1.1 IntroductionTOEFL iBT Speaking test records your speaking by the computer; then, your answers will be rated by human examiners. It takes 20 minutes in total and contains six questions. The topics are usually related to academic activities, inside or outside school, such as discussing or summarizing in studying, talking with administrative staff, expressing an opinion for campus issues.
Here you can kick off your preparing for TOEFL speaking test. Draft the topics, analyze the sample answers, follow speakers' style by audios, and exercise under timing videos. If you finish these materials and are ready for all listed questions, you should deal with over 90% TOEFL speaking topics with full confidence.
1.2 2020 Speaking Topics with Sample AnswersThese are 20 popular TOEFL speaking topics in 2019-2020 exams. The sample answers are to give you inspirations to prepare speaking questions. Please don't use these answers directly in any real test scenarios. If an examiner thinks you are copying answers from the Internet, he or she hardly reward you a good score.
1: Describe a place you have never been to but would like to go someday.Sample Answer
2: If your friends from another country are going to visit your country, where would you suggest them to go?Sample Answer
3: What are the significant features of a cafe or restaurant you likeSample Answer
4: Do you think we should preserve the old building in the city?Sample Answer
5: Describe a place, for example, a seashore park in your city where you often visit.Sample Answer
6: Describe an important gift you have, tell us why it is important.Sample Answer
7: Have you had any work experiences before? Describe any of your jobs.Sample Answer
8: Describe the most impressive moment in your life.Sample Answer
9: How do you acquire knowledge? Give us some examples.Sample Answer
10: Do you prefer to choose a profession that requires you to work in a group?Sample Answer
11: Is there any invention that has changed your life most recently?Sample Answer
12: Which study method do you prefer, online courses or traditional classroom?Sample Answer
13: Describe a painting you have seen before. Why do you like it or dislike it?Sample Answer
14: What kind of friends do you like? Tell the main reason.Sample Answer
15: What do you like to read in your free time? For example, magazines, newspapers, or books.Sample Answer
16: Do you like to live with roommates or live alone?Sample Answer
17: Someone focuses on one job throughout life; others like to change from one position to another. Which one do you think is better? Why?Sample Answer
18: Some people think life in modern times is easier than our grandparents, do you agree with it?Sample Answer
19: Do you agree that childhood is the happiest time in life?Sample Answer
20: How do you think about university education? Some people think it's important, and some don't.Sample Answer
21: Describe one of your favorite songs or one of your favorite movies.Sample Answer