1、2014年5-8月雅思口语题库,（中国大陆考区适用）,Part 1 (35 HF Topics),Names,Does your name have any special meaning? When Chinese people name their children, are there any special customs that are followed? Is there any special ceremony when babies are given their names? How are Chinese names and Western names different
2、? What name do people at home call you? Do many people in China have a nickname? Are there any big differences between peoples names today in China and peoples names many years ago? Do Chinese people like to have common names? Why are some Chinese names very similar to each other? Do Chinese people
3、today usually have a third name? Is your surname very common in China? Whats the most common surname in China? Do Chinese people attach a lot of importance to names? Do people in China ever change their names? Would you like to change your name?,Studies,Do you work or are you a student? What subject
4、 are you studying? Why did you choose to study that subject? Is that a popular subject in your country? Do you think its popular because people want to gain knowledge or is there some other reason? What are the most popular subjects in China? Why did you choose that university? Do you have any recre
5、ational or entertainment activities at your school/university? Do you think its important to choose a subject you like? What are your favorite classes/ courses/ subjects at university? Whats the most interesting part of your subject? What are your future work plans? How will you get the job you want
6、? Why are you taking the IELTS test? In addition to gaining knowledge, what other ways have you benefited from your school/university experience?,Work,What job do you do? What is the nature of that work? Why did you choose to do that job? Is that a popular choice of career in your country? Would you
7、 say your job is very important? How do you think your subject will help you in the future? How did you get that job? Is it easy to find work doing your job? Where do people get information about jobs, from newspaper or from TV? Are there other ways for people to get information about jobs? Which do
8、 you enjoy more, communicating with people at work, or the work itself? Which do you enjoy more, working or studying? What do you like about your work? Do you think its very important for people to do a job that they like? What other job do you think you would enjoy, apart from your present job?,Hom
9、etown,Where do you come from? What tourist attractions are there in your hometown? Would a foreign visitor enjoy them? Did you learn much about the history of your hometown in school? What do you think needs to change in your hometown? What place(s) in your hometown do you go to in your spare time?
10、Why did you choose to live here/there? What do you like about your hometown? What do you think needs to be done to make your hometown a better place to live in? For you, what benefits are there to living in a big city? What facilities does your hometown have? What sorts of buildings are there in you
11、r hometown? Whats the most attractive part of your hometown? What forms of transport do visitors use to come to your hometown? How could your hometown attract more visitors? Has the weather in your hometown changed much in recent years?,Clothes,Do you think its important what clothes a person wears?
12、 (Why?/Why not?) Is it important what clothes you wear at your job? (your company) Do you think the clothes a person wears leaves an impression on others? What kinds/styles of clothes do you like (or, prefer) to wear? (Why?) Do you wear the same clothes both at work and after work? Do you wear the s
13、ame kinds of clothes in winter and summer? Do your friends have the same tastes in clothes as you?What kinds of (or, style of) clothes do people in your country like to wear? Do you think you will still be wearing the same kinds of clothes when you are old? Do you prefer informal or formal clothes?
14、(Why?) Do you feel comfortable when wearing formal clothes? (Why?/Why not?) Do you think formal clothes are important? When do people wear formal clothes? Are you very interested in fashion (or, clothes fashions)?,Accommodation,Can you describe the place where you live? What do you usually do in you
15、r house/flat/room? Are the transport facilities to your home very good? Please describe the room you live in. Is there anything you dont like about the place where you live? What kind of decorations does it have? How do you think this room could be improved? What can you see when you look out the wi
16、ndow of your room? How well do you know your neighbors? What kind of people are your neighbors? Do you spend much time socializing with your neighbors in your neighbors homes? Do you like the environment where you live? Would you say the place where you live is good for families with children? In th
17、e future, what type of place would you like to live in? What kind of neighborhood/environment/surroundings would you like to live in?,Rain,Does it rain much in your hometown? Do you like rainy days? What do you do on rainy days? What is the importance of the rainfall? Does the rain ever affect the t
18、ransportation?,Noise,What natural sound do you like the most? (Why?) What sounds do you dislike? (Why?) Does your school have any quiet places for studying? What are some places where there is a lot of noise? Do you mind noises?,Leisure Time,When do you have free time? How do you like to relax? What
19、 do you do on weekends? Do you think modern people have enough time for relaxing? What can people do to find more time for relaxing? Do you think its important to spend your leisure time with your family?,Cars,Do you like cars? Do you have a drivers license? Do you (or your family) have a car? Do yo
20、u often drive it? If you wanted to buy a car, what kind of car would you choose? What kinds of cars are popular in your country? Do you like traveling by car?,Maps,Do you use maps? When do you use a map? Do you think map is important? Do you prefer to use electronic maps or those made of paper?,Trai
21、n,Do you like travelling by train? How often do you travel by train? Is travelling by train very popular in China? Do you prefer travelling by train or travelling by air?,Time,Do you usually wear a watch? Do you think time is very important? How do you feel when you are late? Do you think its import
22、ant to be on time? When does time seem to move fast and when does it seem to move slowly?,Shopping,Do you like shopping? Is there anything you dont like about shopping? Do you prefer shopping alone or with others? What type of shop do you prefer to go to? Do you like shopping for clothes or other go
23、ods on the internet? What are some differences between men and women and shopping?,Music,Do you like music? Whats your favourite kind of music? Have you ever learned to play a musical instrument? Which instrument would you prefer to study - the piano or the violin? Do you think its important for chi
24、ldren to learn (to play) a musical instrument?,Languages,What foreign languages have you studied? Would you say its a difficult language to learn? Do Chinese people have many chances to practice oral English? Do you think its important to know more than one language? What is the most difficult part
25、about studying a foreign language?,Internet,Do you ever use the internet? What do you do on the internet? Is there anything you dont understand about the internet? Do you think the internet is a good thing? Do you think the use of the internet needs to be controlled?,Housework,Do you usually do any
26、housework? Do you like to do housework? What housework does you least like doing? Do you think its important for children to do some housework? Have there been any changes in the housework people do?,Animals,Do you like animals? Whats your favourite animal? What kinds of animals as a pet do the peop
27、le have in your country? Do you think cities are suitable places for keeping a pet? What do you think are the benefits of a child having a pet?,Dictionary,Do you use dictionary? Which kind of dictionaries do you prefer to use? Do you think the dictionary is useful? What are the benefits of using dic
28、tionary for kids?,Toys,What toys did you like to play with when you were a child? Do you think you learned anything from playing with toys? Did you (prefer to) play with those toys alone or with other children? If you had children, what toy would you give them? If you had to choose a toy for a child
29、, what toy would you give them? Is there any difference between the boys toys and girls toys?,TV,Do you like watching TV? What types of TV programmes do you (most) like to watch? Do you prefer reading a newspaper, (or reading a magazine) or watching TV? What types of programme do children in China l
30、ike to watch? How do you feel about advertisements on TV? Do you prefer to watch TV or listen to the radio?,Gifts,Do you often give gifts to people? Do you and your friends or family members give each other gifts? Do you think its easy to choose what to give other people? Do you think its important
31、to give expensive gifts? In China, is it necessary to bring a gift when you visit someone? Do you think gift-giving is very important?,Cooking,Do you know how to cook? Do you like cooking? Have you thought about learning how to cook? What do you like to cook? Do you think everyone should learn how t
32、o cook? (Why?) Do you eat at home or do you usually eat outside?,Concentration,Is it important to focus on things? When do people need to focus? Is it easy to concentrate on things? Can people focus on two different things at the same time? How to concentrate the mind on the particular object?,Weeke
33、nds,Are weekends important to you? How do you (usually) spend the weekend? Which do you prefer, Saturday or Sunday? What do you usually do on that day? What are you going to (planning to) do next weekend? Is it important for people to have weekends off? Should people be paid overtime for working at
34、the weekend?,Museums,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? Do you think museums are important? Do you think its suitable for museums to sell things to visit
35、ors?,Food,Which do you prefer to eat, lunch or dinner? (Why?) Do you think there are any benefits from eating breakfast? Are you willing to try some new food? Which do you prefer to eat one big meal or to eat several small snacks? What do you consider to be a healthy diet? Do you know how to make (p
36、repare) a meal?,Neighbours,Are there many people living near you? Do you know your neighbours? How often do you see (or talk to) your neighbours? Do you think its important to know your neighbours? What do you think of your neighbours? Would you prefer to have young people as your neighbours, or old
37、 people?,Parks,Are there many parks or public gardens where you live (or, in your hometown)? How often do you go there? What do you (like to) do when you go to a park or public garden? What do other people do in these places? Do you think parks and public gardens are important to a city? Do you thin
38、k every city and town should have parks and public gardens?,Part 2 & 3 (50 Topics),A film,Describe a foreign film you like.(another topic : a film you dislike) You should say: when & where you saw itwhy you chose to watch it what it was aboutwho the actors were and explain why you like/didnt like it
39、.,Do people prefer to watch films in the cinema or at home? Do different types of people all like to watch the same kinds of films? In what ways does watching films influence people? Has the way that people watch films changed much, compared to the way they watched films in the past? Do you want to
40、be a film star?,what equipment of facilities you would need to study it,A Magazine,Describe a magazine or newspaper that you like to read. You should say: what magazine or newspaper it is what the magazine or newspaper is about how often you read it why you like to read it.(& what effect on you),Par
41、t 3 你觉得记者这个职业怎么样，记者喜欢他们的职业吗？ 你觉得记者应该具备什么素质？为什么 如果让你为杂志写稿会写什么 你跟朋友父母看杂志和报纸吗？为什么看 读书和读杂志的区别/杂志和报纸的区别 纸质传媒和电子传媒的发展 杂志等传媒业对人的影响 男生和女生喜欢的杂志有何不同,Another topic: A wedding that you attended You should say: where & when you attended this wedding whose wedding it waswho attendedhow you felt about this wedding
42、,what do you think is the most important equipment.Do you think general people are influenced by those equipments?会不会make people lazy equipment坏了你会怎么样，修不修，为什么会坏，人们刚拿到新设备的时候什么感觉 Repairing and inventing, 儿童时期教孩子修理东西好不好，现在的东西是不是更容易坏 onlineshop and store shop, tv or computer which means a lot to you 有什么
43、equipment将会被淘汰,how to teach children to share toy when sharing house，it important to make rules？ Sharing personal information on the Internet What does the gov could do to encourage transportation sharing,Another Culture,Do you think international sports events are necessary? Do such event improve r
44、elations between countries? How do people learn about other cultures? Do you think the ways people learn about other cultures today are different to the ways people used to get knowledge decades ago? What do you think is the best way to become familiar with another culture?,A Photo,Describe a photog
45、raph some one took for you. 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 Do you like taking photographs? Why do so many people like to take photographs (as a hobby)? Some people dont like taking photographs. C
46、an you make any guesses about why? What are the occasions when people take photographs? Why do some people invade the privacy of celebrities by taking photographs of these celebrities? Do you think news photographs are an important part of newspaper stories? Do you think photographs are important in
47、 understanding (or representing or recording) history? Technology and Photographs Compare old cameras with those in use today. How has photography (or, photographic technology) changed over the past few decades? Compare the photos that you take with those that professional photographers take. Some p
48、eople prefer to take still photographs while others prefer to take videos. Why? Photographs as Art Compare a typical family photograph and an artistic photograph. Do many Chinese people visit photograph exhibitions? Compare painting pictures and taking photographs (as art forms). Which leaves a deep
49、er impression on people, a picture or a written description of some event or scene,A website,Describe a useful website that you like to visit. You should say: when you visited it how often you go to this website what the contents of the website are (or, were) what the website helps youand explain wh
50、y you think it is useful.,Advertisement,The Nature of Advertising What are some examples of places where we often see advertisements? Why do you think many (most) advertisements use good-looking people (to promote the product or service)? The influence of advertisements What are the different kinds
51、of advertising? What kind of advertising is most common in China? What are the ways in which advertisements catch the attention of viewers? Is advertising on the internet very influential? How do advertisements attract the attention of people? What is the purpose (= the function) of advertising? = W
52、hy do companies spend money on advertising? What kinds of advertisements are most attractive to children (or, young people)? Do you think advertisements are a good or bad influence on children? Do you think advertisements actually influence people to buy things (perhaps things they dont really need)
53、? Do overseas advertisements used in, or adapted for use in China affect Chinese culture and values? Controls on Advertisements Does the Chinese government control advertisements in any way? What should happen to those people or companies who engage in false advertising? Do you think there should be controls on (= laws concerning) advertising, for example cigarette and alcohol advertising?,
