There is a good chance you will get a question about your home on IELTS Speaking.
Today we share questions about homes from recent IELTS exam.
We’ll share band 9 sample answers with strategies.
Practice providing your own answers to these questions!
#1: House or flat
Do you live in a house or a flat?
Aubrey shares that she lives in a two-story dwelling.
- dwelling: home
She says that there is a huge drawback to having a large house.
The air conditioning bill is astronomical.
- astronomical: very big
#2: Favorite room
Which is your favorite room?
Aubrey shares that the kitchen is her favorite room.
It’s light, bright and cheerful.
She says it gives her a sunshine feeling.
In order to provide more detail, she shares about a recent remodel of this room.
#3: Improvements
If you could improve one thing in your home, what would it be?
Aubrey says she would lower the roof.
Living in Arizona, she says they can’t afford to be cooling so much space.
Notice how she avoids repeating herself.
She had spoken in a previous answer about the air conditioning bill.
In order to avoid repetition, she provides new details about why it’s an issue.
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#4: Favorites
What do you like the most about your home?
Jessica shares that she has filled her house with plants.
As a young child, her son had expressed that he wanted to live in a home with a lot of plants.
She loves seeing greenery in the kitchen and living room.
- greenery: green plants
#5: View
Can you describe the view from your windows?
Jessica shares that Portland is a very green city.
From her window she also sees plants.
Because of this, she says she can pretend she lives in a forest in the middle of nowhere.
#6: Future plans
Do you plan to live there in the future?
Jessica uses the great phrase, “That is the question!”
She shares why this is up for debate.
- up for debate: undecided
- up in the air: undecided
She also uses the great introductory phrase, “It’s funny you should ask…”
We recently shared this and related phrases in episode 1431: Funny Fillers for Fantastic Speaking Scores.
Tell a story
You have heard from us the strategy of telling a story.
This is not just for Speaking Part 2!
Jessica shares a story about her son in one of these Part 1 answers.
This is a good strategy for any part of the exam.
It helps you add a lot of detail.
Takeaway
You might be asked about your home on IELTS Speaking.
Practice answering today’s questions about your own home.
Be sure to use interesting intonation and avoid a monotone.
Add high-scoring vocabulary, including slang, phrasal verbs and idioms.
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