When taking one of your IELTS Speaking test, your examiner will ask, “Do you like animals?” he may ask.
It’s a pretty simple question to answer.
Read on for tips on how to prepare for this question and 20 great sample answers (go straight to the answers here).
If you love animals, you can say you do and then add an extra sentence or two to explain your answer.
An animal or type of animal you really like
If you like wild animals or domesticated animals (pets or farm animals)
An animal documentary you watched
Any pet you would like to have (an ordinary or exotic animal)
Everything you know about the lives and habitats of animals
What you know about endangered animals
Don’t You Like Animals?
If you don’t like animals, you can talk about:
why don’t you love them
Dangerous animals you see at the zoo or on TV
Someone you know who loves animals
Don’t forget the KISS (Keep it Short and Simple) for part one questions.
In part one, focus on responding quickly and fluently without hesitation.
Your answer (say “yes” or “no”)
Explain your answer or add one or two more details (just one or two more sentences)
Stop talking (let the examiner know that you are ready for the next question)
Here are a few reasons to keep your answers short in part one:
Your examiner has only four to five minutes to ask you 10-12 questions.
Read the 20 sample responses below.
You can use these for ideas in your own answer.
‘Yes, I Do’ Responses
i love animals
i love animals
I especially love baby animals like kittens and puppies or lambs and baby pandas or little tiger cubs.
I have always enjoyed going to the zoo and seeing all the elephants, orangutans and other animals.
I love learning about their habitat and how they live in the wild.
3. Yes, I like animals.
I have a pet dog and it’s so nice to have around the house.
4. Yes, I was actually watching a documentary about aquatic animals living in the ocean just last month.
5. Yes, I think animals are wonderful and I think we should take care of them and protect them.
There are many endangered and endangered animals in the wild and it is very sad.
I love how independent and graceful cats are.
I would like to have some cats as pets one day.
7. I love animals because they are so innocent and original by nature and some of them look really beautiful, like wild tigers and eagles.
8. Yes, I think I love animals.
I really enjoy animated movies like Zootopia where animals come to life.
My kids also love these kinds of movies.
9. Yes, of course, who doesn’t love animals?
I really like birds because they sound so cheerful when they’re chirping outside my window in the morning.
I always wished I could fly like a bird.
Yes, I am a big fan of animals that help people, such as seeing dogs for blind people or dolphins helping sailors at sea.
I like farm animals like cows, sheep, ducks and goats.
I think they are funny and I would like to visit a farm to see and feed them up close.
Yes, I grew up in the countryside, so we always had a lot of animals around and I helped them look after them.
‘Type’ Responses
Sometimes I love animals.
I don’t even have a pet.
I think I like some wild animals, like polar bears.
They are huge and dangerous and always alone, hunting in really cold places.
I am not a big fan of animals, although I love dogs because they are very friendly.
I don’t like cats because a cat scratched me when I was very young and it scared me a lot.
I like wild animals but only on TV.
It’s fun to watch how lions and bears live in the wild, but I wouldn’t want to see any of them in real life.
“No, I Don’t” Responses
No, to be honest with you, I don’t like animals at all.
But my kids love learning about animals and going to the zoo.
I just love people.
No, I don’t like animals at all, except for food.
I am a big meat eater and I really love beef, pork, chicken, seafood and any animal food.
No, I hate animals.
I grew up on a farm and had to work with animals all day and I hated it.
Now that I live in the city, I don’t want to be around animals anymore.
You can see how many different types of answers you can answer.
It doesn’t matter what you say as long as you speak fast and don’t make (many) mistakes.
For part one questions, say the first thing that comes to mind and try to speak without hesitation.
Ask yourself, “Do you like animals?” ask.
When you have finished, listen to your recording, write down what you said, and think of one or two ways you could improve the answer.
Keep repeating this process and you’ll soon be ready to give a great seven-band answer to this part one question of your IELTS Speaking test.
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