IELTS Speaking part 1
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List of topics:
Birthdays
Chocolate
Geography
Housework and cooking
Jewelry
Machines
Making lists
Making plans
Memory
Names
Outer space and stars
Patience
Public transport
Puzzles
Saying thank you
Singing
Small businesses
Snacks
Spare time
Spending time by yourself
Staying up
Text messages
Weather
Writing
Apps
Borrowing and lending things
Colours
Gifts
Hats and caps
Housework and cooking
Noise and quiet places
Stories
Questions:
Birthdays
Is it important for you to celebrate your birthday?
What do you usually do on your birthday?
What kinds of birthday gifts do you like to receive?
How much do you usually spend on your birthday?
What did you do on your birthday when you were a child?
How do children celebrate birthdays in your country?
How did you celebrate your last birthday?
Is there a difference between the way you celebrated your birthday in the past and in the present?
Chocolate
Do you like chocolate?
Did you like chocolate when you were a child?
How often do you eat chocolate?
Why do you think chocolate is popular all over the world?
What's your favourite flavor of chocolate?
Have you ever given chocolate as a present to someone?
Do you think it's good to give chocolate as a gift to others?
Geography
Do you like geography?
Have you ever learned geography?
Are you good at reading maps?
Do you think geography is useful?
Do you want to be a geography teacher?
Jewelry. Video lesson - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0I9-1BhuxM
Do you like wearing jewelry?
Do you wear a lot of jewelry?
What type of jewelry do you like to buy?
Have you ever lost a piece of jewelry?
Do you often wear jewelry?
How often do you wear it?
Why do some people wear the same piece of jewelry for a long time?
Machines
What is your favourite machine in your homes?
Do you think washing machines and sweeping machines are important?
Do you read the instructions before using a machine?
Do you think it is important to read instructions?
Making lists (Writing notes)
Do you make lists when you shop?
Do you make a list for your work? Does it work?
Do you take many notes on your phone?
Is it common in your country for people to make lists/write notes?
Why don't some people like making lists?
Making plans
Do you like making plans?
Do you make plans every day?
What are the benefits of making plans?
What is the latest plan you made?
Is it difficult for you to make plans?
Memory
How do you remember important things?
Are you good at memorizing things?
Why do some people remember things better than others?
Have you ever forgotten something important?
What do you need to remember in your daily life?
Why do people forget things?
What things do people normally forget?
Names
Do you like your names?
Have you ever wanted to change your name?
Is there a tradition to name babies in your country?
How do you choose names for your next generation?
Does your name have a special meaning?
What do your friends call you?
Outer space and stars
Have you ever learned about outer space and stars?
Have you ever taken a course about stars?
Do you like science fiction movies about space and stars? Why?
Do you want to know more about outer space?
Do you want to go into outer space in the future?
Is it important to study stars?
Patience
Are you patient?
Did you use to be more patient or less patient than you are now?
Have you ever lost your patience?
What do you become impatient about?
Do you think patience is important?
Public transport
What's the most popular means of transportation in your hometown?
Is driving to work popular in your country?
Do you prefer public transportation or private transportation?
How do you get to work or school?
Will you use public transport more in the future?
Will there be more people taking public transportation in the future?
Puzzles
Do you like puzzles?
Do you prefer doing word puzzles or number puzzles?
When do you do puzzles?
Is it good for old people to do puzzles?
Did you do puzzles when you were a child?
Saying "thank you"
Why do people need to say 'thank you'?
On what occasions do you say 'thank you'?
Do people in your country often say 'thank you'?
Have you ever sent a thank-you card to others?
Singing
Do you like singing? Why?
Have you ever learned how to sing?
Can singing bring happiness to people?
Who do you want to sing for?
Small business
Do you prefer buying things from big companies or small businesses？
Do you know many small businesses where you live？
Have you ever thought about starting your own business？
Have you ever worked in small businesses？
Snacks
What kind of snacks do you like to eat?
What kind of snacks do children in your country like eating?
What was the most popular snack when you were younger?
What is your opinion on snacks between meals?
Is it healthy to eat snacks?
When do you usually eat snacks?
Did your parents allow you to eat snacks?
Spare time
What do you do when you have free time?
Who do you usually spend your free time with?
What free time activities are popular in your country?
Do you prefer to spend your free time alone or with others?
What did you enjoy doing in your free time as a child?
Do you think leisure time is important?
Spending time by yourself
Do you like spending time by yourself?
Are you happy when you are alone?
What do you do when you spend time by yourself?
How often do you spend time by yourself?
Do you think it's important to spend time alone? Why or why not?
Staying up
Do you often stay up late?
Do you go to sleep early or stay up late?
What do you usually do when you stay up late?
How do you feel in the morning if you stay up late?
What were you doing when you stayed up late last time?
Did you stay up late when you were a child?
Text messages
Do you like texting?
How often do you send text messages?
Is sending text messages popular in your country?
Do you prefer sending or receiving messages?
Did you send more messages when you were younger?
Have you ever received a confusing text message?
Do you reply to messages as soon as you receive them?
Weather
What's the weather usually like in your hometown?
What's your favourite weather?
Do you like the weather in your hometown?
Do you have a habit of checking the weather forecast?
Do you like hot and dry weather?
What do you do in hot weather?
Do you prefer hot or cold weather?
Do you like wet weather?
Do you prefer wet or dry weather?
Would you like to visit a hot country?
Writing
Do you usually write by hand or write using a computer?
Nowadays, how do most people write things?
Do you often write with a pen?
Do you prefer typing or handwriting?
Did you like writing things when you were a child?
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Apps
What apps have you used recently?
What apps are you usually interested in?
What apps would you like to use in the future?
How often do you use apps?
How much time do you spend using apps?
Borrowing and lending things
Have you ever borrowed books from others?
Have you ever borrowed money?
Do you like to lend things to others?
How do you feel when people don't return things they borrowed from you?
Colours
What is your favorite color?
Do you prefer bright colors or dark colors?
Are there any colors that you dislike?
Are colors important to you?
What is the color of your room?
What are your friends' favorite colors? Why?
Gifts
How do we choose gifts?
What do you consider when choosing a gift?
What kind of gifts are popular in your country?
What's the best gift you've ever received?
What gift(s) have you received recently?
Do you like giving expensive gifts?
How often do you buy gifts for other people?
Why do people give gifts?
Have you ever received a gift you didn't like?
Hats and caps
Do you like wearing hats?
What kind of hats do you like?
Are hats popular in your country?
Why do people wear hats or caps?
Where do you like to buy hats?
Did you use to wear a hat when you were a child?
Housework and cooking
Do you think your home is clean and tidy?
What housework do you dislike?
What housework do you like?
Do you often do housework?
Do you have breakfast at home every day?
Do you want to learn how to cook well?
Do you like cooking?
Who usually does the cooking in your home?
Noise and quiet places
Do you mind noises?
Do any noises bother you?
Do you think there's too much noise in modern society?
Are cities becoming noisier?
Where is there louder noise, in cities or in the countryside?
What type do you come across in your daily life?
Are there any sounds that you like?
Stories
Do you like stories?
Do you prefer listening to stories or reading them?
Did you like stories in your childhood?
What kind of stories are popular in your country?