雅思口语讲义

Unit 1 Education

Describe a teacher you remember well.

I remember a teacher at primary school who was wonderful.

I particularly remember my teacher, Mrs T, because she was so kind, helpful and patient.

I remember my best friend Linda at college who was very smart.

I particularly remember my best friend Linda, because she was so confident and humorous.

She wasn?t really that scary although she was quite short and she spoke in a loud voice.

Qingdao isn’t really that expensive although the school is not cheap and the house price can be very high.

I love English a lot although the grammar is quite difficulty and the pronunciation is not easy to catch.

She used to send over American sweets and chewing gum for Mrs. T.

比较：She sent over American sweets and chewing gum for Mrs. T.

1. I used to love Hugh Grant a lot.

2. I used to read a lot about British history.

3. I used to have very long hair when I was young.

4. I used to go to gym everyday when I was in college.

5. I used to be a very naughty boy at school, but now I?ve changed a lot.

My First School

My first school is Jiayuguang Primary school in Qingdao, which is a wonderful school. It locates in the center of old Town, which is very quiet and beautiful.

I loved English class a lot, because it was very vivid and a lot of fun. I also enjoyed summer ball there very year. I remember I always dressed up and got very excited. It was time when I could met senior pupils there. Jim was a very handsome boy who was 2 years older than me, and I met him in the summer ball when I was in Grade 3.

However, there were too much exams and I really hated that. I mean, I always felt very pressured due to tons of

homework every night.

I particularly remember my first school, because I think it?s a great school. I mea n all the teachers were really kind and h elpful. Besides, I?ve made a lot of friends there, and some of them I still keep in touch with now.

Unit 2 Food

Vocabulary

I don?t like mouldy fruits. They are too disgusting.

I love toasted bread. It?s very yum my.

I?m crazy about cakes, especially rich cakes. They are really tasty.

I really like all kinds of snacks, no matter sweet, salty or sour, they are all appetizing for me.

I like succulent fruits, like apples or cherries. Bananas are too dry for me, and it goes stale easily.

关于FOOD的五个小问题

1. What is your favorite food?

I love all Chinese food, but my favorite is probably noodle soup, because it has so many flavors.

2. Do you like to cook?

Honestly, I don?t like to cook that much. I mean I can be a good c ook, but I really hate buying all the materials from the market before dinner and do the dishes after dinner. It?s too troublesome.

3. Do you prefer to eat out or eat at home?

Well, I absolutely prefer to eat out. First because it?s very cheap. It will o nly cost me 3 Euros to have a delicious lunch. Also, I enjoy hanging out with my friends in restaurants. My flat would be too small and messy for that.

4. What do you usually eat for breakfast?

I usually have traditional Chinese breakfast at home every morning. Like boiled eggs and soybean milk. Sometimes my husband and I will prepare toasted bread and coffee for brunch on weekends.

5. Do you like fast food?

Absolutely not. I hate fast food. It?s not nutritious, and only makes me fat. I used to go to K FC and have the ice cream and chicken fried chickens a lot. I?ve gained a lot o f weight due to the funk food. Now I only have healthy food like fruits and vegetables.

Grammar

Hamburgers and dumplings, which one do you like better?

which one do you like more?

which one do you prefer?

I like hamburgers better.

I like hamburgers more.

I prefer (eating) hamburgers to(eating) dumplings.

I don?t like dumplings as much as hamburgers.

跟雅思考官“扯”英语

策略1: 定语从句

It was right after my graduation, when I was about 21.

We all went to a nearby restaurant, which was busy with other families who were doing the same thing.

策略2：其它各类从句

I remember that we ordered a lot of seafood and champagne to celebrate.

It was such an enjoyable day because I knew that my family was very proud of me.

策略3：同义连用(语调）

The atmosphere is exciting and busy.

The restaurant was beautiful, with long tables, candles and flowers.

My family gave me a huge bunch of flowers and some cards and special gifts.

I spent all afternoon at the restaurant, talking, eating and laughing.

My favorite fast food restaurant

I?m going to talk about my favorite fast food restaurant in Qingdao. It?s called New Oriental Restaurant, which is specialize in noodles.

It?s in our neighborhood, quite close actually, withi n 10-minute walking distance.

There is a big collection of noodles there. You can offer Chinese noodles, Muslim noodles, Korean cold noodles or even Italian pasta.

I love the restaurant a lot also because the price there is extremely low. Usually with 1 Euro, you can have a set of very delicious lunch with noodles,

a salad and a soup. I remember last weekend, I celebrated my birthday with my roommates there. We ordered 5 different kinds of noodles plus 6 bottles of beer, and it was only 7 Euros totally. Unbelievable, isn?t it?!

Another reason I love to hang out there is because I enjoy the well-round services there very much. I mean the waiters are quite friendly and polite. They even bow when guests leave the restaurant.

However what appeals to me the most there is the decorations there. The setting is quite clean and simple actually, with long tables, candles and color-paintings on the wall. I find it?s the best place to relax in my spare time.

Unit 10 Transport

小题大做六大法宝

What are your favorite subjects?

I love English a lot, because it?s a lot of fun.

I love English a lot, but I can?t stand grammar.

I love English a lot, and all most all of my friends fell the same.

I love English a lot, so I have decided to take IELTS, and study abroad.

Talk about a sport that you enjoy playing.

I like playing basketball a lot, because I find it?s a great way to keep fit.

I like playing basketball a lot, but lately I really don?t? have time for it.

I like playing basketball a lot, or swimming is also something I enjoy doing in may spare time.

I like playing basketball a lot, so I can keep fit and make friends.

Describe the public transport system in your city.

Well, I have lived in Beijing for 8 years, and I would like to talk about the public transport system there. There are various kinds of transports there, from bikes to buses, from subways to taxis.

Well, I think subway is absolutely the most popular and efficient public transport in the city, because it?s cheap and convenient, and most important is there?s never traffic jam or traffic diversion for subway trains. When I was in Beijing, I took it every day to work. It?s only 3 kuai to go anywhere of the city after the Olympic games in 2008, and it took only 15 minutes for 5 stops. Thanks to the a dvanced underground public transport system, I?ve never been late for work in 3 years.

Another one that?s worth mentioning is bus, but for quite the opposite reasons. I have so many complaints about it. First, the buses are quite old, so a bus trip in Beijing can be really bumpy and tiring. Second, the bus service is terrible. The drivers always yell to the passengers, and during rush hours they even push people out of the bus. It was horrible. That?s why bus was always the last choice when I went out.

Well, besides subway, I took taxi a lot in Beijing, too. The taxi fee was not low compared to other major cities, but it?s really fast. And sometimes when there?s a dust storm尘暴or blizzard暴风雪, it?s the only possible way. I still remember vividly that it was raining cats and dogs on my graduation ceremony, and I was wearing a gown. Really not my day that day, because all the bus stops were full of people and even subway entrances were stuffed. Luckily I got to take a taxi, so I still got a chance to calm down and even make up. Thanks to the taxi, I made it to the graduation ceremony, and had a good time at the ball.

So, that?s pretty much I want to say about the transport situat ion in Beijing.

If…will…提供解决方案

If the bus companies can organize all the buses better, they can run on time.

If the government can lower the public transport? fee, maybe more people are willing to use it.

If the government can lower the public transport? fee. maybe more people are willing to use it.

If the government can replace the old vehicles with more environmentally-friendly ones, there?ll be less pollution.

If certain laws or regulations are made to restrict traffic noise, maybe drivers can pay more attention to this.

How can education be reformed to meet future challenges?

If more money can be put into upgrading the facilities at universities, our higher education can be more competitive.

What measures should be taken to reduce crime?

If the government manages to in crease people?s living standards, especially the poor?s, there might be less crime.

What doo you think we should do to protect the environment?

If everyone can realize how important the environment is for us, maybe they can protect the environment better.

How to preserve our history better?

If the government can protect old buildings better but not t earing them down, I?m sure we can preserve our history

better.

Unit 7 Advertising

Describe an advertisement that you have seen/ heard recently.

A grea t ad I?ve seen recently is the one for head & shoulder …s new shampoo. I know it?s not a very luxury product, but the ad real ly caught my attention,

and I suppose shampoo is fairly useful daily life product ---- it?s just not something you think about all the time.

Anyway, I?ve seen it quite a few times lately ---- you can see it on P&G?s website every time you visit it.

I don?t usually pay much attention to those online ads. In fact, I generally close the window if they pop out, because I can?t stand them---- they?re just everywhere!

But this one is different because unlike other fancy shampoo ads, the new head & shoulder one is very simple and creative. The main character is a young guy sitting in an empty baseball court after the game, wondering why those cheerleaders always jump and yell and ask everyone to spell out the words. It?s simply a 30-second monologue, but very amusing.

Contractions

I can?t stand radio ads. They?re just too noisy and cheesy.

This toy advert doesn?t target children, but adults.

There?re a lot of world-famous football players on Pepsi TV advertisement.

I guess I won?t forget the ad for a while, …coz it?s just too distinctive.

It isn?t original. It?s a copy of a foreign auto ad.

They?ve put out tons of posters in t own for that drama.

What do you think about…?

In my opinion, advertising can mislead children a lot, because I think it?s very hard for them to tell right from wrong.

Oh, absolutely. I strongly believe some companies are just spending too much money on advertising.

Well, it?s hard to say. I guess in general yes. But there are some newspaper persons like me, who never watch TV. I suppose i n that case, TV ads will have very little influence.

In my opinion, the one-child policy is reasonable, because I believe unlike some western countries, China needs to control its population. Honestly, I think it?s getting a more and more serious problem. However I don?t think it should be a very hard issue if we wo rk together.

I guess it?s still okay compared with that in lots of other cities. I feel the public transport is very convenient. But, as far as I?m concerned, the service of taxi drivers is just awful!

Personally I don?t think it?s a bad thing. I mean I do believe it?s a good way for students to increase awa reness of the school, and stop keeping up with the Johns.

Unit 12 Leisure Activities

Four Questions for Part 1

My full name is Guo Min, but my friends all call me Angela.

I am loaded with a lot of work at the moment, so I have to say leisure time is quite luxury to me.

I like to watch DVDs at night, and I also love to go window shopping with my friends once in a while.

I think that people should have more free time, because I feel stressful work and study have taken up too much of their time annd they really need more leisure time to get refreshed in order to keep a balanced life.

P97 Example For Part 2

举例子

You can … share all sorts of stuff: photos, music, videos gossip, join groups… anything really!

My graduation ceremony was actually a big family reunion. I mean my parents, uncles, aunts cousins, even my 2-year-old nephew all managed to come to join in the big event.

Thanks to TV news, radio programs, newspaper, and of course internet, now we can always get updated with what?s going on at h ome and abroad.

定语从句的补充说明作用

I guess one of my favorite leisure activities is posting on Xiaonei, which is a Chinese website.

You can use it anywhere, well anywhere where you have the Internet.

The most unforgettable event in my life would be my first date, which has brought me so many sweet memories.

Qingdao is a well-known seaside resort in China, which has appealed to so many tourists every year.

Part 2: Describe your favorite leisure activity.

Well, I have to admit I?m a workholic, and hardly have leisure time. But if I do, I always go to pubs and hang out with my fr iends there after work, sometimes on weekends too, mainly for two reasons.

First, I?m fond of beer and I?m crazy about Latin music. There is a very popular pub called Le Bang downtown, and I always go have a cup of drink and chew the chat with my friends. Plus the soothing melody really helps me to relieve stress and get refreshed. However, unlike a lot of other people, I never go flirt with strangers.

Another reason to be considered is, I can?t get enough of the Karaoke in pubs. I almost go there every week. Guess I?m gettin g addicted to it. My friends all say I?m a born singer, and I just love the feeling of being under the spotlight.

So, hitting pubs really jazzes up my life, and I take it as the best way to relax from stressful work!

Part 3比较

What?s the difference between Wester n and Chinese culture?

Please compare traditional food and fast food.

How do the younger and older generation in China differ?

Why do you think adults have different ways of making friends from children?

How have the types of leisure activities changed in your country over the last fifty years?

Why do you think the older generation enjoys different leisure activities to the younger generation?

It seems to me that people used to visited each other a lot and chat face to face. However, nowadays people go out a lot less and tend to communicate over e-mails or msn. Internet does bring a lot of convenience to our life, yet also causes great social problems.

A few years ago, most people listened to CDs, but these days, they tend to listen to music online, or even to a live concert.

Twenty years ago, people went shopping at grocery stores. However today more and more people choose to shop online or at big malls.

Before, Chinese used to go to the cinema for date, which was quite luxury for them, while nowadays, the number of people watching DVDs at home is growing fast.

Unit 19 Population

历次雅思考题

熟悉的人：

Describe an old person who had an influence on you.

Describe a teacher who you admire a lot.

Describe a happy/ successful person you know.

Describe one of your neighbors.

Describe a child you are familiar with.

社会名流：

Describe a film in China.

Describe a sports star you admire.

Appearance: What does he/ she look like?

An Old Person: My grandpa is tall and half bald. Although in his 80s, he still looks quite fit for his age.

A Teacher: Miss Li is a quite charming lady. She?s very slim, and always wears contacts. When she smiles, the dimples on her face look v ery cute.

A Sports Star: He?s quite tall and muscular. Although with some pimples on his cheeks, he?s still quite charming, and girls are just crazy about him.

Personality: What?s he/ she like?

An Old Person: He?s very humble, and never show off.Besides, he?s always generous with the poor.

A Teacher: Miss Li is a quite charming lady. She?s very slim, and always wears contacts. When she smiles, the dimples on her face look very cute.

A Sports Star: He?s quite tall and muscular. Although with some pimples on his cheeks, he?s still quite charming, and girls are just crazy a bout him.

雅思口语の人物题套路：

第一步：搭骨架

Who is he? my boss Jack Yu

2.What does he look like? in 50s, very short, almost bald, full of energy

3. Best Quality A very confident

4. Best Quality B very humorous

5. Conclusion

第二步：添血肉

第三步：加头加尾加数字

Describe an old person that you admire.

Well, speaking of an old person I admire, I would like to talk sth. about my boss Jack Yu.

He?s not very handsome in appearance, I have to say. Well, you know, a ordinary-looking guy in his

50s, very short and almost bald. However what impresses everyone is he always looks energetic as he never gets tired. I?ve worked for a lot of companies , and Jack Yu is absolutely the best boss that I?ve ever seen. Here are some reasons.

First, he?s very confident. He always believes in himself an d his team. We have been going through a severe economic crisis since last year. However, he has never lost hope even when we didn?t get any order for months. We all get very encouraged by his confidence, and that will absolutely help us get through difficulties and hardships.

Besides, he?s quite humorous. Unlike other bosses, Jack Yu is never pulling a long face, and always makes jokes. I mean he?s really a lot of fun. I remember once he came back from a business trip in Europe, and told us a lot of interesting stories there. The office was full of laughs and refreshments that afternoon, and everyone felt really relieved after a stressful morning.

See? That?s why I admire him so much.

推测原因句型: could would might may

Why do you think Chinese have higher life expectancy than before?

I don?t know for sure but their food might have a lot to do with it. Nowadays Chinese people have a better awareness of healt hy diet. They tend to eat less meat and more fresh fruits and vegetables.

Besides, exercise could also be a factor. I mean Chinese people used to spend too much time on TV or Majiang. However now an increasing number of people are willing to work out in the gym or do more outdoor activities.

Advanced health care might also be the reason for their longevity. Minor disease, like flu or sport injuries can be easily cured nowadays.

Unit 19 Communication

Warm-Up

1. Well, let me see. I remember I get my first mobile phone on my 18th birthday from my parents. So I guess I have used mobile phone for about 10 years. Wow, I didn?t expect it would be so long.

2. Well, I use it all the time, to be honest. I don?t even turn it off when I sleep, in case of something urgent from work. It r eally has penetrated into every corner in my life, and I would literally get anxious if I didn?t take it along with me.

3. I use it for almost everything, from texting messaging to talking with friends, from taking photos to listening to music. Next year I plan to buy an Apple mobile phone from Hong Kong, and at that time I can even transact e-mails with it. How cool is it!

4. Well, it depends. On weekdays I have to use laptop a lot, because it?s portable, and I can take it anywhere. I use it a lot t o google information for business, and also transact emails and stuff online. However, I rarely use laptop at night or on weekends, because I feel more comfortable with the big

screen of my desktop computer at home.

5/7. I use laptop for everything, literally. I use it for work-processing, graphics and e-mails at work. And I also chat with my friends abroad with MSN and watch movies and listen to music online after work. I have to admit that laptop/internet has already penetrated into every corner of my life. I cannot imagine how my life would be without it!

6. Well, it depends. I have to say on weekdays I have to use the Internet a lot. You know I have to do business research, hold video conferences, transact e-mails, analyzing data base, etc. Nothing can be done without the Internet. However, I tend to hang out a lot with my friends and do some outdoor activities on weekends. So I rarely use the Internet on Saturday and Sunday.

8. Well, personally I prefer to communicate with my friends and family face to face, if possible. Well, I have to admit that modern ways of communication do bring us a lot convenience, like landline phone, mobile phone or email. However, they are just not personal enough for me. You know, when I communicate with my friends and family, I want to see their facial expression and body language. I want to know they are with me at that moment.

allow & enable

Mobile phone enables you to talk to friends anytime and anywhere you want.

Laptop allows you to transact business out of office.

Travelling allows you to broaden your mind and make more friends.

Fast food enables you to get full immediately.

Studying abroad allows you to get more familiar with western culture.

Swimming allows you to build up your muscles and keep fit.

P150 PARAPHRASING

Rugby is like football, but you use hands instead of feet. Plus it?s way more brut al.

Thriller is a kind of a horror film.

Nuclear family is a family that only includes parents and one child.

Logo is a sign that represents a company.

Starbucks is a place where you can relax and have all kinds of coffee.

Part 2: Describe an interesting or unusual site that you have visited on the Internet.

I?m a big fan of the Internet, and always spend hours surfing online and looking for interesting and unusual websites in my s pare time. One of them that I want to talk about today https://www.360docs.net/doc/4811737965.html,. It …s a very popular website in China where you can find all kinds of information.

I remember I was first recommended to it by my English teacher Rachel about two years ago. At that time I was looking for information for my essay on teaching Chinese as a foreign language. Zhidao.baidu really helped me a lot , because no matter what I need to know, just type it in the searching engine and click, the answer will be there in a blink of eye. I mean how cool was that! I got all the theories and stuff I wanted and eventually got an A. Later I figured it?s actually far from a textbook. It?s simply an online encyclopedia. You can find everything in it, I mean everything that you can imagine! Lately I?m planning my wedding, and will baidu information everyday. It helps me from renting high-quality wedding dress to make a hotel reservation , from buying invitation cards to planning our honeymoon. I really cannot imagine my life without it now.

Round-off Questions

Have you ever entered in a piano contest?

Yes, I have. It was about 3 years ago.

Not really. But I really want to.

Do you use your DVD player a lot?

Yes, absolutely. I use it almost every night.

Do you prefer to get updated by TV news or newspapers?

Well, I personally prefer to get updated by TV news. It?s more fun.

How do you like your trip in Germany?

Oh, it was fantastic. The weather was great, and people were quite friendly to me.

Unit 20 Tourism

What are the landmarks?

Statue of Liberty Big Ben Eiffel Tower

Winter Palace Mount Fuji Leaning Tower of Pisa

Sidney Opera House Niagara Falls Terracotta Warriors

A Place to Go

Well, if I could go anywhere for travelling in the world, I would definitely choose Australia with no hesitation. Here are some reasons:

First, the climate in Australia is very mild, never too cold in winter nor too hot in summer, and that?s exactly what I?m loo king for.

Besides, I would love to visit Sidney Opera House, as it is one of the most outstanding architects in the whole world. I?d also like to go diving at the Great Barrier Reef.

Plus I?m a big fan of animals. Australia is very famous for its unique ecological environment, and I?m dying to see the cute Koalas and kangaroos in person.

See, that?s why I?m so lo oking forward to going to Australia for a trip.

Positive Effects of Tourism

economic benefits from tourists

money raised for research and protection

increased understanding of culture, history, etc

increased awareness of protection of animals/ rainforest, etc.

Negative Effects of Tourism

pollution

damage to local environment , historical sites, etc.

disturbance to life of local inhabitants/ people, etc.

increased pressure for local public transports, etc.

Outweigh

The economic benefits outweigh the possible pollution to the environment.

The increased understanding of culture far outweighs the need for increased public transport.

The disturbance to local inhabitants far outweighs the money raised for protecting them.

Describe a city you have visited.

Well, I?m a big fan of travelling, and have been to a lot of cities at home and abroad, from Beijing to Shanghai, from London to Zurich. But among them, Hong Kong is absolutely the city that has impressed me the most.

Hong Kong is a metropolitan city in South of China, and I got a chance to work there for over 6 months right after graduation. I traveled by air and got very lucky to get flight tickets with big discount.

The work there was very stressful, yet I still managed to explore the city a lot, and make the best out of it

I remember I got quite amazed by the cityscape there when I first arrived, and went to visit plenty of landmarks in the first two weeks, like the Peak, Central, etc. I even took a night tour on Victoria Harbor on my first day there.

Hong Kong is a truly “Shoppers? Paradise”, and there are so many shopping areas throughout the whole region, from breathtakin g shopping malls to stylish boutiques and traditional Chinese markets. You can literally get anything you want, some with very good bargains. I remember I went to Tsim Sha Tsui a lot, and bought tons of purses and Qipaos there. It was great fun shopping in Hong Kong.

The 6 months in Hong Kong was quite an unforgettable experience for a life long time. If I had another chance, I would definitely go back there. More Details to Expand

具体的细节最能打动雅思考官，这些细节包括人名，地名，时间，数字以及自己的感受等等。

Give an Opinion & Suggest a Solution

Should: The government should promote eco-tourism.

Ought to: Universities ought to encourage more students to get involved into exchange programs.

Be expected to: More entertainment facilities are expected to set up in the neighborhood.

Be supposed to: Young generations are supposed to take more outdoor activities instead of playing video games at home.

It might be a good idea to …: It might be a good idea for parents to cut off allowance for kids after 18.

One thing we could do is …: One thing we could do is to have more vegetables and do more exercise.

Maybe we could …: Maybe we could go to work by bike, as it?s more convenient and environmentally friendly.

Opening Phrase + 解决方案的7大句型：

I think the government should build up more tourist facilities, like hotels and roads.

In my view, tourists should try to minimize pollution and other damage to local environment.

In my view maybe the government could regulate or even restrict local tourism industry in some areas.

In my view, it might not be a good idea for tourists to feed local animals without guidance.

As far as I?m concerned, we are supposed to incr ease awareness of the protection to local environment.