IELTS Speaking Part 1 on music
Objective IELTS Advanced Unit 6
In Student A and Student B pairs, take turns asking three questions from your worksheet. You can use the follow-up questions in brackets if the first answer is short.
Student A
- Are there any good places to hear live music in this city? (How can you find out about that?)
- Can you play any musical instruments? (How often do you do so?)
- Did you enjoy music lessons at school? (Why/ Why not?)
- Do you mainly listen to music from your own country or other places? (What appeals about that music to you?)
- Do you use music to relax? (What other purposes do you use music for?)
- Have you ever been to an outdoor music festival? (Why not?/ How was it?)
- How do you feel about the music in cafes and bars? (How would you change it?)
- How do you usually listen to music? (What are the advantages of that method?)
- How much of an ordinary day do you spend with headphones on? (How would you feel about spending more time doing so?)
- Is there any music which you’d like to buy? (Why not?/ What that music in particular?)
- Was music important to you when you were younger? (Has that changed?)
- What kind of music do you like? (Has your taste changed over time?)
- When did you last listen to music? (Where were you at the time?)
- When did you last pay for some music? (Was it worth the money?)
- Would you say that you are knowledgeable about modern music? (Do you do anything to try to keep up to date?)
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Student B
- Are there any good record shops in this city? (What other ways do you buy music?)
- Can you remember what the first music you bought for yourself was? (What kinds of music did you like back then?)
- Do you like clubbing? (Why/ Why not?)
- Do you wish you’d spent more time learning an instrument as a child? (Why?)
- Does music form a part of your average day? (How/ Why not?)
- Does your hometown have much of a music scene? (How could it be improved?)
- Have you ever been to a musical? (Would you like to in the future?)
- How do you usually hear new music for the first time? (Are there other good ways?)
- If you could play any musical instrument, which would it be? (Why that one?)
- Were you forced to learn a musical instrument when you were younger? (How do you feel about that now?)
- What do you think about traditional music from your country? (Do most people agree?)
- What kinds of music do you listen to most often nowadays? (How long has that been the case?)
- When did you last go to a concert? (How was it?)
- Would you put pressure on your children to learn a musical instrument when they were still young? (Why/ Why not?)
- Would you say that you have a good singing voice? (What do other people say?)
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