IELTS Speaking Part 1 New Topics (Sep – Dec 2021)
Concentration
Is it difficult for you to stay focused on something?
What do you do to help you concentrate?
What may distract you when you’re trying to stay focused?
When do you need to be focused?
Pets and animals
What is your favorite animal?
Have you ever kept an animal as a pet?
Where do you prefer to keep your pet, indoors or outdoors?
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Sample Answer – Pets & Animals
Public garden and parks
Would you like to play in a public garden or park?
What do you like to do when visiting a park?
How have parks changed today compared to the time you were a kid?
Would you prefer to visit a private garden or public garden?
Science
Do you like science?
When did you start to learn about science?
Which science subject do you find interesting?
Have you done anything interesting with science?
Sample Answer 1 Sample Answer 2
Shoes
Do you like buying shoes?
Have you ever bought shoes online?
How much money do you usually spend on shoes?
Which do you prefer, fashionable shoes or comfortable shoes?
Handwriting
Do you like to write by hand?
Is your handwriting easy to read?
Which do you prefer, writing by hand or typing?
What is the difference between handwriting and typing?
Mobile apps
What mobile apps have you recently used?
What kinds of mobile apps are you usually interested in?
What was the first mobile app you used?
What kinds of mobile apps would you like to use in the future?
Sample Answer 1 – Mobile Apps Sample Answer 2 – Mobile Apps
Colours
What is your favorite colour?
What is the colour that you dislike?
What colours do you want to paint your house with?
What colour makes you feel uncomfortable in your room?
Sample Answer 1 – Colors Sample Answer 2 – Colors
Weather
What kind of weather do you like most? What is the weather like in your hometown?
Is there any difference in the weather in different parts in your country?
Do you prefer dry or wet weather?
Sample Answer 1 – Weather Sample Answer 2 – Weather
Getting lost
Have you ever got lost?
How can you find your way when you are lost?
Can you read a map when you get lost? Have ever helped someone who got lost?
Headphones
Do you use headphones?
What type of headphones do you use?
When would you use headphones?
In what conditions you won’t be using headphones?
Holiday
Where did you go for your last holiday?
Do you like holidays? Why?
Which public holiday do you like best?
What do you do on holidays?
Festivals
How do you celebrate festivals in your country?
What special food and activities do you have for these festivals? How do you celebrate Spring Festivals?
What is your favorite festival of the year?
Wallet
Do you use a wallet?
Have you ever lost your wallet?
Have you ever bought someone a wallet as a gift? Do most of your friends use wallets?
Sky and stars
Do you often look at the sky?
Can you see the moon and stars at night where you live?
Do you prefer the sky in the morning or the sky at night?
Is there a good place to look at the sky where you live?
Primary school
What did you like to do the most when you were in primary school?
How did you go to your primary school?
How do you like your primary school?
What did you do in your leisure time in your primary school?
Environmental protection
Would you like to work in a company related to environmental protection?
How can we protect the environment?
Do you think you’ve done enough to protect the environment?
Is there education about environmental protection at school in your country?
Wild animals
Do you like watching TV programs about wild animals?
Did you learn something about wild animals from school?
Where can you see wild animals in your country?
In which country do you think you can see many wild animals?
Advertisement
What kinds of advertisements do you watch? Where can you see advertisements?
Have you ever bought something because of its advertisement?
Do you watch advertisements from the beginning to the end?
Sample Answer 1 Sample Answer 2 Sample Answer 3
Flowers
What kinds of flowers do you know?
Are there any flowers that have special meanings in your country?
Have you planted any flowers?
Have you sent flowers to anyone?
Barbecue
Do people in your country like barbecue?
What kind of food do you like to eat for barbecue?
Would you like to have a barbecue with your family or your friends? Did you have barbecue when you were a child?
Car trip
Do you like to travel by car? When do you travel by car?
Where is the farthest place you have travelled to by car?
Do you like to sit in the front or back when travelling by car?
Sample Answers for IELTS Speaking Part 1 Topic & Questions: Car Trip
Relax
What would you do to relax?
Do you think doing sports is a good way to relax?
Do you think vacation is a good time for you to relax? Do you think students need more relaxing time?
Special costumes
Do you like to wear special costumes?
Did you try any special costumes when you were young?
When was your last time wearing special costumes?
Do you ever buy special costumes?
Museum
Do you often visit museums?
Did you visit museums when you were a child?
Are there many museums in your hometown?
When was the last time you visited a museum?
Weekend
What do other people usually do on weekends?
What will you do next weekend?
Did you do anything special last weekend?
What do you usually do on weekends?
Home country
Which part of your country do you want to live in?
What makes you feel proud of your country?
Do you know the history of your country well?
Will you stay in your country in the future?
The area you live in
Do you like the area that you live in?
What are some changes in the area recently?
Do you know any famous people in your area?
Where do you like to go in that area?
Hometown
Is that a big city or a small place?
Is there anything you dislike about it?
What do you like (most) about your hometown?
Do you like living there?
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Do you like your hometown?
How long have you been living there?
Please describe your hometown a little
Do you think you will continue living there for a long time?
Sample Answer Sample Answer 1 Sample Answer 2
Home/Accommodation
What do you usually do in your flat?
What room does your family spend most of the time in?
What’s the difference between where you are living now and where you lived in the past?
Do you plan to live there a long time?
Do you prefer living in a house or a flat?
Are the transport facilities to your home very good?
What kind of house/flat do you want to live in in the future?
Taking a rest (A break)
How often do you take a rest?
What do you usually do when you are resting?
Do you take a nap when you are taking your rest?
How do you feel after taking a nap?
Singing
Do you like singing?
When do you sing?
Will you take singing lessons in the future?
Did you enjoy singing when you were younger?
Reading
Do you like reading?
Do you like to read at home or in other places?
In what place do you think it is difficult to read?
Do you like to read by yourself or with other people?
New year
How do you celebrate New Year?
Do you still remember the new year that you celebrated?
Do you have any ceremonies to celebrate the New Year in your country?
Why do people think the New year is a new beginning?
Getting up early
Do you often get up early in the morning?
What do you usually do when you get up early?
Do you get up early on weekends?
Which morning do you like best in a week?
Farming
Have you visited a farm?
What kind of farm do you like?
Do you think farming is important?
Did you do farm work when you were young?
Being Happy
Is there anything that makes you feel happy lately?
What do you do to stay happy?
Can you stay happy all the time?
Is it important to be happy?
Window view
What scenery can you see from the window of your home/dormitory?
Do you like to watch the scenery from your window?
Do you want to live in a house with beautiful window views?
How do you feel when you can’t see any beautiful view from your window?
TV program
Do you often watch programs on the TV or on your cell phone?
What kind of TV programs do you like?
Do you like watching the same kind of program all the time?
Do you talk with your friends about the program you watched?
Tree
What kind of trees do people usually plant in your country? How about your hometown?
Have you ever planted a tree?
What kinds of trees do you plant?
Do you like planting trees? Why?
Name
Is it easy for you to remember people’s names?
How do you remember people’s names?
How do you feel when people can’t remember your name?
Do you often forget people’s names?
Maths
Do students learn maths in secondary schools in your country?
Do you think maths is difficult?
What can people do with maths in their daily life？Why/why not?
Do you learn maths now? Why/why not?
Decoration
What’s the decoration like in your home?
What kind of decoration do you prefer?
Do people in your country like redecorating their homes？
What’s your favorite color when decorating your home?
Work/Study
Work
Do you miss being a student?
Do you like your job?
Why did you choose to do that job?
What technology do you use at work?
Study
Do you like your school/subject/major?
Why did you choose to study that school/subject/major?
Do you prefer to study in the mornings or in the afternoons?
What technology do you use when your study?
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