IELTS Speaking part 2: Describe a party

1. Describe a time that you invited family or friends to have dinner at home or in a restaurant
2. Describe a party you attended before


One of the parties that I enjoyed a lot was the time when I invited my friends to my home for a small Christmas party last year.

Since I was living on my own, we decided to hold the party at my place. Each person would bring one dishes to the party and a small gift to play Secret Santa. Our group has five people, so we have five different foods which all tasted amazing. During the meal, we talked a lot about things that happened recently in our life. We also planned to have a group trip together sometimes in the future. After finishing the dinner, together we cleaned up the house. Here came the funniest part of the night when we played Secret Santa. I wrote down names of all five of us in a piece of paper, then we took turn to withdraw to see whose gifts we would receive. And we had to open the gifts in front of everybody; some of the gifts were very embarrassing but we had so much fun together.

Because we all work full time, it is rare for us to be together like this so often; thus I highly appreciated these moments. After the party, I and my friends all agreed to make it an annual event for our group.

(IELTS Ngoc Bach)

IELTS Speaking Part 2: Describe a historical building

1. Describe a historical building
2. Describe an important plant in your country
3. Describe a place you wanted to travel
4. Describe an interesting part of your country

There are many interesting places that I want to visit in my country. One of them is the Hue Imperial Citadel.

Hue Imperial Citadel locates in Hue, a central city of Vietnam. It used to be the capital of Vietnam during the feudal society for many years. Now it has become one of the most important historical buildings in Vietnam. It is a huge complex with three circles of ramparts: Kinh Thanh Hue (Hue Capital Citadel), Hoang Thanh (Royal Citadel) and Tu Cam Thanh (Forbidden Citadel). The Citadel is a great combination of man-made design and natural environment. Within this walls, people can experience solemnity without losing the tranquility of nature. Standing over 200 years and consisting of more than 100 fascinating architectural works almost remained unchanged, the place represents a rich cultural beauty that everyone should visit to get a deeper understanding of the tradition and classical side of Vietnam.

As a Vietnamese, I feel proud seeing such a wonderful construction since it was accomplished by thousands of worker effort and skill. It is a timeless evidence of how good Vietnamese people were years ago.

(IELTS Ngoc Bach)

IELTS Speaking Part 2: Describe a good news

1. Describe a piece of good news you heard
2. Describe a good law in your country
3. Describe a piece of good news you heard ( from TV or internet)
Today I am going to share with you a piece of good news I heard/ a good law in my country, that is the enforcement of movie ratings law in Vietnam. I first knew about this rule via an article on the internet a year ago. From January 1st, 2017, all movies released in theatres in Vietnam will be classified under 4 categories: General audiences, Audiences from 13 and above, Audiences from 16 and above, and Audiences from 18 and above. Before this, movies shown in Vietnam were only divided into 2 categories: General audiences and No audiences under 16 years old. I think this law is necessary since nowadays, there are many cases reported that children are negatively affected by the movies they watched such as underage drinking, violence or sexual abuse. Besides helping minimize negative impacts on little kids, this law also helps assist parents in the decision making process regarding which movie is suitable for their children. As far as I know, this rule has been introduced in many developed countries like the European countries, US, Singapore, Korea, Japan, Thailand, etc. thus it’s such a progressive action of Vietnam Government to protect Vietnamese young generations.

(IELTS Ngoc Bach)

IELTS Speaking Part 2: Describe a friend

1. Describe a person who has interesting ideas or opinions
2. Describe an intelligent person you know
3. Describe a person you know who helps to protect the environment
4. Describe someone you would like to study or work with

I would like to talk about one of my friends who is very smart; her name is Phuong. She studied in the same high school class with me. Phuong is a fun person to be around with since she always comes up with many interesting ideas. She is also a person who constantly supports environment protection acts. One of her greatest opinions was to convince our teacher to take our class to My Khe beach for camping and while we were there, we could also help clean up the garbage on the beach. In recent years, the beach has been flooded with tourists, thus the beach is always full of litters disposed by them. With the help of our teacher, our class went on the trip as suggested by Phuong. Although we were able to be there for only 3 days, we had such a great time bonding with each other. At the same time, we also did help clean up part of the beach. To our surprise, our action that day somehow raised awareness for people on the beach; some even joined us to pick up the garbage. After the trip’s success, our class all agreed to have such trip every year and we still continued to keep this tradition until now. Thanks to Phuong’s idea, our trip was more meaningful. I felt so lucky to know and study with her.

(IELST Ngoc Bach)

IELTS Speaking Part 2: Describe a foreign language

1. Describe a second foreign language you would like to learn
2. Describe a skill that took you a long time to learn

I would like to talk about a skill that took a long time to learn which is to learn a new language. In my case, that is English. Although it is one of the compulsory subjects at school, I am struggling to master all four skills like an English speaker.

There are many reasons that make it difficult to master. First of all, there is big difference in grammar usage between English and Vietnamese. While Vietnamese grammar is quite simple, English has many tenses and grammar structure to remember. The second reason is about pronunciation. For example, in English we have to really pay attention to the stress on syllable which we do not have in our mother tongue. If we pronounce wrong, nobody will be able to understand us no matter how good our grammar and vocabulary are. Thanks to advance in technology, it is now easier than ever for one to learn English anytime anywhere via internet, phone apps or English centers across our country.

Since English has become very popular nowadays. It is helpful for us to be able to speak English fluently. With good English skill, we have more chances to get better jobs, go study abroad or travel the world.

(IELTS Ngoc Bach)

IELTS Speaking Part 2: Describe a bad experience

1. Describe a time when you made a complaint and were satisfied with the result
2. Describe a time you received terrible service

Maybe because I am not the picky type, I rarely felt upset about anything at all. However, there was one time I got so frustrated with this restaurant service that I almost exploded there.

It happened two months ago on my parents’ anniversary weekend. Our family decided to go to a famous restaurant in town to celebrate this special occasion. We came about 5 minutes earlier than scheduled; one waitress greeted us and showed us to our table. We were all excited as our food arrived. After taking some photos together with the table full of food like usual, we started eating. To our surprise, my sister dropped the chopsticks, with a terrifying look on her face, she trembled: “Look! There was a worm crawling out of the vegetable plate!!!”. I immediately asked to meet the restaurant manager and complained with him about the food. He kept saying sorry to us, constantly explained that this incident had never happened here before. I got so angry that I didn’t even let him explain further. I told him that I would report this restaurant for its unhygienic food preparation. In the end, the manager offered us a new vegetable dish and our bill was on the house that night. Though I was not happy with the incident since it ruined my family’s special night, I was glad that the restaurant manager had resolved our case quickly and reasonably.

(IELTS Ngoc Bach)

IELTS speaking: Describe a famous person

1. Describe a singer that you like
2. Describe a foreign star that you would like to meet
3. Describe a person you wanted to be similar to when you were growing up

I would like to talk about a famous singer whom I really admired/would like to meet since I was small, that is Alicia Keys. Keys is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and philanthropist. She was born and raised mostly by her mother in a tough neighborhood in Manhattan, New York.


I first knew about Alicia Keys through her song named “Fallin’”. At that time, I was struck by her angelic voice and started following her since then. What makes Alicia Keys different from other artists is that her music lyric is always meaningful and uplifting; especially when they are sung through her powerful yet emotional voice. Not only is she a talented singer with 15 Grammy wins through her musical career, Alicia Keys is also a great philanthropist. Keys is the co-founder and Global Ambassador of Keep a Child Alive, a non-profit organization that provides medicine, orphan care, and social support to families with HIV and AIDS in Africa and India. She actively supports the feminism wave, inspiring women all over the world through her songs as well as actions like “Make up free” movement. She has stopped wearing makeup since 2016, even when she attended events in order to promote natural beauty and embracing self-confidence among women in our society.


To me, Alicia Keys is such a good example of modern woman that I want to become in the future. I dreamed one day I would be able to meet her in real life.

IELTS Speaking Part 1 Sample: Social Network

Social network

1.What kinds of social networking websites do you like to use?

2.Are you a social person?

3.What kinds of people do you like to make friends with on those websites?

4.Is it clear to find real friends on social network?

It's undeniable that social networking sites have become a huge part in our lives, especially young people's. and so am I. I am addicted to Facebook and Google Plus

I suppose I am out-going and kind of socialized. I have many friends on facebook and can easily get along well with others

I would love to make friends with people who have same interests like mine in music, travelling and learning English

I think no, most of friends I have on facebook are normal friends, it is common that people just make friends for fun and do not interact or share things a lot on social websites.

IELTS Speaking Part 1 Sample: Would you like to live in the countryside in the future?

Countryside

1.Would you like to live in the countryside in the future?

2.What do people living in the countryside like to do?

3.What are the benefits of living in rural areas?

4.What are the differences between living in the city and the countryside?

Absolutely ! I'm a huge fan of going to going to the forest. The environment there is just superb. Every now and them I would visit a forest just because there isn't that much pollution so I could smell the fresh air. Also the animals there are also quite cute - especially some colourful birds.

Living in the countryside, people can enjoy various activities that they hardly have in cities like going out at night without fear of street criminals, doing exercise in the early morning to enjoy the fresh air

Living in the countryside can definitely benefit people in a number of ways. For onething, it's good for

one's health condition thanks to significantly lower levels of pollution. It is undeniable that, air quality in big cities is so bad that long-term exposure to it may cause respiratory diseases and other health problems. Besides, the cost of living in rural areas is likely to be lower than that in cities.

However, Many people have been attracted to live and work in big cities because of better employment opportunities and higher living standards.

IELTS Speaking Part 1 Sample: Team work

Team work

1.When was your last time worked with a team

2.Do you like to work or study with others or just by yourself?

3.What's the most important thing for teamwork?

4.Do you like to be a leader?

It was the project I did in a team in the second year of my graduate school. Our tutor gave us an assignment to review the server log of an international trade website and give a brief analytics using the data warehouse and data mining technology.

Personally, I would like to work in a team because I'll have partner to shoulder responsibility together and solve problems better, as the saying goes " 4 eyes see better than 2"

I think the most important thing for teamwork is task appointment. Every member of team is assigned for specific tasks and he or she should stick to that. Besides team spirit is equally important

Honestly, I would like to be a leader. That position reflects my constant effort that I've done so far in job, and I can win other's respect as well