IELTS SPEAKING PART 1

1. Home/ accommodation

1. What kind of housing/accommodation do you live in?

2. How long have you lived there?
3. Do you plan to live there for a long time?
4. Do you prefer living in a house or a flat?

2. Study

1. What is your area of specialization?

2. Why did you choose to study that major?
3. Do you like your major? (Why?/Why not?)
4. What was your favourite subject as a child?

3.Work

1. What do you do?

2. What are your responsibilities?
3. Why did you choose to do that type of work (or, that job)?
4. Is there some other kind of work you would rather do?

4.Trees
1. Have you planted trees?
2. Do you keep plants at home?
3. Do you know anything about growing a plant?
4. What plant did you grow when you were young?

5. Farms and Farming

1. Have you visited a farm?
2. What can you do on a farm?
3. Do you think farming is important?
4. Are there any farms in your hometown?

6. Studying mathematics

1. When did you start learning math?

2. Do you like math?
3. Who taught you math?
4. Is math difficult for you to learn?

7. Color
1. What’s your favorite color?
2. What colors are the walls of the rooms in your home?
3. Do you prefer dark colors or bright colors?
4. Is there any color that have special meaning in your country?
8. Books

1. How often do you read?

2. Do you have many books at home?
3. Do Vietnamese people do enough reading?
4. What kind of people like reading and what kind of people don't?

9. Computer
1. Do you often use a computer?
2. Do you prefer desktops or laptops?
3. What do you use your computer for?
4. Do you think it is important to learn how to use a computer?

10. Evenings
1. What do you often do in the evenings?
2. Do you prefer to spend your evenings with family or friends?
3. What is a popular activity for young people in your country in the evenings?
4. Do you do the same thing in the evenings as you did when you were a child?

11.Food
1. What’s your favourite food?
2. Is there any food you dislike?
3. Do you have a healthy diet?
4. What do you think of fast food

12. Hobbies
1. Do you have a hobby?
2. What equipment do you need for it?
3. Did you have a hobby as a child?
4. What hobbies are popular in your country?

13. Picnic
1. Did you go on a picnic when you were a child?
2. How often do you go on a picnic now?
3. Where do you go on a picnic?
4. What is the difference between a picnic and cooking at home?
 14. Text message
1. Do you like texting?
2. Do you prefer sending or receiving messages?
3. Have you ever received a confusing text message?
4. In what circumstances is making a phone call better than sending a text message?

15. List
1. Do you make a list when you shop?
2. Do you make a list for your work?
3. Why don’t some people like making lists?
4. Do you prefer to make a list on paper or your phone?

16. Handwriting
1. Do you often write with a pen?
2. Can we tell someone’s personality from his or her handwriting?
3. What’s the difference between writing with a pen and typing on a computer?
4. Is your handwriting easy to read for other people?

17. Clothes
1. What’s your favorite colour of clothes?
2. What kind of clothes do you never wear?
3. What kind of clothes do you usually wear?
4. Do you wear the same style of clothes on weekdays and weekends?

18. Change
1. Have you changed a lot since your childhood?
2. What do you plan to change next year?
3. Do you like changes? Why?
4. Are there any changes in your hometown?

19. Weekend
1. What do you usually do on weekends?
2. Did you do anything special last weekend?
3. What will you do next weekend?
4. What do other people in your hometown usually do on weekends?

20. In a hurry
1. What do you always do in a hurry? Why?
2. What kind of things would you never do in a hurry?
3. Do you usually go out in a hurry?
4. Do you like to be in a hurry?
21. Museums
1. Do you like visiting museums? Why?
2. How often do you visit museums?
3. Are there any museums in your hometown?
4. Do you think there should be more museums in your hometown?

22. Bargain
1. Where can you bargain? Why?
2. How do you bargain?
3. Do Vietnamese people bargain?
4. What do you think of bargaining?

23. Reading
1. Do you like reading?
2. Do you like to read at home or in other places?
3. In what place do you think it is difficult to read?
4. Do you like to read by yourself or with other people?

24. Name
1. Is it easy for you to remember people's names?
2. How do you remember people's names?
3. How do you feel when people can' t remember your name?
4. Do you often forget people's names?

25. TV program
1. Do you often watch programs on the TV or on your cell phone?
2. What kind of TV programs do you like?

3. Do you like watching the same kind of program all the time?
4. Do you talk with your friends about the program you watched?

26. Getting up early

1. Do you often get up early in the morning?

2. What do you usually do when you get up early?

3. Do you get up early on weekends?

4. Which morning do you like best in a week?

27. Singing
1. Do you like singing?

2. When do you sing?

3. Will you take singing lessons in the future?
4. Did you enjoy singing when you were younger?
28. Sport
What sports did you do when you were a kid?
What’s your favorite sport? Why?

Do you watch sports matches? Why?

Are you a fan of any sport teams? Why?

29. Photographs
1. Do you like to take photographs? (Why?)
2. How often do you take photographs?
3. What kind of photos do you like to take?
4. Do you prefer to take pictures of people or of scenery?

30. Parks
1. Does your hometown have many parks?
2. Do you often visit public parks?
3. What do you usually do there?
4. Did you go to parks when you were a child?

31. Public holidays

1. What public holidays do you have in your country?
2. Which public holidays do you like the most?
3. What did you do during the last public holiday?
4. Do you think public holidays are important?

32. Friends
1. Do you have any (or, many) close friends?
2. What qualities make them good friends?
3. Do you often go out with your friends?
4. What do you do in your free time with your friends?

33. Films
1. Do you like to watch films?
2. Do you prefer foreign films or Vietnamese films?
3. How often do you go to a cinema or watch a movie?
4. Do Vietnamese people like to go to a cinema to watch a film?

34. Rainy days

1. Does it rain much in Vietnam?(Where? When?)
2. Is there any part of Vietnam where it doesn’t rain much?
3. When (in what month/season) does it rain most in your hometown?
4. What do you do on rainy days?
35. Foreign food
1. Have you ever tried foreign food?
2. Do you like to try new food?
3. What kinds of new food have you tried recently?
4. What kinds of foreign food are popular in your country?

36. Social networking sites

1. What kinds of social networking websites do you like to use?
2. Are you a social person?
3. What kinds of people do you like to be friends with on those websites?
4. Is it easy to find real friends on a social networking websites?

37. Study time

1. What time do you like to study?
2. What’s the best time for you to study?
3. Do you like to study alone or with your friends?
4. Who do you usually study with?

38. Save money

1. Did you save money when you were young?
2. Have you ever given money to other children?
3. Do you think parents should teach children to save money?
4. Do parents give children pocket money in Vietnam?

39. Space travel

1. Do you want to travel in the outer space?
2. What would you do if you had that opportunity?
3. Do you think it’s necessary to see other planets?
4. Do you like to travel by air?

40. Celebrity
1. Who is your favourite celebrity in Vietnam?
2. Would you want to be a celebrity in the future?
3. What kinds of people become famous?
4. Do you think, to be famous, a person needs to have some special talent(or ability)?

41. Dream job

1. What was the dream job for you when you were young?
2. Have you changed your mind on your dream job?
3. What kinds of jobs are popular in Vietnam?
4. Have you had full-time or part-time job before?

42. Punctuality
1. How do you remind yourself to be on time?
2. Why are some people always late?
3. Do you think it is important to be punctual?
4. What will you do if you are waiting for someone?

43. Weather
1. What’s the weather like today?
2. What kind of weather do you like (best)? (Why?)
3. What do you usually do during your favourite weather (or season)?

4. Does the weather ever affect what you do?

44. Cars
1. Do you like cars?
2. Have you ever driven a car?
3. (If you don’t have a car) Do you plan to buy a car in the future?
4. Is there anything you don’t like about cars?

45. Travelling
1. Do you like travelling?
2. In which seasons do you prefer to travel?
3. Would you say your country welcomes travellers? (or tourists)?
4. Would you say your country is a good place for travellers to visit?

46. Shoes
1. Do you like shopping for shoes (Why?/Why not?)?
2. How often do you buy shoes?
3. What kinds of shoes do you usually buy (or, prefer to buy)?
4. Do you prefer comfortable shoes or good-looking shoes?

47. Camping
1. Have you ever been camping before?
2. Is camping popular in Vietnam?
3. What kinds of problems would you have while camping?
4. What kinds of preparation do people need to do for camping?

48. Sleeping
1. How many hours do you sleep every day?
2. Is it necessary to take a nap every day?
3. Do you like to get up early in the morning?
4. Can you sleep well if you are in a noisy environment?

49. Outdoor activities

1. What do you do in your spare time?
2. Do you like outdoor activities?
3. What outdoor activities do you most like to do?
4. What (types of) outdoor activities are popular in your country?
50. Physical exercise
1. What kinds of exercises do you do?
2. Do you think children should play sports regularly?
3. What was your favourite sport when you were young?
4. Do you like extreme sports?

51. Animals
1. Why do some people keep pets at home?
2. What kinds of animals do you like?
3. Have you ever had a pet before?
4. Do you like to see animals in the zoo?
52. Snacks
1. What kinds of snacks do you like to eat?
2. Is it healthy to eat snacks?
3. Do your parents allow you to eat snacks?
4. What kinds of snacks do children in your country like to eat nowadays?

53. Countryside
1. Would you like to live in the countryside in the future?
2. What do people living in the countryside like to do?
3. What are the benefits of living in rural areas?
4. What’s the difference between living in the city and living in the countryside?

54. Hanging out with friends

1. How often do you like to hang out with friends?
2. Who do you usually like to hang out with?
3. Where do you like to go when you hang out with your friends?
4. Do you like to go out with a big group or just few friends?

55. Being alone

1. Do you like to be alone?
2. What do you like to do when you are alone?
3. Do you like to spend time with your friends or just stay at home on your own?
4. When was the last time you were being alone?

56. Forgetting about things

1. What do you remember to do every day?
2. What helps people to remember things?
3. Why do old people forget about things easily?
4. Have you ever forgotten something important?

57. Transport
1. What’s the most popular means of transportation in your hometown?
2. How often do you take buses?
3. Can you compare the advantages of planes and trains?
4. Is driving to work popular in your country?

58. News
1. Are you very interested in the news?
2. Do you prefer to read newspapers or watch TV to get your news?
3. Do you ever get your news from the internet?
4. Do you (often/ever) read newspapers?

59. Holidays
1. Where did you go for your last holiday?
2. Do you like holidays? Why?
3. Which public holiday do you like best?
4. What do you do on holidays?

60. Festivals
1. How do you celebrate festivals in your country?
2. What special food and activities do you have for these festivals?
3. How do you celebrate Spring Festivals?
4. What is your favourite festival of the year?

61. Wallet
1. Do you use a wallet?
2. Have you ever lost your wallet?
3. Have you ever bought someone a wallet as a gift?
4. Do most of your friends use wallets?

62. Languages
1. How many languages can you speak? [Why/Why not?]
2. How useful will English be to you in your future? [Why/Why not?]
3. What do you remember about learning languages at school? [Why/Why not?]
4. What do you think would be the hardest language for you to learn? [Why?]

63. Swimming
1. Did you learn to swim when you were a child? [Why/Why not?]
2. How often do you go swimming now? [Why/Why not?]
3. What places are there for swimming where you live? [Why?]
4. Do you think it would be more enjoyable to go swimming outdoors or at an indoor pool?
[Why?]

64. Jewellery
1. How often do you wear jewellery? [Why/Why not?]
2. What type of jewellery do you like best? [Why/Why not?]
3. When do people like to give jewellery in your country [Why?]
4. Have you ever given jewellery to someone as a gift? [Why/Why not?]
65. Future
1. What job would you like to have ten years from now? [Why?]
2. How useful will English be for your future? [Why/Why not?]
3. How much travelling do you hope to do in the future? [Why/Why not?]
4. How do you think your life will change in the future? [Why/Why not?]

66. Social media

1. Which social media websites do you use?
2. How much time do you spend on social media sites? [Why/Why not?)
3. What kind of information about yourself have you put on social media? [Why/Why not?]
4. Is there anything you don't like about social media? [Why?]

67. Your neighbourhood

1. Do you like the neighbourhood you live in? [Why/Why not?]
2. What do you do in your neighbourhood in your free time? [Why/Why not?]
3. What new things would you like to have in your neighbourhood? [Why/Why not?]
4. Would you like to live in another neighbourhood in your town or city? [Why/Why not?]

68. Age
1. Are you happy to be the age you are now? [Why/Why not?]
2. When you were a child. did you think a lot about your future? [Why/Why not?]
3. Do you think you have changed as you have got older? [Why/Why not?]
4. What will be different about your life in the future? [Why]

69. Money
1. When you go shopping. do you prefer to pay for things in cash or by card? [Why?]
2. Do you ever save money to buy special things? [Why/Why not?)
3. Would you ever take a job which had low pay? [Why/Why not?]
4. Would winning a lot of money make a big difference to your life? [Why/Why not?)

70. Art
1. Did you enjoy doing art lessons when you were a child? [Why?/Why not?]
2. Do you ever draw or paint pictures now? [Why?/Why not?]
3. When was the last time you went to an art gallery or exhibition? [Why?]
4. What kind of pictures do you like having in your home? [Why?]

71. Neighbours
1. How often do you see your neighbours? [Why/Why not?]
2. Do you invite your neighbours to your home? [Why/Why not?]
3. Do you think you are a good neighbour? [Why/Why not?]
4. Has a neighbour ever helped you? [Why/Why not?]