Mat Clark ielts speaking

Topic Card 
Describe the help which you received in the past. 
You should say: 
What type of help you received 
Who helped you 
Why you needed this help 
How you felt after you received this help. 
OK, we’ve been talking about the help that you received in the past and now I’d like 
to  discuss  with  you  one  or  two  more  general  questions  related  to  this.  So  first  of  all  let’s 
consider different kinds of help. Generally, what kinds of help do people often need in their 
lives? 
Do you think, in general, society is helpful? 
Do you think people were more helpful in the past than they are nowadays? 
What kinds of help with people need in the future? 
 

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Mat Clark – IELTS Speaking 
 
 
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Interview 3 
Good afternoon, my name is... Can you tell me your full name please? 
OK, can I see your ID card please? 
In this first part I’d like to ask you some questions about yourself. So first of all let’s 
talk about what you do. Do you work or are you a student? 
What are you studying? 
Why did you choose this college/ university? 
What’s good about where you’re studying? 
What would you like to do after your studies? 
 
Now let’s move on to talk about collecting things. Have you ever collected anything? 
What things do people collect in your country? 
Why do people collect in your country? 
Would you like to start collecting something new in the future? 
 
Now let’s talk about weather. What’s the weather like where you live? 
What do you do when the weather is bad? 
Whay type of weather do you like best? 
Would you like to have that type of weather all year round? 
  
OK, now I’m going to give you a topic and I’d like you to talk about it for one to two 
minutes. Before you talk you’ll have one to two minutes to think about what you are going 
to say and you can make some notes if you wish, do you understand? 
I’d like you to describe your childhood home. (One minute preparation) 
OK, so remember you have one to two minutes for this so don’t worry if I stop you. 
I’ll tell you when the time is up... Can you start speaking now please? 
Topic Card 
Describe your childhood home. 
You should say: 
Where this place is located 
What type of house it is 
How long you lived there 
What you liked about this place. 
 

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Mat Clark – IELTS Speaking 
 
 
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OK, we’ve been talking about your childhood home that and now I’d like to discuss 
with  you  one  or  two  more  general  questions  related  to  this.  So  first  of  all  let’s  consider 
different kinds of houses. Are houses nowadays different to houses in the past? 
What kinds of houses will be common in the future? 
What are the advantages of living in an old house? 
Why do some people like to move to a different house?