IELTS Speaking Part 1: Colour

1. What’s your favourite colour?

My preference varies for different purposes. For example, when choosing clothes, I
tend to go for blue, since blue goes well with my skin tone. For house decorations, I
would prefer white as it creates a peaceful vibe for the room.

2. Are there any colours you dislike (Why?)

I am not a fan of brown. All shades of brown look sort of dull to me. In terms of
fashion, it is really hard to put on a brown item, unless you are extremely gorgeous.

3. Are colours important to you?

To me personally, colours are indeed important. Not only can colours make our life
more vivid, they can also indicate feelings. For instance, I often wear yellow clothing
when my mood is up, but go for black if I am feeling down.

4. Were colours important to you when you were a child?

They were definitely more important to me than they are now. When I was small, I
used to judge objects by their colour, like pink stuff was for girls, while blue things
were for boys. As I grew up, I realized that things are a lot more complicated, and
that colours don’t matter that much.

5. Are there any colours that have a special meaning in your country?
In my country, almost all colours are associated with something. Take red as an
example, red symbolizes happy events, like victories or weddings. In contrast, black
is seen as the colour of death, which explains why Vietnamese people often wear
black clothes to funerals.

6. What colour would you choose to paint the walls of your room?
I am a big fan of simplicity, so white is my go-to colour when it comes to choosing
wall paint. Scientists have proved that white can make a room seem more spacious.
Plus, looking at this colour will help us to ease our mind.

7. Do you think different types of people like different colours?

In my view, a person’s favourite colour does not necessarily reflect his or her
personality. In fact, it really is up to one’s own preference, so we should not make
any assumptions just through people’s choice of colour.

Discussion Topic - Colour.

Part 1:
Q. 1. What is your favourite colour? [Why?]
Answer: Well, to be honest, I am more like a “colour” blind kind of person. In
other words, I guess that I like all kinds of colours. However, if I must be biased, I
would say that I like “light green” colour the most because it is the colour of
“youth” and “nature” as well as because this colour doesn’t create any “colour
pollution”.
Q. 2. Do you like the same colours now as you did when you were younger?
[Why/Why not?]
Answer: No, I didn’t like the same colour now as I did when I was younger. I used
to like any kind of colour that was “bright”, especially, the bright maroon colour
was my favourite probably because as I aged, my taste and preferences in
colour, just like with other things in life, have changed over time.
Q. 3. What can you learn about a person from the colours they like?
Answer: In my opinion, I don’t think that much can be learned about a person
from the colours they like, even though I have read several articles to this effect,
mainly because there is no concrete or scientific data or information to indicate
as such. Besides, “judging” a person based on what colour, he or she likes,
would be rather “misleading”, I guess.
Q. 4. Do any colours have a special meaning in your culture?
Answer: Yes, there are some special meanings of “colours” in our culture (even
though some people completely disagree with it). For example, white colour
means “purity” in my culture while “black” colour symbolizes “mourning”.
Similarly, red means violence and sacrifice while green means "juvenile" and
"nature".