2009年4月18日雅思口语预测—曾丽娟

Part 1 Topics and Questions

1.Your Work or Your Studies
2.Your Home (Your Accommodation)
3.Birthdays  
4.Evenings  
5.Sport/Exercise
6.Gardens
7.The Internet
8.Food  
9.Art Galleries and Museums   
10.Emails (and Letters)  

Part 2  Cue Cards

人物

1.         Someone You Enjoy Spending Time With   (Aug. 16, 2008)

2.         A family Member (May 10, 2008)

3.         A Person who is Good at his/her Job.  (Jan 10, 2008)

5.         A Teenager You Know (Jan 10, 2008)

6.         A Person who has Visited your Home  (Jan 10, 2008)

7.         Someone Who is Good at Cooking  (Sept. 6, 2008)

8.         A Famous Person  (Sept. 6, 2008)

地点

1.         A Tourist Attraction  (May 10, 2008)  

2.         Library (Jan 19, 2008)

3.         A Part of your hometown (Jan 10, 2008)

4.         Your Ideal Home (Sept. 13, 2008)

物品

1.         A Book You Recently Read  (May 10, 2008)

2.         A Childhood Game   (May 19, 2007)

3.         A Photograph (July 12, 2008)

4.         A Good Law (May 10, 2008)

5.         Some Interesting News (2)  (May 10, 2008)

6.         A Gift (May 10, 2008)

7.         An Organization (May 10, 2008)

8.         childhood music (May 10, 2008)

9.         Something help You Learn a foreign language (June 9, 2007)

10.        Your Favourite Season  (Sept. 6, 2008)

11.        An Important Letter You Wrote (May 10, 2008)

12.        A Website  (Aug. 11, 2007)

13.        A Work of Art  (Sept. 6, 2008)

14.        An Interesting Animal (Jan 10,  2008)

15.        advertisement(Aug. 18, 2007)

16.        Clothing for Special Occasions  (Sept. 6, 2008)

17.        A Childhood Toy  (Aug. 30, 2008)

事件

1.         A Recent Change (May 10, 2008)

2.        A traffic jam(Oct. 20, 2007)

3.        lecture or speech  (Oct. 13, 2007)

4.        A Project or Homework Assignment (Oct. 13, 2007)  

5.        A Happy Event  (August 11, 2007)  

6.        A way to keep healthy (About Oct. 20, 2007)

1.     Your Work or Your Studies Do you work or are you a student?

1a) Your Work

   See also ALL_PART_1_QUESTIONS 1b. Your Work

o            What job (or, what work) do you do?

o            How long have you been working? (Or: How long have you been doing this job?)

o            What does your company do?

o            What do you do in a typical day at work?  

o            (Similar to above) What are your responsibilities at work?

o            Do you need to work with (= co-operate with) other people at work? (teamwork question)

o            Do you like working with them?

o            Do you like your job (or, your work)?

o            What's the most difficult part of your job?

o            Would you recommend this job to other people?

1b) Your Studies

o            What subject are you studying?

o            Do you think that's a difficult subject to study?

o            Why did you choose to study that?

o            Do you like your subject? (= your major = your subjects if a high school student)

o            (For high school students) What's your favourite subject at school? (Don't say P.E.)

2.    Your Home (Your Accommodation)
 
o            Do you live in a house or a flat?  

o            Who do you live with? (Or: Do other people live with you?)

o            Please describe the place where you live.  

o            Is there anything (hanging) on the walls of your home (or your room)? (e.g., decorations ) See Note

o            What can you see when you look out the window of your room (or, the windows of your home)?

o            What is the environment like in your neighbourhood?

o            Do you know your neighbours very well?  

o            Do you like your neighbours?

o            What kind of people are your neighbours?

3.  Birthdays  
 
o            Do people in China celebrate birthdays?

o            (Similar to above) Are people's birthdays very important in China?

o            How do they celebrate birthdays?

o            (Similar to above) Do people in China do anything special to celebrate birthdays?

o            How do you like to celebrate your birthday?

o            What did you do on your last birthday?

o            Nowadays, how do young people in China celebrate their birthday?

o            Do people in China have birthday parties?

o            Do you think it's important for people to celebrate birthdays?

o            Are birthdays more important for children or for adults?

4.  Evenings  
 
o            What do you (like to) do in the evenings?

o            Do you do the same things every night?

o            Is there much (or, any) difference between what you do in the evenings and in the daytime?

o            Do you go out much in the evenings?

o            What do you (like to) do when you go out in the evenings?

o            Who do you go out with?

o            What are some special occasions when people go out in the evening?

o            What sorts of nighttime activities are available in your hometown?

o            Do people (or, do you) do different things in the evenings in different seasons?

5.  Sport/Exercise
 
o            What kind(s) of physical exercise do you do to keep fit?

o            Do you use any equipment for this exercise (or sport)?

o            Do you like any sports? (What sport?)

o            What sports are most popular with young people today?

o            Do you participate in any sports with your friends?

o            Have you (or, did you) take part in any organized sport in school?

o            Do you think it's important to have P.E. classes (or sports classes) at school? (Why?/Why not?)  

o            What are the benefits of exercise (or sport)?

o            (Similar to above) Do you think physical activity is important? (Why?/Why not?)

o            Are there any sports facilities near where you live? (for the public to use)

6.  Gardens
 
o            Does your family have a garden?

o            Do many people in China have their own garden? (Don't forget, about 65% of China's people live in the countryside!)

o            If someone has a private garden in China, do they usually prefer to grow flowers or vegetables? (Why?)

o            Have you ever grown anything? (in a garden, or possibly in a flower pot)

o            Do Chinese people like growing flowers?

o            Do you like growing flowers?

o            What benefits do people get from gardens (or, from gardening)?

o            (Similar to above) Why do some people like gardening?

7.  The Internet  
 
o            Do you ever use the internet? (= access the internet = go onto the internet)

o            When did you first start using (or first learn to use) the internet?

o            How did you learn to use the internet?

o            Is there anything you don't understand about the internet?

o            How (or, where) do you go onto the internet?  (At school? At home? At an internet cafe?)

o            Do you think the internet is a good thing?

o            What are the good and bad points about the internet?

o            Do you think the use of the internet needs to be controlled?

o            How can people learn things on the internet?

o            What sorts of things can people learn on the internet?

o            What do you think are the benefits of "e-learning"? (= studying online)

8.  Food  

o            What's your favourite food?

o            How often do you eat that?

o            (Similar to above) What sort(s) of food do you like? (Why?)

o            Have you always liked that food?

o            When did you start to like that food?

o            What food did you like (most) when you were a child?

o            Is there any food that you liked when you were a child but you don't like now?

o            What types of food do children generally like to eat?

o            Where do you usually eat your meals?

o            (Similar to above) Where do prefer to eat your meals?

o            Do you know how to make (prepare) a meal?

o            (Similar to above) Do you like cooking? (Or, Do you know how to cook?)

o            What do you like to cook?

o            When you were young, did you learn how to make a meal (= how to prepare food)?

o            Have you ever thought about learning how to cook?

9.  Art Galleries and Museums   
 
o            Do you like art? (If yes: What are some examples of the art that you like?)

o            Do you think art is an important part of life?

o            What experience of art did you have when you were younger?

o            What kinds of art are you good at?

o            (Similar to above) What kind of art are you best at?

o            Are there any museums or art galleries in your hometown?

o            Do people in China like visiting museums and art galleries?
o            (Similar to above) What can people learn from art galleries and museums?

o            Do you think going to museums and art galleries is beneficial for children? ( e.g.,  for their development)

o            Do schools in China have excursions to museums?

10.  Emails (and Letters)  
 
o            How often do you write an email or a letter?

o            Who do you write to?

o            Do you often write letters?

o            Who do you write to? (by letter)

o            Which do you prefer, to write a letter or write an email? (Why? Compare them.)

o            In general, what kind of letter do you find to be the most difficult to write?

o            Which do you think is the more difficult, to write a letter or to write an email (or SMS)?

o            In what situations do you write to (or email) a friend?

o            Which do you prefer, to make a phone call or write an email? (Why?)

o            Do you like to receive letters and phone calls?