 Do you prefer to take pictures of people
or of scenery?
PART 1
Let’s talk about your home town or
village.
 What kind of place is it?
 What’s the most interesting part of your
town/village?
 What kind of jobs do the people in your
town/village do?
 Would you say it’s a good place to live?
(Why?)
PART 2
Describe an unusual/ an unforgettable
meal
You should say:
When was it?
Where you had the meal?
What happened during the meal?
And explain why it was unforgettable?
PART 3
 Describe what you think is a healthy
diet?
 Are there many vegetarians in your
country? Why do you think some
people choose to be vegetarians?
 Is the food that people eat today
different to the food that people used to
eat in the past? If yes, in what ways
has it changed?
 Is ‘fast food’ popular in your country?
 More and more people are becoming
overweight nowadays. What do you
think might be the causes of this?
 Do you or, do people in your country
generally prefer to eat at home or eat
out?
 How important do you think it is for
members of a family to eat together?
PART 1
 Do you like taking photographs?
 How often do you take photos?
 In which situation do you like take
photos?
 Do you prefer to take photographs
yourself or to have other people take
photos?
 How do you keep your photos?
 Do you keep your photographs on your
computer?
 Are there any photos on the walls of
your house?
 Do you frame (or have you framed) any
of your photos?
 Do you prefer to send postcards to
people or to send photos that you took
yourself? (Why?)
PART 2
Describe a trip that you plan to go in
the near future.
You should say:
Where this place is?
Who you would like to go with?
What would you do there?
Explain why you would like to go there!
PART 3
 What is the importance of travelling?
 What type of places do you
recommend people to visit on
vacation?
 Do people in your country prefer to
travel by car or by train?
 What are the advantages of travelling
with a group of people?
 Should young people travel abroad?
 Are international trips popular with
people in your country?
 What do you consider when you take a
trip?
PART 1
 In what ways do you try to stay
healthy?
 Is it easy to keep fit where you live?
 What do you think is more important,
eating healthily or doing exercise?
 What are the health benefits of playing
a sport?
 Have you ever had any habits which
you consider to be unhealthy?
 Do you think more about your health
now than when you were younger?
PART 2
Describe something you do to keep
healthy.
You should say:
what this activity is
when you do it
and how often you do it
and explain why you think it’s a good way
to look after your health.
PART 3
 What are the most popular ways of
keeping healthy in your country?
 Do you think most people worry more
about their health as they get older?
 Why do you think some people
continue bad habits when they know
that they are damaging to their health?
 How can children be encouraged to
adopt healthy eating habits?
 Do you think people have become
more health conscious in recent years?
 Could governments do more to
promote healthier lifestyle options?
PART 1
 Do you work full-time or part-time?
 What's your job / What do you do (for a
living)?
 What do you enjoy most about your
work?
 What are the main tasks/duties in your

job?
Is there anything you would like to
change about your job?
 What would be your ideal job?
PART 2
Describe the job you would most like to
have.
You should say:
what this job would be
where you would work
which qualifications you would need
and explain why you would like to have
this job most.
PART 3
 Which jobs would you say are most
respected in your country?
 Some people say it's better to work for
yourself than be employed by a
company. What's your view?
 Do you agree that some jobs are still
more suited to either men or women?
 Do you think schools provide enough
advice and support to students about
their future careers?
 What changes in employment have
there been in recent years in your
country?
 Do you think more people will work
from home in the future?
 Can you think of any disadvantages of
working from home?
PART 1
 Which form(s) of transport do you
usually use?
 What is the easiest way to get around
your town/city?
 Do people use public transport where
you live?
 Are there any problems with the public
transport system in your town/city?
 How do you prefer to travel on long
journeys?
 What is the most unusual method of
transport you've ever used?
PART 2
Describe an interesting journey you
have been on.
You should say:
where you went
how you travelled there
who you went with and explain what was
so memorable about the journey

PART 3
 What methods of transport are most
popular in your city / country?
 What are some of the problems of long-
distance travelling?
 Has the way people travel changed
much in the last few decades?
 Do you agree that governments should
do more to encourage greener
methods of transport?
 What measures could be taken to
reduce problems of congestion in
cities?
 Do you think that transport problems
are worse in urban or rural areas?
PART 1
 Are there many public or national
holidays in your country?
 Do you think there are enough public
holidays?
 Do you like going away on holidays?
 Tell me something about your last
holiday?
 Do you always like to go to the same
place for your holiday?
 Where would you like to go for your
next holiday?
PART 2
Describe a holiday you would like to go
on.
You should say:
what place you would like to go to
how you would like to get there
what you would like to do while you were
there and explain why you would like to go
on this holiday.
PART 3
 Which places in your country do visitors
enjoy visiting most?
 What are some of the benefits of going
away on holiday?
 Have there been any recent changes in
the types of holiday that are popular in
your country?
 What kinds of benefits might a
significant increase in tourist numbers
bring to a location?
 What are some of the negative effects
of a dramatic increase in tourism?
 What developments affecting
international travel might there be in the
future?
PART 1
Let’s talk about going out
 When do you usually like to go out?
 What kinds of things do you like to do
when you go out?
 Do you spend a lot of money on going
out every month?
 What kinds of things would you like to
do, in the future, when you go out?
Let’s move on to talk about
entertainment at home
 Do you like entertaining friends in your
home?
 Have you ever had a large party in your
home?
 Do you like going to other people’s
homes for entertainment?
 Do you like to bring a gift when you visit
someone’s home?
Let’s talk about online entertainment
 What is your favorite type of online
entertainment?
 How much time do you spend on online
entertainment?
 Do you ever feel you spend too much
time online?
 Are there any new online activities
would you like to try in the future?
PART 2
DESCRIBE A FUN INDOOR GAME YOU
PLAYED AS A CHILD.
You should say:
what the name of the game was
what the aim of the game was
who you played with and explain why it
was such fun for you.
Follow up questions:
Did your friends also find this game fun?
Did you play a lot of similar games?
PART 3
Let’s now discuss entertainment in
your country
 Are there a lot of places in your country
for young people to go out?
 What kinds of live entertainment are
popular in your country?
 What places would you recommend a
tourist go to, for entertainment, in your
country?
Let’s now talk about technology and
entertainment
 What forms of online entertainment
have become popular these days?
 What are the dangers of spending too
much time on online entertainment?
 Is entertainment these days better than
in the past because of technology?
PART 1
 Now could you tell me a little about
yourself and where do you live?
 What are some of the nicest things
about where you live?
 Are there any places of special interest
I could visit in your home area?
 Could you describe some of them for
me?
 What would be the best way for me to
get there?
 What sort of places could I stay at?
 Should I go at any special time of year?
PART 2
Describe a problem that affects the
environment in the area where you live.
You should say:
what the problem is
what causes it
what people feel about the problem
and explain what you think could be done
to solve it.
PART 3
 What do you think are the greatest
problems facing your country at
present?
 what has been done so far to solve
these problems?
 How successful would you say these
measures have been?
 Do you think things are likely to get
better or worse in the future?
 Is what you are going to study likely to
be of any use to solve these problems?
 Should countries try to solve the
climate change problems together or
individually? Why?
PART 1
 Tell me a bit about your family.
 What do your brothers and sisters do?
 So, where are you from?
 What are the advantages and
disadvantages of living here?

Could you recommend a good
restaurant?
 Why do you like it?
 What types of foods does it serve?
 What do you suggest I order?
 Is it expensive?
 How do I get there?
 After you have taken the IELTS, what
are you planning to study?
 Why are you interested in this?
 Why do you want to study overseas?
PART 2
Describe a course you took in your
college or university.
You should say:
what it was
when you took it
what you learned from this course
And explain why you took this course.
PART 3
 How do you think studying overseas
will be different to studying in your own
country?
 So, what problems do you think you will
have studying abroad?
 Do you think you will have many
difficulties adapting to a new culture?
 Do you think that there will be any
major changes in your field of study
over the next few years?
 How do you think an overseas degree
will improve your professional skills?
 What do you see yourself doing
professionally in 10 years' time? And
how do you see your personal life
changing?
PART 1
 Are your friends mostly your age or
different ages? Why?
 Do you usually see your friends during
the week or at weekends? Why?
 The last time you saw your friends,
what did you do together?
 In what ways are your friends important
to you?
PART 2
Describe an interesting historic place.
You should say:
what it is
where it is located
what you can see there now
and explain why this place is
interesting.
PART 3
 How do people in your country feel
about protecting historic buildings?
 Do you think an area can benefit from
having an interesting historic place
locally? In what way?
 What do you think will happen to
historic places or buildings in the
future? Why?
 How were you taught history when you
were at school?
 Are there other ways people can learn
about history, apart from at school?
How?
 Do you think history will still be a school
subject in the future? Why?
PART 1
 Do you have a large family or a small
family?
 Can you tell me something about
them?
 How much time do you manage to
spend with members of your family?
 What sorts of things do you like to do
together?
 Did/ Do you get on well with your
family? Why?
PART 2
Describe a teacher who has influenced
you in your education.
You should say:
• where you met him/her.
• what subject he/she taught.
• what was special about him/her.
and explain why this person influenced
you so much.
PART 3
 How has education changed in your
country in the last 10 years?
 What changes do you foresee in the
next 50 years?
 How do the expectations of today’s
school leavers compare with those of
the previous generation?
 What role do you think extracurricular
activities play in education?
 What method of learning works best for
you?
 How beneficial do you think it is to
group students according to their level
of ability?