В данной статье приведены темы, которые наиболее часто встречаются на TOEFL Speaking Independent Task 1.

15 тем с вопросами
TOEFL Speaking Independent Tasks 1

1. Traveling
2. Food
3. Clothing
4. Family/ Marriage partner/ Your childhood
5. Sports/Recreation
6. School/Study
7. Teacher /Friends/Person
8. Book/Movie/Music
9. Job/Career
10. Technology
11. Housing
12. Hometown/Place/Home country
13. Experience
14. Weather/ Environment
15. Transportation

1. Traveling/Vacation/Holidays

Фразовые глаголы не тему Traveling

1.1 What is your favorite place to visit on weekends? Describe it and explain why it is your favorite place to go.
1.2 Talk about an important national holiday in your home country. Describe it and explain why it is important.
1.3 Talk about an interesting tourist attraction you have been to. Describe it and say why it was interesting.
1.4 Think of a place that makes you feel relaxed and peaceful. Describe it and explain why it is relaxing and peaceful for you.
1.5 Which place has fond memories for you? Describe this place and explain why it is memorable to you.
1.6 Where would you like to go to spend a vacation? Describe this place and say why you would like to holiday there.
1.7 Describe a place you have never been to but like to go someday.

2. Food

Фразовые глаголы на тему еды

2.1 Where do most like to go to eat out? Describe this place and say why you like it most.
2.2 What is your favorite kind of food? Describe it and explain why it is your favorite.
2.3 Some people suggest students eat and drink during classes. Do you think it is a good idea? (Stating Opinions Question Type)
2.4 What are the significant features of cafe or restaurant you like.

3. Clothing

Фразовые глаголы на тему одежды и обуви

What is your favorite style of clothing? Describe it and explain why it is your favorite.

4. Family/ Marriage partner/ Your childhood

4.1 Who do you feel close to in your family (or extended family)? Describe this person and say why you feel close to him/her.

4.2 Talk about something you and your family enjoy doing together. Describe it and explain why you all enjoy it.

4.3 Your friend’s brother has begun spending time with a group of people that your friend thinks may not be very good people. He wants to talk to his brother but does not know what to say. What advice would you give him? (Giving Advice Question Type)

4.4 What is your happiest childhood memory? Describe it and give reasons to explain why it is your happiest memory.

4.5 Do you agree that childhood is the happiest time in life?

4.5 Talk about an event from the past that you would like to relive. Describe the original event and say why you would like to relive it.

5. Sports/Recreation

Лексика на тему спорта и здорового образа жизни

5.1 What is your favorite recreational activity? Describe it and say why you enjoy doing it.

5.2 Three kinds of activities will be offered on a special day organized by the International Student office. Which one do you prefer? (1) International food fair (2) International music festival (3) International film festival. (Three Choices Question Type)

5.3 Some events at school may seem to be negative initially. However, the experience may turn out to be positive later on. Please give your own example of an event that seemed negative at first, but later was actually positive.

6. School/Study

Лексика на тему обучения Campus Vocabulary

6.1 What was your favorite subject at school? Describe it and explain why this subject was your favorite one.

6.2 What is your most useful study aid? Describe it and explain why it is useful in helping you to study.

6.3 Where is your favorite place to study? Describe this place and say why it is a good place for you to study.

6.4 Your degree requires that you should choose a history course. Which of the following courses would you prefer? (1) Art history (2) Twentieth-century world history (3) Science history. (Three Choices Question Type)

6.5 The university decides to remodel the dormitory and add a new space to it. Which space do you recommend to add to your dormitory? (1) Café (2) Study room (3) Game room. (Three Choices Question Type)

6.6 The university wants to provide students with more types of entertainment and three choices provided below. Which do you prefer and why. (1) A theater performance by the student actors (2) A concert provided by professional musician (3) A lecture from a professor. (Three Choices Question Type)

6.7 There is going to be a TV show that relates to students. Which show would you like to watch? (1) Interview school leaders (2) Students’ debate on political and social topics (3) Comedy about school life. (Three Choices Question Type)

6.8 If you are going to choose a position in the school community during summer vacation, which one will you choose? (1) Library desk front/ receptionist (2) Technician (3) Paint a wall in the community. (Three Choices Question Type)

6.9 Which one would you like to choose for your final project? (1) giving a presentation (2) writing a paper (3) creating a video. (Three Choices Question Type)

6.10 Your friend has just begun looking at educational programs and is having a hard time narrowing down his choices. What advice would you give? (Giving Advice Question Type)

6.11 Your friend is forgetful and often forget to submit assignments. What advice would you give to him? (Giving Advice Question Type)

6.12 Your friend is struggling in a math course, and he does not understand the work any better after his meetings with the professor. What advice would you give him? (Giving Advice Question Type)

6.13 Your friend doesn’t have enough money to pay for a new computer and all his textbooks at the same time. What would you suggest? (Giving Advice Question Type)

6.14 Which study method do you prefer, online courses or traditional classroom?

6.15 How do you think about university education? Some people think it’s important, some don’t.

7. Teacher /Friends/Person

7.1 Who is your best friend? Describe this person and say why he/she is your best friend.

7.2 Talk about a person in your life who has inspired you. Describe the person and explain why you found him/her inspirational.

7.3 Who is an important person in your country? Describe this person and explain why he/she is important.

7.4 Name a person whom you truly admire. Describe the person and say why you admire him/her.

7.5 Talk about a teacher who had a positive influence on you. Describe this person and explain why he/she was so influential to you.

7.6 Name a famous or influential figure who has inspired you. Describe this person and say why he/she has been inspirational to you.

7.7 Describe a person from your country’s history. Why do you think this person was important?

7.8 Who is the most intelligent person you know? Describe the person and say why you think he/she is intelligent.

7.9 Which person are you most likely to go to with a personal problem? Describe this person and say why you would go to him/her in particular.

7.10 In your opinion, what kind of behavior do people do in public that you find most inconsiderate? (Stating Opinions Question Type)

7.11 What kind of friends do you like? Tell the main reason.

8. Book/Movie/Music/Painting

8.1 What is your favorite book or movie? Describe it and say why it is your favorite.

8.2 You will need to accomplish an assignment for a presentation. Which one will you choose? (1) Act out a scene from a play (with a partner) (2) Explain your review of a novel you recently read (3) Read a selection of poem. (Three Choices Question Type)

8.3 Should music be treated as seriously as subjects like maths or sciences at school? (Stating Opinions Question Type)

8.4 What is your favorite song? Use reasons and details to support your answer.

8.5 Describe a painting you have seen before. Why do you like it or dislike it?

8.6 What do you like to read in your free time? For example, magazine, newspaper, or book.

9. Job/Career

9.1 Your friend wants to switch careers but doesn’t know what new career to choose. What advice would you give her and why? (Giving Advice Question Type)

9.2 Your friend is studying engineering and has room for one extra course in her schedule. What type of course would you recommend she take and why? (Giving Advice Question Type)

9.3 Your friend is working at a job that pays well but that she doesn’t like. She has just been offered a promotion that would mean more pay but longer hours. What advice would you give her and why? (Giving Advice Question Type)

9.4 Did you have any work experiences before? Describe any of your work.

9.5 Do you prefer to choose a profession that requires you to work in a group?

9.6 Someone focuses on one job throughout life; others like to change from one job to others. Which one do you think is better, why?

10. Technology

10.1 Which of the following functions of smart phones most beneficial to students? (1) taking photos (2) listening to the music (3) recording lectures. (Three Choices Question Type)

10.2 Which of the following technological developments has made the greatest impact on students’ lives? (1) Electronic books (2) Online classes (3) Smart phones. (Three Choices Question Type)

10.3 Do you think the government should legislate laws to fine people who use cell phones when crossing roads and intersections?(Stating Opinions Question Type)

10.4 Is the Internet a good or bad thing for the music industry? (Stating Opinions Question Type)

11. Housing

11.1 If you are going to choose a roommate, which of the following qualities is the most important to you: (1) Cleanness (2) Friendliness (3) Quietness. (Three Choices Question Type)
11.2 Do you like to live with roommates or live alone?

12. Hometown/Place/Home country

12.1 Where is a good place to have fun in your city or town? Describe this place and explain why it is fun.

12.2 Where would you most like to live? Describe this place and explain why you would like to live there.

12.3 What custom from your home country are you most fond of? Describe the custom and explain why you are fond of it.

12.4 Name a place in your country you would recommend others to visit. Describe this place and explain why you would recommend it.

12.5 What would you suggest to somebody if he was planning to come to your country to study abroad? Give details and examples to support your response. (Giving Advice Question Type)

12.6 Do you think we should keep or save the old building in the city?

12.7 Describe a place, for example a seashore park in your city, you often go to.

13. Experience

13.1 Talk about an experience in your life that made you feel embarrassed. Describe it and say why it was embarrassing.

13.2 Talk about a time when you experienced success. Describe the experience and say why it was a success for you.

13.3 Talk about a difficulty you have overcome in your life. Describe the experience and say why it was difficult to overcome.

13.4 Talk about a positive experience with learning or using English. Describe the experience and say why it was a positive one.

13.5 When have you been happily surprised by something? Describe the experience and say why the surprise was a happy one for you.

13.6 Describe a resource that helped you to do something better than before. Describe it and explain why it was helpful to you.

13.7 What is your most important possession? Describe it and say why it is so important.

13.8 Things always change in an unexpected way. Please describe a thing you have recently done that, ten years ago, you never imagined you would do.

13.9 Describe an important gift you have, tell us why it is important.

13.10 Describe the most impressive moment in your life.

13.11 How do you acquire knowledge? Give us some examples.

13.12 Is there any kind of invention that changed your life most recently?

13.13 Some people think life in modern time is easier than our grandparents, do you agree with?

14. Weather/ Environment

14.1 What is your favorite season of the year? Describe the season and explain why you like it so much.

14. 2 Which of the following choices do you think has the greatest impact on environmental protection? (1) Governmental regulations (2) Environmental awareness groups (3) Individual effort. (Three Choices Question Type)

15. Transportation

15.1 What is your favorite way of getting around? Describe it and explain why it is your favorite means of transportation.

15.2 Nowadays traffic congestion are increasing, what advice would you offer to the government to reduce traffic congestion? (Stating Opinions Question Type)