INDEPENDENT SPEAKING TOPICS

Practice independent speaking topics


Personal Preference
Describe the city or town where you live.
What is your idea of the perfect job?
Describe a person you admire, and explain why you admire this person.
Describe a skill you want to learn
What is your favorite toy?
Who is a famous person you’d like to meet?
Where is a place you go to relax?
What is a valuable lesson you have learned?
What is the best animal to have for a pet, and why?
What is an interesting class you have taken?
What is a good book that you would recommend?

Paired Choice
Do you relax by staying home or going out?
Would you rather take a vacation in the city or the countryside?
What’s better: one big exam, or several small ones?
Do you prefer to study alone or with friends?
Which do you like better: watching TV or using the computer?
Do you prefer oral or written reports?
Would you rather have one long vacation from school, or several small ones?
Do you prefer large parties with many people or small ones with close friends only?
Do you support school uniforms, or students’ own choice of clothes?
Do you prefer to get up early, or get up late?
Do you prefer to plan your vacations thoroughly, or just go without too much planning?
Do you prefer to eat with others, or eat alone?