Let’s talk about: Mobile Phone

1)    Do you have a mobile phone?

2)    At what age did you first get a mobile?

3)    What do you most use it for?

4)    Is it a nuisance if people use mobiles in public places such as trains and busses?

5)    How often do you make telephone calls?

6)    Who do you spend the most time talking to on the phone?

7)    When do you think you’ll make a phone call?

8)    Do you sometimes prefer to send a text message instead of calling?

Now let’s talk about: Leisure Time

1)    What is your favourite leisure activity?

2)    How long have you been interested in this activity?

3)    What did you enjoy doing in your free time as a child?

4)    Do you prefer to spend your free time with other people or alone?

5)    What is a common leisure activity in your country?

6)    Do most people in your country get 2 days off a week?

7)    Do you think leisure time is important?

8)    Do you think people have enough free time?

Describe your dream job.

You should say:

• What kind of things you would do in that job
• What the working conditions would be like
• What kind of workplace you would work in

And say if you think you will be able to get a job like that or not, and why

Work

1. Do you think job satisfaction is more important than your salary when choosing a job?
2. What skills do you think are needed to get a good job these days?
3. Do you think that women should be able to do the same jobs as men?
4. What’s the difference between white collar and blue collar jobs?
5. What jobs do you think are most valuable to society?

Let’s talk about: IELTS

1)    Why are you taking IELTS?

2)    How many times have you taken IELTS?

3)    What do you enjoy about learning English?

4)    Is there anything you dislike about learning English?

5)    How will you use English in the future?

Now let’s talk about: Humor

1)    What type of programmes do you find funny on TV?

2)    Which types of programmes are most popular in your country?

3)    What kind of things make you laugh?

4)    Do you like to make people laugh?

5)    Do you think it is important to have a sense of humour and why?

Describe a time when the weather prevented you from doing something. You should say:

• what your plan was
• what weather you were hoping for
• what happened

and explain how you felt when you had to change your plans.

Weather

1)    Do people in your country enjoy talking about the weather, as a small chat, when they meet each other?

2)    What types of weather do people (in your country) prefer, cold or hot weather?

3)    What kinds of people care most about the weather?

4)    Would you say weather forecasts are usually accurate?

Let’s talk about: Flowers

1.    Do you like flowers?

2.    What’s your favourite flower?

3.    Have you ever given anybody flowers?

4.    When was the last time you gave someone flowers?

5.    Do any flowers have special meaning in your country?

6.    Is it popular to give flowers to people in your country?

7.    Why do you think women like flowers more than men?

8.    What kind of flowers would you like to receive as a present?

Now let’s talk about: Evening

1.    What do you often do in the evening?

2.    Do you do the same thing every evening?

3.    Do you prefer to spend your evening with family or friends?

4.    Do you ever work or study in the evenings?

5.    What is a popular activity for your people in your country in the evenings?

6.    Do you do the same thing in the evenings as you did when you were a child

Describe a job you would not like to do. You should say:

·      what the job is

·      how you know about it

·      whether it is an easy or difficult job

and explain why you would not like to do it.

Job

1.    How do you think AI (artificial intelligence) will affect people’s work?

2.    What would you say are the important factors to consider when choosing a career?

3.    That technology will make some people lose their jobs. How do you think this problem should be handled?

4.    Would you ever move to work and live in another city?

5.    Is it common in your country for people to move to other cities because of work?

6.    When young people choose their jobs, which do you think is usually more important, the salary or their interest in the work?

Let’s talk about: Emails

1.    Do you email people often?

2.    Do you chat with friends or family more with email?

3.    Do you think people prefer to receive an email or a letter?

4.    Do you think it’s easier to write an email or a letter?

5.    Do you think email will eventually replace letter writing?

6.    Do you think emails are useful?

7.    Do you think it is a good thing that companies send out spam email for advertising purposes?

8.    Do you think email can replace handwriting?

9.    Do you often write something by hand?

10. Who do you usually write to and what do you write about?

11. What are the difference between handwriting and email?

12. What kind of letter is the hardest to write?

13. What kind of email do you receive that make you happy?

14. What do you usually use email for?

15. Do you like using email or making a phone call?

Now let’s talk about: Dreams

1.    Do you dream much at night?

2.    Do you often remember your dreams?

3.    Do you think we can learn anything from dreams?

4.    Do people in your country talk about their dreams?

5.    Do you think that dreams can come true?

6.    Have you ever had a dream that felt real?

Describe a challenging thing you have done. You should say:

·      when you did it

·      why you did it

·      how you handled this challenge

and explain why you thought it was challenging.

Challenging thing you did

1.    What challenges do young people face today?

2.    How do (young people) handle difficult or challenging tasks?

3.    Which do you think is better, to face these difficulties and challenges alone or to seek the help of others?

4.    Do you think people need to be challenged?

Let’s talk about: Dictionaries

1.    Do you ever use a dictionary?

2.    Do you often use a dictionary?

3.    What do you use dictionaries for?

4.    What kinds of dictionaries do you think are the most useful?

5.    Do you prefer paper or electronic dictionaries?

6.    Do you think dictionaries are useful for learning a language?

7.    What kind of information can you find in a dictionary?

8.    Are dictionaries used a lot in schools in your country?

Now let’s talk about: Computer

1.    Do you use a computer?

2.    Do you often use a computer?

3.    How do you usually get online?

4.    Do you prefer desktops or laptops?

5.    What do you use your computer for?

6.    Do you think it is important to learn how to use a computer?

7.    How important is your computer to you?

8.    What kind of computer skills do you have?

Describe a uniform you have worn, (such as a school or company uniform). You should say:

·      what it looked like

·      when and where you needed to wear this uniform

·      who paid for this uniform

and explain how you felt about that uniform.

Uniform

1.    What would you say are the advantages and disadvantages of wearing a uniform?

2.    In your country, do schools provide similar uniforms to their students?

3.    What kinds of professionals need to wear uniforms?

4.    Do you think people wear clothes that reflect their personality?

5.    Do you think women’s clothes show more variety than men’s clothes?