IELTS Speaking Part 2 A Short Talk

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PERSON

GENERAL

Sample task PNG-001

Describe a person you know who has helped you in some way.

You should say

* how you know this person
* what abilities this person has
* how this person helped you

and explain how this help has influenced your life.

Sample task PNG-002

Describe someone you know, or somebody famous, who has achieved great success.

You should say

* who they are and what they do
* where they come from: their background
* how they became successful

and explain why you admire this person.

SPECIFIC

Sample Task PNS-001_A

Describe a teacher you can remember from your school days.

You should say

* what this teacher looked like
* what subject they taught
* what kind of person they were

and explain how this person has influenced you.

Sample Task PNS-001_B PP31

Describe a teacher who has influenced you in your education.

You should say

* where you met them
* what subject they taught
* what was special about them

and explain why this person has influenced you so much.

Sample Task PNS-001_C

Describe a teacher you respect.

You should say

* who this person is
* when you met this person
* what he or she taught you

and explain why you respect him/her.

Sample Task PNS-002_A

Describe a person in your family who you most admire.

You should say

* what their relationship to you is
* what they have done in their life
* what they do now

and explain why you admire them so much.

Sample Task PNS-002_B PP61

Describe someone in your family who you like.

You should say

* how this person is related to you
* what this person looks like
* what kind of person he/she is

and explain why you like this person.

Sample Task PNS-003 PP51

Describe a well-known person you like or admire.

You should say

* who this person is
* what this person has done
* why this person is well-known

and explain why you admire this person.

Sample Task PNS-004

Describe a person whose cooking you like.

You should say

* what their relationship to you is
* what they cook
* who taught them to cook

and explain why you like their cooking so much.

Sample Task PNS-005_A PP53

Describe one of your friends.

You should say

* how you met
* how long you have known each other
* how you spend time together

and explain why you like this person.

Sample Task PNS-005_B

Describe a family friend who you remember from your childhood.

You should say

* who this person is
* how your family first met him/her
* how often he or she visited your home

and explain why you consider him/her to be a friend of the family.

Sample Task PNS-006

Describe a child you know.

You should say

* whose child it is
* how old he/she is
* what he/she looks like

and explain why you like or dislike this child.

Sample Task PNS-007

Describe a person who won a competition.

*who this person is/was
*what competition it was
*when and where it happened

A) and explain how you felt when you heard about this victory.
OR
B) and explain what you like about this person.

Sample Task PNS-008_A

Describe an elderly person you know.

You should say

* who this person is
* what this person looks like
* how old he/she is

and explain why you like or dislike this person.

Sample Task PNS-008_B

Describe an elderly person you like, admire or respect.

You should say

* who this person is and how old he/she is
* what this person looks like
* what this person is like

and explain why you like, admire or respect this person.

Sample Task PNS-009

Describe a person who visited your home.

You should say

*who the person was
*why they visited your home
*how you entertained this visitor

and explain how you felt about the visit.

Sample Task PNS-010

Describe a famous artist you admire (e.g. a painter, a performer etc.)

You should say

* who he or she is
* how you know about this person
* what he or she has done

and explain why you admire this person.

Sample Task PNS-011

Describe a famous foreigner who you would like to meet.

You should say

*who the person is (was)
*how you first learned about them
*how/why this person is famous

and explain why you would like to meet this person.

Sample Task PNS-012

Describe a person you have lived with.

You should say

* who this person was
* what kind of person he or she was
* how long you lived with him or her

and explain how you felt about living with this person.