Part 1 hỏi về những câu hỏi cá nhân của speaking có lẽ bị “bơ” bởi nhiều bạn do nó khá dễ, không cần trả lời dài và phức tạp, tuy nhiên nó vẫn là một phần quan trọng do nó thiên về tiếng anh giao tiếp và là phần đầu tiên trong phần thi speaking. Câu hỏi speaking part 1 khá là ngẫu nhiên và khó đoán. Do nó là phần khá dễ nên nếu bạn trả lời không hay hoặc không tốt thì nó sẽ lại ấn tượng xấu cho examiner, càng dễ thì càng phải làm tốt. Hôm nay cô sẽ cung cấp cho các em tổng hợp các câu hỏi dự đoán trong phần speaking part 1, lưu về và tìm ngay partner luyện tập để có một phần thi IELTS Speaking part 1 thật “chất” nhé!
Health
- How healthy is your lifestyle? What do you do to stay healthy?
- What kind of exercise do you do to keep fit?
- How much do you weigh?
- Do you think you need to put on weight/lose weight? What do you want to do gain weight/ lose weight?
- Have you ever tried to losel gain weight? If so, what motivated you to start a diet or physical activity? In what ways is your diet different from when you were a young child?
- How many portions of fruit and vegetables do you eat every day?
- What is your favourite (summer/ winter) sport? What arc the rules?
- What sports are you good at?
- Do you ever read articles which are about sport and health?
- Do you take an active part in sports?
- Talk about a sport you would like to learn.
- What sports and games did you most enjoy playing when you were a child?
- What sports do you enjoy watching?
- What do you like about watching sports?
- Are there any sports you don’t like?
Food
- What kind of food do you like to eat ?
- What are some foods that you know are healthy for your body?
- Are there any types of food which you should not eat too much of!
- What is your favourite drink?
- What type of snacks do YO LI usually cat between meals?
- What is your favourite starter?
- What is your favourite dessert?
- Do you like trying new foods?
- What food today brings back your childhood memories?
- Do you like ethnic foods? What country’s food do you like most?
- Do you like trying exotic foods?
- What is the strangest food you have ever eaten/seen?
- What are some kinds of food you never eat?
- Do you ever eat unhealthy food? How do you feel about it?
- [s there any food that you really dislike to eat?
- I-lave you ever eaten something you didn’t like? What was it?
- Talk about a food or drink you used to dis like, but now you like.
- Who do you usually have lunch/ dinner with?
- Is cooking a pleasure for you?
- Do you usually cook your own meals?
- How often do you eat takeaway food?
- Do you prefer home-made food or food from restaurants? Why?
- What kind of foods do you like to eat in restaurants?
- What is the best restaurant you have ever been to?
- How do you choose which restaurant to go?
- What is your favourite fast food restaurant?
- Do you worry about calories and fat content when you eat out?
- If you lived abroad, what food would you miss from your home?
- Do you think people’s diets in your country arc getting better or worse?
Shopping
- Are you a brand conscious shopper?
- What are some the household things that you buy every day?
- Where do you usually go to do your household shopping?
- What kind of small shops are there near where you are living?
- Do you like shopping in the sales?
- What kinds of shopping do you like most? Think of shopping at discount stores, shopping at department stores, television shopping, catalogue shopping, online shopping and shopping at a mall. Do you enjoy window-shopping and browsing around shops?
- Do you know anyone who is a shopaholic?
- Have you ever bought anything from a catalogue or shopping website?
- Have you ever bought something on impulse and then regretted it? If so, what was it? What made you buy it?
- What is the best bargain that you have ever got?
Color and seasons
- What do you like best about spring/ summer/ autumn/ winter?
- What does spring/ summer/ autumn/ winter remind you? What season do you like least?
- Arc there any special traditions associated with different seasons in your country?
- Describe the clothes that you usually wear. How important are clothes and fashion to you?
- What kind of clothes do you feel most/least comfortable in?
- What are some of the clothing styles that you used to wear when you were a child?
- Volunteer
- Have you ever volunteered to help victims of a natural disaster? What did you do to help/ contribute?
- What do you like best about doing volunteer work?
- What is the most difficult aspect of your volunteer work?
Education
- What was your major at university? What degree did you earn at university?
- What did you find most interesting about your major?
- Do you have any regrets about your college life?
- How will your degree help you to succeed?
- Did you enjoy any particular part of your studies more than the rest?
- Which courses do you consider to be the most beneficial?
- What parts of your education do you see is most relevant to your job?
- How will your studies help you with your future career’?
- If you could, what would you change about the curriculum of your major?
- Were there any courses or subjects that you didn’t like at all?
- In what courses did you get the best/worst marks?
- Are there any professors that you can learn from more easily than others?
- How many credits did you pass to complete your education?
- How many credits are you taking this term?
- What motivates you to strive for good grades in university?
- What do you usually do the night before an exam?
- If you have two exams on the same day, how do you usually prepare?
- How would you manage your time with a heavy load of classes?
- Is there anything you have been involved in at college that you are really proud of?
- What was the most difficult aspect of obtaining your university degree?
- How do you keep up with new developments in your university field?
- What impact has attending university had on your relationships with others?
- What changes would you like to make in your overall campus life?
- Describe your most rewarding university experience.
- Have you ever given a lecture at university?
- Tell me about a research that you did at university? What was it about? Did you do it alone?
- What was the most successful team project you worked on? What were your duties?
- Have you ever given a seminar paper?
- What are the sporting facilities like in your university?
- What are the big differences between your university life so far and your high school days?
- Do you plan to further your education?
- Are there any qualifications or certificates you would like to gain?
- What personal characteristics do you think are necessary for success in your chosen field?
- If you could start again, what major would you choose?
- Have you thought about which university to study at and why?
- Why have you chosen to study overseas?
- Can you tell me a good memory from school?
- What do you remember about your first school, when you were a child?
- Were you a prize student or did you just barely pass?
- What is your high school GPA (Grade point average)? How do you feel about it?
- If a professor were asked to describe you, what would he/she say?
- How did you feel when you graduated from high school?
- Are there any professors that you can learn from more easily than others?
- How do you think your high school has prepared you for university?
- Apart from classes, what else did you enjoy at school/university?
- What is the most important thing you’ve learned in school extracurricular activities?
- If you could go to high school again, what is something that you would get involved in that you haven’t yet?
- What do you enjoy/dislike about studying?
- What kind of subjects do you enjoy studying?
- Describe the process of gaining entry to university in your country. How could this process be improved?
- What sort of exams do students have to pass to go to university?
Languages
- fs your language phonetic? (Is it pronounced as it is written?)
- How could you convince someone to learn your native language?
- What languages do you like learning?
- Have you ever tried to learn a language and then gave up?
- How would you outline some of the main differences between a language you studied and your native language?
- At what age foreign language instruction included in the education system of your country?
- What do you enjoy about learning languages?
- Which English ski1t do you find easiest to learn?
- In your opinion, what is the most challenging part of learning English?
- What do you think is the most effective way to learn a language?
- Give some tips on how to learn a foreign language successfully.
- How often do you use your dictionary?
- When did you first start learning English?
- How did you learn English?
- Have you ever had an English tutor?
- In what ways do you practise your English?
- What do you do to increase your vocabulary range?
- How important do you think grammar is in learning a new language?
- What is/are the most useful English book(s) that you have studied so far?
- How do you plan to use your English in the future?
- Which do you think is easier, to speak English or write it?
- How will a better knowledge of English help you in your present situation?
- Why have you chosen the IELTS exam?
- What if you fail the IEL TS exam?
- Are there any other English exams that you are preparing for?
- How would you compare IELTS with other English courses or skills that you have taken? In what ways are they the same or different?
Jobs
- How do you like the environment of your present job?
- Are you allowed to have some time off whenever you want ‘?
- How did you become interested in the type of work you do?
- How do you feel about your job security?
- On holiday, what do you miss most about your work?
- What are the most important rewards you expect in your career?
- On a scale of 1- 10 how important is your work to you?
- What are some of your occupational accomplishments from the last five years?
- What was/ has been a major failure in your career so far?
- Are there certain aspects of your current job that you feel more confident doing than others?
- How do you determine your priorities at work?
- Did you take any training courses before being employed?
- How important is English for your work? What is the most important skill in your job?
- What area of your job skills do you want to improve?
- How is your work performance usually evaluated?
- Have you ever had any managerial experience?
- What is it like to work with you? How would your colleagues describe you?
- Do you often get together with your colleagues after work?
- How much time do you spend with your colleagues in a day?
- At your work, who usually helps you when you get into trouble?
- Have you had difficulty gelling along with a supervisor or co-worker?
- What kinds of people do you find difficult to work with? Why?
- If you had the opportunity to change your job, what would you do instead?
- How do you usually handle work pressure?
- If you could start again, what career decisions would you make differently?
- Will any possible future changes affect your job in any way?
- Would you be happier if you were self-employed?
- What are your long-term career objectives and what steps have you taken toward obtaining these goals? What plans do you have to improve your job skills?
- Do you have any plans to change your job in the future?
- Tell me about a time when you set specific work goals for yourself.
- Have you made any plans for your retirement?
- Have you ever had a part time job? Have you been a full timer? Where?
- Would you like to take up a job which requires travelling a lot? Why/not?
- What jobs have you had throughout your life?
- What job did you do most of your life? What did you like most about it?
- How would you describe your first job? How old were you when you got your first job?
- Would you like to have or follow the job of your father/ mother?
- Have you ever been fired? Why were you made redundant?
- Have you ever been offered an enticing job? Did you accept it or turn it down?
- When do you hope to retire? What plans, if any, have you made for your retirement?
- Are summer jobs taken by students common in’ your country?
- What do you like best about having a summer job?
Personality
- Do you think the future will be good?
- Do you have definite plans for your future?
- Who is your role model in your personal life? Why do you look lip to this person?
- How do you think a professor who knows you well would describe you?
- Who might a colleague describe you?
- Can your friends depend on you?
- Psychologically speaking, what type of personality do you have? (Think of ambitious, argumentative, sensible, artistic, realistic, optimistic, social, calm, outgoing, dynamic, etc.)
- What are your pet hates/ pet peeves (things that annoy you a lot)?
- What roles do you usually take on when working in a team?
- Do you enjoy the company of other people? Do you keep your feelings to yourself?
- Are you a worker bee (team member), team leader, or both?
- Do you put off until tomorrow what you could do today?
- On a scale of 1 to 10, how organised are you? What kind of person were you as a teenager?
- Are you the type of person who likes to try new things or just stay with regular routines?
- Are you the type of person who likes to try new things or just stay with regular routines?
- Do you think you are creative and self-expressive in different areas?
- Is there anything that you are obsessed with? What are you most frequently criticised for?
- Do you enjoy learning new skills?
- Do you actively seek new skills to master?
- Do you have special talents that you have developed?
- Do you think you are more introverted or more extraverted?
- Do you consider yourself to be thoughtful, analytical or do you usually make up your mind fast?
- Do you notice other people’s feelings?
- Do you keep your feelings to yourself?
- Are you a goal-oriented person?
- Are you a self-starter person?
Để có được một phần thi Speaking part 1 hoàn hảo, ngoài các từ vựng, phrasal verbs, các em có thể áp dụng những Idiom IELTS thông dụng vào câu từ để tạo sự ấn tượng từ phía giám khảo nhé. Muốn tạo ra sự tự tin cho bản thân giúp thực hiện thật tốt part 2 và part 3, phần mở đầu part 1 phải thật “trơn tru” thì tâm lý mới vững vàng được nhé!
