Speaking task 3: prepare these opinion topics first

The newest month in the bank is October 2026. Questions in the same group can share one answer shape: take a side, give one reason, give one example from someone you know, then leave one sentence of reservation.

Four time windows

How many questions each group has in the past year

Write these three first

Work74 · 21 in the past 3 months

Prepare four lines you can move to another question: whether a diploma or experience is more useful, whether pay stands for the job, what you do with the time remote work saves, and whether a phone belongs at work. Use only one reason: it saves time, it is less stressful, or you learn something. The example is one concrete thing a coworker did.

Children, school and study50 · 13 in the past 3 months

Three lines are enough: phones and screens for children, whether boys and girls follow the same rules, and whether school should add an arts or technology class. Use a child you know. Change the subject name and the next question still fits.

Immigration and life abroad41 · 15 in the past 3 months

Three lines: whether life abroad is hard, whether to change old habits, and whether the local language is enough. The example is one thing a person managed after arriving, or one concrete difficulty.

Two lines for each of the other seven

City, transport and the environment: 33. One concrete thing a person can do, and whether cars should be limited downtown. In the past three months, the small group on the environment, waste and local food already has 6 questions.

Media, society and public life: 32. Whether help depends only on associations, and where you get the news.

Internet and technology: 24. Whether a day works without a phone, and whether someone met online counts as a friend.

Appearance, health and food: 21. What you eat matters more than whether you take medicine, and how much clothes or appearance matter in one concrete case.

Travel and tourism: 21. Whether tourism helps or burdens local people, and whether you can know a place without living there.

Family, friends and lifestyle: 20. Whether living alone can feel full, and whether a pet makes daily life easier.

Learning a language: 9. Whether books are still useful, and whether starting as a child is easier. There are few questions here, so don’t write a long script for this group alone.

Practice in this order

Open speaking practice and start task 3 with work, children and school, and living abroad. Finish four steps on every question. For task 2, use ask first for what is in parentheses.