2013年1月19日雅思考试口语机经Part 2&3

　　考题总结：

　　1. A teenager you know

　　Part3 What is your attitude towards young and older people? What is the responsibility of young people? Is the life of young people comfortable? What are differences between teenagers and children?

　　2. An old friend you seldom contact

　　Part3 How do you get in touch with your friends? How do you maintain your friendship with your friends? Are there any disadvantages of contacting old friends? Are you willing to upload your personal information online?

　　3. Describe a famous person(singer or musician) in your country

　　Part3 Do you want to be famous? What do you think about being famous? Why do people want to be famous? What sort of people can get famous in China? Is it reasonable to publish privacy? Do you think the news about celebrities is reliable? Do you believe the news on TV or newspapers? What makes a person famous? Any there any differences between celebrities in the past and now?

　　What is your favorite way to listen to music? Do you think it is good to listen to music alone at home? Do young people like traditional music? Will the traditional music disappear one day?

　　Where do people in your country often go to watch the concert? What are the advantages and disadvantages of living concerts? Who often goes to? What is the importance of the national anthem? What is the influence of technology on music?

　　Has the high technology made the music changed?

　　What kinds of instruments do parents send their children to learn?

　　Why do kids in China learn musical instruments?

　　4. A polite person

　　Part3 Are there other polite manners in your country? Being polite is regarded more important in the countryside than in the city? Will being polite be important in future? Should the school teach students to be polite/respect others?

　　5. A person who does an important job

　　Part3 What are the standards for you to choose jobs? Who do you often consult with? What attitude should people hold towards the job? If the employees are upset with their work, what is the boss supposed to do? Why some people change jobs?

　　6. A good neighbor

　　Part3 What are the qualities of a good neighbor? How is the neighborhood in China? What are the influences of neighborhood on children? What sort of neighborhood is beneficial to children? What sport facilities can improve communication among people?

　　7. A talkative person

　　Part3 What sort of people are more likely to need communication skills? Can a person who is not qualified with communication skills get more talkative through training? What characteristics are required to be a talkative person? How do children learn communication skills?

　　8. A person you enjoyed talking to

　　Part3 What are the qualities of a good communicator? Are communication skills important to us? Are there any differences between the way adults communicate with children and the one among adults?

　　9. An interesting old man

　　Part3 What are the advantages and disadvantages of being old? What age do you consider is old? Do you like to live with elderly people? How is the life of elderly people in China? Is their life really better than before? Do they really know how to surf on the Internet? Do you think Chinese people are happy? What is people’s attitude towards elderly people in China? What can we do to improve their life? What are the differences between elders and youngsters? Do you think it is hard to learn drawing? Do you like drawing?

　　10. Describe a library

　　11. Describe a natural beauty/ a natural protection area

　　Part3 Do you like travelling? What benefits can we get from the tourist attraction? When you go to other countries, would you like to visit the city or the natural beauty? Do you think tourism can do harm to the local environment? Should we be allowed to take the cell phone when we visit the natural beauty? Should we protect the natural beauty? What measures should the government take to protect the environment? What can an individual do to make contributions to the environmental protection?

　　12. Describe a lake or sea you have visited

　　Part3 Are there any kinds of underwater sports in China? Why do people like water sports? Do you think the government should invest more money in setting up more facilities for water sports? Do you think the voyage is popular in China? What are the advantages? Will it be more and more popular in the future?

　　13. Describe a perfect house you have visited

　　Part3 Do you like designing houses? Do you think you can do it better than designers? Will you hang your own works or the works from famous artists on your wall? What kinds of houses do most of young people like to live in? How about elders? What living environment is the most attractive to elders? What factors we should consider when we buy a house? How important is the location of a house to Chinese people/ elders/ young people?

　　14. Describe a room where you want to spend a lot of time

　　Part3 Do you prefer larger rooms or smaller rooms? What are the differences? Are larger rooms the symbol of the social status? What do you want to fill in a room? How to make a room pleasant?

　　15. Describe a park/garden

　　Part3 What is the importance of the park to the general public? Should children often visit the park? What do people often do in the garden? Do you think the government should invest money in setting up public gardens? Why/Why not? Do you prefer private gardens or public gardens? What are the differences between them?

　　16. Describe an important city in your country(A city/town you have visited/would like to visit)

　　Part3 Do you like living in the countryside? Do you prefer to live in the city or countryside? What are the differences between the city and village life? What changes have taken place in the place? What are the problems in the city? Is the crime serious in the city? How to solve it?

　　17. Describe your favorite cafe/restaurant

　　Part3 What are the differences between the cafe and restaurant? What are social activities at home?

　　18. Describe a book you have read/you want to read again

　　Part3 What books would children like to read? Is it good to read before going to school? What should parents do to help them? What do you think about reading for pleasure? What are the differences among different libraries? What should be a library equipped with? Should be the electronic equipment included? What should people benefit from the library? Can electronic equipments take place of books in future? A lot of American Indian can not read, but it is reported that everyone could do in China, what do you think about it?

　　19. Describe a speech or talk you enjoyed

　　Part3 Do you like speeches? Is the talk about children’s education important? What is difficult? Are visual aids necessary when we make the presentation?

　　20. Describe an interesting family photo

　　Part3 where do you like taking pictures? Is photography popular in China? What is the difference between taking pictures by cell phone and camera? Which method do you like? Is it possible that the cell phone can take place of the camera in taking pictures? Are skills required when we take pictures? What are the disadvantages of taking pictures by cell phone? Why do people like to use the software called Ps to beautify pictures?

　　21. Describe a wild animal/ a situation coming closed to a wild animal

　　Part3 Do you like pets? Do you keep pets? Why do people keep pets? Is it good to keep wild animals in the zoo? Are they happy in the zoo? What is the role of animals in your country? How do people treat animals? Should we protect the wild animal? What measures should the government take to protect the wild animal? What makes the animals endangered?

　　22. Describe a plant you like/ are familiar with

　　Part3 Is it good for us to plant vegetables? Is being a farmer easy? Are farmers satisfied with their job? Why is fertiliser used in agriculture? Is agriculture playing an important role in China? How to stir their interest in farming? What is people’s attitude towards farmers nowadays?

　　23. Describe a present you gave to your friend

　　Part3 What are presents usually given in China? Which situation is suitable to give a present? What is the present you’d like to receive? Would you like to be a giver or receiver? Is present giving important? Is it different to send gifts made by yourself or you buy? What do we need to pay attention to when we send gifts to children? Should we send gifts which are educational to children? Who tends to be happier when receiving a gift, children or adults? What influence does the advertisement make on choosing gifts? What if the child does not like your gift?

　　24. Describe a film about a real person or an event

　　Part3 Who do you want to recommend this film to? What makes the actors/actresses successful in the performance? What people or events are usually referred in this type of film? Why do people like watching films about the politicians? What’s your impression on the characters in cartoon films? Will they take place of the real actors/actresses?

　　Do you think the documentary tells us the truth? Can people learn more about the historical event or people through documentaries? Does the big name influence the box office of the movie?

　　What do you think about the ranking system in the movie industry? Will children be influenced by the violence in the movies?

　　25. Describe a TV program that you watch regularly

　　Part3 What kinds of TV programs are Chinese people keen on? Do you prefer to watch movies at home or in the cinema? Why do people like watching movies on TV? Do you think the cinema will disappear someday? Why elderly people don’t like going to the cinema? Do you think that people will be isolated from the society if they indulge themselves into the TV program? Are there too many Sports TV programs on TV? What are their advantages and disadvantages? What is the importance of international TV program?

　　What are the differences between Chinese and foreign TV programmes? Should parents supervise the time that children spend watching TV?

　　26. Describe a meaningful song

　　Part3 What sort of music is the most popular in your country? Are there any changes in the music that people like? When should children start to learn music? Is it good and necessary? Do your parents or older generation in your family like the same music as you?

　　Compare the differences on the music that your parents ,older generation and you. Why? Do you think your parents or grandparents would like children’s songs that you like?

　　27. Describe a game not a sport you used to play when you were a child

　　Part3 What sorts of games are children keen on playing now? Are there any differences on games between now and in the past?

　　Is designing games beneficial to children? What are the differences between indoor and outdoor games? What are the advantages? Which one do you prefer? Should students do some exercises after studying? Do adults like the same games as children? What are the differences?

　　28. Describe the food you like/favorite meal

　　Part3 Do you like eating out or at home? What place do you like to go to eat? How to be polite when we eat? What is the influence of technology improvement on agriculture? What measures has Chinese government taken to manipulate agriculture? What do you think about genetically modified food? What do you think about the usage of fertiliser and pesticide in agriculture? What will the agriculture like in future in your opinion?

　　What influence does the advertisement make on teenagers’ eating habit? Has the eating habit in your country changed? Is having meals with family significant?

　　29. Describe your favorite weather/ season

　　Part3 Do you often watch the weather forecast? What is the importance of the weather forecast to a nation? What is the influence of seasons on people’s wear? How does it affect tourism and economy? What sports do people do in different seasons? Can you tell me some festivals related to different seasons? What is the influence global warming has on us? As far as global warming is concerned, what should we do to improve the weather?

　　30. Describe something you want to buy if you have enough money

　　Part3 what do you think about money? Does money always make people happy? Is money important? How to spend money? What do your friends normally buy when they have enough money? What troubles may we be put into when we have money?

　　31. Describe a vehicle(car)want to own or you would like to buy

　　Part3 What are advantages and disadvantages of the bicycle? Is it dangerous to ride the bicycle? What do you think about the motorcycle? people long for cars? What do you think about car advertisements? What are pros of public transport? Advantages and disadvantages of subways and buses

　　32. Describe a difficult thing you did well

　　Part3: What do we need to prepare to do things well? Do you like challenges? What is the biggest challenge teenagers are facing in China now? How to cope with them? Do teenagers and adults bear the same pressure? What are the differences?

　　Are there any changes? What do you think about ambition? Is ambition important?