Summary of IELTS Speaking Test 2016 latest update details

As many of you know, it is very difficult to achieve a high speaking band in the IELTS exam. Candidates must practice many times before the test to give the best answer. Today, DOL will introduce to you the synthesis IELTS Speaking test 2016 so that everyone can get acquainted with familiar speaking topics in the IELTS exam.

DOL IELTS Dinh Luc

Oct 01, 2022

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1. Summary of IELTS Speaking Test 2016 Part 1

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Topics appeared in Part 1, 2, 3 of IELTS Speaking test in 2016

Clothes

1. Do you often buy clothes?
2. Are clothes important to you?
3. What kinds of clothes do you prefer to wear?
4. Would you ever spend a lot of money on clothes?
5. Do you think men and women have the same view of clothing?

Work & Study

1. Do you work or are you a student?
2. What work do you do?
3. Why did you choose to do this job?
4. Do you like that job?
5. Is your job interesting?

Flower

1. Do you like flowers?
2. What’s your favourite flower?
3. When was the last time you gave someone flowers?
4. Do any flowers have a special meaning in your country?
5. Why do you think women like flowers more than men?

Gifts

1. Do you like to receive gifts? (Why?/ Why not?)
2. What kind of gifts do you like to receive? (Why?)
3. What gifts did you receive in your childhood?
4. Do you like giving gifts to people? (Why?/ Why not?)
5. What gifts did you give to others in your childhood?

Communication

1. How do you usually keep in touch with members of your family?
2. Do you prefer to speak to people by phone or by writing emails?
3. Do you ever write letters by hand? (Why / Why not?)
4. Is there anything you dislike about mobile phones?

Art

1. Are you good at art?
2. Did you learn art at school when you were a child?
3. What kind of art do you like?

Birthdays 

1. Do people in Vietnam celebrate Birthdays?
2. Do you think it’s important to remember people’s birthdays?
3. Do you like birthdays?
4. Do you prefer birthday parties with your friends or with your family?

Letters or emails

1. Do you write many letters or emails‘?
2. Who do you usually write to?
3. Do you prefer to write letters by hand to use a computer?
4. How often do you write an email or a letter
5. Is it hard to think of what to write?
6. What kind(s) of letter/email do you think is (are) the hardest to write?

Noise

1. Are you ever bothered by noise?
2. Where can you hear loud noise?
3. Do you think there is more noise in people’s lives today than in the past?
4. Do you think that cities will become noisy in the future?
5. What sounds do you like?
6. What sounds do you dislike?

Singing

1. Do you like music?
2. What’s your favourite type of music?
3. Can you sing?
4. Did you learn music at school?
5. If you can learn a musical instrument, what would it be?
6. Do you think music is important?

Hometown

1. What is your hometown?
2. What are the things you dislike about your hometown?
3. Do you want to live here?
4. Will you move to other places?
5. Do you like your hometown?
6. Are there any changes happened in your hometown? Do you like it? Why?
7. What do you want to introduce to the travelers to your hometown?

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2. Summary of IELTS Speaking Part 2 2016

At IELTS Speaking Part 2, you will be given a card with a topic and asked to talk about that topic for 2 minutes. The examiner will use a clock to time your turn, and before you begin, you will have one minute to prepare for your topic.

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Describe a happy event of your life

You should say:

• What it was
• When it happened
• Where it happened

And explain why it was a happy event.

Describe a positive change you have made (new)

You should say:

• What the change was
• When it happened
• Where it happened

And explain how you have benefited from this change.

Describe an old thing that your family has kept for a long time

You should say:

• What the object is
• Where it came from
• How long it has been in your family

And why your family has kept it.

Describe a big company you are interested in

You should say:

• Where this company is
• How you know it
• What is it business

And explain why you like this company

Describe an interesting animal

You should say:

• What animal it is
• Where it lives (or, you have seen it)
• What it looks like

And explain your feelings about this animal.

Describe a team project that you worked on

You should say:

• What it was
• What you did
• Who you did it with

And how you felt about it

Describe a person who once moved to live with you

You should say:

• Who the person is
• When did he/she move
• Why did he/she move

And how do you feel when live with him/her.

Describe a piece of local news that people were interested in

You should say:

• What the news was about
• When and how you got the news
• What people were mentioned in this news

And explain why this news was interesting.

Describe the first time you communicated with someone in a foreign language

You should say:

• When and where it happened
• Who you talked to
• What you talked about

And explain how you felt about communicating in a foreign language

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3. Summary of IELTS Speaking Part 3 2016

Speaking Part 3 IELTS sample questions and answers 2016

Happiness

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1. Are people as happy nowadays as compared to the past?
2. What normally affects people’s levels of happiness?
3. Is money more important for happiness than anything else?

Teamwork

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1. Do you like teamwork? why?/ why not?
2. How does teamwork help?
3. Do you think children should develop skills for teamwork?
4. Does having leadership skills qualify a person to be a team leader?
5. What are the reasons for the failure of teamwork?

Living with old people

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1. Do you like to live with people about your age or older than you?
2. What would you do if your neighbors are noisy all the time?
3. What are the advantages of living with old people?
4. Should young adults live on their own?

Career

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1. Do you want to work in a big company or a small company?
2. Why does someone choose big companies or small companies?
3. What are the differences between big companies and small companies?
4. Is city important for the development of career?
5. In which city do you want to work?
6. Is it good for young people to work in different regions?
7. What type of jobs do people in your country prefer?

Old things

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1. What’s the value of old things?
2. Do you think it necessary to preserve old things?
3. Do Vietnamese generally like visiting museums?
4. Do you think children should often visit museums?
5. What’s the difference between visiting museums and watching pictures of objects
6. online?
7. Do you think it good for museums to sell tickets to the public?
8. What are the problems in the museums of your city?

Animals

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1. What kind of animals do people keep at home in your country?
2. Is it common to keep pets in your country?
3. What are the advantages and disadvantages of keeping animals as pets?
4. Why do some people think that keeping pets is good for children?
5. What are the benefits and drawbacks of keeping animal in zoos?
6. How could the life of animal in zoos be improved?
7. How do you think zoos might develop in the future?

Newspaper

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1. What are the good characteristics of good newspaper?
2. How can a newspaper attract readers?
3. What are the differences of newspapers and magazines?
4. How do Vietnamese generally get news?
5. What are the advantages and disadvantages of the Internet?
6. Do you think newspapers and magazines will disappear with the popularity of the Internet?
7. What qualities do you think a good journalist should have?
8. What do you think of the violence in news broadcast?
9. What do you think of the future of the media?

Language

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1. Do you think everyone should learn a second language?
2. What are the advantages and disadvantages of learning a language?
3. What is the worldwide language in the future?
4. Do you think everyone need to learn Vietnamese?
5. How can you persuade a person who doesn’t want to learn a foreign language?
6. Except English, which foreign language is most learnt in Vietnam?
7. Which language do you think will become the dominant language in the future (apart from English)?
8. Do people who live in rural area need to learn English?
9. What kind of English course can be considered attractive?

Changes

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1. Do you think young people are more adaptive to changes?
2. What benefits do changes bring to society?
3. Do people like to change jobs?
4. Are there any advantages of changing jobs?
5. Why do you think people change jobs, for higher salary or for promotion?
6. Is it due to the differences between young people and old people?
7. Is it easier for young people or ole people to adapt to environment?

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4. Frequently asked questions

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Is it possible to retake the IELTS Speaking test?

How to calculate the total score of IELTS 4 skills?

Are the questions in the IELTS test repetitive?

What is the most important factor in the IELTS speaking test?

Here are theIELTS Speaking test 2016 that DOL English has compiled. Please work hard to practice speaking on many different topics to help you improve your English!