IELTS Speaking Part 1 Topics 2019 (Sep 2019 - April 2020)

Tiredness
Jeans
Amusement Parks
Accommodation
Borrowing
Reading
Smile
Voices
Travel
Mathematics
Music
Forest
Island
Trust
Study/Work
Supermarket/Street Markets
Weather
Time management/Plan
Walking
Places to play
Transport
Languages
Makeup Sunshine
Social Media
Perfume
Visiting Relatives & Friends
Haircut
Garbage
Exercise & Sport
City
Wild Animals
Concentration

Trust
Who do you trust most?
What kind of people do you trust?
Have you ever lost trust in somebody?
Do you trust artificial intelligence?

Island
Have you ever been to any island?

Are there any island in your country?

Do you want to live on an island if you have a chance?
What do you like to do when you are on an island?

Makeup
Do you often wear makeup?
What does wearing makeup mean to you?
Do you give makeup as a gift?
What do you think when you see a man wearing makeup?

Forest
When was the last time you went to a forest?
Do you like to go to a forest if you are free?

Amusement Park
Do you like amusement parks?
How often do you go to amusement parks?
What do you usually do at amusement parks?
Tiredness
What kinds of things make you tired?
What do you do when you feel tired?
Who do you usually talk to when you feel mentally tired?
Do you like to talk to strangers when you feel mentally tired?

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?

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 zoo?
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?)

Jeans
Do you like wearing jeans?
When did you start wearing jeans?

How often do you wear jeans?

Would you say jeans are popular in your country?

Walking
Do you walk very much?
Do you think people will be walking more in the future?
What do you think are the benefits of walking?
Concentration
When do you need to stay (or, be) focused?
Do you ever find it difficult to stay focused (= hard to concentrate)?
What distracts you when you're trying to stay focused?
Do you ever do anything to help you concentrate?

Sunshine
What do you do on sunny days?
Do you like sunshine?
Do you ever use sunscreen?

Languages
What is your mother tongue?
What other languages can you speak?

Will you learn other languages in the future?

Would you say it' s difficult to learn a new language?

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?

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?
Social Media
Do you use social media websites?
Do you like to use Facebook?
Do you prefer an information app or a chat app?
How did you first find out about social media websites?
Is social media very popular in your country?
Do you think social media will become more popular in the future?
Do you feel social media is more a positive thing, or more negative thing?

Perfume
Do you like perfume?

Do you wear perfume?

How much money do you spend on perfume?
Have you ever given perfume as a gift?
Would you ever give perfume as a gift?

Borrowing

Would you lend money to someone else?

Have you ever borrowed money from someone else?
Have you ever lent a book to others?
How do you feel about others borrowing things from you?

Supermarket/ Street Market

Do you like visiting street markets?
Do you often go to supermarket?
Are street markets very common in your country?
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?

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?
Families Activities
Do you often stay together with your family?

Do you prefer to stay with your family or friends?

Smile
Do you often smile?
When was the last time you laughed?
In what situations do people smile?
Do you smile when you are having your picture taken?
Can you sense if someone’s smile is fake?

Time management/ Plan

Do you make plans every day?
Would you say you manage your time well?
What’s the biggest difficulty you have when managing time?
What's the latest plan you made?

Garbage
What do you do when you see rubbish on the street?
Do you think it's important to protect the environment?
How do you feel when you see someone throw litter on the ground?
Do you think plastic bags are a serious environmental problem?
Do you do anything to protect the environment?

Places to Play
Where did you play when you were a child?
Did you play at your friend's home?
Did you prefer to play outside or inside when you were young?
Do you think it’s important for children to play outside?

Weather
What's the weather like in your city?
Do you have a favourite type of weather?
Would you move to another city because of the weather?
Travel
Do you travel often?
What’s the most beautiful place you’ve been to?

Where would you like to travel for a vacation? (Why?)

Who do you often spend holiday with?
Do you prefer traveling alone or in a group?

How much traveling have you done?

What kind of places have you visited in your life?
When you visit new places, what do you like to do?
In which seasons do you prefer to travel?
What is the best season to travel in your country?

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?

Cities
What cities have you ever travelled to?
Which city do you like to travel to?
Would you ever move to another city for work?
In what ways do you think a city can be designed to best suit the needs of
pedestrians?
Who would you say uses public transport more, young people or old people?

Maths
Do you like maths?
Do you often use a calculator?
When did you start to use a calculator?
How often do you use a calculator?

Do you think maths is important?

Do you think females (girls) are good at maths?

Some people think that maths isn’t needed in our life. What do you think?

Reading
Do you like reading?
What kinds of books do you like to read?
Do you like E-books?
Do you ever read professional books?
Have you ever lent or borrowed a book?

Accommodation:
Where are you living at the moment?
Who do you live with?
How long have you been living there?
Are you planning to move to another area to live?

What do you like about the area around where you live?
Do you know many people living nearby?
What changes have you seen in this area since you have been living there?
What changes would you like to see in this area?

Study/Work:
Study
What's your major?
Do you like it?
Will you change it if you have a chance ?
Which major will you change it to?
Is it different from what you had in mind?
Why did you choose that major?

Work
Do you work or are you a student?
What do you do?
What did you do on the first day of your job?
What specific things do you do on your job?
What do you like most about your job?
Why did you choose that job?
Would you recommend that job to others?

Do you think this job has a bright future?

What are the most interesting and the difficult part of your job?

Sports/Physical exercise
Do you often exercise?

How do you exercise?

Will you do exercise in the future?

Do you know anyone who exercises?

Do people around you like to exercise?