IELTS SPEAKING TEST

PART 1

Examiner to ask questions from EITHER Frame 1 or Frame 2

Frame 1 (Where you live now)
Let’s talk about where you live now
- Which town or city do you live in now?
- Are there any things you don’t like about your area? (What are they?)
- Do you think you will continue to live there for a long time? (Why? Why not?)
- Do you live in a house or an apartment?
- What is your favourite room in your home? (Why?)
- What things make your home pleasant to live in? (Why?)
Frame 2 (Work/ Study)
Let’s talk about what you do. Do you work or are you a student?
(Work)
- What kind of work do you do?
- What do you find most interesting about your work? (Why?)
- Which is more important to you – the people you work with or the work you do? (Why?)
- Do you work best in the morning or the afternoon? (Why?)
(Study)
- What do you study?
- What do you find most interesting about your studies? (Why?)
- Which is more important to you—the teachers or the other students on your course? (Why?)
- How much time do you spend studying every week?
- How do you usually travel to the city where you study?
- Do you study best in the morning or the afternoon? (Why?)
- Have you always wanted to study this subject/ these subjects (Why/ Why not?)
Examiner to choose TWO further frames from frames
Part 1
1. Robots
1. Do you know something about robots?
2. Did you like any film has a robot in it when you were a child?
3. Do you use robot in your daily life?
4. Will you be comfortable if you are on a car driven by a robot?
2. Geography
1. How do you feel about geography?
2. Do you think learning geographic knowledge is useful for you?
3. Have you ever studied geography at school?
4. Are you good at reading a map?
3. Helping others
1. Do you usually help people around you?
2. How do you help people around you, such as neighbors, family, and friends?
3. Have you done voluntary work?
4. Did your parents help you a lot when you were young?
5. Have you helped someone in the community?
4. Gift/presents
1. What is one of the best gifts you’ve ever received? (Why?)
2. Are you good at choosing gifts for other people? (Why/Why not?)
3. What sort of gifts do you like to buy for friends? (Why?)
4. Have you ever given someone a gift that you made yourself? (Why/Why not?) 16. Sunglasses
1. Do you often wear sunglasses?
2. Do you spend a lot of money on sunglasses?
3. Do you give sunglasses as a gift?
4. Why do you wear sunglasses?

5. Fish and Fishing

1. How popular is fishing in your country? (Why/Why not?)
2. Do you know any places where you can see many fish? (Where/Why?)
3. How do you feel about eating fish? (Why/Why not?)
4. Would you ever keep fish as pets? (Why/Why not?)
6. Films
1. What films do you like?
2. Did you often watch films when you were a child?
3. Did you ever go to the cinema alone as a child?
4. Do you often go to the cinema with your friends?
5. Do you think going to the cinema is a good way to spend time with friends?
7. Tea or Coffee
1. Do you prefer drinking tea or coffee? (Why/Why not?)
2. Do you remember the first time you tried drinking tea/coffee? (Why/Why not?)
3. Doyou ever give visitors to your home tea or coffee? (Why/Why not?)
4. Which is more popular in your country, tea or coffee? (Why?)
8. Musical instruments
1. Which musical instrument do you like listening to most? Why?
2. Have you ever learned to play a musical instrument?
3. Do you think children should learn to play an instrument at school?
4. How easy would it be to learn to play an instrument without a teacher?
9. Public transport
1. Do people in your town or city use public transport a lot? (Why/Why not?)
2. When did you last use public transport? (Why?)
3. What would you like to change about the public transport in your town/city? (Why/Why not?)
4. Do you think you will use public transport more in the future? (Why/Why not?)
10. Noise
1. Do you like to stay in a place with a lot of noise?
2. Do you think there is too much noise in today’s world?
3. Is making noise one of people’s rights?
4. What kinds of noises are there in the area where you live?
5. Do you want to move to a quieter place?
11. Chatting
1. Do you like chatting with friends?
2. What do you usually chat about with friends?
3. Do you prefer to chat with a group of people or with only one friend?
4. Do you prefer to communicate face-to-face or via social media?
5. Do you argue with friends?
12. Running
1. Do you go running a lot?
2. Where do you usually like to run?
3. What do you think of running?
4. What do you think of running as a form of exercise?
13. Map
1. Do you often use map?
2. What is the difference between mobile maps and paper maps?
3. Who taught you how to use maps?
4. How often do you use maps on your phone?
5. Do you put maps on the wall in your room, why?
14. Clothing
1. Do you prefer to wear comfortable and casual clothes or smart clothes?
2. Do you spend a lot of time choosing clothes?
3. Do you like wearing T-shirts?
4. What kind of clothes do you like to wear?
15. Travelling
1. Do you like travelling?
2. How often do you go travelling?
3. Where do you usually travel?
4. How do you feel when you are travelling?

16. Sunglasses
1. Do you often wear sunglasses?
2. Do you spend a lot of money on sunglasses?
3. Do you give sunglasses as a gift?
4. Why do you wear sunglasses?

17. Social Media

1. Do you think you spend too much time on social media?
2. Do your friends use social media?
3. What do people often do on social media?
4. When did you start using social media?
18. Video Game
1. Do you like playing video games or watching others play video games?
2. What kinds of video games do you like to play?
3. Is it good for young people to play video games?

19. Colors
1. What is your favorite color?
2. Do you usually wear clothes in your favorite color?
3. Are there any colors that have a special meaning in your country?
4. Do you think different types of people like different colors?
20. Cakes and other sweet things
1. Did you enjoy cakes and sweets when you were a child? (Why/ Why not?)
2. Have you ever made a cake yourself? (Why/Why not?)
3. On what occasions do people in your culture eat special cakes or other sweet food? (Why?)
4. Do you enjoy eating something sweet at the end of a meal? (Why/Why not?)
21. Memory
1. Do you need to remember things often?
2. Are you good at memorizing things?
3. Have you ever forgotten something important?
4. Why do some people have good memory while others just don’t?
5. Why do more people rely on cell phones to memorize things?
22. Advertisements/commercials
1. Do you often remember advertisements/commercials that you’ve seen? (Why/Why not?)
2. What do you usually do when an advertisements/a commercials comes on TV or the internet?
(Why/Why not?)
3. Have you ever seen an advertisements/a commercials that you really didn’t like? (Why?)
4. Would you like to be in an advertisements/a commercials one day? (What kind/Why/Why
not?)

23. Crowded place

1. Is the city where you live crowded?
2. Is there a crowded place near where you live?
3. Do you like crowded places?
4. When was the last time you were in a crowded place?
24. Losing things
1. Do you often lose things?
2. What can we do to avoid losing things?
3. Why do some people tend to lose things more often than others?
4. What will you do if you find something lost by others?
25. Feeling bored
1. Do you often feel bored? (Why/Why not?)
2. Did you ever find school boring, when you were a child? (Why/Why not?)
3. What sort of things do you find most boring now?(Why/Why not?)
4. What do you do to stop yourself feeling bored?( Why/Why not?)
26. Singing
1. Do you like singing? Why?
2. Does your school teach you to sing?
3. Do many people in Vietnam know how to sing?
4. Did you enjoy singing when you were younger?
5. Do you think singing can bring happiness to people?
27. Spending money
1. Do you spend a lot of money?
2. What do you usually spend money for?
3. Do you use credit card?
4. Do you think you will use cash more in the future?
5. How do Vietnamese people generally make payments?
1. Do you have a favorite celebrity?
2. Do famous people often appear in the news?
3. Do you like to follow celebrities in the news?
4. Do you believe that the news about famous people in the media is true?
PART 2-3
1. Describe a photo that makes you feel happy
You should say:
What the photo is like
When and where you took/saw this photo
How often you watch the photo
And explain why it makes you feel happy

Part3
1. Do you think it’s important to be a professional photographer?
2. Do you think people take more photos now than in the past?
3. Are equipment important to photography?
4. Do you think being a professional videographer is a good job? Why?
5. Why do some people like to post their photos on social media?

2. Describe a place in your country that you are interested in

You should say:
Where it is
How you knew it
What the place is like
And explain why you are interested in it

Part3
1. How can people access travel information?
2. Do people have different personalities in different regions of your country?
3. What causes the differences between different regions of your country?
4. Do youngsters like to try new things, or do people of your parents’ age also like to try new
things?
5. Is a great tourist destination also a good place to live?
6. Why do people go to live in small towns and think that they are more interesting than the big
cities?

3. Describe a person who enjoys cooking for others

You should say:
Who this person is
What he/she likes to cook
Who he/she cooks for
And explain why he/she enjoys cooking

Follow-up Questions: Do you like cooking?

Should children learn cooking at school?

Part3
1. Do you think food is a big part of celebrations and festivals?
2. Does food help to preserve culture?
3. Is it the most important part of celebrations and festivals?
4. Does food contribute to social connection?
5. Do you think an excessive amount of money is being spent on food at festivals and
celebrations?
6. The production of food has caused a lot of harm to the environment. Do you think we should
switch to more sustainable production methods?
7. Does agriculture help contribute to the growth of a nation? How?

4. Describe an impressive work of art (such as a painting) you saw

You should say:
Where you first saw the artist
What the painting is about
Who the painter is
And explain why you enjoy it

Part 3
1. What are the differences between painting and drawing?
2. Why do some people keep a painting for a long time?
3. How does building style affect people’s lives?
4. Should children learn to draw?
5. What is the meaning of what they draw? What do they often draw?
6. Should they learn to draw at school? How do young people share art? Do you need an artistic
atmosphere at home?

5. Describe a park or a garden in your city

You should say:
When you often go there
Where it is
Who you often go there with
And explain what it is like

Part 3
1. Do young people like to go to parks?
2. What do old people like to do in parks?
3. What are the benefits of going to the park for young people and old people?
4. Why do some people like planting flowers?

6. Describe a foreigner you know who speaks your language

(Vietnamese) well
You should say
Who this person is
Where he/she is from
How he/she learns Vietnamese
And explain why he/she can speak Vietnamese well

Part 3
1. What foreign languages do Vietnamese children learn?
2. Why do Vietnamese children learn English?
3. Why are so many people learning English?
4. How can you help children learn English?
5. Do you think the way people learn English today is the same as in the past?
6. What are the benefits of the internet for people’s learning?

7. Describe a person you haven’t met but would like to know more
You should say:
Who this person is
How you knew him/her
What interesting things he/she has done
And explain why you want to know more about him/her

Part 3
1. Are there any differences in the relationship between you and other people?
2. Do people feel lonely in crowded cities?
3. Where and how can people get to know new people?
4. Can clothing tell and reveal a person’s personality?
5. Why do individuals from the same family have different personalities?
6. How does society influence a person’s personality?

8. Describe a successful businessperson you know (e.g. running a family

business)
You should say:
Who the person is
How did you know the person
What business he/she does
And explain why he/she is successful

Part3
1. What factors lead to success?
2. What do people need to sacrifice for success?
3. Is it easy for people to succeed in the national test in your country?
4. Is it easy for a business to be successful without affecting the environment?
5. Which family businesses do you know?
6. How do you think of family businesses?

9. Describe a person who has interesting ideas and opinions

You should say:
Who this person is
How you know this person
What interesting ideas/opinions he/she
And explain you think why his/her ideas are interesting

Part 3
1. When do you think children start to have their own opinions?
2. Are children’s opinions influenced by their parents?
3. What are the advantages and disadvantages of setting rules for children?
4. Who are smart children likely to be influenced by?
5. How do inventors or philosophers come up with new ideas?
6. Are there only old ideas from books or previous writers?
10. Describe a period of time that changed your life in a positive ways
You should say
When it was
Who you were with
What happened at that time
And explain how it changed your life in good ways

Follow up questions:
- Did you tell anyone about this?
- Do you like to change?

Part 3
1. Do children like to change schools when they are young?
2. The impact of changing schools at an early age on children (positive/ negative)
3. What children will learn in their new school?
4. Do you like new things or changes in life?
5. How do people face big changes and what preparations do they make?
6. When things like getting married or moving home happen, what kinds of things would you
consider?

11. Describe a beautiful city that you have visited

You should say
Where the city is
When you went there
Why you went there
And explain why it is beautiful

Part 3
1. What are the differences between modern towns and modern cities? (size, facilities,…)
2. Why do some people like to visit historical sites? (hobbies, researching, any obligatory
cases,…)
3. Do you think old buildings should be broken down, and given place for modern buildings?
4. Does historic preservation contradict economic development?
5. Is it the government’s responsibility to preserve historic cities and historic buildings?

12. Describe a time when you had a problem with using the computer
You should say
What the problem is
When it happened
Where it happened
And explain how you solved the problem

Part 3
1. What do people use computers for?
2. Why do people often have problems when using new products?
3. How do people learn to use an equipment?
4. Why do some people don’t know how to solve these problems?
5. Why do teenagers spend a lot of time on their screens?

13. Describe a rule that is important in your school or at work

You should say:
What the rule is
Who has to obey the rule
If the people break this rule, what will happen
Why you think this is an important rule

Part 3
1. What rules should children follow at home in your country?
2. On what occasions can children be forgiven if they don’t follow some rules?
3. What rules should people follow when using public transportation?
4. What kinds of rules do people need to follow in public places?
5. What are the reasons that cause people to break rules?
6. When people break rules, how would they be punished in your country?

14. Describe a piece of good advice that you gave to someone

You should say:
Who you gave the advice to
To whom you gave the advice
What the advice was
And explain why you gave the advice
Part 3
1. Do you think parents should give their children advice?
2. Should teachers give students advice?
3. Do you think it is necessary for us to listen to friends’ advice?
4. How to give young people and old people advice?
5. What are the areas in which people are more or less willing to accept advice?
6. Have you ever received any advice from professional people, like a doctor, a lawyer or a
teacher?

15. Describe an activity that made you feel tired

You should say
When it happened
Where it took place
What the activity was
And explain why it made you feel tired

Part 3
1. Does studying and learning make people tired today?
2. When do people usually feel tired?
3. What do you think about striving for learning and striving for sports?
4. Do people have fewer holidays now than in the past?
5. What are the differences between feeling tired after studying and after exercising?
6. How can people solve the problem of old people easily getting tired?
16. Describe a party that you enjoyed
You should say
When you went to the party
Where the party was held
What kind of party it was
And explain why you enjoyed this party
Part 3
1. Why do people like parties?
2. Why do some people not like going to the parties?
3. Do you think music and dancing are a must at a party?
4. What would you do if you were disturbed by a neighbour’s party?
5. What are the differences between holding a party at home and in a public spaces?

17. Describe an occasion when you waited a long time for a nice thing
You should say
When it happened
What the nice thing was
How long you waited
Why you waited for a long time
And explain how you felt about the experience

Part3
1. On what occasions do people have to wait for a long time?
2. Do you like to wait for a long time? Why?
3. What do people do while waiting?
4. Are most people patient while waiting?
5. Why do most children have difficulties waiting for a long time?
6. Do people queue consciously while waiting for the subway train?

18. Describe a science subject that you are interested in (Biology,

Robotics, etc..)
You should say
Which subject it is?
How and where did you know this subject?
How do you usually get information about this subject?
And explain why you are interested in this subject

Part 3
1. Did you ever tell anybody that you are interested in this subject?
2. Some children don't like study science subjects in school, why?
3. Is it important to study science in school?
4. Which science subject is the most important for children to study?
5. Should people continue to study science after graduation?
6. What channels do you use to learn about scientific research news?

19. Describe a time you received bad service in restaurants/shops

You should say
When it happened
Why you went there
What happened in the restaurants/shops
And explain why you thin their service was bad

Part 3
1. What kinds of services are bad services?
2. Why do some people choose to remain silent when they receive bad services?
3. Who should be responsible for bad services?
4. As a boss, what would you do to prevent bad services?
5. Do you think services are better now than in the past?

20. Describe a sportsperson from your country who did well in a sports
event
You should say
Who he/she is
What you know about him/her
What he/she is like in real life
What achievement he/she has made
And explain why you admire him/her

Part 3
1. Should students have physical education and do sports at school?
2. What qualities make an athlete?
3. Is talent important in sports?
4. Is it easy to identify children’s talents?
5. What is the most popular sport in your country?

21. Describe a good advertisement that you think is useful

You should say
Where you can see it
What it shows
Why you think it is useful
And explain how you feel about it

Part 3
1. What do you think of online advertising?
2. Are there any great online advertisements?
3. What do people usually buy?
4. Why do buying new things make people happy?
5. Do people watch useless advertising in this day and age?

22. Describe a difficult task that you completed at work/study that you
felt proud of
You should say
What the task was
How you completed it
Why the task was difficult
Why you were proud of the completion of the task

Part 3
1. What are the things that make people feel proud of?
2. Do people often feel proud of themselves when they complete a difficult task?
3. What challenges do young people face today?
4. How do young people handle difficult or challenging tasks?
5. What kinds of rewards do people receive from work?
6. What are the most difficult jobs that people do?

23. Describe an exciting activity that you experienced with someone

else
You should say
Who you were with
When and where it happened
What the activity was
And explain how you felt about it

Part 3
1. What kinds of activities do young people like to do?
2. Why do some young people like adventurous activities?
3. Do you think old people would like to have changes?
4. Why can exciting activities relieve people’s stress?
5. Can you give some (other) examples of adventurous or risky activities?
6. What skills do people need to take part in adventurous activities?

24. Describe a period in history that you are interested in

You should say
When is the historical stage
What it is about
Why you want to know more about that
And explain why you find it interesting

Part 3
1. What historical places do people want to visit?
2. Can you name an example of a historic place in your city?
3. Why do people remember personal events?
4. Who would show more interest in history, young people or elder people?
5. Why do people like watch films about history?
6. Do you think watching films is the most interesting way of learning history?
7. Why should we learn from the past?