Ielts Speaking 3 Practice 1 (Advertisements)……

1. What are popular types of advertising in today’s world?

2. What type of media advertising do you like most?
3. Do you think advertising influences what people buy?
4. What factors should be taken into account when making
advertisements?
5. Is advertising really necessary in modern society?
6. Let’s move on from types of advertising to the impact of
advertising on children. How does advertising influence
children?
7. Is there any advertising that can be harmful to children?
Ielts Speaking 3 Practice 2 (Art)

1. How do people in your country feel about art?

2. Do people in your country prefer music over art?
3. What are some traditional art forms in your country?
4. How has art changed in the past few decades in your
country?
5. Let’s move on from art in your country to art education.
Do you think children should study art in school?
6. How can children benefit from learning about art?
7. Do you think the government should provide support for
art and cultural activities?
Ielts Speaking 3 Practice 3 (Books)

1. Do people read more nowadays?

2. Do you read before going to bed/sleep?
3. In your opinion, how will e-books affect paper books?
4. What's the difference between films and books?
5. Let’s move on to the topic of traditional literature in
your country.  What is one example of traditional
literature in your country?
6. Do you like reading the traditional literature of your
country?
Ielts Speaking 3 Practice 4 (Business)

1. In your opinion, do business people have to work long

hours?
2. How do business people relax?
3. Let’s move on to the topic of small businesses. How can
a small business grow big?
4. In your opinion, what kind of small businesses will young
people have in the future?
5. In your opinion, what skills are required to start a small
business?
6. Finally, let’s talk about globalization. What are the
impacts of globalization on small and large businesses?
Ielts Speaking 3 Practice 5 (Change)

1. Do you think change is good?

2. What are some of the major changes that occur to
people throughout their lives?
3. Is your country changing rapidly?
4. In what ways have changes in technology changed
people's lives?
5. Why do old people not accept change?
Ielts Speaking 3 Practice 6 (City)

1. In your opinion, what makes a city a good one to live in?

2. What are the advantages of living in a city?
3. Let’s move on from the positive aspects of cities to the
negative aspects of cites. In your opinion, what are the
negative aspects of crowded cities?
4. How can governments improve living standards in
crowded cities?
5. What about air quality? What can people do to improve
the air quality in the city?
Ielts Speaking 3 Practice 8 (Company)
What is the difference between big companies and small
companies?
1. Are there many big companies in your country?
2. What are the good things about working for a big
company?
3. Should big companies be punished more seriously than
small companies?
4. Why do some people choose to work at an international
company?
5. Let’s move on to the topic of companies’ services. How
can a company maintain the quality of the service that it
gives to the public?
6. Do you think it's important for a company to provide
after-sales service?
Ielts Speaking 3 Practice 10 (Electronic Devices)

1. What are the most popular electronic devices in today’s

world?
2. What devices do you think will be popular in the future?
3. Let’s move on to the role of electronic devices in today’s
society. Do you think people spend too much money on
electronic devices?
4. In what ways can electronic devices make our lives
harder?
5. What would the world be like without computers?
6. Should children be taught to use computers at school?
Ielts Speaking 3 Practice 11 (Environment)

1. What are some of the main environmental problems in

your county?
2. Why should people be concerned about the
environment?
3. How can people protect the environment?
4. Do you think money should be spent on protecting
animals?
5. Do you think more should be done to protect natural
scenic spots in your country?
6. Let’s move on to water pollution. Is water pollution a
problem in your country?
7. What can individuals do to try and ensure water is kept
clean?
8. Do you think problems with the cleanliness of water will
improve in the future?

Ielts Speaking 3 Practice 12 (Exciting Experience)

 1. Can you compare some exciting activities people do now
with activities people did 20 years ago?
2. Why do some people enjoy doing dangerous sports?
3. Do you think some dangerous activities should be
banned?
4. Let’s move on from exciting activities to people doing
new things in general. Should people try doing new
things?
5. What problems can people have when they try new
activities for the first time?
6. Do you think it’s best to do new things on your own or
with other people?

Ielts Speaking 3 Practice 13 (Family)

1. Is family important in your country?

 2. Who should be responsible to care for the elderly?
Should it be the family or the government?
3. How has the size of the average family changed in your
country in the last few decades?
4. How do you think families will change in the future?
5. Let’s move on to the roles of different family members.
Should husbands and wives have different roles within
the family?
6. What role do grandparents play in the family in your
country?

Ielts Speaking 3 Practice 14 (Food)

1. What are the types of food that people eat in your

country?
 2. What about foreign food? What kinds of foreign food
are popular in your country?
3. In your country, is it important to have a meal together
with your family?
4. Is food now better than in the past?
5. Let’s move on to diet and eating habits. Do you think
our diet is important?
6. What is a balanced diet?
7. How are the eating habits now in your country different
from eating habits in the past?
8. How might eating habits change in coming decades?

Ielts Speaking 3 Practice 15 (Friends)

1. What is the importance of friends?

2. Would you like to have a few very good friends or a lot
of just friends?
 3. If you had a problem, would you go to your friends or
family? Why?
4. Do you think it is always better to talk to your friends
about such a problem?
5. Is it important to have friends from other countries?

Ielts Speaking 3 Practice 7 (Clothes)

1. Can clothing tell you much about a person in your

country?
2. Do people still wear traditional clothing in your country?
3. How has clothing fashion changed in your country over
the last few decades?
4. Let’s move on from clothing to uniforms. Why do some
companies ask their staff to wear uniforms?
5. What are the advantages and disadvantages of having
uniforms at work?
6. For which jobs are people required to wear a uniform in
your country?
7. Do you think people are treated differently when they
are in uniform?
Ielts Speaking 3 Practice 16 (Furniture)

1. In what situations do people in your country buy

furniture?
 2. In families in your country, who usually decides what
furniture to buy for the home?
3. How do people  in your country decide what furniture to
buy for the home or office?
4. Do people in your country prefer traditional or modern
styles of furniture?

Ielts Speaking 3 Practice 18 (Health)

1. How can people improve their health?

2. Do elderly people exercise much in your country?
3. Do you think all illnesses can be prevented?
4. Do you think that illnesses will be less common in the
future?
5. Do you think healthcare should be free?
6. What makes someone a good doctor?

Ielts Speaking 3 Practice 19 (Help)

1. Do you like helping others?

2. Do you think people are less willing to help others these
days compared to the past?
 3. Do people today trust others as much as they used to in
the past?
4. How do people in your community help each other?
5. Let’s move on to the topic of educating children to help
people. In your view, should children be taught to help
others?
6. In your opinion, how can we encourage children to help
others?
7. What about students? How can students, such as high-
school students, help each other?

Ielts Speaking 3 Practice 20 (History)

1. Do you think history is important?

2. Do you like to learn about history?
3. What do you think we can learn by studying history?
 4. Let’s move on to different ways of learning about
history. In your opinion, how can people learn about
history?
5. Do you think people can learn history from films or TV
programs?
6. Do you think the internet is a good place to learn about
history?
7. What is the effect of technology on how people learn
about history?

Ielts Speaking 3 Practice 21 (Holiday)

1. First of all, why do people go on holiday?

2. How important is it for families to go on holiday
together?
3. Why do some people go on holiday alone?
 4. How have holidays changed over the past few decades?
5. What kind of holidays will be popular in the future?
6. Let’s move on to talk about taking holidays in foreign
country. Do you think is it better to take a holiday in
your own country or in a foreign country?
7. What problems can people have on holiday in a foreign
country?
Ielts Speaking 3 Practice 22 (Influence)

1. What types of people influence the young in your

country?
2. What type of people, such as parents, teachers, or
friends, are best to influence young people’s behaviour?
3. Why it is important for young people to have role
models?
4. What do you think young people will be influenced by
the most in the future?

Ielts Speaking 3 Practice 23 (Internet)

1. How do you think the Internet will change people's

buying habits in the future?
2. What are the pros and cons of shopping online?
3. Is the Internet important for education?
4. Do you think parents should supervise their children’s
use of the Internet?
 5. What's the best age for children to use the Internet?
6. Why do children start using the Internet very early
nowadays?
7. Let’s move on to what people do on the Internet. What
do you think people do on the Internet?
8. What about elderly people? Do elderly people use the
Internet very much?

Ielts Speaking 3 Practice 25 (Late)

What is the general attitude towards arriving somewhere late
in your country?
1. What is an example of a time that it is very important
for people to arrive on time in your country?
2. Can you suggest some ways to make sure you are not
late for anything?
3. Let’s move on to how modern technology influences the
way that people manage time. Do you think computers
make it easier or more difficult to manage time?
4. How can modern technology help people arrive early?
 5. Do you think it is easy to manage your time in the
modern world?

Ielts Speaking 3 Practice 27 (Machine)

What kinds of machines are used for housework in modern
homes in your country?
1. How have these machines benefited people? Are there
any negative effects of using them?
2. Do you think all new homes will be equipped with
household machines in the future? Why?
3. Let’s move on to technology. Do you think people rely
too much on technology?
4. Do you think men and women view technology
differently?
 5. Finally, let’s talk about the impact of technology on
employment. How have developments in technology
affected employment in your country?
6. Some people think that technology has brought more
stress than benefits to employed people nowadays. Do
you agree or disagree with this statement?

Ielts Speaking 3 Practice 28 (Memory)

1. Do you think it's important to have a good memory?

2. Why do sometimes people forget things?
3. Which do you think is more important to remember, a
business meeting or a meeting with a friend?
4. Are there any things that are especially important for
people to memorize?
5. Let’s move on from memory to family history. Why do
people want to remember their family history?
 6. What can you do to learn more about your family
history?
Ielts Speaking 3 Practice 29 (Money)

1. Is money important to you?

2. What is the relationship between money and power?
3. Let’s move on to teaching children about money. How
do you think parents can teach the value of money to
their children?
4. Do you think it is important to teach children money
skills?
5. Should we let children buy whatever they want with
money they’ve saved?

Ielts Speaking 3 Practice 31 (Music)

1. What kind of music is popular in your country?

2. How does pop music now compared to when you were
growing up?
3. Is foreign music or music from your country more
popular with people your age?
4. Let’s move on to the role of government on music. Do
you think is it necessary for the government to require
all children to learn music?
5. Do you think the government needs to do more to
preserve traditional music? What could they do?
 6. Finally, let’s talk about illegal downloading of music.
There's a lot of pirated music. Do you agree that we
should support official music?
7. What are some possible advantages and disadvantages
of being stricter about the illegal downloading of music?
8. Do you think CDs will have any role in the music industry
in the future?

Ielts Speaking 3 Practice 32 (News)

1. How do people get their news in today’s society?

2. How do you think people will get their news in the
future?
3. How does modern technology affect the delivery of
news?
4. Do you believe everything you read in the newspaper?
5. Let’s move on to the topic of good news. In your
opinion, when do people share good news?
6. How do people share good news?
Ielts Speaking 3 Practice 33 (Parenting)

1. For parents, what is important when bringing up their

children?
2. Do you think mothers and fathers have different roles to
play in bringing up a child?
3. Let’s move on to education of children. Do you think
hitting children is sometimes necessary for discipline?
4. Do you think sweets are a good thing to reward children
with?
5. Do you think parents spend too much on buying toys for
their children?

Ielts Speaking 3 Practice 34 (Party)

1. When do people usually have parties in your country?

2. What makes a good party?
3. What are the main reasons why people organise family
parties in your country?
4. In some places people spend a lot of money on parties
that celebrate special family events. Is this ever true in
your country? Do think this is a good trend or a bad
trend?
5. How important is it to celebrate important events with a
group of people?
 6. Why do some people think that national celebrations
are a waste of government money? Do you agree or
disagree with this view? Why?

Ielts Speaking 3 Practice 35 (Plans)

1. In general, do you think planning is important?

2. Do you think people should make highly detailed plans
or just general plans?
3. What types of people like to make plans?
4. Why do you think some people dislike making plans?
5. Let’s move on from planning to career plans. Do you
think it's important for a person to have a career plan?
6. How do most people plan their futures in their
education and careers?
7. Do you think it's important for young people to get
advice from their parents when planning a career?
Ielts Speaking 3 Practice 36 (Products)

1. What kinds of products are mostly imported into your

country?
2. In your opinion, why do some people like to buy
imported products?
3. Let’s move on to local products. What are some famous
local products in your country?
4. Do you think a country should make everything it needs
or import some things?
5. What are the disadvantages of a country producing
everything it needs?
 6. Finally, let’s talk about globalisation. Do you think the
globalisation of industries and commerce is a good
thing?
7. What are the impacts of globalization on international
trade?

Ielts Speaking 3 Practice 37 (Restaurants)

1. Do many people eat in restaurants in your country?

2. Why do some people enjoy eating out?
3. Is it expensive to eat out in your country?
4. Let’s move on from eating in restaurants to cooking at
home. Do you like to cook at home?
5. Nowadays, more and more people are unwilling to cook.
Why is this happening?
6. What’s the difference between restaurant food and
home-cooked food?
Ielts Speaking 3 Practice 38 (Rules)
 1. Why do we have rules in society?
2. Do you think it's necessary to set up rules about
overworking people?
3. What are some examples of rules that exist in many
families?
4. What are some rules that exist in schools or workplaces
in your country?
5. Do you think that the students themselves should have
a say in what kinds of school rules there are?

Ielts Speaking 3 Practice 39 (School)

1. Is higher education too expensive in your country?

2. Should all students pay for their university education?
3. Can you compare the education your parents had with
the education that you received?
4. What changes do you think will happen in the
classrooms of the near future?
5. Let’s move on to university education. What advantages
do universities bring to society?
6. Which is more important, research or teaching?
7. What makes a good university student?
Ielts Speaking 3 Practice 40 (Science)

1. Do you think science is important?

2. Do you think science can change our society?
3. Which area of science has been the most important in
the last one hundred years?
4. Let’s move on to talk about inventions. What do you
think have been some of the most important inventions
in the past 100 years or so?
5. Why do you think some inventions have not been
successful in the marketplace?
6. Do you think it's good that new inventions are appearing
so often?
7. Do you think there will be any negative effects resulting
from future technology?
Ielts Speaking 3 Practice 41 (Shopping)

1. Is shopping a popular activity in your country?

2. How have shopping habits changed over recent years?
3. To what extent do you think advertising affects the way
people shop?
4. Do you think shopping habits are likely to change in the
future?
5. Why do some people prefer to purchase brand name
products produced abroad?
6. Is service better in large shops or in small shops?
7. What do people do when they get bad service?
Ielts Speaking 3 Practice 42 (Social Problems)

1. What social problems are there in your country?

2. What about poverty? What can be done to alleviate
poverty?
 3. Are there many charities in your country?
4. Let’s move on to talk about the overpopulation
problem. Why do so many people move to live in cities?
5. What problems does overpopulation cause?
6. Finally, let’s talk about crime. What is the difference
between major and minor crime?
7. Do you think all criminals should go to prison?
Ielts Speaking 3 Practice 43 (Sports)

1. What types of sports are popular in your country?

2. Do you think the types of sports that are popular will
change in the future?
3. Let’s move on to talk about some positive aspects of
sports. In your opinion, what are the benefits of playing
a sport?
4. What about cultural aspects? How can sports bring
people from different countries closer together?
5. Do you think old people can keep fit by playing sports or
exercising?
6. Finally, let’s talk about Olympic Games. How are the
Olympic players trained in your country? Do they usually
start training when they are born?
7. Why would somebody dislike watching the Olympic
Games?
Ielts Speaking 3 Practice 44 (Teacher)

1. How well-respected are teachers in your society?

2. Do you think teachers get paid enough money in your
country?
3. What role should the teacher have in the classroom?
4. In your opinion, what are the most important qualities
for a good teacher to have?
5. Let’s move on to teaching aspects. In your opinion, how
can a teacher make lessons for children more
interesting?
6. Do you think computers will one day replace teachers in
the classroom?
Ielts Speaking 3 Practice 45 (Things)

1. What kinds of possessions are considered high-status to

people in your country?
2. Were different possessions thought of as valuable in the
past?
3. Why do you think people need to show their status in
society?
4. Let’s move on to the role of advertising. Do you think
advertising influences what people buy?
5. Do advertisements give correct information, or do they
encourage people to buy things that they may not
need?
6. Is advertising really necessary in modern society?
Ielts Speaking 3 Practice 46 (Traditional Products)

1. What different types of traditional products are

produced in your country?
2. In you opinion, why do traditional products attract
tourists?
3. Do you think there are benefits of traditional products
to locals?
4. Do you think the government should help in the
promotion of traditional products?
5. Let’s move on from traditional products to traditions. Do
you think because of globalization countries are
adopting each other traditions.
6. Did the traditional things of the past are of better quality
than present day things?
7. Do you think it is necessary to protect traditions?
Ielts Speaking 3 Practice 47 (Transportation)

1. Have the types of transportation people use changed

much over the last few decades?
2. How has transportation improved in recent years?
3. Do you think transportation is likely to continue to
improve in the future?
4. What is your take on introducing transportation passes?
5. Let’s move on to the transportation system in your
country. It is faster to travel by public transportation or
by car in your country?
6. What are the impacts of Uber on transportation in your
country?
Ielts Speaking 3 Practice 48 (Travel)

1. Why do some people prefer to travel abroad rather than

travel in their own country?
2. Do you think traveling to another country can change
the way that people think?
3. Do you think it’s safer to travel today than in the past?
4. Let’s move on to tourism. What are some famous tourist
spots in your country?
5. What are the positive impacts of tourism in your
country?
6. What are the negative impacts of tourism in your
country?
7. What can you say about the future of the tourism
industry in your country?

Ielts Speaking 3 Practice 49 (TV)

 1. Tell me about the types of programmes that are
generally on television in your country.
2. Do you think state or private television is better?
3. Let’s move on from TV programmes to television in
general. How has TV changed our lives?
4. Do you think TV influences the way we think?
5. Should children be allowed to watch a lot of TV?
6. Are all people on TV famous?
Ielts Speaking 3 Practice 50 (Vegetables)

1. What vegetables are common in your country?

2. Do people like to grow vegetables in your country?
3. How do people feel when they eat vegetables that they
grew on their own?
4. Let’s move on to the topic of organic vegetables. As we
know organic fruits and vegetables are more expensive
than conventional fruits and vegetables, but they are
actually worth the extra cost. Do you think organic fruit
deserves a higher price?
5. Do you think the government should encourage farmers
to grow more organic vegetables?

Ielts Speaking 3 Practice 51 (Work)..

1. Do you think job satisfaction is more important than

your salary when choosing a job?
2. What skills do you think are needed to get a good job
these days?
3. Do you think that women should be able to do the same
jobs as men?
4. What’s the difference between white collar and blue
collar jobs?
5. What jobs do you think are most valuable to society?