IELTS Speaking Sample - T7-8-9

IELTS Speaking Sample The photograph that was taken when I was only 4-5 years old with my parents, grandfather and grandmother is one of my very favourite photographs.. IELTS Speaking S

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1 Describe an interesting photo

You should say:

 When the photograph was taken

 What it looks like

 What significant memory you have regarding this photograph and explain why it is one of your favourite photographs

IELTS Speaking Sample

The photograph that was taken when I was only 4-5 years old with my parents, grandfather and grandmother is one of my very favourite photographs I do not have clear memory

regarding the event when the photograph was taken but I have seen it thousands times

and still I look at it with a delight and sadness The photograph is a black-and-white one and later I have enlarged it and framed it in my living room The small kid (me), the grandparents

and young parents make the picture a really significant one to me I look with amazement

in to the picture and sometimes can't believe I was so small and different looking at that

time The picture gives me a gloomy feelings as my grandfather and mother are no longer

with us In the picture they look so lively but I can't be with them anymore!

I was wearing a full sleeve shirt, full pant and a pair of red shoes In the picture I was in the middle and was sitting in a chair Others were standing around me - my parents are on the right and my grandparents are on the left My father was very stylish and was wearing

fashionable dress in the picture My grandfather had spectacles in his eyes and had his hair

back-brushed My mother and grandmother were wearing traditional dresses but both looked so fresh and happy in the picture

This photograph is probably is my most favourite one as it conveys my grandparents'

memory and depicts a happy family Every time I look at this particular picture, it gives a different sensation - mixture of happiness and sadness This is a priceless possession to me

and I would like to keep it with me for the rest of my life

Useful Vocabulary

1 Significant (a): quan trọng

2 Gloomy (a): buồn rầu

3 Possession (n): tài sản

4 Convey (v): truyền tải

5 Depict (v): mô tả

6 Particular (a): đặc biệt

7 Sensation (n):

8 Priceless (a): vô giá

9 Regarding (prep): về, đối với

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2 Describe a gift that you recently gave to others

You should say:

 What was the gift?

 Whom did you give it to?

 How did you feel about it? Why?

 And explain why you chose this gift

The gift I gave to my younger sister recently is the one I would like to talk about I gave her a cell phone recently The model of the cell phone is Sony Experia Z and it has Android

Operating System This is a water resistant cell phone manufactured by Sony Mobile and is

a hot one in the market The cells phone cost me around 40 000 VN dong and I had to save

the money for the last 6-7 months to present her the gift

I knew that she had been wishing to buy a smartphone for a year but could not do so I thought to buy her one on her next birthday and started saving the money I saved almost 7-8 000 VN dong each month and just before 3-4 days of her birthday, I bought the phone

I felt really great after I gave the gift to my sister That was an unexplainable pleasure, amusement, satisfaction that I felt after I saw her bewildering face after she opened the

gift She was so happy that I felt like that was a perfect gift for her I am sure I would not have felt the same pleasure as I felt giving her the gift doing something else She had been

longing to own a smartphone and after receiving it from me she hugged me

As I already told, from her conversation I knew that she wished to own a smartphone that she would be able to use the internet and take quality photographs From that day, I

promised myself that I would buy her one And I wished to buy her a really good one I

could have bought her a phone for 10 000 VN dong but seriously I wanted to give her the

best one that I can accommodate

1 Manufacture (v): sản xuất

2 Water esistant (a): chống nước

3 Present (v): tặng

4 Unexplainable (a): không thể lí giải

được

5 Amusement (n): sự ngạc nhiên

6 Bewilder (v): gây bối rối

7 Long to do sth (v): khao khát làm

điều gì

8 Accommodate (v): cung cấp

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3 Describe the last time you were late for an important

appointment

You should say:

 When did it happen?

 What was the meeting for?

 Why were you late?

 and explain the results of being late for that meeting

Well I’m not usually late for appointments, in fact quite the opposite I’m usually very

punctual and I don’t like it when people arrive late for appointments, but the last time …

the last time I was late for an important appointment was … I guess about a month ago It

was, if I remember correctly, it was a Thursday morning and I was supposed to go to a meeting with another consultant to discuss a particular project that we were about to start

working on It was programmed for … I think about 8.30 in the morning, and one of the big problems was … there was a lot of rain that day the traffic was really bad

It was a journey that I’d done several times before so I knew roughly how much time the journey took, and I planned it as I would normally However because of the heavy rain and the heavy traffic it took a lot longer than normal I think there were some road works and

some construction going on at the time as well, and I ended up being approximately 25

minutes late for the meeting

It didn’t really cause a big problem … the person that I was going to see had to rearrange

their schedule a little bit, I had to wait approximately 30 minutes - so I had a cup of coffee - read a magazine - and then eventually we did do the meeting as normal and really the –

the only kind of negative consequence was that it was a little bit inconvenient for the other

person, but here that’s not a big problem, and at the end of it all we did the meeting - we

discussed the things we needed to discuss, and we came up with the plan that we

wanted

1 Appointment (n): cuộc hẹn

2 Punctual (a): đúng giờ

3 Be supposed to (v): dự định

6 End up (v): kết thúc

7 Rearrange (v): sắp xếp lại

8 Consequence (n): kết quả

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4 Describe a special meal you have had

You should say:

 Where you had the meal

 Who you were with

 When you had it

 And explain why it was a special meal to you

I had many meals and I took part in many celebrations and parties and among them the

meal I had with my teachers and classmates in my high school was a very important one and I still remember it

I had the meal at our school community center The meal was thrown as part of the

farewell of our batch from the high school The party was held in the evening and our

teachers, classmates and some of the members of the school committee as well as our

guardians were present My father was present with me and he was sitting next to me in the meal

This was a special meal because this was the last meal I had with my classmates who had

been my friend for more than 4 years I was bit sad to admit to myself that I won’t see most

of them in my life again and I was happy that I had such a good memory about my school, teachers and friends

There was a short speech by 2-3 of our teachers and by 2-3 guardians and after that the

meal was served Many items were served in the feast and we all ate voraciously as we

were hungry I enjoyed the desert very much I returned home at late night with my father and started feeling that I will never forget this event and the good meal I had with my

teachers and friends whom I might not meet again

1 Take part in (v): tham gia

2 Throw a meal: tổ chức một bữa ăn

3 Farewell (n): tiệc chia tay

4 Admit (v): thừa nhận

5 Serve (v): phục vụ

6 Voraciously (adv): ngấu nghiến

7 Community (n): cộng đồng

8 Committee (n): hội đồng

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5 Describe a famous person in your country

You should say:

 Who the person is

 Why he is famous

 What makes you mention specifically him/ her

 And describe what positive changes this person has brought for your country

I am from Australia and Hugh Jackman is one of the most famous persons in my country His

full name is Hugh Michael Jackman and he was born in 1968 He is a famous and critically acclaimed actor, producer and revered superstar for his superb performance in TV, film

and musical theatre

He is well known for the superhero character Wolverine in the X-Men series and his leading roles in many well-known movies like Australia, Kate & Leopold, Les Misérables, Van Helsing, The Prestige, Real Steel, and Prisoners

I mention specifically him because I’m a big fan of his acting and performance I have seen almost all of his movies and TV serials and consider him to one of the world’s most

prominent actors alive

He was born in Sydney, New South Wales, and graduated from University of Technology, Sydney, in 1991 with a BA in Communications

He is a philanthropist and is an active supporter for micro-credit He is also one of the

founders and the global advisor for the Global Poverty Project Besides he is an

ambassador of World Vision and participated in the climate week NYC ceremony He is also an active supporter and donator for different charity and social welfare programs

Through his acting, fame and donation he is trying to fight poverty and is trying to help the

people in need That’s a great way of extending hand for people in need and can be exemplary for others

He is a world renowned actor and is revered by his countrymen Through his acting he has

increased the impression of an Australian born actor and through his charity and

philanthropic activity he is helping others

1 Acclaimed (a): được tôn vinh

2 Revere (v): kính trọng

3 Prominent (a): xuất chúng

4 Participate in (v): tham gia

6 In need (a): đang cần

7 Exemplary (a): gương mẫu

8 Renowned (a): nổi tiếng

9 Philanthropic (a): nhân ái

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6 Describe an outdoor activity you like to do

You should say:

 What activity is that?

 Where do you do it?

 How often do you do it?

 And describe why do you like this activity

My favourite outdoor activity is visiting parks, fields, playgrounds and open spaces with my close friends I do it in one of the nearby parks, large play grounds, botanical gardens, besides a lake or river and in any similar natural open spaces Sometimes I invite friends to

come to such a place which is nearby my home or sometimes we do it in the different parts

of the city we live in

I often take my bicycle and use it as my transportation to reach those places I cannot do

it daily but I gather with my friends usually once or twice in a week We go to the park or

near a river, enjoy our time, gossip on different topics, talk about movies and books, enjoy

our friends’ companion and so some short of physical exercises like walking, swimming,

running or cycling

I really like to spend time with my friends as they are very close to me and they are very

good friends of mine I like their companionship as we have lots of common interests We learn things from each other and value our friendship Moreover, we stay inside rooms be it

house, university, office or other places, and this activity lets us spend time close to nature

and in healthy and open environment The open spaces give fresh air, eradicates our

boredom and fatigue, and it is really refreshing to do some short of outdoor activities in the

evening For all these reasons, I like this outdoor activity more than any other outdoor

activity I have

1 Natural open space (n): không gian

thiên nhiên

2 Botanical garden (n): vườn thực vật

3 Transportation (n): phương tiện đi lại

4 Gather (v): hội họp

5 Companionship (n): sự bầu bạn

6 Value (v): quý trọng

7 Eradicate (v): xóa bỏ

8 Fatigue (n): sự mệt mỏi

9 Refreshing (a): dễ chịu

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7 Describe a place in foreign countries where you would like to work

You should say:

 Where you would like to go

 How you would go there

 Who you would go with

I have a great desire to visit the Vatican City and that’s a wish I would like to fulfill The Vatican City is a comparatively small area and I want to visit all the major places of this country Since I live in (…say your country name…) and would require a visa to enter the

Vatican City, airplane would be the most convenient transportation for me From the

airport, I would need to hire a taxi and I wish to travel the Vatican City either in a rented car

or on foot I do not have any particular plan to take a friend or a family member but a good companion would not a bad idea Someone who has interest in History (especially on

Vatican City) would be a good company for the journey I guess Right now I can think

of (…say a friend’s name…) as my travel companion in this journey

I have a great interest about the mysteries and history of Vatican City The places, the artworks, the buildings, the archives and many other interesting historic events of this city make it a great attraction to millions of tourists of the world I want to take the first hand

experiences of the historic events I heard, read and learned about this city The places and

monuments of this city were described in lots of book I have read and the movies I have watched I would like to go there to witness the greatest works of famous painters,

architects and leaders My interest in history, art and mystery are the main reasons for my

interest to make this travel to Vatican City

1 Desire (n): mong ước

2 Fulfill (v): hoàn thành

3 Comparatively (adv): tương đối

4 Major (a): trọng đại

5 Require (v): yêu cầu

6 Mystery (n): bí ẩn

7 Archives (n): tài liệu lịch sử

8 Attraction (n): sự hấp dẫn

9 Monument (n): đài kỉ niệm

10 Witness (v): chứng kiến

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