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IELTS Part 1 Frequently Asked Topics 2(2)

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14.           
   Travelling

 

1.       Do you like travelling?

2.       What was the last place you traveled to?

3.       How often do you return to your hometown?

4.       Which country would you like to travel to (in the future)?

5.       What places in China are (or, would be) attractive for foreigners to travel to?

6.       Why do you think traveling is so popular nowadays?

 

15.              Going Out  

 

1.       Do you often go out with friends?

2.       What do you do when you go out?

3.       Do you prefer to go out with just a few friends or with a large group of friends? 

4.       When was the last time you went out with your friends (or, a friend)?

 

16.              Gift

 

1.       What kinds of presents do you usually give to other people?

2.       What was the last gift you received?

3.       What was the last gift you gave someone?

4.       Do you like giving presents to other people? (Why?/Why not?)

5.       Do you think it's easy to choose what to give other people?

6.       Do you think it's important to give expensive gifts?

7.       Have you ever given someone a gift you made yourself?

8.       When do people in China give gifts? (On what occasions?/In what situations?)

9.       In China, is it necessary to bring a gift when you visit someone?

 

17.              Sports 

 

1.       Do you like to do sports? What sports?

2.       What kind of physical exercise do you do to keep fit?

3.       Are there any sport facilities near where you live?

 

4.       What sports are popular in your country?

5.       In the future, what sports would you like to learn/play?

 

18.               Shopping

 

1.       Do you like shopping? (Why?/Why not?)

2.       Is there anything you don't like about shopping?

3.       Do you often go shopping?

4.       Do you prefer shopping alone or with others?

5.       Who do you (usually) go shopping with?

6.       What do you usually buy when you go shopping?

7.       What time of the day do you prefer to go shopping?

8.       Do you like to go window-shopping? (Why?/Why not?)

9.       When was the last time you went shopping?

10.    Where do you like to shop?

11.    What type(s) of shop do you prefer to go to? (Why?)

12.    Do you prefer shopping in small shops or big supermarkets and department stores?

 

19.                                     Evenings   

 

1.       What do you (like to) do in the evenings?

2.       Do you do the same things every night?

3.       Is there much (or, any) difference between what you do in the evenings and in the daytime?

4.       Do you prefer to go out with a large group of friends or just a few friends?

5.       What sorts of nighttime activities are available in your hometown?

 

20.                                     Letter / Emails

 

Your Letter-writing or Email-writing Habits

1.        Do you often write letters or emails?

2.        How often do you write letters or emails?)

3.        Who do you usually write to and what do you write about?

4.        How do you feel when you receive letters or emails?

5.        What kinds of emails (or letters) do you most like receiving? (Why?) (= What kinds of emails/letters make you happy?)

 

 Emails

 

1.        Do you often write (or, send) emails?

2.        Do you think emails are useful?

3.        (Similar to above) What role do emails (or letters) play in your life? ( = Why do you write these emails or letters?)

4.        What kinds of emails do you send and receive? (Business emails? Personal emails?)

5.        (Similar to above) Who do you send emails to?

6.        Do you think it is a good thing that some companies send out letters/spam emails for the purpose of advertising? 

 

Letters

 

1.        How often do you write letters?

2.        On what occasions do you write letters?

3.        Do you like writing letters to your relatives and friends? (Why?/Why not?)

4.        Do you and your friends keep in touch by (handwritten) letter?

5.        How do you keep in touch with (= keep in contact with) your friends and relatives? (... by email, letter, by phone or some other way?)

 

Different Kinds of Letters (and Emails)

 

1.       What (do you think) is the most difficult kind of letter (or email) to write? (Why?)

2.       In what situations do you write to (or email) a friend?

 

Phone versus Email

 

1.        Do you usually write letters to people or do you usually use a cell-phone or email?

2.        Which do you prefer, to make a phone call or write an email? (Why?)

3.        (Similar to above) How do you prefer to contact people, by email or by phone? (Why?)

 

Emails versus (handwritten) letters

 

1.       Do you prefer to write letters or emails? (Why?)

2.       (Similar to above) Compare emails and (handwritten) letters.

3.       (Similar to above) What are the differences between handwritten letters and emails?

 

21.                                     Television

 

1.       Do you often watch television?

2.       How much time do you spend watching television?

3.       What types of programs do you like to watch?

4.       When you were a child, did you watch more or less TV than you do now?

5.       Do you ever watch programs from other countries?

6.       Do you think watching TV can help students in their studies?

 

22.  Transport

 

1.       What forms of transportation do you have where you live (in your hometown)?

2.       What’s the transportation like where you live?

3.       Do you know how to drive a car? If not, would you like to learn?

4.       Do you have a driver's license? Do you plan to get a driver’s license?

5.       Do you think it’s useful to learn driving?

6.       Do you think all young people should learn how to drive? (Why/why not?)

7.       What do you think is the most suitable age for a young person to get a driver’s license?

8.       Do or did you have driving classes at high school?

 

23.  Advertisement

 

1.       Do you like advertisements?

2.       What kind of advertisement do you like the most?

3.       Do advertisements (ever) influence your choice about what to buy?

4.       Where can we (or, what are the various places where we can) see advertisements?

5.       Do you prefer ads on TV or those in magazines?

6.       What do you think is the purpose of advertisements/advertising?

7.       Are there many advertisements in your country?

8.       How do you feel about advertisements?

 

24.  Fruits / Vegetables

 

1.       Do you like to eat fruits and vegetables?

2.       How often do you eat fruits and vegetables?

3.       What’s your favorite fruit/vegetable? Why do you like it?

4.       What are the benefits of eating fresh fruits?

5.       Is it easy to buy fruits and vegetables where you live?

6.        Is there much difference between the fruits and vegetables that people eat today and what they used to eat in the past?

 

25.  Painting / Drawing

 

1.       Do you know how to paint or draw?

2.       Have you taken a class in drawing or painting before?

3.       Did you learn to draw or paint when you were a child?

4.       Have you kept any of your drawings or paintings from when you were a child?

5.       Do you think children should learn drawing?

6.       Why do you think people like to have a painting or other artwork in their homes?

 

26.  Friends

 

1.       How often do you meet with your friends?

2.       What do you do with your friends?

3.       Are most of your friends from school or outside school?

4.       Do you prefer to meet your friends at home or away from your home?

5.       (Similar to above) Do you prefer your friends visit you or do you prefer to visit them?

6.       Do you like making friends with people?

7.       Do you think friendship is important?

 

27.                                     Reading

 

1.       Do you like reading?

2.       Did you like reading when you were young?

3.       What sorts of books do you like to read?

4.       What’s the most recent book you’ve read?

5.       What are the differences between what you read, compared to when you were a child?

 

28.                                     Computer

 

1.       When did you start using computers?

2.       What do you use computers for?

3.       Do you play computer games?

4.       How often do you play computer games?

5.       What do you do when your computer has problems?

 

29.                                     Flowers

 

1.       Do you like flowers?

2.       Do you think flowers are important?

3.       On what occasions are flowers important?

 

4.       Do you ever give flowers to other people? (If yes, who and why?)

5.       Where do you buy flowers?

6.       Do you grow flowers at home?

7.       Have you ever grown flowers at home?

 

 

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