IELTS Speaking Part 1 Sample Band 9 – Topic: Boredom

1. Do you ever feel bored?

Not often. Since I have a wide circle of friends, we often hang out with each other most of the time. However, there have been times when I feel fed up with everything because of failures in my study or work.

2. What do you do when you’re bored?

When being bored, I just give a ring to some of my besties and ask them to have a drink with me. And then we can confide in each other the sorrows that we are coming up against so that we can sort out problems in life.

3. When you were young, what would you do if you felt bored?

When I was knee high to a grasshopper, I would ask my buddies to play around in the neighborhood every time I felt bored to tears. We used to play football in the early morning, or go fishing in the early afternoon, which were good ways to idle away the time.

4. What kinds of things are boring to you?

Listening to monotonous talks often drives me mad and bores me to tears. I can’t stand being crammed with too much information once, and during lectures I often just doze off without me knowing.

5. Do you think young people are more likely to get bored?

Frankly speaking, the youths today are being more on the go and being busy makes them forget the feeling of boredom. The young generation is so occupied with many forms of entertainment that no time is spared for feeling bored, I guess.