Topic 1Available
Work, studies & nature
- Part 1: Work and studies, schools and workplaces
- Part 2: Place with a lot of trees
- Part 3: Parks, Nature
Current IELTS topics
Recent Speaking Questions
Practise current Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3 questions by topic. Open a set, record every answer, listen back, re-record if needed, and share the finished submission with your teacher.
September – December 2026 · Earlier sets retained
Topic 2Available
Home & sport
- Part 1: Home / accommodation
- Part 2: A sportsperson who performed well
- Part 3: Sports and athletes
Topic 3Available
Hometown & celebrations
- Part 1: Hometown / neighbourhood / city
- Part 2: A party after a special event
- Part 3: Parties and celebrations
Topic 4Available
Advertisements & noisy places
- Part 1: Advertisements
- Part 2: A noisy place you visited
- Part 3: Noise, crowds and quiet spaces
Topic 5Available
Tidiness & films
- Part 1: Being tidy
- Part 2: A film you did not like
- Part 3: Films and cinema
Topic 6Available
Cars & organisation
- Part 1: Cars
- Part 2: A well-organised person you know
- Part 3: Organisation and planning
Topic 7Available
Fruit, vegetables & health
- Part 1: Fruit and vegetables
- Part 2: A person who improved their health or fitness
- Part 3: Health, fitness and wellbeing
Topic 8Available
Headphones & daily routines
- Part 1: Headphones
- Part 2: A routine activity that wastes time
- Part 3: Daily routines, priorities and stress
Topic 9Available
Comedy & useful advice
- Part 1: Jokes and comedy
- Part 2: A time you gave useful advice
- Part 3: Advice and decision-making
Topic 10Available
Mornings & older people
- Part 1: Morning routine
- Part 2: An older person you admire
- Part 3: Older people and generations
Topic 11Available
Music & interviews
- Part 1: Music
- Part 2: An interview with a famous person
- Part 3: Interviews and communication
Topic 12Available
New experiences & happiness
- Part 1: Trying new things
- Part 2: A happy person you know
- Part 3: Happiness at school, work and in society
Topic 13Available
Handwriting & making things
- Part 1: Paper and handwritten letters
- Part 2: Someone skilled at making things
- Part 3: Crafts and creativity
Topic 14Available
Parks & excellent service
- Part 1: Parks and gardens
- Part 2: Excellent service you received
- Part 3: Customer service and businesses
Topic 15Available
Politeness & an evening with friends
- Part 1: Politeness
- Part 2: An enjoyable evening with friends
- Part 3: Friends, family and community
Topic 16Available
Names & someone you met once
- Part 1: Remembering names
- Part 2: Someone you met only once
- Part 3: First impressions and friendship
Topic 17Available
Recycling & a city to revisit
- Part 1: Rubbish and recycling
- Part 2: A city you would visit again
- Part 3: Cities, countryside and tourism
Topic 18Available
Science & a gift for a friend
- Part 1: Science
- Part 2: A gift you would buy for a friend
- Part 3: Gifts and gift-giving
Topic 19Available
School & local news
- Part 1: Secondary school
- Part 2: Local news that interested people
- Part 3: News, community and identity
Topic 20Available
Shoes & changed plans
- Part 1: Shoes
- Part 2: A plan you had to change
- Part 3: Planning and adapting to change
Topic 21Available
Shopping & teamwork
- Part 1: Shopping
- Part 2: Working as part of a team
- Part 3: Teamwork and leadership
Topic 22Available
Singing & a childhood friend
- Part 1: Singing
- Part 2: A childhood friend you remember well
- Part 3: Childhood friendships and lasting bonds
Topic 23Available
Social media & a crowded place
- Part 1: Social media
- Part 2: A crowded place you visited
- Part 3: Crowds, population and city planning
Topic 24Available
Space & an environmental law
- Part 1: Space, stars and the sky
- Part 2: An environmental law you would introduce
- Part 3: Environmental protection, laws and rules
Topic 25Available
Teachers & a childhood skill
- Part 1: Teachers
- Part 2: Someone who taught you a skill as a child
- Part 3: Learning skills and teaching methods
Topic 26Available
Clothes & a difficult achievement
- Part 1: Clothes
- Part 2: Someone who achieved something difficult
- Part 3: Success, effort and overcoming difficulties
Topic 27Available
Tiredness & a successful businessperson
- Part 1: Tiredness
- Part 2: A successful businessperson you know about
- Part 3: Entrepreneurship and business responsibilities
Topic 28Available
Watches & a skilled language learner
- Part 1: Watches
- Part 2: Someone who is good at learning languages
- Part 3: Language learning, culture and communication
Topic 29Available
Websites & a popular person
- Part 1: Websites
- Part 2: A person who is popular with others
- Part 3: Popularity at school, work and in society
Topic 30Available
Travelling & growing plants
- Part 1: Travelling and holidays
- Part 2: Someone who enjoys growing plants
- Part 3: Gardening, farming and food production
Topic 31Available
Computers & a history enthusiast
- Part 1: Computers and tablets
- Part 2: Someone who enjoys learning history
- Part 3: History education, evidence and heritage
Topic 32Available
Collecting & a photography enthusiast
- Part 1: Collecting and keeping things
- Part 2: Someone who enjoys taking photos
- Part 3: Photography, travel and visual evidence
Topic 33Available
Lost and found & a home you visited
- Part 1: Lost and found
- Part 2: A home you liked visiting but would not live in
- Part 3: Home visits and housing
Topic 34Available
Emails and messages & a boring place
- Part 1: Emails and messages
- Part 2: A place where you felt bored
- Part 3: Boredom and everyday life
Topic 35Available
Time management & a holiday recommendation
- Part 1: Punctuality and time management
- Part 2: A holiday destination you would recommend
- Part 3: Holidays, tourism and travel
Topic 36Available
Feeling bored & a technology problem
- Part 1: Feeling bored
- Part 2: A problem with technology
- Part 3: Technology at home, in education and in society
Topic 37Available
Food and cooking & a public building
- Part 1: Food and cooking
- Part 2: A public building you enjoy visiting
- Part 3: Architecture, heritage and public facilities
Topic 38Available
Pets and animals & a disliked regular journey
- Part 1: Pets and animals
- Part 2: A short journey you often make but dislike
- Part 3: Commuting, public transport and international travel
Topic 39Available
Evening time & an animal story
- Part 1: Evenings and free time
- Part 2: A story you like that includes animals
- Part 3: Animal stories, pets and animal welfare
Topic 40Available
Films and cinema & a tall building
- Part 1: Films and cinema
- Part 2: A tall building you like or dislike
- Part 3: High-rise living, design and urban development
Topic 41Available
History & a changed opinion
- Part 1: History
- Part 2: A time you changed an important opinion
- Part 3: Forming, changing and expressing opinions
Topic 42Available
Mirrors & an unusually early start
- Part 1: Mirrors
- Part 2: A time you had to get up unusually early
- Part 3: Early starts, punctuality and deadlines
Topic 43Available
Reading & listening politely
- Part 1: Reading, books and e-books
- Part 2: Listening to a topic you found uninteresting
- Part 3: Listening, conversations and communication
Topic 44Available
Family & helping someone solve a problem
- Part 1: Family
- Part 2: A time you helped someone solve a problem
- Part 3: Helping others, generosity and volunteering
Topic 45Available
Sharing & saving for something special
- Part 1: Sharing
- Part 2: Saving money to buy something special
- Part 3: Saving, spending and financial education
Topic 46Available
Tea, coffee and water & a live sports event
- Part 1: Tea, coffee and water
- Part 2: A live sports event you watched and enjoyed
- Part 3: Sports spectators, competition and international events
Topic 47Available
Handwriting & waiting for a reply
- Part 1: Handwriting
- Part 2: A message or email you waited a long time to have answered
- Part 3: Reply habits, online etiquette and misunderstandings
Topic 48Available
Maths & a decision with a good result
- Part 1: Maths and calculators
- Part 2: An important decision that had a good result
- Part 3: Everyday choices, group decisions and leadership
Topic 49Available
Mobile apps & food for special occasions
- Part 1: Mobile apps and phones
- Part 2: Food you like to eat on special occasions
- Part 3: Celebratory food, traditions and cultural influences
Topic 50Available
Bags & an advertisement with a famous person
- Part 1: Bags and personal belongings
- Part 2: An advertisement featuring a famous person
- Part 3: Celebrity endorsements, advertising and consumer protection
Topic 51Available
Weather & a long-held ambition
- Part 1: Weather and seasons
- Part 2: A long-held ambition you would like to achieve
- Part 3: Young people's goals, workplace ambition and society
Topic 52Available
Sports & an exciting book
- Part 1: Sports and exercise
- Part 2: An exciting book you enjoyed reading
- Part 3: Book choices, storytelling and film adaptations
Topic 53Available
Photography & an interesting online video
- Part 1: Photos and photography
- Part 2: An interesting video you watched on the internet
- Part 3: Online video audiences, learning and news coverage
Topic 54Available
Art & a place to enjoy nature
- Part 1: Art and drawing
- Part 2: An outdoor place where you enjoy nature
- Part 3: Nature experiences, conservation and environmental change
Topic 55Available
Sleep & someone with a medical ambition
- Part 1: Sleep and sleeping habits
- Part 2: Someone who has long wanted a medical career
- Part 3: Medical careers, biology and medical research
Topic 56Available
Public holidays & a memorable meal
- Part 1: Public holidays
- Part 2: A memorable meal on a special occasion
- Part 3: Dining out, restaurant prices and food safety
Topic 57Available
Friends & a memorable journey
- Part 1: Friends
- Part 2: A memorable journey
- Part 3: Journeys and transport
Topic 58Available
Perfume & taking medicine
- Part 1: Perfume and fragrance
- Part 2: A time you took medicine
- Part 3: Medicines and traditional remedies
Topic 59Available
Typing & a small business you admire
- Part 1: Typing
- Part 2: A small business you admire
- Part 3: Small and family businesses
Topic 60Available
Hobbies & an interesting conversation
- Part 1: Hobbies
- Part 2: An interesting conversation
- Part 3: Conversations and communication
Topic 61Available
Gifts & an interesting sight in the sky
- Part 1: Gifts
- Part 2: An interesting sight in the sky
- Part 3: Watching the sky and astronomy
Topic 62Available
Days off & a long wait
- Part 1: Days off
- Part 2: A time you had to wait
- Part 3: Waiting, patience and queues
Topic 63Available
Keys & a happy moment
- Part 1: Keys
- Part 2: A moment when you felt extremely happy
- Part 3: Happiness, memories and emotions
Topic 64Available
Dreams & building confidence
- Part 1: Dreams during sleep
- Part 2: Something that made you more confident
- Part 3: Confidence, public speaking and education
Topic 65Available
Walking & changing a routine
- Part 1: Walking
- Part 2: A change to your routine or sleep
- Part 3: Lifestyle changes and sleep
Topic 66Available
Sunglasses & phone overuse
- Part 1: Sunglasses
- Part 2: Using your phone longer than intended
- Part 3: Screen time and responsible phone use
Topic 67Available
Flowers & a meaningful song
- Part 1: Flowers
- Part 2: A song with special meaning
- Part 3: Music, memories and listening habits
Topic 68Available
Kitchen appliances & an artwork
- Part 1: Kitchen appliances
- Part 2: An artwork or painting you like
- Part 3: Visual art, education and public support
Topic 69Available
Street markets & a book that changed your thinking
- Part 1: Street markets
- Part 2: A book that changed your thinking
- Part 3: Reading habits and learning
Topic 70Available
Buildings & moving to a new home or school
- Part 1: Buildings
- Part 2: Moving to a new home or school
- Part 3: Relocation and settling in
Topic 71Available
Chocolate & a historical place
- Part 1: Chocolate
- Part 2: A historical place you visited
- Part 3: Heritage visits and tourism
Topic 72Available
Jewellery & a journey by public transport
- Part 1: Jewellery
- Part 2: A journey by public transport
- Part 3: Public transport and travel choices
Topic 73Available
Colours & an open-minded person
- Part 1: Colours
- Part 2: An open-minded person you know
- Part 3: Open-mindedness and disagreement
Topic 74Available
Swimming & a well-known public place
- Part 1: Swimming
- Part 2: A well-known public place in your hometown
- Part 3: Public spaces and community life
Topic 75Available
Bicycles & useful technology
- Part 1: Bicycles
- Part 2: Useful technology
- Part 3: Technology at home and at work
Topic 76Available
Birthdays & a life-changing invention
- Part 1: Birthdays
- Part 2: An invention that changed people's lives
- Part 3: Inventions and inventors
Topic 77Available
Dancing & a child misbehaving in public
- Part 1: Dancing
- Part 2: A child misbehaving in public
- Part 3: Children's behaviour and moral choices
Topic 78Available
Libraries & a childhood school
- Part 1: Libraries
- Part 2: A school you attended as a child
- Part 3: Schools and education
Topic 79
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