2009年2月21日雅思口语考试回忆

考试日期

2009.2.21

Part 1

Gift

1. Is it easy to buy a gift?

2. What kind of gift do you want to receive?

3. Where do you usually buy gifts?

Cooking

4. Who cooks in your home?

5. Do you like to cook?

6. What kind of food do you like to cook?

Art

7. Tell me something about your favorite art.

8. Tell me something about your favorite music.

9. What kind of art did you do when you were a child?

10. What kind of art did you do when you were a child?

11. Do you want to go to museum?

12. What kind of museum do you like to visit?

13. What kind of museum had you visited?

Name:

14. What is your name ?

15. What would you like to do after graduation?

16. What is the meaning of your name?

17. Are your working or studying?

18. Who gave you your name?

Food

19. What is your favorite food?

20. Where can you eat your favorite food?

21. Do you like to eat nutritious food?

Reading

22. Do children read more now than before?

23. Do you like to read newspaper?

24. How much time do you spend in reading newspaper?

25. When you were young, what kind of book did you like to read?

26. What kind of book do young people like to read?

27. When did you begin to read newspapers?

28. How many kinds of newspapers are there in China?

29. Do you prefer to read local news or international news?

30. Do you think news is important in people’s life?

School

25. Tell me something about your school.

26..What would you like to do after graduation？

27. When did you begin to read newspapers?

28. Do you like the teachers in your school?

29 .Do you want to be a teacher?

30. Do you like your school?

31.. Why did you choose this school?

33. Where do you study?

34. Do you prefer to study or work?

35. Do you like your course?

Clothes

36. What kind of clothes do you like to wear?

37. Do you like to wear formal clothes?

38. What is your opinion about wearing uniforms?

39. Can you judge a person by their clothes their wearing?

Household Chores

40. What do you dislike about household chores?

41. Do you think it is necessary for a child to help in household chores?

42. Do you like to do housework?

43. What kind of housework do you usually do?

Place

44. What kind of shopping mall do you like?

45. Do you like to go shopping in the mall?

46. What kind of shop do you like to go?

47. What kind of shop can attract people?

48. Can you recommend a shop which is very special?

Friendship

49. Do you like making friends?

50. What kind of friends do you like ?

Internet

51. Do you use internet?

52. What are the advantages of internet?

53. What are the disadvantages of the internet?

54. How to use an internet?

Music

55. What kind of music do you like?

56. What kind of music in your country do you ?

Building

57. Say something about the best building you’ve ever visited

58. What kind of building do you like?

Part 2&3

Person

Describe a friend you’d like to spend your time with

In what way did he/she help you with your academic study or work?

What are the pressures you have to face in your life?

How do you deal with them?

Do you prefer to study alone or together with others?

What would happen if one always works independently?

What are the disadvantages of working in a group?

What do you think are the effects of computer and mobile phone on families?

Which one is more important, family or friends?

Who should assume more responsibilities in the family?

Describe an elderly person you admire

What’s the living situation of the elderly people in China?

Describe a person who is good at cooking

Describe a famous person

Do you want to become famous? Why?

Event

Describe a long journey

What should be prepared before the journey?

What can people learn through travel?

Do you prefer to travel alone or in group?

Describe a sport event

Do Chinese schools place strong emphasis on physical education?

What are the differences between competition within the classroom and athletic competition?

Describe the stage of your life that you enjoyed most

How do people give helps to students who will graduate from university soon?

In China, when do people hold celebrations?

Describe a change in your life

What are the changes in your education?

Describe an educational trip

What’s the importance of study trip?

Is it a good way?

Should parents help children with their study?

What’s the trend of studying at home?

Describe a traffic jam

What are the traffic problems in your city?

Should different amount of taxes be levied on cars with different engine capacity?

How has traffic affected our environment?

What other choices do you have if you are stuck in a traffic jam?

Can public transport alleviate traffic congestions?

Do you think the government should take sole responsibility for solving traffic problems?

Can motorways and highways help to solve traffic problems?

When is traffic jam most serious?

What did the government do to solve the problem?

Describe a successful experience

Describe a performance

What are the influences of music on culture?

What are the influences of wide use of TV on traditional artistic performance?

Describe the most important stage in your life?

Object

Describe a book you have read

What are the differences of reading habits between teenagers and the elderly people?

How has technology changed the way people read?

Describe a piece of art

Describe an advice

What sorts of advices are useful to young people?

Do young people prefer to listen to parents or their friends?

Are the advices given by the elderly people useful?

Describe an advertisement

Do you think we should restrict advertisements?

Some of the adverts are not appropriate for children. How to solve this problem?

What’s the relationship between mass media and advertisements?

Describe a piece of radio programme

Which one do you prefer, radio programs or TV programs?

Describe a text message you received on your mobile phone

Describe a TV program

What are the pros and cons of TV and radio respectively?

Why do young people prefer TV?

Describe a piece of music

How has western music influenced eastern one?

Do you buy advertised products?

Is the government responsible to build libraries?

How has means of communication changed over the past decade?

Describe a special gift

How do young people help the elderly people?

Are people now more kindhearted than before?

Describe a piece of music you liked when you were a child

How can teaching children music help them in their early childhood?

What type of music should people listen to at different ages?

When is the first time you heard the song that impressed you the most?

What type of music should people listen to?

Will music be played in public?

Describe a toy when you were a child

Talk about a childhood game

Describe an interesting speech or lecture

Who was the speaker?

Describe your favorite law

Why do people want to become a lawyer instead of a policeman?

Are policemen considered a good job in China?

What makes a good policeman?

What kind of people tends to commit crimes in China?

Talk about the occupation of lawyer

What kind of crimes could be forgiven?

Describe a speech

What makes a good speaker?

What sort of speeches should be made available in university?

What kind of people should be invited give speeches to kids?

Describe one clothes you always wear in special occasions

Have people changed the way they dress?

Why is uniform compulsory in companies?

Describe a course you want to learn when you were a child

Do you think children can learn more at school or at home?

Do you think adults should be responsible for teaching children academic skills?

How is learning for children and adults different on computers?

Describe a childhood activity

What can kids learn from the activity?

How has athletic competition shaped children’s character?

Is competition required in all jobs?

How should countries cooperate with each other?

Describe a foreign language you want to learn

Describe a toy

Do you think many kids have too many toys now?

Should girls play with dolls and boy play with soccer games?

What are the advantages of kids exchanging toys?

Describe a gift you gave to your friends

Do Chinese people prefer to buy gifts or make them?

Which do you prefer?

When do Chinese people usually send presents?

Why do you think homemade presents are better than ones that are bought from shops?

Do you think it’s a good idea to reward children with their gifts?

Please list the advantages and disadvantages of rewarding people in a company?

What are the ways to reward employees?

Describe something you’d like to learn in the future

Do kids learn more from home or school?

Should adults take major responsibilities in kids learning academic skills?

Describe a piece of interesting news

Do a lot of Chinese people read newspaper regularly?

Are people more concerned of international news or domestic news?

Should TV commercials be more interesting?

What makes a good journalist?

Is online news playing an ever increasingly important role in people’s daily life?

Describe a traditional art

Name a number of traditional cultural performances

What are the differences in dancing between boys and girls?

What’s your favorite music?

Describe a large organization

What are the advantages of large and small organizations

What’s your view towards the fact that most factories are far away from downtown area?

What are the advantages of large multi-national companies?

Why do many people like to work in small companies?

Describe a book you have read recently

What books do Chinese kids read?

What are the ways should parents use to make them like reading?

What are the differences between traditional reading and online reading?

What are the advantages and disadvantages of reading and watching TV?

Describe a phone call

Talk about advantages and disadvantages of mobile phone

Do people like to hear people talking loud in public?

Describe a photo

Do Chinese people like taking photos?

When do people take photos usually?

Why do people tear apart the photos they have taken?

Describe a piece of law

Why are there fewer policemen than lawyers?

What are the differences between policemen and lawyers?

Place

Describe a workplace

What are the advantages of working at night?

Describe a library

Is it a campus or public one?

Which parts of the library do you like and dislike?

Describe a tourist attraction

What are the types of tourist attractions in China?

Is the travel with tour guide good?

Will people change their attitude towards tour guide?

What measures did the government take to protect tourist attraction?

Would you recommend this tourist attraction?

How do people visit historical places nowadays?

Do you think we should visit historical places for free?

Do you think people can learn anything from visiting historical places?

Describe the favorite part in your hometown

How often do you go there?

Are there more Chinese people living in the city or in the countryside?

What are the benefits of studying in the city?

What kind of people likes to live in the city?

What are the major differences between living in the city and countryside?

Should more entertainment parlors be built in the city?

Describe a historical site

What are the types of historical sites?

Why do people nowadays dislike visiting a historical site?

In what ways can people get to know history?

Do you think TV programs that focus on history can make people interested in history more?