IELTS Speaking Part 1: home town

Here are some part 1 questions and answers on the topic of 'home town'. Remember to keep your part 1 answers short and direct.

1. Where are you from?

I'm from Manchester, which is a city in the north west of England.

2. Do you like your home town? (Why?)

Yes, I like living in Manchester because it's where most of my friends live, and because there are plenty of things to do there. The only thing I don't like is the weather.

3. Would you prefer to live somewhere else? (Why?)

For the moment I'm happy living here, but at some point I'd like to live in a country with a warmer climate, and I'd like to live near a beach!

4. Do you think your home town is a good place for young people? (Why?)

Yes, Manchester has lots of things for young people, such as sports, music and cinemas. They can watch a football match, go to one of the free museums, or even go indoor skiing.

Comments

[Martin]

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Have a nice weekend~

Martin

[Simon]

Hopefully I'll be able to take you up on that offer one day! Thanks Martin.

Have a great weekend too.

[TAHIR]

I had similar question in my exam and I answered differently because I am from small village.
1st answer-
I am from X.Its small town situated in the north of India.
2 nd answer-
I like my village because it is good place to relax or study.I can go for walk on hill nearby my home.
answer 4-
I think it not great place for youngters as not much their.I mean in way of entertainment for example no cinema,restaurant.they have to go to town for these things which is about 7 miles away.

Hope this helps.

Have a nice easter Simon.

[Baljinder singh chauhan]

I living in ludhiana . Which is the city of punjab. Like north indian side.

[tertok]

I had been asked "where are you from?"
I told that
I live in X but I was born in Y also my native city is XX where my parents were born.

Hope it is acceptable

[Tahani]

I live in J which is a city in eastern region of Saudi Arabia .
Yes I like my home town because I born in it and my friends living threre,also it is good city for studying or working .
Actually yes I would like to live in other place just to have the experiences for living in big city.
No, I dont think so becouse it doesn't have a lot of things to do in free time and to entertain your self for example cinema or shopping .

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[Simon]

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[Rahul]

Hi Simon, I wanted to know the answer for "where are you from" incase I'm in US for last 2 years but originally from Nepal.should I answer the question as "I am from Chicago ,Illinois .it is the largest city in Illinois and it is situated between the mississippi river and the great lakes" or should I say that "I am from kathmandu in Nepal.it is the capital of Nepal and is the largest city.it is famous for the royal palaces and Hindu religious places". Or should I answer that "I am originally from Nepal but I have benn living in Chicago for last 2 years."

[Simon]

All 3 answers are fine!

[Rahul]

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[Ninh]

Hi Simon, my teacher, who is an IELTS examiner,told me that in part one I should speak until the examiner stops me. I want to know if it is necessary because your advice is to give short answers. Thanks

[Simon]

Hi Ninh,

My advice is to give a short, direct answer and then stop. In my experience, examiners find it annoying to have to interrupt every question in part 1 - this would mean about 10 interruptions!

[Ashraf Aziz]

Dear Simon
How come that examiners find it annoying to have to interrupt every question in part 1 - this would mean about 10 interruptions! and in the same time Part 1 questions are 4 or 5 Questions only on the same topics like the example of Hometown ?
Which mean that maximum numbers of interruptions that the examiner will make is 4 or 5 ? is it a reasonable numbers of interruptions or not ? i mean that this 5 interruptions will decrease my score as the examiner will be annoyed ?
All IELTS centers in Egypt teach the golden rule of speaking " SPEAK AND DONT STOP UNTIL THE EXAMINER WANT TO ESCAPE FROM THE WINDOW " this is true and not a joke .
While i was confused by your advice to be short answers in part 1 ?
Please clarify your opinion
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[Simon]

Hi Ashraf,

There are about 10 questions in part 1: a couple of introductory questions (e.g. Do you work or are you a student?), then 4 questions on each of TWO topics (8 questions in total).

There is a strict time limit for each candidate, and if you use too much time in part 1, you'll cause the examiner to rush when it comes to part 3. You don't want this to happen! - Part 3 is your chance to give more detailed answers that could get you a high score. Part 1 is supposed to be easy, so you won't get a high score by focusing on that.

[ashraf]

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1000 thanks

[ashraf]

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