--- title: "Sample IELTS Speaking Topics" description: "Big list YOU Describe yourself. How do you like spending your time? Favorite movies(films), do you ..." author: "ielts" published: "2012-03-03T05:57:20+00:00" modified: "2012-04-03T09:51:54+00:00" locale: "ru" canonical_url: "https://yvision.kz/post/sample-ielts-speaking-topics-237831" markdown_url: "https://yvision.kz/post/sample-ielts-speaking-topics-237831/markdown" site_name: "Yvision.kz" --- # Sample IELTS Speaking Topics > Big list YOU Describe yourself. How do you like spending your time? Favorite movies(films), do you ... Big list **YOU** - Describe yourself. - How do you like spending your time? - Favorite movies(films), do you watch them on TV or in cinema. Would you like to act in movies? Why not? - Where you like to spend your vacation? - Study or work, where, what do you like most about your job, what do you dislike about your job? - Your future plans? - Do you think free time is important and why? - Your favorite food - Greatest success in your life - Design of your apartment, like, dislike, why? - What room do you like most, what you do there most, what it looks like - Your favorite sportsmen - Most interesting time in your life **FAMILY** - Describe your family? - Do you have a large or small family? - How much time do you spend with your family? - What do you like to do together as a family? - Do you get along well with your family? - Are people in your country generally close to their families? **WORK** - What do you do? - What are your responsibilities? - How many hours do you work each day? - Do you enjoy your work? - Is there some other kind of work you would rather do? - If you could change your job or profession, what would you do? - Describe the process of getting a job in your country. - Describe the company or organization you work for. - What is your position? - What do you like about your job? - What do you dislike about your job? **EDUCATION** - Describe your education. - What kind of school did you go to as a child? - Did you go to a co-educational school? - What was your favourite subject as a child? - Who was your favourite teacher? - What is the education system like in your country? - Do you think your country has an effective education system? **HOMETOWN** - Describe your hometown. - What’s special about it? - Where is your hometown located? - Is it easy to travel around your hometown? - What is it known for? - What do people in your town do? - What are the main industries in your hometown? - What problems face your hometown? - What languages are spoken in your hometown? - What are the advantages of living in your hometown? - What are some problems faced by your hometown? - Compare your hometown with another city. - What are some environmental problems faced by your hometown? **WEATHER** - What’s the weather like in your country? - Does the weather affect your mood? - How do rainy days make you feel? - What’s your favourite season of the year? - What do you like to do when it’s hot? - What do you usually do in the winter? - How many seasons does your country have? **HOME** - Describe your home. - What kind of building do you live in? - How long have you lived there? **TRAVEL** - Do you like to travel? - What kind of places have you visited in your life? - Which place would you really like to visit? Why? - What’s the best place you’ve ever visited? - How can a visitor travel in my country? - How did my grandparents travel in the past? - Will the travel method change in the future? - Traveling in group compared single traveling? - What kinds of holidays exist? - Where people prefer to go on vacation? - Applications that have positive effect on growth of tourism? **COMPUTERS** - Do you think computers help society? - Do you think computers are bad for health? - How do you think computers have changed the world? - Piece of equipment that you consider very important, why, how did you start to use it? - Computers - their advantages and disadvantages, whether people of different sexes and ages use them more or less **INTERNET** - Do you use the Internet much during the day? - What do you usually do on the Internet? - What are some advantages of the Internet? - What are some disadvantages? - Do people in your country use the Internet a lot? - Do you do any shopping on the Internet? **EMAIL** - Do you send and receive email regularly? - Who do you usually communicate with? - How often do you check your email? - Do you think writing email has strengthened or weakened people’s writing skills? - What are some disadvantages of email? **FRIEND** - Describe a friend. - How long have you known each other? - What do usually do together? - What do you like the most about him / her? - How often do you see each other? - What have you done together? Explain the reasons of your good friendship - What do the children think about friendship? What about the adults? Compare them - Who can not be a good friend of yours? Tell the properties of such a person - Can people, opposite in personality, be good friends? - What do you value and not value in people - Friendship through internet, good and bad sides **PLACE** - Describe a place you like to go. - Why is this place special to you? - When did you first visit this place? - Where is this place located? - What language is spoken here? Do you speak this language? **SMOKING** - What do you feel about smoking in public places? - Do you think smoking should be banned in people’s homes? **MARRIAGE** - What is the attitude toward marriage in your country? - Do most young people plan on getting married in your country? - What are some of the advantages of marriage? - What are some of the disadvantages? - Is the divorce rate high in your country? - Do you think people should be allowed to get divorced? **HOBBIES** - Do you have any hobbies? - What are some of your hobbies? - When did you first develop tis hobby? - What are some of the advantages of having a hobby? - How much time do you spend on your hobby? **FILMS** - Do you enjoy watching movies? - What’s your favourite film? - Who are your favourite actors? - How often do you watch films? **SHOPPING** - Do you enjoy shopping? - How do you feel about shopping? - Do you like shopping on the Internet? - Do you have any favourite stores? - What don’t you like about shopping? - Which is the most popular place to shop in your hometown? **SPORTS** - Do you like sports? - Do you enjoy watching sports? - Do you enjoy participating in any sports? - Which sports are most popular in your country? - What’s your favourite sport/ - When did you first become interested in sports? - How often do you participate in sports? - What equipment do you need for your favourite sport? **FOOD** - What are some of your favourite foods? - What foods are popular in your country? - What are some of the famous dishes of your country? - Do you enjoy cooking? - Food in restaurants, why and when we eat there, what are pros and cons of eating in a restaurant? **FESTIVAL** - What’s the most important festival in your country? - How do people celebrate this festival? - What special food is associated with this festival? - What special activities are associated with this festival? - What do you enjoy most about this festival? - Do you think festivals are important for a society? **TELEVISION** - Do you watch television a lot? - What do you usually watch on television? - How many hours of television do you usually watch? - What are the most popular shows in your country? - What kind of shows do you like to watch? - What are some advantages of television? - What are someof the disadvantages of television? - What did you last watch on television? - Why do you think certain TV shows are so popular? **TOURISM** - Which places would you recommend to a visitor to your country? - Do a lot of tourists visit your country? - What do they usually do there? - How has tourism changed your country? - Is your country expensive for most tourists? - What are some famous landmarks in your country? **DAILY ROUTINE** - Describe your daily routine. - What do you usually do? - What do you do on the weekend? - What is you typical weekday like? - Does your life change much from week to week? - Do you have any free time during the week? **YOUR COUNTRY** - Which country are you from? - Where is this country located? - Which part of the country do most people live in? - What are the main industries in your country? - Is it easy to travel around your country? - Main industry in your country now, how it will develop in the future - Pollution affecting ecology - Popular transportation in your country - How your country has been improved - Your country's weather, main season - Your country's animals, in what ways are they used - City you are living in, it's advantages and disadvantages - Favorite holiday in your country - Celebrities in your country - Idols - who chooses them, why copy them, etc. **CLOTHES** - What type of clothes do you like to wear? - What kind of clothes do people in your country usually wear? - How important is fashion to you? - What kind of clothes do you dislike? - Do you think people behave differently in different kinds of clothes? - What kind of clothes do people wear to work in your country? - Are clothes expensive in your country? **GOING OUT** - Do you like going out or staying at home? - What do you like to do when you go out? - How often do you go out? - Do people in your country go our a lot? - How and where do people in your country usually socialize? - What kind of entertainment is popular in your country? **GAMES** - Do you enjoy playing any games? - What kind of games do you play? - Do you think adults should play games? - What do children learn from games? - What kind of games did you play when you were a child? - What games are popular in your country today? - What kind of games were popular when you were young? - Do you think mental games like chess are good for you? **COLOURS** - Do you have a favourite colour? - What are your country’s colours? - Do you think colours affect our moods? - Can you learn anything about a person from the colours he / she likes? - Do you like the same colours now as you did when you were a child? **MUSIC** - Do you like music? - What kind of music do you like? - When do you usually listen to music? - What kind of music did you like when you were younger? - What kind of music is popular in your country? - Do you play any musical instruments? - Do you wish you could play any musical instruments? - Which is your favourite instrument? - Why we should teach music our kids? **Toys** - Why boys and girls chose different toys? - Why toys are good for kids? - Negative influence of toys, educational side of toys? **Household** - Who does the shopping? - Where do you like to shop and when? - What do you shop for? - Who does house works, which work in the most important, why? **Things that were important in your life** - Song - Book - what about, how did it influence you --- Source: [https://yvision.kz/post/sample-ielts-speaking-topics-237831](https://yvision.kz/post/sample-ielts-speaking-topics-237831)