IELTS Speaking

Part 1 — Introduction

1 Do you work or are you a student? 2 Why did you choose that job? 3 Do you like your job? 4 What do you like about your studies? 5 What do you dislike about your studies? 6 Please describe your hometown a little. 7 Is that a big city or a small place? 8 How long have you been living there? 9 Do you think you will continue living there for a long time? 10 Would you like to live in the countryside in the future? 11 What do people living in the countryside like to do? 12 How has your town changed over the last 20 years? 13 Tell me a little about your country. 14 Which part of your country do most people live in? 15 Where is your country located? 16 Tell me about the main industries in your country. 17 What are some of the good things and some of the bad things about living in your country? 18 What colour would you choose to paint the walls of your room? 19 What colour would you never use in your home? 20 Can you describe the place where you live? 21 What can you see from the windows where you live? 22 Do you prefer living in a house or a flat? 23 What would you like to change in your flat? 24 Would you like to be a teacher? 25 Do you think you could be a teacher? 26 Did (Do) you have a favourite teacher? 27 How does this teacher help you? 28 Do you think you spend too much time on social media? 29 What do people often do on social media? 30 What was your dream when you were a child? 31 Are you the kind of person who sticks to dreams? 32 Do you think you are an ambitious person? 33 Would you use mirrors to decorate your room? 34 Do you usually take a mirror with you? 35 How often do you use a mirror? 36 Have you ever bought a mirror? 37 Do you use a mirror before buying clothing? 38 What functions does a mirror have? 39 Do you prefer sad or happy music? 40 Does happy music make you feel more excited? 41 Would you say you are a tidy person? 42 How do you keep things tidy? 43 Do you think it is possible for people to be tidy all the time? 44 What kinds of websites do you often visit? 45 Are there any changes to the websites you often visit? 46 Do you like to wear watches? 47 Have you ever received a watch as a gift? 48 Why do people like expensive watches? 49 Do you like shopping? 50 How often do you go shopping? 51 Do you compare prices when you shop? 52 Is it difficult for you to make choices when you shop? 53 What type of car do you like? 54 What colour car would you choose to buy? 55 What do you usually do when there's a traffic jam? 56 Do you prefer to be a driver or a passenger? 57 Do you like to go to parks? 58 Do you like science? 59 Do you want to travel in the outer space? 60 Do you think it's necessary to see other planets? 61 Are you interested in films about outer space and stars? 62 Have you ever taken a course about stars? 63 Is it important to study stars? 64 Do you use headphones? 65 What type of headphones do you use? 66 In what situations would you NOT use headphones? 67 Do you think singing can bring happiness to people? 68 Do you often sing? 69 What kinds of music do you like to sing? 70 Do you like modern art or traditional art? 71 Do you like art? 72 Have you ever visited an art gallery? 73 Do you think it would be interesting for you to be an artist? 74 What do you do if your item is heavy? 75 When you go out what do you carry with you? 76 What is the difference between the things you carry in the evening and in the morning? 77 How much money do you usually spend on shoes? (added on 3 September 2025) 78 How often do you buy shoes? 79 Have you ever bought shoes online? 80 Do you like to wear shoes that are comfortable or good-looking? 81 Do you keep plants? 82 Do you know anything about growing a plant? 83 What plants did you grow when you were younger? 84 Do people in your country send plants as gifts? 85 Do you like quiet or noisy places? 86 Would you like to go to quiet or noisy places on weekends when you are free? 87 Have you ever talked with someone you don’t know in public places? 88 Do you wear headphones in public places? 89 What do you usually do during a break? 90 How often do you take a break? 91 Do you take a nap when you have a rest? 92 How do you feel after taking a nap? 93 Are there any rules for students at your school? 94 Do you think students would benefit more from more rules? 95 Do you have a teacher who does his or her job very well? 96 What did you learn from visiting museums and art galleries? 97 Are there many museums in your hometown? 98 Do you like visiting museums and art galleries? 99 Have you ever had an experience where you did something well? 100 Have you ever had an experience where your teacher thought you did a good job? 101 Do you often tell your friends when they do something well? 102 What was your dream job when you were young? 103 Do you often see advertisements when you are on your phone or computer? (added on 13 October 2025) 104 What kind of advertising do you like? (added on 13 October 2025) 105 Do you see a lot of advertising on trains or other transport? (added on 13 October 2025) 106 Is there an advertisement that made an impression on you when you were a child? (added on 13 October 2025) 107 How do you feel about advertisements? 108 Is there much advertising in your country? 109 Have you ever borrowed books from others? 110 Do you mind if others borrow money from you? (added on 13 October 2025) 111 Have you ever borrowed money from others? 112 Do you like to lend things to others? 113 How do you feel when people don't return things they borrowed from you? 114 Do most people like crowded places? 115 When was the last time you were in a crowded place? 116 Is the city where you live crowded? 117 Is there a crowded place near where you live? 118 When you were a kid, did your parents encourage you to share things with others? 119 Is there anything you don't want to share? 120 What kind of things do you like to share with others? 121 Do you have anything to share with others? 122 Who is the first person you would like to share good news with? 123 What kind of news do you share with your friends? 124 Are you interested in growing vegetables and fruits? (added on 13 October 2025) 125 Do you think it’s easy to grow vegetables? 126 Should schools teach students how to grow vegetables? 127 Do you always take your mobile phone with you when going out? (added on 1 October 2025) 128 Do you bring food or snacks with you when going out? (added on 1 October 2025) 129 How often do you use cash? 130 Do you often bring cash with you? 131 Do you have a friend you have known for a long time? (added on 14 October 2025) 132 Where do you and your friends often meet? (added on 14 October 2025) 133 Do you prefer to spend time with one friend or with a group of friends? (added on 14 October 2025) 134 Would you invite friends to your home? (added on 14 October 2025) 135 Is there a difference between where you meet friends now and where you used to meet them in the past? (added on 14 October 2025) 136 Do you often go out with your friends? (added on 14 October 2025) 137 Why are some places suitable for meeting while others are not? (added on 14 October 2025) 138 What do you and your friends do together? 139 Are friends important to you? 140 Do you prefer to communicate face-to-face or via social media? (added on 13 October 2025) 141 Do you like chatting with friends? (added on 13 October 2025) 142 What do you usually chat about with your friends? (added on 13 October 2025) 143 Do you argue with friends? 144 Do you prefer to chat with a group of people or with only one friend? 145 Have you ever worked with old people? 146 Are you happy to work with people who are older than you? 147 What are the benefits of being friends with or working with old people? 148 Do you enjoy spending time with old people? 149 How often do you send text messages? 150 Is sending messages popular in your country? 151 Did you send more messages when you were younger? 152 Do you reply to messages as soon as you receive them? 153 Do you usually buy jewellery? (added on 12 May 2025) 154 Why do some people wear a piece of jewelry for a long time? 155 Do you like wearing jewelry? 156 How often do you wear it? 157 Do you wear a lot of jewelry? 158 Do you want to be a Geography teacher? (added on 16 May 2025) 159 Will you learn more about the geography of other countries? (added on 16 May 2025) 160 Have you ever learned Geography? 161 Do you think Geography is useful? 162 Do you like Geography? 163 Is there any tradition about naming babies? 164 Does your name have any special meaning? 165 Do you like your name? 166 Do you go to sleep early or stay up late? 167 How do you feel in the morning if you stay up late? 168 What were you doing when you stayed up late last time? 169 Is it important for you to celebrate your birthday? 170 How do children celebrate birthdays in your country? 171 Do you like making plans? 172 What's the most popular means of transportation in your hometown? 173 Will you use public transport more in the future? 174 Do you prefer doing word puzzles or number puzzles? 175 Is it good for old people to do puzzles? 176 What kind of snacks do you like to eat? 177 What is your opinion on snacks between meals? 178 When do you usually eat them? 179 Do your parents allow you to eat snacks? 180 How do you remember important things? 181 Are you good at memorising things? 182 Have you ever forgotten something important? 183 What do you need to remember in your daily life? 184 Are you patient? 185 Did you use to be more patient or less patient than you are now? 186 Have you ever lost your patience? 187 Do you think patience is important? 188 Do you usually write by hand or write using a computer? 189 Did you like writing things when you were a child? 190 What's the weather usually like in your hometown? 191 Do you have a habit of checking the weather forecast? 192 Do you like hot and dry weather? 193 Do you like wet weather? 194 Would you like to visit a hot country? 195 Do you like spending time by yourself? 196 What do you do when you spend time by yourself? 197 What free time activities are popular with people in your country? 198 Who do you usually spend your spare time with? 199 Do you have breakfast at home every day? 200 Do you want to learn how to cook well? 201 Do you think your home is clean and tidy? 202 What housework do you dislike? 203 What housework do you like? 204 Do you like chocolate? 205 How often do you eat chocolate? 206 Why do you think chocolate is popular all over the world? 207 What's your favourite flavour of chocolate? 208 Did you give chocolate as a present to someone? 209 Do you make a list when you shop? 210 Do you make a list for your work? Does it work? 211 Why don't some people like making lists? 212 Have you ever taken a course about stars? 213 Do you want to travel in the outer space? 214 Are you interested in films about outer space and stars? 215 Is it important to study stars? 216 Do you prefer buying things in big companies or from small businesses? 217 Do you know many small businesses where you live? 218 What is your favourite machine in your home? 219 Do you think washing machines and sweeping machines are important? 220 Do you read the instructions before using a machine? 221 Do you think it is important to read the instructions? 222 Have you ever sent a thank you card to others? 223 Do people in your country often say ‘thank you’? 224 On what occasions do you say ‘thank you’? 225 Why do people need to say ‘thank you’? 226 Have you had any achievements recently? 227 How do you feel when you are praised? 228 When was the last time you praised someone? 229 Do you think parents should often praise their children? 230 Did you go to a library when you were a kid? 231 Do you often go to the library? 232 What kind of people would go to a library to read and study? 233 Which do you prefer, to spend time on a beach or have excursions in a city? 234 Can you describe your perfect holiday? 235 What was the best holiday in your life? 236 Is there anything that has made you feel happy lately? 237 What will make you happy in the future? 238 When do you feel happy at work? 239 Do you feel happy when you buy new things? 240 What made you happy when you were a child? 241 Are you often busy? 242 When are you busy? 243 Are you busier now than when you were a child? 244 Do you love flowers? 245 Do you know anyone who loves flowers? 246 Are there a lot of flowers where you live? 247 Do you take photos of flowers in your daily life? 248 Do people in your country often send flowers to others? 249 When did you start using the Internet? 250 How often do you go online? 251 How does the Internet influence people? 252 Do you think you spend too much time online? 253 What would you do without the Internet? 254 Did you laugh a lot recently? 255 Do you often make people laugh? 256 Do you like movies that make you laugh? 257 Where do you prefer to keep your pet, indoors or outdoors? (added on 7 Jan 2025) 258 What's your favourite animal? 259 Have you ever had a pet? 260 What's the most popular animal in your country? 261 When was the last time you had a few days off? 262 What do you do when you have days off? 263 What would you like to do if you had a day off tomorrow? 264 Do you usually spend your days off with your parents or with your friends? 265 What kind of food did you like when you were young? (added on 7 Jan 2026) 266 What kinds of food do you particularly like? 267 Is there any food you don't like? 268 Have you ever locked yourself out? 269 Do you think it's a good idea to leave your keys with a neighbour? 270 Have you ever lost your keys? 271 Do you always bring a lot of keys with you? 272 Do you want to make your dreams come true? (added on 26 Jan 2026) 273 Do you remember your dreams when you wake up? 274 Do you think dreams will affect life? 275 Do you like hearing other people's dreams? 276 Do you prefer to read on paper or on a screen? (added on 28 Jan 2026) 277 When do you need to read carefully, and when not? (added on 28 Jan 2026) 278 Do you prefer scanning or detailed reading? (added on 28 Jan 2026) 279 Do you like reading? 280 Do you think you are good at choosing gifts? (added on 28 Jan 2026) 281 Have you ever sent handmade gifts to others? (added on 28 Jan 2026) 282 What kind of gifts are popular in your country? 283 How do we choose gifts? 284 Do you like to get up early? 285 What did you do in the morning when you were little? (added on 28 Jan 2026) 286 Do you spend your mornings doing the same things on both weekends and weekdays? (added on 28 Jan 2026) 287 What is your morning routine? 288 Do you have any hobbies? 289 Did you have any hobbies when you were a child? 290 Do you have a hobby that you’ve had since childhood? 291 Are team sports popular in your culture? (added on 30 Jan 2026) 292 Do you like watching team games? (added on 30 Jan 2026) 293 What are the differences between team sports and individual sports? (added on 30 Jan 2026) 294 Have you ever been part of a sports team? 295 Do you type on a desktop or laptop keyboard every day? 296 When did you learn how to type on a keyboard? 297 How do you improve your typing? 298 Do you walk a lot? 299 Did you often go outside to have a walk when you were a child? 300 Why do people like to walk in parks? 301 Where would you like to take a long walk if you had the chance? 302 Where have you gone for a walk lately? 303 Do you take photos of buildings? 304 Is there a building that you would like to visit? 305 Do you like taking pictures of different views? 306 Do you prefer views in urban areas or rural areas? 307 Do you prefer views in your own country or in other countries? 308 Do you look out the window at the scenery when travelling by bus or car? (added on 30 Jan 2026) 309 Do you prefer the mountains or the sea? (added on 30 Jan 2026) 310 What are the most beautiful sights you have seen while travelling? (added on 30 Jan 2026) 311 Do you like to take pictures of good scenery? 312 Did you prefer to do activities alone or with a group of people when you were a child? (added on 30 Jan 2026) 313 What did you enjoy doing as a child? 314 Did you enjoy your childhood? 315 How do people remember each stage of their lives? 316 At what age do you think people are the happiest? 317 Do you enjoy being the age you are now? 318 What did you often do with your friends in your childhood? 319 Do you have any plans for the next five years? 320 What do you think is the most important thing at the moment? 321 Do you think it's important to have a daily routine for your study? (added on 30 Jan 2026) 322 How do you organise your study time? 323 Do you ever change your plans? 324 What's your favourite time of the day? 325 Do you go to sleep early or stay up late?