Read the sample IELTS speaking part 1 answers on the topic of summer. By reading these sample answers you can get some ideas about different questions that will help you in the actual exam.
Band Score: 7.0
1. Is summer your favourite time of year?
Honestly, summer is not my favourite time of the year due to several reasons. One of them is high temperature, which is almost unbearable. Consequently, I am unable to go outside and do the work efficiently.
2. What do you do in summer when the weather’s very hot?
Firstly, I would try not to go outside unnecessarily in the summer when the weather is very hot. Moreover, I keep my air conditioning system turned ON all the time to create a comfortable and relaxing temperature inside the house.
3. Do you go on holiday every summer?
I love to do that. Summer holidays are the only time of year when I do not have pending tasks. Contrastingly, on weekends and winter holidays, I am continuously receiving calls from my house, which is such a headache. So, summer holidays give me a chance to relax and release all the stress.
4. Did you enjoy the summer holidays when you were at school?
Absolutely, I did enjoy them. As a matter of fact, I would wait for the holidays for the whole year. During the holidays, I would visit my grandmother’s home and meet my old friends. Further, my parents would take me to a tourist place, where I enjoyed camping and fishing too. It was such an amazing time, and I still miss those days. To conclude, yes, I enjoyed the summer holidays when I was at school.
Band Score Analysis (7.0):
- Natural use of vocabulary with minimum mistakes.
- Well-organized answers with clear explanations.
- Fluent and natural expressions.
Band Score: 5.5
1. Is summer your favourite time of year?
I would say no. I don’t like summer because there is very very hot outside in summer, You cannot go outside. You have to stay in. You in the in the region like Asia, we are living in Pakistan, there is very hot in June and July. So, I usually don’t prefer summer, I prefer winter over summer.
2. What do you do in summer when the weather’s very hot?
If I would answer, I would say that in summer when there is too hot, I don’t go outside. I prefer to stay in the room, I prefer to stay in the room in AC, so I don’t suffer from heat. As you know there is a lot of heat, there is a lot of heat in our region. I live in Punjab, in central Punjab. There is a desert too, so there is very hot outside, so I perfer to stay in the room in the air conditioner.
3. Do you go on holiday every summer?
Yes of course, in summer we have two months holidays, so we always plan a family tour in summer in the north side of the country. In the last summer, I went to Naran, which is a cold area. Its a hill station, so I enjoyed a lot there and In the heat of July there was there was no in the heat of July. WE enjoyed a lot in the holidays in the summer, and of course we plan holidays in the summer
4. Did you enjoy the summer holidays when you were at school?
Yes, I also remember my school days now. When there is summer, I I see the little children enjoying in the summer holidays but i have to go to the university and sadly I there are my papers in that in that specific time period. So I really miss my school days holidays in summer.
Band Score Analysis (5.5):
- No use of linking words
- There is a lot of repetition of words and ideas
- Students lack a fluent response.
- Too many grammar mistakes have been made in the response.
Further, you can learn more tips for IELTS speaking part 1 from here.
