IELTS Speaking Test Questions
8. Personality
SPEAKING
IELTS Speaking Part 1
1. How would you describe yourself?
2. In what ways are you similar to your friends?
3. What do you like to do to relax?
4. What are the qualities of a good boss?
5. Is it necessary to be ambitious to be successful?
6. Do you know any really generous people?
7. Who do you admire in your family?
8. What was your favourite teacher at school like?
Avoid repeating the same vocabulary or phrases
For example, instead of saying “I really love…”, you could say “I’m a big fan of…”.
IELTS Speaking Part 2
Describe a person who you admire.
You should say:
who the person is
what he or she is like
and why you admire him or her
You will have to talk about the topic for one to two minutes. You have one minute to think about what you are going to say. You can make some notes to help you if you wish.
Practise describing people
A lot of questions ask you to talk about a person, so it’s very useful to be prepared to describe a person with a variety of adjectives and phrases.
IELTS Speaking Part 3
1. Do you think it’s important for friends to have similar personality traits?
2. Which personal traits do you think we most want our children to have?
3. Is it the job of schools to teach children to be good members of society?
4. Do you think a person can change his/ her personality?
5. In general, do you think men and women have different personality types?
6. What are some of the character traits of people in your country?
If you don’t understand the question, ask the examiner
If you don’t clearly understand the question, ask the examiner to clarify the meaning. This is much better than answering in the wrong way.