lecture two

Are there any problems between you and your neighbor? How often do you see your neighbor? Do you like read magazine or newspaper? Have you read a magazine in foreign language? Do you like sports?
Advertising/Shopping (new)
Are advertisement important? What effects do advertisements have? How do advertisements affect people’s lives? Where do you usually go shopping? Does internet changes people’s buying behavior today?
IELTS SPEAKING TEST
LECTURE TWO
Hobbies and Interests
What do you do in your free time? Are these activities popular in your country? If you had more free time, what would you do? Have you spent a lot of money on your hobbies or interests? Do you think it is important for people to have their hobbies or interests?
Shining intelligence eyes Terrific, awesome, fabulous, fantastic, amazing, gorgeous, unexceptionable,
Personality and Character
funny, friendly/unfriendly, hardworking, humorous, intelligent, clever, honest, easy-going, modest, frank, easystraight forward, quiet, calm, good tempered, bad/quickbad/quick-tempered, patient, selfish/unselfish/selfless, cunning, mean, conservative (traditional), cheerful, confident, efficient, flexible, helpful, considerate, organized, rational, reliable, loyal, open-minded, lovely, cute, opensensitive, sociable/unsociable, witty, aggressive, moody, pessimistic , optimisticm, coy, shy,brilliant, cranky, 暴躁的 coward,trickish, cheeky厚颜无耻的, cheeky厚颜无耻的, down-todown-to-earth/reality, gregarious/social people/sociable
Tell me a book you have read You should say:
Which book it was and when you read it What feelings you had whilst reading it If you have read other books by the same author and how it influenced you, if at all
News ( new)
How do you usually get your news? Do you think newspapers are important? Do you (often/ever) read newspapers? What types of news do you like? Would you say the news affects your life very much? Do you think children like the news? Are old people and young people interested in the same kinds of news? What are some other ways people get news, besides newspaper?
Group Discussion
Personal life (weekend) Public transport Food and cooking Study abroad Weddings
In part two, the examiner gives the student instructions regarding what to do, pick up one of cue cards from database. The examiner gives the student one minute to prepare the topic, during this time, student is permitted to make notes using the pencil and paper provided by examiner. The student speaks for one to two minutes on the given topic. The examiner will ask the student few followfollow-up questions based on the former topic.
How to make your own note
X$, √marry and babe Wife, dream girl, ＋tall, pretty, －reality, selfish, car, house ∵busy ∴internet, matchmaker, blind date
It is your turn now
Some tips for making notes
Dot point In order (left to right, up to down) Some student write note in Chinese, others in English. Key word noting method Brainstorming
Vocabulary for people describing
Appearances: Appearances:
Teenager, fat, skinny, overwigilt, freckle, welldark, spotty, clear, olive, beard, cleanclean-shaven, medium length, straight, ponytail, double eyelid eyes, scar, bald, erect nose, Tall cheekbone
Example
Tell me about an ambition you have in life You should say:
What the ambition is Whether you really believe you will ever achieve it What you must do in order to achieve it and whether you will need any help
Who the people (could be anyone from last slice) is/ was? How you met them? Where they live? Something about his/her appearance and personality. What this person’s job or major is? How this people affects you?/ what you think people can learn from this person? Something about the person’s character? Whether others have a similar opinion of this person? What this people’s strengths and weaknesses are? Did the person changed a lot since last time you saw him/her?
Movie
How often do you watch movie (go to the cinema) What type of film do you like best? (action, historical, romantic, comedies, war, horror, animated, literary, documentary, tragedy， tragedy， Thrillers， Thrillers，detective film，ethical film 伦理片， film， affectional film 爱情片，erotic，western movies 西 爱情片，erotic， 部片，trailer, 部片，trailer, science fiction，costume piece ) fiction， Do you prefer to watch films alone or with someone else? Do you prefer to watch films at the cinema or at home? How much you spend on watching movie?
Gifts (new)
What was the last gift you received/gave? Do you like giving presents to other people? When considering a present to give to someone, how do you select this gift? When do people in China give gifts? On what occasions? (housewarming, congratulations on one’s success, visiting patients, someone has a baby) In China, is it necessary to bring a gift when you visit someone? What sorts of things do they bring? In China, is it necessary to bring gifts when you return home after traveling to another place?
3-D methods for IELTS Spoken English
Dialogue, Description Discussion ----BY新航道 ----BY新航道 p.s PROVIDE QUALITY ANSWER，BUT NOT ANSWER，
QUANTITY.
PEOPLE
Child that you know A family member A character in a movie or TV show (movie/singer star) An old people A memorable teacher A happy person A person who has influenced you/you live with/you would like to spend a day with Parents Best friend Yourself