5 MOST POPULAR TOPICS FOR IELTS SPEAKING PART 1
English speaking and writing can be considered as two most challenging skills to master. It will take learners a long time and a lot of effort to better these skills and perform excellently at the IELTS exam. There are different methods that students can employ to self-practice speaking skill by themselves. Here are 5 topics that you can often meet at the speaking test.
TOPIC 1: Holidays
1. Do you like holidays? Why / Why not?
Yes, I love holidays because I get the chance to take a break from work, to relax and unwind, and to spend time with my family.
2. Do you prefer to travel or stay at home during the holiday period? Why?
If I can, I prefer to travel. It’s nice to get away from everything and to have a change of scenery. Also, I like visiting new places and doing some sightseeing.
3. What do most people do during their holidays in your country? Why?
During the summer, I think most British people go somewhere hot and sunny, to escape from the British weather.
TOPIC 2: NAMES
1. How did your parents choose your name?
To be honest, I’m not sure how they chose it; I’ve never asked them. I suppose it was just a name that they both liked, and maybe they thought it suited me.
2. Does your name have any special meaning?
It might do, but I don’t know what that meaning is; I’ve never looked it up. Maybe I’ll google it later today; you’ve made me curious to find out.
3. Is your name common or unusual in your country?
Yes, it’s quite a common name. I remember that there were two other people with the same name as me in my class at school.
TOPIC 3: LEISURE TIME
1. How much time do you spend at home?
Obviously I sleep at home, but I don’t spend very much time at home during the day, because I’m usually with work.
2. Do you prefer to spend your free time at home or outside the house?
During the day, I prefer to be out of the house, so I like visiting family or meeting up with friends. But I do like relaxing at home in the evenings.
3. What do you do when you have some free time and you’re at home?
I usually sit and watch some TV or a film, or I listen to some music. I also like sitting outside if the weather is nice.
TOPIC 4: NEIGHBOURS
1. How well do you know the people who live next door to you?
I know my neighbours quite well. They’re really nice people, and I always stop to talk whenever I see them.
2. How often do you see them?
I see my neighbours at least a few times a week. We usually see each other when we’re leaving for work in the morning or coming home in the evening.
3. What kinds of problems do people sometimes have with their neighbours?
I think the most common problem is probably noise. It’s difficult to live next to people who have a dog that barks at night, or who play loud music.
TOPIC 5: HOUSE
1. Do you live in a house or an apartment?
I live in a semi-detached house with three bedrooms and a small garden.
2. Which room do you like most in your house? Why?
My favourite room is the kitchen because it looks out onto the back garden, and it’s on the side of the house that catches the afternoon sun.
3. Is there anything about your house that you would like to change?
Well, it would be nice if it were a detached house so that we could have windows on the wall that we currently share with our neighbours.
SIX BOOKS IN ENGLISH THAT YOU SHOULD READ
Reading is a helpful daily language practice activity. It is really challenging for you to select some excellent publications from the numerous available to study in order to enhance your language skills in addition to being amusing. I'm going to propose six works of English literature for you to read in your spare time in this post. For the sake of balance, some were written in the nineteenth century, while others were written in the twentieth. Three were written by males and three by women.
“Call me Ishmael.” - Moby Dick
This is the first sentence of "Moby Dick," a very lengthy novel about a whale and a ship whose captain wants to pursue a whale. You may have heard of this book before. Really, it's not the aim of the trip, but that's his covert strategy. The focus of the book is on it. Mr. Dick "is what the whale goes by. Herman Melville, an American novelist, is the name of the author, and the publication date is 1851. The book is quite long and challenging. As a result of all of this, you might wish to see a movie about it only to familiarise yourself with the plot. However, you may always see the movie to get a quick overview of the plot before deciding whether or not to read the novel. Alternatively, you could opt to read the book first, see the movie second, and then compare how similar or perhaps somewhat unlike they are in your thoughts.
April's day was sunny and chilly, and the clocks were striking thirteen." - 1984
The book's title is "1984". I believe the writer would have been writing it in 1948, so he kind of reversed the chronology, even though it has been established that the book was written in 1949, really... or it was released in 1949. Additionally, he was attempting to create a futuristic novel with events taking place in the future. So, "1984". They would be thinking, "Oh, gosh, 1984 — that sounds like a long way ahead," in 1948. However, everything has obviously passed in the past for us since then. George Orwell, the author, is an English author.
Readers were deeply affected by the terrifying dystopia, and his ideas infiltrated popular society in a level that was only seldom possible with novels. Big Brother and the Thought Police, among other notions from the novel, are widely known and readily recognizable as terms for contemporary social and political atrocities.
"It is a commonly known reality that a single guy with wealth must be in need of a woman." - Pride and Prejudice
Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, a love story, was released in three volumes anonymously in 1813. A masterpiece of English literature, it centres on the developing romance between Fitzwilliam Darcy, a wealthy aristocratic landowner, and Elizabeth Bennet, the daughter of a country gentleman. It is written with sharp humour and exceptional character portrayal. Pride and Prejudice was highly welcomed by reviewers and readers when it was first published. The initial printing was completely sold out within the first year and was never reprinted.
"Mrs. Dalloway said she would buy the flowers herself." - Mrs. Dalloway
Mrs. Dalloway is a 1925 book by Virginia Woolf. It looks at a day in the lives of upper-class Londoner Clarissa Dalloway, who is married to a member of parliament. Mrs. Dalloway has almost no storyline; the action that does occur mostly occurs in the characters' heads. Through a number of interconnected stories, including that of Clarissa as she organizes and throws a party and the mentally ill war veteran Septimus Warren Smith, the book explores the concept of time in personal experience. One way to think about the two characters is as counterbalances.
"There was no possibility of taking a walk that day." - Jane Eyre
The name of the book is "Jane Eyre." The main character and subject of this narrative is Jane Eyre. It starts when she is a little child. She is also unable to take a walk outside. But because she's reading a book, she actually seems pretty content. She is therefore content to read the book while remaining at home. She doesn't seem to care about taking a stroll. Maybe it was for the best that she could stay indoors and read. The novel was written by Charlotte Bronte and published in 1847. Virginia Woolf was also English, as was the early Victorian novel. Except for Melville on this list, they are all English.
"Marley was dead to begin with; there is no doubt whatever about that." - A Christmas Carol
"A Christmas Carol" is, of course, a Christmas story by Charles Dickens. Christmas is a very significant season for Victorians in general as well as Charles Dickens; it's a time when families gather together, trees, presents, and other holiday-related decor are all quite popular. Written in1843, it. It is largely regarded as the greatest rendition of the eponymous classic story by Charles Dickens. Christmastime, when it is regularly televised, is when it is a perennial favourite.
I hope these six suggestions will be beneficial to you. That should offer you several suggestions for whatever novels you want to read.