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    Speaking Part 1Reported 13 July 2026

    IELTS Speaking Part 1: Singing

    The question

    Do you like singing?

    Have you ever learned to sing?

    Who would you like to sing for?

    Can singing make people happier?

    How to answer it

    A topic where admitting you are bad at it is more fluent than pretending otherwise — say you sing badly and only in the car, and you have already given a scene. The last question is a general opinion, so widen out: singing together does something different from listening, which is why it survives in stadiums and places of worship.

    What moves the band

    • Self-deprecation is good English: I'm tone-deaf, I can't hold a tune, strictly in the shower.
    • The final question needs a reason, not just agreement — name a mechanism such as breathing, memory or doing it in a group.

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