Toefl ibt speaking

Possible Topic for TOEFL ibt Speaking
1. Your favorite pet
2. Your dressing style
3. What do you do in your free time? (Your most favorite hobby)
4. How do you learn English?
5. Which sport do you like best?
6. Which dish do you like best?
7. Your most favorite/important subject
8. You future plan
9. Your best scholastic achievement
10. What kind of music do you like best?
11. What do you expect in your parents?
12. If you had a wish, what would you wish?
13. If you can change one thing in your university, what would you change?
14. Your best friend
15. The person you like best
16. Your unforgettable day
17. What is unforgettable in your school life?
18. Your idea of a happy life
19. A type of book you enjoy reading
20. The fruit you like to eat most
21. Your favorite TV show
22. The movie you like best
23. The place you would like to visit
24. The strangest dream you have had
25. What would you do if you suddenly had a lot of money?
26. Your first attempt to gain something
27. Your ideal holiday resort
28. Your ambition
29. Your most influential person/teacher, and explain why you feel this person is a
positive role
model.
30. Where will you be professionally in ten/15/20 years time?
31. What quality do you like best in a friend?
32. What do you treasure most in life?
33. What are the qualities of a good citizen?
34. Your favorite time of the year?
35. Your favorite color?
36. What are the qualities of a good teacher?
37. What are the qualities of a good student?

38. What are the qualities of a good parent?
40. If you could change one thing in your country, what would you change?
41. the most inspiring person to you
42. Describe a job that you’ve had, and explain why it was important.
43. Describe a person you admire and explain why you admire him or her.
44. If you could have any job in the world, which job would you choose?
45. Describe a book that you have read and explain why it was important to you.
46. Describe a house that you live in
47. If you had an entire month to do whatever you would like to do, what would it
be? Include details
and example to support your selection
48. What are the characteristics of a good neighbor?
49. Which person has helped you the most to get where you are today, and how has
he or she helped
you?
50. What does your dream house look like?
51. What person who is alive today would you most like to meet?
52. Why are you preparing for the TOEFL test?
53. At what age should a person be allowed to drive?
54. What is the best excuse to give your teacher when you have not done your
homework?
55. What is your favorite day of the year?
56. What change would you like the government to make?
57. Do you think children should always obey their parents, or are there times
when it is not necessary
for children to obey?
58. Do you make decisions quickly or do take your time making them?
59. It is better to learn about the news from newspapers or from television?
60. Do you think it is better to get up early in the morning or sleep until later?
61. Would you prefer to go to a big party or a small gathering with friends?
62. Would you prefer to write a paper by yourself or with a group?
63. Do you think it is better to tell the truth and hurt someone’s feelings or tell a
little lie and keep
from hurting the person?
64. Some college students choose to take courses in a variety of subject areas in
order to get a broad
education. Others choose to focus on a single subject area in order to have deeper
understanding of
that area. Which approach to the course selection do you think is better for students
and why?

65. Do you like to try new food or eat the same kind of food?
66. Do you prefer to be in a large or a small class?
67. Would you prefer to go to dinner or stay home and cook a meal?
68. Do you think it is better to marry before the age of 30?
69. Do you prefer to take an essay exam or multiple choice exams?
70. Would you prefer to take a trip by plane or train?
71. Would you like to live in a big city or a small town?
72. Do you think it is better to study alone or study with friends?
73. Do you prefer to play sports or watch sports?
74. Would you prefer to go to the opera or to a football game?
75. Would you prefer to take the TOEFL test or a math test?
76. If your teacher makes a mistake, is it better to correct the teacher or ignore the
mistake?
77. Is it better to take choices in life or play it safe?
78. Is it better to have a career that pays a lot of money but keeps you away from
your family, or a
career that does not pay you much but allows you to spend time with your family?
79. Describe your national flag or national anthem?
1. Choose a place you go to often that is important to you &explain why it is
implies include specific
details in your explanation?
2. Some college students choose to take courses in a variety of subject areas in
order to get a broad
education. Others choose to focus on a single subject area in order to have a deeper
understanding of
that area. Which approach to course selection do you think is better for students
and you?
3. Choose a teacher you admire and explain? Please include specific examples and
details?
4. Some students study for classes individually others study in groups which
method of studying is
better doing think?
1. Tell about a book you have read
2. Parental control in TV and internet. Your opinion.
3. What do you do to relax?
4. Attending classes and learning from school is better than getting information
outside the class. Do
you agree or disagree
5. the most challenging experience in your life?
6. Important event in your childhood

7. Do you agree or disagree "we can learn about a new city by visiting its historical
place & landmark"
8. essay- class mates / parents have more influence on a child's success in
education. Your opinion.
9. What kind of movies do you like? (Action, comedy etc)
10. Physical activity should be required in school? (Agree/disagree?)
11. Where is the best place to meet and have fun with your friends?
12. Eating out and eating at home, which do you prefer?
13. What is the most memorable challenge you faced and how did you over come
that challenge?
14. Do you prefer classes that are useful in school or useful for your career?
15. What are the characteristics of good parents?
16. Which do you prefer, work on your assignments alone, or in groups.
17. Tell me about an interesting career or a job you want.
18. Do you prefer long vacation or short vacation?
19. Are games necessary in schools?
20. What subject/class that you took in high school paid you back?
21. Describe a social/political event that people celebrate in your country?
22. Government should spend money towards arts and art classes.
Do you agree/disagree?
23. What is your favorite place in your city?
24. You have extra amount of money. Would you save it or spend it?
25. An important accomplishment in your life? Why was it important how did you
achieve it? What
was the result?
26. Students should attend full time course or part time?
Which one do you agree with and why?
27. Aerobic exercises, how they are helpful.
28. Essay -In which company would you like to work, bigger or smaller? Why?
29. What are the Characteristics of a good friend?
30. Do you prefer to spend your free time on indoor activities or outdoor activities?
31. What was your most exciting childhood event?
32. Is it important to visit any city's historic sites to know about the city?
33. What is the most popular activity or sports in your country?
34. What do you prefer, getting information from the internet or from published
materials?
35. Who had the most influence in your life?
36. Do you prefer to be a leader of a group or be part of a group?
37. What is the most challenging thing that you have faced in your life?

38. Some go to college for improve knowledge. Other will go for job opportunities
in their future life.
What is your opinion?
39. If you could live anywhere, where would you live?
40. In your opinion, who might be a good model for the youth today?
41. A special opportunity in your life
42. Agree or disagree that students should not have cells phones in class
1. The day which you enjoy and celebrate well..
2. Do you prefer taking classes during the day and work in the evening’s weekends
or taking classes in
the evenings and work during the day times?
3. Should we put animals into zoo or return them to natural environment.
4. What trip you like to take in future? Give examples and explain?
5. Do you like to take off before joining university classes?
6. Which kind of meal would your serve to foreign visitor?
7. What was the most joyful place in your childhood that affects you?
8. Students should attend full time course or part time? Which one do you agree
with and why?
9. If you had to live in a deserted island, things you would bring with you.
10. If you have chance to learn one new thing, what will you learn?
11. Tell a person you admire? What are the qualities of that person you admire?
12. Do you agree or disagree “all students should be provided opportunities for
college & university
studies".
13. What do you miss most when away from home?
14. Online and on campus study, what is better?
15. Studying abroad is good or bad?
16. All human inventions are good for mankind?
17. What object is important for us? Why?
18. Is it better to judge any person with first look or long term? Relation ship is
required to know that
person. Agree or disagree?
19. What are you good at? (Sports, studying etc.)
20. Do you plan everything for your free time or don't plan anything. What do you
prefer?
21. What food will you offer your guests who came to your home?
22. the most efficient transportation system in your country
23. Is music education necessary?
24. People think childhood is very great...do you think it’s great and why?
25. Talk about a gift you received

26. is our lives easier than our grandparents, discuss with examples?
27. Famous person and why
28. Student is living in a dormitory and her roommates are having a party. She is to
decide whether to
stay in another friend's apartment where she can study better or just stay in the
dormitory.
29. Among telephone, vehicle, computer, which one do you think most useful in
your life?
30. Do you agree or disagree the statement "We learn important things in
classroom?"
31. Observing or studying animals can teach about human nature? Do you agree or
disagree?
32. The situation for what you have asked someone for help. Who helped you?
How?
33. Which jobs are important those which give you satisfaction or give you more
money? Why and
give example.
34. Animals learn more from observation than training by getting reward and
punishment. Example of
octopus.
35. Student problem for performing a concert in a singing group. His friend is not
in the town on the
day of performance that is also participant
36. Which place you want to see in the world and why?
37. Do you agree that arranged marriage is the best?
38. There have been many inventions in technology in the 20th century. Mention
one invention which
is most important for you. Give examples and details.
39. College education is necessary for a successful career. Do you agree or
disagree?
40. What quality or feature of a restaurant you need when you choose a restaurant
41. There are old building and new buildings in a city. According to your
experience, which one you
prefer to keep. Explain?
42. Do you agree or disagree that the fee should be added on the drivers who drive
the car on the busy
streets in the heavy traffic time.
43. Reading novel, magazines or poetry or science fiction, which one do you
prefer?
44. Living with roommate or alone -which one do you prefer.

45. What is your favorite time of the year, what happens and why?
46. agree/disagree Best way to live for everybody is to relax and live an unhurried
life.
47. Does learning to play a music instrument help a student’s development?
48. Which is the most preferred mode of transport in your country and why?
49. Talk about a work of art (poem, song, etc) that left a lasting impression on you.
Explain why?
50. Some people think that once they start a new book, they should finish it, others
don’t feel that way.
What is your opinion?
51. describe a memorable even that you had attended and explain why it is
memorable to you.
52. Some people prefer to communicate with their friends and family through e-
mails and letters,
others like to communicate via telephone. Which one do you prefer and why
53. Best way for students to relax after hard work
54. When people get unexpected money, some buy practical things, others spend it
on vacation. What
do you prefer?
55. If you can get any job, what would it be?
56. What r the characteristics of a leader?
57. Some teachers encourage competitions among their students. Other help
students learn how to
collaborate and study in groups.Wchich approach do you think is better for
learning do you think so?
58. Some people cope with stress by exercising. Others talk with family or friends.
How do you
handle stressful situations?
59. Describe characteristics that make a person successful?
60. Social or political event that is celebrated in your country. What new skill
would you like to learn?
Explain why this skill would be good for you to have. Include details and examples
in your
explanation.
2. What was your favorite toy when you were a child? Describe this toy and
explain why it was
important to you. Include details and examples in your explanation.
3. What famous person would you like to visit for one hour? Explain why you
would like to meet this

person and what you would talk about. Include details and examples in your
explanation.
4. Describe a place where you go for rest and relaxation. Explain why it is a good
place for you to
relax. Include details and examples in your explanation.
5. What event in your life made you very happy? Explain what happened to you,
and why you felt so
happy. Include details and examples in your explanation.
6. Describe an object that is very special in your life. Explain why this object is
important to you.
Include details and examples in your explanation.
7. What important lesson have you learned from a family member? Explain the
significance of this
lesson in your life. Include details and examples in your explanation.
8. Sometimes students have to write papers. Sometimes they have to give oral
presentations. Which
activity do you think is better for students? And you? Include details and examples
in your
explanation.
9. Some people eat their main meal of the day around noon. Others have their main
meal in the
evening. What time do you think is better, and why? Include details and examples
in our explanation.
10. Some people take one long vacation each year. Others take several short
vacations. Which do you
prefer, why? Include details and examples in your explanation.
11. Some people like going to large parties where there r many people they don’t
know. Other people
prefer small parties with a few close friends. Which type of party do you refer,
why? Include details
and examples
In your explanation.
12. Some high schools require students to wear uniforms. Others allow students to
wear clothing of
their own choice. Which situations do you think is better, why? Include details and
examples in your
explanation.
13. Some people like going to concerts to hear music played live. Others prefer
listening to recorded

music. Which musical experience do you think is better, why? Include details and
examples in your
explanation.
14. Some people get up early in the morning and go to bed early at night. Others
get up late in the
morning and stay up until late at night.
Which do you think is better, why? Include details and examples in your
explanation.
15. How do you like to spend your leisure time? Choose a leisure activity and
explain why you like to
do it. Include details and examples in your explanation.
16. Some students like to take classes early in the morning. Others prefer having
classes later in the
day. Which time of day is better for you and why? Include details and examples in
your explanation.
17. What type of animal would you like to have, either as a pet or for some other
reason? Choose an
animal and explain why you would like to own this type of animal. Include details
and examples in
your explanation.
18. Some people plan every detail of their vacation in advance. Others prefer to
leave most details
flexible or open to chance. Which do you think is better, why? Include details and
examples in your
explanation.
19. What place or landmark in your country do you recommend that other people
visit? Explain why
you think people should go there? Include details and examples in your
explanation.
20. Some people like to eat most of their meals with other people. Others prefer
eating most of their
meals alone. Which do you prefer and why? Include details and examples in your
explanation.
21. Describe a place that you consider to be beautiful. Explain you certain qualities
of this place make
it beautiful. Include details and examples to support your explanation.
22. Some people relax by staying home. Others relax by going out. Which type of
relaxation is better
for you, why? Include details and examples in your explanation.

23. Describe an occasion when you were surprised. What happened to you, and
why did you feel
surprised? Include details and examples in your explanation.
24. Some students prepare for tests by studying alone. Others prepare for tests by
studying with other
students or a tutor. Which study method do you think is better, why? Include
details and examples in
your explanation.
25. What type of home would you like to live in? Describe the characteristics of
such a home, and
explain why you would like to live there. Include details and examples in your
explanation.
26. Some people exercise early in the morning. Others exercise in the afternoon or
evening. Which
time of day do you think is better for exercising and why? Include details and
examples in your
explanation.
27. What is the most interesting class you have ever taken? Explain the aspects of
the class that made
it interesting. Include details and examples in your explanation.
28. Some people like to read classic works or literature. Others prefer watching
film versions of the
same stories. Which do you prefer, why? Include details and examples in your
explanation.
29. Describe a city or town where you have lived in. Explain why this place is
either a good place or
not a good place to live. Include details and examples in your explanation.
30. Some students take one long examination at the end of a course. Others have
several shorter tests
throughout the course. Which situation do you think is better for students, why?
Include details and
examples in your explanation.
31. Describe your idea of the perfect job. Explain why this job would be appealing
to you. Include
details and examples in your explanation.
32. Some people like taking their vacation in a city. Others prefer spending their
vacation in the
countryside. Which do you prefer, why? Include details and examples in your
explanation.

33. What game do you enjoy playing? Describe the game and explain why you like
to play it. Include
34. Some people drive their own car to school or work. Others ride a bus, train or
other form of public
transportation. Which do you think is better, y.Include details and examples in your
explanation.
35. Describe a person who has influenced you in an important way. Explain y this
person has had an
effect on your life. Include details and examples in your explanation.
36. Describe an event such as a holiday or other occasion that you enjoy
celebrating. Explain why the
event is significant to you. Include details and examples in your explanation.
37. Some people keep in touch with family and friends by letter or e-mail. Others
keep in touch by
telephone. Which method do you prefer to use, Include details and examples in
your explanation?
38. What foreign country would you like to visit? Choose a country and explain
why you would like
to go there? Include details and examples in your explanation.
39. In some schools, teachers decide what classes students must take. Other
schools allow students to
select their own classes. Which system do you think is better, why? Include details
and examples in
our explanation.
40. Describe the qualities of a good teacher and explain why these qualities r
effective. Include details
and examples in your explanation.
41. What is your favorite style of dress? Describe this clothing style and explain
why it appeals to you.
42. Some students learn better by reading. Others learn more from listening to a
teacher. Which way
of learning is better for you, why? Include details and examples in your
explanation.
43. What is your favorite place to study? Describe it and explain why you like
studying there. Include
44. Some people like humorous stories that make them laugh. Others prefer stories
that are more

serious and make them think. Which type of story do you prefer, why? Include
details and examples in
your explanation.
45. What is your most valuable possession? Describe it and explain why it is
important to you. Include
46. Some universities focus on having excellent libraries, laboratories and other
facilities. Others
focus on hiring the most successful and qualified professors. Which system do you
think benefits
students more, and why? Include details and examples in your explanation.
47. Describe an object, plant or animal that represents your native country and
explain its significance.
48. Some universities r very large and have several thousand students. Others are
small and have only
a few thousand students. Which size of university do you think is better for
students, why? Include
49. What is your idea of the perfect vacation? Describe it and explain why? It
would be the ideal
vacation for u.Include details and examples in your explanation.
50. Some students attend lecture classes in which only the teacher speaks. Other
students have
discussion classes in which everyone speaks. Which type of class do you think is
better for students,
and why? Include details and examples in your explanation.
51. Explain how birthday’s r celebrated in your country. Use specific examples and
details in your
explanation.
52. Some students would rather write a paper than take a test. Other students would
rather take a test
instead of writing a paper. Which opinion do you prefer, why? Use specific reasons
and examples to
support your opinion.
53. Describe an ideal marriage partner. What qualities do you think r most
important for a husband or
wife? Use specific reasons and details to explain your choice.
54. Some people like to watch the news on television. Other people prefer to read
the news in a

newspaper. Still others use their computers to get the news. How do you prefer to
be informed about
the news, why? Use specific reasons and examples to support your choice.
55. Where would you like to study in the United States?
56. Some students live in dormitories on campus. Other students live in apartments
off campus. Which
living situation do you think is better, why?
57. If you were asked to choose one movie that has influenced your thinking,
which one would you
choose? Why? What was especially impressive about the movie? Use specific
reasons and details to
explain your choice.
58. Some students think that teachers should be evaluated by the performance of
their students on
standardized tests at the end of the term. Other people maintain that teachers
should be judged by their
own performance in the classroom, and not by the scores that their students
achieve on tests. Which
approach do you think is better, why? Use specific reasons and examples to
support your opinion.
59. A possession is an object which you own. If you were asked to choose one
possession that you
prize highly, which one would you choose, why? What makes this possession
especially valuable to
you? Use specific reasons and details to explain your choice.
60. Some people enjoy living in a
location that has a warm climate all year. Other people like to live in a place where
the seasons
change. Which type of climate do you prefer, why? Use specific reasons and
examples
To support your opinion.

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