Predicted IELTS Speaking Frames - May 2021 - August 2021 | Webberz Educomp Ltd

This is a list of the most important Questions and Cue Cards for May 2021 to August 2021. Practice is a must!

Questions asked to almost all students

May I see your ID?
May I know your full name?
How may I address you?
Where do come from?

Work and studies

Do you work or are you a student?
What work do you do?
Why did you choose that job?
Do you like your job?
Is there anything you dislike about your job?
What was your dream job when you were young?
Do you miss being a student?
What subjects are you studying?
Why did you choose to study that subject?
What do you like about your studies?
What do you dislike about your studies?
Do you prefer to study in the mornings or afternoons?

Hometown

Please describe your hometown a little.
What is your town well-known for?
Do you like your home town?
Is that a big city or a small place?
How long have you been living there?
Do you think you will continue living there for a long time?
How has your town changed over the last 20 years?

Country

Tell me a little about your country.
Which part of your country do most people live in?
Where is your country located?
Tell me about the main industries in your country.
What are some of the good things and some of the bad things about living in your country?

Home

Can you describe the place where you live?
What kind of housing accommodation do you live in (House or Flat)?
What’s your favorite room in your house?
How the walls are decorated in that room?
Which room does your family spend most of the time in?
What can you see from the windows where you live?
Do you prefer living in a house or a flat?
What would you like to change in your house?
What do you dislike about your house?

BBQ

Do you like barbecues?
When the last time did you eat food at barbecues?
What kind of food do you like to eat at barbecues?
How often do you have a barbecue party?
Would you like to have a barbeque with your family or your friends?
Did you have barbeque when you were a child?
Do people in your country like barbecues?

Car Trip

Do you like to travel by car?
When do you travel by car?
Where is the farthest place you have traveled by car?
Do you like to sit in the back or front when traveling by car?

Sky and Stars

Do you like to watch the sky?
What is the sky like at night in your hometown?
Can you see the moon and stars where you live?
What is the best place to look at the sky in your hometown?
Have you ever taken a course about stars?
Is it important to study stars?
What’s your favorite star?

Relax

What do you do to relax?
Do you think doing sports is a good way to relax?
Do you think vacation is a good time for you to relax?
Do you think students need more relaxing time?

Flowers

Do you like flowers?
What is your favorite flower?
What flowers have special meaning in your country?
Do you like to send flowers to others?
When was the last time you gave flowers to someone?
Have you planted any flowers?
Do you like to have flowers in your home?
Where can people buy flowers in your hometown?

Advertising

Do you like advertisements?
How do you feel about advertisements?
Is there much advertising in your country?
Where can we see advertisements?
Do you like advertisements on TV or radio?

Special Costumes

Do you like to wear special costumes?
When was your last time to wear special costumes?
Did you try any special costumes when you were young?
Do you ever buy special costumes?

Wallet

Do you use a wallet?
Have you ever lost a wallet?
Have you ever sent a wallet to someone as a gift?
Do most of your friends use a wallet?

Wild Animals

Have you ever seen wild animals?
Where can we see wild animals?
What’s your favorite wild animal?
Do you like watching animals in the zoo?
Is it important to let children know about animals?
Is it important to protect wild animals?

Primary School

What did you like to do the most when you were in primary school?
How did you go to your primary school?
How do you like your primary school?
What did you do in your leisure time in primary school?

Environmental protection

Would you like to work in a company related to environmental protection?
How can we protect the environment?
Do you think you have done enough to protect the environment?
Is there education about environmental protection at school?

Decoration

What is the decoration like in your home?
What kind of decoration do you prefer?
Do Indian people like decorating their homes?
What’s your favorite color when decorating your home?

Taking rest

How often do you take a rest?
What do you usually do when you are resting?
Do you take a nap when you are resting?
How do you feel after taking a nap?

Holidays

What public holidays do you have in your country?
Which public holidays do you like the most?
What was the best holiday of your life?
Do you like to spend the holidays with your friends or family?

Happiness

What do you do to stay happy?
Is there anything that makes you feel happy lately?
Can you stay happy all the time?
Is it important to be happy?
Do you think you were happier in childhood than now?
Are people in your country happier now than past?
What do you do when you feel unhappy?

Scenery

What can you see from the windows where you live?
Is there good scenery in cities?
Is there good scenery in your hometown?
Do you like to take pictures of good scenery?
When you travel, do you like to live in hotels with scenic views?

Reading

Do you like reading?
What books do you like to read?
What book did you read recently?
What did you learn from it?
Why do parents make children read books at an early age?
What was your favorite book as a child?
Should reading be a compulsory activity for children at school?

Farming

Have you ever visited a farm?
What kind of farm do you like?
Do you think farming is important?
Did you do farm work when you were young?

Rest

How often do you take a rest?
Do you take a nap when you have a rest?
How do you feel after taking a nap?

Trees

Do you like trees?
Would you like to live in a place that has lots of trees?
What kind of trees do people usually plant in your country? How about your hometown?
Do you think places with trees attract more visitors than places with few trees?
Did you ever climb trees when you were a child?
Have you ever planted a tree?

Maths

When did you start learning math?
Do you like math?
Who taught you math?
Is math difficult for you to learn?
Do you like to use a calculator?

Museums

Do you like visiting museums and art galleries?
Do you often visit museums?
When was the last time you visited a museum?
What did you learn from visiting museums and art galleries?
Do you think museums are useful for visitors to your hometown?
Do you think museums are important?
Which do you prefer to visit, museums or art galleries?
Do you think schools should take their students to visit museums and art galleries?
Why is it boring for children to go to museums?
How can we make museums interesting for children?
Are there many museums in your hometown?
Did you go to any museum when you were a child?

TV Programs

What types of TV programs do you like to watch?
What benefits can people get from watching foreign TV Programs?
In your country is it possible for you to watch any TV programs in English?

Singing

Do you often sing?
When do you like to sing?
Is it difficult to sing well?
Do you want to be a singer?
What kinds of music do you like to sing?

Mornings

What is your morning routine?
Is breakfast important?
Do you have breakfast in time?
Do you sometimes skip breakfast?
When the last time did you skip your breakfast?

Names

Is it difficult for you to remember people’s names?
How do you remember people’s names?
How do you feel when people can’t remember your name?
Do you often forget people’s names?

New Year

How do you celebrate New Year?
Have you ever celebrated New Year that you still remember?
How do people in your country celebrate the New Year?
Why do people think that the New Year is a new beginning?

Part – 2 (Cue Cards)

1. Describe a place where you have a rest (not home)

You should say:

What the place is
How often you go there
What you do there
Why you feel relaxed there

Follow-ups

Is it hard to find quiet places in cities?
Why is it quieter in the countryside?
Why do people go to quiet places?
Compared with young people, do old people prefer to live in quiet places?
Why do some people not like quiet places?
Do you know other quiet places?
Do you need a quiet place when you are working?
Why do people like to spend time in quiet places?
Do you know anyone who likes noise?

2. Describe an experience when you were not allowed to 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

Follow-ups

What is the impact of the cell phone?
What is the smartphone used the most for?
What is your opinion about selfies?

3. Describe a piece of local news that people are interested in

You should say

What it was about
Where you saw/heard it
Who was involved
And explain why people were interested in it

Follow-ups

Do people read the newspaper where you live?
Do people prefer local or international news?
Do you think it’s important to have a national identity?
How can people develop their national identity?

4. Describe a time when you did shopping in a street market.

You should say:

What street market it was and where it was
When it was
What you bought
How you felt about this shopping experience

Follow-ups

Do you like shopping online or going out for shopping?
What is the difference between shopping with friends and shopping alone?
What are the disadvantages of shopping in a big mall?
Why do people like to buy branded products?
In your opinion are big discounts real or just an advertisement?

5. Describe an argument two of your friends had?

You should say:

When it happened
What it was about
How it was solved
How did you feel about it?

Follow-ups

Do you think arguments are important?
What do family members generally argue about?
Is it easier for you to have arguments with your friends or your family members?
Do you think people should change the way they think when they have arguments?
If two people argue, do you think a third person should be involved in the settlement?
Why do you think people are stubborn and unwilling to change?
Do you think you are stubborn?
Will you be willing to change?

6. Describe a natural talent you want to improve like sports music

You should say:

What it is?
When you discovered
How you want to improve it
And how you feel about it?

Follow-ups

Do you think artists with talents should focus on their talents?
Is it possible for us to know the children who are 3 or 4 years old will become musicians or painters when they grow up?
Do you think parents feel guilty for putting too much pressure on their children?
Why do people like to watch talent shows?
Do you think it is more interesting to watch famous peoples or ordinary people’s shows?

7. Describe a puzzle that you solved

You should say:

What puzzle it was
How long it took to complete it
Whether it was difficult or easy
How you felt about it

Follow-ups

Why do parents let their children play puzzles?
What kinds of puzzles improve people’s intelligence?
Why are detective stories attractive to people?
Which do you think is better? A detective movie or its original novel?

8. Describe a law on environmental protection

What it is
How you first learned about it
Who benefits from it
And explain how you feel about this law

Follow-ups

Do you think this law is acceptable to the people?
Is there any situation wherein people may disobey the law?
Do people like being a police officer in your country?
What qualities should a police officer possess?
Why some people prefer to be a lawyer?
Should people be penalized when they use mobile phones while driving?
Is kindness the most important quality of a police officer?
Do you think both men and women can be police officers?
Do you think the police officers are paid too much?
Are there laws about education in India?
What kind of rules do schools in India have?
What can teachers do to make students obey rules?
What should parents do to educate children about laws?

9. Describe a town or city where you would like to live in the future

You should say:

What city it is
When you went there
What you did there
Why you liked it and want to live there

Follow-ups

Why do more and more people live in the city?
What are some factors that attract people to settle down in certain places?
What are the differences between the young and old when choosing where to live?

10. Describe an occasion when you saw a lot of people smiling

You should say:

What occasion it was
Where it was
Why they were smiling

Follow-ups

Why do people smile?
When do people smile?
What’s the difference between a fake smile and a true smile?
Why do people smile when they take photos?
Who smiles more, men or women?
Do you think people should control their moods?
Do you think people who like to smile are more friendly?
Do people smile more when they are younger or older?

11. Describe an art or craft activity (e.g painting, woodwork, etc) that you had (at school)

What you made
How you made it?
What it looked like?
And how you felt about the activity?

Follow-ups

What kinds of traditional handicrafts are there in your country?
Should children learn more about art? / What are the benefits of making handcrafts?
Why do some people think it is difficult to understand art?
What can we do to make young people pay more attention to traditional art?
Do you think it’s important to cultivate an appreciation of art in children?
Do you think art should be included in school curriculums? Why?
Have you attended any lessons about art?
What have you learned from these lessons?
What do young people think of traditional handicrafts?
Do people in your country send handicrafts as gifts?

12. Describe a time you saw something interesting on social media

When it was
Where you saw it
What you saw
And explain why you think it was interesting

Follow-ups

Why do people like to use social media?
What kind of things is popular on social media?
What are the advantages and disadvantages of using social media?
What do you think about making friends on social networking sites?

13. Describe a plan you have for the future (but not related to work or study)

You should say:

What it is
Why you have this plan
What you will need to do in order to make the plan work
How you think you will feel after you succeed

Follow-ups

Do you think it is important for a person to have a career plan?
How do most people plan their future education and their future career?
Do you think it’s important to include the factor of one’s salary in a career plan?
Do you think planning is important or is it a waste of time?
What kinds of personal plans should people make for themselves?
In general, how do people make plans?
For a person with children, what influence does this have on their personal plans for the future?
Should parents set goals for children?
When do young children start to set goals for themselves?

14. Describe a company where you live that employs a lot of people

What it does
How many people it employs
What kind of people work there
How you feel about it

Follow-ups

Is it easy to find a job in India?
What should the government do if there is unemployment?
Is a high salary important?
Is it ok to do a job you like with a low salary?
Are there many big companies in your country?
How can a small company grow big?
Should big companies donate more to charities?
Should big companies be punished more seriously if they break the law?
What are the good things about working for a big company?

15. Describe a tall building in your town that you like or dislike

You should say:

Where this building is
What it looks like
What it is used for
Explain why you like or dislike it

Follow-ups

What are the advantages and disadvantages of living in tall buildings
Do you think there will be more tall buildings in the future?
Why aren’t there many tall buildings in the countryside?
Why do some people like to live in tall buildings nowadays?

16. Describe a leisure activity near or in the sea that you want to try

You should say:

What activity it is
How you should prepare for this activity
Why you want to try it

Follow-ups

What are the advantages and disadvantages of vacations on the seaside?
Why do children like the sea better than adults?
What types of job positions can be found on or near the sea?

17. Describe an interesting old person

You should say:

Who this person is
How you know this person
What you like to do together
How you feel about this person

Follow up Questions

What qualities does a person need to have to take care of old people?
Do you think old people should be taken care of at home?
How can people in the neighborhood help the elderly during an epidemic?
Do you see this kind of help occurring in your neighborhood?

18. Describe a live sports match that you have watched

What it was
When you watched it
What it was like
And how you felt about it

Follow-ups

Do you prefer to watch live sports or watch it on TV?
Why do some people like to watch live sports?
What kind of sports do Indian people like to watch?
Do you think competition is good for students?

19. Describe a time when you helped a friend

When it was
How you helped him/her
Why you helped him/her
And how you felt about it

Follow-ups

How do people usually help each other?
How is online help different from real-life help?
Should schools be responsible for teaching students how to cooperate?
What are the differences between help from friends and help from family?
Do you like helping others?
Should parents teach helping others to their children?
Do you think nowadays people do more good work as compared to the past?
Will you help others in the future?
How do you encourage children to help others?
How do world social organizations such as Red Cross collect their funds worldwide?

20. Describe something that you have shared with others

You should say:

What you shared
When you shared it
Who you shared it with
Why you shared it and how you felt about it

Follow-ups

Do you like to share?
What are the consequences if children don’t like to share?
How do you feel about sharing accommodations with others on campus?
How could parents and teachers teach young children to share?
Do people in your country (or, you) prefer to share public transport, or do they (you) prefer to use private transport?
Do many people in your country share their home with others or do they mostly live alone?
Do you think there are many advantages to sharing your home with other (non-family) people?
Would you ever share your food with someone else?

21. Describe your favorite movie

You should say:

When and where you saw it;
What type of ﬁlm it was;
What the ﬁlm was about
And explain why it is your favorite ﬁlm

Follow-ups

Do you think (watching) films have (has) any educational beneﬁts?
In what ways are documentary films and films only for entertainment different?
Why do you think documentary films are not so popular?
How are movies and real-life different?
Do men and women like to watch the same kinds of films?
Do different age groups like the same kinds of films?
Do you like any particular film star? Why?

22. 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
How you felt about it

Follow-ups

Why do different people like to read different magazines?
What kind of magazines do teenagers like to read?
What’s the difference between news on TV and news in magazines?
Do people like to read news from the Internet?
Do people still buy magazines in your country?
Do you think people today are healthier than those in the past?

23. Describe a bag you want to own

What kind of bag it is?
Where you want to buy it
How much it will cost you
Why you want this kind of bag

Follow-ups

Why do you think women like to buy bags?
Is the backpack practical in life?
Why are some people willing to buy expensive bags?
In the future, what changes will bags have?
Why do children need to carry a uniform schoolbag?

24. Describe a time when you saw a wild animal

You should say:

What animal it was
When and where you saw it
What the animal did when you saw it
How you felt when you saw it

Follow-Ups

Besides the animal you just spoke about, what other wild animals are there in your country (or, around where you live)?
In general, how do people in your country feel about wild animals?
In general, what is the attitude of people in your country towards wild animals?
Do you like (all) wild animals? (Why?/Why not?)
In general, do you think people like wild animals?
Are there any wild animals that you dislike? Why?
What about lions and tigers, do you like them? After all, they sometimes eat people
In your country, are people’s attitudes towards wild animals today the same as people’s attitudes in the past?

25. Describe your favorite weather

You should say:

What kind of weather it is
What you usually do during this weather
How this weather affects your mood
Why you like this type of weather

Follow-Ups

Do you often pay attention to the weather forecast? (Why?/Why not?)
How does the weather (or, the weather forecast) affect what activities people do?
Why do some people dislike some kind of weather?
Do people wear different clothes in different types of weather (or, different seasons)? ( Same as 2)
Does the weather have an effect on the economy?
(Similar but different) (In your country), are there any differences in economic activity in the different seasons?

26. Describe a short journey that you often take but dislike

Or Describe a visit that you disliked.

You should say:

Where you go
How often you do this
When you do this
Why you dislike it

Follow-ups

What type of apartment do most people in your country like to live in?
Do people in your country like to invite others as guests?
Do people take gifts when they visit each other?
What is the difference between the houses in the city center and the suburbs?

27. Describe an ideal job you’d like to do in the future

You should say:

What it is
How you can get this job
What kinds of work you would do for the job
Explain why you want to have it

28. Describe a polite person you know

You should say:

Who this person is
How you know this person
Why you think this person is polite

Follow-ups

Do you think you are a polite person?
Do you think politeness is important?
In your opinion, why is it important to show respect to others?
How can parents teach their children to be polite? OR How do parents in your country teach their children to be polite?
Can you think of any examples when young children are not very polite?
Do you think there is a certain age when children should be expected to be polite?
Do you think that everyone in society is aware of what is and isn’t polite behaviour?

29. Describe a famous person you are interested in

You should say:

Who this person is
What this person was life before they become famous
How you know this person
Why you think this person is interesting

Part 3

What types of people are famous in your country?
How do people become famous nowadays?
What is the difference between people who were famous earlier and who are famous now?
What qualities do famous people have in common?
What do you think about nepotism amongst famous people?

30. Describe a time you needed to use your imagination

You should say:

What you did using imagination
When it was
Whether it was easy or difficult
How you felt

Follow-ups

Do you think adults can have lots of imagination?
Do you think imagination is necessary for scientists?
What kinds of jobs need imagination?
What subjects are helpful for people’s imagination?

31. Describe a toy that you liked when you were a child

You should say:

What the toy was
Who gave it to you
How you used this toy
Explain how you felt when you got this toy

Follow up Questions

What is the difference between girls’ and boys’ toys?
Do you think toys really help in children’s development?
Does modern technology have an influence on children’s toys?
Have we lost our hand skills such as sewing?
What toys are popular with kids in India today?
In general, do children today have many toys?
Do you think playing with electronic toys has a good influence on kids?
Do you think there are some toys that are only suitable for girls and some that are only suitable for boys?
Which do you think is better, for children to play with toy alone or with other kids?

32. Describe a thing that your family has kept for a long time

You should say:

What it is, how your family first got this thing
How long your family has kept it
Why this thing is important to your family

Follow Up Questions

Which do you think are better, old things or new things?
As well as family photographs, what are some other things that people keep in their family for a long time?
In your culture, what sorts of things do people often pass down from generation to generation? (Why?)
Why do you think people keep these things?
What are the benefits of keeping some old things in the family?
Do you think it’s good to recall the past?

33. Describe an occasion when you ate something for the first time

You should say

What food it was
When it happened
Where you ate it
How you felt about it

Follow-ups

Do you like to try new food?
What kinds of foreign foods are popular in your country?
Do you like to cook at home?
Is it expensive to eat out in your country?
What’s the difference between Indian food and western food?

34. Describe a thing you bought and felt pleased about

You should say:

What it was
Where you bought it
How it was used
Explain why it made you happy

35. Describe an interesting conversation that you had with someone

You should say:

Who this person was
Where you met this person
What you talked about
Why this conversation was interesting

36. Describe a skill you can teach others

You should say:

What skill it is
When you learned it
How you can teach others
How you feel about this skill

Follow-ups

Should teachers be funny when they teach?
What qualities should teachers have?
Which do you think are more important practical skills or academic skills?
Which age group is the best age for learning?

37. Describe a time when you got lost

You should say:

Where it was
What happened
How you felt
How you found your way

Follow-ups

Do you often get lost?
Is map-reading skill important?
Are some people good at map-reading than others?
Why some people like traveling to other places?
Should they find information about the place before going there?

38. Describe a time when you gave advice to others?

Who you gave advice to
What the situation was
What advice you gave
What the result was

Follow up Questions

What kind of advice do parents give to their children?
How do experts give advice to others? (example a doctor gives advice to patients)
What advice do parents give to teenagers about making friends?
Whose advice is more helpful? Parents’ or friends’?

39. Describe a time when you encouraged someone to do something that they didn’t want to do

You should say:

Who this person is
What you encouraged them to do
How this person reacted
Why you encouraged this person to do it

Follow-Ups

How could leaders encourage their employees?
When should parents encourage their children?
What kind of encouragement should parents give?
Do you think some people are better at persuading others?

40. Describe an unforgettable bike (bicycle) trip you had

Where you went
When it was
Who you were with
Why do you think it was unforgettable

Follow Up Questions

Do people in your country often travel by bike?
Which is more convenient, bicycle or a car?
Do you think that children should learn the skills of riding from an early age?
Do you think cycling is a good way to exercise?

41. Describe a time when you were bored

You should say:

Where it was
Who you were with
What you did
Why you were bored

Follow-Ups

When do people feel bored?
What can people do when they feel bored?
Do people get bored with daily routines?
Is it easier for younger people to feel bored than for the old?

42. Describe a time when your computer broke down

You should say:

What the problem was
What you were doing
When it was
What you did about it
how you felt about it

Predicted IELTS Speaking Frames – May 2021 – August 2021

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