IELTS Speaking: Tổng hợp câu hỏi chủ đề Hometown

Your Hometown
 

Your 'hometown' is the place where you grew up, not necessarily the place where you were born.

Sometimes the topic is, "The Place Where You Are Living Now", which might not be your hometown.

      Current Living Place
 

• Where do you come from? 

• (Similar to above) Where is your hometown?

• What part of ____ (your home country) is that in?

• Where do you live at the moment? 

• How long have you been living there/here?

• Why do you live there/here? 

• Where are you living now, in your hometown or another place?

• How long have your been living there/here?

• (Similar to above) How long have you lived there/here?

• Do you have many neighbours?

• Do you know your neighbours very well?
   

    Family
 

• Do your parents also live there?

• (Similar to above) Does your whole family live there?

• Did your family ever move away from the place you were born? (Why?/Why not?)

• Did your family ever move away from the place you were born? (Why?/Why not?)
   

    If Not Living in Your Hometown Now
 

• Why did you choose to live here/there? (If not living in your hometown)

• How long have you been living there?

• Do you plan to live there/here for a long time?

• Do you like _____? (The place you are living in now) (Why?/Why not?) 

• (Similar to above) Do you like the city where you are living now? (Why?/Why not?) 

• (Similar to above) Do you like living here/there?

• (Similar to above) Which place do you prefer, your hometown or the city where you are studying or working? 

• Do you still visit your hometown? 

• How do you visit your hometown? (=What kind of transport do you use to go there?)

• Who do you visit in your hometown?
   

    The Location of Your Hometown
 

• Where is your hometown? (Or, what part of China do you come from?)

• Whereabouts (=where) did you grow up? (Or, Where were you born?)

• (Similar to above) Where are you from? 

• (Similar to above) Where is your hometown?

• Is that a city or is it in the countryside?

• (Similar to above) Are you from a city or village (the countryside)? 

• Do you prefer to live in a big city or a small place (or in the countryside?

• (Similar to above) Would you prefer to live in a big city or in the countryside?

• Do you still live there?

• Does (do) your family still live there?

• (Similar to above) Do you still live there now?

• (Similar to above) Where do you live at the moment?

• Why do you live there/here?
   

    Description of Your Hometown
 

• What kind of place is your hometown? (= Describe your hometown)

• (Similar to above) Could you describe your hometown a little? 

• (Similar to above) Please tell me something about your hometown.

• Does it have good facilities?

• What facilities does your hometown have?  

• What sorts of buildings are there in your hometown?

• What work do the people in your hometown do?  

• Are the people in your hometown very friendly? 

• (Similar to above) Is your hometown a friendly place?

• What place(s) in your hometown do you go to in your spare time?  (Why? Include what you do there.)
   

    Size / Small Town or City
 

• Is that a big city or a small town (or, a village in the countryside)?

• (Similar to above) How big is that place?

• Do you prefer to live in a big city or in the countryside?

• (Similar to above) Would you prefer to live in a big city or in the countryside?

• For you, what benefits are there to living in a big city? (or small town, whatever your preference was)

• (Similar to above) In general, what benefits are there to living in a big city? (or small town, whatever your preference was)

• Do you think it's good to live in a big city? (or small town, whatever your preference was)
   

    Free-Time Activities in Your Hometown
 

• What do people in your hometown do in their free time?

• (Similar to above) What do you do in your hometown in your leisure time?

• What place(s) in your hometown do you go to in your spare time? (Why? Include what you do there.)
   

    Famous
 

• Is your hometown famous for anything?

• (If you answer no) How could it become famous?
   

    The History of Your Hometown
 

• Do you know much about the history of your hometown?

• Did you learn (or, have you learned) much about the history of your hometown in school?
   

    Particular Places in (or aspects of) Your Hometown (the most ... place)
        The Oldest
 

• What's the oldest part (the oldest area/section) of your hometown?

• (Similar to above) What's the oldest part (area/section) of your hometown? 

• (Similar to above) What's the oldest structure in your hometown? (= the oldest existing structure)

• (Similar to above) What's the oldest thing in your hometown?

• Are there any old buildings in your hometown?
   

        The Best

(These questions are also under the topic,  'Your Feelings/Opinions about Your Hometown')       

• What would you say is the best part of your hometown?

• (Similar to above) What would you say is the best thing about your hometown?

• What do you like best about your hometown?

• (Similar to above) What part of your hometown do you like best? (Why?) (= What's the best thing about your hometown? = What do you find most attractive about your hometown?) 

• (Similar to above) What would you say is the best thing about your hometown?

        The Most Famous
       (This question is also under the topic, 'Visitors to Your Hometown')

• What's the most famous thing about your hometown?

        The Most Attractive

• What's the most attractive part of your hometown?

        Tourist Attractions

• What tourist attractions are there in your hometown?

• Would a foreign visitor enjoy them?

• (Similar to above) What parts of your hometown would you recommend (or, suggest) a visitor go and see? 

• (Similar to above) What tourist attractions would you recommend to visitors who come to your hometown?
   

    Changes in the Past 20 or 30 Years
 

• Has your hometown changed much in the past few years? (e.g. 20 years)

• (Similar to above) How has your hometown changed in recent years? (E.g., the past 20 or 50 years or since you were a child) 

• (Similar to above) In what way has your hometown changed the most in the past few years?

• (Similar to above) What part of your hometown has changed the most in the past few years?

• Compared to the past, would you say your hometown today is more suitable for living in, or less suitable?
   

      Your Feelings/Opinions/Judgments about Your Hometown
 

• Do you like your hometown? (Why?/Why not?) 

• (Similar to above) Do you like living here/there?

• What do you like most (or, best) about living in your hometown (or, about living where you are living now)?

• Would you say it's an interesting place?

• What's the most interesting part of it?

• (Similar to above) What's interesting about it?

• Would you say it's a livable place?

• Would you say it's a good place to live/grow up in?

• (Similar to above) Would you recommend that place to others (as a good place to live)?

• Compared to the past, would you say your hometown today is more suitable for living in, or less suitable?

• What would you say is the best part of your hometown?

• (Similar to above) What would you say is the best thing about your hometown?

• Would you say it's a good place for young people to live/grow up?

• (Similar to above) Would you say it's a good place for children to grow up?

• (Similar to above) (Similar to above) Would you say your hometown is a good place for (families with) children to live? 

• (Similar to above) Would you say it's a good place to grow up (in)?

• Do you like your hometown? (Why?/Why not?) (Or: Do you like the place you are living in now?)

• What do you like best about your hometown?

• (Similar to above) What part of your hometown do you like best? (Why?) (= What's the best thing about your hometown? = What do you find most attractive about your hometown?) 

• (Similar to above) What would you say is the best thing about your hometown?

• (Similar to above) What's your favourite part of your hometown?

• Would you like to retire there when you are old?

• Is there anything you don't like about your hometown?

• Would you say it's a good place to live? (Or) Would you say it's a good place to grow up?

• Would you say it's a good place for young people to live?

• Does your hometown have good entertainment facilities?

• Is it a suitable place for old people to live?

• Do you think it's more suitable as a place for young people to live, or old people?
   

    Improvements 
 

• What would you say are the good points and the bad points of living there / of your hometown?

• What do you think needs to be done to make your hometown a better place to live in?

• (Similar to above) How do you think your hometown could be improved?

• (Similar to above) What do you think needs to change in your hometown?
   

      Visitors to Your Hometown
 

• Would you recommend your city as a travel destination to your friends?

• Do many people visit your hometown (as tourists)?

• (Similar to above) Do people from other places often visit your hometown? (Why?/Why not?)

• (Similar to above) Do people like traveling to (or visiting) your hometown? (Why?/Why not?)

• (Similar to above) Is your hometown a good place for visitors (tourists)?

• (Similar to above) Does your hometown have any tourist attractions?

• (Similar to above) Would you say your hometown is suitable for tourists to visit? (Why?/Why not?) 

• What would you recommend (or, suggest) visitors to your city see and do?

• What's the most famous thing about your hometown?

• What do visitors see or do when they go to your hometown? 

• (Similar to above) Does your hometown have any special tourist attractions? 

• What forms of transport do visitors use to come to your hometown? 

• How could your hometown (be improved in order to) attract more visitors? 

• Would you say your hometown is suitable for development as a tourist spot (or, tourist attraction)? (Why?/Why not?)
   

      The Weather in Your Hometown
 

• What's the weather usually like in your hometown?

• Has the weather in your hometown changed much in recent years?
   

    Transportation & Traffic in Your Hometown
 

• What's the traffic situation like in your hometown (or, where you are living now)?

• How do people in your hometown get to (= go to/travel to) work?

• What form of transport do you prefer to use in your hometown?
   

      Future Living Place
 

• Do you think you'll always live here/there?

• (Similar to above) Do you plan to live there/here for a long time? 

• (Similar to above)  Do you plan to live there in the future?

• (Similar to above)  Would you like to live there in the future?

• How long do you intend to continue living there/here?

• Have you ever thought about moving to live somewhere else? (Why?/Why not?)

• What place (city) would you like to live in (in the future)?

• If you had a chance to live in a different city, what would it be? (Why?)