Forecast IETLS Speaking 2022

IELTS Speaking Test Forecast 2022 provides an overview of some common and repeated topics in exams.

IETLS Speaking Part 1: 16 topics

IETLS Speaking Part 2/3: 24 topics

IELTS Speaking Part 1

1. Work and studies (always in use)

• Do you work or are you a student?
• What work do you do? What subjects are you studying? Why did you choose that job?
• Why did you choose to study that subject? Do you like your job?
• Is there anything you dislike about your job? What do you like about your studies?
• What do you dislike about your studies?
• What was your dream job when you were young? Have you changed your mind on your dream job?

2. Hometown (always in use)

• Please describe your hometown a little. What is your town well-known for?
• Do you like your hometown?
• Is that a big city or a small place? How long have you been living there?
• Do you think you will continue living there for a long time?
• Would you like to live in the countryside in the future?
• What is the difference between living in the countryside and the city? What do you like to do in the countryside?
• What do people living in the countryside like to do? How has your town changed over the last 20 years?

3. Drawing and art galleries

• Do you like painting or drawing?
• What kinds of things do you like to draw? Is it easy to learn how to draw?
• What do you know about paintings? Have you learned drawing or painting?
• Do you like visiting museums and art galleries? Do you often visit museums?
• When was the last time you visited a museum?
• What did you learn from visiting museums and art galleries?
• Which do you prefer to visit, museums or art galleries?

4. Mirrors

• Do you usually take a mirror with you? (added on 8 February 2022)
• How often do you use a mirror?
• Do you like looking at yourself in a mirror?
• Do you use a mirror before buying clothing? What functions does a mirror have?
• Do you think a mirror is a good decoration? Have you ever bought a mirror?

5. Dreams

• Do you remember your dreams when you wake up?
• Do you think dreams will affect life?
• Do you think dreams have special meanings?
• Do you like hearing other people’s dreams?
• Do you share your dreams with others?
• Do you want to learn more about dreams?

6. Emails/ letters

• Do you write many letters or emails?
• Is sending emails popular in your country?
• Do you prefer to write letters by hand or to use a computer?
• What are the differences between letters and emails?
• What do you usually write about?
• When would you send emails to others?
• Who do you usually write to?
• Is it hard to think of what to write?
• What kind of letter or email do you think is the hardest to write?

7. Sports

• Do you like watching sports programs on TV?
• Who do you like to watch live sports games with?
• Do you like to watch live sports games?
• What is the difference between watching sports events at home and at the stadium?
• Do you like sport?
• Do most people in your country like sports? What sports do you like?
• What sports do people in your country like to play?
• What was your favorite sport when you were young?

Taking photos

• Do you like to take photographs?
• What do you like to photograph?
• How did you become interested in photography?
• How do you keep your photos?
• Do you ever delete or, if on paper, throw away any of your photos?

8. Cinemas

• How often do you go to a cinema to watch a movie?
• Did you usually go to the cinema when you were a kid?
• Do you like to watch movies alone or with your friends?
• Do you like to go to the cinema with your friends?
• What kinds of movies do you like best?

9. Street markets

• Are there many street markets in your country?
• What do street markets sell?
• What do people usually buy at street markets?
• What is the difference between street markets and supermarkets?
• Do you prefer shopping in a shopping mall or at a street market?
• Do many people go to street markets in your country?
• Do you like going to street markets?

10. Mobile phones

• What was your first mobile phone?
• How often do you use your mobile phone?
• Do you use your mobile phone for texting or calls?
• Can you describe your mobile phone?
• Will you buy a new mobile phone in the future?
• How has your mobile phone changed your life?

11. Time management

• How do you usually organize and plan your time?
• Is it easy to manage time for you?
• What is the hardest part about making plans?
• What is the latest plan that you made?

12. Websites

• What kinds of websites do you often visit?
• What kinds of websites are popular in your country?
• What is your favorite website?
• Are there any changes to the websites you often visit?

13. Losing and finding things

• What should people do if they find something?
• Is it ok to keep an item that you found?
• What should people do to find what they lost?
• What things do people usually find?
• Have you ever lost something?

14. Daily routine

• How do you organize your study time? What is your daily study routine?
• Do you ever change your plans? Have you ever changed your routine?
• What’s your favorite time of the day?
• Do you like to plan what you will do each day?
• Please describe your typical daily routine What do you usually do at this time of day?
• Do you usually do the same things at the same time each day?

15. Cars

• What is the farthest place you have traveled to by car?
• Do you like to sit in front or back when traveling by car?
• When do you travel by car?

16. Memory

• Are you good at memorizing things?
• Why do people often forget small things?
• How can you make sure you don’t forget things?

IELTS Speaking Part 2/3

1. Describe a lesson that you remember well

You should say:

• When it was
• Where it was
• What you did
• What your teacher did
• Why it was special

Part 3 – ‘Remembering things’

2. Describe a gift you’d like to buy for your friend

You should say:

• What gift do you want to buy
• Who you’d like to give it to why you’d to buy a gift
• Why did you’ve chosen that gift

Part 3 – ‘Gifts’

3. Describe a story someone told you and you remember

You should say:

• What this story is about
• Who told you this story when you heard it
• Why do you remember it

Part 3 – ‘Stories’

4. Describe a new place that you visited

You should say:

• What place it was
• Why you go there
• What you did there
• How you feel about it

Part 3 – ‘New places’

5. Describe a rule that you don’t like

You should say:

• what it is
• why you don’t like it
• what others feel about it
• whether you follow the rule

Part 3 – ‘Rules’

6. Describe an interesting city

You should say:

• what city it is
• how you know it what it is famous for
• why do you think it is beautiful

Part 3 – ‘Cities, countryside, tourism’

7. Describe a long walk you had

You should say:

• where it was
• who you were with why it was long
• how you feel about it

Part 3 – ‘Leisure’

8. Describe a piece of clothes that you received as a gift

You should say:

• when you received the clothes
• what the piece of clothes was like who gave it to you explain
• how you feel about it

Part 3 – ‘Clothes’

9. Describe a person you follow on social media

You should say:

• Who this person is
• How you know this person
• What this person posts on social media
• Explain why you follow this person

Part 3 – ‘Social media’

10. Describe a skill that you learned from older people

You should say:

• What skill it was
• Who you learned it from
• How you did it how you feel about it

Part 3 – ‘Learning from others’

11. Describe a place in the village you visited

You should say:

• What place it is
• When you went there
• What you did there
• How you feel about it

Part 3 – ‘Countryside’

12. Describe a thing you did to learn a language

You should say:

• What language you learned
• what you did
• how it helped you how you felt about it

Part 3 – ‘Learning languages’

13. Describe a song that means something special to you

You should say:

• What this song is about
• When you heard this song for the first time
• How often you listen to this song
• Why it is special to you

Part 3 – ‘Music’

14. Describe an occasion when you received a special cake

You should say:

• What kind of cake it was when you had it
• Who gave it to you
• Why it was special

Part 3 – ‘Food’

15. Describe an interesting discussion you had with your friend

You should say:

• What it was about
• What opinions you and your friend had
• Why it was interesting
• How you felt about it

Part 3 – ‘Opinions and ideas, communication’

16. Describe a person who contributes to the society You should say:

• Who this person is
• How you know the person how this person helps others
• How you feel about
• What this person does

Part 3 – ‘Jobs’

17. Describe a person that you like to spend time with

You should say:

• Who this person is
• How you know this person what you like to do together
• Why you like to spend time with this person

Part 3 – ‘Getting along with others’

18. Describe a house or apartment you’d like to live in

You should say:

• What kind of accommodation it will be
• Where it will be if it will be big or small
• What it will look like

Part 3 – ‘Accommodation’

19. Describe a product or service that you got for free

You should say:

• What it was
• How you got it
• How you felt about it

Part 3 – ‘Free things’

20. Describe something that was broken in your home and then repaired

You should say:

• What it is
• How it was broken
• How it was repaired
• How you felt about it

Part 3 – ‘Repairing things’

21. Describe something you can’t live without (not a computer or phone)

You should say:

• What it is
• How you use it
• How often you use it
• How it helps you and why you can’t live without it

Part 3 – ‘New and old things’

22. Describe an ambition you haven’t achieved

You should say:

• What it is
• Why you haven’t achieved it what you did
• How you felt about it

Part 3 – ‘Ambitions’

23. Describe a person you met only once and you want to know more about

You should say:

• Who this person is
• How you met this person when you met this person
• Why you want to know more about this person

23. Describe a toy that you liked when you were a child

You should say:

• What the toy was
• Who gave it to you
• How you used this toy
• How you felt when you got this toy

Part 3 – ‘Toys, kids and ads’

24. Describe a time when you prepared for a happy event successfully 

You should say:

• what the event was
• when and where it was
• how you prepared

Part 3 – ‘Organizing things’