2013年11月雅思口语预测复习资料

　　Interview

　　- What is your full name?- Can I see your ID?- Where are you from?- Do you work or study?- Tell me something about your city.- What do you like the most about your city?- When did you last visit your relatives?- What do you do when you go to your relatives in your home country?- How often do you meet them?

　　Cue Card

　　Talk about a business that you would like to start in the future. Please say

　　- What is it?- Why do you think this business is important?- What are the crucial components of success in business?

　　Discussion

　　- Do you think business is important?- What business is successful, according to you? Why?- Talk about any family business that you know.- What are the positives of running a business with family?- What are the negatives of running a business with family members?

　　Speaking test

　　Interview

　　- What is your full name?- Can I see your ID?- Where are you from?- Do you work or study?

　　Cue Card

　　Describe a tourist attraction that you have enjoyed visiting. Please say

　　- Where is this place?- What was so interesting about this place?- What did you enjoy the most?

　　Speaking test

　　Interview

　　- What is your full name?- Can I see your ID?- Where are you from?- Do you live in a house or in an apartment?- In which room do you spend most of the time? Why?- Do you prefer to watch news on TV or to read them in newspapers?- Do you prefer to write an e-mail or call someone?- Do you like to write letters or e-mails?- To whom do you usually write e-mails?- From whom do you usually receive e-mails?- What do you prefer – to write a letter by hand or type it on a computer? Why?- Do you often use your mobile phone?- Are you a patient person? Why?- What do you do while waiting for somebody?- Why are people in some countries more patient than in other countries?

　　Cue Card

　　Talk about an interesting person that you have met recently. Please say

　　- Who is that person?- When and where did you meet him/her?- Why does he/she seem interesting to you?

　　Discussion

　　- What do you think is the most important for the development of a child’s personality?- Are parents responsible for their child’s personality?- What about school? Does it have a role in child’s personality?

　　Speaking test

　　Interview

　　- What is your full name?- Can I see your ID?- Where are you from?- Do you work or study?- Where do you work?- Do you consider yourself a patient person?- What are the benefits of being patient?- Are people in your country usually patient?- Do you like advertisements?- Do you think there is too much advertisement in your country?

　　Cue Card

　　Describe the most important (special) photograph that you like. Please say

　　- When was it taken?- Who is on that photograph?- Who took it?- Why is it so special to you?

　　Discussion

　　- What is the role of photographs in the newspapers?- Do you think photographs of family events must be taken by professionals?- What photographs are good for advertisement?- What is better, to send a photograph or a post card?- What is the most efficient way of communication: e-mail, chat or SMS, in your opinion?

　　Speaking test

　　Interview

　　- What is your full name?- Can I see your ID?- Where are you from?- Do you work or study?- Do you receive gifts frequently?- Do like to receive them? Why?- What is the most precious gift you have received so far?- Why do you like it so much?

　　Cue Card

　　Describe a shopping street that you would like to visit. Please say

　　- Where is it?- Why would you like to go there?- Whom would you take there with you?

　　Discussion

　　- Do you use the Internet for shopping?- What are the pros and cons of Internet shopping?- Will you continue to shop online in the future?

　　Speaking test

　　Interview

　　- What is your full name?- Can I see your ID?- Where are you from?- Do you work or study?- Which part of your country is more populated?- How easy is it to travel around in your country?- Did the country change a lot since you were a child?

　　Cue Card

　　Describe a festival that is important in your country. Please say

　　- When does the festival start?- What do you do during the festival?- What do you like or dislike about it?- Why is this festival important?

　　Discussion

　　- Are national and international festivals different in their nature?- Do you think new festivals will be introduced in the future? Why?- How does the globalization affect festivals around the world?

　　Speaking test

　　Interview

　　- What is your full name?- Can I see your ID?- Where are you from?- Do you work or study?- Do you live in a house or an apartment?- Which room do you like the most in your house?- Are you going to move in the future?- Are there any painting or drawing classes in your school?- Why do people have paintings on their homes?- Would you buy a painting?

　　Cue Card

　　Describe an activity that you do to stay in good health and shape. Please say

　　- What is it and when do you do it?- How often do you do it?- How is it helping you to stay healthy and in good shape?

　　Discussion

　　- What do most people do to stay healthy?- Do you think the sports equipment in parks is useful?- Is there any difference between men and women in terms of which exercises they should do to stay healthy?

　　Speaking test

　　Interview

　　- What is your full name?- Can I see your ID?- Where are you from?- Do you work or study?- Does your name have a meaning?- Is your name popular in your country?- When is the most productive part of the day for you?

　　Cue Card

　　Talk about something that happened to you recently and made you happy. Please say

　　- Where was it?- How did you feel at that moment?- Whom were you with?

　　Discussion

　　- What is more important for you: happiness or money?- Can money bring happiness?

　　Speaking test

　　Interview

　　- What is your full name?- Can I see your ID?- Where are you from?- Do you work or study?

　　Cue Card

　　Describe an interesting person that you have recently met. Please say

　　- Where did you meet her/him?- Why was she/he interesting to you?- What is she/he like?

　　Discussion

　　- What is the role of parents in the development of children´s character?- Are they more important than friends and the surrounding environment?- What is the influence of technology on human relationships today?- Do you think it has a positive or a negative effect on the society? Why?

　　Speaking test

　　Interview

　　- What is your full name?- Can I see your ID?- Where are you from?- Do you work or study?- How do you get to the office?- What do you think about the transportation system in your country?

　　Cue Card

　　Describe a recent change in your life. Please say

　　- When did it happen?- What was the change?- What difference did it make to your daily routine?

　　Discussion

　　- What do you think about the changes in people’s lives?- What kind of changes did you notice in your town recently?- Do you think people like changes?- Why are most older people reluctant to make changes?

　　Speaking test

　　Interview

　　- What is your full name?- Can I see your ID?- Where are you from?- Do you work or study?- What type of people are living in your city?- What does ‘being polite’ mean to you?- Who taught you about it?- When do you need to be polite?

　　Cue Card

　　Talk about a special meal that you would like to have. Please say

　　- What is it?- Where and with whom would you like to have it?- What other food would you like to try?

　　Discussion

　　- What type of food do people like in your country?- What is more important: quality or price of the food?- Should parents stop their children from eating junk food?- What should the government do about this?- Do you like homemade food better than restaurant food?

　　Speaking test

　　Interview

　　- What is your full name?- Can I see your ID?- Where are you from?- Do you work or study?- Describe your job.- What is your working day like?- When is the most productive time during the day for you?- What do you like/dislike about your job?- Would you recommend this job to anyone?

　　Cue Card

　　Talk about a book that someone recommended that you read. Please say

　　- Who recommended it?- Why did he/she recommend it?- What do you think about this book?

　　Discussion

　　- What kinds of books are famous in your country? Why?- What are the benefits of reading books, in your opinion?- Do you think people will continue to read printed books in the future? Why?- What is your opinion about e-books?- Aren’t they cheaper and easily portable?- What are the drawbacks of e-books?- Are you able to imagine the world without printed books?- What other possibilities do you see?- Do you think young people like to read books?- Some say old people are good at reading. Do you agree or disagree?

　　Speaking test

　　Interview

　　- What is your full name?- Can I see your ID?- Where are you from?- Do you work or study?- What kind of job do you have?- Does your name have a meaning?- What is it?- What are the most common names in your culture? Why?

　　Cue Card

　　Describe a party that you would like to give to someone. Please say

　　- Who is that person?- Whom will you invite to the party?- Why would you give this party?- When are you planning to do it? Why?

　　Discussion

　　- Tell me about family parties in your country.- Do you feel under pressure while preparing a party?- Do you prefer to be busy all the time or not ? Why?- Do you feel under pressure when you have lots of tasks to do?

　　Speaking test

　　Interview

　　- What is your full name?- Can I see your ID?- Where are you from?- Do you work or study?- What city are you from?- Where is it located exactly?- Do you like living there?- Tell me some interesting facts about it.- Are there many large cities in your country?

　　Cue Card

　　Describe the thing that you cannot live without (except phone and internet). Please say

　　- What is it?- Why can’t you manage without it?- How long do you have it for?- How did you feel without it?

　　Discussion 1

　　- Did you take photos recently?- Talk about a photograph or a theme you couldn’t take.- Do you like to take pictures of yourself? Why?- Do you think media can influence people to buy or like things they see?

　　Speaking test

　　Interview

　　- What is your full name?- Can I see your ID?- Where are you from?- Do you work or study?- What subject are you studying?- Why do you think people choose such a subject in your country?- Do you like reading books?- What type of books do you read?- Are you reading a book presently?- Would you like to write a book in the future?

　　Cue Card

　　Talk about a nice place (school, office, or club) that you know well. Please say

　　- Why is the place so distinct?- With whom did you go there?- What did you experience there?

　　Discussion

　　- Do you think that unpaid jobs affect the community?- What is your opinion about people who work from home?- Would you do it yourself?

　　Speaking test

　　Interview

　　- What is your full name?- Can I see your ID?- Where are you from?- Do you work or study?- Did you like to play as a child?- What was your favourite toy? Why?- Do you still have it?- Do you think toys should be passed on to other kids? Why?

　　Cue Card

　　Describe a recent event in you life that made you very happy. Please say

　　- What was the event?- When did it happen and who was there with you?- Why did it make you happy?

　　Discussion

　　- Do you think money is important in life? Why?- Do you think money makes people happy?- Do you think people with a lot of money are happy?- What makes people really happy?- Does having money equate to being happy?

　　Speaking test

　　Interview

　　- What is your full name?- Can I see your ID?- Where are you from?- Do you work or study?- What kind of job do you do?- Are you a patient person?- What do you do to stay patient in certain situations?- Do you think people in your country are usually patient?

　　Cue Card

　　Talk about a seaside place that you would like to visit. Please say

　　- Where is it?- What can you do there?- Why would you like to go there?

　　Discussion

　　- Do you think people like the seaside for holidays?- Do you think the seaside will always be a preferred holiday place?- Is it more fun for children than adults do you think?- Do you have some good memories from seaside trips as a child?- In what circumstances the seaside might stop being an attractive destination for holidays in your view?

　　Speaking test

　　Interview

　　- What is your full name?- Can I see your ID?- Where are you from?- Do you work or study?- Were you taught painting or drawing in school?- Do you think children should be taught painting in school?- Why do people like to keep paintings in their homes?- Would you like to buy a painting?

　　Cue Card

　　Describe an older person whom you respect, please say

　　- Who the person is- What your relationship with this person is- Why you respect the person

　　Discussion

　　- What are the advantages of having an elderly person at home?- Is there anything that older people should learn from younger generation?- What qualities does a person need to take care of old people?- Do you think elderly people should be allowed to work?- Do you think that elderly people should be taken care of at home?