Garry Gumelar Pratama/ IELTS Regular N/ Bu Dwi

LIST OF QUESTIONS FOR IELTS SPEAKING TEST

No Topic Part 1 Part 2 Part 3
1 An Important - Why did you choose this - What days are important in your
Describe an important event in your life.
Event course/job? country?
- Talk about your daily routine. - Why it is important to have national
You should say:
- Is there anything about your celebrations?
course/job you would like to - When it happened - How is the way your national
change? - Who you were with celebrations are celebrated now different
- What happened from the way they were celebrated in the
past?
And explain why you feel it was important. - Do you think any new national
celebrations will come into being in the
Describe an important event in your life. future?
- Are there any celebrations from other
countries that you celebrate in your
country?
- What are the benefits of having events
that many people around the world are
celebrating on the same day?
2 Physical - Do you look like any other Describe a person whose appearance you - Is it important to dress well whenever we
Appearance people in your family? like. You should say go out?
- Tell me about your family. - who this person is - Do people worry too much about their
- What does your best friend look - what their relationship is to you appearance as they get older?
like? - what they look like - Is attractiveness a quality worthwhile
and say what it is about their appearance aiming for?
you like.
3 Possessions - What kind of place is your - What kinds of possessions give status to
Describe something you own which is very
hometown? people in your country?
important to you.
 - What do young people do for
entertainment in your
hometown?
- What is the worst thing about
living in your hometown?
(Why?)
You should say:
• What you use it for
• How long you have had it
• Where you got it from
And explain why it is so important to you.
- Has it always been the same or were
different possessions thought of as
valuable in the past?
- Why do you think people need to show
their status in society?

4 Environment - Which country are you from?
Describe an environmental problem that
- Would you prefer to live in a
has occurred in your country.
hot or cold country?
- What is the best/worst You should say:
weather for traveling in?
• The cause of the problem
• What effect it has had on your country
• The steps, if any, that have been taken
to solve this
Explain why you think this problem is so
important to solve.
- Tell me about some of the environmental
problems that are affecting countries
these days?
- Do you think that governments around
the world are doing enough to tackle the
problems?
- Why do some people not consider
environmental problems to be serious?

5 Sport - Do you do any sports? Describe a place you like going to in your - Should people be encouraged more to
- How do you spend a typical leisure time. You should say: take up sport?
weekend? - what this place is - Why do some people enjoy participating
- Have you got any hobbies or - when you go there in sport more than others?
interests? - what you do there - Which sports do you think are best for
and say why you enjoy it there so much. people who aren’t used to physical
activity?
6 Food - Do you like to cook? Describe a restaurant that you like to use. - How can we encourage people to eat
- What time do you usually eat You should say more healthily?
dinner? - where this restaurant is - Do you think people enjoy their food as
- Are there any types of food you - what kind of food it serves much as they should?
don’t like? - how often you go there - Do you think cooking is a pleasure or a
and say why you like eating there so much. chore for people who have busy lives?
7 Health - Have you got a relation you’re Describe a time when you were ill. You - What costs are involved when you are ill
particularly fond of? should say: in your country?
- Do you do any sport? - when this was - In your experience are people too quick to
- Is there anything you’re - what your symptoms were take time off work when they’re ill?
particularly afraid of? - how long the illness lasted - Do women pay more attention to their
and say how it affected your life at the time. health than men?
8 Evenings - What do you often do in the Describe something you often do in the - Do you prefer relaxing at home or going
evening? evening. out in evening? Why?
- Do you do the same thing every You should say: - When you go out for evening, what do you
evening? - What is it like to do?
- Do you prefer to spend your - Why do you do it - How popular is this with other people in
evening with family or friends? - who you usually do it with your country?
and say if you enjoy doing it or not.
9 Email - Do you email people often? Describe an important email you have - What kinds of people use emails?
- Do you chat with friends or received. - What are the advantages and
family more with email? You should say: disadvantages of emails, compared to
- Do you think people prefer to - Who sent it to you. handwritten letters?
receive an email or a letter? - When you got it. - What effects, if any, do you think the use
- What was it about of emails might have on traditional
And explain why this email was important to culture?
you.
10 Books and Films - Do you like to read books? Describe a book you have read or a film you - Is reading as pleasurable in digital format?
- How often do you go to the have seen. You should say: - Do you think bookshops will survive the
cinema? - what this book or film was digital revolution?
- Do you prefer reading books or - when you read or saw it - Statistics show that visits to the cinema
watching films? - why you decided to see the film or are up despite the availability of DVDs and
read the book online downloads. Why do you think this
and say if you enjoyed it and why. might be?
11 Accommodation - Do you live in a house or an Describe a house or an apartment you - Is it better to own your own home or to
apartment? would like to live in. You should say rent?
- Tell me about where you live. - what kind of accommodation it
would be
 - What kind of accommodation - where it would be - What options are available to young
do most people live in in your - who would live there with you couples looking for accommodation in
city? and say why you would enjoy living in this your country?
place. - What are some of the pleasures involved
in making a home for ourselves?
12 Clothes and - Do you enjoy buying clothes? Describe someone you know who dresses - What factors do you think affect the
Fashion - What kind of clothes do you like well. You should say clothes we choose to wear?
to wear? - who they are - What kind of things determine what is in
- Are there many clothes shops - how you know them fashion and what we should be wearing?
where you live? - what kind of clothes they wear - Is it possible to look good without
and say why you like the way they dress. spending lots of money on clothes?
13 Personality - How would you describe Describe a teacher you once had who you - Which personal qualities do you think we
yourself? enjoyed being taught by. You should say most want to pass on to our children?
- In which ways are you similar to - who this person was - Which characteristics do you think are the
your friends? - when they were your teacher least appealing in a person?
- Are you similar or different to - which subject they taught you - Which personality types do you think are
your brother(s)/sister(s)? and describe what it was about their less likely to suffer from stress or anxiety?
character that you liked.
14 Business - Do you work or are you a Describe a business you know that you - Why do some people decide to set up
student? admire. You should say their own business?
- What is your ideal job? - what this business is - What are some of the dangers involved in
- Is your town a nice place to live? - what the business sells starting a business?
- how long you have known about the - What are some of things you have to do
business when running your own business that
and say why you like it so much. might not appeal to everyone?
15 Town and City - What is it like where you live? Describe an interesting town or city in your - What are the advantages of living in a city
- Do you like living in the city? country that visitors might enjoy. You should or big town?
- Do you get many tourists say - In your experience are city centres usually
visiting your area? - what the place is called attractive places?
- where the place is - What are some of the challenges facing
- what the facilities are like towns and cities?
 and say why visitors might enjoy going
there.
16 Music - What kind of music do you Describe a song you like to listen to. You - Is the Internet a good or bad thing for the
listen to? should say music industry?
- Do you play any instruments? - what the piece of music is called - Should music be treated as seriously as
- Have you got any hobbies or - how long you have liked it subjects like maths or sciences at school?
interests? - when you like to listen to it - Where do people usually enjoy listening to
and say why you like it so much. music?
17 Weather - What’s the weather like in your Describe a time when you experienced - Do you think the weather affects how
country? extreme weather conditions. You should say people feel?
- Which months have the best - when this was - Do you think the weather is changing due
weather in your country? - where you were to global warming?
- Does it bother you much when - what the weather was like - In which ways are weather forecasts
it rains? and say how you felt about the experience. useful?
18 Shopping - Do you often go shopping for Describe a time when you bought something - Do you think we will stop using paper
personal items? for someone. You should say money in the future?
- Are there many shops where - when this was - How do companies encourage the
you live? - what is was you bought consumer to spend their money?
- Do you enjoy shopping? - who you bought it for - What do you think shops need to do to
and say how you felt about buying it for create a positive shopping experience?
them.
19 Environment - Are there any environmental Describe an environmental problem that - What do you think is the main danger the
problems in your country? has been in the news. You should say world faces in terms of the environment?
- Do you take an interest in - when this was - What examples are there of how we
nature? - where the event happened damage the natural world?
- Do you or your family take steps - what actually took place - In which ways do we respond well to
to help the environment? and say how you felt about this problem. environmental problems?
20 Advertising - Are there any TV channels in Describe an advert you once saw that was - What is it that makes an advert effective?
your country that don’t have very effective. You should say - What are the advantages to companies of
adverts? - where this advert appeared advertising on the Internet rather than
- Do you enjoy watching adverts - when you saw it TV?
on TV?
 - What are the best ways for - what it was advertising - What things do advertising companies do
ordinary people to advertise and say why you thought it was so effective. that might give it a bad name?
something they want to sell in
your country?
21 Language - How many language can you Describe a person who spoke a different - How do you communicate with people
speak? language. from other countries?
- Which one is your favourite? You should say: - What problems are there?
Why? - Who the person is - How do children learn languages
- What’s the best practice of - How you got to know him/her - Do you think it is more difficult for adults
learning a language? And explain what you do with him/her to learn a foreign language?
- What are your difficulties of - Why do people immigrate to other
learning a foreign language? countries?
- What problems will people face in other
countries?
- What benefits can the immigrants bring to
the countries they go to?
- What do you think of globalization?
22 Holidays - What kind of holiday do you Describe a beautiful place you once visited. - What do you think has led to the growth
like? You should say: in the tourism industry?
- What do you like to do when - when you went to this place - How do people tend to choose a
you’re on holiday? - where it was destination?
- Do you have many tourists in - who you went with - People sometimes say flying is the most
your country? glamorous form of travel. Do you agree?
and say why you liked it so much.
23 Relationships - Do you see your friends very Describe a person you are very close to. You - Do you think marriage is still as important
often? should say: as ever?
- What do you like about your - who this person is - What do you think is the ideal time to get
close friends? - when you met them married?
- Have you known each other - where you met them - Is it important to keep in contact with our
long? and say what it is about them you like so friends when we’re in a relationship?
much.
24 Technology - Do you enjoy using technology? Describe an item of technology you have - What do you think are the important
- Do you use the Internet for your that is very important. You should say: things people need to learn when they
studies? - what the technology is start using computers?
- Do you have your own - when you got it - What kind of technological developments
computer? - how often you use it have made the biggest impact on our
and say how different your daily life would lives?
be without it. - Do computers make it much easier to
study?
25 Family - Do you have a large or small Describe the person in your family who you - In what ways have families in your
family? most admire. You should say: country changed in recent years?
- How much time do you like to - Should husbands and wives have
do together as a family? - what their relationship is to you different roles within the family? Why?
- Do you get along well with - what they have done in their life - Which are more important to you: your
your family? - what they do now family or your friends?
- Are people in your country and explain why you admire them so much. - What conflicts can arise between a
generally close to their person’s family and a person’s friends?
families?
26 Money - How important is money to Describe something you want to buy but - How much money is enough?
you? can’t afford. You should say: - What problems does money cause in
- Do you think you will have lots your society?
of money in future? - What you would like to buy - Do young people nowadays believe in
- Are you good at saving money? - How much it costs saving money? What conflicts can arise
- Why you can’t afford it between a person’s family and a person’s
and explain if there is any other way you friends?
could acquire it.
27 Hometown - Describe your hometown. Describe your home town. You should say: - In what ways can you improve your
- Where is your hometown - Describe the place hometown?
located? - What is special about it? - What is the main reason for liking a
- Is it easy to travel around your - Compare it to other cities in the hometown other than the fact you were
hometown? world? born there?
- Most people in this world do not live in
their hometowns. Why?
28 Food & Diet - Can you cook? Talk about your favorite food. You should - Tell me about the types of food that
- Who does the cooking in your say: people eat in your country (What foods
family? - what the food is are popular in your country?
- What is your main meal in the - what it is made of - How are the eating habits now in your
day? - why you like it country different from eating habits in the
and explain why it is your favorite food past?
- How healthy is your country’s food?
29 Travel - Do you like to travel?? Describe an interesting journey you have - Which method of travel do you consider
- What kind of places have you been on. You should say: safest?
visited in your life? - where you went - Has travel become safer in recent years?
- Which place would you really - how you travelled there - What are the pros and cons of low-cost air
like to visit? Why? - who you went with travel?
and say how it affected your life at the time.
30 Describe A - Describe yourself physically. Describe someone you like in your family. - What do you think are the most important
Person - Describe yourself emotionally You should say: qualities for friends to have?
- In which ways are you similar to - what type of website it is
 - Which personality types do you think are
your friends? - What personality he/she has less likely to suffer from stress or anxiety?
- Why do you like this person - Is attractiveness a quality worthwhile
and why you find it useful. aiming for?
31 Internet - Do you use the Internet much Describe a website that you often use. You - What will be the next big development
during the day? should say: online?
- What do you usually do on the - what type of website it is
 - How has the internet changed social
Internet? - how you found out about it behavior?
- What are some advantages of - what it allows you to do - Should companies check job applicants’
the Internet? and why you find it useful. online profiles?
32 Media - Where do you usually get the Which program on TV or radio do you often - Do large media organizations have too
news from? listen to? much influence? (What makes you say
- Do you read magazines? Which - What is it?
 that?)
ones? - What is that about? - What is the most important medium for
- Do you often read a - Why you listen it? people in your country? (What about
newspaper? And say what you think could be improved people your age?)
about its output. - How important are newspapers? (What is
their future in the age of the Internet?)
33 Books - Do you like reading books? Describe a book that you have read which - Do children need to learn how to read
- What kind of books do you like you would like to read again: while they are still young?
to read? [Why?] - What is it about? - Do you think there is a difference between
- Where do you like to read? - What genre of book is it? reading habits in the past and in the
[Why?] - Is this your favorite genre of book? present day?
and explain why you would like to read it - What is the impact of e-books on reading
again. habits?
34 Art - Are you good at art? Describe a piece of art you like. - What makes a good painting?
- Did you learn art at school when You should say: - Do you think children should study art at
you were a child? - What the work of art is school?
- What kind of art do you like? - When you first saw it - How has art changed in the last few
- What you know about it decades in your country?
And explain why you like it.
35 Museums - Are there many museums in Describe a museum you have visited and - Do you think history can be learned in
your hometown? liked. museums?
- Do you think museums are You should say: - What is the effect of technology on
useful for visitors to your what kind of museum it was history?
hometown? when you first went there - Many children these days don’t like
- 3. Do you often visit a museum? what you saw and did there museums. Why is that?
and explain why you liked this museum.
36 Role Models - Do you still remember your Describe a character or person who was - What happens when young people lack
school days? your childhood hero. good role models?
- What impressed you most You should say: - Do you agree that you should never meet
when you were at your heroes? Why?
university/college? - who he/she was - Why our childhood heroes are different
- What do you do for a living? - is he/she still your hero from our adulthood heroes? Why?
- why you consider him/her your
childhood hero
and say what his/her influences was on you
as a kid.
37 Teachers - What kinds of teachers do you Describe the best teacher you have had. You - What are the most important qualities in
like best? should say: a good teacher?
- What subject they taught
 - Who was your favourite teacher - When you studied with them - How respected are teachers in your
when you were young? - What made them a good teacher society?
- Would you want to be a teacher And explain why you think they are the best - Do you think teachers get paid enough
in the future? teacher you’ve had. money? Why / Why Not?
38 Weather - What’s the weather like in your Describe a kind of extreme weather. - What should you do in a bad weather?
country? You should say: - Will bad weather mould or change
- Does the weather affect your - What it is people’s personality?
mood? - When did it happen? - What is the relationship between weather
- How do rainy days make you - Where you were and culture?
feel? And how you felt at that time
39 Tourism - Are there many public or Describe a holiday you would like to go on. - Which places in your country do visitors
national public holidays in your You should say: enjoy visiting most?
country? - What place you would like to go - What are some of the benefits of going
- Do you think there are enough - How you would like to get there away on holiday?
public holidays? - What you would like to do while you - Have there been any recent changes in the
- Do you like going away on were there types of holiday that are popular in your
holidays? And explain why you would like to go on this country?
holiday.
40 Being Late - Is being late acceptable in your Describe a time you were late for - When is it very important that people
culture? something. You should say: arrive on time?
- Are you ever late for - When it was - What is the attitude towards arriving late
appointments? - Why you were late in your country?
- What type of excuses do you - How people reacted to you being - Can you suggest some ways to make sure
think are alright for lateness? late you are not late for anything?
And explain what happened because you
were late.
41 Photograph - Do you enjoy taking Describe photograph that you like. - Is it easy to take good photographs?
photographs? You should say: - What are the pros and cons of digital
- Do you prefer to take photos - Who is in the photograph photography?
with a phone or with a camera? - When the photograph was taken - Should people share their photographs
- Do you take many photographs - Where the photograph is online?
when you travel? Explain why you like the photograph
42 Television - How many hours a day do you Describe a TV Show that you enjoy. - How popular is watching television in your
spend watching TV? You should say: country?
- What type of television - What type of show it is - Tell me about the types of programme
programs do you like to watch? - How often it is on that are generally on television in your
- Do you think children in your - How popular it is with other people country
country watch too much in your country - Why do people like watching television?
television? Explain why you like it.
43 Humour - What kinds of things make you Describe a comedian that you think is very - What type of programmes do you find
laugh? funny. funny on TV?
- Do you like making other You should say: - Which types of programmes are most
people laugh? Why / Why not? - Who the comedian is popular in your country?
- Do you think it’s important for - Where they usually perform - Do you think it is important to have a
people to laugh? - Who likes to see the comedian sense of humour?
Explain why you think this comedian is very
funny
44 Home - Do you live in an apartment or a Describe your ideal home or place to live. - How easy is it to find a place to live in your
house? You should say: country?
- Is it a large apartment / house? - Where it would be - Do you think it’s better to rent or to buy
- Who do you live there with? - How big it would be place to live in?
- What it would contain - What do you think are the advantages of
And explain why this kind of living in a house rather than an
accommodation would attract you so much. apartment?
45 Studies - What are you studying? Describe a project you worked on in your - Do you like to study alone or with a
- Why did you choose that study. partner?
particular course? Your should say: - What do you think of teamwork and team
- What is your favourite subject? - What the project was spirit?
- Who else was involved in it - What kind of people are good to study
- How long it took with?
And explain what you learned from this
project.
46 Free Time - How much free time do you Describe a leisure activity you like doing in - What kind of free-time activities are
have per week? your free time. typical in your country?
You should say:
 - How do you like to relax at the - What kind of activity it is - Do you agree that it’s important for
end of the day? - How often you do it people of different ages to do leisure
- Do you have any plans for next - What equipment you need to do it activities together?
weekend? And explain why you enjoy doing it. - Do you think people have less time for
leisure activities now compared to the
past?
47 Gifts - How often do you buy gifts for Describe the best gift/ present you have - On what occasions do family members
other people? received. give gifts to each other in (your country)?
- Do you like to buy expensive You should say: - Do people tend to spend a of money on
gifts? - what the gift was gifts?
- What kinds of gifts are popular - who gave it to you - What kind of gifts do children give to
in your country? - when you received it adults?
And explain why it was the best gift/ present
you have ever received.
48 Birthdays - Do you enjoy your birthdays? Describe one of your birthday celebrations. - How do people in your country celebrate
- Do you usually celebrate your You should say: birthdays?
birthday? - when it was - How do people celebrate birthdays when
- What did you do on your last - who were there you were a child?
birthday? - how you celebrated it - How did you celebrate your birthdays
and explain how this birthday celebration when you were a child?
was different.
49 Education - Are you studying English at a Describe a time during your education that - What qualities do you think a good
school? you really enjoyed. You should say: teacher has?
- Would you say you are a good - when this period was - What are the advantages of studying on a
student? - where you were distance learning course?
- When you were younger did - what you were studying at the time - Do all children get equal opportunities in
you enjoy your time at school? and say why you were so happy. education?
50 Work - What do you do? Describe your ideal job. You should say: - If there are a limited number of jobs
- Do you have any career plans - what this job is available who should be given priority,
yet? - whether you would need any young people or older people with more
- What do you see yourself doing qualifications experience?
in 10 years time? - whether it would be easy to find - What are some of the important things a
work candidate should find out before
and say why you would enjoy this job in accepting a job?
particular. - What are the advantages of having your
own business rather than working for
someone else?