Ielts speaking part 1 topics (questions and answers)

Q. What types of music do you like to listen to? [Why?] 
Answer: We all have our own taste and preferences when it comes to listening 
or liking a particular type of music. As for me, I like “soft rock” or mellow 
music as opposed to the hard rock or intense ones. Soft rock is a subgenre of 
light, melodic, radio-friendly pop (some would say “rock”) music which 
employs clean and a highly polished piano and/or acoustic guitar, aided by some 
bouncy and harmonious bass guitar as well as the smooth and restrained use of 
electric guitar. 
I listen to soft rock mainly because of its “ambience” as it creates a relaxed and 
peaceful atmosphere around me on a subconscious level and thus allowing me 
to be anywhere I like.

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Q. At what times of day do you like to listen to music? [Why?] 
Answer: I like to listen to my favourite soft rock at night before going to bed as 
its mellow and smooth sound, together with a slow rhythm, help me to get rid of 
the tiredness of a stressful day. 
Q. Did you learn to play a musical instrument when you were a child? 
[Why/Why 
not?] 
Answer: No, I didn’t learn to play any musical instrument when I was a child. I 
did, however, wanted to learn to play the guitar, but unfortunately, my parents 
were against it as it would, according to them, impact my studies negatively.
Q. Do you think all children should learn to play a musical instrument? 
[Why/Why 
not?] 
Answer: Yes, I do really think all children should learn to play a musical 
instrument if they are interested in it. They should learn it because it requires 
good hand-eye coordination which is crucial to a child's healthy development. 
Children also need to read the music and then convert that in their brain to the 
physical part of playing the instrument which helps them develop not only good 
coordination but also fast thinking. In fact, studies have shown that learning to 
play an instrument can make a difference in a child's academic performance by 
helping him/her develop better listening skills. 
Topic: Dancing 
Q. 
Do 
you 
enjoy 
dancing? 
[Why/Why 
not?] 
Q. 
Has 
anyone 
ever 
taught 
you 
to 
dance? 
[Why/Why 
not?] 
Q. 
Tell 
me 
about 
any 
traditional 
dancing 
in 
your 
country. 
Q. 
Tell 
me 
about 
some 
popular 
dancing 
in 
your 
country? 
Q. Do you think that traditional dancing will be popular in the future? 
[Why/Why not?]