Speaking
Date: 1st December. IDP zoom

➖ PART 1 👇

1️⃣ Let's talk about WORK AND STUDIES
• Do you work or are you a student?
• (If student) Do you study better in the morning or in the afternoon? [Why/Why not?]
• (If student) What do you enjoy most about your studies? [Why?]
• Is your course different to what you expected? [How?]

2️⃣ Let's now talk about FLOWERS
• Do you like flowers? [Why/Why not?]
• What is your favourite flower? [Why?]
• When was the last time you bought flowers for someone? [Why?]
• On what occasions do people in your country usually give flowers?

3️⃣ Let's now talk about PHOTOGRAPHY
• Do you like taking photographs? [Why/Why not?]
• Do you prefer taking photos of people or scenery? [Why?]
• Do you keep your photos on your computer or do you print them out? [Why?]
• Do you think being a professional photographer would be a good job? [Why/Why not?]

➖ PART 2 👇

Describe a useful article you have read in a magazine or on the internet about healthy living.
You should say:
• what the article was about
• why you read this article
• what you learned from this article
and explain why this article was useful.

(Rounding-off questions)
• Did you talk about this article with anyone else?
• Do you often read articles about healthy living?

➖ PART 3 👇
Examiner: We have been talking about a useful article you have read about healthy living, and now I would like to ask you some questions related to this.

🔣Let's consider first of all HEALTHY LIVING
• What are the main things people in your country do to stay healthy?
• Do you agree that it is harder to be healthy now than in the past?
• Do you think magazine articles about healthy living are always useful?

🔣Let's now consider HEALTH AND INDIVIDUALS
• Do you think educating people about health should begin at school?
• What role should the government play in educating people about health?

Examiner: thank you very much. that is the end of the #Speaking test

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📆 2 DECEMBER ⬇️

📊TASK 1: The maps show the changes of an office building between the present and the future.

📝TASK 2: The media should include more stories which report good news. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

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📆 1 DECEMBER ⬇️

📊TASK 1: The graph below shows the percentage of people visiting GYM once a month or more between 1984 to 2003.

📝TASK 2: More and more universities are replacing face-to-face teaching with online courses. Do you think this is a positive or negative development?

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📆 1 DECEMBER ⬇️

📊TASK 1: The diagram shows the small-case production of smoked fish.

📝TASK 2: Some scientists think that there are intelligent life forms on other planets and messages should be sent to contact them. Other scientists think it is a bad idea and would be dangerous. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

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📆 17 NOVEMBER ⬇️

📊TASK 1: The tables below provide information about the consumption and production of potatoes in five parts of the world in 2006.

📝TASK 2: It is the responsibility of schools to teach children good behavior in addition to providing formal education. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

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📆 30 NOVEMBER ⬇️

📊TASK 1: The table shows the proportion of female and male aged 15 and aged 75 from 1911 to 2001 in the UK.

📝TASK 2: People still value artists in the age of advanced science and technology. what are the reasons? Are arts as important as science and technology?

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📆 1 DECEMBER ⬇️

📊TASK 1: The chart below shows the number of four different species of fish between 1982 and 2007.

📝TASK 2: Band 8+: In school or universities, girls prefer subjects related to art and boys prefer subjects related science. Why does it happen? Do you think this tendency should be changed?

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📆 1 DECEMBER ⬇️

📊TASK 1: The diagram below shows how a simple water filter is constructed and how it functions to produce clean drinking water.

📝TASK 2: Many countries spend a lot of money for the preservation of old buildings. Some people think it is better to spend this money on the construction of new houses and road development. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

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📆 30 NOVEMBER ⬇️

📊TASK 1: The charts below give information about levels of education in Giasgow, a city of Scotland, in 2010.

📝TASK 2: If a product is good or it meets people's needs, people will buy it so advertising is unnecessary. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

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📆 30 NOVEMBER ⬇️

📊TASK 1: The table below shows the top five methods experts and the general public believe will help reduce global warming.

📝TASK 2: In this technological era, personal information is held on computers by many companies and organizations. Do you think the advantages outweigh the disadvantages?

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📆 30 NOVEMBER ⬇️

📊TASK 1: The charts below show the main reasons why students chose a particular university in the UK, in 1997 and 2007.

📝TASK 2: In some parts of the world, it is becoming popular to research the history of one's own family. Why might people want to do this? Is it a positive or negative development?

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📆 30 NOVEMBER ⬇️

📊TASK 1: The line graph shows the number of people who used different communication services in the world.

📝TASK 2: Some people say free time activities for children should be organized by parents. Others say that children should be free to choose what they do in their free time. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

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📆 30 NOVEMBER ⬇️

📊TASK 1: The table and graph below give information on internet searches in the US between 2004 and 2010.

📝TASK 2: In some countries, it is often difficult for people to spend time with elderly people to look after them.
What are the causes of this problem?
What can be done to solve it?

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📆 1 DECEMBER ⬇️

📊TASK 1: The maps show a beachfront in Australia in 1950 and today.

📝TASK 2: Solving environmental problems should be the responsibility of an international organization rather than each national government. Do you agree or disagree?

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📆 30 NOVEMBER ⬇️

📊TASK 1: The table below shows the percentage of patients saying the service was very good.

📝TASK 2: The main purpose of advertising is to encourage people to buy things which they don’t really need. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

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📆 3 DECEMBER ⬇️

📊TASK 1: The table and charts below give information about doctors practicing in Australia over a 20-year period, including their gender and country of origin.

📝TASK 2: New technologies have changed the way children spend their free time. Do you think the advantages of this trend outweigh the disadvantages?

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