Personal information & Introduction
What’s your name?
Do many people in China have a nickname?
Are there any big differences between people's names today in China and people's names many years ago?
Why are some Chinese names very similar to each other?
Is your surname very common in China?
family
Do you live with your family?
Who are the people in your family?
Is family very important to you? (Why?)
In what situations do you think family is more important than friends?
Are there any times when you prefer to be alone?
If you were married, how many children would you choose to have?(Why?)
study
What are the most popular subjects in China?
Why did you choose that university?
Do you think it's important to choose a subject you like?
What are your future work plans?
What foreign languages have you studied?
Why did you choose to study that language? How did you learn that language?
Would you say it's a difficult language to learn?
Do you think it's important to know more than one language?
Besides English, have you studied any other languages?
Happiness
What do you think makes people feel happy?
Do you think money plays an important part in people's happiness?
Would you say you are happy?
What makes you feel happy?
Hometown
What tourist attractions are there in your hometown? Would a foreign visitor enjoy them?
Did you learn much about the history of your hometown in school?
What do you think needs to change in your hometown?
For you, what benefits are there to living in a big city?
What sorts of buildings are there in your hometown?
What's the most attractive part of your hometown?
Weather
What's the weather usually like in your hometown?
What season do you think is most suitable for work and study?
Is there any season you dislike?
Are there any bad points about the weather in your city?
Accommodation
Can you describe the place where you live?
Are the transport facilities to your home very good?
Is there anything you don't like about the place where you live?
How do you think this room could be improved?
What can you see when you look out the window of your room?
Jobs
Are there other ways for people to get information about jobs?
Which do you enjoy more, working or studying?
Do you think it's very important for people to do a job that they like?
Parks
Are there many parks in your hometown?
What kinds of parks are there in your hometown?
Do you go to a park?
What do people usually do in a park?
Who do you go to a park with?
Do more young people or more old people go to parks?
News
How do you usually get your news?
Do you prefer to read newspapers or watch TV to get your news?
What news topics are you most interested in watching/reading about?
Do you ever get your news from the internet?
How important do you think the news is?
Do many people read newspaper today?
Do you believe newspaper will disappear in the future?
Reading
Do you like reading books? Why or why not?
What (kinds of) books do you like to read?
Did you read much when you were a child?
What (kinds of) books did you like reading when you were a child?
Do (young) children like reading books?
For children, what do you think are the benefits of reading?
What do you think are the benefits of reading to children?
Traveling
Do you like travelling?
Where do you like to go when you go traveling?
Have you ever been on any long trips?
Do you like long trips?
Why do you think traveling is so popular nowadays?
Do you think finding out about other people's culture is important? (Why?)
What don’t you like about long distance travel?
What form of transport do you prefer?
Car and Driving
Do you know how to drive? / Do you have a driver’s license?
If not, do you want to learn how to drive?
Do you have a car?
How do you learn how to drive?
Do you think it’s important to learn how to drive?
At what age do young people in your country are allowed to drive?
Photographs
Do you like taking photos?
How often do you take photos?
Do you prefer photos of scenery or of people?
Do people like to take photos in your country?
Do you think it’s important to have a good camera?
What kinds of photos do you like?
How is traditional ways of taking photos different from modern ways?
What’s the main difference between digital camera and old-fashioned camera?
Is taking photos popular in your country?
Weekends
What do you do in your spare time?
What do you usually do on weekends?
Do people in your country do the similar kinds of things?
Do you prefer to spend weekends with your family or with your friends?
Meals
Do you know how to cook?
What food do people usually eat?
Do you prefer eat at home or eat out?
Do you usually eat your meals with your family?
What is good about eating with family?
Colors
What’s your favorite color?
Are colors important to you?
Were colors important to you when you were a child?
Is color very important to you when you are buying clothes?
Do you prefer dark colors or bright colors? Why or why not?
If you could change the color of your wall in the home, what color would you choose?
Primary school
Can you describe your primary school?
Was it far from your home?
How did you go to your primary school?
Do you remember the first day in your primary school?
Weather and seasons
What’s the weather like where you live?
What season do you like best?
What do you usually do in your favorite season?
Do you like rainy weather?
Has the weather changed much in your country?
Birthday
Do you spend birthday with your family?
How do you usually celebrate your birthday?
Is it popular for people in your country to celebrate birthday in this way?
Is it important to celebrate birthday in your country?
Is certain age important or special to people in your country?
Gifts
Do you give people gifts?
What kinds of gifts do you like to receive?
Do you prefer receiving a gift or giving a gift?
When was the last time you give or receive a gift?
What sorts of gifts do you give to your family or friends?
What gifts are popular in your country?
Do you think it’s difficult to choose gifts?
Noise and sound
Where do you find most noisy in your city?
What kinds of sound do you like?
Is there any sound you find particular annoying?
How do noises or sound affect your life like study or work?
Do you think there will be more noise or less noise in the future?
Birds
Do you like birds?
What kinds of birds are there where you live?
Are there many birds around your neighborhood?
In your country, do birds have special meaning?
Do you think we should protect birds?
Painting and drawing
Do you like painting?
Did you do painting or drawing when you were a child?
Do you think it is important for children to learn how to paint?
What benefits do you think people get from painting or drawing?
Animals and pets
Do you like animals?
Do you raise any animal as pet?
What kinds of people do you think like to raise pets?
Do you think pets are important?
What was your favorite animal when you were a child?
What do you think are the benefits of a child having a pet?
Number
Do you have any lucky number? Why?
Are numbers important in your life?
Do numbers have special meanings in your country?
Which numbers or dates are important for you to remember?
How do you memorize numbers?
Flowers
Do you like flowers? Why or why not?
What flowers do you like? Why?
Are flowers important in your culture?
On what occasions do people give or receive flowers?
When was the last time you bought flowers for someone?
Where do people usually buy flowers?
Do flowers have special meaning in your country?
Do people grow flowers at home?
Time Management
Are you good at organizing time?
How do you usually organize time?
Do you think planning is important for time management?
Why do you think some people pay to learn time management?
Do you think children should learn to manage time?
Science
Do you like science? Why or why not?
How do you like science?
What do you find most interesting in science?
Is there anything about science that you don't like?
What science do you learn at school? / What science did you learn at school?
How has the science that you have studied helped you?
Does your work have anything to do with science?
Happiness
What do you think makes happiness?
Do you think happiness is very important?
What do you do to make yourself happy?
What do you do to make people feel happy?
Do you think money makes people happy?
Concerts
Have you ever been to a live concert?
When was the last time you listened to / went to a concert?
Would you like to go to a concert in the future?
Do you prefer to watch a concert on TV or to attend a concert?
Which would you prefer, to attend a concert of your favorite artist or to buy his or her CD?
Hand-made things
Did you ever make anything by hand when you were a child?
What kinds of things do children make by hand?
Do children often make things by hand?
Do you like make things by hand?
Why do you think people choose to buy hand-made things?
How are hand-made things different from machine-made things?
What kinds of handicrafts do people in your country like?
Swimming
Do you know how to swim?
Do you prefer to swim in the sea or in a swimming pool?
Is swimming very popular in your country?
How do children learn swimming in your country?
What do you think are the benefits of learning how to swim?
Housework
Do you do any housework? Why or why not?
Who does most of the housework in your home?
What housework do you like to do?
Is there any housework you don’t like doing?
Did you do housework when you were a child?
Do you think children should learn to do housework?
以上就是关于2012年4月14日雅思口语Part1机经的全部内容，包括了这次考试中出现过的一些非常经典的考试题目。虽然雅思口语机经中的话题变化不大，但是大家在备考当中，还是可以进行参考借鉴的，可以让大家更好的应对这些问题。
