• Do you enjoy communicating in other languages?(Why /Why not?)

• What are the most difficult things to learn in a foreign language?(Why/Why not?)

• Other than English, are there any languages you would like to speak well? (Why?) 

 

Part 2

Describe the kind of conversations you enjoy most.

You should say:

• what you like to talk about
• who you like to talk with
• the last time you had a good conversation

and explain why you like this kind of conversation so much. 

 

 

 

PART 3

Discussion Topics: World Languages

• Do you think it would be better if everyone in the world spoke a common language? (Why / Why not?)
• What do you think might prevent people from using just one language?
• How closely linked are language and culture do you think?

Ielts practice - Dancing, Meals

 Part 1:

 

Dancing

 

• Has anyone ever taught you to dance with a partner or in a group(Why/Why not?)
• Tell me about any traditional partner or group dance in your country.

• Do you think that traditional dancing will be popular in the future (Why/Why not?) 

 

Part 2

 

Describe a recent meal you had out in a restaurant or at a someone's house. You should say:

• when you went and why
• who you went with
• what the meal consisted of

and also say how you feel about the food and the place you ate in. 

 

 

 

PART 3

 

Discussion Topics: Traditional Meals

• What are considered some of the most traditional meals in your country?
• Is there a significant difference between the diets of the younger and older generations?
• Have there been any changes in the way certain food is cooked in your country over the last 10 years?

Ielts Practice Part 2 & 3 - Mobile phone!

Part 2:

Describe an experience when you were not allowed to use a mobile phone

You should say:

What you did

When it was

Where it was

Why you were not allowed to use a mobile phone

Vocabularies:

to ban = to prohibit = to forbid = to disallow 

Conference (n)

to sit an exam

Example:

I'm sitting 3 more exams.

to take an exam

Example:

At the end of the year we take our exams.

cell phone use is banned

to interfere with equipment

to use the phone in an airplane mode

Ideas:

What did you do?

I was traveling by plane

I was at the concert/ movie theater/ meeting/ conference...

I was sitting an exam

I was visiting my friend at hospital

I had an excursion

I had a lesson (or a class)

When was it?

I don't remember exactly when this happened, but it seems to me it was...

As far as I remember it was...

When:

recently

just a while ago

a couple months ago

2 days/ weeks/ months/ years ago

just a couple of days/ weeks/ months ago

several days/ weeks/ months ago

last week/ month/ year

last weekend

yesterday

a long time ago

a long while ago

Where was it?

at the theater

at the cinema/ movie theater

at school (college/ university)

at the IELTS test center

in a library

at hospital

at a museum

at an art gallery

on a plane during takeoff and landing

Why were you not allowed to use a mobile phone?

not to have an opportunity to cheat

because of my school policy

not to disturb people who were concentrating on what they were reading

not to annoy people around me

as the phone would have interfered with medical equipment

the signal of the phone interferes with navigation instruments, and can even cause a crash

the phone can cause instrument display malfunctions

because of its interference with ground networks

for safety reasons

Part 3:

1. Is it a waste of time to take pictures with mobile phones?

2. Do you often use a smartphone to take pictures?

3. What positive and negative effects do mobile phones have on friendship?

Food & Toys mind map for Kids!

Vocabularies:

Bread

Rice

Dumplings

Milk

Hamburger

Cake

Ice cream

Chicken

Fish

Pizza

Noodles

Egg

Apples

Questions:

Do you like...

Bread?

Rice?

Dumplings?

Milk?

Hamburger?

Cake?

Ice cream?

Chicken?

Fish?

Pizza?

Noodles?

Egg?

Apples?

Yes/ No

2. What's your favorite food?

(or What food do you like?)

I like...

3. What food don't you like?

I don't like...

Toy vocabularies:

Robot

Yo yo

Jump rope

Bycicle

Car

Train

Doll

Teddy bear

Questions:

Do you like...

Robot?

Yo yo?

Jump rope?

Bycicle?

Car?

Train?

Doll?

Teddy bear?

Yes/ No

2. What's your favorite toy?

(or What toy do you like?)

I like...

3. What toy don't you like?

I don't like...