2013年10月19日雅思口语考题回顾

考试日期：

2013年10月19日

Part 1考题总结

考题总结：

Self-introduction and personal information

What’s your name? What does it mean to you?

What names are popular in your culture?

Are there many people who have the same name as yours?

What name would you like to give to your own child in future?

Are you a student or worker? Do you like your student life?

What’s your major? Is it hard to learn? Why did you choose this major? What can you learn from it? What is the most important in your study? What kind of job would you like to do in future?  Will you work hard for your job in future?(student)

What’s your job? Do you like your job? Is it stressful? What are you responsible for? What can you get from your current job? What do you often do after work? Do you want to recommend your job to other people? (worker)Are you for or against extra work on weekends? Should workers who work on weekends get extra salaries?

What is your prospect for the future?

Primary School

What subjects did you like when you were in primary school?

Have you ever gone back to your primary school since after graduation?

Do you often go back to your school to visit your teachers?

Do you still keep in touch with your classmates in primary school?

What do you like best about your middle school?

Studies/ Sleeping Time/Routine

Do you like writing? How often do you write?

Do you want to write a book?

What are generally required to write in middle school?

Do you prefer handwriting or typing on the computer?

How long do you study normally everyday?

How many hours do you spend on your homework?

When is the best time for you to study?

When are you busiest in a typical day?

Do you sometimes feel tired of studying?

When do you usually get up in the morning?

When do you often go to bed?

How many hours do you sleep one day?

Do you think the older people should sleep for longer hours one day?

How long should we sleep?

Do you think people have less time to relax nowadays?

What are the differences on plans between elders and youngsters?

Are you planning to change your schedule?

How do you arrange your time?

What time do you like best in a day?

History

Do you like history classes?

Tell me something about the historical characters that you are interested in.

Why do you like them?

Concentration

How do you concentrate on one thing?

What helps you concentrate?

When do we need to concentrate more?

When does it make us hard to concentrate during a day?

How to improve our concentration on what we do?

What jobs needs more concentration?

Patience

Are you a patient person?

What do you often do while you are waiting for the bus?

Have you lost your patience because of a long wait for the bus?

Are Chinese people patient in your perspective?

Hometown:

Where are you from?

Which part of China are you from?

Do you like your hometown?

What is the weather like in your hometown?

What do you like best about your hometown?

Do you think your hometown is a good place for children to grow up?

Can you tell me a good thing in the place that you grew up?

Are there many places of interest in your hometown?

What are the changes of your hometown? What makes them happen?

What was it like when you were younger?

What kind of city would you like to live in?

Would you like to live in your hometown in future?

How many countries have you ever been to?

What are their features like?

Would you like to return back to your own country? Why/ why not?

Do people like traditional buildings or modern ones?

Do you like designing buildings?

What architectural style attracts Chinese people?

Tell me something about one of buildings that you have visited.

Entertainment (Relax):

What entertainment venues do you often go to?

What kinds of entertainment do you enjoy?

Where did you often entertain yourself when you were a little kid?

Do you like watching TV?

Do parents allow children to watch TV?

Do Chinese people like taking pictures?

What do you like taking pictures of?

How do you reserve your photographs?

Is photography popular in China?

What kinds of activities do you often do in your spare time?

How do you often relax yourself on weekends?

How do your surrounding friends relax?

What is your favorite way to relax yourself?

Do you like going for a walk?

Is it beneficial to us?

Will you go for a walk in future?

Do you like reading?

Do you often read printed books or e-books on the internet?

What kind of books do you like best? Why?

Do you like sports? What is your favorite sport?

What kind of sport is popular in China?

What kind of sports do elderly people like doing in China?

Do you prefer outdoor sports or indoor activities?

What is your favorite outdoor sport?

What are changes on the outdoor sports for children?

Have you even taken the boat?

Do you wanna get a boat of your own?

Do people often go boating in your country?

Is going boating popular in China?

Do Chinese people use the boat for travelling?

House/Apartment

Where do you live, a house/ an apartment?

Are there any entertaining facilities nearby?

What pleasant thing you will do with your family in your house/ flat?

Which part of your home do you like best?

If you have a chance to redesign your house, what will you do?

What is your ideal future house like?

What’s on the wall of your house/ flat?

Do you prefer to invite your friends to your home or be invited to your friend’s home?

What makes your house/flat look pleasant?

Do you want to move in future?

Clothes and fashion

Who picked clothes for you in your childhood?

Have you ever picked clothes for anybody?

What type of clothes do you like? Do you like casual clothes?

Have you ever shopped online before?

Do you like shopping online?

What kind of bags do you like?

What kinds of bags do you choose on different occasions? What are the factors that affect your choices?

Do you like fashion?

What do you think about fashion?

News

Do you often read news?

What news would you like to read?

How do you get news, by reading newspapers or surfing on the Internet?

Do you wanna become a broadcaster?

DO you like discussing news with your friends?

Weather/ Season/Sunshine

What weather do you like?

Do you like hot or cold weather?

Do you like sunshine?

What harm can strong sunlight do to us?

Do all people like sunshine?

Would you like to travel when there is little sunshine?

What do you often do during summer?

What is the weather like in China?

What are the differences among four seasons in China?

What is the influence of weather on people?

Does the weather ever affect what people do?

Gifts& Toys

Do you use postcards?

Why do people send postcards?

When do you send postcards?

Have you ever received postcards?

Which do you prefer, postcards or e-mails?

On what occasions will you send postcards instead of e-mails?

What kinds of gifts do you like?

What sorts of gifts are you not into?

When do people send gifts in China?

What types of toys did you use to play with when you were a kid?

Do you still keep it until now?

Why do people tend to keep toys?

Art

What kind of art forms do you like?

Did you learn any subjects related to art when you were a little girl/boy?

How do teenagers get the art education?

Do you like drawing? How often do you draw?

When did you learn it?

What do you think about painting?

What do you think about traditional and western paintings?

Do you often go to the gallery?

Do you like visiting the museum?

What is its importance to us?

What kinds of museums would you like to visit in future?

Do you like dancing? Would you like to learn dancing?

What is the most fashionable dance in China?

Do young people like traditional dance?

Are you interested in singing?

What type of music do you like?

Do you know how to play any musical instruments?

What are differences between traditional music and modern music?

Public park& Forest

Did you use to visit the park?

Do you often visit the park now?

Do you think the park is important? What are its functions?

Will there be more public parks in future?

Are there any forests in your hometown?

Do you like trees or forests?

Have you ever climbed trees?

Do you want to live in the place near the forest?

What benefits do people get from trees?

Are there many plants in your hometown?

Do you know how to keep plants?

Will you choose a plant as a gift? Why?

Electronic products/Internet

Do you often use the internet/computer?

When do you often use the computer? Do you often send e-mails?

What are the advantages and disadvantages of the computer?

How important is the computer/internet to your family?

What time did you use the internet for the first time?

Do your family members use it too?

Do you use the mobile phone? When did you start using it?

How important is it to you? How do you often use it?

Do you prefer to send messages or emails? Why?

Do you prefer to make phone calls or send messages?

What are the disadvantages of the cell phone?

Food and health

What kinds of food are healthy?

In comparison with the food in last 20 years, is the food healthier now or not? Which is healthier?

Do you have a healthy diet?

What kind of food do you like? Do you like to try new food?

Is breakfast important to us?

Do you prefer to have breakfast or dinner?

Would you like to have a large meal or small meals one day?

What is health in your perspective?

How does your school educate you to keep healthy?

What did you learn about health?

How to keep healthy?

Is it easy to keep healthy?

Household Chores

Do you often do household chores?

What household chores did you do in your childhood?

Is it good for children to do household chores?

What sorts of household chores do you dislike?

Do you like cooking?

Do you like it is important to know how to cook?

What is the importance of cooking to children?

Advertisements

Do you like advertisements?

What kind of advertisements do you like best?

Why some people don’t like advertisements?

What do you think about the ads?

Have you bought anything after watching an ad?

What impact has the advertisement made on people’s life?

Birthday

How do you celebrate your birthday?

How was your birthday in your childhood?

What do Chinese people often do on their birthdays?

Do you think it is important for people to celebrate birthdays?

Are there any differences between youngsters and elders on celebrating birthdays?

Transport

What is your favorite means of transportation? Is it expensive?

How is the transport in your country?

How to improve traffic?

Do you like cars?

Do you prefer private cars or the public transport?

Do you know how to drive?

What kind of cars do you like?

Do people in your country like driving?

What patterns of cars are popular in your country?

Would the car be more used in the future?

Do you possess a bicycle?

Is the bicycle popular in your country?

Countryside/city

Do you like living in the countryside?

What are drawbacks of living in the countryside?

Why some people like to travel in the countryside?

What are the problems of living in the countryside?

Part 2&3考题总结

考题总结：

A friend you made when you met the first time

Part3 Is it possible for you to make friends with people that you meet the first time? How to make friends? How do you get in touch with your friends? How do you maintain your friendship with your friends? Who do you spend more time with, your friends or family? Are there any disadvantages of contacting old friends? Are you willing to upload your personal information online? Would you like to have several friends or lots of friends? What makes the friendship last a lifetime?

Describe a good parent

Part3 How do young working parents take care of their kids? What are the differences on taking care of children between men and women? What do children care most about their parents? Who is more important to children’s personal development, mother or father?

The most polite person you know

Part3 Are there other polite manners in your country? Being polite is regarded more important in the countryside than in the city? Will being polite be important in future? Should the school teach students to be polite/respect others? People in which country do you think are most polite? Do you believe that everyone deserves to be respected?

A person who does an important job

Part3 What are the standards for you to choose jobs? Who do you often consult with? What attitude should people hold towards the job? If the employees are upset with their work, what is the boss supposed to do? Why some people change jobs?

A person who you once helped

Part3 Do you like helping others? Do people nowadays help each other less than in the past? Do people trust each other?

A good neighbor you once had

Part3 What are the qualities of a good neighbor? How is the neighborhood in China? What are the influences of neighborhood on children? What sort of neighborhood is beneficial to children? What sport facilities can improve communication among people?

Describe an interesting old person/an old person you respect

Part3 What is the importance of elders to the society? How is the life of elders in your country? How to improve their life? Who should take the responsibility of supporting elders?

Describe an interesting person you met recently

Part3 What do you think is the best way to communicate? What do you think about communicating with people online? What influence can parents make on children’s personalities in their childhood? How about in their adulthood? What abilities are important in the interview?

Describe a famous person important to your country

Part3: What do you think about being famous? Do you want to be famous? Why people want to get fame? How important is money to you? Are there any differences on the way that people get famous nowadays?

Describe a person you enjoy spending with

Part3 What may go wrong with the relationship between the manager and employees? How to deal with the problems that lie in the relationship between them? What sorts of people do we prefer to stay with? Will our attitude towards elders get changed? Towards what groups of people our attitude has changed? Are there any differences on the attitude that people have towards youngsters and elders? Why?

Describe a seaside place

Part3 What do you spend your holidays? Do you think holidays is important? What are differences on trips between now and past?

Describe a place where you listen to music

Part3 DO you agree that music could be downloaded for free? What influence has technology made on music? Has the high technology made music changed?

Describe an interesting country you want to go to

Part3 What are advantages and disadvantages of international tourism? Why do people travel abroad or study in foreign countries? What impact does travelling make? At what age should a kid consider to study or travel abroad? Why do some people choose to live in a foreign country for a few years? What are differences between visiting and living in another country?

Describe a library

Part3 What are the benefits of the library? Do you think it is good for children to go to the library? Do you often go to the library? What elders benefit more than children from going to the library? DO you think the library tends to be more important now? Do people nowadays prefer to go to the library or to surf on the Internet? Should government provide an access to everyday to use the library? Are there many students studying in the school library? What skills should the librarian be equipped by? Is it good to provide coffee or drinks in the library?

Describe a perfect house you have visited

Part3 Do you like designing houses? Do you think you can do it better than designers? Will you hang your own works or the works from famous artists on your wall? What kinds of houses do most of young people like to live in? How about elders? What living environment is the most attractive to elders? What factors we should consider when we buy a house? How important is the location of a house to Chinese people/ elders/ young people? Do you think more traditional houses should be built in China? What is the influence that houses make on global warming?

Describe a room where you want to spend a lot of time

Part3 Do you prefer larger rooms or smaller rooms? What are the differences? Are larger rooms the symbol of the social status? What do you want to fill in a room? What factors do we need to consider when we decorate the room? How to make a room pleasant? What impact can the reception area of a company make on its clients? Is the office arrangement vital?

Are there any differences between traditional and modern architectures? Which one do you prefer? What will the architectural style be like in future? What makes the differences?

Describe a place where you studied or worked

Part3 What is the influence that the environment makes on study? Why students like studying in the library? What could help you to study more effectively?

Describe a crowded place

Part3 What do you think about individual travel? What are the pros and cons of package tour? What causes crowding?

Describe a tourist attraction you have visited

Part3 Do you prefer natural scenic spot or human landscape? Which do you like more, solo travel or package tour? Where would you like to travel to? How about a museum? Do you like to have a guided tour or walk around the scenic spot alone? What are differences between young people and elders on traveling? What should be done to protect the tourist attractions? Do you like to live in another country? Should college students be encouraged to go on a trip?

Describe an important city in your country(A city/town you enjoyed visited/would like to visit)

Part3 Do you like living in the countryside? Do you prefer to live in the city or countryside? What are the differences between the city and village life? What changes have taken place in the place? What are the problems in the city? Is the crime serious in the city? How to solve it?

Describe your favorite cafe/restaurant

Part3 What sorts of people like drinking tea? Why drinking coffee is popular in China now? What are the differences between the cafe and restaurant? What social activities are viable at home?

Describe a shopping street that you like

Part3 Do you like shopping in the mall? Why people like shopping in the big mall? Do you often shop online? What do you think about shopping online? Do you prefer to shop in the mall or online?

Describe a radio program you like

Part3 Which one is more vital, the Tv program or radio program?

Should the government impose the construction of the radio station? Is national radio necessary for us? Does local radio benefit local people?

Describe a book that someone recommended to you

Part3 Do elders like reading? Is reading a good habit? Are Chinese people used to reading? Do you think there are more people that prefer to read more than watch TV? What are differences between people who often spend time watching TV and those that often read? What parents should do to make their children lead a good reading habit? What are qualities of a successful person? What books are the most popular in China? Why? Have you ever purchased any second-hand books? Why? Have you read any ebooks? Do you think ebooks would take place of printed books?

Describe an interesting speech or talk you enjoyed

Part3 Do you like speeches? Is the talk about children’s education important? Why is it difficult to communicate with kids? Are visual aids necessary when we make the presentation? What are qualities of a lecturer?

Describe a plant you like/ are familiar with

Part3 Is What fruit trees are available in China? Is it good for us to plant vegetables? Is being a farmer easy? Are farmers satisfied with their job? Why is fertilizer used in agriculture? Is agriculture playing an important role in China? How to stir their interest in farming? What is people’s attitude towards farmers nowadays? What practical applications can be observed in the development of agriculture in China?

Describe a toy you used to play with in your childhood

Part3 What sorts of toys are popular now in China? What changes have taken place in toys from the past to now? What are the differences on toys for boys and girls? Why boys like the games that require teamwork? Will these toys remain popular in future?

Describe a photo you like

Part3 What is the importance of cameras? What do you think about advertisements that come with pictures? Is it worth taking pictures of family members by expensive cameras?

Describe a present you gave to your friend/ you received recently

Part3 What are presents usually given in China? Which situation is suitable to give a present? What is the present you’d like to receive? Would you like to be a giver or receiver? Is present giving important? Is it different to send gifts made by yourself or you buy? What do we need to pay attention to when we send gifts to children? Should we send gifts which are educational to children? Who tends to be happier when receiving a gift, children or adults? What influence does the advertisement make on choosing gifts? What if the child does not like your gift?

Describe a film/book about future/ related to a real person

Part3 Who do you want to recommend this film to? What makes the actors/actresses successful in the performance? What people or events are usually referred in this type of film? Why do people like watching films about the politicians? What’s your impression on the characters in cartoon films? Will they take place of the real actors/actresses?

Do you think the documentary tells us the truth? Can people learn more about the historical event or people through documentaries? Are plots in the movie real? Does the big name influence the box office of the movie?

What do you think about the ranking system in the movie industry? Will children be influenced by the violence in the movies?

Why do people like writing books about future? Do you think what the kind of books talk about will come true? What do you like about robots?

Describe a funny TV program that you watch regularly

Part3 What kinds of TV programs are Chinese people keen on? How many hours do Chinese people spend on watching TV one day an average? Do you prefer to watch movies at home or in the cinema? Why do people like watching movies on TV? Do you think the cinema will disappear someday? Why elderly people don’t like going to the cinema? Do you think that people will be isolated from the society if they indulge themselves into the TV program? Are there too many Sports TV programs on TV? What are their advantages and disadvantages? What is the importance of international TV program?

What are the differences between Chinese and foreign TV programs? Should parents supervise the time that children spend watching TV?

What are the changes of the TV program in China in recent years?

Describe an advertisement that made you want to buy the products

Part3 What are the influences that advertisements make on people’s life? What do you think about advertisements? What is the importance of the media?

Describe a game not a sport you used to play when you were a child

Part3 What sorts of games are children keen on playing now? Are there any differences on games between now and in the past?

Is designing games beneficial to children? What are the differences between indoor and outdoor games? What are the advantages? Which one do you prefer? Should students do some exercises after studying? Do adults like the same games as children? What are the differences?

Describe a special meal you had

Part3 What is the importance of having a get-together to Chinese people? How do Chinese people behave in a get-together party? What do you think about that many people prefer sitting in front of TV rather than going out to have a get-together? What are the differences on Chinese meals between the past and now?What do you think about the vegetables that are transported from a long distance away? Can students learn the right eating habit at school? Is it necessary for businessmen to have meals together in order to get more business?

Describe your favorite food/meal

Part3 Do you think the agriculture influences our health? Will the agriculture affect people’s diet in future? Is the children’s diet getting different?

Describe a picnic or a meal you enjoyed

Part3 Do people prefer to eat at home or in the restaurant nowadays? Are there any changes in comparison with long time ago? What should a healthy diet be like? Is it clean and healthy to eat out? What should the government do to improve it?

Describe a means of public transport/ a trip by public transport

Part3 What are pros and cons of public transport? Advantages and disadvantages of subways and buses. What may people be able to do in public transport? What is the transport like in your hometown? Why do more people buy private cars? Is it a good phenomenon? What actions should the government take in order to encourage more people to take the public transport? What are the differences between public transport and private cars?

Describe a piece of (formal) clothes you wear on special occasions

Part3 Do you like shopping for clothes? What do Chinese people often wear on official occasions? Are there any differences on wearing between women and men? What are advantages and disadvantages of shopping online? What is the influence of changes in fashion on clothes manufacturing industry?

Describe a useful equipment but not computer

Part3 Which one is more significant to us, the laundry machine or the TV set? What are changes on housework and cleaning nowadays? Do you think it is essential for us to know cooking? Do children need to do household chores? Can you give me some comments about the new trash can?

Describe something that you could not live without except computers or cell phones

Part3 Why do kids always take toys? What toys do they often take? Why are young people into high-tech products in China? What functions in cell phones are not useful to us?

Describe a particularly useful website

Part3 What do you think about the internet? What do different age groups of people do on the internet? What is people’s life like with/ without the internet? What are the differences between young people and elders on surfing on the Internet? How to help elders surf online? Is it good for college students to surf on the internet? What do you think about news online? Do you like shopping online?

Describe an important message you received

Part3 Do you think communication skills are important? Does the way people from different age groups communicate vary? In what way people normally communicate with each other? What is the most popular communication method in modern time? How about in the ancient time? Do you think letters would be replaced by e-mails in future? On what occasions formal speak should be proper?

Describe an interesting conversation you had with someone you didn’t know

Part3 Why do people like chatting with strangers? Who do you prefer to chat with, old people or young people? What are differences between chat and gossip? Why is it easier to solve problems by chatting with others than working on individually?

Describe your favorite season

Describe a group project you took part in/ an activity in a group

Part3 What is the importance of teamwork? What can you benefit from teamwork?  Should children take part in some group activities? Is it good to take part in some group activities? What kinds of group activities are popular in your country? Do people at the age of your mother like group activities? Why some people like group activities while some other people don’t?

Describe an unusual/ideal job you could do

Part3 What are the standards for Chinese people to choose a job? What kind of jobs is the most attractive in China? What kinds of jobs are less attractive? What kinds of jobs are enough paid in China? What kind of jobs do you think should be highly paid? What comes first at work, being happy or getting more salary? What about the working environment and interpersonal relationship? Nowadays do women are conducting different types of jobs?

Why do some people often change their jobs? What do you think about changing jobs? What are the differences between men and women on jobs? Why?

Describe a science course(chemistry) you attended

Part3 What do you think about scientific research? What is the most important area to do research and why? Who needs to pay for the research? Should people trust scientists?

Describe a subject in high school you did not enjoy studying

Part3 Which subject should not be taught in class? Which one should be taught? How do teachers help students who have difficulties in study?

Describe a statue of art

Part3 What do you think about artists?

Describe the thing you learned from a family member

Part3 What important skills can parents teach their children? What children can learn from staying with their parents? What do you think about family education in comparison with the one at school? What role do parents and grandparents play in children’s development? What are characteristics of a successful person? Are there any differences on children’s education between strict parents and relaxed ones?

Describe a rule in school you agree or disagree with

Part3 What are other rules in your school? Which is suitable to all age groups? Which is suitable to five-year-old kids? Which appears to be suitable to 17-year-old students? Why?

Describe a competition you would like to take

Part3 How could companies motivate staff to work harder?

Describe what parents should teach children before their kids go to school

Part3 Apart from parents, who else could teach kids?

Describe a decision that took you a lot of time to make

Part3 Is it hard to make decisions? Are there any differences on making decisions between the past and now? Who normally makes decisions in Chinese families? Should children be given more opportunities to make their own decisions? What decisions does the family make? What decisions are important? Are there changes in the way the family makes decisions? Should teachers educate students on how to make decisions?

Describe a second language not English you want to learn

Describe something you did for learning another language

Part3 Is it easy to learn a second language? To whom is it easier to learn a second language, elders or children? Why are Chinese people learning English but not using it? Except English and Chinese, what is the most popular language that children are learning in your country? How many languages do you think children should learn? Is living in a country the best way to learn its language? How to study a language very well? What do you think is a good way to learn a language? Why do Chinese students learn a second language?

Describe something you did recently that made you happy

Part3 Are there any differences among different people on the way to relax? How do other people relax?  What is the importance of relaxation to us? What are the differences between now and in the past in relaxation? Do you think the leisure time for people will get shorter or longer in the future? What do you think about the fact that some people ignore to relax due to their jobs?

What is your happiness? How do you define happiness? What is the relationship between money and happiness? What could make children happy?

A future plan not related to your work or studies

Part3 What do you think about the day-to-day plan?  How to plan your day? What do people often make plans for? On what occasions do we often make plans? Are they important? How do plans benefit our future careers? How do parents teach their children to make plans?  How do people plan their life? What plans should children make? Why are parents eager to make their children get good jobs? Is high salary important to a job?

Describe a recent change in your life

Part3 what do you think about changes? What is the positive influence of changes on people? What are the disadvantages of changes? What do you think about changing jobs? Why do people change jobs frequently? Do children like changes? What do parents do to encourage their children to change?

Describe a family business

Part3 what do you think about family businesses? Are there advantages and disadvantages?  Do you prefer small business or big companies? What are qualities of business people? Why some people are eager to start their own business?

A leisure activity near or in the sea

An outdoor activity you did for the first time

Part3 What types of leisure activities near or in the sea do children like? How about adults? How to use the resource of the sea? Who do you think likes the seaside more, young people or elders? Who needs the sea for a living? Will the cargo be delivered on the sea in future? Why people like eating sea animals?

Describe one way to keep healthy

Part3 How do children keep a healthy lifestyle? How about men and women? Why some people that keep fit choose not to go to the gym? Why do girls stay in shape? What sports do Chinese people like doing to keep fit? Should the school encourage students to do sports? How?

Describe what you were late for

Part3 What are the cons of being late? Would you mind if others were late? What do you think about being punctual? What is young people’s& elders’ attitude towards being late? Do people from different countries hold different standards of punctuality? Why? Are people getting busier nowadays? What may be caused if we don’t spend enough time with families? Do you think it will get worse or improved in future?

Describe your ideal holiday

Part3 Do you like travelling? What types of travelling are you into? What do we need to prepare before we go on our journey? What do you think about public holidays? How do Chinese people spend their holidays?

Describe a story you read in your childhood

Part3 Do people from different countries have different views at both positive and negative characters in the same story? DO you think children should read fiction books or nonfiction books?

The experience that you helped others

Part3 How to help others in your community? Are people more helpful than before?

Describe experience that you moved to a new home or new school

Part3 What are advantages and disadvantages of moving to new places? Do you know how to ride a bicycle? Do many people ride the bicycle in your country? Will it be still popular in future?

Describe one time when one guest lived in your apartment

Part3 What do you like living in other people’s places? When you travel to a new place, would you like to live in your friend’s place or in the hotel? Are there any differences?

Describe a sport event you took part in or watched on TV

Part3 Do Chinese like watching sport events on TV? Do you know any famous Chinese athletes? Who is your idol? What factors do you think contribute to the success of an athlete? What do they often do after they retire? What type of sports is the most popular in China? Do you often watch domestic sport events or international ones? What can we benefit from holding international sport games? Are there any disadvantages?

What sorts of sports games do Chinese like watching? Do you think it is good for the family to watch sport games together? Is it better for the family members to vote for the same team or different teams?

Describe a show/ performance you enjoyed watching

Part3 What kinds of performances are popular in China? Why? Do you think the government should invest money in traditional performances? Are there any differences on the performing form between men and women?  What dances do they like respectively? What do you think about Beijing opera? Should kids learn dancing? What is the importance of TV programs to the art? Are there many traditional performances in the TV program? How should the Television Station select performances?

Describe a party you want to hold for someone in future

Part3 Is it different to have a party with parents from celebrating a party with your friends? When do you celebrate a party? How? What are the changes between now and past? What will it be like in future?

Describe an interesting historical/traditional event in your country

Part3 What makes people historical in your country? Have you ever learned history in your childhood? Do you think it is important for us to learn history? How can we learn the historical event? Are you interested in modern history or ancient history? Does history interest most of students? What’s its importance? Should the museum open to the public for free or not? What stuff may be displayed in the museum in the future?

   Do you like wearing traditional clothes? Are traditional clothes or food still attractive to young people in your country? More and more Chinese people are celebrating western festivals, do you agree with that? What do you think about it? Do you think we should abandon a part of the traditional culture?

本次考试考题精选范例解析以及技巧表达：

1. 拒绝“肤浅”思路，弘扬细节描述和情感流露

考过雅思口语考试的烤鸭们应该知道，在口语考试中我们会遇到一些很无语，啼笑皆非的问题，这样的问题听起来如此之简单以至于烤鸭们的回答都会千篇一律，没有办法走出怪圈。

Sample Question:

Do you like sunshine?

很多烤鸭们当下的反应可能是阳光给我们温暖，让我们开心，喜欢做很多户外运动，相比之下，并没有体现出观点的独特性和新颖性，所以也很难让考官给出高的分数。在这里，我们可以把重心放在sunshine下的优美风景和内心感受。

Sample Answer:

Sunshine is always attractive to me. Especially in sunny days of spring when life comes alive in everything, I’d like to go hiking with friends in the mountain or go for a walk in the park where I could be exposed to songs of birds and buds swelling on the vine.

2. 话题串讲，变多为少

这也是笔者在实际教学中一直在强调的思路和雅思口语话题准备的技巧，尤其是Part 2部分出现的丰富话题，我们可以充分运用自己准备过的话题来解决看似比较陌生的话题。

Sample Question:

Describe a competition you want to take part in.

Describe a group activity you took part in at college.

有很多小想法的烤鸭们可能会选择描述辩论赛，歌唱比赛，或者是野外考察，如果烤鸭们很擅长这些方向，我并不反对。不过个人建议，烤鸭们可以充分串讲雅思口语话题，引申到部分相关的问题，比如说A sport event you took part in or watched on TV.

Sample Answer:

As a big fan of sports, I have watched dozens of both domestic and international sport events so far, among which, the most impressive/unforgettable one should be the International Pair Figure Skating Tournament that I watched on TV around 4 years ago.

It was the final of the International Pair Figure Skating Tournament that captured people’s attention and imagination. Actually, I am not a big skating fan, and I even used to be fear of skating which is like an impossible mission for me. But 4 years ago when I turned on TV and watched the sport event by chance, I was totally amused by the performance of the elite skaters from different countries like Sweden, Russia and China competing for the championship. Their graceful and fluid footwork was very impressive, when the female skater spun around her partner, she was like a lightsome butterfly. And what was the climax of the event for me was the moment when Chinese athletes Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo entered the rink. I was extremely surprised to see Chinese faces who are the top pair of staters in China. With great excitement and expectation, I concentrated all my attention on the screen. They effortlessly executed every element in their programme: difficult throws, spins and a high triple-twist. Their rarely seen forward-outside death spiral earned them prolonged applause from the audiences and a higher mark than the proceeding athletes.

International Pair Figure Skating Tournament was really a visual feast which is filled with magic and miracle. Although it always comes with success and failure, the spirit and effort that athletes show us tell us how important it is for us to rise to the challenge and never compromise on difficulties and fear.

当然对于两个话题，部分细节是需要调整和修改的，烤鸭们可以将自己所写的文章做适当改变，就可以一下子解决三个话题了。

雅思口语趋势分析和备考指导

从考试难度系数来看，10月19日的雅思口语考试相对来说比较简单。上个月出现的新题预料性的再次出现，比如说艺术品，家族生意等，不过新题在整个题库中出现的频率并不高，只有为数不多的烤鸭们遇到了这些话题。相比之下， 近几个月出现的雅思口语题库中的一些老题依然受到考官的青睐，比如说history, 本次在Part 1出现的关于历史的问题完全是Part 2话题的引申，a party也和Birthday息息相关。Sports话题是愈演愈烈，比如Going for a walk, riding the bicycle, a sport event you watched等等。烤鸭们需要注意的是，从本场口语考试的内容以及历年雅思口语考试的趋势来看，部分话题可能在 近几个月重新回到雅思口语中来。笔者根据自己多年的教学经验做出如下总结，希望能够给接下来几个月要参加雅思口语考试的烤鸭们提供 大的帮助：

Part 1: Flowers, Colors, Birds, Newspaper, Drive

Part 2: A child, A sports star you like, A shop you often go to, A historical building, A university, A wild animal, A vehicle you like, A piece of law, A handicraft you made, A children’s song you know

此外，本次口语考试体现出话题的灵活性，Part 1的问题被移到Part 3, 而有些Part 2话题引申出来的问题也与热门话题有紧密联系，比如说A special meal you had, 第三部分却是关于history的问题，这里体现了雅思口语考试要求考生对于话题准备的全面性和灵活性，大家要在备考时有条理性的准备口语热门话题。