IELTS Speaking Part 1: Clothes

Here are some questions for a common topic in IELTS speaking part 1 – clothes.

  1. Do you often buy clothes?
  2. Are clothes important to you?
  3. What kinds of clothes do you prefer to wear?
  4. What kinds of clothes do you wear most days?
  5. Would you ever spend a lot of money on clothes?
  6. Do you think men and women have the same view of clothing?

Model Answer

  • Question: What kinds of clothes do you prefer to wear?
  • Answer: If I could choose, I’d wear casual clothes everyday. I feel much more comfortable wearing jeans and a t-shirt or a jumper. Unfortunately, my work forces me to wear formal clothes like a suit or trousers with a smart shirt which I really don’t like so I only get to wear casual clothes on my days off.

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Comments

  1. zarmina says

    Hi Liz, I hope you are doing well. I have a question that is, I prefer to wear salwar kameez most of the time and it is a traditional wear for Asian women but it actually does not have any English name for this cloth, such as saree. so is it okay to say salwar kameez ?

    • Whenever there is a word that you want to use in a language that is not English, provide an explanation with it. For example: I sometimes wear a salwar kameez, which is a traditional dress worn by women in my country that is often made of (silk) and consists of (tailored or baggy trousers with a long matching top). Remember, each answer is a chance to showcase your English language so you can include the type of material and which items form part of the costume. As you see from the example I gave, it contains fantastic English vocabulary which will definitely increase your score and that means the use of “salwar kameez” won’t matter. But if you only say a word in your native language with any extra detail in English, you will have lost communication in English and that isn’t good for your score. I hope you understand. Wishing you well for 2024 🙂

  2. Dear Liz,
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    preparing for my IELTS one week from now.you’re very helpful.
    Evelyn

    • I’m glad you are enjoying my website lessons. Good luck with your preparation and test 🙂

  3. Pranay says

    hiii LIZ

    thanks a lot for all this valuable information. i have one question about speaking.
    if an examiner ask where you live you have to speak about city or your home i mean
    i live in XYZ city and the city is very popular and crowded
    OR
    i live in big house in city. my house has two bedroom and so on

    • Liz says

      The examiner will always tell you what the topic is “I’m going to ask you about your home” or “Let’s talk about your hometown”. Listen to the topic which provides the context.

  4. Mahbuba says

    The structure is significantly clear and excellent ,so now I’m happy because I think that I found appropriate way as I began training independently.

  5. First off I want to say fantastic blog! I had a quick question that I’d
    like to ask if you don’t mind. I was curious to find out how you center
    yourself and clear your mind prior to writing. I have had a tough
    time clearing my mind in getting my ideas out there. I truly do take pleasure in writing
    but it just seems like the first 10 to 15 minutes are usually wasted simply just trying
    to figure out how to begin. Any ideas or tips? Thanks!

    • It sounds like you need to change your preparation, not your mind 🙂 1) You should be preparing ideas for all common topics for writing task 2 so that you have plenty of ideas for your essay. I am currently putting together a book for this purpose. Until it’s ready, you will have to do the research yourself. Here’s a link to lots of essay questions to prepare: https://ieltsliz.com/100-ielts-essay-questions/. Also follow the Recent Exam Questions page in the right hand column of the site to keep track of trending topics. 2) You should be trained to know exactly what to do in your first 5 to 10 mins and how to kick start your essay the right way. Get my Advanced Writing task 2 lessons to learn: https://elizabethferguson.podia.com/. Your lack of focus is simply a lack of correct preparation.

  6. nitin says

    In the question do you think men and women have same view of clothing?,what particular aspect needs to be focused?

    • IELTS speaking is not about ideas. It’s about language. You can give any answer you want. The examiner wants to hear your English, and doesn’t care about your ideas.

  7. Fatemeh Mohammadzadeh says

    Dear Liz,

    i have one question about Grammer, why in this topic about cloth, they asked what kind of clothes do you prepare to wear and you have written if i could choose myself i would….?

    • You need to look in the dictionary the difference between “cloth” and “clothes” – they are not the same.

  8. Khissy says

    Hello Liz!

    Do the clothes we wear on the speaking test matter to the examiner?

  9. Nghia says

    Grazie mile ! So helpful for those who gona prepaird in the first exam

  10. sushma says

    Hey Liz,

    This is the first time i am appearing for IELTS. Could you please help me out by giving valuable suggestions or any material to go through.

    Thank You!

  11. What is imagination and how we use in our life?

  12. KALEEMULLAH says

    Can i show the reason in Speaking part 1. For example , if the examiner says that what color do you like ? My answer is , I like green color and then i say because this is natural color and i feel good when i saw anything in green color.
    Thanks Liz

  13. Do you think people behave differently in different kinds of cloths

  14. Nice answers in return of this issue with solid arguments and explaining all
    about that.

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