IELTS Speaking Part 1 topics (May - August 2026)

May – December 2026 — newer topics

Cars
Clothes
Dreams and ambitions
Evening time
Films
Headphones
History
Mirrors
Music
Old buildings
Outer space and stars
Parks
Science
Shopping
Singing
Social media
Sports programs
Teachers
Tidiness
Watches
Websites

May – August 2026 — older topics that are still in use

Animals and pets
Buildings
Childhood activities
Daily routine
Days off
Dreams
Fixing things
Food
Gifts
Hobbies
Jokes
Keys
Life stages
Morning time
Reading
Scenery
Sports teams
Typing
Views
Walking

May – December 2026 — newer topics

Cars

1. What type/types of cars do you like?
2. Do you think car colours are important?
3. What colour of car would you choose to buy?
4. What do you usually do when there is a traffic jam?
5. Do you prefer to be a driver or a passenger?
6. Did you enjoy travelling by car when you were a kid?

Clothes

1. What kind of clothes do you like to wear?
2. Do you spend a lot of time choosing clothes?
3. Do you like wearing T-shirts?
4. Do you prefer to wear comfortable and casual clothes or smart clothes?

Dreams and ambitions

1. Are you ambitious? / Are you an ambitious person?
2. What was your dream when you were a child?
3. What is your dream job?
4. Are you the kind of person who sticks to dreams?

Evening time

1. Do you like evenings?
2. What do you usually do in the evening?
3. What do you dislike doing in the evening?
4. What did you do in the evening when you were a child?
5. Are there any differences between what you do in the evening now and what you did in the past?
6. Do you spend your evenings doing the same things on both weekends and weekdays? Why?

Films

1. What films do you like?
2. How often do you watch films?
3. Do you prefer to watch films at home or in the cinema?
4. Do you often go to the cinema with your friends?
5. Did you ever go to the cinema alone as a child?

Headphones

1. Do you use headphones?
2. In what situations would you use headphones?
3. What type of headphones do you use?
4. In what situations would you not use headphones?

History

1. Do you like history?
2. Have you ever been to historical museums?
3. Did you like history when you were young?
4. When was the last time you read about history?

Mirrors

1. How often do you use a mirror?
2. Do you like looking at yourself in a mirror?
3. Have you ever bought a mirror?
4. Do you usually take a mirror with you?
5. Do you use a mirror before buying clothing?
6. What functions does a mirror have?
7. Do you think a mirror is a good decoration?
8. Would you use mirrors to decorate your room?

Music

1. Do you like music?
2. What kind of music do you listen to?
3. Do you prefer sad or happy music?
4. Does happy music make you feel more excited?
5. Did you have music lessons at school?
6. Is it easy to learn music?

Old buildings

1. Have you ever seen old buildings in the city?
2. Do you prefer living in an old building or a modern house?
3. Are there any old buildings you want to see in the future? Why?
4. Do you think we should preserve old buildings in cities?

Outer space and stars

1. Do you want to know more about outer space?
2. Have you ever learnt about outer space and stars?
3. Do you want to go into outer space in the future?
4. Do you like science fiction movies? Why?

Parks

1. Do you like going to parks now?
2. Did you like going to parks as a child?
3. What do you like to do when visiting a park?
4. Are there many public parks or gardens in your country?
5. Would you prefer to play in a private or public garden?
6. Are there any parks you want to go to in the future?
7. Would you like to see more parks in your city?
8. How are the parks today different from those you visited as a kid?

Science

1. Do you like science?
2. Did you like science classes when you were young?
3. Which science subject is interesting to you?
4. What kinds of interesting things have you done with science?
5. When did you learn about science?
6. Do you like watching science TV programmes?
7. Do you go to science museums?

Shopping

1. Do you like shopping?
2. How often do you go shopping?
3. Do you compare prices when you shop?
4. Is it difficult for you to make choices when you shop?
5. Have you ever returned anything you bought online?
6. Do you prefer online shopping or in-store shopping?

Singing

1. Do you like singing? Why?
2. Have you ever learnt how to sing?
3. Do you think singing can bring happiness to people?
4. Who do you want to sing for?

Social media

1. What do you do on social media?
2. What do people often do on social media?
3. Do you think you spend too much time on social media?
4. When did you start using social media?
5. Have you posted anything recently?
6. Is it a good idea to meet new friends on social media?
7. Do you prefer using social media on your phone or computer?

Sports programs

1. Do you like to watch live sports games?
2. Do you like watching sports programmes on TV?
3. Have you ever watched a sports game in a stadium?
4. Who do you like to watch sports games with?
5. What kinds of games will you watch in the future?

Teachers

1. Would you like to be a teacher?
2. Do you think you could be a teacher?
3. Do you have a favourite teacher?
4. Do you have a teacher from your past that you still remember?
5. Are you still in touch with your primary school teachers?
6. How does/did this teacher help you?
7. In what way has your favourite teacher helped you?

Tidiness

1. Are you a tidy person? / Would you say you are a tidy person?
2. Do you like to keep things tidy?
3. How do you keep things tidy?
4. How important is it for you to keep your room or workspace clean?
5. Did you use to keep your room tidy as a child?
6. Did your parents teach you to be tidy when you were a child?
7. How do you feel when you are in a messy environment?
8. Do you think people should be tidy all the time?
9. Do you think it is possible for people to be tidy all the time?

Watches

1. Do you wear a watch?
2. Do you like to wear watches?
3. Do you think a watch is important for you?
4. Do you think it is important to wear a watch? Why?
5. Have you ever received/got a watch as a gift?
6. Why do people like expensive watches?
7. Why do some people wear expensive watches?

Websites

1. What is your favourite website?
2. What kinds of websites do you often visit?
3. Have the websites you often visit changed over the years?
4. What kinds of websites are popular in your country?

May – August 2026 — older topics that are still in use

Animals and pets

1. Have you ever had a pet before?
2. What is the most popular animal in your country?
3. What’s your favourite animal? Why?
4. Where do you prefer to keep your pet, indoors or outdoors?

Buildings

1. Do you want to live in a tall building?
2. Is there a building that you would like to visit?
3. Do you take photos of buildings?
4. Are there tall buildings near your home?

Childhood activities

1. What were your favourite activities when you were a child?
2. Are there any differences between the activities you liked when you were a child and those you like now?
3. Did you prefer to do activities alone or with a group of people when you were a child?

Daily routine

1. What is your daily study routine?
2. How do you organize your study time?
3. Do you think it’s important to have a daily routine for your study?
4. Do you ever change your plans?
5. Have you ever changed your routine?
6. What’s your favorite time of the day?
7. Do you go to sleep early or stay up late?
8. Do you often stay up late?

Days off

1. What do you usually do when you have days off?
2. When was the last time you had a few days off?
3. What would you like to do if you had a day off tomorrow?
4. Do you usually spend your days off with your parents or with your friends?

Dreams

1. Do you often see dreams?
2. Can you remember the dreams you had?
3. Do dreams have special meanings?
4. Do you share your dreams with others?

Fixing things

1. Can you fix things?
2. What kinds of things can you fix?
3. Have you ever asked people to teach you to fix things?
4. Is fixing things a necessary skill?

Food

1. What is your favourite food?
2. Do you eat different foods at different times of the year?
3. Has your favourite food changed since you were a child?
4. What kind of food did you like when you were young?

Gifts

1. What gift have you received recently?
2. Do you think you are good at choosing gifts?
3. What do you consider when choosing a gift?
4. Have you ever received a great gift?
5. Have you ever sent handmade gifts to others?

Hobbies

1. Do you have any hobbies?
2. Do you have the same hobbies as your family members?
3. Do you have a hobby that you’ve had since childhood?
4. Did you have any hobbies when you were a child?

Jokes

1. Are you good at telling jokes?
2. Have you ever watched a live comedy show?
3. Do you like to watch comedies?
4. Do your friends like to tell jokes?

Keys

1. Have you ever lost your keys?
2. Do you always bring a lot of keys with you?
3. Do you often forget the keys and lock yourself out?
4. Is it a good idea to leave your keys with a neighbour?
5. Where do you keep your keys?

Life stages

1. Are you currently enjoying your stage of life?
2. During which stage of your life were you the happiest?
3. What are your plans for the next stage of your life?
4. Which stage of your life do you consider the most important?

Morning time

1. Do you like getting up early in the morning?
2. What do you usually do in the morning?
3. What did you do in the morning when you were little?
4. Are there any differences between what you do in the morning now and what you did in the past?
5. Do you spend your mornings doing the same things on both weekends and weekdays?

Reading

1. Do you like reading?
2. How often do you read books? When?
3. What kind of books or materials do you like to read?
4. When do you need to read carefully, and when not?
5. Do you prefer reading online or on paper?
6. Do you prefer to read on paper or on a screen?
7. Did you read more when you were a child?
8. Are your reading habits now different from before?
9. How often do you read now?
10. Have you ever read a novel that has been adapted into a film?
11. Which one do you prefer, reading books or watching movies?

Scenery

1. Do you like to take pictures of the scenery?
2. Do you prefer mountains or the sea?
3. Do you look out the window at the scenery when travelling by bus or by car?
4. What are the most beautiful sights you have seen while travelling?
5. What scenery can you see from the window of your home?
6. Is it essential for you to have a good view from your window?
7. Do you like to sit by the window when you take an airplane?
8. What sort of view would you like your house to have in the future?

Sports teams

1. Do you like watching sports teams?
2. Do you support any sports team?
3. How did you become a fan of that team?
4. Do people in your country support sports teams a lot?
5. Have you ever been part of a sports team?
6. Do you prefer team sports or individual sports?
7. Do you like watching team games? Why?
8. Are team sports popular in your culture?
9. Did you play sports as a child?
10. What are the differences between team sports and individual sports?

Typing

1. Do you prefer typing or handwriting?
2. How do you improve your typing?
3. When did you learn how to type on a keyboard?
4. Do you type on a desktop or laptop keyboard every day?

Views

1. Do you prefer views in urban areas or rural areas?
2. Do you like taking pictures of different views?
3. Have you seen an unforgettable and beautiful view or scenery?
4. Do you prefer views in your own country or in other countries?

Walking

1. Do you walk a lot?
2. Where did you go for a walk lately?
3. Did you often go outside to have a walk when you were a child?
4. Where would you like to take a long walk if you had the chance?
5. Why do people like to walk in parks?