IELTS Speaking: topics for video lessons

I haven't been able to make any video lessons for a while, mainly because I've been in the process of moving house. Now that I'm getting myself organised again, I'm planning to start making a series of video lessons for the speaking test.

If you've taken the speaking test recently, please share your question topics (for all 3 parts) in the comments below. I'll then be able to make my lessons as up-to-date as possible. Thanks!

Comments

[Ashley]

Part 1: Do u currently working or studying?
Part 2: Do u eat snacks? Do u think that snacks that people eat when they were young are the same as the snacks they eat when they older?; Do people eat different snacks in between the meals and why u think so?
Part 3: Describe a person that you recently saw on the news. You need to talk: Who this person is; Where do you heard this news; Why this person is on the news

I did IELTS on the 26/09/2015 in Australia

Hope this help:)

[RANIA]

part 1:Do you work or study?
PART 2:DESCRIBE A GARDEN YOU VISITED RECENTLY.HOW DID IT LOOK LIKE?WHY DID YOU ENJOY GOING THERE?
PART 3:HOW DO YOU REMEMBER THE THINGS IN YOUR DAILY LIFE?
HAVE YOU EVER FACED PROBLEMS BECEAUSE OF YOUR FORGETFUL NATURE?
WHAT DO YOU DO TO KEEP REMEMBER THE THIMGS ?
HOW DO OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES AFFECT PEOPLE`S HEALTH?
I TOOK IELTS TEST ON 12/09/15 IN EDINBURH

[Toru]

My topic are about free time activities, good restaurant, cafe and about finally describe about a healthy food.

Part 1:
Do you currently working or studying ?

Part 2:
What are you doing when you have free time ? Why ?
What kind of place which people like to spend their free time ?
Describe the restaurant or cafe in which people in your city would like to visit? Why? Where is the restaurant or cafe you like to visit? Why?

Part 3:
Describe about food that you find it healthy for you? Why?

I took IELTS test on the 29, 08 2015 in Thailand.

[MEGHDAD]

I have taken part in IELTS exam for 4 times but I can't be success and get score 6 in each skill.
Also I have read a lot of books and exercise about IELTS.
please guide for success in it.

[Ghalia]

Part 1 : Do you work or study ?
Do you think this job will change in the future ?
Do you read before sleeping ?
how many hours do you sleep at night ?
Do you sleep in the afternoon ?
Did sleeping change from when you were a child ?
what did you in the weekend ?
Part 2 : about ambition : what is your ambition ? when and why
Part 3 : All about people's ambition from different ages .

[Amber]

Part2 :
Describe a park/garden you visited that impressed you.

Part3 :
1.Are public parks very important in your country?
2.What do you think are benefits of having parks in the city?
3.Why do people who live in cities like public parks?
4.Do you think the government should spend more money on public parks for the cities or for the villages and small towns in the countryside?
5.Do these parks play the same role for old people and young people?
6.Do you think parks have any value for children?

[Amber]

Part2 :
Describe a situation you waited for something.

Part3 :
1.Do you think patience is important?
2.Why is it difficult for children to be patient?
3.How to teach children patience?
4.Would you easily feel angry when you wait for a long time?
5.Have you ever been late for meeting someone?

[Mahmoud]

IELTS GT in Iran at the 26 of September

[Helen]

Part1
What's a thing you do in a rush? Why?
Do you think it's easier to get success when you do things in a rush?

Part 2
Describe a event that you attended recently. Where? When? Who was in there? What was your feeling?

Part 3
Do you think students feel stress at school?
How can people find happiness in workplace?

[Luke]

Part 1
Do you live in an apartment or house? Where do you prefer to live?

Part 2
Describe an electronic device.

Part 3
About social media and making friends.

[zuhra]

Hi, i want to take ielts exam in October 10th in Edmonton can any help me w/th some tip

[KM]

Speaking:

Part 1:
1.What is your name?
2.where are you from?
3.Can I see your Id please?
4.Do you work or study ?
5.Do you think this job will change in the future ?
6.Do you like your job?
7.Do you eat snacks?
8.Do you think that snacks that people eat when they were young are the same as the snacks they eat when they older?
9.Do people eat different snacks in between the meals and why u think so?
10.How do choose your snacks?

Part 2:
Describe something you ever waited to get and you should say?
1. what you have waited for?
2. What you did in the mean while?
3. what was your reaction / plan to get (not sure about this ques. bcoz I forgot)

Part 3:
1.Do you think patience is important?
2.Do you think patience should be cultivated or come in naturally?
3.Do you think parents gets the thing for child which their child looks at something?
4.Do you think swimming is important in your country?
5.Do you prefer swimming in the sea or in a swimming pool? Why?

There was some more questions which I don't remember?

[zuhra]

thank so much, do you actually remember something about writing.

[zuhra]

thank you so much, actually do you have an idea about writing and listening, please.

[Ashok]

Hi,

I have done IELTS on 26-Sep in Coimbatore,India,

Part 1 :
Do you eat fruit and vegetables every day?
What kinds of news paper do you read?
Is it helpful if you read news paper.

Part 2 :
Describe an electronic device that you would like to buy in future.
a.what is that.
b.when you heard that.
c.what is special about that?
d. why did you like to buy that?

Part 3 :
How electronic device change our future?.
Disadvantages of electronic device?.
Is internet replace the teacher?

[Khuetran]

Part 1:
1. Do you work or study?
2. Do you like your job?
3. Do you love vegetables?
4. Is it difficult to find fresh vegetables in your hometown?
Part 2:
Describe an indoor game
Part 3:
1.Which indoor games are popular with children in your country?
2.Should boys and girls play with the same game?

[Julie]

What are the reasons why some people don't consider photographers as artists?

Why should the governments try to satisfy the public?

What are pros and cons of taking photos with mobile phone?

These are the questions i've got about 2 weeks ago. I really appreciate your help Simon, Thank you!

[KM]

@Zuhra,

You could see the recent questions in below link Just click the "Recent exam questions 7" in this page. That may help you.

Tips - you should follow the "Simon's advice" that will help you more. From my experience, this site is very helpful.

common advice from everyone: While taking exam spend more time in Writing 2 instead writing 1.

all the best.

[Amir]

Hi Simon,

I need to thank you for your website and the helps that I got from it. I am very happy that I found your website because in less than a month I was able to make myself ready for speaking test. I took the test three times, first time and second time I got 5.5 in speaking. But the third time I got 6.5, thanks to your valuable resources.

I had difficulty in both expressing ideas and fluency, and I had no idea how to improve until I used your samples. The method I used for speaking was memorizing your speaking answer samples. I memorized and repeated them many times deep down in my mind. This helped me in so many ways, first whenever I wanted to speak (even normal daily conversation) easily I used some expressions. Secondly, I became more confident to speak up! finally, It helped me to develop my ability to bring ideas to life!

You were really helpful and I really enjoyed visiting your website.

I do appreciate your helps to all English learners.

Cheers,

[Adam]

Part 2 Official Questions Banks for EXAM between Sep. and Dec in 2015
Describe a small and successful company you know
Describe an occasion you got up extremely early.
Describe an educational trip you went on
Describe an educational TV program that you have seen
Describe a paid job you ever did or some you know ever did
Describe a time when you feel surprised to meet someone
Describe something that you want to learn more
Describe a team you have been part of
Describe an indoor game that you liked to play when you were a child
Describe a special trip you would like to go on in the future
Describe a person who can use/speak a second language
Describe a time that a child did something that made you laugh
Describe an age/stage you enjoyed mostly in your life
Describe a picture or photograph in your family
Describe a place where you can read and write
Describe a time that you and your friend had a disagreement
Describe a gift for others that took you long time to choose
Describe a place that can be good to relax ( not home)
Describe a change that will improve your local area
Describe a person you know who dresses well/ a person who is fashionable
Describe a historical building in your country or hometown
Describe a park/garden you visited and liked /that impressed you
Describe a place near water (such as a river, a lake or the ocean) that you enjoyed visiting
Describe an important conversation that influence you
Describe a success in you life
Describe a person who likes to travel by plane
Describe a house or apartment you want to live in
Describe an electronic machine you want to buy
Describe a situation you waited for something
Describe a person who can do well in work
Describe an unforgettable advertisement ( that you saw or heard or liked)
Describe an activity you do to keep fit
Describe a law about environment you would like to see in the future
Describe a street that you like to visit
Describe a useful thing that you once borrowed
Describe a cafe or restaurant you like to visit
Describe a recent happy event that you had
Describe a person whose job is important to the society
Describe a song that means something special to you
Describe a person in the news that you would like to meet
Describe a foreign country you want to visit but haven’t been to
Describe something you would like to do if you were given a day off
Describe a time that you forgot something important
Describe an art of craft activity you did at school
Describe a painting or a work of art in your school
Describe a time someone or something made noise
Describe an article that you read from a magazine or from the internet about healthy life
Describe a family member that you have spent the most time with
Describe a long car journey you went on
Describe a long walk you ever had

[Nguyen Thuy Trang]

IELTS Test (Aug 29, 2015) Ho Chi Minh City

Task 1: Do you like hot or cold weather? Do the weather effect your mood? Do you like watching black sky at the night or clould in the sunny day?...)

Task 2: What is your favourite website
- What is name of the website
- What do you learn from it
- How do you know it
- Why do you like it

Task 3: Do you think library is necessary in the future? Do you think it is necessary to have internet in the classroom?...

[Ai]

IELTS TEST (Sep 12 2015) Tokyo

Task1 what do you do in your free time ?

Task2 What's your favorite restaurant
- where is it
- what did you eat
- why do you like it

Task 3
What do you think the difference of eating out from meal at home ?

[ruan]

P1 Describe where u live，apt or house.
which one you like
ur ideal apt or house.
is it good to live in a house?

P2 a educational trip u went in school.

p3 teacher's role in educational trip.
what u think about adult study at home

[Mahmoud]

Hi. I found nothing about GT exam on 26th of september which was held in Iran:

part one:
-do u work o study?
-what are ur duties?
-did u learn swimming when u were a child?

part two(cue card):
-describe a time u enjoyed a lot by looking at sky?
when,where,whom and your feeling

part three:
-how technology can help people know more about sky,stars and planets?
-should children learn sth about sky,stars,... at school?
-is it advisable to make children read sth about sky,stars and other planets?

[Sanzee]

Part 1- do you live in a house or apartment?
Which room did you like the most when you were in your country?
Is the house or apartment you are living now same as of your country?
What is your dream house?
Do you like mathematics?
How old were you when you started studying mathematics?
Do you think mathematics is helpful even when you are grown up?

Part 2- describe about the team you were part of (eg. Sports or work)
What the team did? Who were in your team? What did you like about the team and why?

Part 3- All the questions were about team (international collaboration and local team)

[kerrie]

Part1
work or study?
what do you learn from work?
what color do you like to wear?
what color you dont want in your home?
hometown

Part2
Describe sth you decided to wait?what was it? How did you feel? What happened at the end?

Part3
why children want sth more immediately?
why elder can be more paitence?
is paitence always good? any negative influence?

[Ning]

I took the IELTS exam on 26/09/2015 in Australia.

Part 1.
- Do you currently work or study?
- Why do you want to work in Australia, where do you want to work in the future?
- What are your duties of your current work?
- Do you like colour
- What colour do you like?and why?
- Do you think it is important to be colourful?

Part 2.
Describe an event that you feel happy about.
You should say:
- What the event is
- When was it happened
- Where was it happened
and how do you feel happy about it

Part 3.
- Do you think it is important to be happy?
- Do you think that children are less happy now than the past?
- Do you think that some people are born to be happy? so, you think that some people are born to be unhappy?

That's as much as I can remember...

[Simon]

FROM SIMON

Thanks for sharing guys!

[Treesa]

I took exam on 26/9 in Australia Part 1: do you work / studying? Free time activities, reading habit , which place do you prefer for reading? Why? Time management, how will u learn to organise time? Is there any situation where u wanted to read but u couldn't? Part 2 : a place u visited for a short time and want to visit again Which place,when, with whom , why u want to go again ? Part 3 : why people revisit places? Why its disappointing for some people? Why people go abroad before visiting their own country? Why its said that we should learn culture of a country before we going to that place? Will tourism develop in the future?

[Said Saleh]

1-describe your vacation day.
2-describe a situation in which you had to live in noise.how were you feeling?
3-what is drawbacks of noise ,does it affect our life?
I got 5.5
Test on 12-9-2015

[Hiba]

Where are you from?
Do you work or study ?
Do you care more about your teachers at the course or your colleagues of other students?
What do you like about your study?
Do you like public holidays?
Do you prefer long or short holidays?
What do you do on holidays?
Do you think we need more holidays throughout the year?
What did you do on the last public holiday?

Describe a person you know who usually dresses well
When did you know this person?
What does this person do?
Why do you think he/she dresses well?

Do you like to dress well/why?
Why people are becoming increasingly more interested in fashion?
Is Being fashionable have he same meaning of wearing new clothes?
Don't you think that this trend can cause wasting of resources?

Test date:26/09/2015

[Lingyan]

IELTS exam on 26/09/2015 in Australia

Part 1:Study or Work
Part 2: Describe a subject that you want to learn in the future. What the subject is, Why you choose, and How to learn
Part 3: do you think learning is important when people left school; do you think if government should encourage people to learn after they retired.

[hugo]

I Did the test today.

part1: Do you work or study?
Part2: Why people borrow things from each other?
part3: Do you think that's correct to borrow things without the owner permission?

[Mohammed]

Part1:where do you come from?
What's your favorite sport?
Do you like to watch football at stadium or on TV?
Part2:tell me about something you would like to learn, what is it? Why you want to learn it? How you want to learn it?
Part3: do you like to help others? Why? Did your family encourage you to help others when you were a child?

[Amazing]

Thanks Adam for the post and thanks a lot Simon

[Amazing]

My test was today 29/11/2015.
part1 was about handwriting skills, Do u think computers would replace hand writing in d future?
Part 2 Describe a song that means something special to you

Part 3 music, and colours
do u think old people and young people listen to the same kind of music? and more questions about music I can't remember. oh yes! do you think traditional music have any significance ? do you prefer dark or light colours of clothes? I think I did very well n hop to have a good grade. best wishes everyone

[Sara]

Adam Could you put of Jan 2016?

[nicusha]

Adam could you please post questions for the following months. Thank you.

[harkamal singh]

Part 1- do you live in a house or apartment?
Which room did you like the most when you were in your country?
Is the house or apartment you are living now same as of your country?
What is your dream house?
Do you like mathematics?
How old were you when you started studying mathematics?
Do you think mathematics is helpful even when you are grown up?

Part 2- describe about the team you were part of (eg. Sports or work)
What the team did? Who were in your team? What did you like about the team and why?

Part 3- All the questions were about team (international collaboration and local team)

[shailesh]

Hi Adam,
Can you please share speaking topics for upcoming tests?

[harman]

Thanks a lot for this website

[Mamdouh Etman]

Dear All,

I have a speaking test on 15th Jan. 2016, shall you please share any new update fir the speaking test.

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skype: mamdouh3101974
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[maria]

Hello guys i have to appear ielts exam on 20th feb
any prediction about speaking and writing task2 GT
topics?

[prabh kaur]

Hello guys , my exam on 23 jan ...shall you share any new update for speaking test...

[Sukhwinder singh]

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[bunny]

Hello guys , my exam on 28 may ...shall you share any new update for speaking

[bunny]

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[Arbiya]

Hi my test is on 25 June I want help from u...about reading passages and listening answers plz help.this is my 3 attempt..if I don't get the required score my husband will kill me this time

[rajveer kaur]

Iam from India and I m taking exam on 22 Oct in academic module plzzz hlo meee fospeaking, writing task reading , listening plzzz

[tarang]

hello simon,

Describe a time that you were waiting for something

for this tipic can i speak about when i was waiting for my friend?