2013澳大利亚考区雅思口语话题总结

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2013
Part I
Work
1.
What job do you do?
2.
What is the nature of that work?
3.
Why did you choose to do that job?
4.
Is that a popular choice of career in your country?
5.
Would you say your job is very important?
6.
How do you think your subject will help you in the future?
7.
How did you get that job?
8.
Is it easy to find work doing your job?
9.
Where do people get information about jobs, from newspaper or from TV?
10. Are there other ways for people to get information about jobs?
11. Which do you enjoy more, communicating with people at work, or the work itself?
12. Which do you enjoy more, working or studying?
13. What do you like about your work?
14. Do you think it's very important for people to do a job that they like?
15. What other job do you think you would enjoy, apart from your present job?
Hometown
1.
Where do you come from?
2.
What tourist attractions are there in your hometown? Would a foreign visitor enjoy
them?
3.
Did you learn much about the history of your hometown in school?
4.
What do you think needs to change in your hometown?
5.
What place(s) in your hometown do you go to in your spare time?
6.
Why did you choose to live here/there?
7.
What do you like about your hometown?
8.
What do you think needs to be done to make your hometown a better place to live in?
9.
For you, what benefits are there to living in a big city?
10. What facilities does your hometown have?

11. What sorts of buildings are there in your hometown?
12. What's the most attractive part of your hometown?
13. What forms of transport do visitors use to come to your hometown?
14. How could your hometown attract more visitors?
15. Has the weather in your hometown changed much in recent years?
Weather & Season

1.
What's the weather usually like in your country (or, your hometown)?
2.
How is the weather here different to the weather in your home country?
3.
Would you say the weather in your hometown is suitable for working (or studying)?
4.
Would you like to move to a place with different weather?
5.
What sort of weather do you like the most?
6.
What season do you like best?
7.
What do you do in that season?
8.
What season (or weather) do you think is most suitable for work and/or study?
9.
Has the weather in your country changed much in the past few years?
10. Do you prefer hot or cold weather?

11. Do you (usually) pay attention to the weather forecasts?
Cars
1.
Do you like cars?
2. Do you have a driver's license?

3. Do you (or your family) have a car?
4. Do you often drive it?
5. (If you don't have a car) Do you plan to buy a car in the future?
6. If you wanted to buy a car, what kind of car would you choose?
7. What model (= what brand) of car would you like to buy?
8. What kinds of cars are popular in your country?
9. Do you like traveling by car?
10. Who do you prefer to travel with?
11. Do you like to take long trips in a (your) car?
Cards
1.
Do you ever receive letters or cards?
2. Do you receive many letters or cards?
3. When was the last time you received a card?
4. Do you (ever) give cards to your friends?
5. Have you ever given cards to your friends?
6.
Which do you think is better, to send or receive a card or a letter?
Photography
1.
Do you like to take photographs?
2.
How did you become interested in photography?
3.
In what situations do you take photographs?
4.
What kind of photos do you like to take?
5.
Do you prefer to take pictures of people or of scenery?
6.
How do you keep your photos?
7.
Do you frame any of your photos?
8.
Do you prefer to send postcards to people or to send photos that you took yourself?
9.
Is photography a popular hobby in China?
10. Why do some people do not like taking photographs?

11. Why do you think some people like taking photographs when they visit another place?
12. Do Chinese people like to visit photograph exhibitions?
13. What kind of photos do they like to look at?
14. Do you think being a photographer would be a good job?
15. What factors make a good photograph?
Shopping
1.
Do you like (going) shopping? (Why?/Why not?)
2.
Is there anything you don't like (or, dislike) about shopping?
3.
Do you prefer shopping alone or with others?
4.
What do you usually buy when you go shopping?
5.
What was the most recent thing you bought? (Include when)
6.
What are the most fashionable things to buy?
7.
In what ways do you think people's present and past shopping habits are different?
8.
Who usually does the shopping in your home?
9.
Where do you like to shop?
10. Are there many shops near your home? (What kind?)
11. What type(s) of shop do you prefer to go to? (Why?)
12. Do you prefer shopping in small shops or big supermarkets and department stores?
(Why?)
13. What type(s) of shop would you recommend a visitor to China go to? (Why?)
14. Do you like shopping for clothes or other goods on the internet?
15. What do you think are the advantages of buying things on the internet?
Sports
1.
Do you like sport?
2.
Did you play any sport when you were a child?
3.
What sports do young people (or, children) like to do?
4.
What sports do you think are suitable for children to play?
5.
Do old people and young people like to do (or, play) the same sports?
6.
What sports do old people like to do?
7.
Is there any sport that you have never played that you would like to try (or, to learn)?
8.
Do you ever do any exercise to keep fit or healthy?
9.
Do you think everybody should do some exercise? (Why?)
10. Do you think exercise is beneficial for older people?

11. What do you think are the benefits of exercise?
Colors
1.
What's your favorite color?
2.
Do you usually wear clothes in your favourite colour?
3.
Are there any colours that have a special meaning in your country?
4.
What colour would you choose to paint the walls of your room?
5.
Do you think different types of people like different colours?
6.
Do people care about the colour of their clothes?
7.
Do you think the colour of one's clothes is important?
8.
What's your favorite clothed color?
9.
When you buy clothes, how do you choose the colour?
10. Do you think colour is important in daily life?

11. Are there any colours you dislike?
12. Are colours important to you?
13. Were colours important to you when you were a child?
14. Do you prefer light or dark colours?
15. Is there any colour you would not want your walls to be?
Weekends
1.
What do you do in your spare time?
2.
What do you usually do on weekends?
3.
When do you spend time with your family?
4.
What do other people in your hometown usually do on weekends?
5.
What are you going to do next weekend?
6.
Do you feel that weekends are more important to you than when you were a child?
7.
Which do you prefer, Saturday or Sunday? (Why?)
8.
Would you say weekends are important to people?
9.
How does the average person in China spend his or her weekend?
10. Do you know anyone who works at the weekend?

11. Should people be working or resting on Saturdays and Sundays?
12. Is it important for people to have weekends off?
13. Should people be paid overtime for working at the weekend?
Toys
1.
What toys did you like to play with when you were a child?
2.
Do you think you learned anything from playing with toys?
3.
Did you (prefer to) play with those toys alone or with other children?
4.
If you had children, what toy would you give them?
5.
If you had to choose a toy for a child, what toy would you give them?
Accommodation
1.
Can you describe the place where you live?
2.
What do you usually do in your house/flat/room?
3.
Are the transport facilities to your home very good?
4.
Please describe the room you live in.
5.
Is there anything you don't like about the place where you live?
6.
What kind of decorations does it have?
7.
How do you think this room could be improved?
8.
What can you see when you look out the window of your room?
9.
How well do you know your neighbors?
10. What kind of people are your neighbors?

11. Do you spend much time socializing with your neighbors in your neighbors' homes?
12. Do you like the environment where you live?
13. Would you say the place where you live is good for families with children?
14. In the future, what type of place would you like to live in?
15. What kind of neighborhood/environment/surroundings would you like to live in?
Entertainment
1.
What do you do for entertainment?
2.
What did you do for entertainment when you were a child?
3.
What do (other) people do for entertainment around where you live?
4.
What choices for entertainment are there for young people around where you live?
5.
Are there any entertainment places near your school (or university)?
6.
Have you recently been to any place for entertainment?
7.
Do you think modern lifestyles give people enough time for leisure?
Internet
1.
Have you ever bought anything on the internet?
2.
What do you think is the best way to learn about the internet?
3.
Is there anything you don't understand about the internet?
4.
Do you think the internet is a good thing?
5.
Is there anything that's not so good about the internet?
6.
Do you think the use of the internet needs to be controlled?
7.
Is the internet very popular in China?
8.
What kinds of people most often use the internet?
9.
What age group of people most often uses the internet?
10. How can people best make use of the internet?

11. In general, what impact does the internet have on people's lives?
12. How can people learn things on the internet?
13. What sorts of things can people learn on the internet?
14. What do you think are the benefits of "e-learning"?
15. Do you think information on the internet is very reliable?
Bags
1.
What types of bags do you use?
2.
What do you put in these bags?
3.
Do you usually carry a bag when you go out?
4.
What sorts of bags do women like to buy?
5.
When you are buying a bag, what factors do you consider?
6.
How do you make your choice when you are buying a bag?
7.
Do you think the style of a bag is very important? (Why?/Why not?)
8.
Do you have a bag for special occasions?
Dancing
1.
Do you like to dance? (Why?/Why not?)
2.
Have you ever learned to dance?
3.
When was the last time you danced?
4.
What kind of dancing do Chinese people like?
5.
Why do you think some (or, many) people like dancing?
6.
Do you think there are any benefits for young people to go dancing?
7.
When do Chinese people like to dance?
8.
Does China have any traditional dances?
9.
Is traditional dance still popular today in China? (Why?/Why not?)
10. Is there much difference between traditional dancing and modern dancing?
11. What kinds of dancing are popular with young people in China?
12. Do old people in China like the same kind of dancing as young people?
13. What do you think is the influence of dance on society?
14. Do you like to watch dance performances?
Flowers
1.
Do you like flowers?
2.
Do you think flowers are important?
3.
What are the occasions when people send or receive flowers?
4.
When was the last time you gave flowers to someone?
5.
When was the last time you yourself bought flowers?
6.
Where did you buy these flowers?
7.
What meaning do flowers have for Chinese people?
8.
Do you like to have flowers in your home?
9.
Do you grow flowers at home?
10. Do many people in your country grow flowers at home?

11. Do people in China like growing flowers?
12. Do old people in China like gardening?
Personal hygiene (2013 )

1.
What is your opinion on personal hygiene?
2.
How to keep personal hygiene in schools?
3.
What you can do in order to keep your body healthy?
Garden (2013 )
1.
Do you like going to garden quite often?
2.
Is there any difference between the gardens in Australia and your hometown?
3.
Do you think there will be more gardens in the near future?
Housework (2013 )
1.
Do you do housework quite often?
2.
Who do most of housework in your family?
3.
Do you think it is good to let children undertake some housework?
Sleeping (2013 )
1.
What are your average hours of sleeping?
2.
Do you think it is good to have a sleep in the afternoon?
3.
Do you think elderly people should have longer hours sleep than the youth?
Museums (2013 )
1.
Are there many (or, any) museums in your hometown?
2.
Do you think museums are useful for visitors to your hometown/country?
3.
Do you often visit a museum?
4.
Did you go to any museums when you were a child?
5.
When was the last time you visited a museum?
6.
Do you think museums are important?
7.
Do you think it's suitable for museums to sell things to visitors?
8.
What do you think is the role of museums and art galleries?
9.
Which kind of art do you think is more important, the art we see in the cinema or the art
we see in art galleries and museums?
10. Do you think going to museums and art galleries is beneficial for children?
11. Do schools in China have excursions to museums?
12. Do you think teachers should take their students on visits to museums?
Part II
Describe an item of clothing that was bought for you. (2013 )
You should say:
what it is
what it looks like
why it was bought for you
and explain how you feel (or felt) about this item of clothing.
Part 3
1.
Does everyone like to go shopping for clothes?
2.
Why do you think some people don't like shopping for clothes?
3.
Do you think it's important to follow the current fashions in the clothes you wear?
4.
Why do you think many people feel it's important to wear clothes that are "in fashion"?
5.
Do you think people tend to judge others by the clothes they wear?(Why?)
6.
Do you think these differences in clothes reflect differences in personality?
7.
Do you (Did you) like wearing school uniform?
8.
Do you think it's good for people (such as school students) to wear school uniform?
9.
What impact do you think the fashion industry has on the economy of your country?
A Neighbor (2013 )
Describe one of your neighbors who you know quite well.
You should say:
how long you have known this neighbor
what sort of person he or she is
how often you see him or her
and explain what kind of relationship you have with them.
Part3
Neighbors in Your Country
1.
Do you think neighbors are important?
2.
Do you think it's important to have a good relationship with one's neighbors?
3.
Do you think people's relationships with their neighbors today is the same as it was in
the past?
4.
Would you say these are changes for the better or changes for the worse?
5.
What do you think caused these changes?
6.
What do you think are the qualities of a good neighbor and the qualities of a bad
neighbor?
7.
What do you think are the advantages and disadvantages of having neighbors?
8.
Do you think peoples' relationships with their neighbors are the same in the cities as they
are in rural areas?
9.
What are some examples of the different communities
10. What are the benefits of belonging to a community?

11. Are there any disadvantages to being part of a community?
Describe a person that you met and become good friend (2013 )
Describe a person that you met and become good friend.
You should say:
who is he/she
where you met each other
what does he/she do
and explain why you guys become good friends.
Part3
Friendship
1.
What is your understanding of friendship?
2.
Do you always tell truth to your friends?
3.
In your opinion, what is the most important thing to build up long-term friendship?
4.
Do you say everything to your friends?
Describe an experience on a boat (2013 )

Describe an experience on a boat.
You should say:

Have you ever travelled by boat?
Do you want to have a holiday on boat?
Who do you go with?
Part3
Outdoor activities
1.
Do you like outdoor activities?
2.
Why do you think it is different with normal sports?
3.
How to protect yourself when doing challenging outdoor activities?
4.
What is your opinion on the development of extreme sports in your country?
Describe an important message you received by phone, e-mail or text. (2013

)
You should say:
what the message was
who it was from
what you did after you got this message
and explain why the message was important.
Part 3
1.
How important do you think communication between people is?
2.
In what situations do you think communication is very important?
3.
What sorts of skills do you believe are important for good communication?
4.
Is there much difference between the ways young people communicate and the ways young
people communicate and the ways old people communicate?
5.
Do old people and young people use the same methods to communicate?
6. How do you think communication technology might (or, will) change in the future?
Describe a special meal you were invited to (2013 )
Describe a special meal you were invited to.
You should say:
Where did you have the meal?
Is there anything special?
Who did you go with?
Part3
Food
1.
How do people normally have meals in your country, dining out or cooking at home?
2.
Would you like to try different kinds of food? Why?
3.
What is your opinion on food poisoning?
4.
Do you think it is necessary for governments to do the censorship on food?
Describe a training session (2013 )

Describe a training session.
You should say:
what kind of training it is?
Where you did this training?
What you have learnt from this training session
Part3
Training
1.
Do companies in your country spend a lot of funds on training every year?
2.
What is the better way to improve yourself, theories learning or on-job training?
Describe a public library (2013 )
Describe a public library.
You should say:
what kind of the library is?
Where is it located?
What is the function of this library now?
Part3
Public library
1.
Should governments provide more funds to support public library every year?
2.
Do people often go to public libraries in your hometown?
3.
Do you think public libraries will be replaced by online E-books?
4.
Do you think more and more free downloads should be provided online?
Describe something useful you learned from a member of your family.

Describe something you learnt from your family member
You should say:
what it was
who you learned it from
how you learned it
and explain why you think it is useful.
Part 3
1.
In general, what do parents usually teach their children?
2.
Do you think what children learn at home is important?
3.
Do you think children learn anything when they play games with their parents (or, a
parent)?
4.
Do children learn the same sorts of things from their parents as they learn from their
friends?
5.
Do you think strict parents are good for children?
Describe a foreign language (not English) you want to learn (2013 )
Describe a foreign language that you want to learn other than English.
You should say:
what the language is
why you want to learn
how difficult to learn it
and explain the importance of learning a new language
Part3
Languages
6.
Do you think it is necessary to learn two or three languages?
7.
In your opinion, which way is easier to learn language, in schools or after retirement?
8.
Do you think languages can represent peoples personality?
9.
What is the most important thing of learning a language?
10. How do people learn new languages in your country?

11. Do you think traditional course will be replaced by online courses in the near future?
Describe a website that you recently found (2013 )

Describe a website that you recently found.
You should say:
what is the name of the website
what is it about
when did you find it
and explain how do you find this website.
Part3
Website & Internet
1.
If teachers in schools should monitor students on surfing on the Internet?
2.
Is there any censorship in your country on the website?
3.
Do you think it is governments responsibility to take control of the content of

websites?
4.
What are the pros and cons of surfing on the Internet?
5.
How the Internet change peoples daily life?
Describe a caf in your hometown (2013 )

Describe a caf in your hometown.
You should say:
what is the name of the caf
where is it located
what are the main dishes it provides
and explain how often do you go there.
Part3
Food & lifestyle
1.
What are the differences between restaurants and cafes?
2.
People in your country prefer cooking at home or dining out?
3.
What are the pros and cons of dinning out?
4.
Do you often invite a lot of guests to your home?
5.
In what occasion do you invite people come to your home to have a dinner together?
Describe an occasion that you were late for (2013 )

Describe an occasion that you were late
You should say:
what is the situation
Why were you late
did someone blame you
and explain the importance of being on time.
Part3
Time management
1.
Are you often late when meeting up with friends?
2.
Do you think it is important to keep on time?
3.
Do people in your country have a strong sense of time management?
4.
What should you do if you were late?
Describe a book or film you read or watched about the future (2013 )
Describe a book or film you read or watched about the future
You should say:
what is the name of the book or the film
When did you read or watch it
what have you learnt from this book or film
and explain what did the book or film say about the future.
Part3
Books and other Media
1.
Besides textbooks, what other materials (or teaching media) are used in schools in
China?
2.
Do you think textbooks will be replaced in future by other teaching media such as small
notebook computers?
Education
1.
Is education important? (Why?)
2.
How do people in China consider teaching, as a profession?
3.
Who should decide what is taught in schools & universities - the students, the teachers
or the government?
The Importance of Reading

1.
Why do children like adults reading stories to them?
2.
What are some of the main differences between books and films?.
3.
What can a person learn from reading books from overseas?
4.
Do you think it's a good idea to learn a foreign language by reading materials such as
novels in that language?
Describe a plant in your country (2013 )

Describe a fruit, vegetable or flower in your country
You should say:
what is the fruit, vegetable or flower
is there any special meanings of this plant in your country
is it hard to grow
and explain why you choose to talk about this plant.
Part3
Vegetables & fruits
1.
Do you often eat a lot of vegetables and fruits?
2.
Have you had any experience of growing veggies and fruits?
3.
What kind of veggies and fruits are popular in your country?
4.
How veggies and fruits are important to peoples daily nutrition?
5.
What are the differences between veggies and fruits in your country and here in
Australia?
Describe an advertisement that make you want to buy something. (2013 )

Describe an advertisement make you want to buy something.
You should say:
where you saw or heard of it
what is in the advertisement
how you saw or heard about it
and explain why this advertisement made you want to buy this thing.
Part3
Online shopping
1.
Do you go shopping online?
2.
What are the differences between traditional shopping and online shopping?
3.
What was your most recent online shopping experience? What did you buy?
4.
How to ensure quality when doing online purchase?
5.
Dose online shopping become more and more popular in your country?
Describe something you did make you relaxing. (2013 )

Describe something you did make you relaxing.
You should say:
when did you have that experience
Where did you relax yourself
who did you go with
and explain why this make you relaxing.
Part3
entertainment & relax
1.
Is that difficult to relax in nowadays?
2.
Compared with your country, what are the differences among the ways people relax
themselves?
3.
Do people change their ways of relaxing themselves nowadays?
Describe a relaxing event. (2013 )

Describe something you did make you relaxing.
You should say:
when did you have that experience
Where did you relax yourself
who did you go with

and explain why this make you relaxing.
Part3
1.
2.
themselves?
3.
Describe a future plan which is not related to work or studies. (2013 )

Describe a future plan which is not related to work or studies.
You should say:
what is the future plan
when does that future plan come into your mind
who are involved in that plan
and explain how you are going to achieve it.
Part3
1.
2.
themselves?
3.
describe a future plan which is not related to work or studies
Describe a project or some work that you did with others. (2013 )
You should say:
what the project or work was.
when you did this
who was with you
how easy or difficult it was
and explain why you did this with other people.
Part3
1.
Do you think it's important to do things with other people?
2.
What do you think are the advantages (and possible disadvantages) of working with
others?
3.
What are some differences between working (or, doing something) alone and working
(or, doing something) in a group?
4.
Do people in your country prefer to work with others or to work alone?
5.
What do you think are some possible advantages from working alone?
6.
Can you give any examples of how people in your country (or culture) co-operate with
others?
An Time You Helped Others (2013 )

Describe a time when you helped someone.
You should say:
who you helped
how you helped them
why you helped them
and explain how this person benefited from your help.
Part 3
1.
What kinds of people need help in China?
2.
What do you think of (very) poor people?
3.
How do you help other people?
4.
Do Chinese people help others who need help, such as people in extreme poverty?
(How?)
5.
Do you think it's important to help people who need help? (Why? /Why not?)
6.
Do you think the government should help these people? (Why? /Why not?)
7.
How does the government try to help these people?
8.
Are there any non-government organizations in China that help people?
9.
Where do these organizations get their money from?
10. What's your opinion of these organizations?
An Important Message (2013 )

Describe an important message you received by phone, e-mail or text.
You should say:
what was the message
who it was from
what you did after you got this message
and explain why the message was important.
Part 3
1.
How important do you think communication between people is?
2.
Do you think it's important to have good communication skills?
3.
In what situations do you think communication is very important?
4.
Would you say you are a good communicator?
5.
What sorts of skills do you believe are important for good communication?
6.
Is there much difference between the ways young people communicate and the ways
young people communicate and the ways old people communicate?
7.
What sorts of jobs (or, work) especially require good communication skills?
8.
What are the different ways that people communicate with each other?
9.
What are the differences between a phone call and face-to-face communication with
someone?
10. What's your favourite form of communication, besides face-to-face communication?

11. What forms of communication do you use to communicate with your family?
12. Do old people and young people use the same methods to communicate?
13. How do you think communication technology might (or, will) change in the future?
14. What are the differences between writing a letter and writing an email?
A Crowded Place (2013 )

Describe a time you went to a crowded place.
You should say:
when did you go there
what was the place
what did you do there
and explain why you went there/ how you felt about the crowded place.
Part 3
1.
Do you like large places?
2.
What event will attract many people in China?
3.
What do you think is the most important thing of a successful event?
4.
What problem is better to be solved through group work?
5.
Do people like crowded place in China?
An Interesting Old Person
Describe an interesting old person you have met.

You should say:
when you met this person
where you met them
how often you meet this person
and explain why you think he or she was interesting.
Part3
Retirement
1.
Why do companies usually not hire old people for work?
2.
In your country, at what age do people usually retire from work?
3.
Is this retirement age a law or is it just the custom in your country?
4.
Do you think this is a suitable age to retire?
5.
Do you think many old people would like to continue working after they retire?
6.
What problems do you imagine some old people have as a result of retiring from work?
7.
Why do some employers think that hiring old people has advantages?
8.
What do you think is the role of old people in the family today?
9.
Has this role changed, compared to the past?
10. Do you think that old people should live with their children (and grandchildren)?
11. What are the benefits of this?
A Wild Animal
Describe a time when you saw a wild animal.
You should say:
what animal it was
where you saw it
what happened when you saw it
and explain how do people in your country feel about this animal.
Part 3
Zoos
1.
Do you think zoos are good or bad?
2.
Do you think it's cruel to keep wild animals in zoos?
3.
Why do you think so many cities have zoos?
4.
In your opinion, what features should a good zoo have?
5.
Do you think zoos might disappear in the future?
6.
What future developments do you think we will see concerning zoos?
The Protection of Wild Animals

1.
Why do you think wild animals should be protected?
2.
In what ways does human activity result in the extinction (or near extinction) of some
animal species?
3.
At present, many animals are already facing extinction. How do you think average
citizens could (help) protect wild animals?
4.
Why do you think films or books for children so often include animals?
A Lesson or Course
Describe a class or
training
session that you enjoyed.
You should say:

what the
teacher
(and the students) did
when & where you had this class

what you learned in this class or training session
and explain why you enjoyed it.
Part3
1.
What do you think are the qualities of a good teacher?
2.
Do you think the usage of science and technology has changed teaching very much?
3.
Distance Education
4.
(This would mainly mean the use of the internet today.)
5.
Which do you think is better, distance education or classroom education?
6.
Do you think distance education might one day replace classroom education?
A Film about a Real Person

Describe a film about a real person or event that you have watched.
You should say:
when (and where) you saw this film
what person or event the film was about
what happened in the film
and explain how you felt about this film.
Part 3
Film-watching Preferences in Your Country
1.
What kinds of films are most popular in your country?
2.
What kinds of films do young people (i.e., people aged 15 to 25) like to watch?
3.
What kinds of films do children (i.e., people aged 4 to 12) like to watch?
4.
What kinds of films do you prefer to watch?
5.
Do you think films have much influence on young people?
6.
What about children - what impact do films have on children?
7.
Do you think films that show violence can affect children?
8.
Do you think parents should supervise what films their children watch?
9.
Do you ever learn anything from watching a film?
10. Do you think that you can learn about other (foreign) cultures from watching films?
11. In what ways can a country's culture be represented in a film?
12. To what extent do films influence a country's culture?
13. How could a film enrich (or, strengthen) a country's culture?
The Film Industry
1.
In your opinion, what is a "good" film (and what is a "bad" film)?
2.
In your opinion, what is a "successful" film?
3.
Do you think it's necessary for film-makers to spend a lot of money in order to produce a
successful (or, a good) film?
4.
Do you think we will continue to have cinemas in the future?
5.
In the future, do you think that cinemas will be replaced by DVD's (and/or films
downloaded off the internet)?
6.
What do you think would be the result if everyone watched films on DVD (instead of
going to the cinema)?
A Book You Would Like to Read Again

Describe a type of book you like to read.
You should say:
what's the name of the book
what type of book it is
what content it has
and explain why you like to read this type of book.
Part 3
Books and other Media
3.
Besides textbooks, what other materials (or teaching media) are used in schools in
China?
4.
Do you think textbooks will be replaced in future by other teaching media such as small
notebook computers?
Education
4.
Is education important? (Why?)
5.
How do people in China consider teaching, as a profession?
6.
Who should decide what is taught in schools & universities - the students, the teachers
or the government?
The Importance of Reading

5.
Why do children like adults reading stories to them?
6.
What are some of the main differences between books and films?.
7.
What can a person learn from reading books from overseas?
8.
Do you think it's a good idea to learn a foreign language by reading materials such as
novels in that language?
Something Expensive You Would Buy

Describe something expensive you would buy.
You should say:
what it is
how long you saved for it
where you would buy it
and explain why you want to buy it.
Part 3
Saving Money
1.
Do you think it's easy to save money?
2.
Do you think it's better to spend money or to save money? (Why?)
3.
What about children? Do you think children should learn how to save money?
4.
What sorts of things do young people buy (or, like to buy)?
5.
Do you think people are more materialistic today than they used to be?
6.
Why do some (young) people buy things that they don't really need?
The Effect of Advertising

1.
Do you think advertising has much effect on people's shopping behavior?
2.
Do you think advertising can have bad effects on children?
3.
Do you think parents should always buy something whenever their children want it?
4.
Do you like shopping?
5.
Is there much difference between shopping in the city and shopping in a small place
(such as a village or town)?
6.
Is there much difference between the attitudes of people towards shopping in big cities
and in rural areas?
7.
How do you think shopping will change in the future?
A Vehicle You Want to Buy

Describe a vehicle you would like to buy (or, own).
You should say:
what (kind of) vehicle it is
what it would look like
why you would like to have it
and explain why you would prefer this means of transport.
Part3
1.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of public and private (= individual)
transportation?
2.
What are the advantages to society of having more people using mass transportation?
3.
Compare the advantages and disadvantages of using mass transportation.
4.
Why do some people have to travel a long distance every day to get to work?
5.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of living in center of a city and living in the
suburbs of a city?
6.
What are the advantages to society of having more people using mass transportation?
7.
Should it be the responsibility of governments or of individuals to limit the number of

cars that are in use?
8.
Do you think that governments should control the number of private cars that are on the
roads? How could this be done?
9.
How can the government encourage more people to use public (mass) transportation?
An Old Family Photograph

Describe an old family photograph
You should say:
who took the
photo
when it was taken

where it was taken
and explain why you like it.
Part 3
The Purposes of Photographs
1.
Do you like taking photographs?
2.
Why do so many people like to take photographs (as a hobby)?
3.
Some people don't like taking photographs. Can you make any guesses about why?
4.
What are the occasions when people take photographs?
5.
Why do some people invade the privacy of celebrities by taking photographs of these
celebrities?
6.
Do you think news photographs are an important part of newspaper stories?
7.
Do you think photographs are important in understanding (or representing or

recording) history?
Technology and Photographs

1.
Compare old cameras with those in use today.
2.
How has photography (or, photographic technology) changed over the past few
decades?
3.
Compare the photos that you take with those that professional photographers take.
4.
Some people prefer to take still photographs while others prefer to take videos. Why?
Photographs as Art
1.
Compare a typical family photograph and an artistic photograph.
2.
Do many Chinese people visit photograph exhibitions?
3.
Compare painting pictures and taking photographs (as art forms).
4.
Which leaves a deeper impression on people, a picture or a written description of some

event or scene
A Wrong Decision
Describe someone you know who made a wrong decision.
You should say:
who the person was
what the situation was
what decision they made
and explain why you think it was the wrong decision.
Part3
1.
What do you think are the most important decisions that people make in their lives?
2.
What skills are necessary when making decisions?
3.
How can people improve their decision-making skills?
4.
How do you think computers will change the way people make decisions?
5.
Do parents in China allow their children to make important decisions about the future?
6.
Do you think that parents should make important decisions for their children?
7.
How can older people (parents) help young people (their children) make their own
decisions wisely?
A Science Subject
Describe a science subject that you studied in high school
You should say:
the name of the subject
what you did in this class
how the teacher taught it
and explain how you felt about this subject / this class.
Part3
Science in Society
1.
Do you think science is an important part of people's everyday lives?
2.
How do people get information about science in their everyday lives?
3.
How popular are science subjects in (high) school?
4.
How do you think the teaching of science in high school could be improved?
An Occasion You Had To Be Polite

Describe an occasion when you had to be polite.
You should say:
what the occasion was
where it was
who was with you
and explain why you had to be polite.
Part3
1.
What are some ways that people in your country show politeness towards others?
2.
Do you think people are equally polite at home (with their family) as they are outside the
home (with strangers)?
3.
What do you think are the differences between a polite person and a friendly person?
4.
Do you think telling lies is impolite?
5.
Are there any times when it might be polite to tell a lie?
6.
Do you always tell the truth to people?
7.
Which do you think is better, to always show your feelings or to sometimes conceal your
feelings?
8.
On the question of showing emotions, do you think males and females are the same?
9.
Do you think pretending to smile is polite?
A Historical Event
Describe a historical event from your country.
You should say:
what the event was
when and where it happened
how you learnt about this event
and explain why you remember this event so well.
Part3
Traditions
1.
Do you think the traditions in your country (or culture) are changing (or, have changed)?
2.
Do you think traditions should be preserved, unchanged, or is there some value in

changing traditions?
3.
What do you think is the value of traditions?
4.
Do you think old people think about traditions (or, value traditions) more than young
people do?
5.
How will you teach your (cultural) traditions to your children?
A Happy Childhood Event

Describe a happy event from your childhood that you remember well.
You should say:
what
the event
was
when and where it happened

who was with you
and explain why you remember this event so well.
Part3
Happy Events in Your Culture
1.
What are some example of events in your culture that people enjoy?
2.
Why (or, how) do people gain happiness from these events?
3.
What do people usually do to celebrate these happy events?
The Nature of Happiness

1.
Do you think there is much difference between what makes people happy today and
what made people happy in the past?
2.
What do you think gives people happiness that lasts a long time?
3.
Do you think advertising today has any effect on people's sense of happiness?
4.
Do you think money can bring happiness?
5.
Which is more important to you, wealth or happiness?
A Person You Enjoy Talking To
Describe a person you enjoy talking with.

You should say:
how often you speak with this person
when you usually talk with him/her
what topics you usually speak about
and explain why you enjoy speaking to them (= him or her).
Part3
Communication
Skills
1.
What do you and your friends or family usually chat about?
2.
Do you think it's important to communicate well (or, clearly)?
3.
What do you think is good communication?
4.
And what do you think are some examples of bad (or, poor) communication?
5.
Do you think everyone can learn these skills?
6.
How would you suggest these skills be taught to children?
7.
Do you think adults and children communicate the same way?
8.
Who do you think learns language faster, children or adults?
9.
Can you think of any examples of work (or, jobs) that require good communication
skills?
10. What (personal) qualities do you think good communicators have?
A Place Near Water

Describe a place near water that you enjoyed visiting.
You should say:
where this place was
what you did at this place
who you went there with
and explain why you liked this place.
Part3
The Ocean
1.
Do you think oceans are important?
2.
What benefits do the oceans bring to people?
3.
What is the importance of the ocean to your country?
4.
Do you think the oceans should be protected? (Why?)
5.
How do you think we could protect the ocean environment?
6.
Do you think the world should work together to protect the oceans?
Living Near Water

1.
What rivers do you have in your country?
2.
In general, do you think people like to live near water? (Why?)
3.
What benefits do they get from living near water?
4.
Do you enjoy being close to the ocean?
5.
Are there any disadvantages (or dangers) to living at the seaside?
A Childhood Toy
Describe a toy that was special to you when you were a child.
You should say:
when you got it
what it looked like
who gave it to you
and explain how you used it (how you played with it).
Part 3
Toys
1.
What are the most popular kinds of toys in China?
2.
Why do you think children often like certain toys instead of others?
3.
Do boys and girls like the same toys?
4.
What are the differences between boys' toys and girls' toys?
5.
Do you think it's good if parents only buy "educational" toys for their children?
6.
Which do you think is better to give a child, a computer or a toy?
7.
What effect do you think electronic toys have on children?
8.
Do you think watching TV can take the place of playing with toys?
9.
Why do you think some children prefer to watch TV rather than play with toys?
Your Future Work Plans

Describe a job you would like to have in the future.
You should say:
what this job would involve
what study you would need to do to prepare for this work
why you would like to have this job
and explain what skills you would need for this work.
Part 3
Changing Jobs
1.
Why do people need to work?
2.
Do most people work for job satisfaction or just for money?
3.
Do people in China change their jobs very often?
4.
Do you think it is good to change your job frequently?
5.
How often do you think people should change their jobs?
6.
In China, how do most people feel about people who often change their job?
7.
Do you think that people who often change their jobs have more job satisfaction and
better incomes than other people?
8.
If you had a well paid job but didn't like your work, what would you do?
Your Favourite Part of The Day

Describe your favourite part of the day.
You should say:
when it is
what you do at this time
who is usually with you at this time
and explain why it is your favorite part of the day.
Part3
1. How do people plan their routines?
2. What are the advantages of planning your time?
3. What are the disadvantages of routines?
4. Do you think there are any differences between the ways young people and old (or, older)
people plan their time?
5. Are there any special tools (or methods) that people use to plan their time?
A Sport Event You Enjoyed Watching

Describe a sporting event you enjoyed watching.
You should say:
what event it was
what happened at this event
who you watched it with
and explain why you enjoyed watching this event.
Part3
Sport in Your Country
1.
Is sport very popular in your country?
2.
In your country, what are the most popular sports that people like to play?
3.
Is there much difference between men and women when it comes to playing sport?
4.
Who (what kinds of people) are most interested in sport? (Why?)
5.
Do people in your country prefer to play team sports or individual sports?
6.
Do people prefer to attend sports events or to watch them on TV?
Sport and TV
1.
Do people in your country like to watch sporting event on TV?
2.
Are there lots of sporting event played on TV?
3.
Do you think there's too much sport on TV?
A Person Who Has An Important Job (2013 )

Describe a person who has an important job.
You should say:
who the person is
where the person works
what the person does in the job
and explain why you think the persons job is important
Part 3
4.
What kind of job do young people like to do nowadays?
5.
Why do many people lose their jobs?
6.
Why do many people fail to find a job?
A Happy Marriage
Describe a couple who you think have a happy marriage.
You should say:
who they are
how long they have been married
how they live their lives
and explain why you think they are happily married.
Part 3
1.
Weddings in Your Country
2.
What happens at a wedding in your country?
3.
Is it expensive to get married in your country?
4.
Why do people spend so much money on their weddings?
5.
In your country, in the past 20 or 30 years, have there been any changes in the ages at
which people get married?
6.
What different roles do husbands and wives usually play in your country?
7.
How does a married couple decide who does what work?
A Street
Describe a street (in your hometown) that you like.

You should say:
where it is
what the main buildings are in (on) that street
what you usually do in (on) that street
and explain how you feel about this street.
Part3
Big Cities and Villages
1.
In what ways do you think the streets are different in big cities and in villages?
2.
Sometimes people choose to move to the countryside from a city. Can you suggest why
these people do that?
3.
Compare the advantages and disadvantages of living in big cities with those of living in a
village or small town.
4.
If a big city had no public transport, do you think it would be a good place to live?
5.
Who do you think is more suited to living in big cities, old people or young people?
6.
Do many young people from villages and small towns choose to leave their hometowns?
Why?
7.
Do you think living in a village would have any advantages for old people?
A Product U Were Dissatisfied With

Describe something that you bought that you were dissatisfied with.
You should say:
what the item was
when and where you bought it
why you bought it
and explain why you were not happy with this product.
Part3
Price versus Quality
1.
What do young people in your country like to buy?
2.
Which do you think is more important, the cost of a product or the quality of the
product?
3.
Why are imported products more expensive than locally made products?
4.
What do you think of those people who only buy expensive things and who look down
on other people who buy cheap products?
Online Shopping
5.
What products are most suitable for buying online?
6.
Which do you think is better, buying things online or buying things in real shops?
7.
Why do you think online shopping has become so popular?
8.
How do people pay for things they buy online?
9.
Do you think there are any problems with shopping online?
10. In what ways do you think online shopping businesses could be improved?
A Gift You Would Like to Give
Describe a gift you would like to give to one of your friends.
You should say:
who you would like to give this gift to
what the gift would be
how much it would cost
and explain why you would like to give this gift to this person.
Part 3
Gift Giving
1.
Why do people give gifts to others?
2.
When do people in your country give gifts?
3.
What should people consider when choosing a gift?
4.
Do you think some parents give too many things to their children?
5.
Can you suggest any ways to improve that situation?
A Piece of Electronic Equipment
Describe an electronic device that you have.

You should say:
what it is
how you use it
when you use it
and explain how you benefit (or will benefit) from using it.
Part3
1.
Do schools in your country use electronic equipment in the classroom?
2.
How does that compare with schools (in your country) in the past?
3.
Are computers very useful in high school? (For students and/or for teachers)
4.
What are some examples of modern, hi-tech equipment or devices that people in your
country use in the home?
5.
How is this different to homes in the past?
6.
Do you think these things have improved people's lives?
7.
What are the various ways that mobile phones can be used?
8.
Do students use mobile phones very much to cheat in exams?
9.
What do you imagine the future of hi-technology equipment (or devices) will be like?
A Meaningful Song
Describe a song that has (special) meaning for you.

You should say:
what song it is
when you first heard it
what the song is about
and explain why this song has special meaning for you.
Part3
1.
What kinds of music are popular in your country?
2.
Do people of different ages like the same kinds of music?
3.
Why don't older people like pop music as much as young people?
4.
What do you think are the benefits of learning to play a musical instrument?
5.
Do you think the playing of musical instruments is beneficial to mankind?
A City of National Importance

Describe a city of national importance.
You should say:
what city it is
where it is
what sort of place it is
and explain why it is important.
Part3
1.
Have cities changed much in your country in the past few decades?
2.
What do you think makes a city a good place to live? *
3.
What essential facilities do you think a city needs to have?
4.
How do you think living in a city and living in a rural environment are different?
5.
Is there much difference between the standard of living of people in both of those
places?
6.
Which is more developed in your country, the cities or the rural areas?
7.
Can you suggest any ways that this development gap could be narrowed?
8.
Are there any problems concerning cities in your country?
9.
How do you suggest these problems could be solved (or, addressed)?
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What job do you do?

What is the nature of that work?

Why did you choose to do that job?

Is that a popular choice of career in your country?

Would you say your job is very important?

How did you get that job?

Is it easy to find work doing your job?

Where do you come from?

What do you think needs to change in your hometown?

What place(s) in your hometown do you go to in your spare time?

Why did you choose to live here/there?

What do you like about your hometown?

For you, what benefits are there to living in a big city?

10. What facilities does your hometown have?

Weather & Season

Would you like to move to a place with different weather?

What sort of weather do you like the most?

What season do you like best?

What do you do in that season?

10. Do you prefer hot or cold weather?

Do you like cars?

2. Do you have a driver's license?

Do you ever receive letters or cards?

Which do you think is better, to send or receive a card or a letter?

Do you like to take photographs?

How did you become interested in photography?

In what situations do you take photographs?

What kind of photos do you like to take?

Do you prefer to take pictures of people or of scenery?

How do you keep your photos?

Do you frame any of your photos?

Is photography a popular hobby in China?

10. Why do some people do not like taking photographs?

Do you like (going) shopping? (Why?/Why not?)

Is there anything you don't like (or, dislike) about shopping?

Do you prefer shopping alone or with others?

What do you usually buy when you go shopping?

What are the most fashionable things to buy?

Who usually does the shopping in your home?

Where do you like to shop?

Do you like sport?

Did you play any sport when you were a child?

What sports do young people (or, children) like to do?

What sports do you think are suitable for children to play?

What sports do old people like to do?

Do you ever do any exercise to keep fit or healthy?

Do you think everybody should do some exercise? (Why?)

10. Do you think exercise is beneficial for older people?

What's your favorite color?

Do you usually wear clothes in your favourite colour?

Do you think different types of people like different colours?

Do people care about the colour of their clothes?

Do you think the colour of one's clothes is important?

What's your favorite clothed color?

When you buy clothes, how do you choose the colour?

10. Do you think colour is important in daily life?

What do you do in your spare time?

What do you usually do on weekends?

When do you spend time with your family?

What do other people in your hometown usually do on weekends?

What are you going to do next weekend?

Which do you prefer, Saturday or Sunday? (Why?)