IELTS Speaking PART 1: Questions & Answers Topics

PART 1: About Street market

  • What do street markets sell?
  • Are there many street markets in your country?
  • What are the differences between street markets and supermarkets?
  • Do you often go to the supermarket?

PART 1: About Break/holiday

  • Is a short break or a long break more important?
  • Which one do you prefer?
  • What is the role of breaks?
  • How many public holidays do you have in Thailand?
  • Do you think people need more public holidays?
  • How do you usually spend your holiday?
  • Which holiday is your favorite?

PART 1: About Leisure Time

  • What is your favourite leisure activity?
  • What did you enjoy doing in your free time as a child?
  • Do you prefer to spend your free time with other people or alone?
  • Do you think leiture time is important and why?

PART 1: About Outdoor activity

  • Do you prefer to be indoors or outdoors?
  • Did you like to go outside when you were young?
  • Did you often go over to your friends’ house when you were young?
  • Is it important for children to play outdoors?

PART 1: About TV

Do you often watch TV?
Do you think children should watch TV?
Favourite movie (films), do you watch them on TV or in cinema?
Would you like to act in movies? Why not?

PART 1: About Movies

Which movies do you like?
How often do you go to the cinema?
Do your friends like this movie?
Do you want to be a movie star?

PART 1: About Music

Do you like music?
What kinds of music do you like to listen to?
When do you listen to music?
How much time do you spend listening to music every day?
Have you ever been to a concert before?

PART 1: About Music

What kind of music do you like?
Did you learn music at school?
If you could learn a musical instrument, what would it be?
Do you think music in important?
Why we should teach music to our kids?

PART 1: About Voice

Has your voice ever changed?
Do you enjoy recording your voice and listening to it?
Can you sing?

PART 1: About Reading

Do you like reading?
What kind of books do you read?
Do you read electronic books?
Do you read books related to your profession?
Do you think it is important to encourage children to read?

PART 1: About Plan / Time Management

Do you make plans every day?
Are you good at managing your time?
What is the latest plan you made?
What is the hardest part about making plans?

PART 1: About Daily routine

When do you usually get up in the morning?
Do you usually have the same routine every day?
What is your daily routine?
Do you ever change your routine?
Do you think it is important to have a daily routine?

PART 1: About Photos / Pictures

Do you like to take photos?
Do you prefer to take photos yourself or to have other people take photos?
How often do you take photos?
In what situation do you take photos?
How do you keep your photos?

PART 1: About Memory

Would you say you have a good memory?
What is your earliest memory?
Have you ever forgotten an important date, such as a birthday, anniversary or deadline?
Which do you usually remember more clearly, happy moments or sad moments?
Do you know anyone who has a ‘photographic memory’?

PART 1: About

What’s the most popular means of transportation in your hometown?
Can you compare the advantages of planes and trains?
How often do you take buses?
Is driving to work popular on your country?
Would you ride bikes to work in the future?

PART 1: About Transportation

Do you prefer public transportation or private transportation?
Do you think people will drive more in the future?
What will become the most popular means of transportation in Thailand, still motorbikes?

PART 1: About Crowded area

What places do you think are often crowded?
When was the last time you were in a crowded place?
How do you feel when you are in crowded places?
Do you prefer to go to crowded places or places that have few people?
Would you say people with the same interests usually get along with each other when they are in a crowd?

PART 1: About Going out

Do you often go out in the evenings?
What do you like to do when you go out?
Do you prefer going out on your own or with friends?
How often do you go out in a week?
Where do most young people like to go out in your country?

PART 1: About Pens & Pencils

When was the last time you bought a pen or pencil?
Do you usually use a pen or pencil?
Which one do you use more often? Pen or pencil?
What do you think when someone gives you a pen or a pencil as a gift?

PART 1: About Handwriting

Do you often write with a pen?
Is your handwriting easy to read for other people?
Do you like to receive cards with hand-written words?
Can we tell someone’s personality from his or her writing?
What’s the difference of writing with a pen and typing on a computer?

PART 1: About Cycling

How popular are bicycles in your home town?
How often do you ride a bicycle?
Do you think that bicycles are suitable for all ages?
What are the advantages of a bicycle compared to a car?
Do you think it’s safe to ride a bicycle in the city?

PART 1: About Running & Exercise

Do you like running?
Have you ever taken a running class?
When was your last long run?
What you need to run?
Where do you think is a good place to run?
Do you think running is a good way to stay healthy?
Do you like watching running race on TV

PART 1: About Water sports

Have you done any water sports?
What water sports popular in your country?
What kind of water sports do people want to try?

PART 1: About Walking

Do you walk a lot?
Do you think people often take a walk more than in the past?
Do you think people will take a walk more
often or not?

PART 1: About Sky

How often do you look at the sky?
Do you prefer the sky in the morning or the sky at night?
Can you see the moon and stars at night where you live?
Is there a good place to look at the sky
where you live?

PART 1: About Weather

Do you prefer dry or wet weather?
What kind of weather do you like most?
What’s your favourite season?
What kind of weather is typical in your hometown?

PART 1: About Pets / Wild animals

Are there many people keeping pets in your country?
Have you ever had a pet when you were young?
What pet will you keep if you want?

PART 1: About Wild animals

Do you think it is necessary to protect wild animals?
What wild animals do you like?
Do you like to go to the zoo?
Do you often go to the zoo?

PART 1: About Home

What kind of housing / accommodation do you live in?
What is the difference between where you are living now and where you have lived in the past?
How long have you lived there?
Do you plan to live there for a long time?
Are the transport facilities to your home very good?

PART 1: About Home

Can you describe the place where you live?
Do you prefer living in a house or a flat?
Which room does your family spend most of the time in?
Please describe the room you live in?
What part of your home do you like the most?
What do you do in your house?

PART 1: About Hometown

Where do you come from?
What’s the most attractive part of your hometown?
What’s the weather like in your hometown?
Do you know much about the history of your hometown?

PART 1: About Hometown

Has your hometown changed much these years?
Would you say your hometown is a big city or a small town?
For you, what benefits are there living in a big city?
Do you think you will be still living in your home country in the future?

PART 1: About The area you live in

Do you like the area that you live in?
What are some changes in the area recently?
Do you know any famous people in your area?
Where do you like to go in that area?

PART 1: About Place

Where do people in your local area often choose to meet?
Do you prefer a meeting point which has an appealing beauty?
Do you prefer to choose stunning hotel or resort room views?
What is the most breathtaking landscape you have ever been?
Do you snap photos of great views when you visit?

PART 1: About Work / Study

Are you a student or do you work now?
What subject are you studying?
Why did you choose that subject?
Is there anything that you don’t like about it?
What would you like to do in the future?
What are the most popular subjects in your country?
What are your favourite classes / courses / subjects at school / university?
Do you think it’s important to choose a subject you like?

PART 1: About Work / Study

Are you a student or do you work now?
What work do you do?
Why did you choose to do that type of job?
Do you like your job?
What do you like best about your job?
Do you miss being a student?
Prefer to work in the moming or afternoon?
Have you changed your work before?

PART 1: About Computers

Do you often use a computer?
How do you usually get online?
Do you prefer desktops or laptops?
What do you use your computer for?
Do you think it Is important to learn how to use a computer?

PART 1: About Newspapers

How do you usually get your news?
Do you often read the newspapers?
What kind of news do you usually follow?
How do most people get the news in your country?
Do you think international news is important?

PART 1: About Social Network

How often do you use social networking applications?
Why do you use social networking apps?
What are the disadvantages of social networking apps?
Do you think it is good to make friends online?

PART 1: About Internet

How often do you go online?
What do you use the internet for?
How do you get online?
Do you have your own computer?
What’s your favourite website?
Do you think children should be allowed unsupervised access to the internet?

PART 1: About Science

Have you ever taken science courses?
Is science important?
Should we learn science?
Did you have any science classes in elementary or high school?

PART 1: About Language

What language can you speak?
Do you think it’s difficult to learn a new language?
Will you learn other languages in the future?

PART 1: About Numbers

Are you good at remembering numbers?
Do you often use numbers?
Is there any special number you like?
Are you good at Maths? PART 1 About Math?
Do you think mathematics is important?
Do you think it’s difficult to learn mathematics well?
Are girls generally good at mathematics?
Do you often use a calculator?

PART 1: About Art

Do you like arts
Are you good at art?
Have you ever visited an art gallery?
Is there any artwork on the wall in your room?
Is art popular in your country
Do you think children can benefit from going to art galleries?

PART 1: About Teacher

Do you have a favorite teacher?
Have your teachers helped you?
What’s the difference between young and old teachers?
What are the qualities of a good teacher?

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