On this page you will find examples of the kind of questions you will hear in part 3 of the speaking test. Remember these
questions will just be the beginning of this part of the test, which will develop like a normal conversation. And remember these
are only examples.
Technology
What has been the impact of technology on your life? On your country?
Can you compare the role of technology in our lives now and 10 years ago?
What role do you think technology will have in society in 50 years?
What role does technology have in education in your country?
Is technology always a good thing?
Do you think technology needs to be controlled?
Advertising
What are some of the negative aspects of advertising?
How effective is advertising in your country?
How does the internet affect advertising?
What role does advertising have in influencing how we buy things?
How does advertising influence us?
Is advertising always a bad thing?
How do you think advertising techniques have changed in the last 50 years?
How do you think advertising will work in the future?
How much advertising is there in your country?
Do you think too much money is spent on advertising?
Leisure and free time
How much free time do people have in your country?
How important is free time?
Do people get enough free time in your country?
What is the impact of working too much?
Is leisure time always beneficial?
How much free time do people have in your country compared with 50 years ago?
How will this change in the future?
What is the impact on people of not working?
Sport
Do people play enough sport?
How has sports changed in the last 50 years?
Is sport too commercial?
What impact does international sport have on relationships between countries?
Should more money be spent on sport?
Why are sports so popular?
Is sport important?
The media
What is the most popular form of media in your country? Why?
What is the most effective form of media?
Do you think the news is reported impartially?
Do you think that there is too much bad news?
How do you think the different forms of media will change in the future?
How much influence do you think the government should have over the news?
Is censorship necessary? When?
Do media organisations have too much power?
Education
How effective is the education system in your country?
How well do you think education prepares people for life?
How would you improve the higher education system in your country?
How are young people influenced by their teachers?
Can teachers have a negative as well as a positive influence on their students?
How do you think the role of teachers will change in the future?
How has the role of teachers changed in your country in the last 20 years?
What subjects do you think are lacking in your country's education system?
What role do parents have in formal education?
Families
How important is the family in your country?
What do you think are the advantages and disadvantages of large families?
How can your family influence your development as a person?
How will families change in the next 50 years?
Is family more important than friends?
What lessons do you learn from your family?
Do most people prefer to take advice from family or friends?
Art
How important is art? (in your culture)?
What are the most effective forms of art?
How has art changed in the last 50 years?
What has been the impact of technology on art?
How does art help preserve the culture of a society?
What will art look like in the future?
Learning
What things should parents teach children and what things should schools teach them?
Who should decide what children learn?
How important is to continue learning throughout life?
What things will it be important to learn in the future?
Is it more difficult for adults to learn than children?
At what age do we learn the most things?
Do we learn our most important lessons in the classroom or outside it?
Memories
How important are memories?
How do we record memories?
What makes something memorable?
Is it important to share our memories with others?
Do you think memory is selective? Do we remember some things and forget others?
Which kinds of memories do you value most?
Food
How important is food to you? Why?
Do we think too much about food?
Do we spend too much money on food?
Do you think food and eating habits are changing in your society? How?
Has the way people buy food changed?
How important is it to eat in a healthy way?
Should we spend more money teaching people how to eat better?
What will food look like in the future?
questions will just be the beginning of this part of the test, which will develop like a normal conversation. And remember these
are only examples.
Technology
What has been the impact of technology on your life? On your country?
Can you compare the role of technology in our lives now and 10 years ago?
What role do you think technology will have in society in 50 years?
What role does technology have in education in your country?
Is technology always a good thing?
Do you think technology needs to be controlled?
Advertising
What are some of the negative aspects of advertising?
How effective is advertising in your country?
How does the internet affect advertising?
What role does advertising have in influencing how we buy things?
How does advertising influence us?
Is advertising always a bad thing?
How do you think advertising techniques have changed in the last 50 years?
How do you think advertising will work in the future?
How much advertising is there in your country?
Do you think too much money is spent on advertising?
Leisure and free time
How much free time do people have in your country?
How important is free time?
Do people get enough free time in your country?
What is the impact of working too much?
Is leisure time always beneficial?
How much free time do people have in your country compared with 50 years ago?
How will this change in the future?
What is the impact on people of not working?
Sport
Do people play enough sport?
How has sports changed in the last 50 years?
Is sport too commercial?
What impact does international sport have on relationships between countries?
Should more money be spent on sport?
Why are sports so popular?
Is sport important?
The media
What is the most popular form of media in your country? Why?
What is the most effective form of media?
Do you think the news is reported impartially?
Do you think that there is too much bad news?
How do you think the different forms of media will change in the future?
How much influence do you think the government should have over the news?
Is censorship necessary? When?
Do media organisations have too much power?
Education
How effective is the education system in your country?
How well do you think education prepares people for life?
How would you improve the higher education system in your country?
How are young people influenced by their teachers?
Can teachers have a negative as well as a positive influence on their students?
How do you think the role of teachers will change in the future?
How has the role of teachers changed in your country in the last 20 years?
What subjects do you think are lacking in your country's education system?
What role do parents have in formal education?
Families
How important is the family in your country?
What do you think are the advantages and disadvantages of large families?
How can your family influence your development as a person?
How will families change in the next 50 years?
Is family more important than friends?
What lessons do you learn from your family?
Do most people prefer to take advice from family or friends?
Art
How important is art? (in your culture)?
What are the most effective forms of art?
How has art changed in the last 50 years?
What has been the impact of technology on art?
How does art help preserve the culture of a society?
What will art look like in the future?
Learning
What things should parents teach children and what things should schools teach them?
Who should decide what children learn?
How important is to continue learning throughout life?
What things will it be important to learn in the future?
Is it more difficult for adults to learn than children?
At what age do we learn the most things?
Do we learn our most important lessons in the classroom or outside it?
Memories
How important are memories?
How do we record memories?
What makes something memorable?
Is it important to share our memories with others?
Do you think memory is selective? Do we remember some things and forget others?
Which kinds of memories do you value most?
Food
How important is food to you? Why?
Do we think too much about food?
Do we spend too much money on food?
Do you think food and eating habits are changing in your society? How?
Has the way people buy food changed?
How important is it to eat in a healthy way?
Should we spend more money teaching people how to eat better?
What will food look like in the future?
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