其实雅思听、说、读、写四门的话题谈论都很相似,在这里陆续刊出口语话题,还会有后续口语回答样例。
大家准备的时间都很有限,或经历有限,其实看看很厚的一本口语机经,里面的话题重复率很高,而且貌似不同的话题其实回答都可以一样。
我曾把一个节日,一个最难忘的事件,一件手工艺品,一件令人难忘的礼物都串在了一起,希望对大家会有启示。
1. Self introduction
What’s your name?
surname/family name/ last name, given name/first name, Christian name/middle name, full name, English name, nickname
Is there any special meaning associated with your name?
Have you ever changed your name?
Do Chinese people like changing their names?
What’s their purpose of changing names?
2. English study
How do you study English?
How do you think of English?
When did you begin to study English?
Are there any difficulties in learning English?
Why don’t you study other languages?
3. Age
When do people usually get married in your country?
When do people usually learn to drive in your country?
When can people smoke legally in your country?
When can people buy alcohol legally in your country?
When do people usually retire from work in your country?
What could you do when you were young but can not do now?
4. Agriculture
What are the main agricultural products in your region/country?
Do many people work in the agricultural field in your country?
Do the students in your country often work on the farm during holidays?
Is farm work well-paid in your region/country?
How important is farming in your country?
5. Ambition
What’s your ambition?
Do you think you will achieve your ambition?
Are you an ambitious person?
Are your friends/family members ambitious?
Is it always good to be ambitious?
What do you see yourself doing in 5-10 years?
6. Animals or pets
What’s your favorite animal?
Why do you like this animal?
Do you like keeping a pet? Why?
How do you protect the wild animals?
Is it our responsibility to provide the animals with better living conditions?
Being a vet is a good career choice. Do you agree or disagree? Why?
What pets are popular in your country?
Is animal cloning reasonable or not?
Using animals for experiments is common nowadays. What do you think about it?
Are there any endangered animal species in your country? How to save them? Why should we save them?
7. Birthday
How do people celebrate birthday in your country?
Do people in your family celebrate birthdays in different ways?
Tell me something about the best birthday celebration you have ever had.
What was the best birthday present you have ever received?
What kind of presents do you give people for their birthdays?
What would you do with a birthday gift you don’t like?
Why do people think some birthdays are more important than the others?
8. Books
How often do you read books?
Who is your favorite writer?
When do you usually read books?
Do you read for pleasure or getting information?
Do you often buy books as gifts for family members or friends?
Would you like to write a book in the future?
If you want to write a book, what kind of book would you like to write?
What’s the book about?
9. Clothes
What kind of clothes do you like?
How do you get information about fashion?
What’s the difference between the clothes people wear at present and ten years ago?
What are the most fashionable clothes in China, now?
10. Collection
Do you like collecting things?
What do Chinese people like to collect?
Why do you collect them?
What can people learn from their collections?
11. Color
What color do you like? Why?
What’s the difference between the color which you like now and ten years ago?
What do you think of fashion?
Do you think that colors can describe one’s personality?
When you see a person, can you tell what kind of person he or she is?
What are the special meanings of different colors?
Do you think that colors have different meanings to different people?
What special meanings do colors have in your country?
12. Computer
How often do you use a computer?
Which websites do you often visit on the internet?
How ‘computer literate’ are you?
How much have computers changed your life?
13. Cooking and Food
Do you cooking at home?
How often do you cook by yourself?
Who cooks in your family?
How do Chinese people learn cooking?
Who do you learn cooking from?
Do you like to cook?
Do you get some/new recipes/new ways of cooking from TV?
Do you read cookery book?
What kind of cookery is useful?
Do you like fast food?
Why fast food is more popular?
What’s the influence of fast food in China?
Is food expensive in your country?
Are there any kinds of food you do not like?
14. Crime
Is crime a problem in your city/region/country?
Which kind of crime do you think is the biggest problem in your region?
Have you ever witnessed a crime?
What do you do to protect yourself and your home from thieves?
Do you often read newspaper articles about crime?
Key words: theft, pick-pocketing, burglary, drug smuggling, taking bribes, murder, bank robbery, tax-evasion, fraud
15. Culture events and entertainment
Do you often go to the theatre/see the opera/concerts/exhibitions?
Tell me a little about the cultural events you enjoyed last time.
What kinds of cultural events do people like to go in your city/region?
Is it expensive to go to such events?
Do you think that such events are important for people’s lives?
Have you ever participated in a cultural event or exhibition?
16. Daily routines
When do you usually get up/go to bed?
Are your weekday and weekend routines different?
What would you like to change your weekday/workday routine?
At what times do you usually eat your meals?
What is your favorite part of the day?
What is the worst part of your day?
17. Educational background
Are you working or are you studying?
Can you tell me something about your study?
What’s your major?
Why did you choose this major?
What subjects do you like or dislike?
Tell me about your primary school.
What are the strong points and weak points of your university?
18. Film
What type of film do you like?
Are these kinds of films popular in your country?
Which film is the best one you have ever seen?
What type of film dose your friend like?
What type of film do people at your age like?
How often do you watch the film?
What is the feature of this type of film?
Are interests in films different within different age groups?
Who is your favorite actor/actress?
Would you like to be a film star?
19. Future plans
What job would you like to do in the future?
What do you plan to major in?
What do you plan to do after graduating from the university?
20. Games
Do you often play games with your family or friends?
What is your favorite game?
Does the winner get a prize?
Are these games popular in your country?
Do people in your family prefer different games?
21. Going abroad in a long term
Why are you planning to spend a period of time abroad?
How long do you plan to be abroad?
How do your family and friends support you?
How exactly will you benefit from this experience?
What problems do you think you may have abroad?
Do you think the country you live in will be different from China?
22. Holidays
How often do you travel on holiday?
Where do you usually go?
Who do you usually prefer to go with?
What do you like to do on holiday?
If you could go to any foreign country for a holiday, where would you go?
23. Hometown
Where is your hometown? Do you like your hometown? Why?
What is your hometown famous about?
What do people do for fun in your hometown?
What do people like to do in the evening?
What is your opinion on the living standard of your hometown?
What are the biggest changes in your hometown?
Are you satisfied with the development of your hometown?
What are the best places to visit in your hometown?
How is the traffic in your hometown?
What are the people like in your hometown?
What is the main industry in your hometown?
Are there any environmental problems in your hometown?
What is the most welcomed sport in your hometown?
How is the weather like in your hometown?
Which city would you prefer to go and live in?
24. Hotels
Have you ever stayed in a really nice/expensive hotel?
Do people in your country often stay in hotels?
What services and facilities are usually available in the hotels in your country?
What factors are important when selecting a hotel?
25. Keeping fit
Do you try to keep fit?
Is keeping fit popular in China?
Is keeping fit more important for men or women?
How do Chinese people usually exercise?
Are there any exercise facilities near your home?
26. Language
Do many foreigners speak your native language?
How important is your native language in the world today?
How long have you been studying English?
Do you think your native language is easier than English?
What other languages can you speak?
27. Media
How do you get the latest news?
Do many people in your country listen to the radio?
What kinds of news stories are usually reported on TV in your country?
What non-news items can be found in newspapers in your country?
Do you pay more attention to local, national, or international news?
28. Museum
Do you often go to museums?
What kind of museums do you like to visit? Why?
What kind of museums is more important in China?
Do you think we should pay the entrance fee?
How much should we pay to go to museums?
What’s important for museums?
Key words: art museum, history museum, military museum, natural museum, science museum, museums of minority nationalities
29. Music
What kind of music do you like?
Can you play a musical instrument?
Do your friends and family have different musical tastes from you?
Who is your favorite musician or singer?
Have you ever been to one of their performances or seen one on TV?
What do you think of karaoke?
Key words: electric guitar, violin, piano, flute, drum, er hu, keyboard, bass
classic music, folk song, rock and roll, country music, jazz, rap, light music R&B
30. Photograph
Do you like to take photographs?
Do Chinese people like to take photographs?
Which kind of photos do you like to take?
How do you arrange your photos?
Are there some photos on the wall of your home?
Do Chinese people like photos?
What kind of photos do Chinese people like/
What kind of photos do you like?
Is taking photos popular in China?
31. Places of interest
Which places in your city or province would you recommend a tourist to visit?
Why are they significant?
Do you often visit such places?
What kind of places of interest do you like to visit?
Do you like to take photos at places of interest?
Do you often visit places of natural beauty?
Describe an exploration to an uninhabited area.
Where it is?
Why it is uninhabited?
What did you do on the exploration?
Who did you went with?
Why did you choose to go on this exploration?
32. Possession
Do you own something expensive?
Do people in your country often buy expensive items?
Do you own something special to you?
Do you own any items which are very old?
How important are possessions to you?
What particular/useful things do you own?
33. Restaurants
Do you often go to restaurants?
What kinds of restaurants are near your home?
What do you think of fast food restaurants?
How is the service in the restaurants near your home?
Do you prefer restaurant food to ‘home cooking’?
34. Shopping
Where do you usually go shopping?
What do you usually buy?
Do you enjoy shopping/window shopping?
Do you usually do shopping at one place or several different places?
What kinds of shops are there near your home?
Do you pay more attention to quality or price?
Have price increased a lot recently?
35. Spare time
What do you do in your spare time?
What do people do in their spare time?
Do you think spare time is very important to you?
Is Chinese people’s leisure time becoming less or not, compared with ten years ago.
How do you arrange time?
Is time arrangement important?
36. Sports
Do you like sports?
Which kind of sports do you like? Why?
Which kind of people like sports? Which ones dislike?
Do Chinese people like sports?
Which kind of sports do people in your hometown like?
Do you think sports have some benefits to young people? Which kind?
Do you do sports in school?
Should the government limit dangerous sports, such as Bungee Jumping?
Is there any difference between the sports people did in the past and they do now?
Is there any difference between the groups of people who did sports in the past and those who do now?
Describe a sport you like to play or watch. What is it? How to play it?
Key words: jogging, body-building, aerobics, billiard, tennis, table tennis, wresting, volleyball, basketball, baseball, softball, judo, gonfu, hunting, gymnastic, mountaineering, soccer, hike, swim, badminton, diving, skating, skiing, cycling, practice taiji quan,
put on weight, lose weight, keep fit, be in good shape
Olympic games: I’m looking forward to the Olympic games in Beijing in 2008.
Thanks to the efforts of all these athletes, they win great honor for their motherland.
We won our bidding for the 2008 Olympic games.
At last, China has succeeded in persuading the International Olympic Committee to locate the 2008 Olympic games in Beijing.
posted on 2008-08-22 23:19
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