IELTS Speaking Questions: Technology
Technology questions in Part 1 stay close to your own life: your phone habits, favourite apps, and how comfortable you are with new devices. A direct answer plus one specific example is enough for this part.
Part 3 turns the same theme abstract and societal, asking about technology’s effect on work, sociability, privacy, and the future. Prepare two or three real details about how you personally use technology, plus one clear opinion on a wider trend, rather than a memorised answer.
Part 1 questions
Short, personal, present-tense. Answer the question directly first, then add the one detail the tip suggests — the extension is what separates a one-line answer from a Band 7 one.
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How often do you use your phone?
How to extend itGive a habit, then what you mostly use it for.
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What apps do you use most often?
How to extend itName one or two, then why they matter to you.
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Do you prefer using a phone or a computer?
How to extend itPick one, then give a practical reason.
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Did you have your own phone as a teenager?
How to extend itSay yes or no, then one brief detail.
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Do you find new technology easy to learn?
How to extend itSay yes or no, then give a specific example.
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How do you usually keep in touch with friends?
How to extend itName a method, then say how often you use it.
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Is there a piece of technology you could not live without?
How to extend itName it, then a reason it matters daily.
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Do you play games on your phone or computer?
How to extend itSay yes or no, then what kind and how often.
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Has technology changed how you study or work?
How to extend itSay yes or no, then give one concrete example.
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Do you back up your data or photos?
How to extend itSay yes or no, then how you usually do it.
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What was the first piece of technology you owned?
How to extend itName it, then a brief memory about it.
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Do you worry about how much time you spend online?
How to extend itSay yes or no, then a small example.
Part 3 questions
The same topic, pitched at the abstract level the examiner moves to after your cue card. These want reasoning — a position, a cause, an example, a concession — not a description of your own life.
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Has technology made people more or less sociable?
How to structure itTake a side, give one reason, then concede one point.
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How has technology changed the way people work?
How to structure itName the main change, then one concrete effect.
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Should governments regulate how much data companies collect?
How to structure itState a stance, then concede one practical concern.
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Do you think people rely too much on technology now?
How to structure itGive a view, then support it with an example.
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How might artificial intelligence change everyday life in the future?
How to structure itPredict a trend, then explain what drives it.
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Do older and younger generations use technology differently?
How to structure itCompare the two groups, then suggest a reason.
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What are the advantages and disadvantages of children using smartphones?
How to structure itCover both sides, then say which matters more.
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Is it the government's job to protect people's privacy online, or is that up to individuals?
How to structure itWeigh both sides, then state which matters more.
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How has technology changed the way people learn new skills?
How to structure itName one effect, then a supporting example.
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Do you think society could function without the internet now?
How to structure itGive a stance, then one reason to support it.
Say the answers out loud, then sit the whole test
Reading a question and answering it are different skills. Work through the list above aloud, then put the topic inside a full timed test where you cannot stop to think.
- Describe a piece of technology you find useful Part 2 cue card, with the one-minute prep timer
- Describe a website or app you use often Part 2 cue card, with the one-minute prep timer
- Technology vocabulary 30 band-graded phrases and a self-test
Part 1, a cue card, then Part 3 — timed, in your browser, about 13 minutes.
One cue card a day on Telegram
A new Part 2 card every morning, a vocabulary topic on Sundays.
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