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IELTS Speaking Questions 2025 And Answer Hints

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We are showing recent IELTS speaking test questions, which are from the Internet and our visitors who have just taken the test. Its contents cover all speaking question types: Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3. We organize all questions by test date.

Our main job is to merge duplicated questions and revise obvious errors before showing them. Please don't assume them as real IELSE speaking questions. They are to help candidates mock speaking test scenarios and prepare answers.

Test takers can use this resource to familiarize questions and topics before the IELTS speaking test. We list contents in 2 categories: "Recent 30 Questions" and "2023-2025 Questions", and the latter has more than 600 questions that only VIP users can access.

(On sample pages, we provide extra questions for all users, which are also updated weekly.)

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IELTS Speaking Test: Recent 30 Questions
2025-12-10: Part 1
  1. Do you study or work?
  2. What is your major?
  3. What are your plans after your studies?
  4. Do you want to change your major?
  5. Do you prefer to study in the mornings or the afternoons?
  6. Are you looking forward to working?
  7. How much time do you spend on your studies each week?
  8. What changes would you like to see in your school?
Recent Tests:
2025-11-13
2025-10-21
2025-09-19
2025-09-02
2025-08-19
Sample Answers
2025-12-10: Part 1
  1. Have you ever worked with old people?
  2. Are you comfortable working with people who are older than you?
  3. What are the advantages of working with older adults?
Recent Tests:
2025-11-07
2025-10-08
2025-09-11
2025-09-02
Sample Answers
2025-12-10: Part 1
  1. How often do you take a break?
  2. Why do you need to take a break?
  3. What do you usually do when you are resting?
  4. Do you take a nap when you rest?
Recent Tests:
2025-11-04
2025-10-08
2025-09-17
2025-09-03
2020-07-31
Sample Answers
2025-12-10: Part 1
  1. Are you busier now than when you were a child?
  2. When was the last time you were busy?
  3. Do you prefer to be busy?
  4. Would you be busier in the future?
Recent Tests:
2025-11-07
2025-10-08
2025-08-06
2025-06-09
2025-05-19
Sample Answers
2025-12-10: Part 2
Describe an advertisement that introduced a product you have seen.

You should say:
  • When and where you saw the advertisement
  • What the product was
  • How you liked the advertisement
  • And explain how you felt about it
Recent Tests:
2025-10-29
2025-10-08
2025-08-27
2025-07-10
2025-05-19
Timing PracticeSample Answers
2025-12-10: Part 3
  1. Where do we often see advertisements?
  2. What are the benefits of advertising?
  3. Are advertisements good or bad for children?
  4. How does advertising affect people?
Recent Tests:
2025-10-29
2025-10-08
2025-08-27
2025-07-10
2025-05-19
2025-12-10: Part 2
Describe a person you disliked at first but ended up being friends with.

You should say:
  • Who he/she is
  • How you knew him/her
  • Why you disliked him/her at first but changed your mind
  • And explain how you feel about the experience
Recent Tests:
2025-10-29
2025-09-23
2025-09-03
2025-08-22
2025-07-08
Timing PracticeSample Answers
2025-12-10: Part 3
  1. What do you think of making friends online?
  2. Is it a good idea to make friends who are much older than you?
Recent Tests:
2025-10-29
2025-09-23
2025-09-03
2025-08-22
2025-07-08
2025-12-10: Part 2
Describe a time when someone gave you something that you really wanted.

You should say:
  • When it happened
  • Who gave it to you
  • What it was
  • And explain why you wanted it so much
Recent Tests:
2025-11-25
2025-10-21
2025-08-14
2025-07-03
2023-08-11
Vocabulary: Gift Timing PracticeSample Answers
2025-12-10: Part 3
  1. How should bosses reward employees?
  2. What kinds of gifts do young people like to receive as rewards?
  3. Why do people like shopping more now than in the past?
  4. Do you think shopping is good for a country's economy?
Recent Tests:
2025-11-25
2025-10-21
2025-08-14
2025-07-03
2023-08-11
Vocabulary: Gift
2025-12-10: Part 2
Describe a good friend who is important to you.

You should say:
  • who he/she is
  • how/where you got to know him/her
  • how long you have known each other
  • and explain why he/she is important to you.
Recent Tests:
2025-10-02
2025-09-17
2025-09-02
Timing PracticeSample Answers
2025-12-10: Part 3
  1. Do you think children should have a few close friends or many?
  2. Do you think that can replace a child's relationship with friends with other people, like parents or other family members?
Recent Tests:
2025-11-04
2025-11-04
2025-10-02
2025-09-17
2025-09-02
2025-12-05: Part 1
  1. Where is your hometown?
  2. What do you like about your hometown?
  3. Is it a good place for young people?
  4. How long have you been living there?
  5. Do you like living there?
  6. Is there anything you dislike about it?
Recent Tests:
2025-11-07
2025-10-14
2025-09-17
2025-08-27
2025-07-31
Vocabulary: Hometown Sample Answers
2025-12-05: Part 1
  1. How frequently do you buy shoes?
  2. Where do you usually buy shoes?
  3. What is your favorite type of shoes?
  4. Why do some people have too many shoes?
  5. Have you ever bought shoes online?
  6. Do you like wearing comfortable shoes or good-looking ones?
  7. Are people willing to buy expensive shoes?
  8. When was the last time you purchased new shoes?
Recent Tests:
2025-11-25
2025-10-24
2025-09-19
2025-09-02
2022-04-06
Sample Answers
2025-12-05: Part 1
  1. Did your parents teach you to share when you were a child?
  2. What kind of things do you like to share with others?
  3. What kinds of things are not suitable for sharing?
  4. Have you shared anything with others recently?
Recent Tests:
2025-10-29
2025-09-19
2025-09-03
2024-12-26
Vocabulary: Sharing Sample Answers
2025-12-05: Part 1
  1. What made you happy when you were little?
  2. What has made you feel happy lately?
  3. What do you think will make you feel happy in the future?
  4. Are you happy when you buy new things?
Recent Tests:
2025-10-29
2025-09-17
2025-09-03
2023-08-24
Sample Answers
2025-12-05: Part 2
Describe a popular place for sports (e.g., a stadium) that you have been to

You should say:
  • where it is
  • when you go there
  • what you do there
  • and explain how you feel about this place.
Recent Tests:
2025-10-21
2025-09-23
2025-09-02
2025-07-03
2023-04-14
Vocabulary: Sports Timing PracticeSample Answers
2025-12-05: Part 3
  1. Do young people enjoy participating in sports?
  2. What are the benefits of sports for children?
  3. Is it necessary to build a public sports space?
Recent Tests:
2025-10-21
2025-09-23
2025-09-02
2025-07-03
2023-04-14
Vocabulary: Sports
2025-12-05: Part 2
Describe a place with a lot of trees that you would like to visit (e.g., a forest, an oasis).

You should say:
  • where it is
  • how you knew this place
  • what it is like
  • and explain why you would like to visit it.
Recent Tests:
2025-11-04
2025-10-02
2025-09-23
2025-09-17
2025-09-03
Timing PracticeSample Answers
2025-12-05: Part 3
  1. Why do people like visiting places with trees or forests?
  2. Are natural views better than city views?
  3. Do all people need some nature?
  4. Are people hard-wired to protect the environment?
Recent Tests:
2025-11-04
2025-10-02
2025-09-23
2025-09-17
2025-09-03
2025-12-03: Part 1
  1. What do you do, work or study?
  2. What work do you do?
  3. Why do you like working for your company?
  4. Is your company good to its employees?
  5. Who helps you the most? And How?
  6. Do you want to change jobs?
Recent Tests:
2025-11-04
2025-10-08
2025-09-11
2025-08-22
2025-07-21
Vocabulary: Work Sample Answers
2025-12-03: Part 1
  1. Are you good at art?
  2. Did you learn art at school when you were a child?
  3. What kind of art do you like?
  4. Is art popular in your country?
  5. Have you ever been to an art gallery?
  6. Do you think children can benefit from going to art galleries?
Recent Tests:
2025-11-04
2025-10-02
2025-09-09
2025-03-06
2025-01-16
Sample Answers
2025-12-03: Part 2
Describe a beautiful sky you enjoyed seeing/watching.

You should say:
  • what you saw
  • where and when you saw it
  • who you was there
  • and how you felt about it.
Recent Tests:
2025-10-24
2025-09-03
2025-08-06
2025-05-29
2020-01-14
Vocabulary: Sky Timing PracticeSample Answers
2025-12-03: Part 3
  1. Do you like observing the stars?
  2. Should kids know more about stars and planets?
  3. Why is it important to explore space?
  4. How does knowledge about space affect our daily lives?
  5. Have you ever watched an extraterrestrial body?
  6. Is it possible to find life on other planets?
  7. Will we ever inhabit other planets?
Recent Tests:
2025-10-24
2025-09-03
2025-08-06
2025-05-29
2020-01-14
Vocabulary: Sky
2025-12-03: Part 2
Describe a difficult thing you did and succeeded in

You should say:
  • what it was
  • how you overcame the difficulties
  • whether you got help
  • and explain how you felt when you succeeded.
Recent Tests:
2025-10-21
2025-08-19
2025-07-18
2025-05-22
2023-03-13
Timing PracticeSample Answers
2025-12-03: Part 3
  1. What kinds of things do children find very hard to do?
  2. How can parents encourage children to do something difficult?
  3. What kinds of jobs can help people become confident?
  4. What's your definition of success?
Recent Tests:
2025-10-21
2025-08-19
2025-07-18
2025-05-22
2023-03-13
2025-12-03: Part 2
Describe a time when it was important to tell your friend the truth.

You should say:
  • who your friend is
  • what the truth was
  • what your friends' reaction was
  • and explain why you think it was important to tell your friend the truth.
Recent Tests:
2025-11-04
2025-10-14
2025-09-17
2025-09-03
2021-08-30
Timing PracticeSample Answers
2025-12-03: Part 3
  1. Do you think we should always tell the truth?
  2. Should I tell the truth even if it hurts someone?
  3. In what kind of situations should people not tell the truth?
  4. How do you know when others are telling lies?
  5. Do you think there are times when it's suitable to tell a smaller lie, a lie with good intentions(or a white lie)?
Recent Tests:
2025-11-04
2025-10-14
2025-09-17
2025-09-03
2021-08-30
2025-11-25: Part 2
Describe a wild animal that you would like to learn more about.

You should say:
  • what it is
  • when you saw it
  • where you saw it
  • and explain why you want to know more about it.
Recent Tests:
2025-10-29
2025-10-02
2025-09-17
2025-09-02
Timing PracticeSample Answers
2025-11-25: Part 3
  1. Why are some people more willing to protect wild animals than others?
  2. Do you think it's important to take children to the zoo to see animals?
Recent Tests:
2025-10-29
2025-10-02
2025-09-17
2025-09-02


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