IELTS – SPEAKING EXAM 2025
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
1. Do you use public transport? Why / why not?
2. Which type of public transport do you prefer? Why?
3. How good is the public transport where you live?
4. Do you think people should use public transport more? 5. Why / why not? - ANSWER✔✔-1)
Do you use public transport? Why / why not?
These days I mostly drive, and the main reason is that my usual journeys are much faster by car. For
example, the half-hour drive that I do twice a week would take me three times as long by train and
bus.
2) Which type of public transport do you prefer? Why?
I definitely prefer the train. I like being able to stroll up and down, and on some trains I can book a
seat with a table and a socket, so that I can do some work.
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,3) How good is the public transport where you live?
It's quite good. There's a train station not far from my house, and it's a direct line straight into the
city centre. There are lots of bus routes too, and there's even a tram network in the centre of
Manchester.
4) Do you think people should use public transport more? Why / why not?
Yes, as long as it's convenient for them. Public transport is obviously more environmentally friendly
than private cars, so we could reduce air pollution by using it more.
1. In your country, what possessions are considered "status symbols"?
2. Do you think we place too much importance on possessions?
3. Do you think things were different 50 years ago? - ANSWER✔✔-1) In your country, what
possessions are considered "status symbols"?
2) Do you think we place too much importance on possessions?
3) Do you think things were different 50 years ago?
1) Answer, examples, explain:
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,The typical status symbols in my country are things like big houses, expensive luxury cars or sports
cars, and anything made by certain brands. For example, a new Ferrari or a Rolls Royce or a Rolex
watch would definitely be considered status symbols. I suppose the reason why these possessions
are seen in this way is because you have to be very wealthy to buy them, so they show other people
that their owner is rich and successful.
2) Answer, explain, example:
Probably, yes. Many people are obsessed with showing off their new mobile phone or wearing the
latest fashions. I think it's a problem for teenagers because there's a lot of peer pressure to follow
fashion or buy the latest gadget that their friends have got.
3) Answer, example, further explanation:
Yes, maybe people were less materialistic, and I think they bought things that lasted longer. For
example, my grandparents always talked about how they repaired things rather than throwing them
away. Maybe brands and advertising weren't as powerful as they are now.
Describe a plant, flower or tree that is famous or important in your country.
You should say
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, - what type of plant, flower or tree it is
- where it grows or is usually seen
- how it is used in your country
- and why it is famous or important - ANSWER✔✔-- I'm going to talk about oak trees, and I'll also
describe a specific example of a famous oak tree called the Major Oak. This is a huge tree in
Sherwood Forest; it's thought to be around 1000 years old, and I'd probably say that it's the most
impressive tree that I've ever seen.
- Oaks are very common in England; they can be seen in fields and areas of woodland in the
countryside, but they are also commonly found in parks and gardens in towns and cities. The Major
Oak is in Sherwood Forest, which is near Nottingham. It stands out from the other oak trees
because its trunk and branches are so wide and thick.
- The wood from oak trees is used to make furniture; for example, I have an oak table, wardrobe
and various other pieces of oak furniture at home. Oak is a strong and reliable wood that has
traditionally been used in construction, for beams and other parts of the framework of houses and
other buildings. The Major Oak obviously hasn't been used in this way; it's a tourist attraction that
people visit and marvel at. For example, I went to see it on a school trip as a child.
- The oak tree is important in England because it symbolises history, strength and reliability -
probably because of its traditional role in construction. The Major Oak is famous for a completely
different reason: it was supposedly Robin Hood's hideout, so it has a kind of legendary or mythical
status because of the stories that are associated with it. For this reason, and because of its age and
unusual size, the Major Oak has become known as Britain's favourite tree.
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
1. Do you use public transport? Why / why not?
2. Which type of public transport do you prefer? Why?
3. How good is the public transport where you live?
4. Do you think people should use public transport more? 5. Why / why not? - ANSWER✔✔-1)
Do you use public transport? Why / why not?
These days I mostly drive, and the main reason is that my usual journeys are much faster by car. For
example, the half-hour drive that I do twice a week would take me three times as long by train and
bus.
2) Which type of public transport do you prefer? Why?
I definitely prefer the train. I like being able to stroll up and down, and on some trains I can book a
seat with a table and a socket, so that I can do some work.
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,3) How good is the public transport where you live?
It's quite good. There's a train station not far from my house, and it's a direct line straight into the
city centre. There are lots of bus routes too, and there's even a tram network in the centre of
Manchester.
4) Do you think people should use public transport more? Why / why not?
Yes, as long as it's convenient for them. Public transport is obviously more environmentally friendly
than private cars, so we could reduce air pollution by using it more.
1. In your country, what possessions are considered "status symbols"?
2. Do you think we place too much importance on possessions?
3. Do you think things were different 50 years ago? - ANSWER✔✔-1) In your country, what
possessions are considered "status symbols"?
2) Do you think we place too much importance on possessions?
3) Do you think things were different 50 years ago?
1) Answer, examples, explain:
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,The typical status symbols in my country are things like big houses, expensive luxury cars or sports
cars, and anything made by certain brands. For example, a new Ferrari or a Rolls Royce or a Rolex
watch would definitely be considered status symbols. I suppose the reason why these possessions
are seen in this way is because you have to be very wealthy to buy them, so they show other people
that their owner is rich and successful.
2) Answer, explain, example:
Probably, yes. Many people are obsessed with showing off their new mobile phone or wearing the
latest fashions. I think it's a problem for teenagers because there's a lot of peer pressure to follow
fashion or buy the latest gadget that their friends have got.
3) Answer, example, further explanation:
Yes, maybe people were less materialistic, and I think they bought things that lasted longer. For
example, my grandparents always talked about how they repaired things rather than throwing them
away. Maybe brands and advertising weren't as powerful as they are now.
Describe a plant, flower or tree that is famous or important in your country.
You should say
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, - what type of plant, flower or tree it is
- where it grows or is usually seen
- how it is used in your country
- and why it is famous or important - ANSWER✔✔-- I'm going to talk about oak trees, and I'll also
describe a specific example of a famous oak tree called the Major Oak. This is a huge tree in
Sherwood Forest; it's thought to be around 1000 years old, and I'd probably say that it's the most
impressive tree that I've ever seen.
- Oaks are very common in England; they can be seen in fields and areas of woodland in the
countryside, but they are also commonly found in parks and gardens in towns and cities. The Major
Oak is in Sherwood Forest, which is near Nottingham. It stands out from the other oak trees
because its trunk and branches are so wide and thick.
- The wood from oak trees is used to make furniture; for example, I have an oak table, wardrobe
and various other pieces of oak furniture at home. Oak is a strong and reliable wood that has
traditionally been used in construction, for beams and other parts of the framework of houses and
other buildings. The Major Oak obviously hasn't been used in this way; it's a tourist attraction that
people visit and marvel at. For example, I went to see it on a school trip as a child.
- The oak tree is important in England because it symbolises history, strength and reliability -
probably because of its traditional role in construction. The Major Oak is famous for a completely
different reason: it was supposedly Robin Hood's hideout, so it has a kind of legendary or mythical
status because of the stories that are associated with it. For this reason, and because of its age and
unusual size, the Major Oak has become known as Britain's favourite tree.
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