Band 9 answer for the IELTS Speaking Part 2 question 'Describe an interesting conversation you had with a stranger'

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IELTS Speaking Part 2 Model Answer (Describe an interesting conversation you had with a stranger) The question below was shared by a test taker from Nigeria. This model answer shows a great way to respond to the cue card, should you get it in your own exam. 🔑 Join the VIP Club for FREE and read more model answers here Did you know? You can use this model answer in different ways, to achieve different goals! You can read it and learn new vocabulary, or refresh words that you knew but forgot. You can listen to it, to learn the correct pronunciation of some new words, and to hear the correct sentence stress and intonation. You can listen and repeat after the speaker - it makes excellent practice! Listen to the model answer on YouTube (turn subtitles on), or read it below ⬇️ Speaking test, Part 2 (Cue Card) Describe an interesting conversation you had with a stranger. You should say - who the stranger is - when and where you met - and explain what you talked about. Answer Let's see... I recently had an interesting conversation with a stranger I met while out shopping one day. He was an older gentleman, probably in his mid-seventies, wearing a blue plaid shirt and brown slacks. We met at the store's checkout. He came for some gardening supplies, and I was getting some groceries for dinner. While waiting in the line, we started talking about the weather, and how it had been unusually warm for this time of year. Then we discussed our hobbies. He was an avid gardener and loved tending to his flowerbeds, and I told him that I prefer to read books or watch documentaries on TV in my free time. He then asked me what I did for work, so we talked about my job as a teacher at the local elementary school. He shared that he used to be a principal before he retired, and mentioned how much he enjoyed seeing all of his students learn and grow over the years. We talked about the challenges schools were currently facing with budget cuts, reduced staffing levels, and inadequate resources for students. Eventually, our conversation shifted back towards our hobbies and interests. It turns out that he also liked reading books, but preferred biographies of famous people over fiction stories. We swapped recommendations of authors we liked, which then led to an interesting debate about the best historical novels. We finally said goodbye after twenty minutes or so, but it felt much longer, because it had been such an engaging conversation!

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