Test 4 Speaking
Cambridge IELTS 19 Academic
Test 4 — Speaking
Three parts, 11–14 minutes in the real exam, face to face with an examiner.
Part 1 — Interview
The examiner asks you about yourself, your home, work or studies and other familiar topics.
Cafés
Do you have a favourite café? Why? Why not?
Do you often go to cafés by yourself? Why? Why not?
What do you think helps to make a café very popular? Why?
Why do some people prefer cafés that are part of large chains, rather than small, local cafés?
Part 2 — The long turn
Describe a place you visited that has beautiful views.
You should say: where this place is; when and why you visited it; what views you can see from this place;
and explain why you think these views are so beautiful.
Part 3 — Discussion
The examiner asks broader questions connected with the topic of Part 2.
The beauty industry
Do you agree that most beauty products are a waste of money?
How does the beauty industry advertise its products so successfully?
What do you think of the view that beauty products should not be advertised to children?
Beauty and culture
Why do many people equate youth with beauty?
Do you think that being beautiful could affect a person's success in life?
Why might society's ideas about beauty change over time?