IELTS Speaking Part 2 Topics & Questions

IELTS Speaking Part 2 Topics & Questions

Here is a list of common topics and questions for IELTS speaking part 2. Speaking part 2 is

called "The Long Turn"

A face to face to talk to the examiner (3-4 minutes)

You will be given a topic card.

You will have 1 minute to prepare your talk and then you will need to give your talk to the examiner for 1-2 minutes. Most topics are stories about yourself or something that happened in your life.

Here you can find some common topics and followed questions to talk with more fluency and accuracy. 

ART

• Describe a piece of art you like

You should say

·         what the work of art is

·         what you know about it

·         and explain why you like it

 BOOK

• Describe a book you have recently read.

You should say:

·         what kind of book it is

·         what it is about

·         what sort of people would enjoy it

·         and explain why you like it

Communication

• Describe a piece of advice you recently received.

You should say

·         when this happened

·         who gave you the advice

·         what the advice was

·         and explain how you felt about the advice

Daily Routine

• Describe a time of the day you like.

You should say:

·         what time of day it is

·         what you do at that time

·         who are you usually with

·         and explain why you like it

Exercise

• Describe an exercise you know.

You should say:

·         What it is

·         how it is done

·         when you first tried it

·         what kind of people it is suitable for

·         and explain why you think it is a good exercise

Family

• Describe a member of your family you get on well with

You should say

·         who it is

·         what relationship you have to that person

·         what that person is like

·         what you do together

·         and explain why you get on so well

Gift

• Describe a gift you recently gave to someone

You should say

·         who you gave it to

·         what kind of person he / she is

·         What the gift was

·         what occasion the gift was for

·         and explain why you chose that gift.

Hobby

• Describe an interesting hobby.

You should say:

·         what it is

·         what kind of people do it

·         how it is done

·         and explain why you think it is interesting

 Internet

• Describe a useful website.

You should say:

·         what it is

·         how often you visit it

·         what kind of site it is

·         what kind of information it offers

·         and explain why you think it is useful.

Journey

• Describe a journey that didn't go as planned

You should say

·         where you were going

·         how you were travelling

·         who you were with

·         what went wrong

·         and explain what you would do differently

Kindness

• Describe a person you know who is kind.

You should say

·         who it is

·         how you know this person

·         what sort of person he/she is

·         and explain why you think they are kind

 Language

• Describe a language you have lea

You should say

·         what it is

·         when you started learning

·         how you learned it

·         what was difficult about it

·         and why you decided to learn that language

Music

• Describe a song you like

You should say

·         what kind of song it is

·         what the song is about

·         when you first heard it

·         and explain why you like it

News

• Describe some good news you recently received

You should say:

·         what the news was

·         how you received the news

·         who gave it to you

·         and explain why this was good news

Old people

• Describe an old person you know.

You should say

·         who this person is

·         how old he/she is

·         what this person is like

·         and explain why you like this person

Photograph

• Describe a photograph you like

You should say:

·         what can be seen in the photo

·         when it was taken

·         who took it

·         and explain why you like it

Respect

• Describe someone you respect

You should say:

·         who the person is

·         how you know about this person

·         what this person does

·         what this person is like

·         and explain why you respect this person.

Sport

• Describe a sports you would like to learn.

You should say:

·         what it is

·         what equipment is needed for it

·         how you would learn it

·         and explain why you would like to learn this sport  

Travel

• Describe a place you have recently visited.

You should say:

·         where you went

·         who you went with

·         how you got there

·         and explain why you enjoyed it

Unexpected

• Describe an unexpected event.

You should say

·         what it was

·         when it happened

·         who was there

·         why it was unexpected

·         and explain why you enjoyed it

Vocation

• Describe a vocation you think is useful to society,

You should say:

·         what it is

·         what it involves

·         what kind of people usually do this work

·         and explain why you think it is useful to society

Water

• Describe a place near water

You should say

·         where it is

·         how you get there

·         how often you go there

·         what you can do there

·         and explain why you like it.

Your Favourite Shop

• Describe your favourite shop.

You should say:

·         where it is

·         how often you go there

·         what it sells

·         and explain why you think it is a good shop.

Zoo

• Describe a place with animals

You should say:

·         where it is

·         how you heard of it

·         what animals can be seen

·         and explain why it might be an interesting place to visit.