IELTS Common Speaking Questions (Part 1 and 3)

Family
1. Do you have a large family or small family?
2. Do you have sisters and brothers? (siblings) If so, how many?
3. How much time do you manage to spend with members of your family?
4. In what way is your family important to you?
5. What sorts of things do you like to do together?
6. Did/Do you get well with your family? Why?
7. Who are you close to in your family?
8. What is your special moment with your family?
9. Do you want to live with your family in the future?
10. How has your family influenced you?

11. Are there many different types of families in your country?

12. Are people in your country generally close to their families?
13. Should we rely heavily on our families or is it better to try to be independent?
14. In what ways can people in a family be similar to each other?
15. In terms of personality, are people influenced more by their family or by their friends?
16. How has the size of the family changed in the last few decades in your country?
17. Who do you think should be responsible for the care of the elderly, the family or the
government?
18. How has the role of elderly people in the family changed in recent times?
19. How often do all the generations in a family come together in your country?
20. Why is it that some people might not enjoy attending family occasions?
21. Do you think it is a good thing for parents to help their children with schoolwork?
22. Do you believe that everyone in a family should share household tasks?
23. What do you think about single parent families?

Relationships:
1. Are your friends mostly your age or different age? Why?
2. Do you prefer one or two close friends or many friends?
3. Do you usually see your friends during weekdays or on weekends? Why?
4. Do you prefer to stay alone or with your friends?
5. The last time you saw your friends, what did you do together?
6. In what ways are your friends important to you?
7. Do you have many friends? Why? Why not?
8. What do you usually do with your friends?

9. Do you think friendships change as we get older? How?

10. What do you expect from a good friend?
11. How can friendships contribute to one’s mental health?
12. How do friendships differ from family relationships?
 13. How can the dynamics of friendship and family relationships affect a person’s
development?
14. Can long-distance friendships/ relationships work?
15. What challenges might people face in long-distance friendships/ relationships?
16. Do you think marriage is still as important as ever?
17. If you are 35 years old without marriage, do you still waiting for your true love? Why?
18. What is the best age to get married?
19. Do you think weddings in your countries waste lots of money?
20. In a traditional family in your country, what male do in the family? And what about
female? Why?
21. Do you think man should take care of baby? Why?
22. Do you think man should do housework? Why?

Appearance
1. Do you look like any other people in your family?
2. How would you describe yourself?
3. How long does it take to you to get ready in the morning?
4. Have you ever been intimidated by someone’s appearance?
5. What is the first thing that you notice about a person?
6. Is there any part of your appearance that you are very proud of?
7. What is the most interesting haircut you have ever seen?
8. Have you ever gone the entire day without noticing anything wrong in your appearance?
9. What kind of things do you do to improve your appearance?
10. Are there any fashion trends that you followed in the past but you think they are silly
now?

11. Is it important to have a good appearance?

12. Is it possible to look good without spending a lot of money?
13. Is it important to dress well whenever we go out?
14. Do people worry too much about their appearance as they get older?
15. Is attractiveness a quality worthwhile aiming for?
16. Do different cultures think differently about beauty?
17. How has people’s idea of beauty changed over the years?
18. Is it rude to tell people that they need to change their appearance?
19. Do you think that the media influences our ideas about what is attractive?

Feelings:
1. Do you think it is good to show your emotions when you are angry?
2. Do ill mannered people tend to upset you?
3. In your opinion, do women show their emotions more than men?
4. Does it upset you when you see children or animals being abused?
5. How do you feel or will feel if your partner flirts with some one else?
6. How does a slow computer or mobile phone makes you feel?
7. Do you think it’s easier to support friends or family members emotionally?
 8. What are some challenges people might face when trying to support others emotionally?

Houses and Apartments / Accommodation:

1. Tell me about the kind of accommodation you live in? (your room)
2. What is your favorite room in your home? Why?
3. How is your apartment decorated?
4. Do you have a garden?
5. How long have you lived there?
6. What do you like/ dislike about living there?
7. What sort of accommodation would you most like to live in?
8. Would you like to move to a different home in the future?
9. Are there many amenities near your home?
10. What’s the difference between where you are living now and where you have lived in the
past?
11. Are the public transport facilities to your home very good?
12. Do you prefer living in a house or a flat?
13. What was the family home like where you grew up?
14. Have you ever shared a flat with people you did not know before?

15. In your country is it more common to rent or buy a house?

16. Many landlords are known to take advantage of their tenants. What can be done to
control this?
17. It is preferable for families to live in central districts or in the suburbs?

Eating:
1. What kinds of meals do you like?
2. Do you have any food preferences?
3. Are you eating a healthy diet?
4. So, do you enjoy cooking?
5. Do you often dinner with your family or friends?
6. When do you usually eat dinner?
7. Are there any fruits or vegetables you don’t like? Why?
8. And what is your favourite cuisine?
9. How do you feel about fast food?
10. Have you always had a preference for the same foods?
11. Which meal of the day do you consider to be the most important?
12. How about trying some new foods?
13. Who usually prepares food in your household?
14. Do you believe it is necessary to learn to cook?
15. If you could make one food available to everyone for free, what would it be and why?
16. Do you believe that most people enjoy chocolate? Why?

17. How can we make people eat healthier food?

18. Do you think people enjoy what they eat on a regular?
 19. Do you think that cooking is a pleasure a burden for most people?
20. Do you believe that the 21st-century diet is a healthy one?
21. Starvation is a problem in many parts of the world. What do you think should be done
about it?
22. In homes where both parents work do you think cooking has become just another job at
the end of the day?

Movies:
1. Do you like to watch films?/Do you like watching movies?
2. What kinds of movies do you like best?/What kind of movies do you like?
3. Do you prefer foreign films or films made in your country?
4. How often do you watch films?
5. How often do you go to a cinema to watch a movie?/How often do you go to the cinema?
6. Do people in your country like to go to a cinema to watch a film?/Do people in your
country still like to go to a cinema?
7. What was the first film that you watched?
8. Do you like to watch movies alone or with your friends?
9. Would you like to be in a movie?
10. What was the best movie you watched?
11. What kind of films do you try to avoid?
12. What is your favorite film genre?

13. To what extent do you think films reflect real life?

14. Do you think people will continue to go to the cinema in the future?
15. Statistics show that visits to the cinema are up despite the availability of DVDs and
online downloads. Why do you think this might be?
16. What kinds of films are popular in your country?
17. Why do you think some people prefer going to the cinema to watching films at home?
18. What’s the difference between the movies or your country and Hollywood movies?
19. What do you think of violent films?
20. Why do you think people like watching films?
21. Is cinema a popular form of entertainment in your country?
22. Do you think films have changed since you were a child? How?
23. As the technology for home viewing improves, do you think people will stop going to the
cinema in future?

Books:
1. Do you like reading?
2. Do you prefer fiction or non-fiction?
3. What’s your favourite book?
4. Do you ever read poetry?
5. Do you ever go to the library?
6. Do you prefer reading paper books or digital ones?
7. Do you read e-books?
8. Have you lent books to others?
9. Have you borrowed books from others?
10. Do you read professional books?
11. What type of books do children read nowadays?

12. Do you think that ebooks will one day replace paper books?
13. How can children be encouraged to read?
14. How does reading help a child?
15. How much should a child read every day?
16. Will libraries still exist in the future?
17. There are differences between the sorts of books that appeal to men and women?
18. What kind of people like reading and what kind of people don't like reading very much?
19. Why is it boring for some people to read books?
20. What are the mental benefits of reading books on a regular basis?