IELTS Speaking Part 1 Topics with Questions and Sample Answers 2017

Check out the latest Part 1 topics and questions for your IELTS tests from September to December 2017. You can also get an valuable ebook titled “IELTS Speaking Actual Tests & Sample Answers” to read Band 9.0 model answers for IELTS Speaking Actual Tests (Full 3 Parts) that appears in the IELTS speaking module from September to December 2017.

1. Advertisement

• Are there many advertisements in your country?
• Why do you think there are so many advertisements now?
• What are the various places where we see advertisements?
• How do you feel about advertisements?
• What kinds of advertisements do you like most?
• What do you think are the purposes of advertising?

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2. 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?
• Which is the most important birthday in your cultures?

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3. Boat

• In your country do people use boats?
• What do they use boats for?
• Would you like to own a boat?
• What would you do with a boat?
• Would you shop online or in a store for a boat?

4. Computer

• Do you use computers?
• How often do you use your computer?
• What kind of activities involves using computers?
• How important is your computer to you?
• What kind of computer skills do you have?

5. Daily Routine

• When do you usually get up and go to bed?
• Are your weekdays and weekends different?
• What is your favorite part of a day?
• What is your worst part of a day?
• When do you do most of your study?
• Would you like to change your daily routine?
• How much time do you think people should spend on working per week?

6. Accommodation/House

• Do you live in a house or flat?
• Do you like it? Does your family like it?
• How would you change your apartment or house?
• How long have you lived there?
• Do you live with your family?
• Is the transport around your home convenient?
• What’s your neighborhood like?
• What’s your favorite room?
• Is there anything you want to change about this room?
• Do you want to move?
• What kind of place did you live in when you were little?
• What kind of apartments or houses do you want to live in the future?
• Do you want to live on the countryside?
• Do you spend more or less time with your family than before?

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7. Email

• Do you think emails are useful?
• Do you think it is a good thing that companies send out spam email for advertising purposes?
• Do you think email can replace handwriting?
• Do you often write something by hand?
• Who do you usually write to and what do you write about?
• What are the differences between handwriting and email?
• What kind of letter is the hardest to write?
• What kind of email do you receive and make you happy?
• What do you usually use email for? Do you like using email or making a phone call?
• Do you think email will still be popular in the future?

8. Family Activities

• What activities did you do when you were young?
• What is the difference in family activities when you were young and now?
• What is the difference between family in ordinary times and on holidays?

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9. Friend

• Are your friends mostly your age or different ages?
• Do you usually see your friends during the week or at weekends?
• The last time you saw your friends, what did you do together?
• In what ways are your friends important to you?

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10. Vegetable and Fruit

• What’s your favourite vegetable and fruit?
• How often do you eat fruits?
• Are there any special fruits in your hometown?
• Should we eat vegetables every day?
• When do you eat it?
• What kinds of fruits do you use for cooking?
• Do you think fruits are important?

11. Hometown

• Where’s your hometown?
• Do you like it?
• Is it a good place for children?
• Good and bad points of it?
• Are there any changes in your hometown in recent years?
• Will you work in your hometown in the future?
• Is transportation convenient in your hometown?
• Will you find a boyfriend/girlfriend in your hometown?
• Why do young people like to go to big cities?
• What problems do big cities have besides bad traffic?
• What do people take with them when they go out in big cities besides umbrellas?
• What kind of customs do you have in your hometown?

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12. Name

• What’s your full name?
• How should I call you?
• Who gave you your name?
• What does it mean?

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13. Magazine

• What magazines are popular now?
• What are the differences between men and women in reading magazines?
• What are different kinds of magazines?
• Do people in your country like reading magazines or books more?
• Do people in countryside read the same kinds of magazines as people in the city?
• Do you think magazines one day can disappear?
• What are the differences between newspaper and magazine?

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14. Neighbor

• How well do you know the people who live next door to you?
• How often do you see them?
• What kinds of problem do people sometimes have with their neighbours?
• How do you think neighbours can help each other?

15. High School

• What about your first feelings in school ?
• Which teacher left deep impression on you ?
• What subjects did you study in secondary school (=high school)?
• What was your favourite subject in secondary school (=high school)?
• And which subject did you like the least? (Why?)

16. Occupation

• Do you work or study?
• What work do you do?
• What specific things do you do on your job?
• Why did you choose that job?
• What do you like most about your job?
• Would you recommend that job to others?
• What did you do on the first day of your job?
• Do you think this job has a bright future?
• What are the most interesting and the difficult part of your job?
• Will you change job in the future?
• Have you changed your job before?
• What’s the most interesting thing in your work?
• How do you communicate with others during work?
• Is it important to have breaks during work?
• Do you prefer working alone or with a group of people?
• What’s your major?
• Do you like it?
• Will you change it if you have the chance ?
• Which major will you change it to?

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17. Pop Star

• Who is your favorite singer?
• Do you want to see his concert?
• Do you like to go to the concert?

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18. Jewelry

• Do people in your country wear jewelry?
• Why do they like to wear it?
• Have you ever bought jewelry as a present?
• What can jewelry tell us about the person who wears it?
• Do you think people will keep a piece of jewelry for a long time?

19. Films

• Do you like watching films?
• What type of film you like watching?
• How often do you watch films?
• Do you prefer watching films at home or at the cinema?
• Would you like to be in a movie?

20. Birds

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

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21. 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?

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22. Text Message

• Do you like texting someone?
• Do you think texting is better than making a phone call?
• How often do you send text message?

23. Museum

• Are there many museum in your country?
• Do you think museums are useful for visitors?
• Do you often visit museum?
• When was the last time you visited museum?

24. Snack

• What kind of snack do you like to eat?
• Is it healthy to eat snack?
• Do your parents allow you to eat snack?
• What is the most popular snacks do you like?

25. Social Networking Website

• What kind of social networking websites do you like to use?
• What kinds of people do you like to be friends with on those websites?
• Are you a social person?
• Is it easy to find real friends on a social networking site?
• What kind of chatting app or website do you like to use?

26. Mathematics

• When do you start to learn math?
• Do you like math?
• Who taught you math?
• Is math difficult to learn?
• Do you like to use calculators?

27. 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?

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28. Transportation

• 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?

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29. Sunny Days

• Do you like sunshine?
• What do you do in the sunshine?
• What things are hard to do in the sunshine?

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30.  Time Management

• How do you organize your time?
• Do you think people organize time in the same way?
• Do you think it is important to be on time?
• How do you feel when you are late for an appointment?
• How do you feel when others are late?

31. Shoes

• Do you like shoes?
• Which do you prefer, comfortable ones or fashionable ones?
• Are people willing to buy expensive shoes?

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32. Watches

• Do you usually wear watch?
• What was the first watch you like?
• Do you think time is important?
• Where did you get your watch?
• What kinds of watches do you like to wear?
• Why do you think some people like to wear expensive watches?
• Are you ever late for anything?
• If you could go back in time, what would you do?

33.  Robots

• Are you interested in robots?
• Do you like robots to work at your home?
• Do you want to take a car which robots is the driver?
• Can robots cause terrorism?

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34. News

• Are you very interested in the news?
• Why do you want to know the latest news?
• How important is it to you to get the news every day?
• What sort of news are you most interested in?
• How do you usually find this news?
• Do you prefer to read newspapers or watch TV to get your news?
• Do you ever get your news from the internet?
• Do you (often/ever) read newspapers?
• Do you think newspapers are important?
• Besides newspapers, what are some other ways people get news?
• How important do you think the news is?
• Which do you think is more important, domestic news or international news?
• Would you say the news affects your life very much?
• Are old people and young people interested in the same news? (Why?/Why not?)

35. Teenagers

• Do you spend a lot of time with teenagers?
• What are the best parts of being a teenagers?
• What is the fashion between teenagers?
• What do teenagers in your country like to do?

36. Rain

• What do you do if it is raining and you forget to bring an umbrella and a raincoat?
• Is there any part of your country it doesn’t rain much?
• Does it rain a lot in your hometown?
• Do you choose an umbrella to bring or a raincoat?
• Can you remember a time when it rains particularly heavily in your hometown?
• Does rain ever affect transportation in your hometown?

37. Meal

• When do you often have meals?
• Who do you often have meals with?
• Do you eat at home or eat outside?
• Do you still like the same food that you liked when being a child?

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