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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