IELTS Speaking Question Bank & Practice Test – Part 1

Do you work or are you a student? 🎧 🎧

1. What work do you do?

2. Why did you choose to do that kind of work?

3. Do many people in your country choose to do that type of work?

4. What are your responsibilities at work?

5. Do you remember your first day at work?

6. What did you do on your first day at work?

7. Did you like your first day at work?

8. (Similar to above) How did you feel on your first day at work?

9. Do you think the first day at work is important?

10. (Similar to above) Do you think a person's first impressions of a new job are important?

1. What subject(s) are you studying?  (5.0 vs. 7.5 )

2. Why did you choose to study that? / Why did you choose to study those subjects?

3. Do many students in your country study that subject?

4. (Similar to above) Is that a popular subject to study in your country?

5. What school/university do you attend?

6. Why did you choose that school/university?

7. What do you plan to do after you finish your studies?

8. Your First Day at University

9. Did you like your first day at university?

10. (Similar to above) Did you have a good first day at university?

11. (Similar to above) How did you feel on your first day at university/high school?

12. Do you think the first day at university is important?

13. How important do you think it is for people to have an enjoyable first day at university (or, school)?

14. (Similar to above) Do you think a person's first impressions of a new school or university are important?

1. What's (the name of) your hometown (again)?

2. Is that a big city or a small place?

3. Please describe your hometown a

4. How long have you lived there?

5. Do you like it?

6. Do you like living there? *

7. What do you like (most) about your hometown?

8. Is there anything you dislike about it?

9. Do you think you will continue living there for a long time?

10. Do you plan to continue living there?

11. Where would you like to live? *

(Notes: * indicates ...)

1. Can you describe the place where you live?

2. What do you usually do in your house/flat/room?

3. Are the transport facilities to your home very good?

4. Please describe the room you live

5. Is there anything you don't like about the place where you live?

6. What kind of decorations does it have?

7. How do you think this room could be improved?

8. What can you see when you look out the window of your room?

9. How well do you know your neighbors?

10. What kind of people are your neighbors?

11. Do you spend much time socializing with your neighbors in your neighbors' homes?

12. Do you like the environment where you live?

13. Would you say the place where you live is good for families with children?

14. In the future, what type of place would you like to live in?

15. What kind of neighborhood/environment/surroundings would you like to live in?

1. Are there many advertisements in your country?

2. Why do you think there are so many advertisements now?

3. Where can we see advertisements now?

4. How do you feel about advertisements?

5. Do you like advertisements?

6. What kind of advertisement do you like the most?

7. Do advertisements (ever) influence your choice about what to buy?

8. Where can we see advertisements?

9. Do you prefer advertisements on TV or those in magazines?

10. What do you think is the purpose of advertisements?

11. What do you think about the developments in advertising in China today?

1. Is there anything that makes you happy lately?

2. What do you do to stay happy?

3. Can you stay happy all the time?

4. Is it important to be happy?

5. What is happiness to you?

6. Do you think it is easy to be happy?

1. Do people in China celebrate birthdays?

2. Are people's birthdays very important in China?

3. How do they celebrate birthdays?

4. Do people in China do anything special to celebrate birthdays?

5. How do you like to celebrate your birthday?

6. What did you do on your last birthday?

7. Nowadays, how do young people in China celebrate their birthday?

8. Do people in China have birthday parties?

9. Do you think it's important for people to celebrate birthdays?

10. Are birthdays more important for children or for adults?