All Part 1 Questions - Page 2
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Index of Topic on Page 2
66. Time
67. Neighbours
69. Animals
70. Colours
75. Hand-made Things
82. Time Management
83. Children
84. Walking
85. Entertainment
87. Bags
93. The Countryside
95. Trees
96. Toys
97. Being Busy
99. Politeness
104. Singing
107. Train Travel
112. Travelling
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See some vocabulary
See also these Part 3 questions.
Do you (usually) wear a watch (a wrist watch)? (Why?)
Where did you get your watch?
What do you use your watch for?
(Similar to above) How does your watch help you?
Do you often look at your watch?
Do you think time is very important? (Why?)
(Similar to above) Is time very important to you? (Why?)
(Similar to above) Do you think time management is important?
Are you ever late for anything?
(Similar to above) Have you ever been late for anything?
What would you do if you were late for a meeting?
How do you feel when you are late? See Note
Were there any serious consequences when you were late?
Do you think it's important to be on time?
Do you feel that time moves fast or slowly? See Note
When do you feel time moves fast? See Note
When do you feel time moves slowly? (Why?)
When does time seem to move fast and when does it seem to move slowly?
What did you do last week?
If you could go back in time, what would you do (i.e., what would you do differently)?
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See Note
How (well) do you get along with your neighbours?
What are the benefits of having good relationships with one's neighbours?
What sorts of problems (conflicts) can people have with their neighbours?
In what ways can neighbours help each other?
How do your neighbours help you?
Have you ever asked a neighbour for help?
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See also Newspapers on Page 1
Do you like reading magazines and newspapers?
Which do you prefer reading, magazines or newspapers?
What kinds of (types of) magazines (or newspapers) do you usually read?
(Similar to above) What kinds of news (= what topics or what kinds of information) do you find most interesting?
What parts of a newspaper do you prefer to read?
(Similar to above) What parts of a newspaper do you read first?
What kinds of articles do you like to read?
Have you ever read a foreign newspaper (or magazine)?
(Similar to above) Do you ever read any newspapers or magazines in a foreign language?
Do you think reading magazines and newspapers in a foreign language is useful?
Do you think reading foreign magazines and newspapers can help you learn a new language?
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Do you like animals?
What's your favourite animal? (Why?)
Are people in your country fond of animals?
(Similar to above) Do many people in your country keep animals at home (or, keep a pet)?
Compared with the past, have there been any changes concerning pets in your country/hometown?
Do you think
pets are important?
Do you think cities are suitable places for keeping a pet?
Compared with the past, have there been any changes concerning pets in your country/hometown?
Do you think cities are suitable places for keeping a pet?
Children and Animals (or, Pets)
Do children like animals?
(Similar to above) What animals do children like?
Did you ever visit a zoo when you were a child?
Do you think it's important for children to visit a zoo?
What was your favourite animal when you were a child?
Do a have a pet? (or, Have you ever had a pet?)
Did you have any pets when you were a child?
(Possibly the question above is this) What benefits did you get from having a pet?
If you have children in the future, will you allow them to raise a pet?
(Similar to above, but different!) If you had children now, would you let your children raise a pet?
Why do (you think) some people have a pet?
Farm Animals
Do you think farm animals are important?
How are these
animals used?
(Similar to
above) In what ways are
animals used in agriculture in your country?
Wild Animals
What's the most famous wild animal from your country?
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Are colours (or, is colour) important to you?
What colour(s) do you like?
(Similar to
above)
Do you usually wear clothes in your favourite colour?
What colour clothes do you like to wear?
(Similar to above) Do you usually choose a particular colour when you buy clothes?
Do you prefer
light or dark (or, bright) colours?
(Similar to
above)
Are there any colours that have a special meaning in your country?
What colours are the (walls of) the rooms in your home? See Note 30
What colour are the walls of your room? See Note 38
(Similar to above) What colours do you mainly have in your home?
What colours would you not like to have in your home?
What colour would you choose to paint
the walls of your room?
Do you think different types of people like different colours?
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71. Air Travel (= 'Flying')
Have you ever traveled by (= flown in a) plane? (If yes, when, where did you go?)
(Similar to
above) Do you often travel by air?
Do you like it
(like flying)?
How does flying
compare to other forms of transport?
Would you like to travel by plane again?
Do you think
there will be more people traveling by air in the future?
If you travel
by plane again, where do you think you will go (or, you will be going)?
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See also Topic #54. Art Galleries and Museums
Are there many (or, any) museums in your hometown?
(Similar to
above)
Have you ever visited a museum?
(Similar to above) What museums have you visited in the past?
Do you like museums?
Do you think
museums are useful for visitors to your hometown/country?
Do you often visit a museum?
Did you go to any museums when you were a child?
When was the last time you visited a museum?
Do you think museums are important?
What's the use of (the purpose of) museums?
Do you think museums are good for children?
Do you think visiting museums should be part of the curriculum for school children?
What benefits do children get from visiting museums?
Do you think the government should build more museums? (See Note)
Is there any particular museum you'd like to visit in the future?
Do you think it's suitable for museums to sell things to visitors?
(Similar to
above)
Have you ever been to the seaside?
How many times have you been to the seaside?
What (benefits) did you get from going there?
What do people
in China do when they go to the beach?
Would you like
to live in a house near the ocean?
Note: The word, "meet" can mean "meet someone for the first time" or, "get together with someone such as a friend". It is possible that both of these different meanings are used here, in different questions. For example, "Where did you meet your friends?" means "Where and how did you first meet them?" but "Where do you meet your friends?" means, "Where do you usually (or habitually) get together with your friends?" So, some of the questions here might be wrong. For example, "Where do you go to meet (or make) new friends?" does not seem correct because most people don't habitually or frequently go somewhere in order to find new friends. (If they did, it would mean that they can't find or can't keep friends!) It is not too clear what some of these questions are, so pay close attention to the exact words of the examiner.
Do you have many friends?
Do you like meeting new people? (Why?)
Where do you usually meet new people?
Where did you meet new people when you were a child?
What do you usually do with your friends?
Do you often make new friends?
Do you often meet people who you do not know? (If yes, where & what sorts of people?)
How do young people meet others in order to make new friends?
Where do old people go to meet others (other old people)?
Where do children (i.e., aged 4 to 12) make new friends?
Do you ever meet any foreigners where you live?
Possibly the examiner will introduce the topic as, "Handicrafts"
See Note 43
In your country, what sorts of things are
made by hand?
Are these things very popular? (Or: Is making things by hand very popular in your country?)
Do you like
making things by hand?
Did you ever make anything by hand when you were a child?
Did you ever
make a toy when you were a child?
Was making things by hand common in your country in the past? (Why?)
At schools in your country, do
children have any classes in which they learn to make things by hand?
Is there
anything that you would like to (learn to) make by hand?
In your country, do any numbers have special meaning?
How do numbers help your life?
(Similar to above) What important
numbers have you memorized?
This meaning of "holiday" is 节日, similar to "festival".
(The other meaning is the same as, "vacation" or 假期. This is usually used in the plural form such as, "my summer holidays" = "my summer vacation". But this just means your "break from work or from school". If, during your "summer holidays" you go for a two-week trip to the seaside, that trip and that experience is usually spoken as "my summer holiday" not "my summer holidays". In other words, a special trip made for the purpose of relaxation or recreation is also called a "holiday".)
(Similar to above) What's your
favourite public holiday?
What did you do during the last public holiday?
What do other people in your country usually do on public holidays?
What would you like to do during the next public holiday?
Do you think public holidays are important?
(Similar to above) Would you like to have more public holidays?
What family holidays do you (or, does your family)
usually celebrate? (
The following two questions might be part of this topic or they might have been erroneously reported using the word, "a holiday" when in fact the examiner used the word, "a weekend".
(The wording of some of these questions is not very clear.)
Do you think happiness is very important?
What do you
think makes people feel happy?
What do you do when faced with an unhappy situation?
Do you think unhappiness is always bad for you?
Why do people
feel happy when they are at a natural place (such as in a forest)?
Do you think
money plays an important part in people's happiness?
(Similar to
above)
The wording for some of these questions is not clear. Listen carefully to the exact words of the examiner because a single change of word can completely change a meaning. For example, to "listen to a concert" can be done by watching it on TV, by listening to a CD or by actually going to the concert and listening to it live. But if the questions asks if if you have ever attended (= been to) a concert, it is asking you about going to and listening to a live concert.
What kind of music do you like to listen to?
Have you ever been to a (live) concert?
*
Or: Do you often go to concerts?
(Probably if you say no to the question above) Would you like to go to a concert in the future?
What sorts of concerts do you have in your country?
Are concerts ever held in your hometown?
When was the last time you attended a concert?
(Similar to above) What was the last concert you attended or saw on TV?
What's the difference between attending a concert and hearing it on a CD or on the radio?
Are there any
differences between live music and music played on a CD?
Which would you prefer, to attend a concert of your favourite artist or to buy a CD of this artist?
Would you like to perform at a concert?
Most of these questions are about science in general, not just about the science subjects you studied in school. However, it is suitable to refer to your school subjects in some of your answers.
(Possibly the question above is this) Are you very interested in science?
(Similar to above) What do/did you like most about studying science?
Is there anything about science that
you dislike?
What are your sources of information about science?
(Similar to above) Do you often read books about science and technology?
How Science is Studied
What science have you studied (or learned)?
How do you (or, how did you) study science?
(Similar to above) How is science taught in school in your country?
(Similar to above) How do students in your country study science?
The Importance of Science
How has the science that you have studied helped you? / How does the science you have studied help you? / How do you think the science you have studied will help you? (One of those)
How do you manage (or, organize, or plan) your time?
Would you say you manage (or, organize) your time well?
(Similar to above) Do you find it hard to manage your time?
Where did you learn how to organize your time?
How do you think you could better manage your time? *
Do you think it's useful to plan your time?
Are you ever late for anything?
If you had more time, what would you do with the extra time?
Do you often come into contact with children? (Where? When?)
What do you do when you are with these children?
Do you get along well with children?
How often do you play with children?
What kind of child were you (when you were little)?
What did you like to do when you were a child?
How do you think children in the future will play?
Do you think children today benefit from modern technology?
Do you like
walking?
(Why?/Why not?)
(Similar to above but different) Do you like going for walks?
Where do you walk?
How often do you go for a walk?
Would you say your hometown is a suitable place for walking?
Would you prefer (or, do you prefer) to go for a walk in the countryside or the city?
What do you think could be done to make it easier to walk in cities?
(Similar to above) What do you think could be done to make it easier to walk in your hometown?
Similar to above) What do you think could be done to encourage people to walk more in cities?
In the future, do you think you will (continue to) enjoy walking or will you prefer to use some form of transportation?
Would you say walking is important?
What do you think are the benefits of walking?
Do you think you will (continue to ) have walking as part of your routine in the future?
See Note on the meaning of the word, "entertainment"
What do you do for entertainment?
(Similar to above) What types of entertainment do you like?
What did you do for entertainment when you were a child?
When you were a child, what places did you (like to) go to for entertainment?
What do (other) people do for entertainment around where you live?
(Similar to above) What do your friends do for entertainment?
What choices for entertainment are there for young people around where you live (or, in your hometown)?
(Similar to above) Are there any entertainment places near your school (or university)?
Have you recently been to any place for entertainment?
What did you do for entertainment in the past week?
Is there any form of entertainment that you'd like to try in the future?
Most people reported this topic using the word, "postcard" but I think that is too restrictive. The examiner probably calls this topic, "Greetings Cards" or possibly just, "Cards".
American English uses "greeting cards" but British English uses, "greetings cards" so the examiner, even an American examiner, will probably use the British English because examiners must say what is written in the question book in Part 1.
You will probably hear that the examiner pronounces this compound noun with the first word, "greetings" spoken stronger than the second word, "card". Listen here. Chinese students (and others) should take care to clearly pronounce the "d" in the word, "card", so that it doesn't sound like "car".
See
Do you ever receive letters or cards?
(Similar to above) Do you receive many letters or cards?
Have you ever sent (or, given) a (post)card to a friend?
(Similar to above) Do you (ever) give cards to your friends?
When was the last time you received a card?
(Similar to above) Have you ever given cards to your friends?
Which do you think is better (to send or receive), a card, or an email?
(Similar to above) Do you prefer to send an email or a card?
Which do you prefer, to send a card, or to receive a card?
Do you keep (or, collect) any cards?
(Similar to above) Do you keep cards that you receive?
See here for some vocabulary
Do you like bags?
What types of bags do you like?
Do you usually carry a bag (when you go out)?
What types of bags do you use (in your everyday life)?
(Similar to above) Do you have different bags for different occasions (or, different purposes)?
What do you put in these bags?
What sorts of bags do women like to buy?
When you are buying a bag, what factors do you consider?
(Similar to above) How do you make your choice when you are buying a bag?
When you buy a bag, which is more important for you, the price of the bag or the quality of the bag?
Do you think the style of a bag is very important? (Why?/Why not?)
Do you have a bag for special occasions? (Probably means a luxury handbag or an especially beautiful handbag.)
Have you ever lost a bag?
Do you usually take a bag when you travel?
(Possible question) Do you think backpacks are useful (or, necessary, or, important) in life?
Do you do anything to keep healthy?
How do (or how can) people maintain good health?
What foods do you (or do people) eat for good health?
What would you say is a "healthy lifestyle"? *
Is there any sport (or activity that promotes good health) that you would like to try (or do) in the future?
Did you (or do you) do any exercise at school?
Do you like doing exercise?
Do you think people do enough exercise nowadays?
Has your school/university taught you anything about how to live a healthy life?
(Similar to above) Have your teachers at school taught you anything about how to live a healthy life?
Do you think being overweight is an important health issue?
How many hours a day do you sleep?
Do you think that's enough?
(Similar to above) How many hours do you think is enough for you to sleep daily?
(Similar to above) How much sleep is best for people?
Do you think studying hard helps people sleep?
Do you agree that excessive sleep can be dangerous?
Do you think sleep is important? (Why?/Why not?)
Do you think it's sometimes convenient to sleep for short periods of time?
(Similar to above) Do you ever have a nap during the middle of the day?
Do you think we need to sleep in the afternoon (have or take a nap)?
Do you think elderly people need less sleep than young people?
How do you think people can have a good sleep?
Do you do anything before going to bed to help you sleep?
Do you often travel by boat?
Have you ever been on a boat while you were on holidays (on vacation)?
(Similar to above) Have you ever been on a boat tour while you were on holidays?
Would you like to go on a boat tour? (Why?/Why not?)
(Similar to above) Would you like to have a holiday on a boat?
Where in your country do people most often use boats? (or, travel by boat)
Do many people in your country own their own boat?
Would you like to buy a boat?
If you had your own boat, what would you do with it?
What types of buildings are there in your hometown?
What buildings in your country/your hometown do tourists most like to visit?
(Similar to above) What are some of the most famous buildings in your country?
Are the buildings in your country mostly modern or traditional buildings?
Do people in your country prefer modern buildings or more traditional buildings?
Which do you prefer?
What do you think are the advantages and disadvantages of modern buildings and traditional buildings?
Please describe a traditional house in your country.
Would you like to design a building?
What times in your life do you need to concentrate on doing something?
Does your job require concentration and attention to detail?
Is it difficult/easy to concentrate? (Why?)
(Similar to above) Do you find it difficult to concentrate sometimes?
What affects your ability to concentrate?
(Similar to above) What are the things that disturb your concentration the most?
Do you ever do anything to help you concentrate?
Do you think people can do two things at the same time?
(Possible question) Do you live in the countryside? = Is your home in the countryside? *
Do you enjoy the countryside?
(If answer to first question is yes) Do you like living there? (Why?/Why not?)
(If answer to first question is no) Would you like to live there? (Why?/Why not?)
(If answer to first question is no) What's the countryside like around your city?
Do you often go there?
(Similar to above) How often do you go there?
What would you say are the good points and the bad points about living in the countryside?
Has the countryside in your country (or, around your city) changed much in recent years (or decades)?
What future changes do you imagine might happen to the countryside?
(Similar to above) How will the countryside look in the future?
(Similar to above) What do you think the countryside will look like in the future?
Do you like a natural environment?
How do city kids in your country have contact with nature?
Do you have any memories of nature from your childhood?
What do you usually do when you're waiting for a bus or a train?
What do you think "patience" is?
Do you think patience is important?
(Possibly) Do you think being patient is an important part of being polite?
What do you think are the benefits of being patient?
Would you say you are a patient person?
Have you ever lost your patience?
What do you become impatient about?
What do you do when you become impatient?
Are people in your country generally very patient?
What causes some people in your country to become impatient?
(Similar to above) What do people in your country become impatient about?
When someone is late in your country, are other people usually patient, or angry?
Can you suggest why people in some countries are more patient than people in other countries?
(Similar to above) Why are people in some countries more patient than people in other countries?
Do you like trees?
(Similar to above) Do you like (to go to) the forest (or, a forest)?
Is there a forest near your hometown?
Where can one find trees (or forests) in your country?
Do you think places with trees attract more visitors than places with few trees?
Did you ever (like to) climb trees when you were a child?
Have you ever planted a tree?
Do you think more people should plant trees?
(Similar to above) Do you think we should plant more trees?
Do you think trees are important?
What would you say are the benefits of having trees?
Do you think we need to protect trees?
(Possibly) Do you like toys?
Are toys very important to you?
(Possibly) What sorts of people like toys?
What sorts of toys did you like when you were a kid? (Why did you like it/them?)
(Similar to above) What was your favourite toy when you were a kid? (Why?)
Did your parents give it to you?
Do you still have any of your old toys?
(In your opinion), why do some people like to keep a childhood toy?
What kind of toys do children like today?
If you had a child, what toy would you buy him or her?
Do you think toys should be passed on to other kids when these toys are no longer wanted?
Have you been very busy recently?
When was the last time you were busy?
Do you like having a busy life?
(Similar to above) Do you prefer to be busy or to have free time? (Why?)
(Similar to above) Do you prefer to be busy or to have nothing to do?
(If a student) For you, what is the best time (of the day) to study?
(If working) What is the most productive part of the day for you?
Was there a time when you felt stressed out (or, under pressure) because of a busy schedule?
Have you experienced stress at work?
How do you handle stress?
Do you think you will be busy in the next few years?
(Similar to above, but different) Do you think you will be busier in the future than you are now?
Do you like sunny days?
Do you like going (or, being) outside on sunny days?
What do you like to do on sunny days (or, when you go outside)?
What benefits can (or do) people get from sunshine?
(Similar to above) What benefits can (or do) we get from the sun?
(Possibly) Do you think there are any downsides (or dangers) from sunshine? *
What do you do (when you are outside) and the sun is too strong?
If you wanted to go to a place that has lots of sunshine, where would you go?
Would you like to go, as a tourist, to a place that has little sunshine?
(Similar to above) Would you ever go, as a tourist, to a place that has little sunshine?
(Possibly) Do you think you are a polite person? *
Who taught you to be polite?
Do you think people should be polite? (Why?)
How do people in your culture show (politeness or) good manners (towards others)?
(In your country,) Have there been any changes in politeness in the past few decades?
Do you think there are some times when it's more important to be polite than other times?
(Similar to above) Do you like to learn about history?
Have you (ever) attended a history class?
Did you like it?
Did you find it useful?
What historical event do you find most interesting?
(Similar to above) What historical event do you think was most important?
Do you think history is important?
How (or, from where) do you get information about history?
(The question above might be this) What was the last (or, most recent) history topic you read about?
Do you like to watch programs on TV about history?
(Similar to above) Do you think you (= one) can (really) learn history from films and/or TV programs?
Do you think the internet is a good place to learn about history?
(Similar to above) Do you think learning about history on the internet is good?
(Similar to above) Do you think studying history on the internet is good? See Note
Can you name a person from history who you would like to learn more about?
Why would you like to learn more about him/her?
What do you think are the benefits of visiting a history museum?
When was the last time you visited a museum?
Do you think it is important to talk about history?
Would you like to live in a historic home / building?
Do you often visit your relatives?
What do you do when visit them?
(Similar to above) Who is the more important to you, your relatives / your family, or your friends?
When was the last time you went to see your relatives?
Do you take anything when you visit your relatives?
(Similar to above) The next time you visit your relatives, will you take anything to give them?
When you were a child, which of your relatives did you see most often?
(Similar to above)
Who do you feel is the most important of your relatives?
When you were a child, did you play more with your friends or with your relatives? (See Note)
In the future, do you think you will have
more opportunities to see your relatives (than you do now)?
See Note
Do you like plants?
What plants do you like?
Have you ever grown any plants? ( = Have you ever planted any plants?)
Did you grow any plants when you were a child?
(Similar to above) Do you know how to take care of plants?
Would you like to receive a plant as a gift?
Do you like to sing?
How often do you sing?
Did you like to sing when you were a child?
Do you prefer to sing at home or at a place such as a karaoke bar (or KTV)?
Who's your favourite singer?
What's your favourite song?
Are the lyrics (= the words) of songs important to you?
Have you ever been to a concert?
Some of the questions, such as "Please describe your country" are more suitable when testing candidates outside their own countries but this topic still might be used if you do the test in your home country. In the questions below, the examiner will probably use the name of your country instead of the words, "your country".
This topic is used as a normal topic, not as the first Part 1 topic. In other words, it is possible to get either the Work/Studies topic, the Hometown topic or the Home topic as the first topic, as well as this topic.
Do you like your country?
Please describe your country a little.
Which parts of your country are the most populated?
(Similar to above) Which part(s) of your country do most people live in?
What part of your country are you from?
What do you like the most about your part of the country?
Have you visited other parts of your country? (Why did you go there?)
What's your favourite part of your country?
How easy is it to travel around your country?
Has your country changed much since you were a child?
(Similar to above) How much do you feel that these places have (or, your country has) changed over the past few decades? See Note 48
How much do you think your country will change in the future?
Do you often use a dictionary? * (See Note) (If yes, how often and what for? If no, why not? If not very often, say how often and why not very often.)
Do you prefer to use an electronic
dictionary or a dictionary made of paper?
If someone gave you a dictionary as a gift, how would you feel?
Do you think it would be interesting to write a dictionary?
(Similar to above) Do you think it would be interesting to be part of a team that is writing a dictionary?
(Possibly) What kind of person do you think writes a dictionary?
Is train travel very common in your country?
Do you often travel by train?
Do you like traveling by train?
What do you usually do when (you are) traveling by train?
What do you think are the benefits of traveling by train?
(Possibly) Do you ever meet interesting people while traveling by train?
Is there a subway system in your city?
Do you ever travel by subway?
(Similar to above) Have you ever traveled by subway?
Do you think it's important to be on time (= be punctual)?
Do you like to be on time?
Are you, yourself, late very often?
How do you think you could improve and be on time more often?
Do you wear a watch?
See here for information about street markets.
Do you like visiting street markets?
Are street markets very common in your country (or, where you live)?
What is usually sold in these street markets?
Do people in your country prefer to shop at a street market, or in normal shops and shopping malls?
(Similar to above) What do you think are the differences between a street market and a supermarket?
Would you visit a street market in a foreign country (if you were visiting that country)?
In what ways do you think street markets in other countries are different to street markets in your country?
Do you (ever) use a map?
When do you use a map?
(Similar to above) How often do you use a map?
Who taught you how to use a map?
(Similar to above) How did you learn to use (or read) a map?
Do you prefer to use electronic maps or those made of paper?
(In your city) have you ever asked others for directions?
(Possibly) Would you ever ask people for directions in your city?
(Possibly) Do you prefer to use a map or ask people for directions?
Do you do the same things every day of the week?
Is there anything you would like to change about your weekly routine?
How many days off do you have every week? *
Do you usually have days off together or are they separated (by work/attendance at class)?
What do you usually do on weekends?
Which day would you say is your busiest day of the week?
Which is your favourite day of the week?
(Possibly) What would cause you to change your favourite day of the week?
This is about traveling as a tourist (旅行).
Do you like traveling?
In which season do you prefer to travel?
Would you say your country welcomes travelers (or, tourists)?
(Possibly the question above is this) Would you say your country is a good place for travelers (or, tourists) to visit?