IELTS Speaking Part 1: Talking to older people
The questions
Asked in this order, in one sitting.
- Do you often talk to older people?
- Who do you talk to?
- What do you talk about?
How to answer it
Three short questions that narrow from habit to person to content, so let your answers narrow too. Name a real person by relationship — a grandmother, a neighbour, a colleague near retirement — and give one thing you actually discuss. A specific recurring subject beats 'we talk about many things'.
What moves the band
- Frequency plus example is the whole formula here: 'most weekends, usually my grandmother'.
- Useful lexis: she fills me in on, we catch up, they've got a completely different perspective on.
These are candidate recalls. These are questions reported by test-takers after their exams, not official or leaked IELTS material. Wording varies by test version, location and memory. Use them for timed practice — never as a prediction of what you will be asked.
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