IELTS Speaking Part 1: don't worry, just answer!

"Do you work or are you a student?"

This is often the first question that the examiner asks in the speaking test. It's an easy question, but many people still worry about it.

Here are some of their worries:

• What should I say if I do both (work and study)?
• What if I normally work, but now I'm studying for the IELTS test?
• I've just moved to a new country. Which country should I talk about?

My advice is to stop worrying, and just explain your situation. For example: "I'm a qualified doctor, but at the moment I'm studying English so that I can work here in the UK."

Comments

[dong nguyen]

i think i just answer like this.

i am a student at the moment but i also work like a salesperson in a local shop which takes place in Binh Duong.

[niuxiufeng]

yes.
don`t worry, just speaking.
it is a great idea.
some times we think too much to speaking.

thank you

[Phan An]

Just worry about the structure of speech to get the high score. No matter the situation/question is.

If it were me in the interview, I would answer like this:

I'm currently a graduated student and to be well prepared for the IELTS exam, I joined an English class in district 1. Meanwhile I'm a full stack programer and I'm also working with my team to develop our startup software.

Thank you.

[ielts-oldies]

At the moment, I am not working , Neither i am studying. Although i am a qualified doctor , i have to take several exam to get my medicine into practice here in the uk. Other than that, i am married with a 2-year old baby. So taking care of him nowadays on top of preparing English language.

[Zakiyya]

I am not working at the moment.However i have complited my B.pharmacy in 2013 and i am fully qualified pharmacy.

[Ieltsoffence]

PLEASE ANYONE CAN ASSESS MY WRITING .. WOULD BE HIGHLY APPRECIATED.

People,who have been transformed into a law-abide-citizens after having been served to a certain sentence, are perceived to be the best advisor in terms of giving lecture to youngsters about the danger of committing offence. I completely agree with this view point.

Ex-offenders after being reintegrated into a society can be encouraged to teach children about the lethal after-effects of breaching a law or committing a crime.The most obvious reason for this statement is that convicts have had been through the life-changing and harsh experiences of their post misconducts.As they were locked in cells for a given time period by isolating from their families,friends and other life luxuries. This practise of punishment had led them to scrutinise their aggressive behaviours,criminal convictions and ill-doings.As a result, they have become much more knowledgeable about the differences between harsh life of a prison and a life of any productive member in egalitarian society. So , they can debate on all endured consequence of conviction in an intensively detailed and holistic way.

At the same time, youngsters will be much more engaged by listening to an experienced person. As this is inevitable that people are prone to attract more towards real stories rather than any written lessons that can be found in hundreds of law books.Furthermore,students would likely to be more attentive to these punitive laws or measures of their violating actions.Finally , if ex-offenders provided an opportunity to teach about the crime-related outcomes,it will not only allow them to elaborate the results of wrongdoings but also will help them to tell about any possible scenario or unhealthy environment in which people tend to commit violence. Ultimately, crime rate will be reduced by avoiding these conviction-oriented environments..

In conclusion, ex-criminals can be helpful in generating a more productive nations by informing children, about the ugly outcomes of criminal acts, from a very early stage in schools.

[Ali M]

Hi Simon,
Hi everybody here,

I think there's no need to worry about such minor question,.. Just focus on making your speaking harmonious and understandable,.. Try to be yourself when you respond back to the examiner's questions,.. otherwise, you'll consume much time looking for thoughts and sentence to use!! Anyway, the success secret in the IELTS is "PRACTICE, PRACTICE and PRACTICE"..

Hope this helps!!

Ali M

[Irispvu]

I need someone to speaking English with me on skype my skype name irispvu

[John Edmond]

If something in your situation is unclear, you've just moved or you've just changed jobs, think about what you are going to say about the topic before the test.

Remember the assessor doesn't know you so he/she doesn't know your true situation. You can tell him anything but you must be clear in your mind before you go in.

It's always best to stick to the truth but it's OK to simplify it a little if the situation is complicated.

Hope this helps

[Madu]

Hi everybody here,

Please, give some comments related to this topic

"What is the most interesting thing about dating websites? Why?"

[Madu]

Hi Simon,

This is a discussion question of speaking test in India last month July , 2015 test. Please , can you give me reasonable answer for this Question.
"What is the most interesting thing about dating websites? Why?"

[osama]

hi every one
my speaking exam on 29 august what can i do to gain my speakiing skills during 3 days ?

[noor]

give your opinion about my answer

+ I have a job and i work as a head of IT department in Duhok polytechnic university and a lecturer for 2 subjects in my department.

[Omar]

الحمد لله عدد انفاس البشر..
الحمد لله عدد حبات الرمل..
الحمد لله عدد قطرات المطر..
الحمد لله عدد اوراق الشجر..
الحمد لله عدد الشعر والوبر .

Dear All,

I thank god many times that I finally passed the Ielts exam. No words can describe the moment I saw the results.
Alhamdollelah.

L : 8
R : 7
W : 7
S : 7.5
OA : 7.5

The writing test was really challenging. I had many exams but failed to achieve 7

I must say do all please don't give up at all. I think I was the most desperate one but thank god I pass.

I must thank you for your support

Omar.

[Simon]

Congratulations Omar. I'm happy that I was able to help!

[Shakhboz]

Hi Simon! I'm new here and I need your help) I'll be glad If u help me with my reading an writing. It's getting though day to day and I need some strategics for these tasks)) thanks !

[sukhvir]

Dear sir,
I am lacking in speaking module my requirement is seven in speaking but in last test I got only 5.5 in speaking. please give me advice to improve my band scores as soon as possible because I have an IELTS(GT) exam on 8th October.
Thanking you,
Yours faithfully,
Sukhvir Kaur

[mina]

Im graduate in international relation from Ku .at the moment im studying english so that i can apply for canada for my further studies kindly check my mistakes sir simon

[Dina Scherbakova]

I’m a housewife and I’m studying English but before my daughter was born I used to be a stress engineer.