Describe a line that you remember from a Poem or Song
You should say
- What it is
- What poem is it from
- How you know about it
- How you feel about it
Follow up Questions
- Are you good at memorizing things?
- Do you think children like the rhythm of songs or poems?
- Do you think it is easier for children to learn songs or poems than adults?
- What can people learn from songs or poems?
Describe a tradition in your country
You should say
- What it is
- Who takes part in it
- What activities there are
- And explain how you feel about it
Follow up Questions
- What is the importance of traditional festivals?
- What’s the difference between festivals now and in the past?
- Do you think western festivals like Christmas are replacing traditional festivals in your country?
- Do you think it is wrong for children not to celebrate traditional festivals?
Describe a person who you think is very open
You should say
- Who this person is
- How you know this person
- Why do you think this person is very open?
- And explain how you feel about this person
Follow up Questions
- Is it difficult for Indian people to express their feelings?
- Who do you think talk more? Children or grown-ups?
- What do you think is the difference between boys and girls in expressing their feelings?
- Do you think people are more open than in the past?
- Why do you think people are less open?
Describe an old friend you got in contact with again
You should say
- Who he or she is
- What he or she is like
- How you got in contact
- And explain how you felt about it
Follow up Questions
- What is the influence of social media on friendships?
- Why do people lose contact with each other after graduation?
- Do people in your country like to make new friends?
- Do you think old friends are more important to the old generation or the young generation?
Describe a family which you like and are happy to know
You should say
- Who they are
- Where they live
- How you know them
- And explain why you like them.
Follow up Questions
- Who is usually the leader in an Indian family?
- How do grandparents take care of their children?
- What’s the most important quality of a good parent?
- How can new parents learn about parenting?
Describe an energetic person that you know
You should say
- Who this person is
- How you know this person
- Why you think this person is energetic
- And explain how you feel about this person
Follow up Questions
- What kind of jobs needs a lot of physical activity?
- What’s the difference between payment for physical work and payment for mental work?
- Can physical workers have higher salaries in the future?
- Do you think machines could replace manual labor in the future?
Describe a time you saw children behave badly in public
You should say
- Where it was
- What the children were doing
- How others reacted to it
- And explain how you felt about it
Follow up Questions
- What bad behaviour do children usually have?
- How should parents stop their children from behaving badly at public?
- Are parents these days stricter than in the past?
- Whose influence on children is more? Parents or their Friends?
Describe a conversation topic you were not interested in
- Who you talked with
- When you had the conversation
- What the topic was
- And explain why you were not interested
Follow up Questions
- What topics do young people in India talk about?
- What is the difference between topics that are popular now and topics that were popular in the past?
- How do you know if others are not interested in the conversation?
- What’s the influence of modern technology such as internet emails on our communication?
Describe an expensive activity that you enjoy doing occasionally
You should say
- What it is
- Who do you do it with
- Why is it expensive
- And explain how you feel about it
Follow up Questions
- What kind of expensive things do people like to buy?
- What the difference between men and women in buying things?
- What are advantages and disadvantages of being rich?
- Why are some of the sports expensive? Are they for everyone?
Describe an area of science that interests you
You should say
- What it is
- How you learned about it
- Why are you interested in it
Follow up Questions
- What’s the best invention in the past hundred years?
- What’s the influence of science on human life?
- What can individuals do for scientific research?
- What influence can international cooperation in science bring about?
Describe a prize that you received
You should say
- What it was
- When you received it
- What did you do for it
- And explain how you felt about it
Follow up Questions
- What kind of prizes do students get?
- Should students get the same prize in sports and academics?
- Why should people be awarded?
- Are awards always good for the winners?
Describe a time when you first talked in a foreign language
You should say
- Where were you
- Who you were with
- What did you talk about
- And explain how you felt about it
Follow up Questions
- At what age should children start learning a foreign language?
- Which skill is more important speaking or writing?
- Does a person still need to learn another language if he is good in English?
- Do you think minority languages will disappear?
Describe a time when you changed your opinion
You should say
- When it was
- What the original opinion was
- Why you changed it
- And explain how you felt about it
Follow up Questions
- Do children like to change opinion?
- Why do people change opinion?
- Who do young people turn to for advice?
- Do people like giving opinion about politics?
Describe a short-term job you’d like to do in a foreign country.
- What type of work you would like to do there?
- What country you’d like to work in?
- Why you would like to work in that country?
- Explain how would you feel about it?
Describe a prize that you want to win.
- What the prize is?
- What do you need to do to get it?
- How do you know about it?
- Why do you want it?
Follow up Questions
- What rewards can children get from school?
- Should parents push their children to get prizes?
- Is it good for children to compete for prizes at school?
- What kinds of rewards can companies offer to their outstanding employees?
Describe a family (not you own) that you like.
- Whose family is this?
- Where they live?
- Who are the family members?
- Why do like this family?
Describe an area of science that interests you.
- What science it is?
- How you got interested in it?
- How you learn this science?
- Why this science is interesting to you?
Describe the first time when you used a foreign language to communicate.
- Where it happened?
- When did it happen?
- Who you talked to?
- How did you feel about the conversation?
Describe a good decision that you made recently.
- What the decision was and how you made it?
- When you made it?
- Why it was a good decision?
- How did you feel about it?
Follow up Questions
- What decisions do people make every day?
- Why do people make decisions?
- Can children take decisions on their own?
- When do people change their decision?
Describe a book that you read and found useful.
- What the book is and what it is about?
- Why you read it?
- When you read it?
- Why do you think it is useful?
Follow up Questions
- Do people in your country like to read books?
- What kinds of books are most popular in your country?
- Do you think reading is important?
- Do you think electronic books will eventually replace paper books?
- Some people like to collect books. Why do you think they do this?
- Is compulsory reading (in school) is a good idea?
Describe a time when you received good news.
- What this news was?
- When and where you heard it?
- Why do you think it was good news?
- How did you feel about it?
Follow up Questions
- Is it important to read the news?
- What kind of news do people in your country like to read?
- Are young people and old people interested in same kind of news?
- Is it important to keep reading up to date news?
- How do people in your country get news?
- Do you think children should start watching news from a young age?
- Why do some people like to share news in social media?
Describe an Intelligent person you know.
- Who this person is and how do you know him?
- What this person knows about?
- Why do you think this person is intelligent?
- What have you learnt from him?
Follow up Questions
- Are most intelligent people happy? Why?
- Do you think intelligent people are selfish?
- Do you think intelligent people are helpful?
- Who do you think plays a more important role in children’s education, parents or teachers? Why?
- What qualities do you think a good teacher should have?
- How do teachers help children in their education?
- Why are some children more intelligent than others?
- What books do children read and what do adults read?
- Why men and women prefer different books?
- Why some books become internationally popular?
- What type of books children read nowadays? What type of books did children like reading in the past and what do you think they will read in the future?
- Do you think children have lost their interest in stories?
- Can storybooks be an ideal gift for children?
Describe a photo of you that you like.
- Where it was taken?
- When it was taken?
- How it was taken?
- How do you feel about that photo?
Follow up Questions
- Do Indian people like to take photos of themselves?
- What kinds of devices to people like to use for taking photos these days?
- Why do some people like to delete photos?
- Why do some people like to keep photos?
- Has the way people take photos changed?
Describe a person who you think is especially helpful.
- Who this person is?
- How do you know this person?
- How this person helps you?
- Why do you think this person is helpful?
Follow up Questions
- Do people nowadays help others more than in the past?
- Who should teach children to help others? Parents or teachers?
- In what kind of professions do people help others more?
- Why are some people willing to help others?
Describe an activity you enjoy doing occasionally that is a bit expensive.
- What activity it is?
- When and where you do this?
- Who do you do it with?
- Why do you enjoy doing it?
Describe an interesting tradition in your country.
- What the tradition is?
- When do you celebrate it?
- How do you celebrate it?
- Why it is interesting?
Describe an ambition you’ve had for a long time.
- What the goal is?
- What you will do it to achieve it?
- When you will achieve it?
- Why do you want to achieve it?
Follow up Questions
- What kinds of ambition do people have?
- Why should parents encourage children to have ambitions?
- Should parents interfere with children’s ambitions?
- Is there any difference of ambition of grown-ups and that of children?
Describe an occasion when you forgot something important.
- What did you forget?
- Why you forgot it?
- When it was?
- How did you feel about it?
Describe a dinner that you enjoyed
- what who organised this meal and where you had it
- what you talked about during the meal
- what you ate and drank
- why you enjoyed it
Describe a polluted place
- where it is
- when you visited this place
- what kinds of pollution you saw there
- and explain how this place was affected
Describe an occasion when you wore your best clothes
- what the occasion was
- what you wore
- where you bought the clothes
- what other people at the occasion thought of your clothes
Describe an occasion when family member asked you for help
- who asked you for help
- when it was
- how you felt
- how you felt about it
Describe a big company you are interested in
- what the company is
- how you know about it
- what kind of business this company does
Why you are interested in this company and explain how you feel about it
Describe a friend who is a good leader
- who this person is
- how you know this person
- how this person behaves
- why you think this person is a good leader
Describe a sport you want to try in the future
- what the sport is
- whether it will be easy or difficult
- what you would have to do for it
- why you want to do it
Describe a mistake that you once made.
- What the mistake was
- When and where you made it
- How you felt about it
- How this mistake affected you
Describe a country (or culture) that you want to know more about
- What it is
- Where it is
- How you know about it
- Why it is interesting
Describe a programme or app that you think is useful
- what it is
- how you know it
- how to use it
- explain why it is useful
Describe a (long) car journey you went on
- Where you went
- What you did there
- Who you went there with
- Why you went there by car
Describe a place where you frequently relax
- What the place is
- How often do you go there
- What do you do there
- Why do you feel relaxed there
Describe an old person you respect
- Who this person is
- How do you know this person
- What do you like to do together
- How do you feel about this person
Describe a person you are happy to know
- Who this person is
- How do you know this person
- What do you like to do together
- How do you feel about this person or why you are happy to know this
Describe a risk you’ve taken which had a positive result
- What it was
- Why you took it
- What the result was
- How you felt about it
Describe a city you’ve been to and want to visit again
- What city it was
- When you went there
- What you did there
- Why you liked it
Describe a film that made you think a lot
- What the film was about
- When and where you watched it
- Whether you liked it or disliked it
- Why it made you think a lot
Describe an occasion when you got lost
- Where it was
- What happened
- How you felt
- How you found your way
Describe a person who taught you a skill when you were a child
- Who the person was
- What skills they taught you
- How they taught you
- Why do you think it is important
Describe something you enjoyed doing with a group of people
- What it was
- Where you did it
- Who you were with
- Why you liked it
Describe a public building you like to visit
- Where this building is
- What it looks like
- What it is used for
- Explain why you like it
Describe a time when you played an indoor game
- What the game was
- Who you played it with
- When and where you played it, how you played it
- Explain why you liked it
Describe a time when you were surprised to meet a friend
- When it was
- Who you met
- Where it was
- Explain why you were surprised to meet him/her
Describe an occasion when you wasted your time
- What you did
- Where it was
- When it was
- Explain why you think it was a waste of time
Follow up Questions
- How can we avoid wasting time?
- Is time management important?
- Should parents help children manage time?
- Do you think relaxing is a waste of time?
Describe an occasion when someone or something made noise
- Who or what made the noise
- What the noise was like
- What you did
- How you felt about it
Follow up Questions
- Where can people hear a lot of noise?
- What may happen when someone listens to very loud music using headphones when they are running or hiking?
- What can be done to reduce traffic noise?
- Do you think the world will be noisier in the future?
Describe a small successful business you know
You should say:
- what business it is
- how you know about it
- what products it sells
- who the customers are
- whether you like it or not
Describe a person who has apologized to you
You should say:
- who this person is
- when this happened
- what this person said for apologizing
- explain how you felt about the apology
Describe a family member that you spend a lot of time with
You should say:
- who this person is
- what this person looks like
- what you like to do with him or her
- explain why you like this person
Describe an interesting animal you have seen
You should say:
- what it looks like
- when you saw it
- where you saw it
and explain why it was interesting
Describe a time you went to a crowded place
You should say:
- what place it was
- when you went there
- who you went with
- what people do there
- why you liked or disliked it
Describe a change that can improve your local area
You should say:
- what place needs to be improved
- how often you go there
- what you dislike about this public place
- what should be done
Describe your dream home
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
Describe a situation when you helped someone
You should say:
- what the situation was
- who the person was
- how you helped them
- how you felt after helping them
Describe a job you would not like to do in the future
You should say:
- what it is
- how it is done
- whether you think it’s easy or difficult
- explain why you don’t want to do it
Describe an important journey that was delayed
You should say:
- where you were going
- why it was delayed
- how it affected your plans
- how you felt
Describe an important skill you learned
You should say:
- what this skill was
- when you learned it
- how you learned it
- why it was important
Describe an important text message that you received
You should say:
- what sms it was
- when you received it
- how you felt
- why it was important
Describe one time when the weather broke your plans
You should say:
- what you planned
- when and where you were
- what kind of weather it was
- explain why you couldn’t finish what you did
Describe an experience when you couldn’t use a mobile phone
You should say:
- what you did
- when it was
- where it was
- why you were not allowed to use a mobile phone
Describe a challenge that you met/faced recently
You should say:
- what it was
- when it happened
- how you faced it
Why it was a challenge and explain how you feel about it
Describe an article on health that you read online or in a magazine
You should say:
- what the article was about
- where you read it
- why you read it
and explain how you felt about it
Describe an exciting event
You should say:
- what it was
- when and where it was
- who you were with
- why you were excited
Follow up Questions
- Why do so many young people spend a lot of money on concerts?
- Do you think older people like the same music as young people?
- Do you think music concerts are suitable for old people to attend?
- Why do shopping malls often have background music?
Describe a uniform you wear/uniform you have worn
You should say:
- what it is like
- when you wear it
- who bought it for you
and explain how you feel about it
Describe a trip that you went on by public transport
You should say:
- where you went
- what means of transport you took
- who you were with
- how you felt about the trip
Describe a goal you achieved
You should say:
- what it was
- why you wanted it
- what you did to get your goal
And explain how you felt about it
Describe something you bought that was hard to use at first
You should say:
- what it was and where you bought it
- why it was hard to use
- how you started using it successfully
- how you felt about it
Describe a project or some work that you did with others as a member of a team
You should say:
- what the team was like
- why you joined it
- what you did
- how you felt about it
Describe a person in the news you want to meet
You should say:
- who this person is
- how you know this person
- what he or she is like
- why you want to meet him or her
Describe a person who taught you something important
You should say:
- who this person is
- what this person taught you
- how they taught you
- why you think it was important
Describe a performance or show you enjoyed watching
You should say:
- what performance it was
- when and where it was
- who were the performers
- why you liked it
Describe a person who you have lived with before
You should say:
- who this person is
- when you lived with this person
- why you lived with this person
- how you felt about living with this person
Describe an interesting neighbor
You should say:
- who this person is
- how often you see him or her
- how long you have known this neighbor
- why you consider this person interesting
Describe something you brought from a tourist attraction
You should say:
- what it was
- when it was
- where you brought it from
- why you brought it
Describe an advertisement you remember well
You should say:
- what type of advert it was
- what it advertised
- where you saw or heard it
- how it influenced you
Describe a person who has interesting ideas and opinions
You should say:
- who this person is
- what this person does
- how you know this person
- why you think his or her ideas are interesting
Describe something difficult you would like to succeed in doing
You should say:
- what it is
- why it is difficult
- how you would like to prepare for it
- why you would like to be successful in it
Describe a dinner that you had with your friends
You should say:
- who organized this dinner, where you had it
- what you talked about during the meal
- what you ate and drank
- why you had this meal with your friends
Describe a time you missed an appointment
You should say:
- what the appointment was
- when and where it was
- why you forgot about it
- how you felt
Describe an occasion when a family member asked you for help
You should say:
- who asked you for help
- when it was
- how you felt
- how you felt about it
Describe water sports you want to try in the future
You should say:
- what the sport is
- whether it will be easy or difficult
- what you would have to do for it
- why you want to do it
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