Ielts Speaking Questions Part 1 2 3

The IELTS speaking test questionsin part 1 revolve around you, your life and your country.TheIELTS speaking testlasts 4-5 minutes, during which the examiner can ask you approximately 12 questions. The examples given below are IELTS speaking test questions and topics for part 1:

The topics mentioned below are generic, so you should practice them regularly. The questions may vary, but the topics remain the same.

Accommodation

• Let’s move on to talk about accommodation. Tell me about the kind of accommodation you live in.

• Do you live in a house or a flat?

• Is it a big place?

• Does the place you live in have many amenities?

• What do you like about living there?

• Is there anything you would like to change about the place you live in?

• How long have you lived there?

• Do you plan to live there for a long time?

• Is there a garden in the place you live in?

Advertisements

• Do you like watching advertisements?

• Will you buy something because of an advertisement?

• How do you feel when you see pop-up ads on the internet?

• Do you like funny or serious advertisements?

• What makes a good advertisement?

Art & Photography

• Do you like art?

• Do you think art classes are necessary?

• How do you think art classes affect children’s development?

• What benefits can you get from painting as a hobby?

• Do you like to take photographs?

• Do you prefer to take photos yourself or to have other people take photos?

• How often do you take photographs?

• Do you prefer to take pictures of people or of scenery?

• Do you prefer to take photos with a phone or with a camera?

• Do you take many photographs when you travel?

• Do you like looking at photographs of yourself?

• Have you put any photographs you have taken on the walls of your house?

Birthdays

• What did you usually do on your birthday when you were a child?

• How do you normally celebrate your birthday now?

• Is your birthday now still as important to you as when you were a child?

• Do you think it’s important to give someone a card when it’s their birthday?

• Do you think the price of gifts/presents is important?

Books

• Do you like reading books? Why?

• How often do you read?

• Do you have many books at home?

• Do you prefer to buy books or borrow them?

• What are the benefits of reading?

• What book would you take on a long journey?

• How easy is it for you to read books in English?

• Have you given up reading a book recently?

• What kind of people like reading and what kind of people don’t like reading very much?

• What kinds of books do you like to read?

• What is the best book you’ve ever read?

• Is reading books a popular activity in your country?

• Do you think that electronic books/e-readers are better than real books?

Celebrity

• Who is your favourite celebrity?

• Do you like any foreign celebrities?

• Would you want to be a celebrity in the future?

• Do you think we should protect famous people’s privacy?

• How do celebrities influence their fans in your country?

Clothes, Fashion & Photos

• What is your favourite item of clothing?

• Are there any traditional clothes in your country?

• Where do you usually purchase your clothes?

• Have you ever bought clothes online?

• Were you interested in fashion when you were a child?

• Is fashion important to you now?

• What types of clothes are fashionable for young people in your country these days?

• Does fashion change for people as they get older?

• Who do you usually take photos of?

• How do you keep your photos?

• Do you keep your photographs on your computer?

• Have you framed any of your photos?

• Do you prefer to send postcards to people or to send photos that you took yourself?

• Are there any photos on the walls of your home?

Colours

• What colours do you like?

• What’s the most popular colour in your country?

• Do you like to wear dark or bright colours?

• What’s the difference between men’s and women’s preference for colours?

• Do colours affect your mood?

Country

• What is your country famous for?

• Where do you live in your country?

• Is it an interesting place to live?

• Are you planning to live there in the future?

Daily Routine

• Tell me about your daily routine.

• Has your daily routine changed since you were a child?

• Is your daily routine different at the weekend to during the week?

• What would you like to change about your daily routine?

• Do you think it’s important to have a daily routine?

Dictionaries

• Do you ever use a dictionary?

• Do you prefer paper or electronic dictionaries?

• Are dictionaries used a lot in schools in your country?

• Do you think dictionaries are useful for learning a language?

Dreams

• Do you dream much at night?

• Do you often remember your dreams?

• Do you think we can learn anything from dreams?

• Do people in your country talk about their dreams?

• Do you think that dreams can come true?

Exercise

• Do you do much exercise?

• Do you do more exercise now than when you were a child?

• Do people in your country do a lot of exercise?

• What do you think is the best exercise to keep fit?

• Have the types of exercise people like to do changed since you were a child?

Family & Housework

• How many people are there in your immediate family?

• Who do you get on best within your family?

• Do you have a large extended family?

• What do you do together with your family?

• Why is family important to you?

• Do you do housework at home?

• Do you have a large family or a small family?

• Can you tell me something about your family members?

• How much time do you manage to spend with members of your family?

• Do you get on well with your family? Why?

Friends

• Do you have a lot of friends?

• Who is your best friend, and why?

• Who would you most like to be friends with and why?

• What kind of person can you make friends with easily?

• Which is more important to you, friends or family?

Food

• Do you enjoy cooking?

• What type of things can you cook?

• What kinds of food are popular in your country?

• Is it an important part of your culture to have dinner parties?

• Do you prefer to eat with other people or on your own?

• Do you have a healthy diet?

• Do you prefer eating at home or eating out?

• Do you like ordering food to be delivered?

• Who do you get food delivered with?

• Do you eat meals differently now compared to when you were little?

Gift & Noise

• Do you think there’s too much noise in modern society?

• Are cities becoming noisier?

• When do you send gifts?

• When was the last time you received a gift?

• Have you received a gift you didn’t like?

• How do you feel when you receive a gift?

• Do people in your country send gifts to show their generosity?

Home

• Who do you live with?

• What is your favourite room in your home?

• How is your home decorated?

• Do you like visitors coming to your home?

Hometown

• Where is your hometown?

• What do you like about it?

• What do you not like about it?

• Is there any way your hometown could be made better?

• Do you think you will continue to live in your hometown?

• How often do you visit your hometown

• How many people live in your hometown?

• What kind of jobs do the people in your hometown do?

• What is your hometown famous for?

• What’s the oldest part of your hometown?

Humour

• What type of programmes do you find funny on TV?

• Which types of programmes are most popular in your country?

• What kind of things make you laugh?

• Do you like to make people laugh?

• Do you like indoor activities?

• What indoor activities do you like?

• How much time do you spend indoors every week?

• What types of indoor activities are popular in your country?

Internet

• Do you use the Internet more for work or in your free time?

• What are your favourite websites?

• Do you think you use the Internet too much?

• How will the Internet develop in the future?

• What are the positive and negative things about the Internet?

Lifestyle

• What do you do in your free time?

• Do you have a busy social life?

• Do you lead an active life?

• Has your life changed much in the last year?

• What would you like to change about your lifestyle?

• What type of activities do you like to do in your free time?

• How long have you been interested in these activities?

• Do you like to do these activities alone or with other people? (Why)?

• Do you think people have enough free time?

Mobile Phones

• Do you have a mobile phone?

• At what age did you first get a mobile?

• What do you most use it for?

• Is it a nuisance if people use mobiles in public places such as trains and buses?

Movies

• How often do you go to the cinema?

• Are cinema tickets expensive in your country?

• What are the advantages of seeing a film at the cinema?

• Do you usually watch films alone or with others?

• Which actor would you like to play you in a film?

Music

• How do you listen to music?

• When do you listen to music?

• What’s your favourite kind of music?

• Is music an important subject at school in your country?

• What kinds of music are (most) popular in your country?

• Do you like to listen to live music?

• Is live music popular in your country?

• Have you ever been to a concert before? Or Have you ever been to a musical performance?

• How much time do you spend listening to music every day?

• Are your music tastes varied?

• What is your favourite song?

Neighbours

• Do you know the people who live next door to you?

• How often do you see each other?

• What kind of relationship do you have?

• How can neighbours be helpful?

• What kind of problems can people have with their neighbours in a big city?

Newspaper and Magazine

• Which do you prefer reading, newspapers or magazines?

• What type of stories do you like to read about?

• Do you think reading a magazine or a newspaper can help you learn a language?

• Why do you think some people prefer magazines to newspapers?

• Do you often read newspapers?

• Do you prefer to read local news or international news?

• Which is more popular where you live, newspapers or magazines?

• Do many people today read newspapers?

• In the future, do you think more people will read magazines than today or fewer people?

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

Outdoor Activities

• Do you like outdoor activities?

• What outdoor sports do you like?

• How much time do you spend outdoors every week?

• What types of outdoor activities are popular in your country?

Public Transport

• What kinds of public transport do you have in your country?

• What kinds of public transport do most people use?

• What is your favourite type of public transport?

• What do you do when you are travelling on public transport?

• How could public transport in your country be improved?

Seasons

• What is your favourite season?

• Tell me about the different seasons in your country.

• How do the clothes people wear in your country change with the seasons?

• Do any types of jobs people do in your country change with the seasons?

• Is tourism popular in your country in a particular season?

• What season (or weather) do you think is most suitable for work and/or study?

Sports

• Do you play any sports?

• Do you watch sports on TV?

• What is the most popular sport in your country?

• How do people in your country stay fit?

• Is it important for children to play sports?

• Is there a lot of sports on television in your country?

• What sports do children normally do at school?

• Do you think people do enough sport these days?

Timing

• Is being late acceptable in your culture?

• Are you ever late for appointments?

• What type of excuses do you think are alright for lateness?

• How do you feel when someone is late for an appointment with you?

Travel

• Where was the last place you visited on holiday?

• Would you like to go back there again?

• What kind of tourist destinations do you usually prefer?

• Has a foreign visitor ever stayed at your home?

• What’s the best way to save money while travelling?

TV

• Do you like watching TV?

• How often do you watch TV?

• What kind of TV programmes do you like to watch?

• What is your favourite TV show now?

• What was your favourite show when you were a child?

• What are the most popular TV shows in your country?

• Do you think television is useful for education in schools?

Volunteer Works

• Have you ever worked before?

• What was your first day at work like?

• Have you participated in any volunteer work?

• Why did you do the volunteer work?

• Do you know any volunteers?

• How do you define volunteer work?

Weather

• What’s your favourite kind of weather?

• Is there any type of weather you really don’t like?

• What is the climate like in your country?

• Do you (usually) pay attention to weather forecasts?

• Has the weather changed much in your country in recent years?

• What’s the weather usually like in your country (or your hometown)?

• How is the weather here different from the weather in your home country?

• Would you say the weather in your hometown is suitable for working (or studying)?

• Would you like to move to a place with different weather?

• Does the weather affect the way that you feel?

• Do people like the weather in your country?

• Do the kinds of outside activities people do in your country change when the weather changes?

Work

• Do you have a job right now?

• Do you enjoy your job?

• What responsibilities do you have at work?

• What is your typical day like at work?

• What would you change about your job?

• What job do you think you will be doing in five years?

• What skills and qualifications are required for this job?

• Do you get on well with your co-workers?

• Are there good work opportunities in your home country?

Writing

• Do you enjoy writing?

• Did you write a lot when you were a child?

• Do you ever write letters?

• Do you prefer writing letters or sending emails?

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