雅思机经：2012年7月7日雅思口语真题

TV Program
1. Do you watch TV often?
2. What programs do you like?
3. Do you like watching TV with your family or friends or by yourself?
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?
Transport
1. Which kind of transport do you usually use?
2. What is the public transport like in your city?
3. When are these forms of transport most crowded?
4. Do you want to have a car, why or why not?
5. Do you think there are too many cars on the road?
6. How do you think we can control the traffic condition?
7. What are the advantages and disadvantages of planes?
8. What are the advantages and disadvantages of trains
9. Are there any traffic problems in your city?
Indoor games
1. Do you play any indoor games?
2. Do you prefer to play indoor games or outdoor games?
3. What indoor games did you play when you were a child?
4. What sorts of indoor games do children play now?
5. Did you play electronic games when you were a child. Why or why not?
6. Do you think electronic games are good for children?
7. What sorts of indoor games do you think children will be playing in the future?
8. Are there any indoor games you’d like to learn to play?
Drawing or painting
1. Do you like to draw or paint, why or why not?
2. Why do some people draw?
3. Why do children like to draw or paint?
4. Do you think it’s hard to draw or paint?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
Housework
1. Do people do a lot of housework in your country?
2. Do Chinese people like spending time doing housework?
3. Did you do a lot of housework when you were a child?
4. Is it important for a child to do housework?
5. What kind of housework do you have to do in China?
6. What different kinds of housework do man and woman do?
Concert
1. Have you ever been to a live concert?
2. Do you ever go to live concerts?
3. Would you like to go to a concert in the future?
4. Would you prefer to watch a concert on TV or to attend a live concert?
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?
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?
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?
Computers
1. Do you often use computers?
2. When did you start using computers?
3. What do you use computers for?
4. Would you say computers are important?
5. Do computers have much impact on your life?
6. What effect do computers have on children?
7. How do you think parents could minimize or avoid the negative effects of computers on their children?
8. What computer skills would you like to learn?
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?
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?
Home
1. Do you currently live in a house or a flat/apartment?
2. Can you describe your house/flat?
3. What main items of furniture or appliances do you have in each room?
4. Is it a typical house/flat in your city?
5. What kind of house or flat do you want to live in the future?
6. Do you like the decoration in your home? Why or why not?
7. Will you move to another house or flat in the near future?
8. What kind of house/flat are you going to move into?
9. What do you think of the area in which you live?
10. How long have you been living there?
11. What are your neighbors like?
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?
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?
Your Family
1. Tell me something about your family members?
2. Should young people live with the old?
3. Do your parents call their parents often? What do they usually talk about?
4. Do you often talk with your parents, what do you usually talk about?
5. What are the differences in personality between your father and mother?
House and Apartment
1. Do you live in a house or an apartment?
2. How do you like it? And why?
3. What part of your home do you like best?
4. Can you describe your room?
5. Do you want to change your room?
6. What would it be if you could change something about your room?
7. Where do you live now? And how long have you been there?
8. Who do you live with?
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?
Noise
1. Is it noisy around the area where you live?
2. What do you think can be done to control noise?
3. How does noise affect people’s life and work?
4. Do you prefer a quiet environment or an environment with some sounds?
5. Does your school have any places for studying?
6. What are some places where there is a lot noise?
7. What natural sound do you like the most, why?
8. What sounds do you dislike, why?
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?
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?

An item of clothing or jewelry
Describe and item of clothing or jewelry that you wear on special occasions
You should say:
what this clothing or jewelry looks like
where you bought it
on what special occasions you wear it
and explain why you wear it 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?
My ideal house
Describe the ideal flat or house that you would like to live in.
You should say:
where it would be
what type of house it would be
how you would decorate it
who you would like to live with
and explain why you would like to live in this kind of home
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?
A birthday celebration
Describe a birthday celebration that you enjoyed
You should say:
whose birthday it was
who was there
what you and other people did
and explain why you enjoyed it.
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?
Policy
Describe a policy you are familiar with
You should say:
what the policy is
why the policy is needed
how popular the policy is
and explain what benefits people can get from it.
The first day
Describe your first day of school/course/job
You should say:
when it happened
where it happened
what happened
and explain how you felt during that 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?
Electronic product
Describe an electronic product you use in your life
You should say:
what it is
how you use it
what special features it would have
and explain why it is important to you.
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
You should say:
what this person looks like
what sort of person he or she is
when and where or how you met this person
and explain what is interesting about this person.
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?
Gift
Describe a gift you gave to someone.
You should say:
what the gift was
who you gave it to
why you gave it
and explain whether this person liked the gift or not.
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
You should say:
what it was
when and where you had it
who with you was
and explain why this experience was exciting for you.
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
You should say:
who the person was
what kind of person he or she was
what you and this person usually did together
and explain why you think the person led an 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?
Good news from your family
Describe a piece of good news from your family
You should say:
when it happened
what happened
who participated in it
and explain how you felt when heard about it.
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 character
Describe a character in a TV program or in a film you know
You should say:
who the character was
when you know it
what the character looked like
what the character did in the TV program or film
and explain what influence this character had on you.
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?
A free day
Describe a free day you want to enjoy
You should say:
where you will go
what you will do
who you will spend the day with
and explain how you think you would feel at the end of this day.
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?

1. Do you play any indoor games?
Analysis:
虽然题目中没有"like"等字眼，但这题大致等同于Do you like playing any indoor games? 因此，我们可以灵活地将其归类为喜好类题目，并运用喜好类句型回答。
Sample Answer:
Of course, I like playing poker card game, and you can't beat that.
Yes, I am keen on playing poker card game.
Sure, there is nothing I enjoy more than playing poker card game.
2. What sorts of indoor games do children play now?
Analysis:
这题虽然没有直接问中国的小孩喜欢玩什么室内游戏，但我们可以灵活地为题目加上“Chinese”这一关键词。因此我们可以用这题归类为中国类题目，用“引入+分类”的方法回答。
Sample Answer:
I think their choices are divided. Some children are interested in playing video games, but others prefer playing board games.
3. Do you think electronic games are good for children?
Analysis:
细心的考生应该发现，这题是影响类题目，等同于What are the effects of electronic games on children? 回答此类问题，我们应注意平时对好影响和不好影响句子的积累，以便运用到任何好的和不好的事物上。
Sample Answer:
There are several bad effects of electronic games. At start, it is harmful to people's physical and mental health. In addition, it reduces people's working efficiency. Lastly, playing too much electronic games makes people feel upset and live the whole day with a bad mood.

不少考生反映，虽然雅思口语出了不少新话题，但大部分考生还是被分到了旧话题，这就导致了一些考前只关注新话题的考生分数不高。我们在备考雅思口语的时候，要切记不要就话题论话题，而要统观全局，发现话题与话题之间的关联性和规律性，这样不管遇到旧话题还是新话题，都能从容应对。
例如7月份的雅思口语Part1中出了一个新话题：Indoor Games.不少考生觉得很难，因为答题完全找不到思路，无从下口。但通过仔细分析我们很容易找出其中的规律，将问题进行分类，并一一攻破。（具体请参考“本次考试考题精选范例解析”）
对于Part2的新话题，我们也可以在其中找到与旧话题的关联性，甚至有些是Part1的延伸。这就启示我们，在回答Part2时，一定要灵活，把脑中有的素材尽量调出，从容应答，这样才能取得理想的效果。而Part3的准备仍然不能放松，建议考生还是以思维的训练和拓展为主。