IELTS speaking
English speaking practice
Free lessons to help you speak English with more confidence. Each lesson follows the three parts of the IELTS speaking test. They are also useful if you just want to talk about everyday topics in English.
In every lesson you will find:
- real test questions with short, simple model answers
- useful phrases, highlighted, with their meanings
- audio for every answer, which you can slow down and repeat
- a practice mode that hides the answers, and a timer for Part 2
Start with any lesson. You can practise alone, or with a partner who reads the questions. New lessons will be added over time.
116 lessons
Lesson 1 · 11 questions
Where you live
Hometown and neighbourhood, a local environment problem, and problems in your country.
Lesson 2 · 12 questions
Family and studying
Your family and hometown, a course you took, and studying abroad.
Lesson 3 · 11 questions
Friends and history
Friends, an interesting historic place, and learning about history.
Lesson 4 · 11 questions
Family and teachers
Your family, a teacher who influenced you, and how education is changing.
Lesson 5 · 11 questions
Festivals and films
Festivals in your country, a film that made a strong impression, and cinema today.
Lesson 6 · 11 questions
Visitors and special events
Visitors to your country, a memorable event in your life, and ceremonies and the news.
Lesson 7 · 11 questions
Daily routine and possessions
Your daily routine, something you own that is important to you, and shopping and advertising.
Lesson 8 · 11 questions
Travel and historic sites
Travelling and transport, a historical place you know, and protecting historic sites.
Lesson 9 · 11 questions
Shops and the news
Shopping habits, a newspaper or magazine you read, and getting news on the internet.
Lesson 10 · 11 questions
Your country and celebrations
Your country and where you live, an important event in your life, and celebrations.
Lesson 11 · 11 questions
Work and children
Your job, a child you know, and activities and school for children.
Lesson 12 · 11 questions
The internet and films
Using the internet, a film you enjoyed, and films compared with books.
Lesson 13 · 11 questions
Studies and friendship
What you study, a friend you like to spend time with, and what friendship means.
Lesson 14 · 11 questions
Hometown and city life
Your hometown and free time, a city that impressed you, and problems of big cities.
Lesson 15 · 11 questions
Hometown and technology
Your hometown and how it is changing, a useful device at home, and technology in family life.
Lesson 16 · 11 questions
Films and TV
Watching films, a TV programme that made an impression on you, and children and TV.
Lesson 17 · 11 questions
Family and the news
Your family, your favourite news source, and journalists and the media.
Lesson 18 · 11 questions
Music and leaders
Free time and music, a politician you admire, and what makes a good leader.
Lesson 19 · 11 questions
Jobs and people you admire
Education and jobs, a family member you admire, and why we admire some people.
Lesson 20 · 11 questions
Food and a teacher you remember
Food you enjoy and eating out, a teacher from your past, and teachers and teaching.
Lesson 21 · 11 questions
Names and holidays
Your name and travelling, a typical holiday, and leisure time and stress.
Lesson 22 · 11 questions
Hometown visits and gifts
Your free time and places to visit, the best present you have received, and how gift-giving is changing.
Lesson 23 · 11 questions
Hometown and photos
Your hometown and its beautiful places, your favourite photo, and cameras and selfies.
Lesson 24 · 11 questions
Home village and phone calls
Your hometown and how it is changing, an interesting phone conversation, and keeping in touch.
Lesson 25 · 11 questions
Work and history
Your job and a typical work day, an important event in your country's history, and lessons from the past.
Lesson 26 · 11 questions
Shopping and childhood
Shopping and luxury items, a typical day in your childhood, and the role of parents.
Lesson 27 · 11 questions
Free time and learning
Free time, a teacher who influenced your education, and how students learn best.
Lesson 28 · 11 questions
Childhood and friends
Where you grew up, a friend you like, and keeping friendships at work and in life.
Lesson 29 · 11 questions
Transport and famous people
Public transport in your city, a famous person from history, and heroes and leaders.
Lesson 30 · 11 questions
Your home and gifts
Your home and neighbourhood, an important gift you received, and why we give gifts.
Lesson 31 · 11 questions
Weather and happiness
The weather where you live, a recent happy event, and what makes people happy.
Lesson 32 · 11 questions
Learning English and competitions
Learning and using English, a competition you took part in, and competition at school and work.
Lesson 33 · 11 questions
Going out and presents
You and your free time, a present you broke by accident, and changes in gift-giving.
Lesson 34 · 11 questions
Emails and technology at home
Using email, a useful machine in your home, and how we use technology.
Lesson 35 · 11 questions
Studying and friends
What you study and why, a friend you spend time with, and friendship across cultures.
Lesson 36 · 11 questions
Hometown and status symbols
Your hometown, something you own that is important to you, and possessions that show status.
Lesson 37 · 11 questions
The seaside and music
Holidays by the sea, your favourite music band, and the effect of music on people.
Lesson 38 · 11 questions
Work and childhood heroes
Your job, your childhood hero, and role models for young people.
Lesson 39 · 11 questions
Hobbies and shopping centres
Your hobbies, your favourite shopping centre, and how shopping habits are changing.
Lesson 40 · 11 questions
Family and university life
Your family and hometown, your university life, and why university education matters.
Lesson 41 · 11 questions
Your home and reading
The place where you live, a book you read recently, and reading habits.
Lesson 42 · 11 questions
Travel plans and older people
Travelling and future trips, an old person you admire, and retirement.
Lesson 43 · 11 questions
Work and teamwork
Working and studying, a project you did with someone, and working together at school and between countries.
Lesson 44 · 11 questions
Sports and saving money
Your hometown and childhood sports, something you saved money for, and children and money.
Lesson 45 · 11 questions
Languages and jobs
Your day and the languages you speak, a job you would like to try, and finding a job.
Lesson 46 · 11 questions
Hometown and small businesses
Your hometown, a successful small company, and starting and running a business.
Lesson 47 · 11 questions
Walking and dream trips
Walking, a place you would like to visit in the future, and tourism.
Lesson 48 · 11 questions
Emails and photographs
Emails and phone calls, your favourite photograph, and how photography is changing.
Lesson 49 · 11 questions
Sports and sporting events
Sports and school, a sports event you watched, and sport on TV and technology.
Lesson 50 · 11 questions
History and special people
Learning about history, a person who means a lot to you, and families and friendships.
Lesson 51 · 11 questions
Clothes and birthday gifts
The clothes you wear, a birthday gift you received, and how people give and receive gifts.
Lesson 52 · 11 questions
Bicycles and famous people
Bicycles as transport, a famous person you would like to meet, and the lives of celebrities.
Lesson 53 · 11 questions
Family and the internet
Time with your family, a piece of technology that is important to you, and the internet in our lives.
Lesson 54 · 11 questions
Games and markets
Games people play, an open-air market you enjoyed, and shopping at markets and shops.
Lesson 55 · 11 questions
Shoes and the countryside
Shoes and shopping for them, a day in the countryside, and city life compared with village life.
Lesson 56 · 11 questions
Fashion and faraway places
Fashion and clothes, a place in another part of the world you would love to visit, and learning about other countries.
Lesson 57 · 11 questions
Computer games and rooms
Work, study and computer games, your favourite room at home, and homes and furniture.
Lesson 58 · 11 questions
Reading and grandparents
Reading for pleasure, an elderly relative you enjoy talking to, and older people in society.
Lesson 59 · 11 questions
Where you live and sports matches
Your home and area, a sports match you enjoyed, and big international sports events.
Lesson 60 · 11 questions
The internet and presents
Using the internet, a present you liked a lot, and giving to charity.
Lesson 61 · 11 questions
Dictionaries and old friends
Using dictionaries, meeting someone again after a long time, and keeping long friendships.
Lesson 62 · 11 questions
Birthdays and TV series
Celebrating birthdays, a TV series you enjoy, and foreign TV programmes and the future of TV.
Lesson 63 · 11 questions
Music and city visits
Studying English and music, a city you have visited, and tourism and city life.
Lesson 64 · 11 questions
Computers and daily routines
Using computers, a typical day at work or school, and routines and schedules.
Lesson 65 · 11 questions
The countryside and bad purchases
The countryside and city life, something you bought and didn't like, and consumers' rights.
Lesson 66 · 11 questions
Your city and childhood TV
Your city and its tourists, a TV programme you enjoyed as a child, and TV and radio today.
Lesson 67 · 11 questions
Sport and new people
Sport in your country, a person you met recently and liked, and friends compared with family.
Lesson 68 · 11 questions
Work clothes and family events
Your job and the clothes you wear, a family event you are looking forward to, and families today.
Lesson 69 · 11 questions
Free time and world travel
Your job and free time, a part of the world you would like to visit, and the good and bad sides of tourism.
Lesson 70 · 11 questions
Health and waiting
Staying healthy, a time you had to wait a long time, and being on time and being patient.
Lesson 71 · 11 questions
Art and workplaces
Art and pictures, visiting someone at their workplace, and different kinds of work.
Lesson 72 · 11 questions
Singing and actors
Songs and singing, a popular actor from your country, and cinema and theatre.
Lesson 73 · 11 questions
Clothes and money
Buying clothes, a discussion about how you spend money, and money, young people and society.
Lesson 74 · 11 questions
Weekends and skills
Your weekends, someone who does something very well, and skills and salaries.
Lesson 75 · 11 questions
School and things you want
Your secondary school, something you would like to own, and possessions and happiness.
Lesson 76 · 11 questions
Travelling and children
Travelling alone or with others, a child you know, and parents, children and free time.
Lesson 77 · 11 questions
Music and local shops
Music and musical instruments, a shop near your home, and local businesses.
Lesson 78 · 11 questions
Cooking and hobbies
Food and cooking, a hobby you enjoy, and the social benefits of hobbies and free time.
Lesson 79 · 11 questions
Holidays and water
Hobbies and holidays, a river, lake or sea you like, and why water matters for people and cities.
Lesson 80 · 11 questions
Favourite places and websites
A place you love to visit, a useful website, and the internet for communication and shopping.
Lesson 81 · 11 questions
Colours and songs
Your favourite colours, a song you like, and music and culture.
Lesson 82 · 11 questions
Your country and fame
Life in your country, a well-known person you admire, and being famous.
Lesson 83 · 11 questions
Entertainment and friends
Going out in the evening, one of your friends, and friendship, neighbours and time alone.
Lesson 84 · 11 questions
Magazines and restaurants
Reading newspapers and magazines, a restaurant you enjoyed, and food, technology and farming.
Lesson 85 · 11 questions
Neighbours and surveys
Your neighbours, a time you gave your opinion in a survey, and asking people for their opinions.
Lesson 86 · 11 questions
Flowers and meetings
Flowers in your life, a meeting you remember, and meetings between people and world leaders.
Lesson 87 · 11 questions
Television and family friends
Watching TV and adverts, a family friend from your childhood, and friendship at different ages.
Lesson 88 · 11 questions
Commuting and machines
Travelling to work or college, a useful electronic device, and machines at home and at work.
Lesson 89 · 11 questions
Laughing and new ideas
What makes you laugh, an idea you had to improve something, and new ideas at school and work.
Lesson 90 · 11 questions
Cold weather and competitions
Cold weather, a competition you took part in, and competition in schools and sport.
Lesson 91 · 11 questions
Keeping in contact and parties
Keeping in contact with people, a party you enjoyed, and family and national celebrations.
Lesson 92 · 11 questions
Traffic and games
Traffic where you live, a game or sport you enjoy playing, and games and competition.
Lesson 93 · 11 questions
Dancing and family
Dancing, a family member you like, and how families are similar and genetic research.
Lesson 94 · 11 questions
Instruments and healthy habits
Musical instruments, something healthy you enjoy doing, and stress and healthy lifestyles.
Lesson 95 · 11 questions
Friends and choices
Your friends, an important choice you had to make, and the choices people make in life.
Lesson 96 · 11 questions
Phone calls and journeys
Making phone calls, a journey you remember well, and daily travel and commuting.
Lesson 97 · 11 questions
Board games and street markets
Games people play, a street market you enjoyed (a second example), and shops versus markets.
Lesson 98 · 11 questions
Gifts and trying new things
Giving gifts, something new or exciting you did, and how children and adults learn new things.
Lesson 99 · 11 questions
Bicycles and helping people
Bicycles in your town, a person who has done a lot to help others, and community services.
Lesson 100 · 11 questions
Photos and perfect weather
Taking photos, a day with perfect weather, and weather, jobs and forecasts.
Lesson 101 · 11 questions
Cooking and homes
Food and cooking at home, a home that someone you know lives in, and renting and buying homes.
Lesson 102 · 11 questions
Names and documentaries
Your name, an interesting TV documentary, and TV programmes and advertising.
Lesson 103 · 11 questions
Friends and writers
Your friends and neighbours, a writer you would like to meet, and children and reading.
Lesson 104 · 11 questions
Reading and hidden places
Your studies and reading, a place unknown to most tourists, and attracting international tourists.
Lesson 105 · 11 questions
Clothes and festivals
Clothes and fashion, an important festival in your country, and festivals in the modern world.
Lesson 106 · 11 questions
TV shows and starting a business
Your favourite TV shows, someone who started a business, and choosing a job.
Lesson 107 · 11 questions
Age and new technology
Your age and your future, a time you started using a new device, and technology in learning and life.
Lesson 108 · 11 questions
Money and discussions
Paying and saving money, an interesting discussion at work or college, and communication skills.
Lesson 109 · 11 questions
Animals and useful websites
Animals and wildlife, a website that helps you in your work or studies, and the internet and social media.
Lesson 110 · 11 questions
The future and thoughtful books
Your future plans, a book that made you think, and children's books and e-books.
Lesson 111 · 11 questions
Social media and your home
Using social media, something you bought for your home and liked, and homes and decoration.
Lesson 112 · 11 questions
Neighbours and difficult tasks
Your neighbours, a very difficult task you succeeded in, and hard work, goals and success.
Lesson 113 · 11 questions
Your neighbourhood and online shopping
Your neighbourhood, a website you bought something from, and the future of shopping.
Lesson 114 · 11 questions
Emails and hotels
Emails and messages, a hotel you know, and hotels and working in them.
Lesson 115 · 11 questions
Languages and consumer society
Learning languages, a website you bought something from (a second example), and buying things we don't need.
Lesson 116 · 11 questions
Swimming and famous business people
Swimming, a famous business person, and fame, fans and influence.