雅思口语常见考题及参考回答 并注发散考点以及策略
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Hometown
Where is your
hometown?
My hometown's in ******, which
is the capital
city of ****.
It's located in
the north of the country, not
really that far from the ******.
Is there much to do in your
hometown?
Oh yes, there's certainly lots
to do there as it's a fairly big city (even it’s a small
town/county). If yo
u like going out in the evening there are a lot of good restaurants
and bars. If you prefer cultural activities there are museums and
art galleries. But if you like nature there are lots of other
things outside of the city which are easy to reach.
What are the people like in
your hometown?
Most of them are quite
friendly, but as with
most big cities everyone is often busy so it may seem as if they
are not interested in speaking or having a chat. But if you lived there you would know
that most people are quite happy to have a chat if they have time
and will help you if needed.
(It’s similar to a common topic
of describing a neighbor, isn’t it?)
Studies
What are you studying
at the moment?
I'm studying history at university. It’s a-four-year course, and I
started it three years ago, so I have just one year left. I'm
enjoying it a lot so it will be sad to finish.
（freshman，sophomore，junior，senior）
What do you like most
about your studies?
We learn about many
things from the past
such as politics and wars, but I like learning about how people lived in the past the
most. It's amazing to
see how our lives have changed so much from the past up until
now. In some ways our
lives have got much easier now, but in other ways the simplicity of
life in the past made people much happier.Learning about all that is
fascinating.
If your major is, for example,
mechanic. You could say：we learn about many things from the knowledge of
mechanics such as the design of wheel and the anticorrosion…..
(We could also learn from this
to develop an answer for a similar topic: how the life style has
changed in the recent years)
What do you hope to do
in the future when you have finished?
I'm not sure at the moment, but
I may go on with a further study. This is why I'm doing the IELTS,
as I intend to carry on and do a Masters in a specific area
of history. I'll
probably decide for sure what to do when I have completed
that.
Work
What is your
job?
I currently work as an office
manager at a large marketing company. I've been in the job for about five years now. I'm
usually assigned to work with a specific business in order to
improve their sales through various marketing
strategies.
(I hope I could work as an
office manager at a large marketing company. With the equipped
knowledge I have gained as an undergraduate and postgraduate
student, I hope I could do something useful for our society and
make a living by myself.)
Do you have to work
with other people?
Oh yes, all the time. It's a
big office and we all have to work as a team if we want to achieve
results. I have colleagues I need to liaise with such as the graphic designers and I also have
administration staff who work under me. And of course I also have
to work alongside the companies that we provide marketing for. So
yes, I definitely have to work with other people.
Do you think you will
change jobs in the future?
Well, that's not something I'm
thinking about at the moment as I really enjoy what I do and it's a
really good company to work for. The pay is good and they have other good benefits
such as flexi-time and end of year bonuses. But that said, change
is always a good thing, so I can't see me being there forever. I'm
sure I will change one day.
(这种问题，不用想考官期待什么答案，回答出自我就好)
Leisure time
What do you like to do
in your free time?
I do quite a lot of sport
actually. I play football mostly - on Wednesday nights and Sunday
afternoon with a local team. I also play tennis and squash when I
can but I don't really get the time to do them every week. I work
quite hard at the moment, so I don't get a lot of free time
unfortunately.
Have your leisure
activities changed since you were a child?
Not a great deal actually. I
used to love playing football when I was young as well - I played a
lot at school. Though of course I did all the other things kids
loved to do such as going out on bike rides after school
and things.
（这是个很地道的表达，等等的意思）
Do you prefer to spend
your free time alone or with other people?
It depends on my mood
really. I think most
people need some time on their own. Sometimes my work is quite
stressful and I spend a lot of time there with others, so it's good
to just get home and relax and read a book or something. But I get
bored if I am alone too much so I like to go out and meet friends
in the evening or play football.
It depends on my mood
really.（很实用的一句话）
该部分强烈推荐认证研究
可用话题
运动，独处还是群居，过去喜欢和现在喜欢的对比，休息时光，如何保持健康
描述一项你的爱好（part
2）
等等，等等
Trains
Do
you like to travel by
train?
Yes, I quite like them. If you
are on a train you can relax and look out the window, read, use
your lap top - it's all quite comfortable. On the bus it's more
difficult to do those things because there is less space and the
movement can make you travel sick too. The only problem with trains
in my country is that they are often delayed or late. That can ruin
your journey.
（这儿描述的有的英国背景的味道，英国的火车全是中国高铁的标准，甚至更高，我从未见过拥挤的场面，当然你描述中国的铁路交通可以说overcrowded，这儿火车的delayed or
late可以联系到punctuality哦~）
Punctured
tires（联想到一个短语，车开搬到胎被扎破了，所以我迟到了）
I am late because of the
punctured tires.
Where
do
you
usually
go by
train?
It's usually on long trips
across the country if I want to visit friends or I have an
appointment somewhere. For short journeys around where I live or to
work it's much easier to drive or take the bus. As I said before,
you can do things such as read on the train so it's good for long
journeys.
话题扩展：对比交通工具的excellent example~
When
was
the last time you
travelled by train?
Err....I'm not quite sure, let
me
think.（这种表达可以偶尔用用，好处是让你有时间思考，且让你的表达很自然，当然不可用得太频繁）
It was a while ago from now. I
think the last time was last year when I went up to see some
friends I had not seen for a while in the north of the country.
Yes, that was it. It was a journey of about 3 hours and I had to
change trains once during the journey. The first train was a bit
crowded and noisy as I think there were people on there going to a
football match, but it was an ok trip most of
the way..
联想 describe an
unforgettable journey
Key
（it was more than
2 years ago, I thought that taking a train would be overcrowded,
the fact is that, unexpectedly the coach was quite empty, I met a
man,进入人物描述环节，he is a professor in our university I have never met
before, he is knowledgeable, learn something on this journey, so it
is unforgettable…）
Time
Are you good at
managing your time?
Actually I'd have to say I'm
not so good at it! I
don't really have a system in place to organize things. I know some
people have an electronic organizer or use some device to plan what
they are doing but I don't do that. But I always make sure I am on
time for appointments and things like that, and I meet deadlines
and get things done.
How do you manage your
time?
As I said, I don't have any
specific system in place to manage my time. For example, if I am at
work and I have a lot of cases, I just go through them each day and
decide which I need to tackle first. At work we do have an online
diary which I guess I use, so in that sense I do manage my time to an
extent.
(这种话可以用在，我说着说着发现和“初衷”背道而驰了，我不擅长manage
time…其实我也有一些策略的，so in that sense I do manage my time to an
extent.)
When is it most
important for you to manage your time?
I think it is probably when you
are at work. When out of work, it's not really going to affect
things too much, or at least only yourself, if you are late to meet
friends or for an appointment, or if you are getting things done in
your house. But at work, it will cause problems if you don't manage
your time effectively because you could miss deadlines or miss
appointments. You could lose your job. So at work is when it is
most important to manage your time.
(学习也是一个道理，effectively，deadline of the assignment，
get low marks even fail in an
exam。。。。。。）
(其实managing time 是可以扯到leisure time的
It is quite important for me to
manage my time well at weekends, because I am busy with my study
from Monday to Friday, sometimes even the weekends, so I need to
manage my time and I do appreciate my limited spare time at
weekends….下面就可以说一句spare time leisure time做什么了）
Books
What kind of books do
you like to read?
I mostly like to read
biographies. I'm not sure why but it is interesting to read about people's
real lives, especially when they have had interesting lives and
have had to deal with many problems. I do read fiction as well, but I often find it
difficult to get hold of a book that I really like. I also like
reading about books to do with current affairs.
（novel，fiction，scientific fiction，horrible fiction，Harry
Potter，Pride & Prejudice….）
Do you read the same
kind of books now that you read when you were a
child?
Not really, no. Actually I
didn't read that much when I was a child, but if I did it was
mainly fiction books, such as fairy tales.
Things like The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe. Fantasy
things.
When do you think is
the best time to read?
I think any time is ok, but
when I read I like to concentrate, so I can't read for a short time
like on a bus ride like some people do. I like to put time aside to
enjoy it. So if I have some free time at the weekend I might read
for a few hours. And I nearly always read before I go to bed - this
really helps me to sleep.
依然联想到闲暇时光，火车旅行，业余爱好，读书交友，等等等等
Art Galleries
Arethere many art galleries where you
live?
No, not that I know of. I live
in a small town so I don't think there are any, though we do have a
few museums and other cultural institutions. In our capital city
there are quite a few art galleries, however.
（what is the
differences between art gallery and
museum）
Didyou like to go to art galleries when you were a
child?
I've never been that interested
in art to be honest, so not really. We were taken to one as part of
a trip when I was at school. It has a lot of paintings from famous
artists from our country. It was quite interesting to see I guess
but I've not been to any
since.
Should people have to
pay to go to art galleries?
I think it depends
really. If possible they
should be free because if people do have to pay they are less likely to go and see
it. But on the other
hand these things cost money so a small fee may be necessary if it
can keep the art gallery going and keep it open. Ideally though the government should pay
for this as I believe this kind of thing is paid for by our
taxes.
口语考题中出现过关于tax的题
怎么回答呢？
联想到art
galleries，联想到public gardens and parks 的financial
support，是不是就有眉目了呢？
Swimming
Can you
swim?
Yes I can. I learnt at school
when I was about 7 years old. Swimming lessons were
compulsory at our school, like most schools I
think.
Are there many places
to swim near you?
Yes, there are a few public
swimming pools. There is the main indoor one at a big
sports complex
in the center of town. There
are also a couple of outdoor ones, but you can only use them in
summer as it is too cold in winter. One is a big one in a
park， the
other is a much smaller one.
Do you think everyone
should learn to swim?
Of course, I think it's very
important. Firstly, you spend much of your life on holiday by
water, for example, when you go to the beach on holiday, so you
won't be able to enjoy yourself with your friends if you can't
swim. Also, for safety reasons it's very important. You often hear
about sad accidents involving young children so it's very
important.
I’m going to talk about a
present that I gave to someone.
The person
that I
gave it to was a
very good friend of mine at the time. His name was ***** and he came from ****. I knew him because we studied together at a language school in *****. Although
we were from different backgrounds and cultures, we got on really
well and we had the same sense of humor so we became very good
friends.
The present
was a
picture that had been painted of the River Cam in Cambridge. It was not so big - maybe around 10 inches by 14
inches, but it was very beautiful. It came in a gold plated
frame and the picture had been drawn by a particularly well-known
Cambridge artist. It had been signed by this person as
well.
It’s the first time I have
given this person a present, and I guess
it’s
quite different from presents that I have given to other people
before –
I don’t recall ever giving someone a picture actually. If I’m
buying for family then I’ll usually buy clothes or maybe some
jewelry if it is a special occasion. Normally when I’ve bought
something for friends it’s something more jokey so we can have a
laugh about it, nothing that serious.
The
reason
why I
decided to give this particular gift is
because we had spent a lot of time together in Cambridge
and we had had some really fun times punting on the River Cam –
that’s obviously why I thought this was an appropriate present.
We used to go punting at least once a week, sometimes a
couple of times. On one occasion there was a group of about ten of
us that went down there, and we spent the whole day sitting by the
river in the sun and as usual we went on a boat trip together.
We all have a lot of photos to remind us of this great
day.
So my friend,*** is the person that I gave a present to and this was because
I felt it would always remind him of the fun times that we had and
also of Cambridge.
Ok, I’d like to tell you about
an old person that I know.
His name is John, and he is the owner of a small
convenience store at the end of my street.
I would say that my
relationship with him is as a friend. I know him because I regularly go to the shop in
order to buy things when I don’t have time to go to a supermarket.
He’s quite friendly and I always have a chat with him. I’ve known
him now for about five years - since I’ve lived in the area in
fact. That’s why I’d now call him a friend.
I’d say that I see him fairly regularly.
Like I said, I go to the big
supermarket out of town sometimes to stock up, but you always need
odd things during the week such as milk, or some snack or other. So
when this happens I just have a walk down to his shop. So I’d say I
see him every one or two days.
I think John is pretty
popular as he’s been
there for years as far as I’m aware, so most of the locals around
the area know him. There will always be someone in the shop having
a chat with him. They
like him because he’s not just the shopkeeper but he’s also very
involved in activities in the community. For example, I know he helps out at the old
people’s home some nights, and he runs the quizzes at the local
pub. He also helps to organize the fete that is held each year in
the town.
The reason that I like
him is that he’s great
to have a chat with. For instance, a while back I was having problems with my work,
and I was really feeling stressed. I didn’t really have anyone to talk to at the time
as my family is abroad and a couple of my good friends were not
around. I mentioned it to John and he was great. He listened and
also gave me some really good advice. He didn’t need to do that so
it was great that he made the time to anyway. Generally, though,
he’s really welcoming when you go to his shop. He’ll always have a
smile on his face.
Let’s consider values and
the way they change.
What kinds of
possessions give status to people in your
country?(GS)
That’s a good question. Let me
think…I’d say it depends
on where you are and who you are with. If you are out in public,
it’s things like the car you are driving. If you have the latest
Mercedes Benz model, then in my country that is a sign of status,
as most people can’t even afford a car at all, whatever the make.
Property, or the house you own, and the possessions you have in it
are also a sign of status. If you have a nice house in a nice area,
then this shows you have money and are someone important.
Has it always been the
same or were different possessions thought of as valuable in the
past?(GS)
I’m too young to remember
exactly what it was like a long time ago, but yes, I think it was different. For example,
cars as I mentioned before only really came to our country in the
last ten years or so. That kind of consumerism is a fairly recent
thing so this couldn’t have been used as a representation of
something valuable. I think it was things like gold and jewelry
that were seen as valuable. Of course these are still seen as
valuable today, but previously it was these things over anything
else as a lot of the modern day possessions were not available.
Why do you think people
need to show their status in society?(GS)
I believe that this is
because it's important
in society to show you have money or are successful –
it is nature, or the way we are
brought up, that makes us feel like this, but also the pressure that society puts on
everyone to be successful. And showing status is basically showing
that you have money and you have success, so this is what people
want to do. Going back to the example of the car, driving around in
a Mercedes is a very conspicuous show of status – it basically says
to people, “Look, I am successful and I have money.” Another reason
is possibly for respect. In many cultures, if someone has high
status, then they will be respected by others and they may receive
preferential treatment.
Now we'll discuss the role
of advertising.
Do you think
advertising influences what people buy?(GSG)
Yes, definitely.
If there were no advertising
and you went to a shop, then you would just buy what you wanted
based on maybe what others have told you, what the product looks
like, or, depending on the product, what it says on the label.
Advertising builds up a brand and people then trust a certain thing
because they have seen it on television or elsewhere. Also, there
is so much advertising around it must influence us.
You can’t escape it as it is
fed to us constantly in our daily lives – not only in magazines, radio and television, but
on billboards, on TVs installed on trains and platforms, even in
schools and universities. So yes, advertising influences what we
buy.
Do advertisements give
correct information, or do they encourage people to buy things that
they may not need?(GS)
I think some do and some
don’t, but it’s
difficult to know which are giving us the correct information. For
example, the skin whitening products – I do not believe that these
work but we see them everywhere in Asian countries, and we are
encouraged to buy them even though they are not actually necessary.
The adverts, though, tell us they are necessary as they will
improve our lives and we will become more accepted and successful.
This then, is an example of advertising encouraging people to buy
something they do not need. I do think there are checks in most
countries these days to make sure that adverts are giving the
correct information and not lying to people, but I think it is
still easy for advertisers to exaggerate or to do this
without breaking the regulations.
Is advertising really
necessary in modern society?(GSG)
It could be seen to be
necessary in terms of the fact that, as I mentioned before, there is so much choice
that we need someone to guide us in what to buy or to give us some
extra information about products. Without this, it would be difficult to know where
to start. However, that
said, I’m not sure that I would regard it as ‘necessary’ as overall
I think it may do more
harm than good. As we
just discussed, advertising encourages people to buy things they
possibly do not need. We live in a consumer society and many people
are in debt because we are encouraged to buy and buy, and I’m sure
advertising plays a major role in this. Without advertising we
could just do our own research and decide what we really
need. So no, I would not
say that advertising in necessary in modern society.
IELTS Speaking Samples:
The
Internet
Now we'll move on
to the influence of the internet.
Do you think people
take notice of advertisements on the
internet?（GS）
Despite the fact that there are
many adverts on the internet these days, I think actually many people tend to ignore them,
or at least that is my experience. People usually go onto the internet to find
something specific that they are looking for, which may be a
product, or to read about something, so they will ignore what is not relevant to
that. But of course there is no doubt that some
people take notice of them. Advertising on the internet is a practice most companies
partake in now, and they have to pay quite substantial sums to
advertise on highly ranked sites. Of course they would not do this
if it were not attracting customers for them.
How do you think it
will change people's buying habits in the future? (GC, A vs. D, I,
C)
Buying from the internet is
becoming more and more popular. For example, we’ve seen many book shops close down because
people can buy online at cheaper prices from sites such as
Amazon. It makes life
much easier if products can be delivered direct to our door,
especially with our busy modern lifestyles. I think this will only increase in the
future as more people feel safe to buy online and online shops make
it easier to purchase this way. Also, I think our lives are only
going to become busier, so more people will choose to shop this
way.
Are there any
disadvantages to shopping on the
internet?(GS)
There certainly are
some. Firstly, buying
clothes can be a problem. When you go into a shop you can check
what you are buying fits you and suits you, but it is obviously not
possible to do this online. Shopping does not become less hassle if
you have to send something back in the post. Another problem is the
security. We have to give out our bank details to people we don’t
know. There have been several recent reports in the press about
sites that have had their security breached and credit card details
have been stolen. So far this is fairly uncommon, but it is a risk
none the same. Another disadvantage is to society as it could
destroy local shops and businesses if people are not going out to
shop in their local town.
IELTS Speaking Samples:
Transport
Let's talk about
transport.
How do most people
travel long distances in your
country?（GSG）
I’d say that the main ways
are cars, buses and
trains.
If someone has a
car, I think this is
their preference because to be honest the trains are not that much
cheaper where I live. Also there are often delays with the trains which can be a real pain, so you may end up with a really
long journey. The buses are a bit cheaper but I don’t think that is
such a comfortable way to travel. There is the option to travel by plane as well of
course, but most of the
bucket airlines go abroad – you can’t really travel that cheaply by
plane within the country. So then, cars are really the best option,
and of course they give you the most freedom when you are
travelling.
Have the types of
transport people use changed much over the last few decades? (A, P
vs. P, C)
I don’t think they have
really. We’ve had the
transport I mentioned before for many decades now in my country,
and it is much the same
today. Of course cars
have become much more popular as people’s incomes have risen which
accounts for the problems we see on the roads today such as
congestion and more accidents
and pollution. This has
probably led to some changes within cities. Many have now
introduced environmentally friendly forms of transport such as trams and guided buses
that don’t run on gas and mean that people can travel without the
use of the car. There has also been an increase in air travel, but
like I said, this is quite expensive in my country so most cannot
afford it.
What kinds of
improvement have there been in transport in your country in recent
years?（GSG）
There has been several ways
that transport has improved. More major
roads have been built
which means it is easier to travel long distances, though of course
some would argue that more roads are not an improvement. They can
be an eyesore in the countryside and they have encouraged more
people to drive which may mean these improvements ultimately don’t
work because there are more cars using the roads. As I mentioned
before, there has been the introduction of mass transit in many
cities, such as trams
and trains. In our capital city they have also extended the underground system
so it now links many more areas
of the city. This has helped many people as commuting times are
horrendous if you have to travel on the roads. Those are the
main improvements.
