IELTS Speaking : Part 2 Topic Card

Part 2 tests your ability to talk about a topic, develop your ideas about a topic, and relevant vocabulary and grammar.

• The examiner will give you a ‘task card’ with written prompts.
• The examiner will ask you to talk about the topics and include the points that you can cover in your talk. The topic is about a personal experience.
• You will be given one minute to prepare your talk, and you will be given a pencil and paper to make notes (do not write on the task card)
• You must talk for one to two minutes about the topic. You can use your notes to help you.
• Then the examiner will ask you one or two more questions on the same topic.

Topic 1

Take one minute to prepare a talk on the following subject.
Take notes if you like and remember to include reasons and examples.
You should then speak for between one and two minutes.

Follow-up:

• What do you think of the importance of museums in history?
• How do you think of the heritage of a country?
• Compare the museums nowadays and in the past

Topic 2

Take one minute to prepare a talk on the following subject.
Take notes if you like and remember to include reasons and examples.
You should then speak for between one and two minutes.

Follow-up:

• How to take good photo?
• When do people use camera?
• How can the new technology put cinema’s skill advanced?

Topic 3

Take one minute to prepare a talk on the following subject.
Take notes if you like and remember to include reasons and examples.
You should then speak for between one and two minutes.

Follow-up:

• What do you think of the historic place in the future?
• Will the government increase or decrease the safety guard?
• What are the changes to the local people and economy?
• What is the impact on the historic place by tourists?

Topic 4

Take one minute to prepare a talk on the following subject.
Take notes if you like and remember to include reasons and examples.
You should then speak for between one and two minutes.

Follow-up:

• What’s the difference between serious party and friendly party?
• Why are some people late for parties intentionally?
• Why do some people like party while others hate it?
• What would you do if the guests feel bored?
• Will there be more and more people to attend parties?

Topic 5

Take one minute to prepare a talk on the following subject.
Take notes if you like and remember to include reasons and examples.
You should then speak for between one and two minutes.

Follow-up:

• Is there any difference between the traditional and modern educational systems?
• What are the pros and cons of the current educational system in your country?
• Do you think it is necessary to give comment or criticism to teachers?

Topic 6

Take one minute to prepare a talk on the following subject.
Take notes if you like and remember to include reasons and examples.
You should then speak for between one and two minutes.

Follow-up:

• What is the significant impact of modern inventions on life?
• Which skills do you want to study in the future?
• Do you think it’s necessary to develop modern invention in the countryside?

Topic 7

Take one minute to prepare a talk on the following subject.
Take notes if you like and remember to include reasons and examples.
You should then speak for between one and two minutes.

Follow-up:

• Say something about the tourism development in your country, facility, services and the effect on environment.
• What is the importance of travel and tourism industry?
• What do you think the function of tourist guides?

Topic 8

Take one minute to prepare a talk on the following subject.
Take notes if you like and remember to include reasons and examples.
You should then speak for between one and two minutes.

Follow-up:

• Describe a type pf movie you like.
• What’s the difference between Chinese and American movies?
• What do you think of the violent films (Hollywood films)?
• Why movies need computer techniques? Any example of movie using computer techniques?
• Which parts of cinema are the most important and how to improve it?

Topic 9

Take one minute to prepare a talk on the following subject.
Take notes if you like and remember to include reasons and examples.
You should then speak for between one and two minutes.

Follow-up:

• What do you think the important qualities for a news reporter?
• What’s the function of a report to the society?
• What kinds of books/newspapers/magazines do Chinese adolescents read?
• With the popularity of Internet, do you think newspapers and magazines will disappear?

Topic 10

Take one minute to prepare a talk on the following subject.
Take notes if you like and remember to include reasons and examples.
You should then speak for between one and two minutes.

Follow-up:

• What do you think of the benefits of children’s games?
• Nowadays children have less and less time for game, what do you think about it?
• What do you think the difference between games nowadays and in the past?
• What’s the negative aspect of games?

Topic 11

Take one minute to prepare a talk on the following subject.
Take notes if you like and remember to include reasons and examples.
You should then speak for between one and two minutes.

Follow-up:

• Tell me how you organize your study time.
• What do you think is important in achieving happiness?
• How do Chinese celebrate some happy events?
• What do the camera and video play in celebrating?

Topic 12

Take one minute to prepare a talk on the following subject.
Take notes if you like and remember to include reasons and examples.
You should then speak for between one and two minutes.

Follow-up:

• What are the changes of city between now and past?
• Does money represent happiness and why?
• How do you regard as the things people want to earn?

Topic 13

Take one minute to prepare a talk on the following subject.
Take notes if you like and remember to include reasons and examples.
You should then speak for between one and two minutes.

Follow-up:

• What is the difference between neighbours and friends?
• Why do people like to watch TV serials in their houses?
• How do you think of the relationship in the city?
• How to improve the neighbourhood?

Topic 14

Take one minute to prepare a talk on the following subject.
Take notes if you like and remember to include reasons and examples.
You should then speak for between one and two minutes.

Follow-up:

• Will smaller shops survive in the current business system?
• What are the characteristics of shopping malls and smaller shops and their difference?
• What is the trend of future shopping centers?
• Talk about online shopping.

Topic 15

Take one minute to prepare a talk on the following subject.
Take notes if you like and remember to include reasons and examples.
You should then speak for between one and two minutes.

Follow-up:

• What do you need to do to take care of it?
• What’s the future trend of the animal?
• How do you think of the poaching of some precious animals such as pandas?

Topic 16

Take one minute to prepare a talk on the following subject.
Take notes if you like and remember to include reasons and examples.
You should then speak for between one and two minutes.

Follow-up:

• What do you think of the future trend of historic places?
• Will government strengthen its protection toward historic places?
• What are the changes brought about by the historic place in local economy, people, etc?
• What is the effect of tourists on the place?

Topic 17

Take one minute to prepare a talk on the following subject.
Take notes if you like and remember to include reasons and examples.
You should then speak for between one and two minutes.

Follow-up:

• Do you feel bored and disgusted about advertisement?
• What do you think are the criteria of assessing a good piece of advertisement?
• What will happen if unauthoritative advertisements prevail in the market?

Topic 18

Take one minute to prepare a talk on the following subject.
Take notes if you like and remember to include reasons and examples.
You should then speak for between one and two minutes.

Follow-up:

• What is the significance of handwriting?
• Does your country have handwriting lesson now?
• Compare the handwriting now and past.
• With the popularity of computers and Internet, will people lose their ability to write letters?

Topic 19

Take one minute to prepare a talk on the following subject.
Take notes if you like and remember to include reasons and examples.
You should then speak for between one and two minutes.

Follow-up:

• Do you think that present giving will play an important role in Chinese daily life? Why?
• Do you think that the brand name is very important for sales?
• In terms of the media, which do you think will play a main role in present giving, television, newspaper or Internet?

Topic 20

Take one minute to prepare a talk on the following subject.
Take notes if you like and remember to include reasons and examples.
You should then speak for between one and two minutes.

Follow-up:

• What do the Chinese people mostly do in their leisure time?
• What's the difference between holidays today and 5 years ago and the reasons for the change?
• Do you think people will spend more time on leisure or working in the future?