IELTS SPEAKING PART 1 TOPICS
1. Haircuts
- Do you like your current hair style?
- How often do you have your hair cut?
- When was the last time you had your hair cut?
- How much do you usually spend on a haircut?
- Do you often (or, ever) change your hairstyle?
- What’s your favourite hairstyle?
- Would you like to change the colour of your hair?
2. Wild Animals
- Have you ever seen any wild animals?
- Do you have a favourite wild animal?
- Do you think wild animals should be protected?
- Do you like going to the (or, a) zoo?
3. Voices
- Do you like recording and hearing your (own) voice?
- Do any members of your family have a similar voice (or, similar voices)?
- Has your voice ever changed? (When?)
4. Jeans
- Do you like wearing jeans?
- (Possible question) When did you start wearing jeans?
- How often do you wear jeans?
- Would you say jeans are popular in your country?
5. Amusement Parks
- Do you like amusement parks?
- How often do you go to an amusement park?
- What do you usually do at amusement parks (or, at an amusement park)?
6. Walking
- Do you walk very much?
- Do you walk more often now than (you did) in the past?
- Do you think people will be walking more in the future?
- What do you think are the benefits of walking?
7. Concentration
- When do you need to stay (or, be) focused?
- Do you ever find it difficult to stay focused (= hard to concentrate)?
- What distract you when you’re trying to stay focused?
- Do you ever do anything to help you concentrate?
8. Sunshine
- What do you do on sunny days?
- Do you like sunshine?
- Do you ever use sunscreen?
9. Languages
- What is your mother tongue?
- What other languages can you speak?
- Will you learn other languages in the future?
- (Similar to above) Do you intend to learn other languages in the future?
- Would you say it’ s difficult to learn a new language?
10. Friends
- What kinds of people do you like to make friends with?
- What do you usually do when you are with your friends?
- Do you keep in contact with any of your friends from your childhood?
- What do you think makes a good friend?
- Would you say you are a good friend to others?
- Do you prefer to spend time with your family or with your friends?
- Which do you think is more important, your family or your friends?
11. Music
- What’s your favourite type of music?
- When do you listen to music?
- Do you prefer to listen to music alone, or with others?
- Has your preference in music changed since you were younger?
12. Visiting Relatives& Friends
- Do you often visit your relatives? (Why?)
- What do you do when you visit them?
- When was the last time you visited them? what did you do?
- Do you (ever or often) go to your friends’ homes to visit them?
13. Street Markets
- Do you like visiting street markets?
- Are street markets very common in your country / where you live?
- Would you be interested if you saw a street market in a foreign country?
- Do people in your country prefer to shop at a street market, or in a shopping mall?
- Are there many shopping malls in your living area?
14. Transport
- What kind of transport do you most often use?
- How do you usually go to school / work?
- How long does it take to travel to school / work?
- How did you go to school when you were a child?
- Do you prefer to use public, or private transportation?
- Do you think you’ll use public transport more in the future?
15. Borrowing and Lending
- Do you like to lend things to others?
- Have you ever lent a book to others?
- Would you lend money to someone else?
- Have you ever borrowed money from someone else?
- Have you ever borrowed a book from others?
- How do you feel about others borrowing things from you?