PART 1

Work
Tell me about your work / workplace
How is the atmosphere at your workplace?
Do you have a good relationship with the people you work with?
What kind of training have you obtained for the work that you are doing?
Would you like to continue working there for long?
Do you have friends at work?

Tell me about your hometown

What are the benefits of living where you’re living currently
Where do you like to spend your holidays?
Is your house close to your workplace / university

Dictionaries
How often do you use a dictionary?
What kind of dictionaries do you use?
Did you ever gift / got gifted a dictionary to / by someone?

Newspapers
Do you read newspapers?
What section of newspaper do you like to read the most?
Does your family read newspapers?
Do you read any news online?
What section of the newspaper do you read first? Why?

Apps
Which applications you use quite often in your smartphones?
Which are the best apps developed in your country?
Is it often easy for people in your country to get the apps they want?

Flights
Do you like long haul flights?
Have you travelled by plane before?
Which is the best flight you ever had?

Rains
Do you like when it rains?
How often does it rain your area?
How do people react when it is about to rain?

Names
Does your name have a specific meaning?
What names are popular in your hometown?
Why do people choose those names?
What special gift do people present during naming ceremony of children?

Time
How do you like to spend your free time?
Do you spend time with your family?
Is it important to be on time / be punctual?

Sleep
How many hours do you sleep in a day?
Who do you think should sleep more? Adults or children?
Is it important for elderly people to sleep more hours than youngsters? Why?
Do you think it is important to sleep more to stay healthy?

Fitness
Do you exercise daily?
What activities do you do in order to stay healthy?
Compare the differences in exercising in childhood and at present
Do people in your country exercise daily?

Books
Do you like reading books?
What kind of books do you like to read?

Boats
Do you like boats?
Would you like to have a vacation on a boat?

Food
When do you usually have your meals everyday?
Whom do you share your meal with?
Is it important to eat with the family?
Music
What kind of music do you like to hear?
How often do you listen to music?

Animals
Do you like animals?
Which wild animal do you prefer and why?
Do you have any pets?

Teenagers
Do you know any teenagers?
What activities do teenagers do in your city?
What do you think about teenage fashion?
What is the thing you liked to do the most in your teenage?
 Part 2

1. Describe someone you heard about who belongs to another country

a. Who is he/she?
b. How did you hear about him/her?
c. Why do you like/admire him/her?
2. Describe a time when someone took a good photograph of you.
a. When and Where was this photo taken?
b. Who took it?
c. What do you like the most about this photo?
3. Describe an unusual food / meal / foreign food that you had
a. When was it?
b. What did you eat?
c. What was unusual about it? / Why did you like it?
4. Describe something you bought recently
a. Why did you choose to buy it?
b. For what purpose do you use it?
c. Why do you like it?
5. Talk about a rule in your school
a. What was the rule?
b. Did you agree / disagree with it?
6. Describe an advertisement that made you buy a product
a. When and where did you see this ad?
b. What was it about?
c. Why did you get convinced to buy that product?
7. Describe a river in your country
8. Describe a special day out which cost you less
a. When was it?
b. Where was it?
c. With whom did you go?
d. Explain why was it special for you
9. Describe a famous person
a. Who is he / she
b. What does he / she do?
c. Why is he / she famous?
d. Why do you like that person?
10. Talk about an important individual from another country whom you admire
 a. When, where and how did you meet this person?
b. Who is this person?
c. Why do you like him / her?
11. Describe a city or place in your country that you visited with your friend
12. Describe an important invention other than computer
a. What is this invention
b. Who invented it
c. Why do you think it’s important
13. Describe a situation when you were pleased to have your mobile phone
a. When and where was it
b. What was the situation
c. Why were you pleased to have your phone
14. Describe a place where people go to listen to music
a. What kind of people go there
b. What type of music do they listen to when they are there
c. Why do people choose to go there?
15. Describe a news that made you very happy
a. What was the news?
b. When did you hear about it?
c. Why did it make you happy?
16. Describe a traditional product of your country
17. Describe a piece of furniture in your house
18. Describe a toy you had in your childhood
a. What was the toy?
b. Who gave it to you?
c. How old were you then?
d. Why do you remember this toy?
19. Talk about something you bought that made you happy. Please say
a. What was it?
b. What did you do with it?
c. Why did it make you happy?
20. Talk about a place where a lot of people come together
a. Where is this place?
b. When did you last go to such a place?
c. Did you enjoy it? Why?
21. Describe an activity you like to do with the elder member(s) of your family
a. What is the activity
b. How often do you do this?
c. Why do you enjoy doing it?
22. Describe a time when you had to be polite
a. Where were you?
b. What was the situation?
 c. Why did you have to be polite?
d. How did you feel after it?
23. Talk about a person who is a good parent
a. Who is this person?
b. How do you know this person?
c. What kind of relationship do you have with this person?
 Part 3

Why do people enjoy shopping?

Do people in your country love to buy from shops or streets?
Has the attitude of people towards shopping changed compared to the past?
What is the difference between food served at the restaurant and homemade food? Which one
do you prefer?

Is it important to know some locals before visiting a country?

What are the advantages and disadvantages of working in an international company?
Why do you think people have become more brand conscious these days?

What is the difference between advertisements on TV and internet?

Should children be allowed to watch advertisements or not?
What kind of sports activities can you do in / near the river?

Do you like swimming in the river?

How often do children swim in your country?
Do you think it is important to teach swimming to children at an early age?
What kind of occupations / jobs can be done in / near the river?

Do you think people should go for an outing more often?

Should people spend more time at home or going out?
What is the impact of staying at home and spending time after the advancement of digital
technology? What kind of effect will it have in future?
Do you feel it is a good practice to sit at home and involve yourself in digital technologies?

What kind of people are famous in your country? Why?

Why do some famous people have so many fans and followers?
Why are there more fans / followers and less leaders? Do you think more and more people like
to follow others? Why?
Some famous personalities are famous for a long time and some others for a shorter time
period. Why?
Do you want to become famous? Why?
What factors or things make a celebrity famous?

Tell me about an event in your country when a lot of people meet each other
When people in your country get together, what do they usually do?
Do you think it is a good idea to get introduced to new people when you’re amongst a large
group of people?

Is culture a barrier to relationships?

Do you think a foreigner is valued more than locals in workplaces? Why?
What is the advantage of having a branch of international company in your country? Does it
benefit the local communities in some way?
Do sports enhance relationships between countries? How?

Do you think technology has improved the way of playing / listening to music?
What benefit do children obtain listening to music?
Why do some people post their songs on the internet for free?
Do you think everyone should have free access to the music on internet or pay for it?
Do you think with the massive improvement in technology, anyone can make music?

What kind of toys do girls like?

What is the difference between toys for girls and boys?
Is there a toy that was common in your childhood?
Should children be allowed to choose their toys?
What should you think of while buying toys?
Do children learn something from toys?

– What kind of things do people like to buy?

– Why do people buy those things?
– When something breaks, do people prefer to buy a new item or to fix the old one?
– Why is that?

– Who did you go there with?

– What kind of places do young people like to visit?
– Why do people go to such places?
– Do you like going to crowded places?
– Why or why not?
– Is negotiating with a crowd difficult?

– Do you think the nature of your job has changed?

– Do you think it will continue to change in the future?
– What do you think about the fast food trend?
– Do you think science and technology affected food and agriculture in a positive or a negative
way?
– What do you think is the impact of the ability to transport the food over long distances?
– Do you think technology has also affected the food that we have traditionally been cooking at
home?

– How often do you travel by car?

– How good is the transportation system in your country?
– How can it be improved?
– Do you think doing so will reduce pollution?
– If the transportation system were improved, would more people use it?
– What relationship do the younger and older people have in your culture?
– What does the younger generation think about relationships with their elders?
– Did it change compared to the past?
– How important is it to keep the whole family together?

How do people show politeness in your culture?

What is the difference between being polite and being friendly?
Is it true that someone can be polite with others without being friendly?
Is it important to be polite with family and strangers?
Do children also behave politely or rudely like adults in certain situations?

What kind of qualities should a good furniture designer should possess?

Why do you think people change furniture from time to time?
Do you plan on changing the furniture in your house sometime soon?
Why do you people design their houses?
Do you think weather changes affect your furniture in any way?

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Season
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 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?

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?
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?

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?

Staying at home

Do you spend more time at home or outside?

How long do you usually stay at home?

Do you like staying at home?

What do you usually do when you stay at home?

Did you always stay at home when you were little?

Meal

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?

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?

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?

Bags
Do you like bags?
What types of bags do you like?
Do you usually carry a bag (when you go out)?
What types of bags do you use (in your everyday life)?
Do you have different bags for different occasions (or, different purposes)?
What do you put in these bags?
What sorts of bags do women like to buy?
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’?

Chocolate
How often do you eat chocolate?
What’s your favorite flavor’.’
Is chocolate expensive in your country?
When was the first time you ate chocolate? Is chocolate popular in your country?

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?

Hats
Do you like to wear hats?
What kinds of hats do you have?
Where do you like to buy hats?
Is wearing hats popular in your country?

Gifts
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?

Noise
Do you mind noises?
What types of noise do you come across in your daily life?
Are there any sounds that you like?
Where can you hear loud noise?
Do you think there’s too much noise in modem society*?
Are cities becoming noisier?
Bus or Taxi
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?

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

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 different between men and women’s preference on colors?
Do colors affect your mood?

Music
Do you often (like to) listen to music?
When do you listen to music?
How much time do you spend listening to music every day?
What kinds of music do you like to listen to?
What’s your favorite kind of music?
Have you ever been to a concert before?
Do you like to listen to live music?
When did you start listening to this type of music?
Where do you listen to it?
How do you feel when you listen to this music?
Do you like listening to songs?
Have you ever been to a musical performance?
Have you ever learned to play a musical instrument?
Is music an important subject at school in your country ?
Did you often listen to music when you were a child? (If yes give details.)
What kinds of music arc (most) popular in your country?

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?

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?

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?

Weekends
What do you do in your spare time?
When do you spend time with your family?
What do you usually do on weekends? What did you do last weekend?
What do other people in your hometown (or in your country) usually do on weekend?
What are you going to do next weekend?
Do you think is important to make the most of your weekend?
Do you feel that weekends now are more important to you than when you were a child?

Sunny days
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?

Outdoor Activities
What do you do in your spare time?
Do you like outdoor activities?
What outdoor activities do you (most) 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?

Painting
Do you like painting or drawing?
How often do you visit art galleries?
What kinds of things do you like to draw?
Is it easy to learn how to draw?

Home/ Accommodation
What kind of housing/accommodation do you live in?
Do you live in a house or a flat?
Who do you live with?
How long have you lived there?
Do you plan to live there for a long time? (If you answer you haven’t lived there long)
What’s the difference between where you are living now and where you have lived in the past?
Can you describe the place where you live?
Which room does your family spend most of the time in?
What do you usually do in your house/flat/room?
Are the transport facilities to your home very good?
Do you prefer living in a house or a flat?
Please describe the room you live in.
What parts of your home do you like the most?

PART 3

IELTS Speaking Part 3 topic: Family.

1. Is family important in your country?
2. How has the size of the family changed in the last few decades in your country?
3. How do you think the family will change in the future?
4. What role do grandparents play in the family in your country?
5. Who do you think should be responsible for the care of the elderly, the family or the
government?
6. Why is the number of joint families decreasing in modern time?

IELTS Speaking Part 3 topic: Sports and competition.

1. Why are some sports fans so passionate?
2. Is there any violence at sporting events in your country?
3. Should athletes be better role models?
4. What benefits do international sporting events bring?
5. Is it important for a country to win lots of medals?
6. The money professional sportsmen earn is significantly higher than that the earning of other
professionals. Is it justified?

IELTS Speaking Part 3 topic: Historic Place.

1. How do people in your country feel about protecting historic buildings?
2. Do you think an area can benefit from having an interesting historic place locally? In what
way?
3. What do you think will happen to historic places or buildings in the future? Why?
4. How were you taught history when you were at school?
5. Are there other ways people can learn about history, apart from at school? How?
6. Do you think history will still be a school subject in the future? Why?

IELTS Speaking Part 3 topic: Universities.

1. Is higher education too expensive in your country?
2. Should all students pay for their university education? Why?
3. What advantages do universities bring to the society? Is it same in your country?
4. Which is more important, research or teaching? Why?
5. How should students spend their summer vacations? How do/did you spend it?
6. What are the advantages of private universities than public universities?

IELTS Speaking Part 3 topic: Reading Books.

1. Do you generally read a lot of books or do you prefer watching TV? Why?
2. What kind of books are considered good reads in your opinion?
3. Do you think that people read nowadays as they did in the past?
4. Do you regard famous writers as good role models?
5. If a movie is based on a book, would you prefer to read the book or to watch the film? Why?
6. How our reading habit changes as we grow up? Why does it happen?

IELTS Speaking Part 3 topic: Media & News.

1. How do most people get their news in your country?
2. How do you think people will get their news in the future?
3. Do you believe everything you read in the newspapers?
4. How has TV changed people's life?
5. What do you think of children watching TV?
6. How has social media changed the way we get and share the news?

IELTS Speaking Part 3 topic: Internet.

1. Do most people have a computer at home in your country? What do most people use it for?
2. Do you think all information on the internet is true?
3. How can people find reliable information on the internet?
4. How has the internet changed the way we live?
5. How has the internet changed the way we work?
6. Do you think the internet is safe for children to use unsupervised?

IELTS Speaking Part 3 topic: Art.

1. Describe the general purpose of art. Why do people enjoy art?
2. Do you think that art is as important as academic subjects when it comes to educating
children?
3. What are the advantages and disadvantages of art education?
4. Why do you think some people enjoy looking at paintings and sculptures and others do not?
5. What are the advantages and disadvantages of being an artist?
6. Do you think that some people are naturally better artists than others?

IELTS Speaking Part 3 topic: Eating habits.

1. Tell me about the types of food that people eat in your country.
2. How are the eating habits now in your country different from eating habits in the past?
3. How healthy is your country’s food?
4. Why do you think different cultures have different table manners?
5. How may eating habits change in coming decades?
6. What one aspect of a foreign tradition you like about their eating habits? Why?

IELTS Speaking Part 3 topic: Work.

1. Do you think job satisfaction is more important than salary when choosing a job?
2. What skills do you think are needed to get a good job these days?
3. Do you think women should be able to do all the same jobs that men do?
4. How has technology changed the way we work?
5. What is the difference between white collar and blue collar jobs?
6. What jobs do you think are most valuable to society?

IELTS Speaking Part 3 topic: Transport.

1. How do most people travel long distances in your country?
2. Have the types of transport people use changed much over the last few decades?
3. What kind of improvement have there been in transport in your country in recent years?
4. Do you think transport is likely to continue to improve in the future?
5. Do you think most people should use public transports? Why/ why not?
6. Why some countries impose higher taxes on car ownership? How is the scenario in your
country?

IELTS Speaking Part 3 topic: Famous Person.

1. Do you think that famous people are generally happier than ordinary people?
2. What qualities does a person need to have in order to be famous?
3. Is it easier or more difficult to achieve fame today than in your grandparents’ time?
4. Describe the ways that famous people influence the public.
5. Do you think more is expected from famous people than ordinary citizens?
6. Wha type of people become famous in your country? Do you want to be famous?

IELTS Speaking Part 3 topic: Technology.

1. Describe the advantages and disadvantages of modern technology.
2. In what ways has technology changed your society?
3. How has technology changed the way we communicate?
4. How has technology changed the nature of long-distance relationships?
5. What are the limitations of technology when it comes to interpersonal relationships?
6. How could technology be considered a hindrance for us? Can we overcome it?

IELTS Speaking Part 3 topic: Decision Making.

1. Why do some people find it hard to make decisions?
2. How important is it to get advice from other people when making decisions?
3. Why is it sometimes difficult to accept advice?
4. What are some of the most important decisions young people have to make?
5. Do you agree that parents should make important decisions for their children?
6. Is it better to make a decision thinking about what you want or thinking about what other
people want?

IELTS Speaking Part 3 topic: Role models.

1. Which types of people become role models in your society?
2. Do you agree that famous people have more responsibilities than ordinary people?
3. What happens when young people lack good role models?
4. What standards of behaviour should teachers set?
5. Do you agree that you should never meet your heroes?
6. What benefits a famous person get that ordinary people cannot?

IELTS Speaking Part 3 topic: Education.

1. What makes a good student?
2. What role should the teacher have in the classroom?
3. Do you think computers will one day replace teachers in the classroom?
4. How has teaching changed in your country in the last few decades?
5. What is the difference between the way children learn and the way adults learn?
6. How can a teacher make lessons for children more interesting?