2014年2月至4月雅思口语考题

Sth You Saved Money For

Describe something that you saved money to buy. You should say: what it was

how long it took you to save enough money to buy it why you wanted to buy this thing

and explain how you felt when you bought it. Part3 1. Which is better for saving money, using a credit card or using cash? 2. What do young people in your country save money for? 3. Who do you think saves money easier, men or women? 4. You do some people find it hard to save? 5. How can young people learn to manage their financial affairs? A Gift You Would Like To Give

Describe a gift you would like to give to one of your friends. You should say:

who you would like to give this gift to what the gift would be how much it would cost

and explain why you would like to give this gift to this person. Part3 1. Why do people give gifts to others? 2. When do people in your country give gifts? 3. What should people consider when choosing a gift? 4. Do you think some parents give too many things to their children? 5. Can you suggest any ways to improve that situation?

Sth You Cannot Live Without

Describe a thing you cannot live without, (besides a mobile phone and a computer). You should say: what it is what it looks like what you use it for

and explain why you think you cannot live without this thing.

Part3

1. Why do young people like to use high-tech products?

2. Are there any features on your mobile phone that you don't need?

3. Sometimes we see a young child constantly holding a toy. What kinds of toys

are these usually?

4. Why do you think these children constantly hold on to that toy?

An Interesting Speech

Describe an interesting (and impressive) talk (or speech) that you heard. You should say: who gave the talk what the talk was about where you heard it

and explain why the talk was interesting/ what you learned from this talk.

Part 3

1. What different kinds of speeches or lectures have you attended in your life? 2. What qualities (attributes) should these visiting speakers have? 3. Why do many people find it hard to give a talk to young people? 4. Why do you think many people are nervous before they give a speech? 5. Why do people give speech to children? 6. Who make people to do so?

7. How media relate to the speech to children in school? 8. What kind of people can give speech to children?

9. How about people on normal jobs?

10. What's the aim of the speeches to children?

An Item of Clothing

Describe an item of clothing that was bought for you. You should say: what it is what it looks like

why it was bought for you

and explain how you feel (or felt) about this item of clothing. Part 3

1. Does everyone like to go shopping for clothes?

2. Why do you think some people don't like shopping for clothes?

3. Do you think it's important to follow the current fashions in the clothes you wear? 4. Why do you think many people feel it's important to wear clothes that are \"in fashion\"? 5. Do you think people tend to judge others by the clothes they wear?(Why?) 6. Do you think these differences in clothes reflect differences in personality? 7. Do you (Did you) like wearing school uniform?

8. Do you think it's good for people (such as school students) to wear school uniform? 9. What impact do you think the fashion industry has on the economy of your country?

A Piece of Electronic Equipment

Describe an electronic device that you have. You should say: what it is how you use it when you use it

and explain how you benefit (or will benefit) from using it. Part3

1. Do schools in your country use electronic equipment in the classroom? 2. How does that compare with schools (in your country) in the past?

3. Are computers very useful in high school? (For students and/or for teachers)

4. What are some examples of modern, hi-tech equipment or devices that people in your

country use in the home?

5. How is this different to homes in the past?

6. Do you think these things have improved people's lives? 7. What are the various ways that mobile phones can be used? 8. Do students use mobile phones very much to cheat in exams?

9. What do you imagine the future of hi-technology equipment (or devices) will be like?

A Science Subject

Describe a science subject that you studied in high school You should say:

the name of the subject what you did in this class how the teacher taught it

and explain how you felt about this subject / this class.

Part3

1. Do you think science is an important part of people's everyday lives? 2. How do people get information about science in their everyday lives? 3. How popular are science subjects in (high) school?

4. How do you think the teaching of science in high school could be improved?

An Important Letter You Received

Describe an important letter (that) you received You should say: who wrote it

what the letter was about how you felt about the letter and explain why it was important.

Part 3

1. What are the different kinds of things that the post office delivers to

people's letter boxes?

2. Why do some people write letters to newspapers?

3. What can people do if they receive unwanted advertising in the mail? 4. Do you think it is better to apply for a job by letter or by email? (Why?/Why

not?)

5. What is the most difficult kind of letter or email to write?

6. How has modern science and technology changed letter writing?

An Advertisement

Describe an advertisement that you think is successful. You should say: what is advertised

what the advertisement contains

what kinds of people would be (or, are) interested in and explain why you think this advertisement works well.

Part 3

The Nature of Advertising

1. What are some examples of places where we often see advertisements? 2. Why do you think many (most) advertisements use good-looking people (to

promote the product or service)? 3. The influence of advertisements

4. What are the different kinds of advertising? 5. What kind of advertising is most common in China?

6. What are the ways in which advertisements catch the attention of viewers? 7. Is advertising on the internet very influential?

8. How do advertisements attract the attention of people?

9. What is the purpose (= the function) of advertising? = Why do companies

spend money on advertising?

10. What kinds of advertisements are most attractive to children (or, young

people)?

11. Do you think advertisements are a good or bad influence on children?

12. Do you think advertisements actually influence people to buy things (perhaps

things they don't really need)?

13. Do overseas advertisements used in, or adapted for use in China affect Chinese

culture and values?

Controls on Advertisements

1. Does the Chinese government control advertisements in any way? 2. What should happen to those people or companies who engage in false

advertising?

3. Do you think there should be controls on (= laws concerning) advertising, for

example cigarette and alcohol advertising?

An Old Thing in Your Family

Describe an antique or an old object in your family. You should say: what thing it is

how your family first got this thing how long your family has kept it

and explain why this thing is important to your family.

Part3

1. Which do you think are better, old things or new things? 2. Do you think it's important to (sometimes) keep old things?

3. what are some other things that people keep in their family for a long time? 4. Why do you think people keep these things?

A Film You Dislike

Describe a film you didn't like. You should say: when you saw it where you saw it what it was about

and explain why you didn't like it.

Part3

1. Do people prefer to watch films in the cinema or at home?

2. Do different types of people all like to watch the same kinds of films? 3. In what ways does watching films influence people?

4. Has the way that people watch films changed much, compared to the way they

watched films in the past? 5. Do you want to be a film star?

6. In general, what are the qualities of a good-quality film and those of a

bad-quality film?

A Film You Dislike

Describe a film you didn't like. You should say: when you saw it where you saw it what it was about

and explain why you didn't like it.

Part3

1. Do people prefer to watch films in the cinema or at home?

2. Do different types of people all like to watch the same kinds of films? 3. In what ways does watching films influence people?

4. Has the way that people watch films changed much, compared to the way they

watched films in the past? 5. Do you want to be a film star?

6. In general, what are the qualities of a good-quality film and those of a

bad-quality film?

Your Favourite Season

Describe your favourite season or time of the year. You should say:

what season (or time of the year) it is what the weather is like at this time what you usually do at this time

and explain why you enjoy that season or time of the year.

Part3

1. Is there anything you don't like about that season? (What? Why?) 2. What's the difference between 'season' and 'weather'?

3. What are the differences between the different seasons in China? 4. Please briefly describe the different seasons in China.

5. What are the signs that the season is changing (for example, from summer to

autumn)?

6. Please compare the two seasons, spring and autumn. 7. Which season would you say is the best for tourism? 8. Which season do you like best for sport?

9. In general, how do you think climate of a place effects the people who live

there?

A Useful Website

Describe a useful website that you like to visit. You should say:

what the website helps you to do

what the contents of the website are (or, were) how often you go to this website

and explain how(or, why) this website helps you. Part 3

1. Compared to several decades ago, do you think the internet has changed people’s lives? 2. What impact has the internet had on modern people’s lives? 3. What are the pros and cons of children using the internet?

4. How do you think children could be encouraged to (or, taught to) use the internet in

positive ways?

5. Do you think online education is good?

6. Do you think the internet (or, computers) will ever replace teachers? 7. In what ways is the internet used for entertainment?

8. Do different age groups use it for entertainment in different ways?

A Meal You Like

Describe a meal (or dish) that you like to eat. You should say: what it is

where you usually eat it what the meal is made of and explain why you like it. Part3

1. Do you like cooking? (Why?/Why not?)

2. What kinds of food do Chinese people like to eat?

3. Would you say that eating a healthy diet is important? (Why?) 4. Describe what you think is a healthy diet. 5. Are there many vegetarians in China?

6. Why do you think some people choose to be vegetarians?

7. Is the food that people eat today in China different to the food that people used to eat 8. in the past? (If yes, in what ways has it changed?)

9. How do you think the way we eat will change in the future?

10. Is American-style 'fast food' popular in China? (Why? Popular with whom?) 11. What do you think of this popularity – is it as good thing?

A Work of Art

Describe a painting or work of art that you have seen. You should say:

when you saw this work of art where you saw it what it looked like

and explain your impression of it.

Part 3

1. Do schools in China have art classes?

2. Do you think art classes are necessary? (Why?)

3. How do you think art classes affect children’s development? 4. What kind of paintings do Chinese people like? 5. What can you learn from western paintings?

6. Some paintings are very expensive, but people still want to buy them. Why do

you think they think this way?

7. What benefits can you get from painting as a hobby?

A Family Business

Describe a family business that you are familiar with. You should say: what business it is

how you know this business

who the customers of the business are

and explain why you think this business is successful.

Part 3

1. Do you think business is important?

2. What are the advantages and disadvantages of having a family business? 3. Do you think the early stage of running a small business is generally easy, or

difficult?

4. Many small businesses fail after just a year or two. Can you suggest why that is? 5. What do you think is the most important factor that determines the success of a

business?

6. What qualities does a successful businessperson need to have?

Your Future Work Plans

Describe a job you would like to have in the future. You should say:

what this job would involve

what study you would need to do to prepare for this work why you would like to have this job

and explain what skills you would need for this work.

Part 3

Changing Jobs

1. Why do people need to work?

2. Do most people work for job satisfaction or just for money? 3. Do people in China change their jobs very often? 4. Do you think it is good to change your job frequently? 5. How often do you think people should change their jobs?

6. In China, how do most people feel about people who often change their job? 7. Do you think that people who often change their jobs have more job

satisfaction and better incomes than other people?

8. If you had a well paid job but didn't like your work, what would you do?

A Product From Your Country

Describe something that is produced in your country. You should say: what the product is what it is used for how it is made

and explain why your country produces this thing.

Part3

1. What are some of the main food products (\"foods\") that your country

produces?

2. What widely consumed food products are mainly imported into your country? 3. Do you think it's important that a country is self-sufficient in food?

4. Besides food and the product you mentioned in Part 2, what else is made in

your country?

A Group

Describe a group that you would like to be part of, (such as a club) You should say: what group it is

who the members of this group are

what this group does

and explain why you would like to belong to this group.

Part3

1. What are some examples of organizations and groups that people join? 2. Is there much difference between the groups that women join and those that

men join?

3. What are the benefits that people, both men and women, get from joining a

group?

4. What kinds of online groups are there that people join?

A Disliked High School Subject

Describe a high school subject you do not (or did not) like very much. You should say:

what subject it is (or was) who your teacher is (or was) how difficult it is (or was)

and explain why you don't (or didn't) like studying this subject very much.

Part3

1. How do you think students could be (or, should be) encouraged to study? 2. What do you think teachers could (or should) do to help (or, encourage)

students who are having difficulty with a subject?

3. Do you think students should be given more homework than they have now? 4. In general, what type of lesson (or class) is most popular with students? 5. Which subjects do you think should be, and should not be taught in high

school.

6. What high school subjects are the most unpopular among students? (Why?)

A Foreign Language

Describe another language that you would learn if you wanted. You should say:

the name of this language how you would learn it

what equipment of facilities you would need to study this language

and explain what difficulties you think you would have when learning this language. Part 3

1. Do many people in China study a second foreign language? (Why?/Why not?) 2. Why do you think some people are better than others at learning a foreign language? 3. How would you assess your own language ability?

4. Do you think children can learn a foreign language faster than adults? (Why?/Why not?) 5. Who do you think is better at learning a foreign language, boys or girls?

6. If you were an English teacher, how would you try to make lessons (more) interesting? 7. How does studying a foreign language help people to understand the culture of the

people who speak thatlanguage?

8. Do you think it is important (or, a good idea) to have one mian world language? 9. What would the advantages or disadvantages to have a global language?

A Decision

Describe a decision you took a long time to make. You should say: what decision it was what difficulties you faced how you made the decision

and explain why it took you a long time to make the decision.

Part3

1. What do you think are the most important decisions that people make in their

lives?

2. What skills are necessary when making decisions? 3. How can people improve their decision-making skills?

4. How do you think computers will change the way people make decisions? 5. Do parents in China allow their children to make important decisions about the

future?

6. Do you think that parents should make important decisions for their children? 7. How can older people (parents) help young people (their children) make their

own decisions wisely?

A Photograph

Describe a photograph. You should say: who took the photo when it was taken where it was taken and explain why you like it.

Part 3

The Purposes of Photographs

1. Do you like taking photographs?

2. Why do so many people like to take photographs (as a hobby)?

3. Some people don't like taking photographs. Can you make any guesses about

why?

4. What are the occasions when people take photographs?

5. Why do some people invade the privacy of celebrities by taking photographs of

these celebrities?

6. Do you think news photographs are an important part of newspaper stories? 7. Do you think photographs are important in understanding (or representing or

recording) history?

Technology and Photographs

1. Compare old cameras with those in use today.

2. How has photography (or, photographic technology) changed over the past few

decades?

3. Compare the photos that you take with those that professional photographers

take.

4. Some people prefer to take still photographs while others prefer to take videos.

Why?

Photographs as Art

1. Compare a typical family photograph and an artistic photograph. 2. Do many Chinese people visit photograph exhibitions?

3. Compare painting pictures and taking photographs (as art forms).

4. Which leaves a deeper impression on people, a picture or a written description

of some event or scene

A Television Program

Describe an educational TV program that you like to watch. You should say:

the name of the program what type of program it is what contents it has

and explain what you learn from this program. Part 3

Television Tastes

1. What types of TV programs do you like?

2. In general, what types of TV programs are most popular in China? 3. Have TV programs changed in the past few years? (If yes, how?) Educational Television

1. Do you think there should be more educational TV programs? 2. How do you think television will develop (or change) in the future? 3. In your opinion, how does watching TV influence people?

4. What do you think are the benefits, and the drawbacks, of watching television? 5. What do you think can be the result if a person watches too much TV? 6. Do you want to be a TV celebrity (or, \"star\")?

7. Do you think it's good that TV celebrities are often role models for young people? 8. In your opinion, what qualities does someone need to have to become a TV celebrity? 9. Many TV stars have an income that is very high. Do you think this is reasonable?

A Wild Animal

Describe a time when you saw a wild animal. You should say: what animal it was where you saw it

what happened when you saw it

and explain how do people in your country feel about this animal. Part 3 Zoos

1. Do you think zoos are good or bad?

2. Do you think it's cruel to keep wild animals in zoos? 3. Why do you think so many cities have zoos?

4. In your opinion, what features should a good zoo have? 5. Do you think zoos might disappear in the future?

6. What future developments do you think we will see concerning zoos? The Protection of Wild Animals

1. Why do you think wild animals should be protected?

2. In what ways does human activity result in the extinction (or near extinction) of some

animal species?

3. At present, many animals are already facing extinction. How do you think average

citizens could (help) protect wild animals?

4. Why do you think films or books for children so often include animals?

Event A Busy Time

Describe a time when you are very busy. You should say: when this time is what you do at this time how you arrange your time

and explain how you feel after this busy time is over.

Part3

1. Do you think it's necessary for everyone to spend some time in a relaxed, quiet

place?

2. Do you think it's good to be busy?

3. How do people relax themselves in your country?

4. Why do you think some people are much busier than others?

A Friend You Haven't Seen

Describe a friend you haven't been in contact with for a long time. You should say:

how long you have not been in contact

when you would like to meet him or her what you would like to do together

and explain why you haven't been in contact for a long time.

Part3

1. What are the differences between new friends and old friends? 2. Why do people make new friends?

3. What are some of the reasons why people lose contact with old friends? 4. What are some reasons why some friendships end?

A Positive Change

Describe a positive change in your life. You should say: when it happened where it happened what the change was

and explain how you have benefited from this change.

Part3

1. Do you like change(s)?

2. Do you think change is good? 3. Do old people like change?

4. What do you think are the benefits and disadvantages (or, pros and cons) of

change?

A Time You Were Helped

Describe a time when someone who you didn't know helped you. You should say: who helped you where this happened how he or she helped you

and explain how you felt after they helped you.

Part3

1. How can communities be improved? 2. Have you ever been helped by a neighbour? 3. How can neighbours help each other?

4. How can people help old people in their communities?

A Time You Forgot Something

Describe something you once forgot to do. You should say:

what you forgot to do when this happened where it happened

and explain why you forgot to do this.

Part3

1. Do you think memory is important?

2. What are some reasons why people forget things? 3. What sorts of things are easiest to remember?

4. Can you suggest any methods or skills people could use to improve their

memory?

A Move to a New School or Home

Describe a time when you moved to a new school or home. You should say: when you moved

where you moved from and to why you moved

and explain how you felt about this move.

Part3

1. What are some of the various reasons why people move to a new home? 2. What are the benefits and and downsides of moving house? 3. What effects does moving have on people?

4. Who do you think can better adapt after a move, children or adults? 5. Do you think elderly people can easily adapt to a new environment?

A Picnic or Outdoor Meal

Describe a picnic or meal that you ate outdoors. You should say:

where you had this meal who was with you what you ate and drank and explain why you ate outdoors.

Part3

1. What do you think are the good points and the not-so-good points about

eating a picnic lunch?

2. Do you like eating outdoors?

3. What are some differences between eating in an open-air environment and

eating indoors?

4. On what occasions do people in China eat outdoors? 5. Do Chinese people often have picnics? (Why?/Why not?)

6. If you were going to have a picnic, what sort of place would you choose to go

to?

7. When people are going to have a picnic, what preparations do they usually do? 8. Which do think is better, eating in a restaurant or eating outdoors?

A Sport Event You Enjoyed Watching

Describe a sporting event you enjoyed watching. You should say: what event it was

what happened at this event who you watched it with

and explain why you enjoyed watching this event.

Part3

1. Is sport very popular in your country?

2. In your country, what are the most popular sports that people like to play?

3. Is there much difference between men and women when it comes to playing

sport?

4. Who (what kinds of people) are most interested in sport? (Why?)

5. Do people in your country prefer to play team sports or individual sports? 6. Do people prefer to attend sports events or to watch them on TV? 7. Do people in your country like to watch sporting event on TV? 8. Are there lots of sporting event played on TV? 9. Do you think there's too much sport on TV?

A Competition

Describe a competition you want to take part in. You should say: what it is when it happens

who you would like to go with

and explain why you would like to take part in this competition.

Part 3

1. Besides your example (in your Part 2), what are some other examples of

contests and competitions?

2. Is competitive sport very popular in your country?

3. In your opinion, how beneficial (or, how important) to society is competitive

sport?

4. What benefits do people derive from taking part in competitive sport? 5. Is there much competition among students in your country? (Why?) 6. What do you think a company (or work unit) could do to motivate the

employees to work better?