IELTS Speaking Practice Set May 2026 — Test 1

Exam month: 2026-05

Part 1

  • Do you work or are you a student?
  • How do you usually spend your day at work?
  • Have you always wanted to do this kind of work?
  • What kind of work do you do?
  • Where do you work?
  • Do you live in a house or an apartment?
  • Do you have a favourite place where you like to sit?
  • When you were a child, did you like sitting on the floor?
  • Can you easily fall asleep when you are sitting in a chair?
  • Do you often have to sit for long periods of time?

Part 2 — Cue Card

Describe a time when you received something without having to pay for it (e.g. a free ticket, a free service, a free product)

  • what this free thing was
  • why it was free
  • what you did to get this free thing
  • and explain how you felt about receiving this free thing

Part 3

  • Why do companies give free gifts to customers?
  • Do you agree or disagree that in today's society people value some things mainly because other people do?
  • Do you think the government needs to provide good public transport across the whole country?
  • Do you agree with the view that the most important things in life have no financial value?

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