IELTS Speaking Part 1: Hometown - Sample Questions and Tips

Part 1 of the IELTS Speaking test lasts four to five minutes. The examiner asks short questions about familiar topics such as hometown.

Sample Questions

• Where is your hometown?
• What do you like most about it?
• Has it changed in recent years?
• Would you like to live there in the future?

Ideas to Include

Describe location, size, industry, food and your favourite place.

How to Answer

1. Answer the question directly in the first sentence.
2. Add a reason using because or since.
3. Give a short example or detail.
4. Keep your answer to two or three sentences.

Tip

Do not memorise answers. Speak naturally and keep eye contact with the examiner.