Level A2 (approx. band 3-4) · Academic and General Training Speaking Part 1 lasts four to five minutes. After an identity check, the examiner asks about familiar topics, like your home, your family, your work or your studies. Many learners say "I make my homework" or "I am doing a job in a bank". In this episode: • Home • Family • Work • Study • Making answers flow • Model • Language bridge • Practice • Self-check questions with answers Key points: • live in a flat, share a room, move house, rent a flat. • get on well with, look after, take after, an only child, a close family. • work in a place, work for an employer, work as a job title. • do homework, do a degree, take an exam, make progress, make mistakes. • Two or three sentences. Use one or two exact word partners in each answer. IELTS Complete Course: a self-study podcast from A1 to C2 for Academic and General Training. Listen, pause and answer, then take the 52-question quiz. Audio voiced with AI from an original script by Dr. Rashmi R Nair. Independent course, not affiliated with the IELTS test owners.