IELTS Speaking Topic

The classic IELTS speaking topic looks ...

Describe a teacher / family member / story or book / film / place visited / problem or difficulty. Say what it was you learned from them / it and why they / it were important to you.

Another topic type is similar to...

Describe a time in your life when you helped someone else or were helped by someone else with a problem. Describe the problem. How did you help or were you helped? What did you learn from this experience and would you do it again or recommend others do something similar? Were you changed by the experience? Was the change good or bad?

As you can see, the classic IELTS speaking topic are those topics which will allow you to expand upon them. In fact they often are topics that call for your opinion and some reflection as to why you feel the way you do about that particular subject.

What are the causes of brain drain? What effect does it have on those that remain / leave?

As you can see there are a number of Ielts speaking topics and they can differ from giving your opinion about a current problem or discussing your favorite pet. For information about the way the IELTS speaking test is scored and the band scores for the IELTS speaking test, click on IELTS speaking topic.