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IELTS SPEAKING TEST

Part 1

Work or study

1.Do you work or are you a student?

2.What subject(s) are you studying?

3.Why did you choose to study that subject?

4.(For high school) Why did you choose those subjects?

5.Is that a popular subject (to study) in your country?

6.Do you think it's popular because people want to gain knowledge or is there some other reason?

7.What are the most popular subjects (= university degree courses = majors) in China?

8.Did your family help you choose that course?

9.What school (or university) do you go to?

10.Why did you choose that university (or, school)?

11.Do you have any recreational or entertainment activities at your school/university?

12.How do you like your subject?

13.What do you like about your subject?

14.Do you think it's important to choose a subject you like? (Why?)

15.(For university students) What are your favourite classes/ courses/ subjects at university?

16.(For high school students) What's your favourite subject at school?

17.Is your subject interesting? (Why? / Why not?)

18.Do you think it's important to choose a subject you are interested in? (Why?)

19.What's the most interesting part of your subject?

20.(For high school) What's the most interesting of your subjects at school?

21.What are your future work plans? (after you graduate)

22.Do you think what you are studying now will be very useful (or, relevant or, important) for this type of

work?

23.How will you (or, how do you plan to) get the job you want?

24.Do you think it will be easy to find that kind of work?

25.Why are you taking the IELTS test?

26.In addition to gaining knowledge, what other ways have you benefited from your school/university

experience?

Accommodation

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

2.Who do you live with?

3.How long have you lived there?

4.Do you plan to live there for a long time?

5.Can you describe the place where you live?

6.Which room does your family spend most of the time in?

7.What do you usually do in your house/flat/room?

8.Are the transport facilities to your home very good?

9.Do you prefer living in a house or a flat?

10.Please describe the room you live in.

11.Is there anything you don't like about the place where you live?

12.Which is your favourite room? (Why?)

13.What kind of decorations does it (do the rooms/does your room) have?

14.How do you think this room (your favourite room) could be improved?

15.What can you see when you look out the window of your room (or, the windows of your home)?

16.Are there many people living near you?

17.Do you know all your neighbours?

18.How well do you know your neighbours?

19.What kind of people are your neighbours?

20.Do you spend much time socializing with your neighbours in your neighbours' homes?

21.Do you like the environment (around) where you live?

22.Would you say the place where you live is good for families with children?

23.Would you like to move to another place to live? (Why? Where?)

24.In the future, what type of place would you like to live in?

25.What kind of neighbourhood/environment/surroundings would you like to live in?

26.What kind of housing is most popular in China?

Hometown

1.Where do you come from?

2.Where do you live at the moment?

3.How long have you been living there/here?

4.Do your parents also live there?

5.Did your family ever move away from the place you were born? (Why? /Why not?)

6.What tourist attractions are there in your hometown?

7.Would a foreign visitor enjoy them?

8.Is your hometown famous for anything?

9.Do you know much about the history of your hometown?

10.Did you learn much about the history of your hometown in school?

11.What do you think needs to change in your hometown?

12.What form of transport do you prefer to use in your hometown?

13.What do people in your hometown do in their free time?

14.What place(s) in your hometown do you go to in your spare time?

15.Why did you choose to live here/there? (If not living in your hometown)

16. What do you like (most or, best) about (living in) your hometown (or, about living where you are living

now)?

17.What do you think needs to be done to make your hometown a better place to live in?

18.Do you plan to live there/here for a long time?

19.What (other) place would you like to live in (in the future)?

20.For you, what benefits are there to living in a big city?

21.What facilities does your hometown have?

22.What sorts of buildings are there in your hometown?

23.What's the most attractive part of your hometown?

24.Has your hometown changed much in the past few years? (e.g. 20 years)

25.What forms of transport do visitors use to come to your hometown?

26.How could your hometown (be improved in order to) attract more visitors?

27.What's the weather usually like in your hometown?

28.Has the weather in your hometown changed much in recent years?

Museums

1.Are there any museums or art galleries in your hometown?

2.Have you ever visited any of these art galleries or museums?

3.How often do you visit museums and art galleries?

4.Did you ever go to art galleries or museums when you were a child?

5.Would you recommend that schools take their students to visit museums?

6.Do people in China like visiting museums and art galleries?

7.Do you think people should go to art galleries and museums more?

8.What do you think is the role (or the purpose) of museums and art galleries?

9.Which kind of art do you think is more important, the art we see in the cinema or the art we see in art

galleries and museums?

10.Do you think going to museums and art galleries is beneficial for children?

11.Do you like art? (Why?)

12.What forms of art do you like the most?

13.What kind of art are you best at?

14.In your childhood, what experience of art did you have?

15.Do you ever buy (or, have you ever bought) a painting?

16.Do you think art is an important part of life?

17.What benefits does (participating in) art bring to people?

18.How important do you think art is in the lives of people?

19.Why do you think people like to have a painting (or other artwork) in their homes?

Daily Routine

1.What do you do mainly do with your time?

2.What is the best part of the day for you? (Why?)

3.When do you do most of your study?

4.How do you think your daily routine could be improved?

5.What are you usually doing at this time?

6.Do you do the same thing(s) every day?

7.Tell me something about your daily routine.

8.In a typical day, what do you do in the classroom?

9.(If you do not work) For you, what's the best time of day for studying?

10.(If you work) For you, what's the best time of day for working?

11.What time do you usually get up?

12.What do you usually do after you get up (or, in the morning)?

13.Is your life now the same as it was before?

14.If you could make one change to your daily routine, what would it be?

15.If you had more free time, what would you do?

16.Do you get together with your fellow students/ work colleagues (=classmates/ workmates) after

classes/ work? (What do you do?)

17.Do you like to plan what you will do each day? (Why? /Why not?)

18.How do you plan your day?

19.Do you usually do the same things at the same time each day?

20.How do you plan (organize) your study time?

21.Do you ever (or, do you often) change these plans?

22.Can you think of any improvements to your daily routine?

Animals

1.Do you like animals?

2.What's your favourite animal? (Why?)

3.Are people in your country fond of animals?

4.Do many people in your country keep animals at home (or, keep a pet)?

5.What kinds of animals as a pet do the people have in your country?

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7.Do you think cities are suitable places for keeping a pet?

8.Do children like animals?

9.What animals do children like?

10.What was your favourite animal when you were a child?

11.Did you have any pets when you were a child?

12.Have you ever raised (or, had) a pet?

13.What do you think are the benefits of a child having a pet?

14.What benefits did you get from having a pet?

15.If you have children in the future, will you allow them to raise a pet?

16.If you were a parent, would you let your children raise a pet?

Time

1.Would you say you are good at managing (or, organizing) your time?

2.Do you (usually) wear a watch (a wrist watch)? (Why?)

3.What do you use your watch for?

4.Do you think time is very important? (Why?)

5.Is time very important to you? (Why?)

6.Do you think time management is important?

7.Have you ever been late for anything?

8.Were there any serious consequences when you were late?

9.Do you think it's important to be on time?

10.Do you think punctuality is important?

11.How do you feel when you are late?

12.How do you feel when (other) people are late?

13.Do you feel that time moves slowly, or fast?

14.When do you feel time moves fast?

15.When do you feel time moves slowly? (Why?)

16.When does time seem to move fast and when does it seem to move slowly?

17.If you could go back in time, would you do?

18.Do you think punctuality is important?

19.What are some examples of occasions when it's important to be on time?

20.How would you feel if the person you were waiting to meet with was not on time?

21.Do you think older people and younger people both have the same attitudes towards punctuality?

22.Do you think time management is important?

23.Do you think it's necessary for people to manage their time well?

24.Do you have any suggestions (or ideas) on how people can better manage their time?

25.Do you think parents should try to teach their children about time management?

Music

1.Do you often listen to music?

2.When do you listen to music?

3.How much time do you spend listening to music every day?

4.What kinds of music do you like to listen to?

5.How often do you listen to (that type of) music?

6.When did you start listening to this type of music?

7.Where do you listen to it?

8.How do you feel when you listen to this music?

9.Do you like listening to songs?

10.Have you ever been to a musical performance?

11.Have you ever learned to play a musical instrument?

12.If you had the opportunity to learn a musical instrument, what instrument would you learn? (Why?)

13.What musical instrument(s) is (are) most popular in China?

14.Which instrument would you prefer to study - the piano or the violin?

15.What musical instrument do you most enjoy listening to?

16.What benefits do children gain by studying music?

17.Do you think it's important to learn to play a musical instrument?

18.Do you think schools should teach children how to play a musical instrument?

19.Is music an important subject at school in China?

20.What benefits do children gain by studying music in school?

21.Did you often listen to music when you were a child? (If yes, give details.)

22.What kinds of music did you like when you were a child?

23.What are some differences between the music you listened to as a child and the music you listen to

now?

24.Do you think it's important for children to learn (to play) a musical instrument?

25.Is music very important to people in China?

26.What kinds of music are (most) popular in China?

27.How does music affect (or influence) people?

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29.Why do many old people dislike pop music?

Colours

1.What's your favorite color? (Why?)

2.Do you usually (or, always) wear clothes in your favourite colour?

3.Are there any colours that have a special meaning in your country?

4.What colour would you choose to paint the walls of your room?

5.Do you think different types of people like different colours?

6.Do people care about the colour of their clothes? (Why?/Why not?)

7.Do you care about the colour of your clothes? (Why?/Why not?)

8.Do you think the colour of one's clothes is important? (Why?/Why not?)

9.What's your favourite clothes colour? (Why?)

10.When you buy clothes, how do you choose the colour?

11.Do any colours have special meaning in your culture?

12.Do you think colour(s) is (are) important in daily life?

1.In your country, do any numbers have special meaning?

2.What's your favourite number?

3.Are there any numbers or dates that you think are important to remember?

4.How do people remember numbers?

5.Which do you think are easier to remember, names or numbers?

Collecting

1.Did you collect anything (such as stamps or CDs) when you were a child?

2.Do you still collect them now?

3.Do you collect anything as a hobby now?

4.Why do you like collecting things?

5.Do people in your country like to collect things?

6.Why do you think people like collecting things?

7.What are some examples of things that some people collect (as a hobby)?

8.Do you think you will collect anything in the future?

9.If you had a lot of money, what would you like to collect?

10.Have you ever collected anything?

11.Is collecting a popular pastime in China?

12.Does anyone in your home collect anything?

13.What are the benefits of collecting?

14.Do boys and girls usually collect the same things?

Films

1.Do you like to watch films?

2.How often do you watch a film? (=go to a cinema?)

3.What types of films do you like?

4.Are there any types of films that you dislike?

5.What kinds of films did you like to watch when you were a child?

6.Where do you prefer to watch films?

7.Do you like to watch films in a cinema? (Why?/Why not?)

8.Do you prefer to watch films at home or in a cinema? (Why?)

9.Are most of the people in the cinema usually children or adults?

10.How much time does it take to watch one film?

11.How much time do you spend watching films?

12.Who do you usually watch films with?

Painting

1.Do you like drawing / painting?

2.Do you ever paint pictures?

3.Have you ever painted pictures?

4.Did you do any painting (or drawing) when you were a child?

5.Do you think you will paint any pictures in the future?

6.What do you think are the benefits of painting (or drawing; or art) for children?

7.Do you think painting (or drawing) is important for adults?

8.Why do some people like to draw (or paint)?

9.Have you ever taken a class in (drawing or) painting?

10.When you were a child, did you have art classes at school?

11.Have you kept any of your drawings or paintings (from when you were a child)?

12.Do you think children should learn drawing / painting (from a young age)?

13.Do you think children should have art classes in school?

14.Do you think art is necessary (or, important) in society?

15.Why do you think people buy paintings?

16.Why do you think people like to have a painting (or other artwork) in their homes?

17.Do you ever buy paintings (or, have you ever bought a painting)?

1.Do you like flowers? (Why?)

2.What flowers do you like? (Why?)

3.Which/What is your favorite flower?

4.Do you think flowers are important?

5.On what occasions are flowers important?

6.What are the occasions when people send or receive flowers?

7.When was the last time you gave (or, sent) flowers to someone?

8.When was the last time you yourself bought flowers?

9.When was the last time you bought flowers for yourself?

10.Where did you buy these flowers?

11.Where do (can) people buy flowers?

12.What meaning do flowers (= does giving flowers) have for Chinese people?

13.What flowers have special meaning in China?

14.Do you like to have flowers in your home?

15.Do you (ever) grow flowers at home?

16.Do many people in your country grow flowers at home?

17.Do people in China like growing flowers?

18.Does anyone in your family like growing flowers?

19.Do old people in China like gardening?

Science

1.Are you very interested in science?

2.Do you like science?

3.Is there anything about science that you dislike?

4.What science do students learn at school in your country?

Activities

1.Do you like outdoor activities?

2.What outdoor activities do you (most) like to do?

3.How often do you do that?

4.What kinds of outdoor activities do you do in your daily life?

5.Do people in your country prefer to spend time indoors or outdoors?

6.What (types of) outdoor activities are popular in your country?

7.Do people in your country have enough time to spend on outdoor activities?

Birds

1.How do you feel about birds? (Why do you feel that way?)

2.How do Chinese people feel about birds?

3.Are there many birds near your home?

4.Have you seen many different kinds of birds? (near your home)?

5.Do any birds have any particular significance in China? For example, does China have a national bird?

6.Do you think birds should be protected? (Why? / Why not?)

7.Do Chinese people like raising (keeping) pet birds?

8.Have you ever kept a pet bird?

9.What did you feed it?

Concerts

1.Have you ever been to a live concert?

2.Are concerts ever held in your hometown?

3.When was the last time you attended a concert?

4.Did you listen to this concert on TV or did you listen to it live?

5.Would you like to go to (or watch) a concert in the future?

6.Would you prefer to watch a concert on TV or to attend a live concert?

7.Will you watch this concert on TV or watch it live?

8.Which would you prefer, to attend a concert of your favourite artist or to buy a CD of this artist?

Gifts

1.Do you ever give people gifts?

2.Do you ever receive gifts?

3.Do you prefer receiving a gift or giving a gift?

4.Who did you last give a gift to?

5.When was the last time you received a gift?

6.Do you think it's difficult to choose what gift to give to people?

7.Do people in China like to give gifts (to other people)?

8.On what occasions do people in China give gifts?

9.What kinds of things do people (in China) give each other as gifts?

10.Do you and your friends or family members give each other gifts?

11.What sorts of gifts do you give to your friends?

12.Have your friends ever given you gifts?

13.Do you think it's difficult to choose what gifts to give people?

14.Do you think gift-giving is very important?

15.Would you say it's necessary to buy expensive gifts for people?

16.Have you ever given a gift that you made yourself?

Handicrafts

1.Did you ever make anything by hand when you were a child?

2.Do children in your country often make things by hand?

3.Do you think it's very useful for children to make things by hand?

4.Is there anything that you would like to make by hand in the future?

Housework

1.Do people in your country do much housework?

2.In your home, who does (most of) the housework?

3.Do you do much (or, any) housework? (If yes, what? Why?/Why not?)

4.What housework do you like to do?

5.What housework did you do when you were a child?

6.Do you think children should (learn to) do housework? (Why?/Why not?)

7.Do people in your country spend much time doing housework?

8.Do you feel people in your country have enough time to do housework?

9.Do you think people like doing housework by them?

10.Do you usually do any housework?

11.Who usually does the housework in your home?

12.Do you like to do housework? (Why?/Why not?)

13.What housework does you least like doing? (Why?)

14.When you were a child, did you ever do any housework?

15.Do you think it's important for children to do some housework?

16.If a child helps do some of the family housework, how do you think this affects the child's

development?

17.What do you do to help the family?

18.Have there been any changes in the housework people do since the time when your parents were

your age?

19.Do you think people should be paid to do household chores?

Names

1.Does your name have any special meaning?

2.Who gave you your name?

3.Why did they choose that name?

4.When Chinese people name their children, are there any special customs that are followed?

5.Are there any special names (or, special types of names) that Chinese parents choose for their children?

6.Is there any special ceremony when babies are given their names?

7.How are Chinese names and Western names different?

8.What names do people at home (your family members) call you?

9.Do many people in China have a nickname?

10.Are there any big differences between people's names today in China and people's names many years

ago?

11.Are there any names that are very commonly used?

12.Do Chinese people like to have common names?

13.Why are some Chinese names very similar to each other?

14.Do Chinese people today usually have a third name?

15.Is your surname very common in China?

16.What's the most common surname in China?

17.Do Chinese people attach a lot of importance to (their) names?

18.Is your name very important to you?

19.Do you like your name?

20.Do people in China ever change their names?

21.Would you like to change your name?

Photograph

1.Do you like to take photographs? (Why?)

2.How (why) did you become interested in photography?

3.In what situations do you take photographs?

4.What kind of photos do you like to take? (Why?)

5.Do you prefer to take pictures of people or of scenery?

6.Who do you take photos of?

7.How do you keep your photos?

8.Do you keep your photographs on your computer?

9.Are there any photos on the walls of your home?

10.Do you frame (or have you framed) any of your photos? Do you prefer to send postcards to people or

to send photos that you took yourself? (Why?)

11.Is photography a popular hobby in China?

12.Why do (you think) some people do not like taking photographs?

13.Why do you think some people like taking photographs when they visit another place?

14.Do Chinese people like to visit photograph exhibitions? What kind of photos do they like to look at?

15.Do you think being a photographer would be a good job? (Why?/Why not?)

16.What factors make a good photograph?

Meals

1.How do people in your country usually eat a meal?

2.Do you prefer to sit together as a family for a meal, or to eat separately?

3.What are the benefits of doing that?

4.Which meal do you prefer, lunch or dinner (supper)? (Why?)

5.What do you usually eat for lunch?

6.What do you usually eat for your evening meal?

7.Do you prefer to eat three full meals a day or do you prefer to eat many snacks throughout the day?

8.Which meal of the day do you think is the most important? (Why?)

9.Do you think breakfast is important? (Why?/Why not?)

10.What do you usually eat for breakfast?

11.Is there any special food that you particularly like?

12.Would you like to try any new food? (If yes, give an example &/or say why.)

13.Do you like cooking (or, preparing your own meals)? (Why?/Why not?)

Computers

1.What do you use computers for?

2.Do you think computers are important?

3.Do computers have much impact on your life?

4.What computer skill(s) would you like to learn?

5.Do you use computers very much?

6.When do you use a computer?

7.What do you use computers for?

8.When did you start using computers?

9.What was your impression (or feeling) when you used a computer the first time?

10.How did you learn to use a computer?

11.Have computers changed your life in any way? (If yes, how?)

12.Are computers used much in your country?

13.Do you think computers are useful (or important) in everyday life? (How?)

14.Do you think computers have changed our lives for the better? (How? Compare today & our lives in

pre-computer times.)

15.Do you think a computer can give you better access to knowledge?

16.Do you think there are any disadvantages (or, drawbacks) to using computers?

https://www.sodocs.net/doc/ce12150450.html,puters are now used a lot in education. What do you think of this?

18.What do you think are the advantages of this?

19.how to use a computer?

Happiness

1.What do you think, "happiness" is?

2.What do you think makes people feel happy?

3.Do you do anything to keep yourself happy?

4.Why do people feel happy when they are at a natural place (such as in a forest)?

5.Do you think money plays an important part in people's happiness?

Swimming

1.Can you swim?

2.Do you like swimming?

3.Have you ever tried to learn to swim?

4.Did you learn to swim when you were a child?

5.When did you learn to swim?

6.Who taught you to swim?

7.How did you learn to swim?

8.Where do (or can) people go swimming in your hometown?

9.Is swimming very popular in China?

10.Why do many people like swimming?

11.Do you think it's important to know how to swim?

12.What do you think are the benefits of swimming?

13.Do you think swimming should be taught in school?

14.Do many people in your city (or, country) swim?

15.How do (or, how can) children learn to swim?

16.Do you prefer to swim in the sea or in a swimming pool?

Television

1.Do you like watching TV?

2.What types of TV programs do you (most) like to watch?

3.What programs do you (most like to) watch?

4.What's your favourite TV program?

5.Do you prefer to watch TV or listen to the radio? (Why?)

6.Do you think watching TV is an important part of people's lives?

7.Do you prefer reading a newspaper, (or reading a magazine) or watching TV?

8.What type(s) of television program do you watch when you want to relax?

9.Do you ever watch programs from other countries?

10.What benefits can people get from watching foreign TV programs?

11.Do you think watching TV can help students in their studies?

12.Has watching TV (ever) helped you in your work?

13.Is there any difference between different people when they watch TV?

14.Do people in China watch any foreign TV programs?

15.Do you think English language programs are necessary? (Why?/Why not?)

16.What do you think are the benefits of watching TV programs in English?

17.Would you say entertainment is important for people?

18.What kind of entertainment do you prefer, TV or radio? (Why?)