Our student remembered the following Speaking questions from her recent IELTS exam in Chile:

IELTS Speaking Test

Part 1 (Interview)

• How many languages can you speak?
• When did you start learning your first foreign language?
• Do you think it’s difficult to learn a new language?
• What language would you like to learn in the future?
• How do people in your country usually learn foreign languages?
• Does it often rain in your hometown?
• How do you usually feel when it rains?
• What do people in your hometown do on rainy days?

Part 2 (Cue Card)

Describe a time when you heard or received incorrect information. You should say:

• when it happened
• what the incorrect information was
• how you found out it was wrong

and explain how you felt and what you did about it.

Part 3 (Discussion)

• Why do people need information in their daily lives?
• Why do some people find it hard to trust information they find online?
• Do you think people can easily tell whether information is true or false nowadays?
• What are some reliable sources of information in your country?
• How can schools help students learn to check the accuracy of information?
• Do you think misinformation can have serious effects on society?