Recently I've made video lessons about the 6 main topic areas for IELTS speaking part 2:
1. Describe a person
2. Describe a place
3. Describe an object
4. Describe an event
5. Describe an activity
6. Describe your favourites
But what do you do if the task in your speaking test isn't related to one of these main topic areas?
This will be the subject of my next video lesson. Before I publish the lesson, can you remember seeing any questions that didn't seem to fit into one of the 6 main areas? Please share your examples in the 'comments' below this lesson.
Note: Please only share questions from a real test that you had, or from one of the official IELTS books. Don't use questions that you've found on the Internet, or that a teacher or another student has invented. Let's stick to real, reliable questions only.
i got the following question on my exam in March:
describe a person you know who travels a lot by plane.
Posted by: novice | April 15, 2016 at 13:05
Hi Simon, thank you very much for your interesting website.
To answer at your question, I found these three questions in the official Cambridge Books:
1. Describe a conflict at work you once had ( the nature of conflict, why the conflict occurred, what you felt at the time of the conflict, what you had to do to resolve it)
2. Describe an important choice you had to make in your life.
3. Describe a meeting you remember going to at work, college or school
Regards
Posted by: Emeraude | April 15, 2016 at 13:14
Describe a habit in your friend that you want it ?
Describe a TV programme that you enjoy watching it ?
I got there two questions in my exam in Liverpool Community College
Posted by: Nadia | April 15, 2016 at 13:19
An interesting story you shared with someone.
a. From where did you hear it?
b. Whom did you share it with?
Explain
Posted by: Shihab | April 15, 2016 at 14:12
Describe a beautiful sky you watched.
I got this question on 2 Dec last year which nearly drove me to despair. After the exam, I worked extremely hard in an effort to work it out. Fortunately, I found the example of a sky with amazing auroras and I successfully adapted it to a range of topics including a holiday, a foreign country, etc.
Posted by: James Z. | April 15, 2016 at 14:21
hi Simon
well,I think your video lesson contain all speaking topics because it cover anything that we watched,listened or read until now!
best regard...
Posted by: hossein | April 15, 2016 at 14:35
Hi Simon
Thank you for your interesting website
Describe a period of time that you wait an important decision in your life.
Posted by: thuy | April 15, 2016 at 14:37
Describe a law which is good in your country.
I had no idea when I answer it.
Posted by: Genie | April 15, 2016 at 14:41
These questions below seem strange and difficult for me.
1. Describe a recent time when you looked the sky (either day or night)
2. Describe a local news that people in your locality are interested in
Posted by: Duong Pink | April 15, 2016 at 16:15
Described a sport
Posted by: good | April 15, 2016 at 18:45
1.Talk about an aquatic center you enjoy to go
-where it is?
-when do you go there?
-why do you like?
2.describe an adventurous person who you know
-who the person is?
-how you know this person does that is adventurous?
-and explain why you think this person likes to take risks.
Posted by: mahmad belim | April 15, 2016 at 18:59
Cue Card
Talk about a novel or a story that you have read recently. Please say
- What was it about?
- Why did you choose it?
- Did you like or dislike it? Why?
Discussion
- How can reading affect the society?
- Do people still prefer real books or their digital versions? Why?
Posted by: dr maida | April 15, 2016 at 19:18
Hi Simon,
I have taken exam five times,I want to share my cue card questions
They are:
1,describe a training course you have attended.
2,describe a situation where you helped a stranger.
3,describe when someone give you a surprise visit.
4,describe a conversation when you convinced someone.
5,describe your future plans.
Posted by: Kiran | April 15, 2016 at 22:16
The question was in my exams
Place you want to go for visit
About electronic dictionary... I didn't have much knowledge about that topic
Sports for women
Posted by: Bushra | April 16, 2016 at 00:14
describe a language
which language will become popullar
who like to learn second language/ do you think people like to speak second language?
why it is important to learn it ?
describe a food
what kind of food you like to eat ?
Posted by: sun | April 16, 2016 at 03:00
Hi I wanted to share my cue card question (IELTS speaking part 2 GT 2/4/2016)
What the thing you borrowed from other which was really meaning to you?
Posted by: Aaron | April 16, 2016 at 04:32
I share the writing task 2 question I got today in China.
When new towns are planned, it is more important to include public parks and sports facilities than shopping centres for people to spend their free time in.
To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?
I tried my best to keep it to be exactly the same as the original one for obvious reasons.
Posted by: James Z. | April 16, 2016 at 05:55
Got this question on march 5th
Do u like science?
Did u study science in school
Effect of science.
Posted by: kate | April 16, 2016 at 08:05
FROM SIMON:
Thanks for sharing your part 2 topics. Really useful.
Posted by: Simon | April 16, 2016 at 16:07
hi Simon,
could you give a model answer for some of the question given?Please?
Thank you.
Posted by: india | April 17, 2016 at 15:28
"Describe a sound that makes you remember something."
got these question seven years ago when i took ielts.
Posted by: jo marie | April 17, 2016 at 22:20
Hi Simon, I was asked about noisy place in one of my IELTS exams .
1- Describe a noisy place.
2- what was the source of noise.
3- Did you feel angry ? what did you do ?
Posted by: Hany | April 18, 2016 at 06:08
Hi All,
I attended speaking test twice. The questions are as fallows
1. Describe about the festival in your country
a. Why it is celebrated
b. how it is celebrated
2. Describe about the tourist destination you want to travel
a. why you choose that place
b. what will you do after going there.
c. how do you come to know such a tourist place
Posted by: Keerthika | April 19, 2016 at 07:50
Hello Mr.Simon;
I need information how to describe my relationship with a family member and some examples(writing task), please.
Posted by: Zulema | April 19, 2016 at 23:45
I got this in 2014,
What do u do when u stuck in the middle of a traffic?
Posted by: romesh | April 20, 2016 at 12:03
Hi , Simon can you please describe your favourites choice you have made in your life
Posted by: Wardah | April 25, 2016 at 18:25
i got this in saudi arabia
describe a street you use everyday
Posted by: ucheoma okpokiri | May 04, 2016 at 09:39
Hi Simon,
Do you mean we just prepare one for each topic, so six in total? Then adapt them to other questions. Am I right? Thanks
Posted by: Tina | May 08, 2016 at 00:21
I was asked about
Out of your country to which country you would like to go?
For what purpose you like to go there?
why you choose it?
reasons behind choosing it.
Posted by: sreeja | August 15, 2016 at 13:14
i was asked about
first sweet i have tasted
Posted by: apoorva | December 09, 2016 at 13:06