IELTS Speaking Part 1 — 48 topics with sample answers

The familiar topics the examiner opens with, each with sample answers at the length Part 1 actually wants.

• Work and studies

• Hometown

• Home and accommodation

• Teachers

• Social media

• Dreams and ambitions

• Mirrors

• Music

• Tidiness

• Websites

• Watches

• Shopping

• Cars

• Parks

• Science

• Outer space and stars

• Headphones

• Singing

• Art

• Clothes

• Jokes

• Morning routines

• Evening time

• History

• Old buildings

• Films

• Sports programs

• Reading

• Gifts

• Morning time

• Hobby

• Sports teams

• Typing

• Walking

• Buildings

• Views

• Scenery

• Childhood activities

• Stages in life

• Daily routine

• Animals and pets

• Days off

• Food

• Keys

• Dreams

• Memory

• Spare time

• Crowded places