Splendid Speaking supports advanced learners of English who want to develop their top-level speaking skills and communication strategies. Each podcast features ...
Welcome to the IELTS Language Lab, brought to you by Peter Travis from ieltsspeaking.co.uk. In this episode we’re going to listen to Andrei who tried one of the free Part 2 practice tests we’ve published on the ieltsspeaking website. The task was Speaking Practice 18:
http://www.ieltsspeaking.co.uk/ielts-sample-speaking-test-187/
Describe a time when you bought something for someone. You should say
when this was
what is was you bought
who you bought it for
and say how you felt about buying it for them.
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IELTS Language Lab: Test 17
Welcome to the IELTS Language Lab, brought to you by Peter Travis from ieltsspeaking.co.uk. In this episode we’re going to listen to Mohamed who tried one of the free Part 2 practice tests we’ve published on the ieltsspeaking website. The task was Speaking Practice 17:
http://www.ieltsspeaking.co.uk/ielts-sample-speaking-test-17/
Describe a time when you experienced extreme weather conditions. You should say
when this was
where you were
what the weather was like
and say how you felt about the experience.
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IELTS Language Lab: Test 13
Welcome to the IELTS Language Lab, brought to you by Peter Travis from ieltsspeaking.co.uk. In this episode we’re going to listen to Graciela who tried one of the free Part 2 practice tests we’ve published on the ieltsspeaking website. The task was Speaking Practice 12:
http://www.ieltsspeaking.co.uk/ielts-speaking-sample-test-13/
Describe a business you know that you admire. You should say
what this business is
what the business sells
how long you have known about the business
and say why you like it so much.
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IELTS Language Lab: Test 12
Welcome to the IELTS Language Lab, brought to you by Peter Travis from ieltsspeaking.co.uk. In this episode we’re going to listen to Peter who tried one of the free Part 2 practice tests we’ve published on the ieltsspeaking website.
The task was Speaking Practice 12:
http://www.ieltsspeaking.co.uk/ielts-speaking-practice-test-12/
Describe a teacher you once had who you enjoyed being taught by. You should say
who this person was
when they were your teacher
which subject they taught you
and describe what it was about their character that you liked.
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IELTS Speaking Podcasts 11 Clothes and Fashion
Welcome to the IELTS Language Lab, brought to you by Peter Travis from ieltsspeaking.co.uk. In this episode we’re going to listen to Amy who tried one of the free Part 2 practice tests we’ve published on the ieltsspeaking website.
The task was Speaking Practice 11:
http://www.ieltsspeaking.co.uk/ielts-speaking-practice-test-12/
Describe a house or an apartment you would like to live in. You should say:
- what kind of accommodation it would be
- where it would be
- who would live there with you
and say why you would enjoy living in this place.
Splendid Speaking supports advanced learners of English who want to develop their top-level speaking skills and communication strategies. Each podcast features a recording of non-native speakers of English carrying out short tasks individually or in pairs such as making presentations or taking part in discussions. Each recording contains expert feedback on the speaker's performance. Also, visit the Splendid Speaking website at splendidspeaking.com to subscribe to our newsletter which gives automatic access to transcripts of all podcasts. Students studying for IELTS, TOEFL, TOEIC, Cambridge CAE, CPE or BEC will find these recordings useful in preparation for their Speaking exam. We also publish a weekly task sheet giving you the chance to try a similar task and a daily quiz consisting of three colloquial expressions.