IELTS SPEAKING QUESTIONS Part 1

Introduction
Introduce yourself.
What's your name?
Could you show me your identification card please?
Could you tell me your full name please?
What shall I call you?

What is the most famous traditional festival in Korea?

What are your plans for Chuseok?
What place in Seoul do you like best? Why?
Do you like traveling?
Do you like to travel alone or with your friends?
Have you traveled to other places? Where are they?
What are the benefits of traveling?
What do you usually do when you first arrive in a new place
Why do so many people like traveling nowadays?

Hometown
Describe your hometown.
Friends
Where do you come from?
Do you have many friends? Are they casual acquaintances
Can you tell me something about your hometown?
Do you prefer to stay with your family or with your friends?
Can you tell me some famous landscapes or scenic spots in your hometown?
Do you prefer one or two close friends or many friends?
Can you tell me some history about your hometown?
Can you talk about your best friend?
Compare your hometown with another town.
What do you usually do with your friends?
How long have you lived in your town?
Is the time you spend with your friends as much as that of t
Do you love your town? Why? Why not?
Talk about the most populated area in your country. Where Transportation
is it?
What are the main places of interest in your hometown? Can you say something about the transportation in your ho
Can you tell me an interesting building in your hometown? What is the common means of transport in your country?
Do traffic jams often occur in your hometown or in the city
What is the climate like in your hometown?
What changes in transportation have taken place in the
country?
Family
What type of transport do you use most? Why?
Tell me about your family members.
What is your favorite means of transportation? Why?
Who do you live with?
Which is better: taking a taxi, a bus or the train? Why is it b
What is special about it?
etc).
Imagine yourself as a car, what model and make would you
Write down about your family (parents, brothers and sisters,

What images come to your mind when you are asked about your childhood?
Future
plan
Whos the one member in your family who knows everything
about
you and why?

What
are you planning to do in the next five years?
Should parents help their children with their homework?

What
are you planning to do in the next ten years?
What is the most loving thing your parents ever did for you?
Why do you take the IELTS test?
What plans have you got for the future?
Education & job
Why do you think are there more and more people immigra
How did you get your job?
Are you satisfied with your job?
What do you like most about your job?
What kind of job would you prefer in the future?

Leisure & hobby

What do you usually do in your spare time?
Where would you like to go on holidays? Why?
Tell me who you would like most to go on vacation with.
Do you prefer to stay alone or with your friends?
What do you usually do on weekends and weekdays?
What do you usually do when you go out?
What do you usually do with your friends?
What do you do to relax during the week?
What do you do in your time off?
Do you enjoy shopping?
What is your favorite food?
What kind of music do you like best?
Who is your favorite film star?
Do you often watch TV? What is your favorite program?
Do you like reading?
What kind of books do you like best?
Do you like English? Why or why not?
What do you think of the importance of English?
What are good hobbies and bad hobbies? Why?
Culture, festival & traveling
Tell me something about the customs in your country.
What places in Korea should a foreigner visit? Why?

IELTS SPEAKING QUESTIONS

Part 2 & 3 (Individual long turn & two-way
discussion)
1. Describe your best friend.
You should say,
Who he/she is
When you became friends
Why you like him/her or why you think that he/she is
How he/she influences you
Who is your closest friend?

How do you choose a gift for your friends?

Do you think that present giving will play an important role
In terms of the media, which do you think will play a
television, newspaper or Internet?
Compare the gifts you received in your teenage years with
Just imagine the gift that children will receive.

important
to you
5. Describe
something you own which is very important t
You should say,
What the thing is
Who gave it to you
Discussion
How long you have had it
What is the most important thing in friendship?
And explain why it is important to you
What do you think are the most important factors when making friends?
What are the possible factors that cause the break up of friendship?
6. Describe one of your favorite books.
What are the differences between adults and children in terms
making
You of
should
say,friends?
Do you think it is easy to make friends in Korea?
What kind of books you like
Why is it difficult for adults to make friends?
What your favorite book is
What will the friendship become like when getting old?
What it is about
What are the qualities of a good friend? What do you expect from your
friends?
When
you got it
Why you like it
Do you remember a particular friend from your early childhood?
kind
of books
does you
There is a saying that A friend in need is a friend indeed. What
Do you
agree
or disagree
withlike most? What are they about? W
this opinion?

Discussion
What effect have books brought on you?
2. Describe the best party you have been to.
What kind of books do Korean people like?
You should say,
What kind of books do Korean women like?
When it was held
What kind of books do you recommend to others?
Who attended the party
What you did for that party
What is the difference between men and women when choo
And explain why it was a special party
What kind books do children like? Why do they like reading?
Describe your best holiday, party, event in your life. When was
it, where
why?
Whatand
is the
difference between reading and watching TV?
What is the interesting party you attended recently?
What is the relationship between reading and computer?
What are the advantages of reading books?
Discussion
Why do children like pictorials?
What would you do if the guests feel bored?
What books are popular in Korea?
Will there be more and more people to attend parties?
What kind of literary works do you like? Why do you like the
Have you ever been to a friends birthday party? Did you enjoy kind
it? How?
of novels do you like?
Whats the difference between serious party and friendly party?
Why are some people intentionally late for parties?
7. Describe a kind of music.
Why do some people like parties while others hate it?
You should say,
Whether you like music
3. Describe the happiest/ the most memorable event in your life.Why or why not
What kind of music you like best
You should say,
What role music plays in peoples life
When it happened
What kind of music do you like best? Why do you like it?
Where it took place
What it was
What is your favorite music?
And talk about why this event was so happy/ memorable
Discuss why you like a special kind of book, music, sports, or film
Describe an anniversary that you remember.
Discussion
Discussion
Do you like music?
What do you think is important in achieving happiness?
What are the benefits of listening to music?
How do Koreans celebrate some happy events?
How long do you listen to music everyday?
What do you think prompts most people to bring camera and
celebrating?
video
Whoin
are
your favorite musicians? And why?
Do you play any musical instruments? What?
4. Describe the best present/gift you have received.
What are the benefits of learning how to play musical instru
You should say,
Why is it easier for children to learn playing a musical instru
Who sent it to you
Discuss the impact of western music to the music world.
When you received it
Describe a traditional musical instrument in your country.
What the gift is
What it is for
8. Describe a traditional festival in Korea.
Talk about the best present you have ever had in your life. When,
why and
You should
say,who gave it to
you?
What it is

When it is celebrated
Discussion
What you usually do on that day
In Korea, when do people give presents? What kinds of presents do people
give?
What you
like and what you dont like about it
In what occasions do people give presents in your country?Describe an important festival in Korea. When is it? What do peo

Describe a festival that is celebrated in your country. What do people

Dodo
you
during
enjoythis
traveling?
festival?Where have you traveled to? Which
most?
Why do people want to travel? What purpose does it serve?
Discussion
Do you use a map when traveling abroad or do you have a
What is the concept of holiday in Korea?
backpacking or preparing a travel in advance?
Why is holiday so important to modern people?
What do you usually do in your holidays?
Do you think it is necessary to observe the traditional customs?
What
kind
of vacation
do you like? Why?
What changes in terms of spending festivals and holidays
have
taken
place
in the past
What kinds of transportation have you already taken?
decade?
What
means parts
of transportation
would you take to get to you
What differences, with regards to celebration, are apparentin the
different
of your
What do Koreans do mostly in their leisure time?
country?
Where do Koreans go for their vacation? What is the diffe
9.Describe one of your neighbours
Koreans now and those in the past?
You should say,
What do you think about tourism? How does it influence the
When you became his/ her neighbour
What's the difference between traveling in the past and tra
How you know him or her
How would the tourism industry develop in the future?
What kind of person he/ she is
What should the government or people do to attract tourist
Describe the present situation of tourism in Korea. What i
Discussion
Korea?
What is the difference between neighbours and friends?
Do you think people will spend more time on leisure in the f
What do you think is a good way to break the ice with new neighbors?

13. Describe a hobby that you enjoy.

10. Describe one of the shopping centers you often go to
You should say,
You should say,
What it is
Where the shopping center is
When you began to do it
How often you go there
How long you spend on it
Why you often go to the center and its characteristics
How often you do it
Why you like it
Discussion
What are your hobbies? Why do you like doing them?

Who does the shopping in your home? Do you go shopping?

Do you think that the brand name is very important for sales?
Discussion

What have you found difficult in shopping?

Do you think that surfing the Internet, watching TV, listen

Talk about Internet shopping.

are interesting hobbies?

What do you think do teenagers like to buy online?

Some people prefer not to buy goods and services online. Why?Do you think it will cost too much time to do them?
Do you like hobbies requiring teamwork?

What is the trend of future shopping centers?

What do Koreans usually do in their spare time?

Compare shopping malls with smaller shops.

Will smaller shops survive in the current business system? Why do people collect things?
Do you collect anything? What is that and why?
11. Describe your favorite animal.
Do you like outdoor activities? Why or why not?
You should say,
What do you think are the benefits of having hobbies?
What kind of animal it is
Brief description of it
14. Describe your favorite movie
Why you like the animal
You should say,

What the name and theme of this movie is

Discussion
When you first saw the movie

What do you need to take care of it?

Why you like it

Whats the future trend of the animal?

What kind of movies do you like? Why?

What do you think about poaching of some precious animals

such asthe
pandas?
Describe
movie you especially remember.
Describe a type of movie you like.
12. Describe an interesting trip you have taken.
Name a book, film, or a piece of music that you like most and sa
You should say,
Where you went
Discussion
When you went there

Do you like movies? What can you gain by watching films?

Whom you went with

Who is your favorite movie star? Why?

What you did there

Whats the difference between Korean and American movie

Why you like it

What do you think of the violent films?

Describe a perfect trip/ holiday.

Why do movies need computer techniques? Do you know

If you were given a vacation where would you go? Why?
used computer graphics?
Describe a foreign country you have never been to.

Have you ever acted in a play? What was your part? Tell me
Discuss why you would like to visit a particular country.

Which aspects of movie-making are the most important?

What city would you like most to visit? What do you expect to see or do there?
Describe a city you have visited that impressed you so much. Why
it so impressive?
15. was
Describe
a restaurant or a caf you like most.
Where do you want to go for your holidays?
You should say,
If you were to tour the world, where would you go? Why?
Where it is
What it looks like
Discussion
What kinds of service are provided
What kind of food is famous

Why you like it

Compare traditional houses with modern houses in your cou

Are there some old buildings in your hometown? Describe t
What are people's attitudes to old buildings today? Should w

Discussion
Do you like cooking?
Will you cook for your friends when they visit you?
17. Describe an important historic place in your country.
Who cooks in a Korean family?
You should say,
Why do women always cook and men do not in your country? Who
is the
cook,
What
thebetter
place is
Where it is located
men or women?
Why you think it is important
What do you think are the advantages and disadvantages of fast food?
What the historical meaning of the place is
Why is fast food so popular?
What places in Korea should a foreigner visit?
Where do Koreans go when they eat out?
What is the most famous historic place in your city?
What changes would take place in terms of Korean eating habits?
What food is popular?
Discussion
What is the difference between fresh food and canned food?
What do you think of the future trend of historic places?
What can we do to solve the problem of food shortage?
Will government strengthen its protection toward historic pl
What are the advantages and disadvantages of home-cooked food?
What are the changes brought about by historic places to lo
Do you like cooking better than eating out or the other way around? Why?
Tell me something about the history of your country.
Describe a traditional dish in your country. What are the ingredients?
What do you think is the biggest difference between Korean
Do you eat out? Where do you usually eat out?
How has the role of women in your country changed?
What kinds of food do you eat when you eat out?
Who is the most famous person in Korean history?
What is your favorite Korean food? What kinds of Korean food do you think are popular
among foreigners?
18. Describe a museum you have been to.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of eating in a You should say,
Where do people usually go to eat these days? Any changes compared
to it
the
What
is past?
Compare fast food restaurants with traditional restaurants.
Where it is
Do you think Koreans have to eat kimchi as part of their national identity?
When you went there
And explain why you like/ dislike it
16. Describe an interesting building in your city.
What is the most interesting/ famous museum in your
You should say,
city?
Where it is located
What is a museum? How often do you visit a museum?
What it looks like
Why do you want to visit a museum?
What it is used for
Which type of museum is popular in your country?
And explain why you think it is interesting
What do you think about the importance of museums?
What is your thought about the heritage of a country?
Discussion
Compare the museums nowadays with those in the past.
Do you think it is necessary to protect old buildings?
What roles do you think do the old and modern buildings play in the society?
What changes in architecture have taken place in the past two decades?
Describe the traditional architecture of your country. Is there something special about it?