雅思口语Part 1常见话题及其相关问题
1. Your Work
General Description of Your Job
• What job (or, what work) do you do?
• Why did you choose that job (or, that kind of work)?
• (Similar to above) Why did you choose to do that kind of work?
• How long have you been working? (Or: How long have you been doing this job?)
• What does your company do?
• What do you do (in a typical day) at work?
• Is your job related to what you studied in university?
Feelings about the Job
• How do you feel about your job (or, your work)?
• (Similar to above) Do you like your job (or, your work)?
• Do you think your (school or) university education prepared you well for the work you are doing now?
• Would you say it's an easy job?
• What's the most difficult part of your job?
• Would you like to change your job?
• What jobs are most popular (among young people) in your country?
Working with Others
• Do you like working with others?
• What do you do with your colleagues (workmates)? (If answering you prefer to work with others.)
• How (well) do you get along with your colleagues?
Future plan
• What job (or, work) would you like to do (in the future)?
• (Similar to above) What possible changes in the future might affect your job (or, your work)?
2. Your Hometown
• Where do you come from?
• Where do you live at the moment?
• Do you like living here/there?
• How long have you been living there/here?
• Do you plan to live there/here for a long time?
General Information about Your Hometown (or, Where You are Living Now)
• What kind of place is your hometown?
• Do you prefer to live in a big city or in the countryside?
• (For you,) what benefits are there from living in a big city?
• Has your hometown changed much in the past few years? (e.g. the past 10 to 50 years)
• What's the traffic situation like in your hometown (or, where you are living now)?
Your Feelings about Your Hometown / Where You are Living Now
• What's the most interesting thing about your hometown?
• Compared to the past, would you say your hometown today is more suitable for living in, or less suitable?
• What city would you like to live in (in the future)?
3. Your Home (Your Accommodation)
• Do you live in a house or a flat?
• Are the transport facilities to your home very good?
• Who do you live with? (Or: Do other people live with you?)
• What's your favourite room in your home? (Or: What part of your home do you like best?) (Why?)
• What decorations does this room have? (Or: How have you decorated this room?)
• How do you think this room could be improved?
• Is there anything on the walls of your home (or, your room/this room)?
• What can you see when you look out the window of your room (or, the windows of your home)?
4. Food and Cooking
• Who usually does the cooking in your family (or, in your home)?
• What's your favourite dish?
• Do you usually eat at home or do you usually eat away from home (= \"eat out\")?
• (Similar to above) Do you know how to cook?
• When you were young, did you learn how to cook/make a meal (= how to prepare food)?
• Have you ever thought about learning how to cook?
• Do you think everyone should learn how to cook?
• Do you think it would be useful to teach cooking in school?
5. Leisure activities
• What do you do in your free time?
• Do you often do things with others in a group (or, with your friends)?
• What do you do with your friends in your leisure time?
• Do you prefer to go out with your friends or to invite them to your home?
• Do you and your family often get together for a family gathering (家庭聚会)?
• What do you do at these family gatherings?
• What kinds of leisure time activities are popular with young people today?
• Do older people like to do the same activities?
• Do you think modern people like to get together with others?
6. Sport (and Exercise)
• What kind(s) of physical exercise do you do to keep fit?
• Do you use any equipment for this exercise (or sport)?
• Do you like (to play/to do) any sports? (What sport?)
• What sports are most popular with young people today?
• Do children in China play much sport (or do much exercise)?
• What kinds of exercise do you think are most suitable for children?
• Did you (or, do you) take part in any (organized) sport in school?
• What sports facilities did you (or do you) have in your high school?
• Do you think it's important to have P.E. classes (or sports classes) at school? (Why?/Why not?)
• Are there any sports facilities near where you live? (for the public to use)
• In the future, what sports would you like to play (or, take part in / or learn)?
7. Music
• Do you often listen to music?
• What's your favourite type of music?
• How do you feel when you listen to this music?
• Is music very important to people in China?
• How does music affect (or influence) people?
• Did you often listen to music when you were a child? (If yes, give details.)
• What are some differences between the music you listened to as a child and the music you listen to now?
• What musical instrument would you like to learn (if you had the time or the chance to learn one)?
• What musical instrument is do children in China most often learn?
• Do you know how to play any musical instruments?
8. Shopping
• Do you like (going) shopping? (Why?/Why not?)
• How often do you go shopping?
• Do you prefer shopping alone or with others?
• What (kinds of) things do you usually buy?
• When was the last time you went shopping?
• What are the pros and cons of buying things in big shops compared to buying things in small shops?
• Is there anything you dislike about (going) shopping?
9. Travelling
• Do you like travelling?
• What was the last place you traveled to?
• Which city (or place) that you have been to did you like the most? (Why?)
• Which country would you like to travel to (in the future)?
• What makes a place attractive for visitors (or, tourists)?
• What places in China are (or, would be) attractive for foreigners to travel to?
• Why do you think traveling is so popular nowadays?
10. Advertisements
• Are there many advertisements in your country?
• Why do you think there are so many advertisements now?
• How do you feel about advertisements?
• What kind of advertisement do you like the most?
• Do advertisements (ever) influence your choice about what to buy?
• What are the differences between advertisements on TV and those in magazines?
• What do you think is the purpose of advertisements (or, advertising)?
11. News
• Are you very interested in the news?
• How important is it to you to get the news every day?
• What sort of news are you most interested in?
• How do you usually get your news?
• Would you say the news affects your life very much?
• Do you (often/ever) read newspapers?
• Do you think newspapers are important?
• Besides newspapers, what are some other ways people get news?
• Are old(er) people and young people interested in the same (kinds of) news? (Why?/Why not?)
12. Swimming
• Can you swim?
• Did you learn to swim when you were a child?
• When did you learn to swim?
• Who taught you to swim?
• Where do (or can) people go swimming in your hometown (or, near your home)?
• Is swimming very popular in China?
• Why do many people like swimming?
• Do you think it's important to know how to swim?
• What do you think are the benefits of swimming (or, the benefits of knowing how to swim)?
• Do you think swimming should be taught in school?
Part 1新增话题：
Bicycle：
Do you ever ride a bicycle? What do you use a bicycle for? Would you say it's difficult to learn to ride a bicycle? Why do children enjoy riding bicycles? Are bicycles popular in China or in your hometown?
Has the number of bicycle riders in China changed much in the past few years?
How old were you when you first learned to ride a bicycle?
What do you think are the advantages and disadvantages of bicycles compared to cars? Would you say bicycles are suitable for people of all ages?
Flowers:
Do you think flowers are important to our lives?
Do Chinese people like growing flowers?
Do you like growing flowers?
Describe one favorite flower
Happiness:
What is happiness do you think? Can Money Buy Happiness?
Do you think having a large sum of money can bring people happiness?
So what do you think is the real happiness?
