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IELTS Speaking Part 2 Topics Summer 2017
Current IELTS exam topics and questions:
August 3, 2017 by Liz 57 Comments

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Below is a list of IELTS speaking part 2 topics which students have had so far this Post Your IELTS Results
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Of course, examiners have other topics as well but you should definitely prepare
ideas for the topics below. It is common for speaking topics to be repeated in IELTS
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Speaking Part 2 Topics Summer 2017
Students have reported the following topics this summer in their test:
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1. A well paid job you would be good at

2. Good news you received
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3. A future plan
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4. A useful website
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5. A book you know August 11, 2017

6. A time when you changed your house or school Asking to Repeat the question in IELTS speaking
7. A special thing you have which you had to wait for August 10, 2017

8. Your favourite sport Is a Conclusion Important in IELTS Writing Task

9. An event where there were people smiling 2?
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10. A quiet place you often visit
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11. An invention that changed peoples lives August 7, 2017
12. A plan in your life that is not related to work
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13. Your favourite season August 2, 2017
14. A time when you ate food from a foreign country IELTS Listening: Which answer is correct?
15. An interesting conversation with someone you did not know August 1, 2017

16. Historical event in your country

17. Describe a crowded place you went to
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18. Describe about a person whom you worked with and helped
19. A polite person IELTS Book List
20. Describe a place where you want to go on a trip in future
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21. Talk about a time you have spend time with a young child
22. The most polite person you have come across in your life
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23. A personal goal which you have not been able to achieve
24. A recent inspirational talk or speech you have heard
25. Describe a famous person
26. Describe a happy experience from your childhood
27. A time you had good service from a hotel or restaurant
28. A place you can swim
29. Describe a trip to the countryside
30. Talk about an occasion when you received a good service from a person
31. Describe a new shop that recently opened in your city
32. An item of clothing
33. A clever child
34. A free item you received
35. A TV show

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Mahd says:
August 13, 2017 at 3:50 pm

Cue card 2 was: English class which was very interesting.

How does a band score get affected if u dont speak for a long time on the Cue card.. I was
speaking to fast and hence
.

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Liz says:
August 13, 2017 at 3:56 pm

Thanks for sharing Fluency is measured in a number of ways. The length

is not always essential. It depends how well you spoke, how your expanded etc.

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Harsha says:
August 8, 2017 at 12:01 pm

Hi Liz,
Today I had my speaking test in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Im so glad that Ive gone through
almost all of your speaking topics, questions and model answers. Below are the questions
I faced.
Part 1:
Greeting, Full name, How to call me > your Greeting video really helped me to succeed
this section
Describe about dreams, Do I dream, When I like to listen to others dreams > No words
to express how your question and model answers on this topic helped me

Part 2:
A swimming pool where I often visit
Whether it is limited to any specific age group

Part 3:
Leisure and cultural activities
Whether internet affects people involving in more cultural activities

Liz, I want to thank you for the great help you are doing through your web site for the
students.

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Liz says:
August 8, 2017 at 12:49 pm

Thanks for sharing Im so glad you find my website useful

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Dhanushka Sampath says:

August 7, 2017 at 11:41 am

Dear Liz,
your site is truly helpful for the IELTS exam.
today (07 Aug 2017) i had my speaking test in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
questions were,
section 1
were you live in a house or apartment, why do you like it
In future what king of house do you like to live
do you like travel by bus
what kind of things to do to for a better bus service
how do you welcome a person in your country

section 2
Describe about a person whom you worked with and helped

section 3
questions about hospitality, and helping others

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Liz says:
August 7, 2017 at 11:43 am

Thanks for sharing

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Manvir kaur says:

August 7, 2017 at 10:36 am

My cue card was Describe a TV drama series

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Gora says:
August 7, 2017 at 7:40 am

Mam How Can i start my cue card

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Liz says:
August 7, 2017 at 11:25 am

You can find a link to that information on this page:

http://ieltsliz.com/ielts-speaking-free-lessons-essential-tips/

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Sami says:
August 6, 2017 at 3:08 pm

Describe a place you went to that was crowded

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Liz says:
August 6, 2017 at 3:21 pm

Thanks for sharing Ill add it to the list

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Jyoti says:
August 6, 2017 at 2:32 pm

Hello mam what will be the result if we write more than 200 words in writing
task 1?did we loose our score or not??

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Liz says:
August 6, 2017 at 3:27 pm

If you have given too much detail and you have not chosen which
information to select, you will be marked down in Task Achievement which is 25% of
your marks. See these pages: http://ieltsliz.com/ielts-writing-task-1-band-scores/ and
http://ieltsliz.com/ielts-writing-task-1-lessons-and-tips/

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Vikrnt says:
August 6, 2017 at 8:59 am

I wrote the LRW portion of the GT module on August 3rd, and had the
speaking section today, August 6th, in Pune, India.

Listening was about a conversation between a real estate agent and a potential customer,
moa bird, and the evolution of bicycles. Forgot the second section.

Topic 1 in writing was about a letter to a friend explaining photographs you lost of a
recent holiday with him/her, and why one photo was important.

Topic 2 asked to give reasons for your opinion on why littering in cities and villages is an
increasingly common problem, its consequences and solutions to curb the problem.

Speaking
Part 1- place of residence | an important historical figure | history in general | any
historical places Ive visited | if i like history (absolutely not) | describe a good neighbor
you have/had.

Part 2- favorite TV show | why you like it, actors, etc.

Follow up question- would you recommend the show to anyone.
Unfortunately, I got carried away talking about a show that I really like and I think I
forgot to talk about the actors in the show. I hit the 2 minute mark before I could touch on
that one point. Just hoping I dont get too heavily penalized for it.

Part 3- what kind of TV shows do people watch in your country |are there differences in
preferences of children vs adults | what role do stories play in our lives; why are they
important | differences between stories for adults and kids; what do they mean for
people | difference between written stories and those played out on the screen

The last question was a bit funky because when I asked for an elaboration on the question
to make sure I understood it correctly, I was just read the question back again.

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Liz says:
August 6, 2017 at 3:30 pm

Thanks for sharing Ive added your part 2 topic to my list above In
part 2, you do not need to cover all the prompts at all.

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sumcheung says:
August 5, 2017 at 3:23 pm

Thats helpful for my IELTS preparation .Thank Liz very much!

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Christus Vincent says:

August 5, 2017 at 2:17 pm

Hey Liz, will this page be updated as you get to know more topics
and by the way nice of you to post these.Thanks

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Liz says:
August 5, 2017 at 3:47 pm

Yes, I am adding new topics every couple of days when students post them.

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carunah says:
August 5, 2017 at 5:37 am

hi Liz,
I wanna know the difference between idp and BC. Do we get similar type of questions?

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Liz says:
August 5, 2017 at 11:12 am

http://ieltsliz.com/idp-or-bc/
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Jot says:
August 5, 2017 at 4:11 am

Hello mam We can use the linking word in Ielts Speaking

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Liz says:
August 5, 2017 at 11:14 am

See this page: http://ieltsliz.com/linking-words-for-ielts-speaking/ and

then this one: http://ieltsliz.com/ielts-speaking-free-lessons-essential-tips/

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GP says:
August 4, 2017 at 6:04 pm

Hi mam Im having my ielts speaking on 8 of august.I need speaking part 2

topics with sample answers.can u plz provide me that??

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Liz says:
August 4, 2017 at 6:24 pm

These topics are posted to help you prepare your own ideas and stories for
the topics.

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Harman sandhu says:

August 4, 2017 at 5:46 pm

Hii liz. In the speaking part 2. Examiner will ask cue card into this list its sure
or not

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Liz says:
August 4, 2017 at 6:25 pm

No one can predict the topic you get. But these topics have been reported
and should be prepared.

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Manjinder Kaur says:

August 4, 2017 at 3:55 pm

hey lizi got a student accommodation plan diagrams in year 2010 and today
in task 1. and I wrote following lines in introduction part.Please tell me if i was right or
wrong?
the lines were:
The given diagram shows alterations that has been made in a student hostel at present
after year 2010.

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 Liz says:
August 4, 2017 at 6:27 pm

The technique is fine but the grammar is shaky.

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Tochi says:
August 4, 2017 at 3:13 pm

Hi Liz, thanks for the wonderful postings and your contributions towards our
success in the IELTS exams.
Please, I would like to know what cue card is all about.
Also, kindly post speak task 2 topics for each month so that everyone can benefit.
Can you please post topics for academic writing task 2.
Thanks.
Remain blessed

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Liz says:
August 4, 2017 at 6:29 pm

Learn all about IELTS speaking on this page with tips, advice and model
answers: http://ieltsliz.com/ielts-speaking-free-lessons-essential-tips/. See this page
for recent topics in writing and speaking: http://www.ieltsliz.com/recent-ielts-
questions-and-topics

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Shifat Sharmin says:

August 4, 2017 at 11:02 am

Hi Liz, in the speaking part 2, what should I answer if the question is

unknown to me, such as the question in number 13: A time when you ate food from a
foreign country. Ive never visited to a foreign country in my life. So, what should I say?

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Liz says:
August 4, 2017 at 3:27 pm

You dont need to be in a foreign country to eat foreign food. Pizza is a

foreign food for anyone outside Italy. But if you have never eaten any foreign food at
all, you can say to the examiner Im going to talk about my favourite food. It isnt a
foreign food because I only eat food from my country .. It will not affect your score
to do that.

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Dinesh Chinthaka says:

August 4, 2017 at 6:00 am

Wow !!!!!!!! Thanks a lot its a great help for everyone please do this for
September also..

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Graddy says:
August 4, 2017 at 1:16 am
Is eye contact essential? And do they listen to the recording or not?

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Liz says:
August 4, 2017 at 11:11 am

You dont need to use eye contact but I recommend that you do because it
shows confidence and make you more comfortable talking. The recording is used if you
ask for a remark. The examiner will decide your score at the end of the test and write it
down when you leave the room.

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Sunnatillo says:
August 3, 2017 at 5:09 pm

Hi Liz! Im grateful from you for your beneficial postings. My IELTS result is
lower for my Msc. I believe that your postings will help me for getting my best in IELTS.

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Navjot says:
August 3, 2017 at 4:42 pm

Hi
I took general test today
Essay topic was:
In many countries, lot of rubbish is disposed on the streets and even in countyside.
What the problems associated with it?
How can theses problems be controlled?

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Khimly says:
August 3, 2017 at 4:11 pm

In answering the speaking test part 2, does it need to be formal? And if the
examiner, asked you. Do you need to paraphrase n question?

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Liz says:
August 3, 2017 at 5:02 pm

The whole speaking test is informal from beginning to end.

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Christine says:
August 3, 2017 at 3:55 pm

Hi Liz! Thank you, this is really helpful!

By the way, I took my IELTS speaking exam last July 28 here in the Philippines and I got
the speaking part 2 topic #13 in your list.
Right now Im waiting for the results.
Thanks again, Im a huge fan, I purchased all your advanced lessons on writing task 2.
Hoping for favorable results!

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 Liz says:
August 3, 2017 at 5:02 pm

Fingers crossed

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Ella says:
August 3, 2017 at 1:59 pm

Hi Liz. Thanks for your lovely lessons, they really paid off today that I had my
test. My speaking part 2 test was question number 13. The writing task 1 question was to
compare 2 diagrams showing students accomodation in 2010 and the present and the part
2 was the possible causes of the declining numbers of animal and plant species in most
nations with the possible solution.
I must say that I feel good about the exam and I know and going to get atleast a band
score of 7. My exam was in Abuja, Nigeria.

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Liz says:
August 3, 2017 at 2:03 pm

Thanks for your message. I hope you did well in your test and good luck
hitting band 7 finger crossed

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Anjali says:
August 3, 2017 at 1:38 pm

Hi Liz
. Thank you very much for all your postings

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Liz says:
August 3, 2017 at 1:41 pm

Youre welcome

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aarti says:
August 3, 2017 at 12:39 pm

hi! today i appeared for academic test in Vadodara.

writing task 1 -students accommodation from 2010 till date. comparing two diagrams.
task 2- The number of plants and animals are declining. Describe causes and solution.

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Liz says:
August 3, 2017 at 12:54 pm

Thanks for sharing

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Ewelina says:
August 3, 2017 at 12:20 pm

Hi, i had just my exam and number 15 by speaking part 2!!

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Haji says:
August 3, 2017 at 11:48 am

Thank you Liz i will use the topics on my final touches torwards my academic
academic exam on the 26 of August.Im sure this will contribute much.

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Niharika says:
August 3, 2017 at 9:42 am

Hi Liz..

Thank u very much for all ur postings.. it indeed helped me a lot to practice.. waiting for
my results though.. point number 5 from the above list was my speaking 2 topic.. my test
was on july 29th.. In Riyadh..

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Liz says:
August 3, 2017 at 9:43 am

Good luck with your results !!

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Abdulrahman Nidal says:

August 3, 2017 at 9:27 am

Hey Liz, In the speaking exam part 2, do I have to answer all the questions on
the cue card?

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Liz says:
August 3, 2017 at 9:45 am

There are no questions on the cue card. There are guidelines which you can
use or not use. It doesnt affect your score. Just stick around the main topic and use
whatever content you want.

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Harman says:
August 6, 2017 at 6:42 pm

Hey liz ..your postings are really helpful for me and i have a question .. Is
task 2 different or same for academic and GT exam??

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Liz says:
August 7, 2017 at 11:31 am

There is only one speaking test in IELTS. GT students do not have a

different speaking test. There is one test and all students take that speaking test.
Gt students have a different reading and writing test. But they take the same
listening and speaking test.
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Jamolkhon says:
August 10, 2017 at 11:25 am

Dear Elizabeth,
My name is Jamolkhon,but you may call me Ali. I have an IELTS exam in 11th
Nov.
Could you send me some writing and speaking topics that may be seen on
November,please ?
Thanks inadvance

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Liz says:
August 10, 2017 at 12:23 pm

No one can predict IELTS topics for exams. You can follow recent
topics that have appeared and prepare common topics.

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