IELTS Speaking Part 1 And Samples

IELTS speaking test part 1 usually lasts 4-5 minutes. Its core is a simple interview for test taker's basic information, such as home, town, study, or hobby. The candidate should tell personal information in a small talk style interview. Examiners control the talk, who actually has a script to follow.

The initial questions in IELTS speaking test part 1 includes:

• Your full name
• Your identification
• Simple problems about yourself, like your hometown, your family
• If you are working: what your job is, why you chose it, questions about co-workers
• If you are studying: what subjects, why you chose them, if you enjoy them and why

In speaking part 1, test-takers will also be asked questions on two or three topics, such as family, travel, food preference, and national festival.

Part 1 always starts with primary information, so it is the most natural part of the IELTS speaking test. This part is very critical for candidates who are aiming to get mark 4-5. Meanwhile, high score hunters have to use it to impress examiners so that they have a chance to challenge difficult questions in Part 2/3.

To familiarize yourself with common topics is the best way to prepare IELTS speaking Part 1 because examiners use a script list to drive the test and the list updates per 3 or 4 months. The recent topics have more chances to be repeated.

We collect recent topics in "IELTS Speaking Topics" section:

IELTS Speaking Test and Topics

We also maintain a list to organize and show questions by date:

IELTS Speaking Questions

Here we provide some new samples of IELTS speaking Part 1 to prepare and exercise.