APIEIELTS Speaking: Eyesight and Eye Health
Eyesight, glasses and eye tests
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Target: 5.0-5.5
Unit: Eyesight, glasses and eye tests (25 minutes total)
📌 How to use this lesson
👩🏫 Teacher
Follow these exercises to introduce the topic and target vocabulary; timing is 10 minutes total; monitor understanding via the matching activity.
👨🎓 Learner
Start with the vocabulary review to warm up; read the facts and guess before revealing the answer.
💡 Learn the words and facts about eyes, vision, and eye tests.
1. Vocabulary Review
Complete each sentence with the correct word from the unit vocabulary list.
Sentence 1:
Sentence 2:
Sentence 3:
Sentence 4:
Sentence 5:
2. Common Collocations
Match each collocation on the left with its correct meaning from options A to F.
Options (Meanings):
3. Useful Sentence Patterns
Study these patterns and everyday examples to structure your speaking responses naturally.
"To begin with, ..."
"To begin with, the optician asked me to read some letters."
Why this works: Use this to start your answer or introduce your first point smoothly.
"In conclusion, ..."
"In conclusion, taking short breaks during work helps keep your eyes healthy."
Why this works: Use this to summarize your final opinion at the end of Part 2.
"It is important to ..."
"It is important to wear sunglasses on sunny days to avoid glare."
Why this works: Use this to emphasize a key health habit or opinion.
"I tend to ..."
"I tend to rest my eyes for a while after I read."
Why this works: Use this to describe your daily habits naturally.
4. Fun Facts (Guess the Number)
Test your knowledge about global eye health facts reported by the World Health Organization.
🌍 Fact 1: How many people in the world have a near or distance vision impairment, according to the World Health Organization (2026)?
👓 Fact 2: How many people struggle in everyday activities because they lack access to a pair of glasses, according to the WHO 2019 report?
Module 2: Practice Test
Unit: Eyesight, glasses and eye tests (15 minutes)
Practice your speaking with IELTS Part 1 and Part 2 questions.
Part 1: Short Questions
Answer each question naturally. Click record to start speaking, then open the model answer to review.
How do you look after your eyes when you read or work for a long time?
[Bài tập luyện nói]
💡 Show Model Answer & Useful Phrases"Well, to be honest, I try to take a short break now and then. I usually look out of the window at the trees. You know, it really helps my eyes feel less tired."
Useful phrases:
- to be honest: I am telling you the truth
- take a short break: rest for a little while
- look out of the window: look at things that are far away
- You know: a small phrase we say while we think
How much time do you spend looking at a screen on a normal day?
[Bài tập luyện nói]
💡 Show Model Answer & Useful Phrases"I'd say quite a lot of time. On a normal day, I use my laptop for study, and I check my phone a lot. I know it's too much, so I'm trying to use it less."
Useful phrases:
- I'd say: a soft way to give your answer
- quite a lot of time: many hours in the day
- I'm trying to: I am making an effort to
Do you think that it is important to have your eyes tested every year?
[Bài tập luyện nói]
💡 Show Model Answer & Useful Phrases"Yes, without a doubt. I think having a regular eye checkup is very important. It helps you catch problems early and get the right glasses, so your eyes don't get worse."
Useful phrases:
- without a doubt: I am sure about it
- catch problems early: find a problem when it is still small
- don't get worse: stay the same or get better
What do you do to rest your eyes after a long day of work or study?
[Bài tập luyện nói]
💡 Show Model Answer & Useful Phrases"After a long day, I usually turn off all my screens. To tell you the truth, I like to close my eyes for a while or go for a walk in the park nearby."
Useful phrases:
- turn off: stop a computer, phone or TV
- To tell you the truth: I am being honest with you
- close my eyes: rest with your eyes shut
- go for a walk: walk outside for a short time
Part 2: Cue Card Task
Take 1 minute to prepare your notes. Then speak for 60 to 90 seconds.
Describe a time when you visited a doctor, a dentist or an optician.
You should say:
- where you went
- why you went
- what happened there
- and explain how you felt afterwards.
Record your Part 2 answer (60-90 seconds):
[Bài tập luyện nói]
"Well, I'd like to talk about a time I went to see an optician. To start off, it was a few months ago because my eyes felt very tired after studying. I went to a small eye clinic near my home. First of all, the optician asked me to sit down and read some letters on a screen. Then she used a special machine to check my eyes. As it turned out, my eyesight had become a bit worse, so I needed new reading glasses. She helped me choose a nice pair of dark frames. All in all, I felt relieved and happy afterwards, because I didn't get headaches anymore when I read my books. Looking back, it was a really good idea to go."
Useful phrases:
- To start off: a way to begin your story
- First of all: used for the first thing that happened
- As it turned out: what really happened in the end
- All in all: looking at everything together
- Looking back: thinking about the past now
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