Лучшее решение – это хорошо подготовится к IELTS Speaking Part 1, подобрать ключевые слова, соответствующие уровню, на который метит кандидат по каждой теме, проговорить ответы, наметить мысли и идеи. Хороший вариант, использовать метод карточек.

В конце статьи прилагаются отличные видео, как отвечать на самые основные темы Hometown, Home, Study, Vacation, Family, Free time, Hobbies

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52 темы для IELTS Speaking Part 1

1. About you
2. Dream
3. Birthday
4. Name
5. Colors
6. Study
7. Teacher
8. High school
9. Work
10. Training
11. Volunteer work
12. Your town
13. Accommodation
14. Bus or Taxi/ Transportation
15. Family
16. Friends
17. Giving gifts
18. Telephoning
19. Food/Meat/Cooking/Cuisine
20. Free time
21. Holidays
22. Transport
23. Shopping
24. Your neighbourhood/neighbors
25. Children
26. Pet
27. Celebrity
28. Outdoor activities
29. Photography
30. Indoor activities
31. Handcrafts
32. Sports and games
33. Reading
34. Newspapers and magazines
35. Music/Musical instrument/Singing
36. Art
37. TV
38. Computer
39. Apps
40. Robots
41. Weather/Season
42. Birds
43. Flowers
44. Tree
45. Wild Animal
46. Patience
47. Politeness
48. Dictionary
49. Sleep
50. Teenagers
51. Advertisements
52. On time/ Punctuality

Список вопросов IELTS Speaking Part 1

1. About you
What is your (full) name?
Can I have your name please?
Could you tell me your full name please?
What shall I call you?
How can I address you?
Does your name have any special meaning?
Is your name important to you?
Do Korean people like changing their name? Why?
Have you ever changed your name? Why or why not?
Why do so many people change their name?
Do you work or study?

2. Dream
What’s your dream?
Why are dreams so important?
Do you remember you dream when get up?
Do you like to hear other’s dreams?
Do you think dreams affect our lives?

3. Birthday
How do children celebrate birthdays in your country?
How did you celebrate your last birthday?
What kinds of birthday gifts do you like to receive?
Is there a difference between the way you celebrate your birthday in the past and in the present?

4. Name
What’s your full name?
How should I call you?
What does your name mean?
Who gave you the name?
Why did they give you this name?
Is it a common name in your country?

5. Colors
What colors do you like?
What’s the most popular color in your country?
Do you like to wear dark or bright colors?
What’s the difference between men and women’s preference on colors?
Do colors affect your mood?

6. Study
What are you studying?
What’s your major?
Why did you choose that subject?
What do you find most interesting about your course?
What is your favorite subject?
What do you dislike about your study?
What do you hope to do after your graduation?
What are your ambitions for the future?
Do you hope to gain any qualifications?
What are the advantages of studying instead of working?

7. Teacher
What kinds of teachers do you like best?
Who was your favorite teacher when you were young?
Would you want to be a teacher in the future?
Have you ever had bad teachers before?

8. High school
Who’s your favorite teacher in high school?
What’s your favorite subject in high school?
Do you still remember what happened on your first day of high school?
Do you still keep in touch with your friends from high school?
Do you miss your life in high school?

9. Work
Can you describe your job to me?
What do you do for a living?
How long have you been doing it?
Can you describe one of your typical working days?
What’s your daily routine on a working day?
Why did you choose to do that job?
What things do you enjoy about your work? Why?
What do you think is the attraction of your work?
What is your ideal job?
Do you want to change your current job? Why or why not?
Are you willing to keep your job permanently?
What are your plans for the future?

10. Training
Is it important to have trainings during work?
What kind of training have you had during your work?
Have you had any training that makes you familiar with the company?
What have you learnt from those trainings?
How do you use what you have learnt in your work?

11. Volunteer work
Have you taken any volunteer works?
Why did you do the volunteer works?
Do you know any volunteers?
How do you define volunteer work?

12. Your town (прилагается видео)
Can you describe your town or village to me?
Tell me something about your hometown.
Where are you from?
Where is your hometown?
Where do you come from?
What is the name of the street you live on?
What kind of street do you live on?
What do you like about your town?
What’s the most interesting part of you city/town/village?
What is the weather like in your town?
What building is considered famous in your town?
What jobs do people in your town do?
How has your town changed over the last twenty years?
What changes have taken place in your city in recent years?
Do you think it is better to live in the center of town or outside in the country? Why?
Would you say it’s a good place to live? (why?)

13. Accommodation
Tell me about the kind of accommodation you live in?
Do you live in a house or an apartment?
How long have you lived there?
What do you like about living there?
What sort of accommodation would you most like to live in?
How would you change your apartment or house?
Do you live with your family?
Do you want to live by yourself in the future?
Do you enjoy living with your family?
Is the transport around your home convenient?

14. Bus or Taxi/ Transportation
How often do you take the bus?
When was the first time you took a taxi?
What are the advantages of taking a taxi compared with buses?
Is it convenient to take the bus/taxi in your city?
What’s the most popular means of transportation in your hometown?
How often do you take buses?
Can you compare the advantages of planes and trains?
Is driving to work popular in your country”?
Do you think people will drive more in the future?
Would you ride bikes to work in the future?
What will become the most popular means of transportation in your country?
Do you prefer public transportation or private transportation?

15. Family (прилагается видео в конце статьи)
How often do you meet with your family?
How do you spend the time with your family?
Do you want to live with your family in the future?
Are you close to of your family members?
How has your family influenced you?

16. Friends
Do you prefer to have one particular friend or a group of friends? [Why?]What do you like doing most with your friend/s?
Do you think it’s important to keep in contact with friends you knew as a child? [Why/Why not?]What makes a friend into a good friend?

17. Giving gifts
When do people give gifts or presents in your country?
Do you ever take a gift when you visit someone in their home? [Why/Why not?]When did you last receive a gift? [What was it?]Do you enjoy looking for gifts for people? [Why/Why not?]

18. Telephoning
How often do you make telephone calls? [Why/Why not?]Who do you spend the most time talking to on the telephone? [Why?]When do you think you’ll next make a telephone call? [Why?]Do you sometimes prefer to send a text message instead of telephoning? [Why/Why not?]

19. Food/Meat/Cooking/Cuisine
What sorts of food do you like eating most? [Why?]Who normally does the cooking in your home?
When do you usually eat meal?
Do you prefer eating at home or outside?
Do you like ordering food delivery?
Who do you eat it with?
Do you eat meals differently now compared with when you were little?
Do you watch cookery programmes on TV? [Why/Why not?]Is there any food you dislike?
What is common meal in your country?
Do you have a healthy diet?
What do you think of fastfood?
Do you like cooking? (Why?/Why not?)
Who usually does the cooking in your home?
Are there any fruits or vegetables you don’t like? Why?
Do you often dinner with your family or friends?
What is your favourite cuisine?

20. Free time (прилагается видео в конце статьи)
What do you enjoy doing in your free time?
How much time do you have each week for doing these things?
Why do you like doing these activities?
How did you start doing this activity at first?
Is there some other hobby or sport you would like to try? Why?
How has the way people spend their free time changed over the years?
How popular are bicycles in your hometown? [Why?]How often do you ride a bicycle? [Why/Why not?]Do you think that bicycles are suitable for all ages? [Why/Why not?]What are the advantages of a bicycle compared to a car? [Why?]What do people do in your town in their free time?
Where can they go out for entertainment, or to enjoy themselves?
Which do you prefer: eating in restaurants or eating at home?
Which are the best places to eat out?
Do you like outdoor activities?

21. Holidays (прилагается видео в конце статьи)
What do you do when you have a holiday?
Who do you usually spend holiday with?
Where do you like to spend your holidays? Why?
Can you describe a typical day in your holidays?
Why are holidays and important to you?
If you could take a holiday anywhere in the world, where would you go? Why?
What do people usually do during holidays and in your town?

22. Transport
How did you come here today?
What is public transport like in your town?
How do you think it could be improved?
Do you think people should use public transport more? Why (not)?

23. Shopping
How much time do you spend shopping every week?
Do you enjoy going shopping? Why (not)?
What is your favourite shop and why do you like it?
What problems are there with shopping in your area?

24. Your neighbourhood/neighbors (прилагается видео в конце статьи)
Can you describe the house where you live to me?
What is there to do in the area where you live?
What do you like about the area where you live?
How do you think it could be improved?
Do you think it is better to live in the centre of town or outside in the country? Why?
Do you think your neighborhood is a good place for children?
How could your neighborhood be improved?
Are neighbors usually close to each other in your country?
Do you like your neighbors?

25. Children
Do you often come into contact with children? (Where? When?)
What do you do when you are with these children?
How often do you play with children?
What activities do children do when they get together?
Is it difficult to raise children?

26. Pet
Do you have a pet?
Do you like animals?
What’s your favorite animal?
What is a popular pet to have in your contry?
Did you have a pet as a child?
Why do people have pets?

27. Celebrity
Who is your favorite celebrity?
Do you like any foreign celebrities?
Would you want to be a celebrity in the future?
Do you think we should protect famous people’s privacy?
How do celebrities influence their fans in your country?

28. Outdoor activities
What outdoor activities do you like to do?
How often do you do that?
What outdoor sports do you like? (Why?)
How much time do you spend outdoors every week?
How often do you do outdoor activities?
What (types of) outdoor activities are popular in your country?
Do people in your country prefer to spend time indoors or outdoors?
Do you like to watch sports on TV?
What’s the most popular sport in your country?
What kinds of sports would you like to try in the future?
Have you ever tried any dangerous sports?

29. Photography
Do you like photography?
Were you taken some photos when you were a child?
Do you like taking photos or videos?
Do you take photos when travelling?
Do you like to take photographs? (Why?)
Do you prefer to take photos yourself or to have other people take photos? (Why?)
How long have you liked taking photographs?
How (why) did you become interested in photograph/?
How often do you take photographs?
In what situations do you take photographs?
What kind of photos do you like to take? (Why?)
Do you prefer to take pictures of people or of scenery?
Who do you take photos of?
How do you keep your photos?
Do you keep your photographs on your computer?
Are there any photos on the walls of your home?
Do you frame (or have you framed) any of your photos? yes, which?& why?)
Do you prefer to send postcards to people or to send photos that you took yourself? (Why?)

30. Indoor activities
Do you like indoor activities?
The activities in your home (most) want to do?
What indoor sports do you like? (Why?)

31. Handcrafts
Do you like collect things made by hand?
Did you ever take handcrafts lessons at school?
Are handcrafts popular in your country?
Do you think children should learn more about handcrafts?
Do you think handcrafts are meaningful activities?

32. Sports and games
What sports are most popular in your country?
What sports and games did you most enjoy playing
when you were a child?
Do people take as much exercise as in the past?
Why is exercise good for you?

33. Reading
Do you enjoy reading? Why?
What sort of things do you read?
Tell me something about your favourite book.
What are the advantages of reading instead of watching television or going to the cinema?

34. Newspapers and magazines
Do you often read newspapers?
Do you prefer to read local news or international news?
Which is more popular where you live, newspapers or magazines?
Do many people today read newspapers?
In the future, do you think more people than today will read magazines, or fewer people?
Do you think newspapers will be very important to you in the future?
Do you prefer getting news online or from the newspaper?
How often do you talk about news with your friends?

35. Music/Musical instrument/Singing
Do you like music?
What’s your favorite type of music?
Can you sing?
Did you learn music at school?
If you could learn a music instrument, what would it be?
Do you think music is important?
Which instrument do you like listening to most? [Why?]Have you ever learned to play a musical instrument? [Which one?]Do you think children should learn to play a musical instrument at school? [Why/Why not?]How easy would it be to learn to play an instrument without a teacher? [Why?]Do you often like sing?
When do you like to sing?
How much time do you spend in singing every day ?
What kinds of music do you like to sing?
Is it difficult to sing well?
Do you want to be a singer?

36. Art
Do you like art?
Do you think art classes are necessary? (Why?)
How do you think art classes affect children’s development?
What kind of paintings do people in your country like?
What can you learn from western paintings?
What benefits can you get from painting as a hobby’?

37. TV
Do you often watch TV?
What sort of things do you watch on TV?
What is your favoriteTV program?
Do you ever foreign watch TV programs or film?
What did you watch on TV when you were a child?
Do you think children should watch TV?

38. Computer
Do people often use computers these days?
Will people continue to use computers in the future?
Do you use computer?
What do you use it for?
Did you use computer when you were little?

39. Apps
What apps do you often use?
Do you want to develop an app yourself?
Do you often use apps on mobile phones?
Do you want to make your own app?
What kinds of apps do you expect in the future?

40. Robots
Are you interested in robots? Why?
Do you like robots to work at home?/ What kind of robots do you like to have?
Do you want to take a car which robot is the driver?
Will robots replace human being in the workplace completely?

41. Weather/Season
What type of weather do you like best?
What sort of weather do you like the most?
What’s the best season of the whole year?
What do people normally in that season?
What’s the weather usually like in your country (or, your hometown)?
How is the weather here different to the weather in your home country?
Would you say the weather in your hometown is suitable for working (or studying)?
Would you like to move to a place with different weather?
What season (or weather) do you think is most suitable for work and/or study?
Has the weather in your country changed much in the past few years?
Do you prefer hot or cold weather?
Does the weather ever affect what you do?
Do you (usually) pay attention to the weather forecasts?
Do you like sunny days?
What do you like to do when it’s a sunny day?
Would you like to stay at home or go outside when the weather is great?
Are there many sunny days in your hometown?
Does rain ever affect transportation in your hometown?
Does it rain a lot in your hometown?

42. Birds
How do you feel about birds?
Are there any birds near your home?
Have you seen many different kinds of birds?

43. Flowers
Do you like flowers? (Why?)
What flowers do you like? (Why?)
Which/What is your favorite flower?
Do you think flowers are important?
(Similar to above) Are flowers important in your culture? (Give examples)
On what occasions are flowers important?
Do people in your country ever use flowers for special occasions?
In your country, do people (ever) give flowers as a gift?
What are the occasions when people give or receive flowers?

44. Tree
Do you like trees?
Are there any important trees in your country?
Is there a forest near your hometown?
Would you like to live in a place that has a lot of trees?
Where can one find trees (or forests) in your country?
Do you think places with trees attract more visitors than places with few trees?
Did you ever climb trees when you were a child?
Have you ever planted a tree?
Do you think more people should plant trees?
Do you think we should plant more trees?
Do you think trees are important?
What would you say are the benefits of having trees?
Do you think we need to protect trees?

45. Wild Animal
What’s your favourite wild animal?
Do you like to see animals in the zoo?
Do you keep a pet?
Do you think it’s important to let kids know about animals?

46. Patience
What do you think is patience?
Do you think patience is important?
Do you think you are an patient person?
Have you ever lost your patience?

47. Politeness
Are you a polite person?
Who taught you to be polite?
Is it important to be polite?
What would you do if others are not polite to you?

48. Dictionary
Do you use dictionary?
How often do you use dictionary?
Do you prefer paper or electronic dictionary? What are the differences?
Do you think the dictionary is useful?
Will you like it if someone give you a dictionary as a gift?

49. Sleep
How much sleep do you think people need to stay healthy?
Do old people sleep more or less than young people?
Have you done anything to improve your sleep quality?
How long do you sleep every day?

50. Teenagers
Do you spend a lot of time with teenagers?
What do teenagers like to do in your country?
Do boy teenagers and girl teenagers like different things?
Do they like to stay with people of their own age?
What’s the best part of being a teenager?

51. Advertisements
Do you like watching advertisements?
Will you buy something because of the advertisement?
How do you feel when you see pop-up advertisement on the internet?
Do you like funny or serious advertisements?
What makes a good advertisement?

52. On time/ Punctuality
How to you check the time?
Is it important to be on time?
What do you do when you arrive early?
Has people’s the sense of time gotten weaker now?