IELTS SPEAKING TEST Gathered by Seyed Amir Moghaddasi Mousavi mousavi.seyedamir@yahoo.

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Part 1 1. What is the best time for you in the day 2. What do you do at that time? 3. When do you work? 4. When do you study? 5. Speak about your work? 6. Would you like to change or no? why? 7. Did you use public transportation? 8. Where? 9. What is the type of public transportation do you prefer? why? 10. What do you do during transportation? Cue card Talk about something you lost where? how? when? what did you do? Discussion 1. Talk about possessions? 2. What other things are people usually lose? 3. Why people like to have possessions? 4. Difference between the past and today about possessions? Part 1 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. Do you live in a house or an apartment? Is there a favorite place that you like the most? Is there something that you dislike? Who is more important, friend or family? When do friends become more important than family? What is your opinion about old people who are living without their family? Who do you spend your spare time with? What do you usually do? Do you prefer to spend it with friends or family? What do young people in your country do in their spare time? Do men have more spare time than women? Do you think computer games are good? What are the drawbacks of computer games? How can parents prevent children from these kinds of games? Do you think it is more difficult to relax when you are at home? Do you think there is a difference in relaxation activities between old and young people?

Cue Card Talk about an outdoor activity that you enjoy the most. Please say: - When and where did you start doing it? - Where do you do this activity? - Whom do you do it with? - Explain why you like this activity. Discussion 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. When was the last time you did an outdoor activity? What do people in Iran do for outdoor activities? Do you think it varies between young and old people? Do you think people should be more involved in games? Do you think children in schools get enough exercise? In Iran diabetes is on the rise, what do you think is the reason for this? What do you think government should do to make children get more exercise at school?

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Part1 What is your full name? Where do you live village, town or city Do you wear fashionable clothes? Do you wear designer clothes? Did you borrow books from the library in your childhood? Do people give books as a present?

Cue card Talk about a place in another country you would like to visit Where is the place How do you know about the place Why would you like to go there Discussion What is the difference in villages and cities? Why should people go on holidays? When do people have long weekends?

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Part 1 1. What is your full name? 2. May I see your ID? 3. Did you choose your subjects? 4. 5. Why you choose these? Let us talk about books - what type of books do you like?

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Who is your favourite author? Why he is your favourite? Do you like to wear clothes which are in fashion. Do you like shopping for clothes? Cue card Film you saw recently when you saw how was the film

Discussion 1. Do you think young and old people like to watch different types of movies? 2. What are the advantages of watching movies on TV over cinema? 3. Why people still like old movies. Part1 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. May I know your full name? Where do you come from? Do you work or study? Do you enjoy your job? How do you spend your weekends? Do you have any plans for the next weekend? Do you enjoy your weekends now or did you enjoy them more in childhood? When did you first use the internet? Is internet a source of knowledge? Cue card An old person you like to talk to Who is he How do you know him Why do you find him interesting to talk to Discussion Should the elderly live with family? What are the benefits if the old people stay with family? What do children learn from the elderly? Can children learn anything from the elderly? Can children teach anything to their elderly? Do old people want to learn from their children? Part1 1. 2. 3. 4. What is your full name? Do you like your full name? Have you ever thought of changing your name? Why? What is tradition of naming the child in your culture?

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If you go somewhere on vacation. Will you buy picture postcard from the location or click a photograph yourself? Why? 6. Do you like photography? What kind of photographs you like? Why? 7. Do people you know take lot of photographs? Why? Cue Card: Describe about one of your favorite gardens. What do you like about it.

Discussion 1. Should there be public gardens in all cities? Why? 2. Government spends money on upkeep of public gardens. Do you agree that they should charge public for visiting public parks? Why? Should children be taught about nature, trees and plants? Part1 1. What is your name? 2. May I see your ID 3. Where do you come from 4. What do you like in your city 5. What is happiness? 6. What makes you happy? 7. Is money necessary for happiness? 8. Is unhappiness always a bad thing? 9. What do you like in your house? 10. What would you like to change in your house? 11. What time you like to spend with family Cue card Something you have learnt recently What is it How you felt about it Discussion Who learns faster children or adults? Apart from school, where else can children learn something? How can students keep in touch with teachers? What are the benefits of connecting to teachers through internet?

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Part1 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. What is your name? May I see your ID Where do you come from Do you like birds? Where can you see birds? What colour do you like? Did colour matter to you when you were a child? Cue card A journey which took longer than expected Where did you go With whom did you go Would you like to go again Discussion What problems did people face in travelling in earlier days? What problems people face now? Is traffic increasing nowadays? What should the government do?

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Part1 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Tell me your full name? May I see your identification please? Where do you live house or apartment? Describe it? What are the benefits of home made food? Is it important to eat together in your country? What is the popular food in your country? What room do you like the most in your house? Cue card Character from a story you heard in childhood Who is the character How does it look like What you learn from this character Discussion What stories children liked in earlier times and what do they like now? What do children learn from these stories? What stories children hear from their parents? How can parents help children regarding the stories which they read?

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Part1 What is your full name? Where are you from? Are you working or a student? Why you decided to choose this field? What will you do after these studies? How you spend time with your family and friends? Who have more importance for you your family or friend? At which time, you want to sit alone? Cue card Describe something good about your personality or character

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What is it? Why u like it? Does it affect you? And from whom you got affected to have good personality or character like this? Discussion Which type of personalities are there in your culture? Which type of good qualities are required in a person to live in future society and become successful? Is successful person is happy person? Some successful persons are not happy - Why? Does modern personality have bad effects on our culture? Is the personality trait you mentioned in cue card sufficient to become successful? Some people are clever and tactful, is it helpful for their success?

Part1 1. What is your full name? 2. How should I call you? 3. May I see your ID? 4. Where do you come from a city or a village? 5. Why do you like your village? 6. Is it a good place for young people? 7. Do you prefer to call or send a text message? 8. Why do we use a mobile phone? 9. Will the use of cell phone increase or decrease in the future? 10. How many types of schools do you know about? 11. Which school do you like? Cue card Describe a marriage that you attended Whose marriage was it Where was it How did you feel about it

Discussion 1. What is the difference between big and small marriages? 2. Why people celebrate marriages? 3. What sort of gifts do people give in your country? Part1 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. What is your name? May I see your ID Where do you come from? Do you like your name? Are you studying or working? In which school did you study? How did you get to school? Why did you choose that school? Did that school have a good education system? Cue card Describe a newspaper/magazine you recently read How often you read the newspaper/magazine Who are the main readers What sections are there Discussion What magazines are popular in your area? Which newspaper is popular in your home town Which newspapers people like to read in your home town Which magazines gents like?

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Part 1 1. What is your full name? 2. Can I call you by your name? 3. Show me your identification? 4. 5. 6. 7. Lets talk about fashion in clothes Do you like fashion of clothes? Do you like shopping? Do you wear designer clothes? What did you wear earlier which you dont wear now? Cue card Talk about a place in a country which you would like to visit Where is it Why you would like to go there With whom you would like to go there Another Cue card What is an interesting thing u hope to do in future. why you got this idea.? what you will do to achieve this? why you want to do this interesting thing?

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Discussion Do you think countryside is better or cities are better for relaxation? Which age group likes to go to countryside for relaxation? One month or six days which is better for relaxation? Are tourist spots better for relaxation or countryside? Part 1 1. What is your full name? 2. Show your identification. 3. Are you from a small town or a big city? 4. Tell something about your city. 5. Why do you like it? 6. What do you like the most about your city? 7. How are people in your city? 8. How do you spend time on weekends? 9. Do you think doing something different on the weekends is important? Why? 10.With whom do you prefer to spend weekends? Friends or Family? Why? 11.What kind of get together do you have with your family? Cue card Talk about a city or a town you like to visit. Why do you like that city? When did you go there first? How often do you go there? With whom do you go there? Discussion Many people move to bigger cities from small towns/villages, what do you think the impact is on those villages? What should the government do to help the villages? Part 1 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. What is your full name? What do you like in your house or apartment the most? Would you like to change anything in your house? What makes you happy? Is money important for happiness? What is the importance of happiness? Is unhappiness always a bad thing?

Cue card Talk about your neighbour Who is he or she? How do you know him? What do you like the most about him?

Discussion 1. What is the importance of having neighbours? 2. Are there any community events held in your neighbourhood 3. What is the importance of such types of events? 4. What are the effects of these types of events on society? 5. What is the importance of neighbours in today's life? 6. Do you think they are less interfering than the past? 7. Do you feel in your society neighbours respect other neighbours privacy? 8. What type of community events are there in your culture in which all neighbours sit 9. Together and celebrate something? 10. Are community events important? 11. Why we need neighbors? Is there any advantages & disadvantages? 12. How long you meet them each other? 13. Will you meet them during special occasions such as New Year? 14. What social work does your neighbor do? 15. What are the advantages or disadvantages of keeping social group? Part1 1. What is your full name? 2. Are you a student or working? 3. What noise do you like? 4. What noise do you dislike? 5. Do you find it comfortable to work in a noisy place? 6. What are the sources of noise in cities? 7. What were your subjects in college? 8. Do you think, in your country people study the subject which you studied? 9. What subject would you opt for when you go abroad for study? 10.How often do you send e-mails or letters? 11.To whom do you send e-mails or letters? Cue card Talk about your dream home Where it would be What kind of house it would be With whom you would like to live there Discussion 1. Do you think you would be able to live in such a house? 2. What is the difference in houses here and in foreign countries? 3. In Punjab what sort of houses are there in the countryside and in cities? 4. What are the benefits of living in apartments in comparison to houses?

Part1 1. What is your full name? 2. Where do you come from? 3. What do you do - work or study 4. In which college did you study? 5. Do you think, in your country people study the subject which you studied? 6. Do you do any exercise? 7. Which exercise is suitable for all ages? 8. Which game would you like to learn in future? 9. Do you send e-mails or letters? 10. Do you keep your e-mails or letters? 11. To save your data, do you use pen-paper or computer? Cue card Talk about an advertisement you saw and liked What was it Where did you see it Why do you remember it Discussion 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Do you think we should see ads or not? What do advertisers do to attract customers? Should they do like this? What effect it has on children? Should there be any rules and regulations regarding ads? Should some ads be banned? Do people buy foreign products because of ads? What is the impact of ads on children? Should ads be banned?

Part 1 1. What is your full name? 2. How may I address you? 3. Where do you come from? 4. In which school did you study? 5. What facilities were available there when you studied? 6. What sort of teachers were there in your school? 7. How did you get to school? Cue card Talk about an event you enjoyed What it was Who was involved in that event How you enjoyed that event

Discussion 1. How people enjoy these types of events? 2. Do you like these kinds of events? 3. Are elderly people important? 4. What can children learn from their elderly? 5. What are the benefits of living together with grandparents? 6. Do you think joint families have some kind of effect on children? 7. What are the advantages of living with elderly people? 8. Should elderly people live separately or with their children? 9. Do you think family events play an important role in bonding families together? 10. Do you think eating meals together has some significance in families especially in Iranian families? Part1 1. May I know your full name? 2. Do you work or study? 3. What are you doing right now? 4. Do you belong to a rural or urban area? 5. Is your home town a good place for young people? 6. Do you prefer e-mails or letters? 7. Do you want to keep your emails and letters? 8. How do children celebrate birthdays? 9. Why do people remember birthdates? 10.Do children like to spend birthday with family or friends? Cue card Talk about a good student you studied with What is his name When did you study together What qualities did you like in him Discussion 1. Can good students study outside class without teacher? How? 2. What good places do students have outside class? 3. What are the qualities of a good student?

Part1 1. What is your full name? 2. Where do you come from? 3. What makes you happy? 4. Is money important for happiness? 5. What is the importance of happiness? 6. Is unhappiness always a bad thing? 7. Are there any birds where you live? 8. Are birds important in your life? 9. What significance do birds have in your culture? 10. Describe your house? 11. Which part of your house do you like the most? 12. What would you like to change in your house?

Cue card Talk about a character from a childhood story Who is he What he or she looked like What he or she did Discussion 1. What stories do children like? 2. What types of stories learn from their parents and grandparents? 3. Do children learn something from stories? 4. Do fictional characters have effect on real life? Part1 1. May I know your name please? 2. May I see your ID? 3. What are you doing now? Job or study? 4. Why did you choose to study in this particular field? 5. Do you think that course will be useful for you in future? 6. What are you future plans? 7. Are e-mails more important or letters? 8. What is the future of letters? 9. Whom do you send e-mails or letters? 10. What is the importance of letters in your life? Cue card Describe an outdoor activity that you enjoy. Please say - What activity is it? - Where and when do you do it? - Whom do you prefer to do it with? Discussion 1. When was the last time you did an outdoor activity? 2. Do you think computer games are good? 3. What are the drawbacks of computer games? 4. How can parents prevent children from these kinds of games? 5. Do you think schools can do anything about this issue? 6. What about governments and the media, can they help? 7. What is the importance of outdoor activities? 8. What activities young people do and what old people do? 9. What is the effect of electronic games on children? 10. What are the advantages of electronic games? 11. What do you mean by reflexes? 12. Do you prefer outdoor or indoor activities? 13. What should parents do to encourage children to play outdoor games? 14. What are the disadvantages of electronic games?

Part1 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. What is your name? What can I call you? Where are you from? Tell me about your hometown. Can you describe the people of your hometown? What do you usually do on weekends? What did you do last weekend? Do you have plans for the next weekend?

Cue card Talk about your favorite book. Please say - Who wrote it? - Why do you like it so much? - When did you read it? - Would you like to read it again? Another cue card Talk about a book that you have read but you would like to read again. Please say: - Who is the author? - What did you like or dislike about the book? - Did any of your friends read the book too? Discussion 1. What kind of books do people of your country read? 2. What do you think about people who like to buy and own books? 3. Do you think technology has impacted the reading habits of youngsters? 4. Should children be encouraged for reading? 5. Do you think books will disappear in the future? 6. Which type of books do people read in your society Part 1 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Where do you come from? Why do you like the place where you live now? Is it a good place to raise children? When did you first use the Internet? How often do you buy things online? In your country, at what age do people celebrate their most important birthday? What do people do on their birthdays? Cue Card talk about a photograph you once took. You should say - When you took it - Who you took it with - What it shows - Why you like this particular photograph Discussion 1. Have your friends seen this photograph? 2. Does one necessarily need skills to take a good photograph? 3. What can you say about people who take good pictures, yet have no skills?

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Why do you think some people dont like having their photograph taken? What is the method to keep photographs? What are the new devices which are coming to take photographs? What type of device do people use normally? What are the advantages and disadvantages of keeping photographs in computers?

1. May I know your full name? 2. Can I see your ID? 3. What do you like about your house? 4. What would you like to change in your home? 5. Where was your childhood school? 6. How did you get to school? 7. Did you like that school? 8. Do you think that this school is really good? 9. Do you like photography? 10. Do you take pictures? 11. How popular is photography in your country? 12. Do you prefer self taken photographs or picture post cards? Cue card Talk about a journey that took longer than expected How were you going there Why were you going there With whom were you going Explain why it took longer than expected Discussion 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Talk about the transportation system in your home town? Is bicycle not very common? Talk about the advantages and disadvantages of bicycle. How did people travel in the past? What problems people faced in the past when they travelled to foreign countries? What problems do they face nowadays?

Part 1 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. What is your name? Do you work or study? Do you like your job? Why do you like it? Did you have difficulty getting your current job?

Cue Card Describe a leader in your life who impressed you the most. Please say - What were his/her qualities? - Where have you met him/her? - How do you know him/her? Discussion 1. Would you like to be a leader? 2. What are the most important qualities for a leader? 3. Is it good to have a leader in your life? 4. Some believe people you shouldn't follow a leader, what is your view? 5. What are leadership qualities? 6. Do leaders have too much control on their followers? 7. Do they require confidence? Part 1 1. 2. 3. 4. Tell me about your house/flat How often do you use your computer? And what do you often use it for? What things would you like to learn about computers? What are popular kinds of food in Iran?

Cue card Talk about your favourite song Where did you hear this song How do you feel when you listen this song Another Cue card Think about a song of your childhood. Why do you like that song? When was the first time you listened to that song? Do your friends like that song? Discussion 1. Can everybody sing? 2. What sort of profession is singing? 3. What does a singer gain if he chooses this profession? 4. What sort of songs is preferred by the young? 5. Do you sing a song? 6. What do you feel when you sing a song? 7. Do teenagers and adults enjoy the same kind of songs? 8. What are the factors which make people like a song? 9. In which occasions do people in your country sing together? 10. Which kind of songs is suitable for children? Why?

Cue card Talk about a situation when you were a little angry What was the situation Where was it Who was there Discussion 1. Do you think it is good to hide one's emotions? 2. In your opinion, should one hide one's feelings or express them? 3. How do people in your country express their feelings? 4. Some people can understand others feelings by seeing them? Do you think it is like that? 5. Some people don't care about others feelings. They are stuck to their own feelings. Do you think it is good? 6. Do you think children should learn to understand others feelings? 7. In your opinion who expresses his feelings openly - men or women? Part 1 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. May I know you name please? Tell me about your hometown? Is it a city or a village? What can young people do there? What are the advantages of cell phones? Where do you use them most? Will they be used more or less in the future?

Cue Card Describe an interesting public place Discussion 1. What other public places are there? 2. How should the public places be? 3. Should pets be allowed in public places? 4. Would you prefer parks or beaches? 5. Are there enough public places in the city and why? 6. Do you like to travel 7. With whom do you like to travel? 8. Talk about a place you would like to visit?

Part 1 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. What is your full-name? Are you a student or working? What are you studying? What are your subjects and why you choose these? Which is popular food in you country? Which type of food you can prepare at home? What do you think people should eat food together at home?

Cue card Describe an enjoyable conversation on phone which you have had recently? Who spoke on phone? What was the conversation? How much time it lasted? Discussion 1. Is mobile phone useful? 2. What are the uses of mobile phone? 3. What type of people use mobile phone? 4. Younger and old people use mobile phones for which purpose? 5. Why people prefer mobile phone? 6. Is it easy to talk on phone?? Part 1 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. What is your name? What should I call you? Where do you come from? What do you like about your house? Which room in your house do you like the most? Do you want to change anything in your house? What is the weather like in your country?

Cue card Talk about a Hollywood movie which you recently watched Where did you see it What did you like or dislike about it Discussion 1. 2. 3. 4. Why people see Hollywood movies even though there are many movies in Iran? How does watching Hollywood movies affect Iranian culture? What positive impact does this have? What are the advantages and disadvantages of becoming an actor?

Part 1 1. May I know your name please? 2. Do you work or study? 3. When do you feel happy? 4. What is happiness according to different people? 5. Is unhappiness always a bad thing? 6. What food is popular in your culture? 7. Is home cooked food better than ready to eat food? 8. Where is your home or apartment? 9. What do you like about your house? 10. What is your favourite room in your house? 11. What would you like to change in your home? 12. When do you spend time with your family and friends? 13. What do you like to do with your friends? 14. What is more important for you - spending time with family or friends? 15. Is there any time when you want to be alone? Cue card Talk about an unusual activity you did in your free time What was the activity With whom did you do it Why did you do it What was interesting or unusual in it Another cue card Talk about an unusual experience you've had recently. Discussion 1. How people spend their free time? 2. Do you think people in past had more free time than today? 3. Do you think men have more free time than women? 4. How should children spend their free time? Any suggestions? 5. Parents and children spend their free time doing similar activities, is it important? 6. How you spend your free time? 7. How do children spend free time in your country? 8. What children do in their free time? 9. What parents do in their free time? 10. How people spend free time? 11. Do you think people in the present time enjoy more free time than in the past? 12. Children should spend their free time with their parents of all alone? 13. Do you like to take pictures? 14. How often do you do it? 15. What is your favorite type of photography? 16. Is it common to take photos for people in your country? 17. Does it vary for men and women? 18. Do you prefer to buy pictures or postcards when you visit a place or to take a few photos of it? 19. What are popular pastimes in your country? 20. Are they different for men and women? 21. Do men have more free time than women? 22. Do you think the amount of free time has changed compared to your parents generation?

Part 1 1. What is your full name? 2. How can I call you? 3. What do your friends call you? 4. Where are you from? 5. Can I see your identification? 6. Are you a student or working? 7. Do you like dancing? 8. How often do you dance? 9. What motivated you to learn dancing? 10. How do you feel when you see somebody else dance? 11. When do people dance in your culture? 12. Do you watch TV? 13. What programs do you see? Cue card Describe a street that you know Where is it located What buildings are there on the street How often do you go on that street Discussion 1. What are the differences between the village and city living? 2. What can be done by people themselves to minimize pollution? 3. Where would you like to live? Part 1 1. What is your full name? 2. Where do you come from? 3. Do you study or work? 4. Where do you work? 5. Who is more important - your work or the people you work with? 6. Do people keep pet animals in your country? 7. How many people use animals for farming nowadays? 8. What is your school's name? 9. Did you choose your school for study? 10. If you get a chance to go on a long trip where would you like to go? Cue card Talk about an expensive thing you bought? When did you buy it Why did you buy it Discussion 1. Why do people buy branded things? 2. Do you think that people waste money on brands? 3. Do people want to copy people of high status when they buy branded things?

Part1 1. What is your full name? 2. Do you work or study? 3. What makes you happy? 4. What do you think about happiness? 5. Is money important for happiness? 6. Is unhappiness always a bad thing? Cue card Describe the clothes you like to wear From where you buy clothes How often you shop for clothes What do you consider before buying clothes Discussion 1. What is the importance of clothes? 2. What do you think about people who wear different type of clothes? 3. How do clothes describe a person's personality? 4. Do you think young generation is more concerned about fashion? 5. Why do they do so? 6. What are the negative impacts? 7. How much you spend on your clothes? 8. How do you come to know about the latest fashion? 9. What do clothes express about a person? 10. To what extent should we follow fashion? 11. What sort of clothes is popular in Iran? 12. What is the major influence when we choose clothes? 13. Do you think it is good to spend a lot of money on clothes? 14. In your country, how much importance is given to clothes? Part 1 1. May I know your full name? 2. Where do you come from? 3. Is it a nice place to grow up? 4. Are you working or studying? 5. What part of your job you like the most? 6. Did you have any problem finding this job? 7. Which part of your job do you like the most? 8. Would you like to continue this job? 9. Do you like numbers? 10. What kind of numbers do you like? 11. How do you remember numbers? 12. Is there any special importance of numbers in your country? Cue card Talk about a child that you know Who is the child Since when you know him How do you feel when you are with him

Discussion 1. What are the advantages of outdoor games? 2. What are the disadvantages of indoor games? 3. Do young people respect the elderly? Part 1 1. What's your name? 2. Where do you stay? 3. Say something about your hometown 4. Talk about the place you live in. 5. What do you like or dislike about your home? 6. What is your favorite room? 7. Are there any possible improvements that can be done in your home? 8. What TV programs do you like the most? 9. What TV programs did you like in your childhood? 10. Which flowers do you like most and why 11. Say the different ways flowers are used in your country. Cue Card Discuss about recent news you came across, Who was involved in it How did people respond. Discussion 1. How many types of newspapers are there in your country 2. Are they important in your life 3. Are national or international news important 4. How does news affect our lives Part 1 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. May I know your full name? May I see your I.D.? Presently what are you doing? Where do you come from? What facilities does your home town offer? Do you like flowers? On what occasions do people use flowers in your country? Do people use them for worship?

Cue card Talk about an elderly person you know? What is his age Since when you know him Why do you like him Discussion 1. How do people feel when they retire? 2. Do young people respect their elders? 3. What should the government do for the retired elderly? 4. Do old people in your country have a comfortable life after retirement?

Part 1 1. May I know your full name? 2. Do you study or work? 3. What is your qualification? 4. What did you find most interesting in your study? 5. What movies did you like in your childhood? 6. What movies do you like now? 7. Why has your taste changed? 8. Do children have more independence today than in the past? 9. Should there be strict rules for children? 10. How should parents encourage children to be independent? 11. Is there any meaning of numbers? 12. What number is important in your country? Cue card Talk about an adventurous person you know Discussion 1. Should adventurous people be supported by society? 2. If during adventure sports anyone needs help, should we help him?

Part 1 1. What is your full name? 2. How do you prefer to be called? 3. Are you a student? 4. Why did you choose this subject? 5. What do you like the most about this subject? 6. Do people believe in numbers in your country? 7. Do you believe in numbers? 8. Do you collect coins? 9. What are the characteristics of a good leader? 10. Do you think you are a good leader? Cue Card Talk about your friend. Please say: - When and where have you met him/her? - What do others think of your friend? - What do you like the most about your friend? - What are the good qualities of your friend? Discussion 1. Why do you think others will follow your friend? 2. Do you think your friend is a good leader? 3. In your tradition, who will act as a leader in a family? 4. Why does he/she act as a leader? 5. In your country, will the leader co-operate with family members? 6. Who will make decisions? 7. When making decisions, will he/she discuss them first with family? 8. Do family members usually support the leader? 9. Do you think in the future leaders will take the position as decision makers?

Part 1 1. Where do you live at the moment? 2. What do you like about the place you live? 3. How long have you lived there? 4. Let's talk about outdoor activities. Do you like outdoor activities? Why? 5. Do you like flowers? 6. Do flowers have any meaning in your country? 7. Do you have festivals related to flowers in your country? 8. What is your name? 9. Have you ever learnt swimming? Why? / Why not? 10. Should children learn swimming? 11. Should they do swimming in a pond or pool? 12. What type of weather do you like? 13. What weather people like in your country Cue card Describe a place near water/sea, lake, river/ you have been to when you were child. Whom did you go there with? Why did you like/dislike this place? Why it was interesting to you? When did you go there? Discussion Do you think that it is important to learn the oceans and why? Do you think the oceans should be protected by international agreement? Do you think the environmental problems can affect the oceans? Part 1 1. Where are you from? 2. Are you student or do you work? 3. What do you want to do in the future? 4. What do you love about your university? 5. Teachers and people you study with, which one is more important? 6. What do you do in your free time? 7. What kinds of outdoor activities are popular in your city? 8. What kinds of concerts are popular in your town? 9. What is the latest concert you watched on TV? 10. How often do you watch TV? 11. What kind of films do you like? 12. Did you like action movies when you were a child? 13. What kind of gifts did you like to receive? 14. When was the last time you bought a bouquet of flowers? Cue card Describe a peaceful place you visited: Where is it? When did you visit it? What did you do? Why do you love it?

Discussion 1. How is the noise level in your city? 2. Where does noise in urban areas come from? 3. Do you think it is important to be alone sometimes? 4. What is the importance of belong to a certain group? 5. What are problem you could have if you go out together in big group? 6. Do you think it is more difficult to relax when you are at home? 7. Do you think there is a difference in relaxation activities between old and young 8. people? Part 1 1. What is your full name? 2. What should I call you? 3. Do you work or study? 4. What is the popular food in your culture? 5. To what extent are colours important when you go for shopping? 6. What colours do you prefer to buy / wear - light or dark and why? 7. To what extent is singing important in your culture? 8. Can every person become a good singer if given good training? 9. What type of food do you like to eat? 10. Is eating together on dining table good or bad and why? 11. Should children learn how to eat with family? 12. Is junk food better or home-made food? 13. How can you say that home-made food is good and hygienic? Cue - Card Describe the shop you like to visit? You should say: - Where it is? - What it is famous for? - How you went first time there? Discussion 1. Do you recommend people to visit that shop? 2. Do you think people take shopping as one of the leisure activity? 3. Have you ever seen males shopping for their leisure? 4. Is there any difference between the shops of your home town and Tehran? Part 1 1. Describe your first school? 2. How you used to go to school? 3. Did you learn to make handicrafts in school? 4. Is your home town famous for handicrafts? 5. Do you like birds? 6. Why birds are important in our life? Why? 7. Should people protect birds? Why? 8. Let's talk about collecting things like CDs or stamp collecting. Do you collect anything? 9. Why you collect them? 10. What are people collecting in your country? 11. Do you think in future people will be collecting things?

Cue card Describe a visit you have done to a member of your family. You should say: Who was that person? Why you visited him or her? How long was the visit? And explain why this visit was particular to you. Discussion 1. How are foreign visitors greeted in your country? 2. How you welcome a visitor to your house Part 1 1. What is your full name? 2. May I see you ID card? 3. Do you live in a city, a town or a village? 4. Is it a nice place to live? 5. Is it good for young people? 6. What can you do in your hometown? 7. Do you trust online shopping? 8. Have you ever bought a thing from online shopping? 9. How do young kids celebrate their birthdays in your country? 10. How are birthdays important to them? 11. Do you like Flowers 12. What about Art? Are you good at drawing? 13. Children should be involved in household work or not? Cue Card Talk about a program you watched on TV and learned something from. Please say: - When and where did you watch it? - What was it about? - Why did you watch it? - What did you learn from the program? Discussion 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Do you watch TV often? Are there programs you can learn something from? How does a person become famous? What about the people who participate in reality shows? How do they become famous?

Part 1 1. What is your full name? 2. How may I call you? 3. May I see your identification? 4. Where do you come from - is it a city, town or village? 5. What do you like in your village? 6. Is it a good place for the youth? 7. What noise do you like and dislike? 8. Do children like today's lifestyle? 9. Do you like to call from your phone or do text message? 10.Do you think you will use the phone more or less in the future? Cue card Talk about a job you would like to do in the future Which job is it What qualifications are needed for this job Do you know anyone who is in this job Discussion 1. Which jobs should have more salary? 2. Out of the good professions, which profession should be the highest paid 3. Why should teachers have high salaries?

Other Cue Cards

Describe a place (near where you live) where people go to swim. - Where this place is - What this place looks like (what things/facilities this place has) - What kinds of people go there - And explain why people choose to go to this place (instead of other places) Describe a piece of furniture in your home that you often use. - What it is - Where it is - What it looks like (or, what it is made of) - And explain how or why you use it.

Describe a foreign culture that you are interested in. - What this culture is - What you know about this culture - How you learned about/from this culture - And explain why you feel this culture is interesting. A place outdoors where you go to relax A bad weather you experienced A situation when you were congratulated for what you did A gift you would like to give Talk about your favorite company - Who is the owner of that company - Why is it famous in your country - Why you like that company Talk about a restaurant where you went with your family - What is the name of the restaurant - Where is it - When did you go Talk about a person who has a healthy life style - Who is he - How do you know him - Why do you think he has a healthy life style

Describe your dream home. Please say -Where would you prefer your home to be situated? - With whom would you like to spend time there? - What kind of design would you prefer? - Explain what you would like/dislike about this kind of home.

Describe a family function you have attended. Please say - - What was the function? - Who was there with you? - How did you enjoy the function? Describe a situation when you helped somebody. Please say - Who was he/she? - When did it take place? - How did you help him/her? Describe a musical event that you have attended or seen on TV, please say - What event was it? - Where was it? - Did you enjoy it? Talk about a vehicle that you would like to buy. Please say - What vehicle is that? - Why do you like it? - Do you intend to buy this vehicle in future? - What purpose would you use this vehicle for? Describe one of your days off, please say - Where would you go? - With whom would you spend the day? - What activities would you do? - Please explain why you like a day off. Describe your regular walks, please say - Where do you walk? - Whom do you walk with? - What do you see on the way? - Explain why you are walking regularly. Talk about the profession that can change the world. Please say - Do you know anyone working in that profession? - Why would it change the world? - What do you think can make this job enjoyable?

Describe a visit you have done to a member of your family. - Who was that person? - Why you visited him or her? - How long was the visit? - explain why this visit was particular to you. Talk about a magazine or a newspaper article that you have really liked. Please say - What was it about - Why did you like it? - How often do you read this magazine/newspaper? Sports day/competition held in your school/college - When was it - What you liked and disliked about it Talk about a historical building - Which building is it - Where is it - What you like or dislike about it Talk about a museum you enjoy visiting - What is it - What you see there - How long you spend there Talk about a place you have visited at open air. Please say - Where did you go? - Why did you go there? - What did you do there? Describe 2 person in a family - What are the resemblances and differences? - -what are their features? - -do they have a good relationship with each other?

Questions about birds

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Do you like birds? Are there many birds around your home? Do you see many birds around your home? Are there many birds around your neighbourhood? What kinds of birds are there where you live? In your country, do different birds represent different things? In your country, do any birds have special significance (= meaning)? Do people in your country keep birds as pets? Are there any birds in your country that have disappeared? Are there any birds where you live that have disappeared? Are there any birds (in your country/where you live) that are much less common today than they used to be? Do you think birds are important? Do you think we should protect (wild) birds?

Questions about colours What's your favourite colour? What colours do you especially like? Are colours important to you? Do you think colours are important? Were colours important to you when you were a child? Were any colours important to you when you were a child? Is colour very important to you when you are buying clothes? Do you prefer light or dark (or, bright) colours? Do you prefer to wear light or dark (or, bright) coloured clothes? If you were to paint the walls of your room, what colour would you choose? Is there any colour you would not want your walls to be? (Why?)

Questions about numbers 1) Do you have a favourite number or a number that is special to you? 2) Do any numbers have special importance in your country? 3) Are you good at remembering numbers? Why / why not? 4) What numbers do people often have to memorize?

That is the end of the speaking.