IELTS Speaking Topics – Task 1 VELA Academy

TASK 1

1. Study:
 What do you study? [Please enter here]

 Where do you study that? [Please enter here]

 Why did you choose that subject? [Please enter here]

 Is it a popular subject in your country? [Please enter here]

 Do you like that subject? [Please enter here]

 Do you get on with your colleagues? [Please enter here]

 What was your first day like? [Please enter here]

 What are the main aspects of your subject? [Please enter here]

 If you had a chance, would you change the subject? [Please enter here]

 Do you plan to get a job in the same field as your subject? [Please enter here]
2. Hometown:
 Where is your hometown? [Please enter here]

 Do you like your hometown? [Please enter here]

 Do you often visit your hometown? [Please enter here]

 What is your hometown like? [Please enter here]

 What is the oldest place in your hometown? [Please enter here]

 What is there for a foreigner to do or see in your hometown? [Please enter here]

 How could your hometown be improved? [Please enter here]

 Has your hometown changed much since you were a child? [Please enter here]

 Is there good public transportation in your hometown? [Please enter here]

 Do you think your hometown is a good place to bring up children? [Please enter here]
3. Home:
 Where is your home? [Please enter here]

 Do you live in a house or a flat? [Please enter here]

 Who do you live with? [Please enter here]

 Are there many rooms in your home? [Please enter here]

 What is your favorite room? [Please enter here]

 How are the walls decorated? [Please enter here]

 What would you change about your home? [Please enter here]

 Do you plan to live there in the future? [Please enter here]

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 What facilities are there near your home? [Please enter here]

 What is your neighborhood like? [Please enter here]

 Do most people live in houses in your country? [Please enter here]

4. Art:
 Are you good at art? [Please enter here]

 Did you learn art at school when you were a child? [Please enter here]

 What kind of art do you like? [Please enter here]

 Is art popular in your country? [Please enter here]

 Have you ever been to an art gallery? [Please enter here]

 Do you think children can benefit from going to art galleries? [Please enter here]
5. Birthdays:
 Do you enjoy your birthdays? [Please enter here]

 Do you usually celebrate your birthday? [Please enter here]

 What did you do on your last birthday? [Please enter here]

 Can you remember a birthday you enjoyed as a child? [Please enter here]

 Do most people celebrate their birthdays with a party in your country? [Please enter here]

 Which birthdays are considered important in your country? [Please enter here]
6. Childhood:
 Did you enjoy your childhood? [Please enter here]

 What is your first memory of your childhood? [Please enter here]

 Did you have a lot of friends when you were a child? [Please enter here]

 What did you enjoy doing as a child? [Please enter here]

 Do you think it is better for children to grow up in the city or in the countryside? [Please enter
here]
7. Clothes:
 Are clothes important to you? [Please enter here]

 What kind of clothes do you usually wear? [Please enter here]

 Do you ever wear the traditional clothes of your country? [Please enter here]

 Where do you usually buy your clothes? [Please enter here]

 Have you ever worn a uniform? [Please enter here]

 Do most people in your country follow fashion? [Please enter here]

8. Computers
 Do you often use a computer? [Please enter here]

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 How do you usually get online? [Please enter here]

 Do you prefer desktops or laptops? [Please enter here]

 What do you use your computer for? [Please enter here]

 Do you think it is important to learn how to use a computer? [Please enter here]
9. Daily Routine
 When do you usually get up in the morning? [Please enter here]

 Do you usually have the same routine every day? [Please enter here]

 What is your daily routine? [Please enter here]

 Do you ever change your routine? [Please enter here]

 Is your routine the same today as it was when you were a child? [Please enter here]

 Do you think it is important to have a daily routine? [Please enter here]

10. Evenings
 What do you often do in the evenings? [Please enter here]

 Do you do the same thing every evening? [Please enter here]

 Do you prefer to spend your evenings with family or friends? [Please enter here]

 Do you ever work or study in the evening? [Please enter here]

 What is a popular activity for young people in your country in the evenings? [Please enter here]

 Do you do the same thing in the evenings as you did when you were a child? [Please enter
here]
11. Family & Friends
 Do you spend much time with your family? [Please enter here]

 Who are you closest to in your family? [Please enter here]

 Do you prefer spending time with your family or friends? [Please enter here]

 Who is your best friend? [Please enter here]

 Are you still friends with people from your childhood? [Please enter here]

 Is family important in your country? [Please enter here]

12. Food
 What’s your favorite food? [Please enter here]

 Have you always liked the same food? [Please enter here]

 Is there any food you dislike? [Please enter here]

 What is a common meal in your country? [Please enter here]

 Do you have a healthy diet? [Please enter here]

 What do you think of fast food? [Please enter here]

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13. Going out

 Do you often go out in the evenings? [Please enter here]

 What do you like to do when you go out? [Please enter here]

 Do you prefer going out on your own or with friends? [Please enter here]

 How often do you go out in a week? [Please enter here]

 Where do most young people like to go out in your country? [Please enter here]
14. Happiness
 Are you a happy person? [Please enter here]

 What usually makes you happy? [Please enter here]

 Does the weather ever affect how you feel? [Please enter here]

 What makes you feel unhappy? [Please enter here]

 Do you think people in your country are generally happy people? [Please enter here]
15. Hobbies
 Do you have a hobby? [Please enter here]

 What equipment do you need for it? [Please enter here]

 Do you think hobbies should be shared with other people? [Please enter here]

 Did you have a hobby as a child? [Please enter here]

 What hobbies are popular in your country? [Please enter here]

16. Internet
 How often do you go online? [Please enter here]

 What do you use the Internet for? [Please enter here]

 How do you get online? [Please enter here]

 Do you have your own computer? [Please enter here]

 What’s your favorite website? [Please enter here]

 Do you think children should be allowed unsupervised access to the Internet? [Please enter
here]
17. Leisure Time
 What is your favorite leisure activity? [Please enter here]

 What did you enjoy doing in your free time as a child? [Please enter here]

 Do you prefer to spend your free time with other people or alone? [Please enter here]

 What is a common leisure activity in your country? [Please enter here]

 Do most people in your country get two days off a week? [Please enter here]

 Do you think leisure time is important? [Please enter here]

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18. Music
 Do you like music? [Please enter here]

 What’s your favorite type of music? [Please enter here]

 Can you sing? [Please enter here]

 Did you learn music at school? [Please enter here]

 If you could learn a musical instrument, what would it be? [Please enter here]

 Do you think music is important? [Please enter here]

19. Neighbors
 Do you like your neighbors? [Please enter here]

 Are neighbors usually close to each other in your country? [Please enter here]

 What is your neighborhood like? [Please enter here]

 Do you think your neighborhood is a good place for children? [Please enter here]

 How could your neighborhood be improved? [Please enter here]

 Do you think it is important to have a good relationship with your neighbors? [Please enter here]
20. Newspapers
 How do you usually get your news? [Please enter here]

 Do you often read the newspapers? [Please enter here]

 What kind of news do you usually follow? [Please enter here]

 How do most people get the news in your country? [Please enter here]

 Do you think international news is important? [Please enter here]

21. Pets
 Do you have a pet? [Please enter here]

 Do you like animal? [Please enter here]

 What’s your favorite animal? [Please enter here]

 What is a popular pet to have in your country? [Please enter here]

 Did you have a pet as a child? [Please enter here]

 Why do people have pets? [Please enter here]

22. Reading
 Do you often read? [Please enter here]

 What is your favorite kind of book to read? [Please enter here]

 Do you often read newspapers? [Please enter here]

 Do you have any e-books? [Please enter here]

 What books did you read as a child? [Please enter here]

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 Do you think it is important to encourage children to read? [Please enter here]

23. Shopping
 Do you like shopping? [Please enter here]

 What’s your favorite shop? [Please enter here]

 Do you prefer shopping alone or with others? [Please enter here]

 What kinds of shops are there where you live? [Please enter here]

 Have you ever bought anything online? [Please enter here]

 Do you think men and women have different opinions about shopping? [Please enter here]
24. Sport
 Do you like sport? [Please enter here]

 What’s your favorite sport? [Please enter here]

 Do you often watch sport on TV? [Please enter here]

 Did you play sport as a child? [Please enter here]

 What’s the most popular sport in your country? [Please enter here]

 How do most people in your country keep fit? [Please enter here]
25. TV
 Do you often watch TV? [Please enter here]

 What sorts of things do you watch on TV? [Please enter here]

 What is your favorite TV program? [Please enter here]

 Do you ever watch foreign programs or films? [Please enter here]

 What do you watch on TV when you were a child? [Please enter here]

 Do you think children should watch TV? [Please enter here]

26. Transport
 How did you get here today? [Please enter here]

 What is your favorite mode of transport? [Please enter here]

 Do you ever use public transport? [Please enter here]

 Do you like the transport system in your country? [Please enter here]

 What is the difference between taking a bus and taking a train? [Please enter here]
27. Weather
 What’s the weather like today? [Please enter here]

 What’s your favorite weather? [Please enter here]

 Do you like the weather in your country? [Please enter here]

 Is the weather the same in all parts of your country? [Please enter here]

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 Does the weather ever affect the way you feel? [Please enter here]

 Does the weather in your country ever affect transportation? [Please enter here]

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