IELTS Speaking Accommodation: All Questions with Sample Answers
1. Do you like a house or a flat/an apartment?
2. What kind of housing/accommodation do you live in?
3. What do you usually do in your house/flat/room?
4. Who do you live with?
5. How long have you lived there?
6. Do you plan to live there for a long time?
7. What’s the difference between where you are living now and where you have lived in the past?
8. Can you describe the place where you live? Please describe the room you live in
9. Which part of your home do you like the most?
10. Why do you think some people invest a huge amount of money in buying houses?
11. Should we live in a flat or a house?
IELTS Speaking: Talking About Flats, Houses, and Accommodation
This topic can appear in all three parts. Be ready to describe your living situation, preferences, and housing culture.
Useful Vocabulary
- a spacious flat, a cosy studio, a high-rise block
- rent, mortgage, landlord, tenancy agreement
- move in, settle down, share a flat with, commute from
Example Questions
- Do you live in a house or a flat?
- What do you like most about the place you live in?
- Would you rather live in the city centre or the suburbs?
Sample Speaking Part 2 Prompt
Describe a place you have lived in that you liked. You should say:
- what kind of place it was
- who you lived there with
- what you did there
- and explain why you liked it
Tips
Describe the rooms and the atmosphere, not just the number of bedrooms. Comparing two places you have lived in is an easy way to show a wider range of tenses.