2014年5月24日雅思口语真题

考试日期：2014年5月24日Part 1考题总结
考题总结：Personal information & Introduction
What’s your name?
Does your name have any particular meaning?
Is it easy to change your name in your country?
Are you a student?
What is your major?
Do you think the major is useful?
What subjects do you study?
What do you plan to do after you have finished your study?
Are you working?
How do you like your job?
Why did you choose your job?
What are the difficulties in your job?
Do you want to work in an office or at home?
Do you prefer focusing on one job throughout the whole life or changing one job to the other?
Do you want to change your job?
Hometown
Where are you from?
Do you like your hometown?
What would you say are the good points and bad points of your hometown?
Are there any tourist attractions in your hometown?
Would you like to live there in the future?
Weather and Season
What’s the weather like today?
What kind of weather do you like?
What’s your favorite weather?
What do you do during your favorite weather time?
What did you do last time when the weather is good?
How’s the weather in China?
Does weather affect people’s work performance?
Can you give any examples of unusual weather?
What is your favorite season?
Games
Do you often play games?
Can you play this game with friends?
How do people learn to play this game?
Can you get information about this game on the Internet? What benefits do you get from playing this game?
Do different age groups of people like to play different games?
What games are popular in China?
How have computers influenced the games people play?
Food & Cooking
Who usually cooks in your family?
What’s your favorite hometown dish?
Can you cook? Why don’t you learn?
Do you think it is important for children to learn how to cook?
Do you like to eat out or cook at home?
What are the benefits of eating at home?
Do you like fresh food or prepared food?
Leisure activities
What do you do in your spare time?
What do you do to relax?
How do you usually spend your evenings?
Do you think modern lifestyles give people enough time for leisure? Do you think people today have more time to relax than in the past? Do you think it is important for people to have leisure time?
Do old people and young people spend their leisure time in the same way?
What do you think are the good points and possible bad points about having leisure time?
Do you often hang out with friends?
Do you invite your friends to your home?
How often do you meet friends? What do you usually do? What do you usually do in the evening?
What do you like and hate to do during vacation?
What was the last vacation you took?
Music
Do you often listen to music?
When do you listen to music?
How much time do you spend listening to music every day? What kinds of music do you like to listen to?
What’s your favorite kind of music?
How often do you listen to music?
When did you start listening to this type of music?
Where do you listen to it?
How do you feel when you listen to this music?
Have you ever been to a musical performance?
Have you ever learned to play a musical instrument?
Is music an important subject at school in China?
Sports
What’s your favorite sport?
Do you like swimming?
Do you think people in your country like sports?
Bicycle
Do you ever ride a bicycle?
What do you use a bicycle for?
How old were you when you first learned to ride a bicycle? Do you think bike riding is safe in Shanghai?
Why do people in China think bicycles are important?
Did you learn to ride a bicycle when you were a kid?
Do you think it is safe to ride bicycles in a city? Why? Why do you think kids need to learn how to ride bicycles?
Train Travelling
Where do you want to visit most?
Do you like traveling?
When was the last time you go traveling?
What would you prepare before travelling?
Shopping
How often do you go shopping?
Talk about your last shopping experience.
Why do you like shopping?
Do you prefer to go shopping with friends or alone?
Do you like shopping?
What makes you interested in shopping?
Do you think shopping is a waste of time?
Arts
Is beautiful handwriting important nowadays?
What kind of music do you like?
Should children learn to play musical instruments?
Do you like painting?
Family events
How do people celebrate their birthdays in your country? Are birthdays more important for children than adults? Do you think birthday is a special day for people?
How did you celebrate your last birthday?
Do birthdays have any special meanings for children?
News
Are you interested in the news?
How do you get news?
Do you think it is important to get up-to-the-minute news? What sort of news are you most interested in?
What do you think of advertisements?
Do you like watching TV?
Besides newspapers, what are some other ways people get news?
Neighbors
Are there many people living near you?
Do you know all your neighbors?
How often do you see your neighbor?
When do you meet your neighbors?
How often do you talk to your neighbors?
Do you think it is important to know your neighbor?
How well do you know your neighbor?
Do you think it’s important for a person to have a good relationship with their neighbors?
What do you think of your neighbors?
What kinds of people are your neighbors?
How well do you get along with your neighbors?
What are the benefits of having good relationship with one’s neighbors? What sorts of problems can people have with their neighbors?
Parties
Do you like parties?
Do you often go to parties?
How often do you go to parties?
Do you usually have these parties at home or at school?
Do most Chinese people like parties? (why / why not ?)
Is there anything you dislike about parties?
Do friends often come to your home for a gathering?
When do you go to a party, what do you usually do?
When friends gather together (to celebrate something) do they do the same things that family groups do?
What do you think enjoys parties more, old people or young people? Patience
Is it important to be patient? Why?
Is it easy to be patient？Why?
How can people be patient?
When can people be patient?
What do you do when waiting for the bus or something else?
Photographs
Do you like taking photos?
How do you take photos?
Do you like cameras?
How do you organize your photo?
Are there any photos on your wall at home?
Would you say photographs are a good way to preserve memories?
Politeness
How do people in your culture show good manners (towards others)? Who told you be polite first when you were a child?
Do the way people show politeness in your country change?
What is the most important point to be polite?
TV
How much TV do you watch?
What’s your favorite TV program?
Did you watch much TV when you were a child?
What types of programs did you watch when you were a child?
Do you think TV has changed in the past few decades?
Has TV changed your life in any way?
Time
Do you wear a watch?
Where did you get your watch?
What do you use your watch for?
Do you often look at your watch?
Do you think time is important?
Are you ever late for anything?
What would you do if you were late for a meeting?
How do you feel when you are late?
Walking
Do you like walking?
Where do you walk?
Would you say your hometown a suitable place for walking?
Did you like walking when you were a child?
In the future, do you think you will continue to enjoy walking or will you prefer to use some form of transportation?
Birthdays
How do people in your country celebrate birthdays?
How do people celebrate birthdays when you were a child?
How did you celebrate your birthdays when you were a child?
What do you do on your birthday now?
How do people celebrate children’s birthday today?
What’s the most important birthday for people in your country?
Clothes
What clothes do you usually like to wear?
Do you wear the same clothes at school and at home?
Will you change your clothes when you go home today?
Did you have any special clothes to wear when you were a child?
History
Do you like history?
What historical event do you find most interesting?
Do you think history is important?
Do you like to watch programs on TV about history?
Do you think you can learn history from films or TV programs?
Computers
Do you use computers very much?
When do you use a computer?
What do you use a computer for?
When did you start using computers?
How did you learn to use a computer?
How computers changed your life in any way?
Are computers used much in your country?
Do you think computers are useful in everyday life?
Do you think a computer can give you better success to knowledge?
Internet
Do you ever use the internet?
How do you go onto the internet?
What do you do on the internet?
Have you ever bought anything on the internet?
How did you learn to use the internet?
Do you think internet is a good thing?
Is there anything that’s not so good about the internet?
When did you first start using the internet?
Language
What languages do you speak?
How did you learn English?
Do you think that English is useful?
How long have you been studying English?
What other languages would you like to learn?
Singing
Do you like to sing?
How often do you sing?
Did you like to sing when you were a child?
Do you prefer to sing at home or at a place such as karaoke bar? Who’s your favorite singer?
What’s your favorite song?
Are the lyrics of songs important to you?
Animal
Did you ever visit a zoo when you were a child?
Do you think it is important for a child to visit a zoo?
What’s your favorite zoo animal?
Why do some people have a pet?
Toy
Do you like toys?
Are toys important for you?
What sorts of people like toys?
Did your parent give it to you?
Do you still have any of your toys?
Can you suggest why some of people like to keep childhood toy? What kind of toys do people like today?
If you had a child, what toy would you buy for him or her?
Do you think toys should pass on to other kids when these toys are no longer wanted?
Street markets
What do you think are the differences between the street market and a supermarket?
Parks
Does your hometown have many parks?
Do you often visit public parks?
What do you usually do there?
What kind of parks do you like?
Did you like to go to parks when you were a child?
Do you think there should be more parks?
Do you think you will go to parks more often in the future?
Noise
Are you often bothered by noise?
Where can you hear loud noise?
Do you think there is more noise in people’s life today than in the past? Do you think the city will become nosier in the future?
What sounds do you like?
What sounds do you dislike?
What sounds remind you of your childhood?
Museum
Are there many museums in your hometown?
Do you think museums are useful for visitors to your hometown?
Do you often visit a museum?
Did you go to any museums when you were a child?
When was the last time you visited a museum?
Do you think museums are important?
Do you think it is suitable for museums sell things to visitors?
Maps
Do you use a map?
When do you use a map?
Who taught you how to use a map?
Do you prefer to use an electronic map or those made of paper?
Gifts
Do you like to receive gifts?
What kind of gifts do you like to receive?
What gifts did you receive when you were a child?
Do you like giving gifts to others? (Why / Why not?)
What gifts did you give to others when you were a child?
Part 2 考题总结
考题总结：人物类
Describe a person you know
Describe a person from your family Describe a person who ever helped me Describe a person who is intelligent Describe a neighbor you ever helped Describe a famous person from your country
Describe a famous person (not in your country)
Describe a friend you haven’t met for a long time
Describe someone who has an interesting job
You should say:
Who the person is
What he or she looks like
When you knew him/her
Why you think his or her job is interesting
Describe a famous person which impacts you very much, you should say: Who that person is?
Why he/she impacts you?
What his / her famous works are?
Describe a person whom you live / have lived with for a long time. You should say:
Who the person is?
How long you have been living together?
What are the usual things that you do together?
物品类
Describe a thing you bought for a long time but never used
Describe a foreign cuisine.
Describe a film you enjoyed
Describe a film you dislike
Describe a problem with an equipment that you cannot solve Describe a good gift you received
Describe an email that you received
Describe a letter that you wrote to your friend
Describe something you saved money to buy
Describe a photo
Describe a book you like to read
Describe an old object from your family
Describe a subject that you have learned
Describe a piece of advice someone ever gave you Describe an indoor game in your childhood
Describe your first cell phone
Describe a popular law in your country
Describe a language except English that you want to learn Describe a magazine you like
Describe something you bought from a trip
Describe an ad you ever saw
Describe a product from your hometown
Describe a toy you played in childhood
地点类
Describe a place you live now
Describe a school where you studied in your childhood
Describe a room occupied by your friend
Describe a polluted place
Describe a peaceful place (How often do you go there? What do you do there? Explain why you like it.)
Describe a foreign country you like to visit at the first time
Describe a city you have ever visited
Why did you go to this place?
What have you learned from this place
Describe a place you went that far away from your home
Describe an important building in your hometown
Describe an restaurant that you want to go second time
Describe a park or garden you like
Describe a place you went where you learned another culture Describe a place where you want to have a home (What’s the relationship between family life and work)
事件类
Describe something you like to do with an old person from your family Describe a good thing you do for someone
Describe a family celebration you ever attended
Describe a wedding you have attended (What are the differences about the wedding between now and the past times?)
Describe an experience that others ask the information from you Describe a trip that travelled by train
Describe a festival that is important in your country
Describe a holiday you enjoyed
Describe a positive change in your teenager time
Describe an experience when you forgot something
Describe an occasion you are being busy
Describe an experience of online shopping
Describe a friend’s success that you are proud of
其他类
Describe a wild animal
Describe a new energy that we used
Describe a type of sport that you have attended
本次考试考题精选范例解析：1. What do you think are the benefits you can get from sunshine? Analysis:
该考题为sunshine话题下属问题，要求考生思维开阔。

大多数学生只能想到阳光带来好心情，或者健康之类的好处，但是这些也是大部分学生的思维，想让考官眼前一亮，必须有不一样的思维。

Sample answer:
First I have to say, I am really fond of sunny days. Most of the times,
sunshine can bring me good mood. Besides, I can hang out with my friends or family members in sunny days. What the most important one is that we can get free energy, such as solar energy from the sunshine, which is quite environmentally friendly.
2. What do you think are the importance of culture?
Analysis:
该考题为易地文化part 3的考题，被很多学生所苦恼。

据很多学生反馈，每每讲到重要性就会哑口无言，支支吾吾两三句话就不知道讲什么了。

其实，讲重要性，当正面已经词穷的时候，可以选择举反例的方法。

sample answer:
Well, culture is playing the significant role in international stage. You know, I am a student who will go abroad, to learn some foreign cultures is indispensible for me. If I know nothing about the foreign culture, it will be difficult for me to survive in the foreign country or it is really possible for me to come across cultural shocks.
3. Do you think modern lifestyle give people enough time for leisure?
Analysis:
该考题为part 1 leisure time下的考题，对学生难度较大的是一下子无法迅速把思维归类，想出带有逻辑性的答案。

针对这类问题，列举具体的例子是个很好的方法。

Sample answer:
Well, I don’t think so. I don’t think currently people have enough time for leisure. For example, for those white collars, it is common for them to work extra times. Some of them, although they joined the membership of fitness centre, they seldom have time to go to there to work out.
4. What gifts did you receive when you were a child?
Analysis:
该题为5月份新考的topic, 之前gift考题为part 2的话题，5月份横向迁移到part 1。

针对这个考题，如果能与book共同share一个答案的话，会比较省时省力。

Sample answer:
The gift I received when I was a child was an encyclopedia. Actually, it was a birthday gift I got in my ten years birthday. At that time, I was so curious about some questions about nature and history, so my mother gave me the book and let me find the answer by myself.
5. What sounds do you like?
Analysis:
该题为5月份新考的topic。

关于sound, 我们可以联系起music。

把这个问题等同于回答喜欢听什么样的音乐，就可以省力许多。

Sample answer：
Definitely, I hate the noise. I am fond of something beautiful, such as the light music. You know, listening to light music can let me feel relaxed and refreshed; what’s more, it can also enhance the quality of my life.
雅思口语趋势分析及备考指导首先，从part 1的考题来看，逐渐出现了考题的横向迁移。

也就是说，原来放在part 3考的题目，被拿到了part 1去问。

很多学生认为part 1就是一个热身的环节，只要随便扯几句话就可以了。

然而这是一个错误的想法。

参加雅思口语考试的考生都应该对口语考试三个部分的比重有所了解。

part 1一向被认为是整个考试的印象分部分。

俗话说，好的开头是成功的一半，那么攻克下part 1也就意味着拿下整个口语，考试就成功了一半。

从part 2的话题来看，老题翻新的趋势越来越明显。

比如1月份的考题describe a famous person from your country, 而到了5月份出现了新花样，摇身变成了describe a famous person in a country (not in your own
country)，外国名人。

另外，例如film这个话题，之前1月份考题为describe a film you dislike, 而5月份又正常地考回了describe a film you enjoy。

当然，不管是不喜欢的电影，还是喜欢的电影，都是需要注意的。

这就无疑对考生考前准备量上增加了负担。

再者，如book这个考题，也是一个经久不衰的考题，考题出现过describe a book you have read; describe a book you would like to read; describe a book you have read but want to read for a second time。

不管怎么说，book这个考题要求考生不管如何，一定要准备一本书的素材，至于考什么，到时候只需要变化时态就可以了。

针对目前的考试趋势，要求考生以自我为出发点，学会归纳考题，不要被变化多端的考题考花了眼。

以话题为单位去准备一些素材以及单词，这样才能轻松应对口语三个部分的考试。