Ielts speaking--how to improve your bandscore

parts.
Do you like birds?
Oh, birds are so adorable! (This is more natural than merely saying ‘Yes, I like
birds!’).
Activity

Practise paraphrasing with the questions in each set of questions below
(covering a variety of themes).
Make the first sentence of your whole response to each of these sample part
1 questions very straightforward. Note that you could also paraphrase a
question into two simple sentences.
Hobbies
1. Do you have a favourite hobby?
2. How much time do you usually spend on your hobby?
3. Why do people have different hobbies?
4. Is your hobby different from those of your friends?
5. What makes your hobby interesting?
6. Do you think your hobby will remain the same 10 years from now?
Family
1. What is your family like?
2. What can you say about your family?
3. How important is family to you?
4. Do you prefer a big or a small family?
5. Is family very important in your culture?
6. How does your family usually spend a long holiday?
Hometown
1. Can you tell me something about your hometown?
2. Are there tourist attractions in your hometown?

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3. What are the things you like about your hometown?
4. Is there anything you don’t like about your hometown?
5. Is your hometown big or small?
6. Have you ever invited some friends to visit your hometown?
Pet
1. Do you have a pet?
2. What are the most common pets in your country?
3. Why do you think so many people love pets?
4. What do you think are the advantages and disadvantages of having pets?
5. Is it expensive to have a pet?
6. Do you think more people will have pets in the future?
Food
1. Do you have a favourite food?
2. What are some delicacies in your town?
3. Do you believe that food is generally expensive in big cities?
4. Do you cook or buy your food ready cooked?
5. Are there certain kinds of food you don’t like?
6. What was your favourite food when you were still a child?
Answers
Hobbies
1. Do you have a favourite hobby?
Yes, I do. Actually, it’s reading.

2. How much time do you usually spend on your hobby?
Well, I don’t really have enough time for my hobby,
but I always make sure I get to enjoy if for a couple
of hours.

3. Why do people have different hobbies?
I think everyone is unique, and so are our individual
interests.

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4. Is your hobby different from those of your friends?
Well yes, it is. In fact, it is something you do by
yourself.

5. What makes your hobby interesting?
I believe the main reason why I’m into it so much is
the sense of fulfilment.

6. Do you think your hobby will remain the same 10 years from now?
Absolutely! I will never ever get tired of reading.

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Family
1. What is your family like?
I have a big happy family.

2. What can you say about your family?
Right at this moment, the only thing I can say about them is they are the
best.

3. How important is family to you?
Family is next to God.

4. Would you prefer a big or a small family?
I don’t really mind whether my family is big or small.

5. Is family very important in your culture?
Definitely! We are known to be family oriented.

6. How does your family usually spend a long holiday?
We often go to the beach during a long holiday.

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Hometown
1. Can you tell me something about your hometown?

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My hometown is a very rural one.

2. Are there tourist attractions in your hometown?
There are only a few tourist spots in my place.

3. What are the things you like about your hometown?
First of all, it’s very peaceful.

4. Is there anything you don’t like about your hometown?
I may be biased, but my hometown is just the best
place for me.

5. Is your hometown big or small?
Based on the land area, it must be big.

6. Have you ever invited some friends to visit your hometown?
Oh, it’s something I have been planning to do.

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Pets
1. Do you have a pet?
Yes, I have a puppy at home.

2. What are the most common pets in your country?
Pet dogs are very popular in my country.

3. Why do you think many people love pets?
Being a pet lover myself, I think pets are just like
babies in the family.

4. What do you think are the advantages and disadvantages of having pets?
One great thing about having pets is the emotional
satisfaction . . . Another is . . . On the contrary...

5. Is it expensive to have a pet?
I don’t think it’s costly to have a pet.

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6. Do you think more people will have pets in the future?
That’s very possible.

Answers
Food
1. Do you have a favourite food?
I love Italian food!

2. What are some delicacies in your town?
My hometown is famous for rice cakes and cassava pies.

3. Do you believe that food is generally expensive in big cities?
I think it depends on the kind of food.

4. Do you cook or buy ready-made food?
I wish I had the luxury of time to enjoy cooking.

5. Are there certain kinds of food you don’t like?
I’m not really picky, but those with a strange smell
put me off.

6. What was your favourite food when you were still a child?
Let me think. I think I used to devour every piece of
fried chicken my mom would prepare.

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