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VSTEP SPEAKING TOPICS

PART 1
1. Let’s talk about Gameshow:
a. What gameshow do you often watch?
b. Would you prefer to watch it alone or with someone else?
c. What are the benefits of watching a gameshow?
2. Let’s talk about buses:
a. Have you ever travelled by bus?
b. Is bus service good in your country?
c. What are the benefits of travelling by bus?
3. Let’s talk about map:
a. Have you ever used maps?
b. Would you prefer paper maps or electronic maps? Why?
c. Have you ever asked for directions instead of using maps? What happened?
4. Let’s talk about personality:
1. Are you a family person?
2. What are the qualities of a good wife?
3. Will your personality change when you get older?

5. Let’s talk about fashion:

1. Do you like wearing casual clothes or formal clothes?
2. How would you dress to work?
3. What is your favorite clothing item in winter?

6. Let’s talk about your favorite day of week

1. What is your favorite day of week?
2. What do you often do? Why?
3. How important is it to have a favorite day of the week?

7. Let’s talk about sports:

1. What is your favorite sports? Why?
2. Would you prefer playing sports or watching them on TV? Why?
3. How important are sports in our lives? Why?

8. Let’s talk about evening walk:

1. How often do you have an evening walk? Why?
2. Where do you often walk? Why?
3. What are the benefits of evening walk?

9. Let’s talk about writing postcards:

1. Have you ever written postcards? When? If no, would you write in the future?
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2. Who did you send a postcard? Who would you like to send a postcard?
3. What are the benefits of sending a postcard?

10. Let’s talk about dream:

1. How often do you dream?
2. Do you remember your dream when you get up?
3. Do you think dreams are important?

11. Let’s talk about musical instrument:

1. Do you play any musical instruments?
2. What is the most popular instrument in your country?
3. Do you think musical instruments are important to people’s life?

12. Let’s talk about online shopping:

1. How often do you shop online?
2. What kinds of products are often sold online?
3. What are the benefits of online shopping?

13. Let’s talk about banking in your city:

1. Have you ever been to a bank in your area?
2. What did you do?
3. How does the ATM service in your work area?

14. Let’s talk about study:

1. What is your favorite subject?
2. Is that subject popular in your country?
3. Do you get on well with your classmates?

15. Let’s talk about holiday:

1. How do you usually spend your holiday?
2. Would you prefer to go with your friends or family? Why?
3. Where are you going to for your next holiday?

16. Let’s talk about a room in your house:

1. What is your favorite room in your house? Why?
2. What do you often do in the room?
3. Would you like to change anything in the room? Why/ why not?

17. Let’s talk about writing blogs:

1. Have you ever written online blogs?
2. What topic do you often write about?
3. What are the benefits of writing online blogs?
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18. Let’s talk about your anger:

1. How often do you get angry?
2. What do you often do when you are angry?
3. What do you do to control your anger?

19. Let’s talk about swimming:

1. Do you like swimming? Why/ why not?
2. Would you prefer to go swimming alone or with groups? Why?
3. Do you think it is important for you to learn how to swim?

20. Let’s talk about email?

1. Do you often use emails? Why/ why not?
2. How important are emails at work?
3. Do you think emails will replace letters in the future?

21. Let’s talk about staying healthy?

1. What do you do to stay healthy?
2. What do you think is more important eating healthy or exercising? Why?
3. Can you suggest some effective ways to stay healthy?

22. Let's talk about the time when you are busy?
1. When are you busiest in a week?
2. Do you often plan your week?
3. Are you stressful when you are busy? Why/ why not?

23. Let’s talk about your family?

1. What do you often do when you are together?
2. Do you often share things with your family? Why/ why not?
3. What are the benefits of the family gathering?

24. Let's talk about your favorite pairs of shoes

1. How often do you wear your shoes?
2. Would you prefer to wear shoes or sandals? Why?
3. What makes it your favorite pair of shoes?
25. Let’s talk about a day-off
1. Do you often have a day off?
2. What do you usually do on that day?
3. Do you prefer spending this time alone or with another people?
26. Let’s talk about exam
1. How do you feel before an exam?
2. What kind of person are you: prepare long before the exam or prepare just before the
exam?
3. What should we do to have good result in an exam?
27. Let’s talk about dictionary
1. How often do you use a dictionary?
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2. Do you prefer a paper dictionary or electronic dictionary?

3. Does a dictionary help you in learning English?

28. Let’s talk about brand of computer

1. What is the brand of your computer?
2. Is it a popular brand in your country?
3. Do you intend to change to another brand?
29. Let’s talk about dating
1. Have you ever been on a date?
2. Describe the person you have ever dated?
3. Describe the person you want to date with.
30. Let’s talk about weather forecast
1. Do you often listen to weather forecast?
2. Where do you listen to weather forecast?
3. How is the weather forecast in your country?
31. Let’s talk about gifts
1. Do you like gifts?
2. Do you prefer giving gifts or receiving gifts?
3. What kinds of gifts are popular in your country?
32. Let’s talk about flowers
1. Do you like flowers?
2. Which flowers are popular in your country?
3. Are there any flowers with special meanings?
33. Let’s talk about handicraft.
1. Do you like handicraft?
2. Have you ever made handicraft?
3. Should making handicraft be taught to children?
34. Let’s talk about traditional villages
4. Have you ever been to a traditional village?
5. What are some popular traditional villages in your country?
6. What should we do to maintain traditional villages?
35. Let’s talk about public speaking
1. Have you ever made a speech in public?
2. What can you do to overcome the nervousness in public speaking?
3. What are benefits of public speaking?
36. Let’s talk about gallery
1. Have you ever been to a gallery? What do you do there? How long have you been
there?
2. Do you often see or buy the paintings?
3. Why do people like to see paintings or why do they go to the gallery?
37. Let's talk about yoga
1. Do you often practice yoga?
2. What are some benefits of doing yoga for physical and mental health?
3. Why do many people nowadays practice yoga?
38. Let’s talk about VIDEO
1. How often do you watch video on the internet?
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2. Why do some people watch video?

3. How different is the way young people and old people watch video?
39. Let’s talk about morning
1. What do you often do in the morning?
2. Do you usually wake up early?
3. Do you like morning or afternoon?
40. Let’s talk about dancing
1. Do you know how to dance?
2. Have you ever gone to dancing class?
3. Do you think it is important to know how to dance?
41. Let’s talk about fashion:
1. Do you prefer wearing casual clothes or formal clothes?
2. How would you dress to work?
3. What is your favorite clothing item in winter?
42. Let’s talk about study?
1 What is your favorite subject?
2 Is is a popular subject in your country?
3 Do you get on well with your classmate?
43. Booking table at a restaurant
1 How often do you book a table at a restaurant?
2 What are the benefits of booking a table?
3 What can be the problems of booking a table?
44. Traffic accidents
1 Have you been in a road accident?
2 What should we do to avoid traffic accident?
3 What would you do if you see someone injured in an accident?
45. Friends
1 How often do you meet with friends?
2 What do you usually do together?
3 Is it easy to make friends?
46. Time management
1 Are you good at managing your time?
2 How to manage our time more effectively?
3 Why is it important to manage our time?
47. Sadness
1 Where do you often go when you are sad?
2 Do you prefer going there alone or with other people?
3 What are good places for relaxation?
48. Coffee shop
1 How often do you go to a coffee shop?
2 What do you usually do there?
3 Do you prefer going there alone or with friends?
49. Charity work
1 Have you done charity work?
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2 Is there any charity work you want to do?

3 Which is more suitable thing to donate to charity: money or presents (old clothes or
food?