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100 IELTS Part 3 Questions

Welcome to our marathon!  Today, we will be attempting to answer 100 IELTS part 3 questions without brainstorming or breaks.  This article is the beginning of our preparation and podcast on Spotify.

The IELTS exam is separated into three key sections.

  1. 3-4 mins | Identity confirmation and surface-level personal information.
  2. 3-4 mins | A speaking prompt card and a 90-120 second speech.
  3. 3-4 mins | Question and Answer segment.

Good luck!  If you’re taking the test soon and need to prepare, try asking yourself these questions in a blitz format to train yourself.  If you’re able to give a semi-decent, understandable answer to each one, you’re on your way to getting the score you need.

Each part 3 answer should include a paraphrase of the question, a point, supporting details for the point, and a conclusion/opinion/analysis.

Don’t feel limited to 30 seconds per question.  Speak your mind and develop complete thoughts.  Stop if you’re done and ready for the next question.  If you’re still going and have the examiner’s attention, and your answer is strong, keep going for up to a minute.

  1. What are the main environmental problems in your country?
  2. Why should people be concerned about the environment?
  3. How can people protect the environment?
  4. Do you think money should be spent on protecting animals?
  5. Do you think more should be done to protect natural beauty spots in your country?
  6. What can a government do to encourage people not to harm the environment?
  7. Now let’s talk about keeping in contact with people we know.
  8. In what different ways can people keep in touch with each other?
  9. How important do you think it is to keep in touch with friends? Why/Why not? 
  10. Which way of keeping in touch do you think is most popular with young people?
  11. Now let’s consider the ways in which people change as they grow older.
  12. What are the reasons why people change as they grow older?
  13. Do you enjoy giving and receiving gifts? Why or why not?
  14. Who usually gives you gifts?
  15. Who do you give gifts to?
  16. In your country, when do people usually give gifts?
  17. What kinds of gifts do they give?
  18. Do you think gift-giving customs are different now than they were in the past? How?
  19. Do you think they will change in the future? How?
  20. What do you do?
  21. What are your responsibilities?
  22. How many hours do you work each day?
  23. Do you enjoy your work?
  24. Is there some other kind of work you would rather do?
  25. If you could change your job or profession, what would you do?
  26. Describe your education.
  27. What kind of school did you go to as a child?
  28. Did you go to a co-educational school?
  29. What was your favourite subject as a child?
  30. Who was your favourite teacher?
  31. What is the education system like in your country?
  32. Do you think your country has an effective education system?
  33. Do your friends have similar routines?
  34. Do you generally like routines?
  35. Let’s think about how people feel about routines.
  36. Do young people and old people have different attitudes to routines where you live?
  37. What are the benefits and drawbacks of having a daily routine?
  38. Let’s consider choice in routines.
  39. What factors influence most people’s daily routines?
  40. Let’s talk about international tourism.
  41. Why do you think people want to visit other countries?
  42. What makes some places very attractive to tourists?
  43. Do people travel abroad more or less than they did in the past? Why/Why not?
  44. Will international tourism increase or decrease in the future? Why?
  45. Let’s think about friends and friendship generally. How do people usually meet new friends where you live?
  46. Is it easier for adults or children to make new friends? Why?
  47. How are relationships with friends different from relationships at work / college?
  48. Is it possible for people to be close friends with their boss or teacher? Why / Why not?
  49. Let’s talk about family celebrations.
  50. What type of special occasions are generally celebrated in your country?
  51. How important is it for families to celebrate occasions together? Why?
  52. Are family occasions as important today as they were for former generations?
  53. Let’s think about any recent social changes in your country
  54. How has the role of elderly people in the family changed in recent times?
  55. Let’s talk about TV and radio in your country.
  56. In your country, which do people prefer: watching TV or listening to radio? Why?
  57. What kinds of programs are most popular?
  58. Do men and women tend to like the same kind of programme? Why /Why not?
  59. Now let’s think about the effects of TV.
  60. Some people think that watching TV can be a negative influence. Would you agree?
  61. Let’s go on to discuss TV programmes about other places.
  62. What kinds of TV programs about different places are most popular in your country?
  63. Can people learn more about geography from TV than they can from books? Why/Why not?
  64. Do you think TV programmes about different places encourage people to travel themselves? Why/Why not?
  65. Now let’s talk about visiting other countries.
  66. For what reasons do you think international travel has increased in recent years?
  67. Let’s talk about foreign TV programmes.
  68. What kind of foreign TV programmes are popular in your country?
  69. What are the advantages of having foreign-made programmes on TV?
  70. Some people think governments should control the number of foreign-made TV programmes being shown. Do you agree? Why?
  71. Now let’s talk about children and TV.
  72. What do you think are the qualities of a good children’s TV programme? 
  73. Let’s go on to talk about elderly people who live with their families.
  74. In your country, do most grandparents live in the same house as their children and grandchildren? Why/Why not?
  75. What are the advantages and disadvantages for grandparents of living in the same house as their children and grandchildren?
  76. Now let’s talk about retirement.
  77. Do you think some people retire from their jobs too early? Why/Why not?
  78. Now let’s talk about giving presents in your country.
  79. On which occasions do people in your country usually give presents? 
  80. How important is it to wrap presents in an attractive way? Why/Why not?
  81. Do people who receive a present usually open it straight away, or do they open it later? Why/Why not?
  82. Now let’s talk about rooms in general.
  83. Which room do families usually spend the most time in? Why?
  84. What types of things do people usually put on the walls of their rooms?
  85. Is it more important for a room to look nice, or to be comfortable? Why?
  86. Let’s go on to talk about interior design.
  87. How can different room colours affect the way people feel?
  88. Now let’s talk about holidays.
  89. How often do you get a holiday from work/college?
  90. Do you usually stay at home when you have a holiday, or do you go somewhere? Why/Why not?
  91. What did you do the last time you had a holiday?
  92. Do you wish you had more holidays? Why/Why not?
  93. Do you often watch sports?
  94. Do you do a lot of sports?
  95. What devices do you think will be popular in the future?
  96. Do you think people spend too much money on electronic devices?
  97. In what ways can electronic devices make our lives harder?
  98. What would the world be like without computers?
  99. Should children be taught to use computers at school?
  100. How do you think computers will change in the future?