【パート1】質問集

IELTSのスピーキングパート1で、質問される内容をまとめました。

学習は以下の手順で行います。

1. 質問に対して「主張」「理由」「論拠」の3点セットで回答を考える
2. 回答を録音する
3. 録音した音声を聞いて改善できるポイントを分析する

慣れないうちは、日本語で回答を考えても問題ありません。というのも、質問に回答するという能力は、英語力ではなく母語の影響をより強く受けるからです。

慣れてきた段階で、最初から英語で回答を構築してみると良いでしょう。

スピーキングパート1 質問集

Name

1. Is your name important to you?
2. Did your parents choose your name(s)?
3. How did your parents choose your name(s)?
4. Does your name have any special meaning?
5. Is your name common or unusual in your country?
6. If you could change your name, would you?

Study

1. What are you studying?
2. What’s your major?
3. Why did you choose that subject?
4. What do you find most interesting about your course?
5. What is your favorite subject?
6. What do you dislike about your study?
7. What do you hope to do after your graduation?
8. What are your ambitions for the future?
9. Do you hope to gain any qualifications?
10. What are the advantages of studying instead of working?

Work

1. Can you describe your job to me?
2. What do you do for a living?
3. How long have you been doing it?
4. Can you describe one of your typical working days?
5. What’s your daily routine on a working day?
6. Why did you choose to do that job?
7. What things do you enjoy about your work? Why?
8. What do you think is the attraction of your work?
9. What is your ideal job?
10. Do you want to change your current job? Why or why not?
11. Are you willing to keep your job permanently?
12. What are your plans for the future?

Your town

1. Can you describe your town or village to me?
2. Tell me something about your hometown.
3. Where are you from?
4. Where is your hometown?
5. Where do you come from?
6. What is the name of the street you live on?
7. What kind of street do you live on?
8. What do you like about your town?
9. What is the weather like in your town?
10. What building is considered famous in your town?
11. What jobs do people in your town do?
12. How has your town changed over the last twenty years?
13. What changes have taken place in your city in recent years?
14. Do you think it is better to live in the center of town or outside in the country? Why?

Free time

1. What do you enjoy doing in your free time?
2. How much time do you have each week for doing these things?
3. Why do you like doing these activities?
4. How did you start doing this activity at first?
5. Is there some other hobby or sport you would like to try? Why?
6. How has the way people spend their free time changed over the years?

Holidays

1. What do you do when you have a holiday?
2. Who do you usually spend a holiday with?
3. Where do you like to spend your holidays? Why?
4. Can you describe a typical day in your holidays?
5. Why are holidays and important to you?
6. If you could take a holiday anywhere in the world, where would you go? Why?
7. What do people usually do during holidays and in your town?

Places to go in your free time

1. What do people do in your town in their free time?
2. Where can they go out for entertainment, or enjoy themselves?
3. Which do you prefer: eating in restaurants or eating at home?
4. Which are the best places to eat out?

Transport

1. How did you come here today?
2. What is public transport like in your town?
3. How do you think it could be improved?
4. Do you think people should use public transport more? Why (not)?

Shopping

1. How much time do you spend shopping every week?
2. Do you enjoy going shopping? Why (not)?
3. What is your favorite shop and why do you like it?
4. What problems are there with shopping in your area?

Your neighborhood

1. Can you describe the house where you live to me?
2. What is there to do in the area where you live?
3. What do you like about the area where you live?
4. How do you think it could be improved?
5. Do you think it is better to live in the center of town or outside of the country? Why?

Reading

1. Do you enjoy reading? Why?
2. What sort of things do you read?
3. Tell me something about your favorite book.
4. What are the advantages of reading instead of watching television or going to the cinema?

Sports and games

1. What sports are most popular in your country?
2. What sports and games did you most enjoy playing
3. when you were a child?
4. Do people take as much exercise as in the past?
5. Why is exercise good for you?

Laughter

1. Do you usually make your friends laugh?
2. Are you the kind of person who makes people laugh?
3. When was the last time you laughed?
4. In what situations do people laugh?
5. Do you like to make people laugh?
6. Do you like watching funny TV shows?
7. Do you think it’s important for friends to have the same sense of humor?

Art&Museum

1. Do you like going to museums?
2. Have you ever been to an art gallery?
3. Are there any paintings on the wall of your bedroom?
4. Are you good at art?
5. Did you learn art at school when you were a child?
6. What kind of art do you like?
7. Is art popular in your country?
8. Have you ever been to an art gallery?
9. Do you think children can benefit from going to art galleries?

History

1. When you were a child, did you enjoy learning history?
2. Have you ever been to a museum to learn about history?
3. Have you ever watched movies related to history?
4. When was the last time you read a book about history?
5. Do you think history is important?

Science

1. Do you like Science?
2. Did you enjoy learning Science in primary or high school?
3. Do you think it’s important to study Science?
4. What kind of science did you learn at school?

Trust

1. Who do you trust most?
2. What kind of people do you trust?
3. Have you ever lost trust in somebody?
4. Do you trust artificial intelligence?

Makeup

1. Do you wear makeup often?
2. What does wearing makeup mean to you?
3. Do you give a makeup kit as a gift?
4. What do you think when you see a man wearing makeup?

Tiredness

1. What kinds of things make you tired?
2. What do you do when you feel tired?
3. Whom do you usually talk to when you feel mentally tired?
4. Do you like to talk to strangers when you feel mentally tired?

Recycling

1. Do you recycle stuff?
2. Did you recycle when you were a kid?
3. What kind of things do you recycle?
4. How do you feel when you see trash lying on roads?
5. Is it important to have recycled bins?
6. Will you recycle in the future?
7. Do you influence others to use recycle bins?

Singing

1. Do you like singing?
2. When do you sing?
3. Do you have a favorite song you like to sing?
4. Will you take singing lessons in the future?
5. Did you enjoy singing when you were young?
6. Do people in your country like singing for entertainment?

Weekend

1. How do you usually spend your weekends?
2. What do other people in your hometown (or in your country) usually do on weekends?
3. Did you do anything special last weekend?
4. What will you do next weekend?
5. Which is your favorite part of the weekend?
6. Do you think weekends are long enough?
7. How important do you think it is to have free time at the weekends?

Changes

1. Do you like the changes? Why?
2. What do you plan to change next year?
3. Are there any changes to your work?
4. Have you changed a lot since your childhood?
5. Are there any positive changes in your country these days?

Celebrity

1. What kind of people are celebrities in your country?
2. Who is your favorite celebrity in your country?
3. Have you ever seen a celebrity in real life?
4. Why do you want to meet a famous person?
5. How do celebrities influence their fans in your country?
6. Do you like any foreign celebrities?
7. Would you like to be a celebrity?

Animals

1. Are there many animals or birds where you live? [Why/Why not?]
2. How often do you watch programs or read articles about wild animals? [Why?]
3. Have you ever been to a zoo or a wildlife park? [Why/Why not?]
4. Would you like to have a job working with animals? [Why/Why not?]

Daily Routine

1. What would you like to change in your daily routine?
2. Are all your days the same?
3. Tell me about your typical weekday and your typical weekend.
4. What is the balance of work/study and free time on a normal day?

Family

1. Do you have a large family or a small family?
2. Can you tell me something about them?
3. How much time do you manage to spend with members of your family?
4. What sorts of things do you like to do together?
5. Do you get on well with your family? [Why?/why not]

Festival

1. Tell me about the most important festival in your country.
2. What special food and activities are connected with this festival?
3. What do you enjoy most about it?
4. Do you think festivals are important for a country? [Why?]

Friend

1. Do you have many friends?
2. How often do you go out with friends?
3. Tell me about your best friend at school.
4. How friendly are you with your neighbors?
5. Which is more important to you, friends or family?

Hometown

1. Do most people live in houses in your country?
2. Describe your hometown.
3. Where is your hometown located?
4. What is it known for?
5. Has your hometown changed much since you were a child?
6. Are there any changes you would like to make in your hometown?
7. Is it easy to travel around your hometown?
8. What do you like about your hometown?
9. What do you not like about your hometown?
10. How has your hometown changed over the years?
11. How long have you been living there?
12. Do you think you will continue living there for a long time?

Social Media

1. Which social media websites do you use? [Why?]
2. How much time do you spend on social media sites?
3. What kind of information about yourself have you put on social media? [Why?]
4. Is there anything you don’t like about social media? [Why?]