IELTS SPEAKING

PART - 1.....Practice material

1. What is the meaning of your name?

2. Does your name affect your personality?
3. Tell me something about your hometown.
4. Speak something about the infrastructure of your town.
5. What are the differences in accent between your hometown and Canada?
6. What is the character of the people like in your hometown?
7. What is people's favourite food in the region where you live?
8. Do you think that people have enough time for leisure now?
9. Are there any historic monuments in your region?
10. Describe your Job? How do you spend your typical day?
11. Tell me something about the Hue Festival.
12. How have weddings changed in recent years?
13. Tell me something about the Holi Festival.
14. Describe a traditional wedding ceremony.
15. Name a person whom you admire? Why? What influence does he / she has on your
life?
16. Would you like to become like him / her in future?
17. Are there any traditions concerning the birth of a baby?
18. How do you like Ahmadabad? Compare it to your hometown?
19. How did you get to this place?
20. What place do you like best in Hanoi?
21. What places in Delhi should a foreigner visit?
22. What places would you recommend a visitor to go to in your region/hometown?
23. If you had the choice, where would you choose to live in India?
24. Which parts of India would you recommend a foreigner to visit?
25. Tell me something about your family.
26. Who does most of the household chores in your family?
27. Are the traditional sexual roles within the family changing?
28. How shall I greet some elder person in your family?
29. What is the importance of marriage?
30. Do you believe in love or arranged marriage? Why?
31. What do you think about the concept of co-habitation?
32. Tell me something about Guajarati culture.
33. What traditional skills of your do you know? How will you preserve them?
34. What are the traditions related to marriage n your culture?
35. What kind of dresses do people wear in marriages in your country?
36. Why do people celebrate birthdays?
37. How do they celebrate such events?
38. What s the importance of festivals?
39. How do people celebrate festivals in your town?
40. How o you celebrate festivals?
41. Which is your favourite colour?
42. Do you think colours influence our life? How?
43. Which is the best place you've been to in India?
44. Why is the divorce rate increasing so rapidly? Is it a problem?
45. What is your opinion of the planning family policy?
46. How do you discipline your child?
47. Is it acceptable for couples to live together without marrying?
48. If you had the choice, would you have a son or a daughter?
49. Are you going to bring your child up any differently to the way your parents did?
50. What hopes do you have for your child? (if you are married)
51. Do women still have too heavy a burden in their day to day life?
52. Is the increasing influence of the West largely a positive or negative thing?
53. Are you looking forward to anything in particular in Australia / UK / USA?
54. What do you do in your leisure time?
55. What will you do if you fail the IELTS?
56. Who should bear the responsibility for payment of tuition fees?
57. What can be done to improve education in rural areas?
58. Have recent changes affected your job in any way?
59. Do you agree with private education? Why?
60. What can be done to close the gap between urban and rural areas?
61. If you had the power, what changes would you carry out within education?
62. Describe a typical working day for you
63. How do you see yourself in ten years time?
64. If you had the opportunity to change your job, what would you do instead?
65. If you had one million dollars, what would you do with it?
66. If you could start your life again, would you do anything differently?
67. What ambitions do you have?
68. Which country/place would you most like to visit?
69. What changes do you think India will see in the next few years?
70. Will any possible future changes affect your job in any way?
71. How do you think you will cope abroad?
72. How does it feel to go abroad for the first time?
73. What do you do in your leisure time?
74. What will you do if you fail the IELTS?
75. Why are you giving IELTS? What course / job do you intend to pursue after IELTS?
76. Where are you from?
77. Do you live in a small town or a big city?
78. Do you enjoy living there?
79. What are the benefits of living in the city?
80. What is your full name?
81. What kind of music do you like?
82. Have you ever been at a concert?
83. Who was the star in this concert?
84. Did you like him/her? Why?
85. Do you like outdoor activities?
86. What are your favorite outdoor activities?
87. What are the people in your area known for?
88. Do you think people do more of housework these days in your country?
89. What were the chores you have helped with as a child?
90. Do you think children should be taught and introduced to housework early in life?
91. What is your country of birth?
92. Do you work or study?
93. What are your plans for after study?
94. How do you spend your free time?
95. Do you spend a lot of time with family and friends?
96. Do you have meals with your family?
97. What do you like about your job?
98. Do you like photographs?
99. Do people take pictures in your country
100. Why do people take pictures?
101. Tell me about a local dish in your country.
102. Do you work or study?
103. What is your job?
104. Please tell me about a place you have visited lately.
105. Did you study in school about your home town?
106. Talk about your bad behavior, when you were a child.
107. Do you like to receive books as a gift? Why?
108. Do you hope to be a writer someday? Why?
109. Do you like flowers and why?
110. Do any flowers mean something special in your community?
111. What are the occasions on which flowers are given as presents?
112. Do people in your community tackle housework by themselves or not?
113. What part of housework do you enjoy most?
114. Is it necessary for children to participate in household chores?
115. Do you like science?
116. Do you like to spend time outdoors, and why?
117. Do you know any adventurous person?
118. Why do you think they do the things they do?
119. What are some of the activities that they do?
120. Do you think children should be allowed to make their own decisions?
121. Do you think children should develop leadership qualities?
122. What are some of the ways they can do this?
123. Do you think children now have more freedom than back in the day? Explain.
124. Where do you live, in a small town or a city?
125. Why do you like this place?
126. What do you know about science?
127. Since when are you learning science?
128. Do you enjoy it? Why?
129. Are there any live music concerts in your town?
130. Do you like them?
131. How often do you attend live concerts?
132. When was your last visit?
133. Do you prefer to go to live concerts or to listen to CDs?
134. Where do you go out with your friends?
135. Do you read the news?
136. What type of news is you interested in more?
137. Do you prefer a newspaper or the internet as a source?
138. Is it easy to find a job like this here?
139. Why do young people find it difficult to find a job?
140. Is there another job that you would like to do?
141. Where would it be?
142. Where did you learn about the history of your hometown?
143. Do you like your home town and why?
144. Do you like sports?
145. What kind of sports have you played as a child?
146. Do girls and boys play the same sports in your country?
147. What are the ways to search for job?
148. What is the most efficient way in you view?
149. What are the challenges that one is facing while searching for a job?
150. Why is it becoming difficult to find a job these days?
151. Do you watch movies?
152. What kind of movies do you like?
153. Do you prefer to watch a movie at home or in the cinema?
154. Did you eat fruits and vegetables when you were a child?
155. Why do you think fruits and vegetables are important?
156. To what extent do you think the electronic messages are a positive development in
our life?
157. When was the last time you send electronic message and what for?
158. Where do you study?
159. Why have you chosen this university?
160. Can you remember your first day at your university? How was it?
161. Do you think it was a good day?
162. Do you think it is important for a first day at a university to be a good day?
163. What type of sound do you like most?
164. What type of sound reminds you of your childhood?
165. What do people do to keep their memories of childhood alive?
166. Do you live in a house or a flat?
167. What type of house do you live in?
168. What are the advantages of your house to you?
169. What things you would look for if you are purchasing a house?
170. Will you change your house in future?
171. What kind of photos are there in your house?
172. Which is your favourite room in your house and why?
173. Tell me about your dream house.
174. Would you recommend this area to someone, and if yes, why?
175. What do you like about your house?
176. Would you recommend people to live there? Why?
177. Do you read newspapers or magazines?
178. What articles do you like reading in a newspaper?
179. Why do you like them?
180. Have you ever read a newspaper in a foreign language?
181. Do you think reading a newspaper in a foreign language is a good way of learning the
language?
182. Are you interested in fashion and clothes?
183. Do you live with your family?
184. Do you think your home town is a good place for living? Why?
185. Where do you recommend for visitor to go in your home town?
186. Talk about seasons in your country.
187. What is the weather in your country like?
188. What kind of weather do you prefer?
189. Where do you live?
190. Define that area.
191. Do you think you will move from this area?
192. Do you like driving? What are the benefits of driving?
193. Do you want your children to drive? If yes, when?
194. Do you like reading newspapers?
195. Which area are you interested in when reading a newspaper?
196. Do you prefer to watch a film at home or in the cinema? Why?
197. What kind of films do you like?
198. Do you like traveling?
199. Where do you want to go traveling?
200. Which part of your home country are you from?
201. Is there something in your hometown that tourists should see?
202. How did you learn to cook when you where a child?
203. Why do you like cooking?
204. What would be a destination of your choice for traveling?
205. What is your favorite way of traveling
206. Have you ever been on a long trip?
207. What kind of noise do you dislike most?
208. What kinds of sound do you like most?
209. Do you like watching movies in a cinema? Why or why not?
210. Which types of movie do you like?
211. How do you get information from TV?
212. Do you write letters or send emails? Why?
213. Who do you write to, typically?
214. Do you like shopping?
215. What kind of clothes do you like more?
216. Do you follow fashions in clothing?
217. How do people in India choose fashions nowadays? What is your opinion?
218. Do you like traveling?
219. Where do you want to go traveling?
220. What things do you keep in mind before going on tour to any place?
221. What things do you always keep with you while travelling?
222. What are the famous spots of travelling n your country?
223. Do you like cooking?
224. How often you will cook in future? Why?
225. Do you read newspapers?
226. What are the benefits of reading newspapers?
227. Do you follow fashion?
228. What kind of fashion do you accept?
229. What things do you keep in mind while accepting any new fashion?
230. Do you think the people of your town are fashionable? Why?
231. Why should we follow fashion?
232. Does it make a person feel happy?
233. How does it affect everyone?
234. What ways of communication do you use?
235. Do you use mobile or telephone very often?
236. Do you send text messages?
237. Are phone calls expensive in your country?
238. Do you use the internet? What for?
239. Which is the best way to keep in touch with friends and family?
240. What kind of clothes do you prefer generally?
241. Are people of your town fashion conscious?
242. What is the difference between past and present clothes of people?
243. What is the difference between past and present jewellery?
244. What does influence you in choosing clothes?
245. What is the difference between your dress of weekdays and weekends?
246. What do you think about fashion for small children?
247. Describe a traditional garment in your country.
248. What do you do with your old clothes?
249. What is the important of good dressing?
250. How does colour reflect one’s personality?
251. Who s more fashion conscious- male o female?
252. Do you like paintings?
253. What kind of paintings do people like today?
254. What is the importance of art in our life?
255. How can we develop interest for arts in children?
256. What are the ways to develop creativity?
257. What is the importance of advertisements?
258. Do you think advertise has the great effect on people’s mind?
259. What kind of advertisements do you like?
260. Do you think advertisements for smoking and alcohol should be banned?
261. How might advertising change in the future?
262. Why do people keep pets?
263. What are the advantages of keeping pets?
264. What are the risks of keeping pets?
265. What kind of animals people keep as a pet generally?
266. What is the importance of zoo?
267. Do you support the idea of keeping animals in zoos?
268. What is the future of zoo?
269. How are animals used?
270. What are the main industries n your country?
271. What is the job scenario in your country?
272. Say something about industrialization in India.
273. Importance of technology in our life.
274. How it would be in future?
275. How technology has changed our lives in last few years?
276. Where and when do you use computer?
277. When and how people use computers n your town?
278. Is bicycle a best/good transport?
279. Do you think that there should be separate lane for bicycles?
280. Why should a child have bicycle?
281. What are the modes of transport in your town?
282. What modes of transport do you use generally?
283. Have you ever traveled by air? When and where?
284. What do you like and dislike about air traveling?
285. What are the famous historical places in India?
286. What is the importance of historical monuments?
287. How can we preserve historical monuments?
288. What are some famous tourism places in your country?
289. How does tourism help in Indian economy?
290. How does tourism affect the local culture?
291. Can you tell me something about the education system of your country?
292. What changes do you think should be brought in education system of your country?
293. What do you about co-education?
294. Why people go abroad for higher studies?
295. What is the difference in the education of past and present?
296. What is the difference in the education of your country and the country you are
planning to go?
297. What are some qualities of an ideal teacher?
298. What is the attitude of teacher towards students in your town?
299. What do you think about corporal punishment in schools?
300. What do you think about play-schools?
301. What is the role of parents in child’s education?
302. How has the relationship changed between teachers and students?
303. Do you watch T.V.?
304. What do you like to watch on T.V.?
305. What kinds of programs are popular in your area?
306. How much time people spend behind T.V. in your area generally?
307. Do people listen to radio in your town?
308. What are some popular radio programs in your town?
309. When do you listen to radio? What do you listen to on it?
310. What kind of exercises do people do in your town?
311. What are the benefits of dong exercises?
312. Do you think the people in your town are health conscious?
313. How can we aware people about their health and fitness?
314. Which are your favourite places of exercises?
315. When and where do people in your town do exercise?
316. Which equipments do they use for exercise?
317. What are the ways except exercise to stay fit and healthy?
318. What indoor activities do you enjoy?
319. With whom do you play games generally?
320. How indoor games are useful to children?
 Recently asked Speaking topics….

Part – 1

- Can I see your ID?

- Could you tell me your full name, please?
- Do you work or study?
- What subject do you study?
- Have you always wanted to study it?
- What is your favourite subject?
- Do you know your neighbours?
- Did your neighbours help you in any way?
- Would you prefer to have young or old people as neighbours?

Part – 2 Cue Card

Describe a shop that impressed you. Please say.

- Where is the shop?
- When did you visit it? How did you learn about it?
- What do they sell?
- Why did it impress you?

Part – 3 Discussion

- When and where do you go shopping?

- What things do people buy for special occasions in your home country?
- Do you think that advertisements can make people buy things they do not need?
- How women or men differ from each other in shopping?
- Is there a difference between how young and old people shop?
- What changes do you find in shopping habit of people in last ten years?

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Part – 1

- Where do you come from?

- What are you doing at the moment?
- Why did you choose that field of study?
- What is the future prospectus of this course?
- What is your future planning?
- How do you prepare yourself for that?

Part – 2 Cue Card

Talk about a famous place that you know and would like to visit.
Please say,
- Where is this place?
- What have you heard about the place?
- What will you do when you go there?
- Why did you choose this place?

Part – 3 Discussion

- Are their any tourist spots near your area?

- Do you think people should get information about places they’re traveling to? Why?
- What resources are available to search for information about the place they are going to visit?
 - Is the internet a good resource? Why?
- What kind of places are popular for tourism in your country?
- Do you think traveling is still popular in your country? Why?
- What is the future of tourism in your country?

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Part – 1

- What is your full name?

- What shall I call you?
- What is the meaning of your name?
- What is your typical routine?
- Which part of the day do you like most?
- What is your most productive time of the day?
- Do you plan your weekends in advance?

Part – 2 Cue Card

- Talk about a product that you want to buy overseas.

Please say
- What kind of product is it?
- Why are you buying this product overseas?
- Is it easy to buy this product in your country?

Part – 3 Discussion

- Do you buy many products overseas?

- What kind of overseas products are sold in your country?
- What do you think about the global economy?
- Is market research important for export business?
- How can government export more products in other countries?
- Why is internet useful for global economy?

1. Describe a museum

 How often do you visit the museum?

 Which type of museum is popular in your country?
 Why do you want to visit the museum?

Follow-up:

 What do you think of the importance of museums in history?

 How do you think of the heritage of a country?
 Compare the museums nowadays and in the past

2. Describe your favorite photograph

 Where was the photo taken?

 Who took the photo?
 What can be seen from the photo?
 Explain why it is the favorite photograph for you.
 Follow-up:

 How to take good photo?

 When do people use camera?
 How can the new technology put cinema’s skill advanced?

3. Describe an area of your country you know and like

 Where is it?
 What are its special features?
 What do you and other people do in this area?
 Explain why you like it.

Follow-up:

 What do you think of the historic place in the future?

 Will the government increase or decrease the safety guard?
 What are the changes to the local people and economy?
 What is the impact on the historic place by tourists?

4. Describe a party

 What is the party?

 Why was the party held?
 Who attended the party?
 What did you do for that party?

Follow-up:

 What’s the difference between serious party and friendly party?

 Why are some people late for parties intentionally?
 Why do some people like party while others hate it?
 What would you do if the guests feel bored?
 Will there be more and more people to attend parties?

5. Talk about a subject you are studying

 What subject are you studying?

 What is the subject about?
 How do you feel about it?
 Explain why you are interested in it.

Follow-up:

 Is there any difference between the traditional and modern educational systems?
 What are the pros and cons of the current educational system in your country?
 Do you think it is necessary to give comment or criticism to teachers?

6. What is the important invention before the age of computer?

 What is the invention?

 Why do you think it is very important?
 What are the advantages and disadvantages of the invention?
 Follow-up:

 What is the significant impact of modern inventions on life?

 Which skills do you want to study in the future?
 Do you think it’s necessary to develop modern invention in the countryside?

7. Describe an interesting city you know and like

 Where is it?
 How did you go there?
 What did you do there?
 Explain why you found it so interesting.

Follow-up:

 Say something about the tourism development in your country, facility, services and the effect on
environment.
 What is the importance of travel and tourism industry?
 What do you think the function of tourist guides?

8. Describe your favourite movie

 What’s the name of the film?

 What’s the theme of the film?
 Why do you like it?

Follow-up:

 Describe a type pf movie you like.

 What’s the difference between Chinese and American movies?
 What do you think of the violent films (Hollywood films)?
 Why movies need computer techniques? Any example of movie using computer techniques?
 Which parts of cinema are the most important and how to improve it?

9. Describe a newspaper or magazine you enjoy reading

 Which newspaper or magazine do you read the most regularly?

 Which parts of it do you like?
 When and where do you read it?
 Explain why you enjoy reading it.

Follow-up:

 What do you think the important qualities for a news reporter?

 What’s the function of a report to the society?
 What kinds of books/newspapers/magazines do Chinese adolescents read?
 With the popularity of Internet, do you think newspapers and magazines will disappear?

10. Describe a children’s game (sports not suggested)

 How is it played?
 What can you learn from the game?
 What impact does it bring on your growth?
 Follow-up:

 What do you think of the benefits of children’s games?

 Nowadays children have less and less time for game, what do you think about it?
 What do you think the difference between games nowadays and in the past?
 What’s the negative aspect of games?

11. Describe a special occasion in your life

 Where did it take place?

 When did it take place?
 Who was there?
 Explain your feelings on this occasion.

Follow-up:

 Tell me how you organize your study time.

 What do you think is important in achieving happiness?
 How do Chinese celebrate some happy events?
 What do the camera and video play in celebrating?

12. Describe something you own which is very important to you

 Who gave it to you?

 What is it?
 What does it mean to you?

Follow-up:

 What are the changes of city between now and past?

 Does money represent happiness and why?
 How do you regard as the things people want to earn?

13. Describe one of your neighbours

 When did you become neighbours?

 Do you often meet?
 State whether your neighbour is a good one.

Follow-up:

 What is the difference between neighbours and friends?

 Why do people like to watch TV serials in their houses?
 How do you think of the relationship in the city?
 How to improve the neighbourhood?

14. Describe one of the shopping centers you often go to

 Where is the shopping center?

 How often do you go to the center?
 Why do you often go to it and its characteristics?
 Follow-up:

 Will smaller shops survive in the current business system?

 What are the characteristics of shopping malls and smaller shops and their difference?
 What is the trend of future shopping centers?
 Talk about online shopping.

15. Describe your favourite animal

 What kind of animal is it?

 Describe it briefly.
 Why do you like the animal?

Follow-up:

 What do you need to do to take care of it?

 What’s the future trend of the animal?
 How do you think of the poaching of some precious animals such as pandas?

16. Describe a historical place

 What is the place?

 Where is it located?
 What is the historical meaning of the place?

Follow-up:

 What do you think of the future trend of historic places?

 Will government strengthen its protection toward historic places?
 What are the changes brought about by the historic place in local economy, people, etc?
 What is the effect of tourists on the place?

17. Advertisement

 What are the forms of advertisement?

 What are the functions of advertisement?
 What is the effect of advertisement to people?

Follow-up:

 Do you feel bored and disgusted about advertisement?

 What do you think are the criteria of assessing a good piece of advertisement?
 What will happen if unauthoritative advertisements prevail in the market?

18. Describe an important letter

 When did you receive the letter?

 From whom did you receive the letter?
 Explain the reasons why it is important.

Follow-up:

 What is the significance of handwriting?

 Does your country have handwriting lesson now?
 Compare the handwriting now and past.
 With the popularity of computers and Internet, will people lose their ability to write letters?

19. Describe the best present you have received

 Who sent it to you?

 When did you receive it?
 Detailed information about the present.

Follow-up:

 Do you think that present giving will play an important role in Chinese daily life? Why?
 Do you think that the brand name is very important for sales?
 In terms of the media, which do you think will play a main role in present giving, television, newspaper
or Internet?

20. Describe your holidays

 Where do you go for the holidays and how long do them last?
 Who do you go with?
 Talk about any interesting things happening during your holidays.

Follow-up:

 What do the Chinese people mostly do in their leisure time?

 What's the difference between holidays today and 5 years ago and the reasons for the change?
 Do you think people will spend more time on leisure or working in the future?

IELTS Speaking : Free Time

 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?

Hobby Questions

 What do you like doing in your spare time?

 Have you got a hobby? If so, what is it?
 Is it an expensive hobby in your country?
 What do teenagers like doing in your country?
 What hobbies are usually expensive in your country?
 What do you like about your hobby?
 How much time do you spend on your hobby?
 Is your hobby a common hobby in your country?
 Are there any new hobbies that you would like to take up?
 Have you ever been abroad?
 What other countries have you visited?
 Are there any countries you would like to visit?
 What do you find interesting / difficult about travelling?
 What is your preferred method of travel?
 Who would you like most to go on holiday with?
  What was the best / worst holiday you've ever had?
 How would you like to travel around?
 Are there any games / sports that you watch but don't play / do?
 What games / sports do you play / do?
 What games / sports are you good at?
 Are there any activities that you hate? Why?
 What games are not played much in your country?
 Which sport is the most popular in your country?
 Which sport is the most dangerous in your opinion?
 Which game or sport requires the most strength?
 Which sport has the biggest crowds in your country?
 Would you prefer to go to the cinema or theatre?
 How often do you go to the cinema?
 Who's your favourite actor / actress? Why? What do you like about him / her?
 Would you like to be an actor / actress? Why?
 Do you like watching TV?
 What's your favourite newspaper / magazine?
 What do most people do at weekends in your country?
 Would you prefer to stay home and relax or go out with friends at weekends? Why?
 What do you usually do during most flights? Do you always eat the food they give you?
 Is there anything about flying that frightens or worries you?
 Would you like to have a sightseeing holiday? Where?
 Why do most people go to seaside resorts?
 Have you ever been in a boat when the sea was rough? Were you seasick?
 Imagine you are on holiday, would you prefer to eat in a restaurant or have a picnic in the open air? Why?
 Would you prefer to stay in a hotel or rent an apartment?
 Would you prefer somewhere quite lively, or somewhere quiet? Why?
 Would you prefer to stay in one place, or would you rather go to different places?
 Are there any special places you like to go when you go out?
 What indoor activities do you enjoy?
 Do you watch much television? What do you like to watch on TV?
 Do you like travelling? What interesting places have you visited?
 What method of transport do you use most and why?

Study Questions

 What are you studying?

 Do you have higher education?
 What do you like about your studies?
 How often do you use English?
 What languages can you speak?
 What subject would you like to study at university?
 When does the academic year begin?
 Have you ever lectured at university? Can you tell me about it?
 Have you ever done a research? What was your research on?
 What's your field of study?
 What do you find difficult about your field of study?
 What do you like about it?
 What subjects will you take when you go to university?
 Which courses are you doing this term?
 How do you find them?
 How's your course going?
 How many modules does the course consist of?
 How many other credits do you need to complete this course?
 Do you think you're going to do them successfully?
 Which exams do you usually find difficult?
  Do you need to do well in your assignments during the course?
 Do they count towards your final degree?
 Have you started writing your thesis? What's it about?
 Do you have to give a seminar paper during the term?
 When have you got to hand in your essays?
 What marks did you use to get at university?
 Have you ever won a university scholarship?
 What are your future plans after graduation?
 What are you majoring in?
 Have you got any other diplomas or degrees?
 Which subject did you study at university?
 Are there many people with expertise in your field in the country?
 Can you tell me about the education system in your country?
 What types of school are there in your country?
 What different exams must students take in your country?
 What's the reason you're taking this exam?
 Are you studying now? Describe the course you are studying?
 What do you most dislike about your study / course?
 What are the best things about where you study?

Home Town Questions

 Where do you live?

 What part of your country do you come from?
 What nationality are you?
 Can you describe your city / home town / village?
 Can you describe where you live?
 What other countries have you visited?
 What do you like about where you live?
 What do you find difficult about living in your home town?
 What town or city do you come from?
 What type of restaurants are there in your city / town / village?
 Do you like shopping? How are the shopping centres in your home town?
 How are the people in your home town?
 What do the majority of people do to make a living in your home town?
 Do you live in the capital of your country?
 How long have you lived here?
 Is the place you live a nice place? What's it like?
 Are you here (in your host country) alone?
 Do you like living in this country / your home town?
 What do most teenagers like doing in your country?
 When did you set up house?
 Have you met your next-door neighbours yet?
 Is there a supermarket in the neighbourhood (where you live)?
 Are you a native of Aberdeen?
 Would you like to move house to a bigger area?
 Can you get along with your neighbours?
 When did you settle in this town?
 What are some of the problems of urban life?
 Would you like to be inhabitant of a small village?
 Which part of town do you live in?
 Have you ever lived in the suburbs?
 Do you like living in the centre of a big city?
 What social problems do you think we have in your society?
 How do you define a good society?
 Do you consider your home town as a cultural spot?
 What are the cultural values of your country?
 Do you like living in a multicultural society?
  How do you define a traditional society?
 What makes an advanced industrial society?
 Do you belong to a very close community who would find it difficult to accept too many newcomers?
 Are there many different social classes of people in your country?
 Do most people in your country own their house? Why (not)?
 Is it easy to find accommodation in your home town?
 What kind of place are you living in at the moment?
 Who do you live with and why?
 Are there any advantages of living where you are at present? What are they?
 Can you describe your study room / bedroom to me?

Family Questions

 Do you live in a big or small family?

 Would you like to live in a big family?
 What do your family do?
 Do you live with your parents?
 Would you like to spend more time with your family?
 What family members do you live with?
 What does your family usually do at weekends?
 Do you like going out with your family? Why?
 Who would you most like to go on holiday with?
 Can you tell me about your family?
 Now are you enjoying family life?
 Where are your parents from?
 Why anti when did they come here?
 Do you live in a one-parent / single-parent family?
 Who's the breadwinner in your family?
 Do you usually have a family get-together?
 Do you often see your family at weekends?
 Do you have strict parents?
 Are your grandparents alive?
 Do you think your parents are proud of you?
 Who do you like in your family more? Why?
 Can you get along with your parents / brothers and sisters?
 Have you got any step-brothers or sisters?
 Who does your brother / sister take after?
 What's your brother like?
 Do you know the family next door?
 What's the relationship between you and Mr. Watson?
 Where does your mum work?
 Do you live by yourself or with your family?
 Is your family with you?
 What do your parents do for a living?
 Is the generation gap between you and your parents a big problem for you?
 Are your grandparents still alive? Can you tell me about them?
 Are you married? What does your husband / wife do?
 Are you happy with the life you have with your husband wife?
 Can you get along with your in-law?
 Do you agree with arranged marriages?
 What do you think of polygamy?
 Where and when did you get married Do you remember how you felt at that time?
 How would you describe your lifestyle?
 Do you have any English speaking friends?
 Do you live close to your family? Can you tell me about your fame members?
Job Questions

 What do you do?

 What's your job?
 What do you do for a living?
 What are your main responsibilities?
 What do you do every day?
 What are your duties?
 What is your daily routine?
 What does your job involve?
 How many people does your firm employ at present?
 Can you have some time off whenever you want?
 Why don't you apply for another job?
 Have you filled in the application form?
 If they offer you a well-paid job, will you take it?
 How much holiday do you get / How many weeks holiday do you get?
 What are normal working hours for most office jobs in your country?
 What kind of jobs get very high salaries in your country?
 What is the minimum amount of income tax you have to pay?
 What jobs often involve shiftwork? Would you like to do one?
 Is flexi-time common in your company?
 What are your working hours?
 Do you do / work any overtime?
 Teachers don't earn very much, do they? Why (not)?
 When were you last promoted?
 Why / When did you apply for this job?
 Why did you take an early retirement?
 Why did you resign?
 Did they give you a lot of training before getting the job from the company?
 Did you do / go on any training courses for this job?
 Have you been promoted since you started in the company?
 Do you normally get a good pay rise at the end of each year?
 How do you feel about your future prospects in the company?
 Are you happy in the job or do you feel is time for a fresh challenge in another company?
 What exactly are your duties as a nurse?
 Who do you work for?
 Are you usually busy at work?
 What do you find difficult about working there?
 Can you describe your place of work?
 What do you like about your job?
 Do you usually cover for a colleague when he is on leave?
 How do you find visiting a lot of people / clients?
 Who will take your place when you leave? How do you feel about this?
 What kind of jobs are you good at?
 Can you tell me about your boss? What kind of a person is he / she?
 Have you ever had any serious problems at work?
 Do you work at the moment? Tell me about the work you do.
 Have you ever had any other jobs?
 Would you like to do the same job as your mother / father?

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1. Some people think that museums should entertain people, while others believe that
the purpose of museums is to educate. Discuss both views and give you own opinion.
2. Employers now tend to prefer employees with good social skills in addition to good
qualifications. Social skills are getting more and more important compared to qualifications.
Do you agree or disagree?
3. Nowadays, young people are admiring media and sport stars even though they don’t
set a good example. Do you think this is a positive or a negative development?
4. These days people pay more attention to artists (writers, painters and so on) and give
less importance to science and technology. Do you agree or disagree with this view?
5. Many developing countries have welcomed foreign companies, while others think that
local businesses should be protected and supported instead. Discuss both sides and give
your opinion.
6. Economic growth helps to improve the standard of living. However, some researches
show that people in developing countries are happy with this trend; whilst people in developed
countries are not happy about it. Explain why do you think this happen? Give some reasons
to support your answer.
7. Reducing global environmental damage should be handled by governments rather
than individuals. To what extent do you agree or disagree? Give reasons for your answer and
provide relevant examples from your own experience.
8. Every year rare languages disappear from the world. Some people say this is not
important, because it is better to have fewer languages. To what extent do you agree or
disagree?
9. Many people say that companies and private tour operators should pay the bills for
cleaning up pollution, instead of the government. To what extent do you agree or disagree
with this?
10. Many experts hold the opinion that the increasing demand for oil and gas means
people should look for new sources of energy for the future. Others feel that the damage to
the land would be a major disadvantage of such search. What is your opinion? Explain and
give reasons from your own experience.