Clothes is a common topic for IELTS Speaking Part 1. Below are questions and model answers for this topic. Clothes topic regularly appears in the test. There is rarely a year when it doesn’t appear. So, this is a topic you must prepare for.
IELTS Speaking Part 1 Questions: Clothes
- Do you often buy clothes?
- Are clothes important to you?
- What kinds of clothes do you prefer to wear?
- Do you prefer wearing smart or casual clothes?
- Do you spend a lot of time deciding what to wear?
- Would you ever spend a lot of money on clothes?
- Do you think fashion is important when choosing clothes?
- Do you think men and women have the same view of clothing?
- Did you wear a uniform at school?
- What do people usually wear to work in your country?
The examiner will only ever ask about three or four questions for each topic in part 1 speaking.
Model Answers for Clothes Topic
Below are some model answers for Clothes in IELTS speaking part 1. Note the frequent examples of vocabulary relating to clothes.
- What kinds of clothes do you prefer to wear?
- I generally go for casual clothes like jeans, t-shirt and a jumper. I do have some smart clothes but I mainly go for comfort on an average day.
- Do you spend a lot of time deciding what to wear?
- It depends. If it’s my day off then I just throw on something casual, warm and comfy. But if I know I’m going to meet a friend for coffee or go out, I’ll take my time to decide what I want to wear and match my clothes to my bag and jewellery as well.
- Do you think fashion is important when choosing clothes?
- I suppose I do to some extent. I mean I’m not likely to choose something that was fashionable a few decades ago, but I can’t say that I follow current trends closely. I mean, I’ve been wearing the same boot cut style of jeans for years even though they’ve come in and out of fashion over that period.
- Did you wear a uniform at school?
- Yes, we had a pretty strict uniform. We had to wear a blue skirt, over the knee, a blue jacket, white shirt and also a tie. I must admit I did prefer it because I didn’t have the stress of deciding what to wear or being judged for what I was wearing.
As you see, you should be giving examples of vocabulary relating to Clothes. This is called “topic vocabulary” and the examiner will pay close attention to your flexible use of topic vocabulary.
