IELTS Speaking Part 1 Topic & Questions: Newspaper and magazine with Band 9 Model Answers

1. Do you often read newspapers?

Newspaper is actually not interesting to me. Although the information provided is updated and official, the boring black-and-white theme and small-sized font of daily newspaper appeared to be uncomfortable for me to read.

2. What do you like to read?

Well, I’m a fan of magazines. I’d like to keep myself updated on a wide variety of information that is offered by magazines. A colorful magazine specialized for young adults is definitely a good choice for me after work, or even when I’m on the go.

Vocabulary

On the go (phrase) busy; while moving/travelling from one place to another

3. Do you prefer to read local news or international news?

I think local news is more preferable for me. I’m the type of person who cannot digest too much information that is brought about by international news. And the topics are often far from my concern. So I guess I like to narrow my area of concern down to something local.

Vocabulary

To bring about (v) to introduce

To narrow Sth down to (v) to focus more on a specific area

4. Which is more popular in the place where you live, newspapers or magazines?

In terms of popularity I think newspaper is the winner. The content of magazines is more specific to a group of people while that of newspapers is more general for everyone regardless of age, gender and occupations. Newspaper also wins thanks to its price. The paper material and printing quality of magazine make it two to three times as expensive as newspaper, thus newspaper is way more affordable.

Vocabulary

Regardless of (adv): Without regard or consideration for

Occupation (n) a job or a profession

Printing quality (n) quality of a hard copy or printout produced by a printer

Affordable (adj) inexpensive; reasonably priced

5. Do many people today read newspapers?

As I’ve mentioned before, newspaper is more approachable in terms of content and more affordable regarding price. Hence, nowadays, people of all age, gender or occupations love reading newspaper.

Vocabulary

Approachable (adj) easy to be uptaken

6. In the future, do you think more people than today will read magazines, or fewer people?
Personally I think fewer people will read magazines, as the material and printing are becoming more and more expensive. In addition, because the content is becoming highly specific for only a small group of the community, meaning that the information provided is not widely useful, thus I think not many people will continue reading magazines down the road.

Vocabulary

Continue doing Sth (v) keep on doing Sth

Down the road (idiom) in the future

7. Do you think newspapers will be very important to you in the future?

Although it’s not my taste, I must say that newspaper is now important to me. The information is highly official and reliable at a reasonable price. I think I should spend more time on reading newspaper from now on.