IELTS Speaking Part 3 Questions

Why do you think some people read far more than others?

How have people's reading habits changed since the arrival of smartphones?

Do you think reading for pleasure is as important as reading for study?

What are the advantages and disadvantages of learning from books rather than from experience?

Should schools do more to encourage a lifelong love of reading?

How might the way people read change over the next twenty years?

If printed books disappeared completely, what would be lost?

Do you think a society that reads a lot is necessarily a wiser one?

What do you think makes a school a good place to learn?

Why do some students do well at school while others struggle?

How is education in your country different from how it was a generation ago?

Do you think exams are a fair way to measure ability?

What are the benefits and drawbacks of studying online rather than in a classroom?

Should governments spend more on education than on anything else?

How do you think schools will change as technology develops?

If every child had a private tutor, would education improve?

Is it more important for schools to teach knowledge or to teach children how to think?

What makes a job satisfying for most people?

Why do some people change careers several times in their lives?

How has the way people work changed in recent years?

Do you think people work harder now than they did in the past?

What are the advantages and disadvantages of working from home?

Should a good salary matter more than enjoying your work?

How might automation and machines change the jobs people do in the future?

If everyone worked a four-day week, what effect would it have on society?

Is it realistic to expect one job to last a whole career anymore?

What kinds of skills do you think are most useful in life today?

Why do some skills become more valuable over time while others fade away?

Is it easier to learn new skills as a child or as an adult?

Do you think natural talent matters more than hard work?

How do people usually measure success in your country?

What are the downsides of a society that focuses heavily on success?

How might the skills employers value change in the coming decades?

If money were no object, would people still try to achieve things?

Should schools teach children how to cope with failure?

What piece of everyday technology do most people rely on in your country?

Why do some people find it hard to keep up with new technology?

How has technology changed the way families spend time together?

Do you think people depend too much on technology today?

What are the benefits and risks of a society that is always connected?

Should there be more rules about how personal data is collected and used?

How do you think everyday life will be different because of technology in fifty years?

If a new technology suddenly stopped working, how would people cope?

Does technology bring people closer together or push them further apart?

How do most people in your country find information when they need it?

Why do you think so much of daily life now happens online?

How is the way we get information different from twenty years ago?

Do you think everything on the internet can be trusted?

What are the advantages and disadvantages of having so much information available?

Should children be taught how to judge whether information is reliable?

How might the way people access information change in the future?

If the internet disappeared for a week, what would be the biggest problems?

Has easy access to information made people more knowledgeable, in your view?

Why do you think social media has become so popular?

How has social media changed the way people keep in touch?

Do you think people communicate better or worse because of social media?

Why do some people share so much of their lives online?

What are the dangers of spending a lot of time on social media?

Should there be limits on how children use social media?

How do you think the way people communicate will change in the future?

If social media had never been invented, would people be happier?

Is face-to-face conversation becoming less important than it used to be?

How do most people in your country keep up with the news?

Why do you think people are drawn to bad news more than good news?

How has the way people get their news changed in recent years?

Do you think the news influences people's opinions too much?

What are the risks of getting your news mainly from social media?

Should the news try to be entertaining, or only informative?

How might the way news is reported change in the future?

If everyone only read news they agreed with, what would happen to society?

Is it possible for the news to be completely unbiased?

Why do you think travelling to other places has become so popular?

What do people usually gain from travelling to other countries?

How is the way people travel today different from in the past?

Do you think tourism does more good or more harm to local communities?

Why do some places become tourist destinations while others don't?

Should there be limits on the number of tourists certain places allow?

How might the way people take holidays change in the coming years?

If air travel became far more expensive, how would tourism change?

Does travel really help people understand other cultures, in your opinion?

Which traditions are most important to people in your country?

Why do you think some traditions survive while others disappear?

How have traditions in your country changed during your lifetime?

Do you think it is important to keep old traditions alive?

What are the effects of globalisation on local cultures?

Should governments do more to protect traditional culture?

How might cultural traditions change as the world becomes more connected?

If all countries shared one culture, would anything be lost?

Is it possible to be modern and traditional at the same time?

Why are celebrations important to people in most cultures?

What do people usually enjoy most about festivals?

How have the ways people celebrate changed over time?

Do you think some festivals have lost their original meaning?

What are the benefits of bringing large numbers of people together to celebrate?

Should governments spend public money on national celebrations?

How might the way people celebrate be different in the future?

If a country had no festivals at all, what effect would that have?

Are modern celebrations becoming too commercial, in your view?

What kinds of food are most popular with people in your country?

Why do you think fast food has become so common?

How have people's eating habits changed compared with the past?

Do you think it is important for families to eat together?

What are the advantages and disadvantages of eating out often?

Should schools be responsible for teaching children about healthy eating?

How might the way people eat change in the next few decades?

If healthy food were cheaper than unhealthy food, would people's diets improve?

Is traditional home cooking being lost in modern life?

What do people in your country usually do to stay healthy?

Why do some people find it so hard to keep fit?

How have people's lifestyles become less active than in the past?

Do you think modern life is more stressful than it used to be?

Whose responsibility should it be to keep people healthy, individuals or the government?

What could be done to encourage people to exercise more?

How might healthcare change in the future because of technology?

If everyone exercised every day, how would society be different?

Is mental health taken as seriously as physical health, in your opinion?

What environmental problems are people most concerned about in your country?

Why do you think some people ignore environmental problems?

Can ordinary individuals really make a difference to the environment?

How has people's attitude to the environment changed in recent years?

What are the most effective ways governments can protect the environment?

Is economic growth always bad for the environment?

How might people's daily habits need to change to protect the planet?

If everyone stopped using cars, what would be the consequences?

Should protecting the environment be a global responsibility rather than a national one?

How much contact do people in your country have with nature?

Why do you think spending time in nature is good for people?

How has people's relationship with the natural world changed over time?

Do you think enough is being done to protect wild animals?

What are the consequences when a species disappears?

Should zoos exist, in your opinion?

How might people's access to nature change as cities grow?

If children grew up with no access to green spaces, how would it affect them?

Is it possible to balance human development with protecting nature?

Why do so many people choose to live in cities?

What are the main advantages and disadvantages of living in a big city?

How have cities in your country changed over the last few decades?

Do you think city life is becoming more stressful?

Why do some people prefer the countryside to the city?

What could make cities better places to live?

How do you think cities will change as their populations grow?

If most people moved out of cities, what would happen to them?

Is it possible to design a city that keeps everyone happy?

What makes a neighbourhood a pleasant place to live?

Why do you think people feel less connected to their neighbours than before?

How has the kind of housing people live in changed over time?

Do you think a strong sense of community is important?

What are the effects of people moving home frequently?

Should governments do more to provide affordable housing?

How might the way people live together change in the future?

If everyone lived in large shared buildings, how would community life change?

Is it better to grow up in one place or to move around a lot?

How do most people get around in your area?

Why do you think traffic has become such a problem in many cities?

How has the way people travel changed compared with the past?

Do you think public transport is better than travelling by car?

What could be done to reduce traffic in busy areas?

Should governments make it more expensive to drive private cars?

How do you think people will travel in the future?

If cars were banned from city centres, what would the effects be?

Is it realistic to expect people to give up their cars?

How have people's shopping habits changed in recent years?

Why do you think online shopping has become so popular?

Do you think people buy more than they really need?

How has advertising changed the way people shop?

What are the advantages and disadvantages of shopping online?

Should there be limits on advertising aimed at children?

What effect does constant consumption have on the environment?

How might the way people shop change in the future?

If people repaired things instead of replacing them, how would life change?

Do you think people talk about money too much or too little in your country?

Why do you think some people are better at saving money than others?

How has the way people pay for things changed in recent years?

Do you think money can make people happy?

Should children be taught how to manage money at school?

What are the effects of a society where people spend more than they earn?

How might the way people use money change in the future?

If physical cash disappeared completely, what problems might arise?

Is it fair that some jobs are paid so much more than others?

What qualities do people usually look for in a good friend?

Why do you think it can be difficult to keep friendships over many years?

Are people more influenced by their family or by their friends?

How have relationships between people changed because of technology?

Do you think it is easy to make genuine friends as an adult?

What makes someone a good role model for others?

How might the way people form relationships change in the future?

If people never disagreed, would relationships be stronger?

Is it possible to have too many friends?

How important is family to people in your country?

Why do you think family life has changed in recent decades?

How is family life today different from when your grandparents were young?

Do you think parents are too protective of their children nowadays?

What are the advantages of growing up in a large family?

How much should older and younger generations be expected to help each other?

How might family life change in the future?

If children were raised mainly by the community rather than parents, what would change?

Is the influence of parents stronger or weaker than it used to be?

Why do you think people remember their childhood so clearly?

What kinds of experiences do children tend to remember most?

How is childhood today different from childhood a generation ago?

Do you think children today have too much or too little freedom?

How do early experiences shape the kind of adults people become?

What are the effects of children spending so much time on screens?

How might childhood be different for the next generation?

If children spent more time playing outdoors, how would they be affected?

Is it better for children to grow up in a city or in the countryside?

Why do you think people are drawn to art?

What role does art play in people's everyday lives?

Is creativity something people are born with, or can it be taught?

How important do you think art is in a child's education?

Should governments spend public money supporting the arts?

Why do you think some forms of art are valued more than others?

How might technology change the way art is created in the future?

If art were removed from schools entirely, what would be lost?

Can something created by a machine really be called art?

Why do you think music is so important to people all over the world?

How do people's tastes in music tend to change as they get older?

Do you think learning a musical instrument is good for children?

How has technology changed the way people listen to music?

Why do you think live performances are still so popular?

Should traditional music be protected as part of a country's culture?

How might the way people experience music change in the future?

If music disappeared from public life, what effect would it have?

Is music a more powerful way of expressing feelings than words?

Why do you think sport is so popular around the world?

What are the benefits of playing sport for young people?

Do you think there is too much money in professional sport?

How has the way people follow sport changed in recent years?

Why are some sports far more popular than others?

Should schools place more importance on sport?

How might the sports people play and watch change in the future?

If competitive sport were removed from schools, would children lose out?

Does competition bring out the best or the worst in people?

How do most people in your country like to spend their free time?

Why is it important for people to have time to relax?

Do you think people have more or less free time than in the past?

Is modern life making it harder for people to switch off and relax?

What are the benefits of hobbies that people do with their hands?

Should employers do more to help people balance work and rest?

How might the way people relax change in the future?

If people had a much shorter working week, how would they use the time?

Is it possible to have too much free time?

Do you think it is important for people to set goals in life?

Why do some people achieve their goals while others give up?

Do you think young people today are more or less ambitious than before?

Is it better to plan carefully for the future or to live for the present?

How much control do you think people really have over their futures?

Should schools do more to help students plan their futures?

How do you think people's goals and dreams might change in the coming decades?

If people could know their future, would they be happier?

Is success more about luck or effort, in your view?