hi there it's asiya and for today's video i've prepared some
of the most difficult questions that students reported in ielts speaking
part 1 in 2020 i'm gonna give you sample
answers those are around 8.5 and some vocabulary
to help you improve your answers just one word of warning
don't learn my answers by heart because you'll be penalized for memorized answers
but feel free to use any vocabulary or phrases okay let's get started
the first topic is hair and i have a number of questions
do you often go to a hairdresser or barber
a hairdresser is for ladies and a barber is for men
i have three options so everyone could find
the one that suits them i could say i try to go there as rarely as i can
usually i ask for a short haircut and then i wait for half a year before
booking another visit
or another option is i'm trying to grow my hair at the moment so i don't want to
cut it but i usually book a blow dry before
important events a blow dry is when a hairdresser
dries your hair and makes it look nice someone could say i like to keep my hair
neat so i have a cut every month a haircut is also a cut and the next
question is how long have you had the same haircut
for a couple of years i guess in the past i
used to wear my hair long and i would style it
up or down but then one day i decided that a bob would look
more stylish here are a few expressions for you
to wear your hair long or short or to have long or short hair
to wear your hair up is like that or down
do you want to change your hair color in the future
i wouldn't do anything drastic but i guess i would dye it a shade lighter
in summer and then back to dark brown in winter
to dye your hair means to change its color
and you can say to dye your hair blonde or to dye your hair dark brown
if dyeing your hair is completely alien to you you could say
i believe that people are born with a hair color
that suits them best so i would never dye my hair
pens or pencils do you prefer writing with a pen or pencil
neither people complain that my handwriting is almost eligible
so i prefer to type
handwriting is a good word and eligible means it's hard to read i personally
could say i find it easy and quicker to use a pen
and that's what i use whenever i need to write something by hand but in most
cases i type so to write something by hand
or to type
how often do you buy pens or pencils to be honest i don't remember when i
bought stationery last but at home i have a full box of
pens and pencils from different conferences and events
stationery is pens pencils paper everything for writing
what would you do if someone gave you a pen
as a gift if it's a nice pen i would definitely keep it and i would
carry it with my notebook and my handbag for in case i need to write something
down
in english it's very common to say to write something
down as a phrasal verb it seems quite a few people were asked
questions about their voice here they are
do you like your voice the first time i heard it on a recording i didn't
because it sounded so different to how i hurt myself but gradually
i've got used to it
to get used to something is a good phrase
does anyone in your family has the same voice as you
people say that my voice is very much like my mom's
and also we talk in a similar way so whenever i visit her and pick up the
phone everyone thinks it's her and
to pick up the phone means to answer the phone
has your voice changed over time i don't think that my voice has become
any different more my manner of using it in the past i
used to speak in a more high pitched voice but i try not to do it
anymore
a high-pitched voice is when you speak like that
and a low pitched voice is like that i hope you can hear the difference and i
guess the answer to this question for men
would be different and you could say my voice broke when i was 14
and in a matter of months it became much deeper and lower when a boy's voice
transforms into a man's voice in english we say
the voice breaks another common topic today
is water sports so here are a few that are easier to talk about swimming
snorkeling diving or scuba diving and kayaking here is the first
question do you like water spots i'm fond of swimming and all kinds of
water activities but in reality i don't often have a chance to do more
than swimming at my gym because i live in
england and seas here are pretty cold
sometimes if you just answer the question your answer will be
very short and you should add some extra information to expand it
for example in the answer i've just given i
answered if i like water spots and then i added how often i do them i have a
separate video about how to expand your answers
in part one it will be linked below the next question is what water sport
would you like to try i'd love to try scuba diving
i was lucky enough to go on holiday to tropical islands a couple of times
and i tried snorkeling there it was an absolutely mind-blowing experience and
i'd love to learn how to scuba dive
and the next question is why and don't be surprised sometimes you say
something and the examiner just asks you the same
thing again don't get confused it's just because
it's on the list of their questions so try to expand on your answer i could
say i find the underwater world so
fascinating but when snorkeling i could only see a
fraction of what's underneath if i had some
proper breathing equipment i could see so much
more and sometimes there is even a question about what
equipment you need for this water sport so i'm gonna give you some vocabulary
for snorkeling you need a mask you need a snorkel that's the pipe you
use for breathing and fins that's what you put on your
feet and for scuba diving on top of that you
also need a wetsuit that will keep you warm and breathing
equipment and the next topic is cakes before we
start i want to say that if you want to learn how to meet each
requirement in ielts speaking and get many more questions for practice
questions from recent exams feel free to check out my ultimate guide
to ielts speaking i'm gonna link it in the description box
below okay the first question about cakes is
do you like eating cakes i'm a sweet tooth and i love cakes
tarts and all the things they sell in patisseries
but i try to be reasonable and only eat them
occasionally a sweet tooth is someone who likes sweet stuff
cakes tots are just different kinds of cakes
and patisseries are shops that sell them
what are your favorite cakes this question is plural so i can give
several kinds of cakes i could say i love fruit tarts because they're not
too sweet and don't contain much cream i'm not a fan
of cream i've also tried japanese cakes a couple
of times and those were really nice subtle and
sophisticated do you know how to bake a cake yourself
i cook regularly but i don't bake much i can make a couple of things
such as an apple pie or a lemon crumble but
i'm afraid i would have to follow a recipe for anything else
so an apple pie and a lemon crumble are indeed two cakes i love most
and to follow a recipe is a good phrase to know
the next topic is running and that's not something
i like talking about and i will show you how you can answer questions when you
don't have much to say in nia speaking as long as you keep on
talking it's all right so here is the first
question do you like running
definitely not i enjoy many different kinds of physical
activities but running is not one of them and i
particularly hate jogging jogging
is when you run at the slow speed to exercise when was
the last time you ran
about a week ago i needed to catch a bus in the countryside
but my train was late so i saw the bus already at the bus stop when i was like
100 meters away and i ran like crazy to catch it the bus driver was
very nice and waited for me
have you taken part in any running competitions
oh gosh definitely not that's not something i'm compelled to do
i believe that people should find a way to exercise which they actually
enjoy in ielts speaking you don't have to
provide good ideas as long as you keep on
talking it's fine let's talk about holidays
do you like to go on one long holiday or several short ones
i believe everyone should have one long holiday a year
i mean a full week and two weekends to have enough time to fully disconnect
from work or studies and to feel really
relaxed and reinvigorated and the rest of the time just having
long weekends is enough a long weekend is
saturday sunday and either monday or friday when you have like three days
away
when you go on holiday do you prefer to visit cities
or to go to the beach
it's really hard to say i like both but it was if i was forced to choose
i guess i would say that i prefer to feel connected to the nature and to
either go to the seaside or simply escape to the
countryside you can talk about several types of
holiday city breaks beach holidays
and escapes to the countryside tell me about the best holiday trip
you've had it must be my honeymoon we went to
hawaii visited three islands one with dolphins
and totos flew in the helicopter
ate amazing food it was just absolutely incredible
it sounds good right but it wouldn't get a high score in
ielts writing do you know why because i simply
mention things in order to tell you more in just a couple of sentences
naturally we often do it but in ielts speaking you need to
develop your ideas let me try again it must be my honeymoon we went to
hawaii and one day we took a helicopter tour
have you seen the jurassic world movie with all the jungles and waterfalls
and absolutely incredible landscapes that was the location where the movie
was actually shot and it looks even better in reality and
we flew over this island in the helicopter
with our doors open and somewhere here the examiner would
interrupt me because my answer is just getting too
long but it's not a problem at all and i haven't told you much about the
holiday just about one small part of it and it's not a problem either and if you
want to learn how to meet each requirement in ielts
speaking and get more questions and topics for
your practice check out my ultimate guide to ielts
speaking and you will get it all in one pdf guide thank you for watching
me today good luck with your preparation and your
exam bye