Speaking Part 1: Interview: IELTS Academic 9990 (IELTS Academic)

IELTS Speaking Part 1, the examiner asks about your hometown. Below are typical questions.

1. Where is your hometown?
2. What's your hometown known for?
3. Do you think it's a good place for young people to live?
4. Has it changed much since you were a child?
5. Would you say it's a busy place or a quiet place?

IELTS Speaking Part 1, the examiner asks about your work or studies. Below are typical questions.

1. Do you work or are you a student?
2. Why did you choose your current subject?
3. What do you find most challenging about your studies?
4. What do you hope to do once you finish studying?
5. Is there anything you'd change about your course if you could?

IELTS Speaking Part 1, the examiner asks about hobbies and free time. Below are typical questions.

1. What do you like doing in your free time?
2. How did you first get into that hobby?
3. Do you prefer spending your free time alone or with others?
4. How much free time do you usually have during the week?
5. Do you think hobbies are important for people?

IELTS Speaking Part 1, the examiner asks about food and cooking. Below are typical questions.

1. What kind of food do you enjoy eating?
2. Do you cook often?
3. Did anyone teach you how to cook?
4. Is food an important part of celebrations in your country?
5. Do you think people's eating habits have changed much in recent years?
6. Do you enjoy trying food from other cultures?

IELTS Speaking Part 1, the examiner asks about your daily routine. Below are typical questions.

1. Can you describe your typical day?
2. What time do you usually get up?
3. Which part of your day do you enjoy the most?
4. Has your daily routine changed much recently?
5. Do you think having a routine is important?

Let's talk about music.

1. Do you like listening to music?
2. What kind of music do you usually listen to?
3. When do you usually listen to music?
4. Did you learn to play a musical instrument when you were a child?
5. Do you think music is important in people's lives?

Let's talk about travel and holidays.

1. Do you enjoy travelling to new places?
2. What's the most interesting place you have ever visited?
3. Do you prefer travelling alone or with other people?
4. How do you usually plan a holiday?
5. Would you like to visit a country you have never been to before?
6. Do you think people travel more now than in the past?

Let's talk about technology and phones.

1. Do you use your phone a lot?
2. What do you mainly use your phone for?
3. How would you feel if you lost your phone?
4. Has technology changed the way you keep in touch with friends and family?
5. Do you think people spend too much time on their phones nowadays?

Let's talk about weather and seasons.

1. What's your favourite season of the year?
2. What's the weather usually like where you live?
3. Do you change your daily routine depending on the weather?
4. Is there a type of weather you really dislike?

Let's talk about reading and books.

1. Do you enjoy reading?
2. What kind of books do you usually read?
3. Did you read a lot when you were a child?
4. Do you prefer reading a physical book or reading on a screen?
5. Do you think reading habits have changed in recent years?
6. Is there a book that has had a big influence on you?