October IELTS Feedback (Philippines)

First Part

Do you work?
Do you find your work hard?
Is swimming popular in your town?
Where do people in your town go for swimming?
Do people visit your house often?
What do you do when people visit your house?
why?
Do you like visiting other people's house?
Do you like attending parties?
Do you like to party with friends or family?Describe an ideal party for you.

Second Part (cue card)

*Describe some good advice given to you
What was the advice?
Who gave the advice?
What happened after the advice was given?

Follow-up questions (Part 3)

Why do you think young people defy their parents?What advice can you give to these young people?

Second Part (cue card)

*Describe a college friend that influenced you the most.
When did you meet the person?
Why you remembered him the most?

Follow-up questions (Part 3)

Do you agree that parents must choose who will be the friends of their children?
Have you ever been betrayed by a friend?
In what way?
When was the last time you saw your friend?

Second Part (cue card)

*Name one success in your life.
When was this?
How did you do it?
Why did you do it?
What do you think are the factors that made you successful?
Is success important in life?

Other questions for the second part:

Describe a garden that you visited and liked.
Describe a particular law in your country that made a big impact on you.

Writing
Some support the invention of factory farming and the creation of scientific fruits and vegetables. Others oppose these two. What is your opinion

DIFFERENCE OF WHOLE AND HALF BANDS(hope it helps!!!!

Speaking Band 5.5

Candidate gives short answers, not willing to talk at length. Responses are exactly what he’s being asked. He hesitates a little and sometimes uses linking words incorrectly. His vocabulary is simple but sufficient for him to talk on the subject and make himself clear. The grammar of simple sentences is mostly accurate, but there are several errors in more complex sentences, many of which are left incomplete. There are many mispronounced words.

Speaking Band 6

Candidate is willing to talk at length, not always directly answering the question. The speech is mostly fluent with some hesitation and repetition. Usage of linking words (like however, on one hand, then again, etc) is there, but not always they are used appropriately or accurately. The vocabulary is large enough for candidate to speak on the given topic and he is easy to understand, even if there are some grammatical errors. The candidate uses both simple and complex sentence structures; but it shows that the grammar in complex ones is harder for him to control. The pronunciation is mostly correct with occasional errors.

speaking band 6.5

Candidate can talk at length without much hesitation or repetition. His sentences are easy to follow ? the information has a sequence and he uses linking words to move smoothly from one idea to another. His vocabulary includes not only simple but also sophisticated words on the subject, even if sometimes the choice of a word is inappropriate, the meaning is perfectly clear. Strong accent gets in the way of correct pronunciation.

Speaking Band 7

Candidate speaks smoothly without much effort. The linking words are used naturally and in the right places. He doesn’t cover the whole subject in his answers. His vocabulary is appropriate but not sophisticated and doesn’t show variations, the language is fluent but relatively simple. He uses some idioms and sometimes does that inappropriately. The control of grammar is good, the mistakes are rare. His pronunciation is good and the accent doesn’t get in the way.

SPEAKING EXAM QUESTIONS(OCTOBER)

FEEDBACK (OCTOBER)

STAGE1
Do you work or are you studying?
Do you enjoy gardening?
Do you think people engage in gardening these days?
Explain about a museum you have visited
Describe any bus journey that you have enjoyed


STAGE2
Describe a long journey that you made

Where it was
When did you make it
Whether you liked/dislike it

STAGE3
What are the problems faced in long journey
How can along journey be made interesting?
Compare traveling in group and alone. Which is better?

2.

STAGE 1
Do you live in a flat or a house?
Are there any windows in your house?
What does your house look like?
What is there on the walls of your house?
How important is it to celebrate birthdays? For whom is it more important? Adult or children

STAGE2

Describe a place you visited recently

That was the place?
When did you visit it?
With whom did you go and why did you like it

STAGE3

What are the kinds of tourist places in our country?
What do you think is necessary to make a tourist place attractive?
Is the communication system (related to tourism) effective in our country

WRITING TASK-2

If children commit crime like drinking and driving or committing robbery, then parent should be punished. Do you agree or disagree.

Give reasons for your answer with relevant examples