1、2009 年 9 月 17 日雅思口语考试试题及答案解析(总分：40.00，做题时间：120 分钟)1.Part 1： Personal information & Introduction Whats your full name? Are you working or studying? When do you usually get up? Whats the best time of a day? Hometown and Accommodation Where are you from? Where do you live? Hows the traffic around your
2、home? Is it convenient for you to buy fresh vegetables and fruits? Do you live in a house or an apartment? Which one do you prefer? Whats on your apartments wall? How to improve your home? Wheres your hometown? What do you like most about your hometown? Are bicycles popular in your hometown? Do you
3、like to live beside the seaside? What are the facilities in your community? Which room do you like most? If you can redesign your home, what would you do? Whats your flat like? Whats on the wall? What can you see from your window? Are there any fitness facilities near your home? How often do visitor
4、s visit your home? Weather and Season Hows the weather in China? Does weather affect peoples work performance? Jobs Why did you choose this career? Do many Chinese people shift jobs in a year? Do people perform differently at work in summer and winter? Would you like to change your job in the future
5、 Why? Do you think your job is easy? Why? What are the facilities you usually use at work? Is your job interesting? Education Whats your major? Why did you choose it as your major? Is your major difficult? What do you want to do after graduation? Do you need any special facilities in your school su
6、bjects? What do you like most about your school? Who can learn a foreign language better? The elderly or the young? Do girls learn a foreign language more quickly than boys? Whats you suggestion on language learning? Whats the most difficult part of language learning? Do you prefer individual learni
7、ng or group learning? Food & Cooking Who usually cooks in your family? Whats your favorite hometown dish? Can you cook? Why dont you learn? Do you think it is important for children to learn how to cook? Do you like to eat out or cook at home? What are the benefits of eating at home? Leisure activit
8、ies Do you often hang out with friends? Do you invite your friends to your home? How often do you meet friends? What do you usually do? What do you usually do at leisure? How do you organize time? What do you usually do in the evening? How do you spend you vacation? What do you like and hate to do d
9、uring vacation? What was the last vacation you took? What do you do in your free time? Do you like reading? Did you read a lot in your childhood? What do you like to read now? Sports Whats your favorite sport? Do you like swimming? Culture Do most people ride bicycles in Shanghai? Why do children li
10、ke to ride bikes? Do you think bike riding is safe in Shanghai? Why do people in China think bicycles are important? Did you learn to ride a bicycle when you were a kid? Do you think it is safe to ride bicycles in a city? Why? Why do you think kids need to learn how to ride bicycles? Travelling Wher
11、e do you want to visit most? Do you like traveling? When was the last time you go traveling? What would you prepare before travelling? Shopping How often do you go shopping? Talk about your last shopping experience. Why do you like shopping? Do you prefer to go shopping with friends or alone? Do you
12、 like shopping? What makes you interested in shopping? Do you think shopping is a waste of time? Letter Is there any letter you do not want to reply? Do you often write letters? When is the last time you sent a letter? What was the letter about? Gift When do you usually give a present? When do Chine
13、se people usually give a present? Is it difficult to give a present? Have you ever made a gift by yourself to somebody? Do you think it is necessary to give expensive gifts? Toy Your favorite toy Should adults play with toys? How do adults entertain themselves in China? Arts Is beautiful handwriting
14、 important nowadays? What kind of music do you like? What kind of music do you like? Should children learn to play musical instruments? Do you like painting? Health How do you maintain health? Whats your favorite sport? What healthy food do you usually eat? Family events How do people celebrate thei
15、r birthdays in your country? Are birthdays more important for children than adults? Do you think birthday is a special day for people? How did you celebrate your last birthday? Do birthdays have any special meanings for children? Media How do you get news? Do you think it is important to get up-to-t
16、he-minute news? What do you think of advertisements? Do you like watching TV? Place Have you ever visited a museum? Is the visit beneficial? Law Can you drive? Are you allowed to drive a car in your senior high school? What is a suitable age, do you think, for your kids to start driving? （分数：20.00）_
17、2.Part 2&3： Shopping: Describe a special thing you want to buy in the future Will the special thing help you in your study? Do you like to go shopping? What are the effective ways of advertising? Why do you like shopping? Where do you usually go shopping? How often do you go shopping? What are the a
18、dvantages and disadvantages of modern ways of shopping? Are there any differences between the old and modern ways of shopping? Media: Do you like writing letters? Do you often write letters? What do you write? Do you usually write by hand or using a computer? Do you keep contact with your friends by
19、 making phone calls or writing letters? Who do you usually receive letters from? Do you think hand writing is important nowadays? How can children improve their handwriting? Advertisement What are the advantages and disadvantages of adverting? Do people usually buy goods after watching advertisement
20、s? Describe an interesting story you saw on television What are the effects of televisions on family life? What are the effects of televisions on people at different ages? Are there any differences between interviewing online and meeting people face to face? Describe a TV program Describe a story fr
21、om a TV programme Do you talk about the TV programme with other people? Do you think the programme will be changed in the future? How does the programme influence people? Is it educational? Describe a book Describe a movie How many types of films are there in China? What are the mainstream films? Ar
22、e there any differences between watching films in a cinema and at home? Do you prefer original films with subtitles or dubbed films? What kind of films are worth watching in the cinema. Place: Describe a library Where is the library? Is it a campus or public one? Which parts of the library do you li
23、ke and dislike? Should children go to public libraries? How about the elderly? Does the government have the responsibility to construct public libraries? Is it important to learn how to use a library? Describe how to use a library. How do children benefit from going to public libraries? How can the
24、elderly benefit from libraries? Historical place Why do people go to historical places? Which is your countrys most famous historical place? Should people pay entrance fees to historical places? Describe a seaside place you want to visit How to save water? Does the urban area consumes more water tha
25、n the rural area? Does china face the problem of water scarcity? Describe a concert hall Why is it important to preserve historic buildings? Describe your ideal house When was it built?采集者退散 Should the government invest in maintaining the historical places? Should government invest in creating more
26、employment? What kind of housing do most Chinese people live in? Where is the housing? What are the differences between the architectural styles in the different areas in China? Should a company design its own buildings? Describe a room occupied by your friend Arts Do you think arts are important fo
27、r people in the modern society? Do you think you can make money from your art? How do the elderly and the young view arts? Describe a handicraft Describe a childrens song Stages in life Describe an important conversation you had in the past. What was the situation? Who did you talk to? Why is it imp
28、ortant to you? Describe a stage of life you enjoyed When was it? Who did you live with? What did you do? Why do you think the stage is important or enjoyable? When does a child become an adult? What cannot you do when you become an adult? Do you think the law is reasonable? If you want to make chang
29、es, when is the timing? Describe a happy event in your childhood Describe a family event. Would it be a shame to forget tradition？ Education: Describe a science class When did you attend it? What was it about? What do you think of distance learning? What do you think of home studying? What should th
30、e parents do to help their children if they choose home teaching? Do your parents help you when you study at home? Do you think studying at home is a good way to acquire knowledge for adults? Do you think studying at home is becoming more popular? Why? Should youngsters learn science? Why? Do you th
31、ink boys can learn science better? When should students learn science? Should students learn history? How do we acquire the knowledge of history nowadays? Whats the point of acquiring the knowledge of history? Films with historical themes are very popular now. What do you think about them? Should hi
32、story films retell authentic stories or should the stories be dramatized? How do the dramatized stories affect children? Language learning Describe something useful for your English learning. How do you learn a new language? Who do you learn with? Is learning a second language important? Will the le
33、arning of a new language change your understanding of local culture? In your opinion, which languages will become more popular in the future? What are the benefits of learning a foreign language? Are there any differences between the way the young and the elderly learn a language? Educational trip C
34、an students benefit from educational visits? Should schools organize the visits? Whats your suggestion? What roles do parents play in a family? Abstract: Describe a piece of advice What kind of advice do you usually follow? Who usually give advice? Where does the advice lead you? How to make young p
35、eople follow wise advice? Nowadays, do the elderly give advice to children or vice versa? Is it important to give young people advice? Who often give advice in your community? Is old peoples advice more important than young peoples? A success How do you make a success? How should we define success?
36、Is result more important than process when you pursue success? Does success lead to stress? A speech Why do people feel nervous when delivering a speech? Who should give speeches to children? Describe an important conversation you had. Are there any communication differences between males and female
37、s? Do you think communication skills are important? Help Tell me about an experience of helping someone Do you often help people? Do you think people are less willing to help others? Is it good? How should parents encourage their kids to help others? Do people usually do volunteer work in China? Wha
38、t do you think of the volunteer work in China? Object: Clothes Describe what you wore on a special occasion What it was Where you bought it Whether people thought it was good or not Do you still keep it now? On what occasions do people wear informal or formal clothes? Do you think you can judge peop
39、les character by what they wear? How? Describe something special you would like to buy in the future. People: Describe a friend Have you ever lived with strangers? Are there any difference between the friendship among boys and girls? Describe a person who is good at cooking Describe a chef Describe
40、a famous person you would like to meet Who he/she is How you knew him/her Why would people want to be famous? How does fame influence them? How would they change after being famous? Describe a person who helped you on an important occasion Who the person is. What was the situation. How he/she helped
41、 you. Sports Sports event How do sports benefit children? How do competitive sports benefit children? What sports can be done inside a classroom? Describe a kind of extreme sports Describe a dangerous sport Season & Weather Whats your favorite season? Why do you like this season? What do you usually
42、 do in this season? What jobs are seasonal? Who takes seasonal jobs? How does bad weather affect peoples work? What should companies provide for its employees who work in bad weather? How does climatic season affect the local community? How does climatic season affect the local economy? What are the
43、 occupations where people have to work in bad weather? Do builders have to work in hot weather? What should builders take precautions against except the bad weather? Should builders be paid more? What should governments do to prevent global warming? How does climatic deterioration affect peoples liv
44、es? Gift: Describe a gift you received Describe a thing you want to buy in the future Traveling: Describe a trip that you did not make as you planned Do different people think of traveling differently? Are there any differences between business trip and tour? What technology will be brought along to
45、 assist in trip? Describe a trip you did not enjoy. Are there and differences between ordinary trips and business ones? What should you take when you are travelling? Law Describe a piece of law Leisure activity Describe a picnic Events Design a party you will hold Who will you invite? What will happ
46、en? Where will you hold it? Do you think family party is important？ Why do people in your country usually hold a party? What do you think about national celebrations? Do you think they are important? Describe a sports event Describe an event that made you happy recently Does money make people happy?
47、 Food and cooking Do you usually eat healthy food? How should governments encourage people to eat healthy food? Science and technology Describe a machine or something electronic you want to buy. What modern appliances do you have in your home? What do you think of these appliances? Why? Some people
48、cannot keep up with the development of science and technology. What should they do? Describe a tool for English learning Do you think it is important to develop science and technology? How does scientific research benefit space, medical, environmental and information technology? Do you think scienti
49、sts from different countries should share their research findings? Who should pay for scientific research? Governments or individuals? Work Describe you job What will people take into consideration when they choose their jobs? Why do people shift jobs? Does your company offer any training courses? What do you think of workaholics? （分数：20.00）_2009 年 9 月 17 日雅思口语考试试题答案解析(总分：40.00，做题时间：120 分钟)1.P
