2012年11月24日雅思口语机经回忆及解析

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　　（Speaking）

　　【Part 1】

　　Studies

　　1. Are you working or studying?

　　2. Tell me about the school or university you attend.

　　3. Tell me something about your primary school.

　　4. What is your major?

　　5. Do you like your major and why?

　　6. What courses or subjects do you study?

　　7. What is your favorite subject?

　　8. What is the most useful subject?

　　9. What would you like to do in the future?

　　10. What are the characteristics of schools in China?

　　11. What kinds of majors are available in China?

　　12. What do Chinese people think about teachers?

　　13. Is teaching a popular job in China, why or why not?

 

　　Work

　　1. Are you working or studying?

　　2. What do you do for a living?

　　3. How long have you been doing this job?

　　4. Do you like your job, why or why not?

　　5. Do you find your job interesting?

　　6. What are your main responsibilities in your job?

　　7. Is working important to you?

　　8. Have you received any training related to your work?

　　9. Tell me about your boss or colleague.

　　10. What would be your ideal job?

　　11. If you could choose another job, what would you choose?

 

　　Hometown

　　1. Where are you from?

　　2. Where is your hometown?

　　3. Tell me about your hometown.

　　4. What’s your favorite thing or place in your hometown?

　　5. What is famous about your hometown?

　　6. Tell me about some scenic spots in your hometown.

　　7. What are the main places of interest in your hometown? What places should foreigners visit in

　　8. Do you like your hometown? Why or why not?

　　9. What is the difference between your hometown and Beijing?

　　10. What are the people like in your hometown?

　　11. If you could change one thing about your hometown, what would it be?

　　12. What attractive pieces of architecture are there in your hometown?

　　13. Is your hometown a good place for young people to live?

 

　　Internet

　　1. Do you often use the internet?

　　2. How do you go onto the internet?

　　3. Where do you go onto the internet?

　　4. What do you do on the internet?

　　5. Is the internet very popular in China?

　　6. How can people learn things on the internet?

 

　　Leisure time

　　1. What do you do in your spare time?

　　2. How do you usually spend your evenings?

　　3. Do you prefer to staying at home in the evenings or do you prefer to going out?

 

　　Mobile Phones

　　1. Do you use a cell phone?

　　2. What do you use it for?

　　3. How often do you use it?

　　4. Do you like to send short message?

　　5. When did you get your first mobile phone?

　　6. How did you feel when you got your first mobile phone?

　　7. What feature or function of your cell phone do you like the best?

　　8. Is there anything you dislike about using cell phones?

 

　　Museum

　　1. Are there any famous museums in your hometown/country?

　　2. Do you think museums are useful for visitors to your hometown/country?

　　3. Do you often visit a museum?

　　4. Did you go to any museums when you were a child?

　　5. When was the last time you visited a museum?

　　6. Do you think museums are important?

　　7. Do you think it’s suitable for museums to sell things to visitors?

 

　　Name

　　1. What’s your name?

　　2. Does your name have any special meaning or significance?

　　3. Have you ever changed your name, why or why not?

　　4. Do Chinese people like changing their names, why or why not?

　　5. What kind of people like changing their names?

　　6. What’s their purpose in changing their names?

　　7. In your culture, do women change their names when they get married?

 

　　Photography

　　1. Do you like photography and why?

　　2. When did you start to like photography?

　　3. Do you keep your old photos?

　　4. Do you often see those old photos?

　　5. What’s the meaning of keeping old photos?

　　6. What is your most impressive photo?

 

　　Schools

　　1. What was the first school you attended?

　　2. Where was it?

　　3. Was it far from your home?

　　4. How did you go to school?

　　5. Did you like your school?

　　6. What were the good things about that school?

　　7. Would you say it was a good school?

　　8. Would you send your child to that school?

　　9. What different types of schools have you been to?

　　10. Which school did you like the most, why?

　　11. Did your parents choose your university for you?

 

　　Relatives

　　1. Do you have many relatives?

　　2. When you were a child, which of your relatives do you see most often or spend the most time with?

　　3. When you were a child, did you play more with your friends or with your relatives?

　　4. In the future, do you think you will have more opportunities to see your relatives than you do now?

　　5. Who do you feel is the most important member of your family?

　　6. Who do you feel is the most important relative?

 

　　Shopping

　　1. Do you like shopping or window shopping?

　　2. Where do you often go shopping?

　　3. How often do you go shopping in a week?

　　4. Do you usually do your shopping at one place or at different places?

　　5. What kinds of shops are there near your home?

　　6. Do you pay more attention to price or quality?

　　7. What are the advantages and disadvantages of online shopping?

 

　　Sports

　　1. What sports do you like best?

　　2. Do you like doing sports, why or why not?

　　3. Are there any sports facilities near your home?

　　4. How do sports affect people’s lives?

　　5. What is the most popular sport in your country?

　　6. How often do you do sports?

　　7. Do you think primary school children should have sports classes at school, why or why not?

　　8. What are the benefits of sports for a country?

　　9. Is it important for a country to hold Olympic Games, why or why not?

　　10. What kind of sport do you enjoy watching?

　　Time management

　　1. How do you organize your time?

　　2. Do you think young people and older people organize their time in the same way?

　　3. Would you say you manage your time well?

　　4. Where did you learn how to organize your time?

　　5. How do you think you could better your time?

　　6. Do you think it’s useful to plan your time?

　　7. Have you ever been late for anything?

　　8. If you had more time, what would you do with the extra time?

 

　　Toys

　　1. What toys did you like to play when you were a child?

　　2. Do you think you learned anything from playing with toys?

　　3. Did you prefer to play with those toys alone or with other children?

　　4. If you had children, what toys would you give them?

　　Weather and Climate

　　1. What type of weather do you like?

　　2. What type of weather do Chinese people usually like?

　　3. Which is your favorite season?

　　4. Do you do different things in summer and in winter?

　　5. What do you often do on sunny and rainy days?

　　6. What is the weather like in your city?

　　7. Do you have some ways to control the global warming?

 

　　Wedding

　　1. What is a typical Chinese wedding like?

　　2. What people are usually involved in a wedding?

　　3. What clothes do groom and bride usually wear?

　　4. What happens during the wedding?

　　5. Are wedding important in China, and why?

　　6. How wedding ceremony has changed over there years?

 

　　Weekends

　　1. What do you do in your spare time?

　　2. How do you spend time with your family?

　　3. What do you usually do on weekends?

　　4. What did you do last weekend?

　　5. What do other people in your country usually do on weekends?

　　6. What are you going to do next weekend?

　　7. Do you think it is important to make the most of your weekend?

　　8. Do you feel that weekends now are more important to you than when you were a child?

 

　　Art

　　1. Are you very interested in art?

　　2. Did you create any art such as painting or sculpture when you were a child?

　　3. Have you ever been to an art gallery or an art exhibition?

　　4. How often do you visit art galleries?

 

　　Bags

　　1. What types of bags do you use in your everyday life?

　　2. What do you put in these bags?

　　3. Do you usually carry a bag when you go out?

　　4. What sorts of bags do women like to buy?

　　5. When you are buying a bag, what factors do you consider?

　　6. Do you think the style of a bag is very important, why or why not?

　　7. Do you have a bag for special occasions?

 

　　Birthdays

　　1. Do you like birthdays?

　　2. Do people in China celebrate birthdays?

　　3. Are any birthdays especially important in your country?

　　4. How do Chinese people celebrate birthdays?

　　5. How do you like to celebrate your birthday?

　　6. Do people in China have birthday parties, why or why not?

　　7. Do you prefer birthday parties with your friends or with your family?

　　8. Do you think it’s important for people to celebrate birthdays?

　　9. Do you think it’s important to give a special gift to someone on their birthday?

　　10. Are birthdays more important for children or for adults?

　　11. Do children and adults celebrate birthdays the same way?

　　12. What do children do when they have a birthday party?

 

　　Cards

　　1. Do you ever receive letters or cards?

　　2. Which do you think is better, to send a postcard or a letter?

　　3. Do you think it is important to send postcard to each other, why or why not?

 

　　Driving and Cars

　　1. Do you or your family have a car?

　　2. Do you know how to drive a car?

　　3. When did you get your driver’s license?

　　4. Do you think it’s important to learn how to drive?

　　5. Do you think it’s important to pay attention to safety when driving?

　　6. Do high schools in your country have driving classes, why or why not?

　　7. Do you think it’s important to have driving classes at school?

 

　　Clothes

　　1. What kind of clothes do you like?

　　2. How do you get information about latest fashion?

　　3. What are the differences in the clothes between now and fifty years ago?

　　4. How do older people feel about younger people’s clothes?

　　5. What kind of clothes do children usually wear?

　　6. What are the most fashionable clothes in China now?

 

　　Colors

　　1. What’s your favorite color, and why?

　　2. Do you always wear clothes in your favorite color?

　　3. Are there any colors that have a special meaning in your country?

　　4. What color would you choose to paint the walls of your room?

　　5. What kind of color do you dislike?

 

　　Dance

　　1. Do you like to dance?

　　2. What type of dance are you interested in?

　　3. What are the differences between the dances the old people like and the dances the young people like?

　　4. Is dancing good to people?

　　5. Does China have any traditional dance?

　　6. Is traditional dance still popular in China?

 

　　Entertainment

　　1. What do you do for entertainment?

　　2. What did you do for entertainment when you were a child?

　　3. What do other people do for entertainment around where you live?

　　4. What choices for entertainment are there for young people around where you live?

　　5. Are there any entertainment places near your school?

　　6. Have you recently been to any place for entertainment?

　　7. Do you think modern lifestyles give people enough time for entertainment?

 

　　Flower

　　1. Do you like flowers?

　　2. What are the most popular flowers in China?

　　3. On what occasions do Chinese people send flowers to others?

　　4. What special meanings do flowers have?

　　5. What is the national flower in China? And do you like it or not?

　　6. Do you know how to grow flowers?

 

　　Food

　　1. Which do you prefer to eat, lunch or dinner, and why?

　　2. Do you think there are any benefits from eating breakfast?

　　3. Are you willing to try some new food?

　　4. Which do you prefer, eating one big meal or eating several small snacks?

　　5. What do you consider to be a healthy diet?

　　6. In the past few years, have there been any changes to what people in your country eat?

 

　　Friends and Family

　　1. Do you have many close friends?

　　2. What qualities make them good friends?

　　3. Do you live with your family?

　　4. Do your family and friends still live in your hometown?

　　5. Do you think family members should live together, why or why not?

　　6. When do you spend time with your family?

　　7. What do you do together?

　　8. Do you often go out with your friends?

　　9. Is your family very important to you?

　　10. Do you prefer to spend time with your family or your friends?

　　11. What do you do in your free time with your friends?

　　12. Are there any times when you prefer to be alone?

 

　　Healthy Lifestyle

　　1. What do you do to keep healthy?

　　2. How can people maintain good health?

　　3. What is a healthy lifestyle in your mind?

　　4. Is there any sport that you would like to try in the future?

 

　　【Part 2&3】

　　Your favorite book

　　Describe your favorite book which you want to recommend to your friends.

　　Part3

　　Do people in your country like to read books?

　　What kinds of books are most popular in your country?

　　Do you think reading is important?

　　Do you think paper books will eventually be replaced by electronic books?

　　Some people like to collect books. Why do you think they do that?

　　Do you think compulsory reading in school is a good idea?

 

　　A difficult thing

　　Describe a difficult thing you did well.

　　Part3

　　What is the common ambition of Chinese young men?

　　Is it good for a young man to be ambitious, and why?

　　Is it good for a young man to be overly ambitious?

　　Will you choose to be an ambitious man or not?

　　A plan not related to work or study

　　Describe a plan you have for the future but not related to work or study

 

　　Part3

　　Do you think it’s important for a person to have a career plan?

　　How do most people plan their future education and their future career?

　　Do you think it’s important to include the factor of one’s salary in a career plan?

　　Do you think planning is important?

　　What kinds of personal plans should people make for themselves?

　　In general, how do people make plans?

　　For a person with children, what influence does this have on their personal plans for the future?

 

　　The first day

　　Part3

　　Is people’s name important in China?

　　How to find a job?

　　Are parents in China willing to allow their children to be independent?

　　Something you bought that you were dissatisfied

　　Describe something that you bought that you were dissatisfied with

 

　　Part3

　　What do young people in your country like to buy?

　　Which do you think is more important, the cost of a product or the quality of the product?

　　Why are imported products more expensive than locally-made products?

　　What do you think of those people who only buy expensive thins and who look down on other people who buy cheap products?

　　Which do you think is better, buy things online or buying thins in real shops?

　　Why do you think online shopping has become so popular?

　　How do people pay for things they buy online?

 

　　A family photo

　　Describe a family photo

　　Part3

　　Do people in your country like taking photos?

　　Why people like taking photos?

　　Where do people usually store their photos?

　　What photos do people often take?

　　Do you like to take photos about people or the scenery?

　　What can people now use to take photos?

　　What are the differences of photos taken by the camera and your mobile phone?

　　A class or training session

　　Describe a class or training session that you enjoyed

 

　　Part3

　　What do you think are the qualities of a good teacher?

　　Do you think the usage of science and technology has changed teaching very much?

　　Which do you think is better, distance education or classroom education?

　　Do you think distance education might one day replace classroom education?

　　A film about a real person or event

　　Describe a film about a real person or event that you have watched

 

　　Part3

　　For a film to be successful, do you think it needs to have good actors?

　　Why do some film actors become famous?

　　Do you think they really deserve this fame?

　　Which do you prefer, films based on real people or events or films that depict fictional people or events?

　　In what ways do you think a film based on history can be beneficial and in what ways can such films be harmful?

　　Something useful you learned

　　Describe something useful you learned from a member of your family

 

　　Part3

　　In general, what do parents usually teach their children?

　　Do you think what children learn in the home is important?

　　Do parents teach the same things to children of different ages?

　　Do you think children learn anything when they play games with their parents?

　　Do children learn the same sorts of things from their parents as they learn from their friends?

　　Do you think strict parents are good for children?

　　An advertisement

　　Describe an advertisement that you think is successful.

　　Part3

 

　　What advertisements do you like the most?

　　Do advertisements influence you about what brand you buy?

　　Do you think over-weighted or not good looking people might feel sad when they see only beautiful people are in ads?

　　What kind of media is more favored by advertising companies?

　　Will you be bothered by the posters on buildings?

　　TV program

　　Describe a TV program you enjoy.

 

　　Part3

　　What sorts of TV programs are most popular in your country?

　　Do you think foreign television programs can ever harm the local culture of a country?

　　Do you think the government should restrict the number of foreign TV program that are shown in your country?

　　How do you think television will change in the future?

　　Do you think television will be more popular in the future than it is now, or less popular?

　　Do you think television could be used for education?

　　Why do you think so many children like watching TV?

　　Something expensive you would buy

　　Describe something expensive you would buy if you had a lot of money.

 

　　Part3

　　What do young people want to buy?

　　What possessions do young people want to have?

　　What do young people consider to be stylish or fashionable?

　　What do you think would be the adverse effects if parents bought a lot of things for their child?

　　What do you think would be the adverse effects if parents always bought whatever their children wanted?

　　My ideal house

　　Describe the ideal flat or house that you would like to live in.

 

　　Part3

　　In your country, what type of home do most people live in?

　　How are traditional houses different from modern houses?

　　How are the lifestyles different between the big cities and the countryside?

　　Do people from the big cities look down upon rural people?

　　In the future, do you think rural areas will become more attractive as places for people to live in?

　　What’s the difference between houses now and in the past? What about in the future?

　　What are the benefits and drawbacks to live in flats?

　　Why are the housing prices so high in China?

　　Do you think the quality of life in the countryside is higher than in the city?

　　How to help people live in the suburbs have the same quality life as city people?

　　An important city

　　Describe an important city in your country.

 

　　Part3

　　Which do you think is the better place to live, a city or a village in the countryside?

　　What problems are there from living in a city and living in a village in the countryside?

　　Are the educational facilities in the countryside as good as those in the cities?

　　Are there any differences between people who live in cities and people who live in rural areas?

　　Why do so many people want to live in cities?

　　Is tourism an important industry in China?

　　How can people benefit from visiting new places?

　　When many people visit a particular place, what effects can that have on this place?

　　An item of clothing or jewelry

　　Describe and item of clothing or jewelry that you wear on special occasions

 

　　Part3

　　Do Chinese people spend much money on clothes?

　　Do you think different lifestyles are reflected in the different types of clothes people wear?

　　Compare formal clothes and casual or informal clothes.

　　In China, what are some occasions when people wear formal clothes?

　　Do you think people today wear formal clothes more often than they used to?

　　What changes do you think will take place in the clothes manufacturing industry over the next few decades?

　　Electronic product

　　Describe an electronic product you use in your life

 

　　Part3

　　What high-tech products do Chinese use now?

　　What is the influence between now and past?

　　Have electronic products improved the standards of living?

　　What are the advantages brought by modern technology to our housework?

　　What technology is most popular among people now?

　　An interesting old person

　　Describe an interesting old person who you know

 

　　Part3

　　Do you often meet old people?

　　At what age are people considered to be ”old” in China?

　　What is life like for typical old people in China today?

　　How would you define an “old” person?

　　Compare the lives of old people in China today with those who lived 30 or 50 years ago.

　　Has life improved for old people during these years, and how?

　　How do you think old people will be living in the future, say, 20 or 30 years from now?

 

　　A character

　　Describe a character in a TV program or in a film you know

　　Part3

　　What influence will characters in a TV program or in a film have on young people?

　　What kind of program or film is popular in China, and why?

　　What will be the trend of TV program in future?

　　What influence will the media violence have on children?

 

　　Gift

　　Describe a gift you gave to someone.

　　Part3

　　Why are people giving more and more expensive gifts?

　　Do you like giving gifts or receiving gifts?

　　On what occasions do Chinese people give gifts?

　　How do you choose presents for others if you don’t know what they like? Is it difficult to buy the right present?

　　Is it good to give money or presents?

　　How do you think about buying gifts online?

　　Why should we give different gifts to different people?

　　What gift do you want to receive?

　　How do you think about people giving money to charity organization?

　　Do you think parents are buying too many things for their children?

　　An exciting experience

　　Describe an exciting experience you had

 

　　Part3

　　Do you like extreme activity?

　　Is life people live now dangerous? What about before?

　　Are there more exciting experiences in the city than in the countryside?

　　Is the opportunity for a child in the countryside to have an exciting experience the same as a child in the city?

　　Why do some people like bungee jumping?

　　A past family member

　　Describe a past family member who led a interesting life

 

　　Part3

　　Is family history important to people?

　　How do people know the history of their families?

　　Are people interested in the history of their living places, and why?

 

　　A free day

　　Describe a free day you want to enjoy

　　Part3

　　Why do people need holidays?

　　What are the benefits for companies to give holidays to their employees?

　　Do you like long holidays or short holidays?

　　What are the differences between men and women in what they do on holidays?

　　Do you feel more relaxed during short holidays or long holidays?

　　Good news from your family

　　Describe a piece of good news from your family

 

　　Part3

　　What are the advantages and disadvantages of living with the old?

　　What are the advantages and disadvantages of growing up in a big family?

　　How do you think about the aging society problems?

　　What help do parents need to bring up children?

　　What are the differences between the family parties in China and the western ones?

　　Who are more important, friends or family?

　　A birthday celebration

　　Describe a birthday celebration that you enjoyed

 

　　Part3

　　What are some of the main festivals in your country?

　　How do people celebrate birthdays in your country?

　　Are there any differences between birthday celebrations for adults with birthday celebrations for children?

　　What’s the most important birthday for people in your country?

　　What do old people do for birthday?

　　What do young people do for birthday?

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