Name: How to Get a Band 9 in IELTS Speaking Part 2?
Uploaded: 2026-01-21T17:40:33.000Z
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To-infinitive

And then you will have two minutes to speak.

The imperative

Talk about a person you think is usually positive.

Your one minute preparation time begins now.

Medina, your one minute preparation time is up.

Well, so one of the most positive people I've met is my good friend Leila.

We are friends since middle school and I'm not sure if I ever seen her sad, let alone depressed.

She's always wearing a smile and really optimistic about life.

She has long, dark, wavy hair, dark eyes and quite fit.

I think the reason why Lele is such an optimist is both because she was born this way and because of her upbringing.

She was raised with great family ideals and great parenting as well.

I have met her parents on several occasions and they are also very cheery people.

Whenever they do not see eye to eye, they don't fight about it.

Rather they discuss the problem and come to a resolve.

Clearly, this good communication skills and sensibility rubbed off on Leila as well.

And since Leila is so positive, she has a big social circle including a lot of Instagram followers.

So she always has people to boost her confidence.

In fact, Leila has finished masters in Sociology and now she works as a life coach, helping others to find their direction in life.

I think the best lesson to learn from Leila is that staying positive helps to have really good relationships and also reach goals.

And in order to do this, it's better to talk about problems rather than fight about them.

Please talk about a gift that you have given someone recently.

I surprised my mom on her most recent birthday with a pretty silver Bengal bracelet.

I had been planning to get her a nice gift as this was her 50th birthday and I wanted her to feel very special.

So I saved up a bit of money from work and did a quite a bit of searching both online and in a local store for just the right bracelet.

I know that my mom had been window shopping for this kind of an accessory for a while.

After some searching, I just found the right silver Bengal at a local jewelers called Twilight.

This is a fine jewelry weighing 50 grams with a two tone polish, a wave pattern and two elephant heads interlocking each other.

The elephant symbolizes the removal of obstacles to bring good fortune and I definitely want my mom to have a comfortable life full of good luck.

I got the jewelry and I asked the jeweler to put the silver bracelet in a nice box.

And I gift wrapped it in a pretty pink paper with a red bow.

I included a birthday card as well, letting her know how grateful I am to be her daughter.

I gave this to her last October at her birthday party wherein my family hosted at our home.

I gave it to her and she wears it every day and this makes me feel so happy.

I gave this to her from my heart and I do not expect a gift in return.

However, knowing my mom, I'm pretty sure she will get me a nice gift for my birthday as well.

You have your notepaper and your pencil in front of you.

Describe a visit to a different city than your hometown.

Riyansh, your one minute preparation time is up.

Last year I had visited city of Ahmednagar which is about 260 km east of Mumbai for three days.

It is a small and ancient city with a population of about 350,000 people.

It is quite a bit smaller than Mumbai, but

I find it more peaceful and many of the citizens are more friendly and approachable.

So I went there with one of my friends named Sejal for a cultural history project for our school.

So we thought it would be great to go on a drive and have a look over there.

Like what kind of places does that city have?

We found a local hotel and we stayed there for three days.

While we were there, we visit a couple of really cool places like Ahmed Nagar Fortress.

It's an old castle which is in ruins but still in pretty good shape.

Another one was Ahmed Nagar train station.

An old interesting building and Salamat Khan's tomb.

Not just as mementos, but as a part of our history project.

Some other highlights of our trip includes eating delicious food at local restaurants and lots of hiking from one place to next.

It was pretty short trip and a long drive there and back.

But it was really fun and I think it was well worth it.

I really enjoyed the people, the food and shared time with my friend.

Please put the note paper to the side and turn it over.

Talk about a club that you have been a member of in the past.

So I used to belong to this local cricket club called the Royals for a good few years.

This is a sports club for boys who play cricket.

Cricket is a team sport where we use a bat, a ball, and

It is arguably by far the most popular game in India, in Karnataka has a very strong team.

I was a member of the Royals from the age of 6 to 16.

So for a decade I participated in practice sessions and games and tournaments.

I also did a bit of coaching and we usually had two or three practice sessions a week and a game at once every weekend, either a Saturday or Sunday.

The practice sessions used to last for two or three hours, but

the game would go on for almost six hours.

I loved playing cricket and I still do, but not the club anymore officially.

The reason being I did not play cricket well enough to go professionally and it took a lot of my time.

So when I had to choose between studies and cricket, I chose studies well.

Having said that, I still do have good connections with former team members and we still share that bond and we do still play cricket once in a while.

If I have time, I may join an adult men's cricket group maybe sometime in the future, but

I will tell you when to start and when to stop.

Discuss a difficult decision that you have made.