About You: Ielts Part 1 Topics

IELTS PART 1 TOPICS
About you
 What is your (full) name?
 Can I have your name please?
 Could you tell me your full name please?
 What shall I call you?
 How can I address you?
 Does your name have any special meaning?
 Is your name important to you?
 Do Korean people like changing their name? Why?
 Have you ever changed your name? Why or why not?
 Why do so many people change their name?
 Do you work or study?
Study
 What are you studying?
 What’s your major?
 Why did you choose that subject?
 What do you find most interesting about your course?
 What is your favorite subject?
 What do you dislike about your study?
 What do you hope to do after your graduation?
 What are your ambitions for the future?
 Do you hope to gain any qualifications?
 What are the advantages of studying instead of working?
Work
 Can you describe your job to me?
 What do you do for a living?
 How long have you been doing it?
 Can you describe one of your typical working days?
 What’s your daily routine on a working day?
 Why did you choose to do that job?
 What things do you enjoy about your work? Why?
 What do you think is the attraction of your work?
 What is your ideal job?
 Do you want to change your current job? Why or why not?
 Are you willing to keep your job permanently?
 What are your plans for the future?
Places to go in your free time

 What do people do in your town in their free time?
 Where can they go out for entertainment, or to enjoy themselves?
 Which do you prefer: eating in restaurants or eating at home?
 Which are the best places to eat out?
Your town
 Can you describe your town or village to me?
 Tell me something about your hometown.
 Where are you from?
 Where is your hometown?
 Where do you come from?
 What is the name of the street you live on?
 What kind of street do you live on?
 What do you like about your town?
 What is the weather like in your town?
 What building is considered famous in your town?
 What jobs do people in your town do?
 How has your town changed over the last twenty years?
 What changes have taken place in your city in recent years?
 Do you think it is better to live in the center of town or outside in the country? Why?
Free time
 What do you enjoy doing in your free time?
 How much time do you have each week for doing these things?
 Why do you like doing these activities?
 How did you start doing this activity at first?
 Is there some other hobby or sport you would like to try? Why?
 How has the way people spend their free time changed over the years?
Holidays
 What do you do when you have a holiday?
 Who do you usually spend holiday with?
 Where do you like to spend your holidays? Why?
 Can you describe a typical day in your holidays?
 Why are holidays and important to you?
 If you could take a holiday anywhere in the world, where would you go? Why?
 What do people usually do during holidays and in your town?
Transport
 How did you come here today?
 What is public transport like in your town?
 How do you think it could be improved?
 Do you think people should use public transport more? Why (not)?
Shopping
 How much time do you spend shopping every week?
 Do you enjoy going shopping? Why (not)?
 What is your favourite shop and why do you like it?
 What problems are there with shopping in your area?
Your neighbourhood
 Can you describe the house where you live to me?
 What is there to do in the area where you live?
 What do you like about the area where you live?
 How do you think it could be improved?
 Do you think it is better to live in the centre of town or outside in the country? Why?
Reading
 Do you enjoy reading? Why?
 What sort of things do you read?
 Tell me something about your favourite book.
 What are the advantages of reading instead of watching television or going to the
cinema?
Sports and games
 What sports are most popular in your country?
 What sports and games did you most enjoy playing
 When you were a child?
 Do people take as much exercise as in the past?
 Why is exercise good for you
Warm-up
 Could you show me your identification card please?

 Could you tell me your full name please?
 What shall I call you?
 Does your name have any special meaning?
 Why do so many people change their names?
 Is your name important to you?
Hometown or birth place
 Where do you come from?

 Where do you live?
 Can you tell me something about your hometown?
 Can you tell me some famous landscapes or scenic spots in your hometown?
Future plan
 Why do you take the IELTS test?

 What are you planning to do in the next five years?
 What are you planning to do in the next ten years?
 What is the first thing you will do when you arrive at the new place?
 Can you tell me some history of your hometown?
Personal background and information
 Are you a student or do you have a job?

 What do you like most about your study?
 What kind of job do you prefer after graduation?
 What is your major?
 What do you do for living?
 Could you tell me a typical day of yours?
 How do you get your job?
 Are you satisfied with your job?
 What do you like most about your job?
 What kind of job do you prefer in the future?
Hobby or inclination
 What do you usually do in your spare time?

 Do you prefer to stay alone or with your friends?
 What do you usually do on weekends and weekdays?
 What do you usually do when you go out?
 What do you usually do with your friends?
 Do you like reading?
 What kind of books do you like best?
 Do you like English? Why or why not?
 What do you think of the importance of English?
 What are good hobbies and bad hobbies? Why?
raveling
 Do you like traveling?

 Do you like travel alone or with your friends?
 Have you traveled to other places? Where are they?
 What do you usually do when you first arrive in a new place?
 What are the benefits of traveling?
 Why do so many people like traveling nowadays?
 Do you think it's true that travel broadens the mind?
 Do young people and older people benefit differently from travelling?
 How can you make sure you get the most from your travels?
Music
 Do you like music?

 What are the benefits of listening to music?
 What kind of music do you like best?
 Why do you like this kind of music?
Family
 Tell me something about your family.

 What do you like doing most with your family?
 Who are you close to in your family?
 In what way is your family important to you?
 In what ways have families changed in the last hundred years?
 Should we rely heavily on our families or is it better to try to be independent?
Friends
 Do you have many friends? Are they casual acquaintances or close friends?
 Do you prefer to stay with your family or with your friends?
 Do you prefer one or two close friends or many friends?
 Can you talk about your best friend?
 How to make friends?
 What do you usually do with your friends?
 Is the time you spend with your friends as much as that you spend with your family?
 What do you expect from a good friend?
 Are friends as important to you as family?
 Do you think friendships change as we get older? How?
Transportation
 Can you say something about the transportation in your hometown?

 What is the common means of transport in your country?
 Do traffic jams often occur in your hometown or in the city where you live?
 How to solve the problem?
 What changes in transportation have taken place in the past several years in your
country?
Sport
 Are you good at sport?

 What sports do you play?
 What is the most popular sport in your country?
 What do you do to keep fit?
 What are the best ways to keep fit?
 Do you think most people consider exercise a chore or do they find it fun?
 What is the most popular form of exercise in your country?

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Places to go in your free time

 Could you show me your identification card please?

Hometown or birth place

 Where do you come from?

 Why do you take the IELTS test?

 Are you a student or do you have a job?

 What do you usually do in your spare time?

 Do you like traveling?

 Do you like music?

 Tell me something about your family.

 Can you say something about the transportation in your hometown?

 Are you good at sport?

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