IELTS SPEAKING PART 1 - prepared by Ms Dung

1. Study/ Work
 Why did you choose to do that type of work (or, that job)?
 Is it very interesting?
 Do you like your job?
 Why did you choose to study that subject?
 Is it very interesting?
 What subject(s) are you studying?
 Do you prefer to study in the mornings or in the afternoons?
 Are you looking forward to working?
 Do you like your subjects? Why? / Why not?

2. Accommodation
 What kind of housing/acommodation do you live in?
 Do you live in a house or a flat?
 Which room does your family spend most of the time in?
 How long have you lived there?
 What do you usually do in you house/flat/room?
 Are you plan to live there for a long time?
 Do you prefer living in a house or a flat?
 What part of you home do you like the most?

3. Hometown
 What’s your hometown?
 Is that a big city or a small place?
 How long have you been living there?
 Do you like your hometown?
 Is there anything you dislike about it?
 What do you like (most) about your hometown?
 Do you like living there?
 Do you think you will continue living there for a long time?

4. Season
 What’s the best season of the whole year?
 What do people normally do 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 sort of weather do you like the most?
 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?
 Do you (usually) pay attention to the weather forecasts?
5. (wild) Animal
  What’s your favorite animal?why?
 What kinds of animals as a pet do the people have in your country?
 Do you think cities are suitable places for keeping a pet?
 What do you think are the benefits of a child having a pet?
 Should we teach children to protect animals?
 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?

6. Outdoor activities
 Do you like outdoor activities?
 How often do you do that?
 What outdoor activities do you like to do?
 How much time do you spend outdoors every week?
 Do people in your country prefer to spend time indoors or outdoors?
 What’s outdoor sports do you like?
7. 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?
8. 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?
9. Dictionary
 Do you often use dictionary?
 What kinds of dictionary have you used before?
 Is it important to look up the dictionaries? /Do you think the dictionary is
useful?
 Do you prefer electronic dictionary or paper version?
 What are the benefits of using dictionary for kids?
10. Music
 Do you like music?
 How much time do you spend listening to music every day?
 What's your favourite type of music?
 Have you ever been to a concert before?
 Have you ever learned to play a musical instrument?
 Which instrument would you prefer to study - the piano or the violin?
 Do you think it's important for children to learn (to play) a musical instrument?
11. Sports/physical exercises
 Do you often do physical exercises?
 How do you do exercises?
 Do you have any plan for exercises in the future?
 Do people around you often do exercises?
 Do young people in your country like to do exercise?
12. Ideal job
 What kinds of job did you want to do in your childhood?
 What’s your ideal job now?

13. Sleep
 How long should people sleep for the benefit of the health? Why?
 Do old people sleep a lot? Why?
 Do you think that the old should sleep more than the young? Why?
 What do you do to improve sleeping quality?
 Is it necessary to take a nap every day?

14. Leisure time

 What's your favorite way to relax?
 Do the old like to do the same activities ?
 Do you have enough time to relax ?
 Do you think it's important to have leisure time?
15. Swimming
 Do you like swimming?
 Is it difficult to learn how to swim?
 Where do Vietnamese like to go swimming?
 What’s the difference between swimming in the pool and swimming in the
sea?
16. Names
 Do you like your name?
 Does your name have any special meaning?
 What kinds of names are popular in Vietnam?
 Are there many Vietnamese people who have the same name as you?
 Is there any tradition about naming babies?

17.Exercise
 Do you often do exercises?
 What kinds of exercises do you do?
 In the future, do you want to try some new ways of exercises?
 Do people around you often do exercises?
 In Vietnam, do teenagers often do exercises?
18.App
 Do you often use apps on mobile phones?
 What kinds of apps would you like to have in the future?
 What kinds of apps do you often use?
 What’s the most popular app in your country?
 What was the first app you used?
 Do old people in your country like to use apps?

19. Advertisements
 Are there many advertisements in your country?
 Why do you think there are so many advertisements now?
 How do you feel about advertisements?
 What are the various places where we see advertisements?
20. Transport
 What’s are the most popular means of transport in your country?
 Can you compare the advantages of planes and trains?
 How often do you take buses?
 Is driving to work popular in your country?
 Would you ride bikes to work in the future?
 Do you prefer public transport or private transport
 Do you think people will drive more in the future?
 What will become the most popular means of transport in Vietnam?
21. Family
 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 all of your family members?
 How has your family influenced you?
22. Boat
 Have you ever travelled by boat?
 Do you like boats?
 Would you like to have your own boat?
 Is boat trip popular in your country?
23. Rainy days
 Does it rain much in Vietnam? Where? When?
 Is there any part of Vietnam where it doesn’t rain much?
 When does it rain most in your hometown?
 In which season does it rain most in other parts of Vietnam?
 Can you remember any time when it rained particularly heavily in your
hometown?
24. Computer
 How often do you use computer?
 What kinds of computers are popular in Vietnam?
 What do you usually use your computer for?
 Who taught you how to use a computer?
 Do youthink computers have changed you life a lot?
25. Friends
 Do you remember your friends in primary school? Why?
 What do you do with friends?
 How do you make friends?
 Do you have many friends?
 Do you like chatting with friends online?
26. Teenagers
 Do you like to spend time with teenagers?
 Do you know anything about the kind of fashion that teenagers like?
 What are the best things of being a teenager?
 How do teenagers entertain themselves?
27. High school
 Do you like your high school?
 Which subject you like most? And dislike?
 Do you still contact with your friends in high school?
  What is your high school like?
 What happened on your first day of high school?
28. News / newspaper
 Do you often read newspapers?
 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?
 Which do you prefer reading, magazines or newspapers?
 What kinds of newspapers do you usually read?
 How old were you when you first started to read newspapers?
 Do you think it’s important to read newspapers?
 Why do people read newspapers?
 Do you care about the news?
29. Gift
 How often do you buy others gifts
 Do you like to send expensive gifts?
 What kinds of gifts are popular in your country?
 Why do people send gifts?

IELTS SPEAKING PART 2 - prepared by Ms Dung

1. Describe your favorite season of the year
You should say:
What it is
When it is
What activities you usually do during it
And explain why you like it

2. Describe a public place that you think need improvements

You should say:
Where this public place is
What it is like
Why you think it needs improvements
And how to make it better

3. Describe a city or country you want to live or work in the future

You should say:
Where the country or city is
Who you like to live or work with
Why you want to live or work there
And what you do to achieve you dreams

4. Describe something you learned in a place or from a person

You should say:
What it was
Where or Who you got it
What the situation was
And how you felt

5. Describe an occasion you received a good service from a company or shop

You should say:
What the service was
When and where it happened
Who you were with
How you felt about it
And explain why you think it was good service

6. Describea toy that you had when you were a child

You should say:
When you had the toy.
Who gave it to you.
What it was like
And how you felt about this toy

7. Describe a famous/popular person

You should say:
Who the person is
What kind of person he or she is
Why you think this person is popular/famous
And how this person influences the public

8. Describe a photo of you taken by someone

You should say:
Where it was taken
When it was taken
Who took it for you
And how you felt about the photo

9. Describe an interesting event in your school

You should say:
What the event was
When the event happened
Why it was interesting
And explain how you felt about it

10. Describe a situation when you have to be polite

You should say:
What it is
Who were there
Why you had to be polite
And explain how you showed politeness

11. Describe a visitor in your home / a time when someone visited your home
You should say:
Who he or she was
When he/she visited your home
What you did
And how you felt about the visit

12. Describe a place where you often visit with your friends and family
You should say:
Where the place is
How you know the place
How you go there
And explain why you want to visit

13. Describe an important river/lake in your country

You should say:
How long the river is
Where it is
What it looks like
And explain why is it important

14. Describe something you enjoy doing with an old person

You should say:
What it is
How often you do it
Who you do it with
And explain why you enjoy doing it with this person

15. Describe an impressive/memorable story you heard from other people

You should say:
When you heard it
Who told you this story
What this story was
And explain why you found it impressive/memorable

16. Describe a recent development in your city

You should say:
What this development was
When it was developed
What benefits it could bring
And explain whether it changes your life or not

17. Describe an unusual / unforgettable meal you had

You should say:
Who you were with
Where you went
When it happend
And explain why it was unusual / unforgettable

18. Describe a historical era/period you are interested in

You should say:
What the historical period/era is
How you know it
What happened during that period/era
And explain why you are interested in that period/era
19. Describe a special day that you went out but didn’t spend much money
You should say:
What day it was
Where you went
What you did
And explain why was it special to you

20. Describe a sports person

You should say:
Who he/she is
How you know him or her
What he or she has achieved
And explain why he or she is famous

21. Describe an time you were late for an event

You should say:
When it was
What time you arrived
Why you were late
And how you felt

22. Describe a piece of technology (not computer-related) you like to use

You should say:
What the technology is
When it was invented
What it is used for
And how you feel about it

23. Describe something special that you saved money to buy

You should say:
What it was
Why it was special to you
How much you saved
And explain how you felt about it

24. Describe a perfect holiday you would like to have in the future
You should say:
Where you want to go
When you would like to go
What you would like to do on this holiday
And explain why it would be perfect for you

25. Describe an important event that you celebrated

You should say
What it was
Where it happened
Why it was important
How people felt about it
26. Describe an occasion when you helped a person
You should say
What the situation was
Who you helped
How you helped
And explain how you felt after giving help

27. Describe a TV program

You should say
What the TV program is
How you know it
What it is like
And explain why you like it

28. Describe a situation / a time someone say good words about what you
have done
You should say
When this happened
What you did
What this person said
And explain how you felt about it

1. Describe a successful business person you admire.

You should say:
- who he or she is
- what business this person does
- what you know about him or her
- and explain why you admire this person

2. Describe a good parent you know.

You should say:
- who the parent is
- how you got to know him or her
- what kind of person he or she is
- and explain why you think he or she is a good parent

3. Describe an interesting person from another country you know or have

heard of.
You should say:
- who this person is
- how you got to know this person
- what kind of person he or she is
- and explain why you think he or she is interesting.
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4. Describe a person you know who knows a lot about something.
You should say:
- who this person is
- how you got to know him or her
- what he or she knows a lot about
- and explain why you learnt from this person.

5.Describe an interesting place in your country that not many people visit.
You should say:
- where it is
- how you got to know about this place
- why few people visit this place
- and explain how you feel about this place.

6. Describe a park or garden you visited when you were little.

You should say:
- where it was
- what it looked like
- what you did there
- and explain how you felt about this place.

7. Describe a place in your city where people go to listen to music

You should say:
- where it is
- what kind of music is performed there
- what type of people go there
- and explain your impressions of this place.

8. Describe an ideal home (house or apartment) that you would like to live in.
You should say:
- where it would be
- what type of home it would be
- who you would like to live with
- and explain why you would like to live in this place.

9. Describe a leisure facility, e.g. cinema, theater, sports center, you would like
to have in your city.
You should say:
- what it would be
- where it would be located
- who it would be suitable for
- and explain why would like to have this facility in your city.

10. Describe a letter you received that was important to you.

You should say:
- who sent this letter
- when it was sent
- what it was about
- and explain why it was important to you.

11. Describe an exciting book you read.

You should say:
- what kind of book it was
- what it was about
- why you read this book
- and explain why you found it exciting

12. Describe a product you bought recently that made you happy.
You should say:
- what it was
- when and where you bought it
- how you chose this product
- and explain why it made you happy.

13. Describe a piece of furniture at your home.

You should say:
- what type of furniture it is
- who bought this piece of furniture
- what it is made of
- and explain how you feel about it.

14. Describe a traditional product in your country that you like.

You should say:
- what it is
- when you first saw or used it
- what it is made of
- and explain why you like it.

15. Describe a car journey you enjoyed.

You should say:
- where you went
- how long it took you
- who you went with
- and explain how you felt about this trip.

16. Describe an activity you do to stay healthy.

You should say:
- what you do
- when you started doing it
- how much time you spend doing it
- and explain how this activity helps you stay healthy.

17. Describe a science lesson you had in secondary or high school.

You should say:
- what it was
- when you had it
- how good the teacher was
- and explain how you felt about it.

18. Describe a good decision made recently by you or someone you know.
You should say:
- what it was about
- why this person made this decision
- what happened after the decision was made
- and explain why you think it was a good decision.

19. Describe an achievement that you are proud of.

You should say:
- what you achieved
- how you did it
- what difficulties you had to overcome
- and explain why you are proud of it.

20. Describe a time you helped someone.

You should say:
- who you helped
- how you helped him or her
- why you helped him or her
- and explain how this person benefited from your help.

21. Describe a time you taught a new skill to someone you know
You should say:
- who this person was
- what you taught this person
- whether it was easy or difficult
- and explain how useful this skill was.

22. Describe a time you were pleased with your mobile phone.
You should say:
- when and where it was
- who you were with
- what you needed your phone for
- and explain why you were pleased with your phone.

23. Describe a rule at school you agree or disagree.

You should say:
- what the rule is
- why the rule is needed
- how would people be punished if the rule is violated
- and explain why you agree or disagree with this rule.

24. Describe an advertisement that made you buy something;

You should say:
- what kind of advertisement it was
- when and where you saw or heard it
- what was in the advertisement
- and explain why you decided to buy what was advertised.

25. Describe a positive piece of advice you got from someone that was helpful
to your work or study.
You should say:
- what the advice was about
- who gave you the advice
- what the situation was
- and explain why you think it was helpful.