IELTS Speaking Topics – Task 2 VELA Academy

TASK 2

1. Art:
 Describe a piece of art you like, you should say:
 What the work of art is [Please enter here]

 When you first saw it [Please enter here]

 What you know about it [Please enter here]

 And explain why you like it [Please enter here]

2. Book:
 Describe a book you have recently read, you should say:
 What kind of book it is [Please enter here]

 What it is about [Please enter here]

 What sort of people would enjoy it [Please enter here]

 And explain why you liked it [Please enter here]

3. Communication:
 Describe a piece of advice you recently received, you should say:
 When this happened [Please enter here]

 Who gave you the advice [Please enter here]

 What the advice was [Please enter here]

 And explain how you felt about the advice [Please enter here]
4. Daily Routine:
 Describe a time of the day you like, you should say:
 What time of day it is [Please enter here]

 What you do at that time [Please enter here]

 Who you are usually with [Please enter here]

 And explain why you like it [Please enter here]

5. Exercise:
 Describe an exercise you know, you should say:
 What it is [Please enter here]

 How it is done [Please enter here]

 When you first tried it [Please enter here]

 What kind of people it is suitable for [Please enter here]

 And explain why you think it is a good exercise [Please enter here]
6. Family:

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 Describe a member of your family you get on well with, you should say
 Who it is [Please enter here]

 What relationship you have to that person [Please enter here]

 What that person is like [Please enter here]

 What you do together [Please enter here]

 And explain why you get on so well [Please enter here]

7. Gift:
 Describe a gift you recently gave to someone, you should say:
 Who you gave it to [Please enter here]

 What kind of person he/she is [Please enter here]

 What the gift was [Please enter here]

 What occasion the gift was for [Please enter here]

 And explain why you chose that gift [Please enter here]
8. Hobby:
 Describe an interesting hobby, you should say
 What it is [Please enter here]

 What kind of people do it [Please enter here]

 How it is done [Please enter here]

 And explain why you think it is interesting [Please enter here]

9. Internet
 Describe a useful website, you should say:
 What it is [Please enter here]

 How often you visit it [Please enter here]

 What kind of site it is [Please enter here]

 What kind of information if offers [Please enter here]

 And explain why you think it is useful [Please enter here]

10. Journey:
 Describe a journey that didn’t go as planned, you should say:
 Where you were going [Please enter here]

 How you were travelling [Please enter here]

 Who you were with [Please enter here]

 What went wrong [Please enter here]

 And explain what you would do differently [Please enter here]

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11. Kindness:
 Describe a person you know who is kind, you should say:
 Who it is [Please enter here]

 How you know this person [Please enter here]

 What sort of person he/she is [Please enter here]

 And explain why you think they are kind [Please enter here]
12. Language:
 Describe a language you have learn, you should say:
 What it is [Please enter here]

 When you started learning [Please enter here]

 How you learned it [Please enter here]

 What was difficult about it [Please enter here]

 And why you decided to learn that language [Please enter here]
13. Music:
 Describe a song you like, you should say
 What kind of song it is [Please enter here]

 What the song is about [Please enter here]

 When you first heard it [Please enter here]

 And explain why you like it [Please enter here]

14. News:
 Describe some good news you recently received, you should say:
 What the news was [Please enter here]

 How you received the news [Please enter here]

 Who gave it to you [Please enter here]

 And explain why this was good news [Please enter here]
15. Old people:
 Describe an old person you know, you should say:
 Who this person is [Please enter here]

 How old he/she is [Please enter here]

 What this person is like [Please enter here]

 And explain why you like this person [Please enter here]
16. Photograph:
 Describe a photograph you like, you should say:

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 What can be seen in the photo [Please enter here]

 When it was taken [Please enter here]

 Who took it [Please enter here]

 And explain why you like it [Please enter here]

17. Respect:
 Describe someone you respect, you should say:
 Who the person is [Please enter here]

 How you know about this person [Please enter here]

 What this person does [Please enter here]

 What this person is like [Please enter here]

 And explain why you respect this person [Please enter here]
18. Sport:
 Describe a sports you would like to learn, you should say:
 What it is [Please enter here]

 What equipment is needed for it [Please enter here]

 How you would learn it [Please enter here]

 And explain why you would like to learn this sport [Please enter here]
19. Travel:
 Describe a place you have recently visited, you should say:
 Where you went [Please enter here]

 Who you went with [Please enter here]

 How you got there [Please enter here]

 And explain why you enjoyed it [Please enter here]

20. Unexpected:
 Describe an unexpected event, you should say:
 What is was [Please enter here]

 When it happened [Please enter here]

 Who was there [Please enter here]

 Why it was unexpected [Please enter here]

 And explain why you enjoyed it [Please enter here]

21. Vocation:
 Describe a vocation you think is useful to society, you should say:
 What it is [Please enter here]

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 What it involves [Please enter here]

 What kind of people usually do this work [Please enter here]

 And explain why you think it is useful to society [Please enter here]
22. Water:
 Describe a place near water, you should say:
 Where it is [Please enter here]

 How you get there [Please enter here]

 How often you go there [Please enter here]

 What you can do there [Please enter here]

 And explain why you like it [Please enter here]

23. Your favorite Shop:
 Descript your favorite shop, you should say:
 Where it is [Please enter here]

 How often you go there [Please enter here]

 What it sells [Please enter here]

 And explain why you think it is a good shop [Please enter here]
24. Zoo:
 Describe a place with animals, you should say:
 Where it is [Please enter here]

 How you heard of it [Please enter here]

 What animals can be seen [Please enter here]

 And explain why it might be an interesting place to visit. [Please enter here]

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