1.雅思口语参考范文之广告

　　1. Why do you think advertising influences what people buy very strongly?

　　Advertising is a very powerful tool in the media. Because many people do not have the real knowledge of the product, most of the time they rely on media for information, which they think is trustworthy.

　　2. Do you think advertising creates a need that otherwise wouldn't exist?

　　Definitely, if there is no advertising, consumers will not realize certain products exist so they will not buy it. With advertising, consumers are introduced to products and will be stimulated to make purchases.

　　3. Can you give me an example of advertising that you don't like?

　　Yes, I don't like advertising targeting at children. I think children are too young to make a rational decision. Children are most easily influenced by what they see on the advertisement. I think this is not healthy for children and even a headache for parents if the kids always pester their parents to buy things for them.

2.雅思口语参考范文之民间故事

　　A traditional story :Chang’e and Houyi

　　Chang'e is the Chinese goddess of the moon. The lunar exploration-orbiting spacecraft Chang'e 1 is named after her.

　　According to legend, Chang'e and her husband Houyi were immortals living in heaven. One day, the ten sons of the Jade Emperor transformed into ten suns, causing the earth to scorch. Having failed to order his sons to stop ruining the earth, the Jade Emperor summoned Houyi for help. Houyi, using his legendary archery skills, shot down nine of the sons, but spared one son to be the sun. The Jade Emperor was obviously not pleased with Houyi's solution to save the earth: nine of his sons were dead. As punishment, the Jade Emperor banished Houyi and Chang'e to live as mere mortals on earth.

　　Seeing that Chang'e felt extremely miserable over her loss of immortality, Houyi decided to journey on a long, perilous quest to find the pill of immortality so that the couple could be immortals again. At the end of his quest he met the Queen Mother of the West who agreed to give him the pill, but warned him that each person would only need half the pill to become immortal.

　　Houyi brought the pill home and stored it in a case. He warned Chang'e not to open the case and then left home for a while. Chang'e became too curious: she opened up the case and found the pill just as Houyi was returning home. She either accidentally or purposely swallowed the pill. She started to float into the sky because of the overdose. Chang'e kept on floating until she landed on the moon.

　　While she became lonely on the moon without her husband, she did have company，a jade rabbit.

3.雅思口语参考范文之有趣的动物

　　Describe a time when you saw an interesting animal.

　　You should say:

　　what animal it was

　　 where you saw it

　　what happened when you saw it

　　and explain why you thought it was interesting.

　　Do you think zoos are good or bad?

　　Do you think it's cruel to keep wild animals in zoos?

　　Why do you think so many cities have zoos?

　　In your opinion, what features should a good zoo have?

　　Do you think zoos might disappear in the future?

　　What future developments do you think we will see concerning zoos?

　　The Protection of Wild Animals

　　Why do you think wild animals should be protected?

　　In what ways does human activity result in the extinction (or near extinction) of some animal species?

　　At present, many animals are already facing extinction. How do you think average citizens could (help) protect wild animals?

　　Why do you think films or books for children so often include animals?

　　I found there was a bat nest in my balcony recently, and one night I happened to see they flew across the patio under our apartment and hover in the sky. I was shocked, because it was dark outside but they knew exactly where to go without mistakes. Moreover, they went out only at night.

　　I thought bats are interesting not because they can fly in the dark since I know they are nocturnal animals. I always think the ability which aids bats fly and prey capture is their unusual eye-sight, like another nocturnal animal, owls. But the truth is because of their echolocation. Bat echolocation is a perceptual system where ultrasonic sounds are emitted specifically to produce echoes. By comparing the outgoing pulse with the returning echoes the brain and auditory nervous system can produce detailed images of the bat's surroundings. This allows bats to detect, localize and even classify their prey in complete darkness.

4.雅思口语参考范文之积极的变化

　　You should say:

　　when it happened

　　where it happened

　　what the change was

　　and explain how you have benefited from this change.

　　Changing jobs

　　Do Chinese people change jobs very often?

　　Do you think changing jobs is good?

　　What do employers think about people who change jobs often?

　　What are some reasons why some people continue working at the same job for a long time?

　　What problems can people have when they change jobs frequently?

　　Do you think people should stay in the same jobs all their lives?

　　Young People and Change

　　Do you like change?

　　Do your family members (parents) support you when you make changes to your life?

　　Are young people in China today more mature than in the past?

　　How much time do young people in China spend with their parents?

　　What can young people learn from older people?

　　I used to sleep late at night and get up late in the morning. But my parents kept telling me it was not a healthy daily life routine and I felt uncomfortable too. Moreover, there were some friends telling me that girls could get older easily in bad daily life routine like this. So I didn’t think it was a bright idea to keep sleeping late and getting up late. I had to make a positive change.

　　I used to get up at 9 and sleep at 2 and here’s the scenario: I get up like a zombie with a big hang over. I used to feel dizzy and I kept bumping into walls but still felt light headache. My eyes were blurry and it felt like I was 500 pounds. However, when I get up at 7 and sleep at 11, those negative effects are all gone. I am energetic all day long and have a very scientific schedule for working, eating and entertainment. So I am in a very positive mood and manage to do all things without making mistakes. Moreover, my skin is getting better too.

5.雅思口语参考范文之周末

　　Weekends:

　　Is weekend important to people?

　　Definitely it is. In my opinion, when people are very tired or annoyed during weekdays, they need some leisure activities to relax their tension on weekends, and then they can continue more effectively and efficiently. Also, people can do their own business on weekends because they are busy in during work, such as visiting relations and friends, shopping for necessaries and clothes.

　　What do people do on weekend?

　　Well, as I just said. People can choose to carry on their personal business or just relax. They can visit and talk to their friends to keep the relationship going on, read books and magazines of their interests, do sports to keep fit, or watch TV to relax their tension. For my family, we always go to supermarket to buy some daily necessaries together, or go to shopping mall to have fun.

　　Do you think people should be asked to work on weekends?

　　No, I don’t think so. They will be too tired in the weekdays to go on concentrating on their jobs on weekends. Although they are forced to work, the production and effectiveness will be very low. Also, the employees will complain on the company since they have the right to have a rest, so the loyalty will be reduced.

　　Do you think people should get more money if they work on weekends?

　　Firstly, I don’t think people should be asked to work on weekends. But if there are some urgent tasks, then they should get more money for the extra hours. Because employees have the right to relax and do their personal business on weekends, to respect them and to keep the effectiveness, the manager should pay them more for the work on weekends.

　　Which day do you like more on weekend?

　　I think I prefer Sunday, because I always plan to review the knowledge taught during the week or deal with the assignments on Saturdays and have relax on Sundays. You know, all the people prefer rest than studies~Haa~

　　What do you often do on that day?

　　Well, in the mornings, I always spend with my friends. We will go to a fitness centre to do some exercise together, or just sit in a Café to chat and share the recent lives. Then in the afternoons, my parents and I will go to supermarket to buy some daily necessaries together, or go to shopping mall to have fun. In the evenings, I’ll put myself into the busy studies again, to plan the timetable for next week.

　　Do you think that people will spend more money on weekends?

　　Well, I think it depends. Some people like me always go shopping on weekends, so absolutely we will spend more money. Or some like watching movies in a cinema, or having dinner with friends in a restaurant, so are all expensive. But some people only like watching TV at home, or read books in a library, so they will spend the same amount of money on weekend as in weekdays, or maybe even less.