众所周知，雅思口语的题目相对而言是比较固定的，尤其是口语的第一和第二部分，一年三次的换题规律依然在继续着，所以这对于广大考生而言无疑是雅思考试的bonus。虽然口语话题覆盖了方方面面，题目千千万万个，但是根据全国各地考生们提供的考试经验，我们可以总结出口语考试的一些高频话题。本文中，新英美教育海外考试研究中心的专家将来和广大考生们一起分享一下这些高频考题的答题思路以及如何避免俗套、巧拿高分。
Part1高频话题
1.Workorstudies
毫无例外地，workor
studies保持着每年甚至每场必问的高频率。其实询问关于工作和学习的状况一直被看作是正式考试前的一个必经步骤，是考官正式开始对话前的一个铺垫。同时，这也是考官决定将要在接下来的时间里问你哪些话题而不问哪些话题的一个指示灯。换言之，如果你是工作人士，考官自然不会过多地把话题主动涉及到喜欢的学科和学校等，而是更多地关注生活和工作等方面。如果你是一个高中生，考官也不会刻意去问你关于员工福利、加班工作等问题。但是我们要意识到一点，作为整场考试的一个开端，它决定了考官对你的第一印象。夸张点说，考生一张嘴，考官就默默地在心里开始给你打分了。所以严肃认真对待第一部分的第一个话题是每个考生的任务。由于每一类话题的题量较多，我们只选择其中一部分题目进行分析。
Q1:Whatworkdoyoudo?
A:I’mworkingasanaccountantinaprivatepanynowandIhavebeenin
thispositionformorethantwoyears.Besides,it’sactuallymyfirstjob.
Q2:Whydidyouchoosetodothattypeofwork?
A:Well,accountingwasmymajorinuniversityanditseemsnaturaltobe
anaccountant.Moreimportantly,Ilovethismajorand,ofcourse,thiswork,
becauseit’sactuallyrewarding,particularlywhenwe,allaccountants,wrapup
theyear-endfinancialstatement.It’slikeI’vedoneahugeworkthat
significantlyaffectsthewholepany.
第一部分的题目简单回答就好，三四句话左右较好。只答一句使对话显得不流畅不自然，答得太多又显得刻意。所以我们一般三句话左右能把问题答完，也能补充点细节使对话可以继续下去。关于工作的题目基本上是比较固定的，无非是询问工作类型、工作内容、工作场所和选择这份工作的原因等，考生根据实际情况回答即可。
下面我们再来看一下关于学习的问题：
Q1:Whatsubjectareyoustudying?
A:(高中生)I’mstudyingarangeofsubjectslikemaths,chemistry,biologyand
English,andIlikemostofthem,particularlymaths.EverytimeIworkouta
hardquestion,Icanfeelgreatlyrewarded.
A:(大学生)Well,mymajorismanagementaccounting,soIlearnalotof
subjectsrelatedtomanagementlikefundamentalaccountingformanagement
decisionsandsoon.
Q2:Doyouprefertostudyinthemorningsorintheafternoons?
A:Idefinitelyprefertostudyinthemorningsbecausemymindisclear
andIcaneasilystayfocusedwithaclearmind.However,ifIstudyinthe
afternoon,particularlyafterhalf-dayworkorotheractivities,Icanhardly
putmyselfpletelyinstudybecauseIfeelexhausted.
关于学习的问题大多是关于学科、专业、喜好程度、学习习惯等。考生们根据自己的实际情况来答题，中学生和大学生们要适当选择自己所学的科目并配合自己的喜好来回答相应题目，但是要注意尽量不要在评论学科时只给出消极因素，比如学科太无聊，也要说说学科的好，比如实用、锻炼思考能力等。
2.HomeorAmodation
本话题可以算是除了工作学习之外的第二大经典高频题，全国各个考场每年每场考到的次数也相当多，对于考生居住的场所类型、时间、周围环境等进行提问。这里我们选择三个相对来说比较高频的题目来进行分析。
Q1:Whatkindofhousingdoyoulivein?/Doyouliveinahouseora
flat?
A:Iliveinaflatwithmyparentsnowandwehavebeenlivinginthis
flatforalmosttenyears.
A:NowIliveinadormwithanotherfivegirlsinuniversity.Weareall
goodfriendsandmostofthetimeweeattogetherandhaveclassesatthesame
time,soit’sreallynicelivinginadorm.
Q2:Arethetransportfacilitiestoyourhomeverygood?
A:Iwouldsayyes.ThereareseveralbusesingtomyhomeandIcan
reachquitealotmost-visitedplacesinmycity.Also,thereasubwayline
goingnearmyhomesoIcancatchthesubwayonconditionsofrainyorsnowy
days.
Q3:Whatpartofyourhomedoyoulikethemost?
A:Mybedroomisobviouslymyfavourite.It’slikemyownlittleworld
whereIcanenjoymyprivacyandtimepletely.Idoassignmentsandenjoy
moviesatmydesk,playmyguitarnearmywindows,andwhenI’mtired,Ijust
lieinbedandreadanovel.ItoffersmepeacesoIfancymybedroommost.
这几个题考生们在回答的过程中要注意结合实际经验，把自己真正做过的事和感受一并描述出来，这样更贴近生活，让你的回答听起来更易理解和感同身受，而不是那么生硬。
3.Hometown
作为每年每场必问的第三高频话题，hometown不出意料的占领着第一部分话题的三甲。这个话题多是关于考生的家乡基本状况，考生对于家乡的喜好评价等。我们选出三个最常问的问题，来一起分析该如何回答相关问题。
Q1:What’syourhometown?
A:MyhometownisQingdao,acoastalcityintheeastofShandongprovince.
IwasbornthereandIhavelivedthereforthefirsttenyearsofmylife.
Q2:Isitabigcityorasmallcity?
A:Iwouldsayit’sabigcity,butnotthatbiglikeBeijingorShanghai.
It’saquitechicandcoolcitybecauseyoucanspotarchitecturesinGerman
styleandtypicalChinesebuildingsatthesametime.It’saratherunique
experiencevisitingdifferentpartsofQingdaoasyoumayexperiencedifferent
culturesandtimes,whichyoucan’thaveinmanyothercities.
Q3:Isthereanythingyoudislikeaboutit?
A:Yes,thereis.It’sthetrafficthatbothersmelot.I’mnotsayingthat
there’smuchtraffic.I’msayingthattherearecountlessone-waystreetsin
city,inoutskirt,ineverywhere.Peoplelikemewhoarenotfamiliarwiththese
streetsbreaktrafficrules,andapparentlyarefinedseveraltimesadayjust
becauseofthoseone-waystreets.SoIreallythinkthatrelevantauthorities
shouldre-considertherules.
首先介绍家乡时简单两三句交待出家乡是哪，大概在哪个方位即可，不必把家乡的特征都罗列出来。关于家乡是大城市还是小城市言之成理即可，然后考生可以把城市的一大特点描述出来使回答更生动更具体，听起来不枯燥。关于不喜欢家乡的地方，考生可以随意列举，但重点是不能只进行简单的罗列，比较好是选取一个点进行详细论述，这样既有重点也有细节，具有高分回答的潜质。
4.Sleeping
这个话题成为近两年高频的话题之一确实让很多人大感惊讶。作为老话题，沉寂了一段时间之后在最近两年登上高频话题榜证明了出题者广开思路、多面考察学生在除了工作学习和个人基本状况之外的口语对话能力的意图。应该说，有相当大一部分考生从来没有想过关于睡觉的话题，更不用说用英文表达相关内容。所以，新英美海外考试研究中心的口语组专家提醒广大考生，雅思口语的考察范围十分宽泛，千万不能侥幸只准备几个经典老题，否则吃亏的还是自己。
Q1:Howmanyhoursdoyousleepeveryday?
A:Mostly,Isleep8hoursonaverageeveryday.Butmysleepingtimeoften
variesifI’minrevisionweekorholidays.Imean,ifIhavemuchworktodo,I
couldstayratherlateatnightandprobablysleepforonly4hours.Andon
publicholidaysIcouldsleepupto12hoursifIdon'thaveschedule.
Q2:Doyouthinkitisnecessarytotakeanapatnoon?
A:Yes,absolutely.Ithinktakinganapallowsustorefreshandrecharge
ourselvessowecanstayfocusedonwhatwearegoingtodo,particularduring
workdays.Besides,itbenefitsourhealthbecauseourbodiescanhavealittle
breakandourmindcanjustberelaxed.
Q3:Dooldpeoplesleepalot?Why?
A:Idon'tthinktheyactuallysleepalot.Likemygrandparents,they
sleepat11atnightandgetupat5or6inthemorning.Iguesstheycan’t
sleepalotbecausetheydon'tconsumeasmuchenergyasworkingpeopleorkids.
Anditmayalsobecausetheirorgansworkslowerandcan’taffordtogivethe
elderpeoplealongsleep.
关于睡觉的话题，考生尤其要掌握睡觉的作用。我们其实不需要讲一些专业的分析(除非你是这方面的专家)，而最直接最生活的一些内容才适合我们绝大多数考生回答。更重要的是，我们有时不知道该答些什么的时候，或者不知道如何证明自己说的对或不对的时候，好用的方法就是举例子。用身边的人作为例子能贴切地证明并描绘出你想表达的东西。
5.Names
关于姓名的话题一直是很多考生的绊脚石。不是因为题目太难，而是很多考生在考官最初见到你问你姓名时错误地把有关名字的问题一并答了出来。也就是说，明明考官只是在刚见到你时问你叫什么，很多考生直接不假思索的回答“我的名字是xxx，我爸给起的名，他希望我成为一个…”，这显然是在直截了当的告诉考官“我把Part
1准备得太过头了!”所以考生切不可多答，而是当考官问起来相关的问题再去回答，不要多此一举。我们还是拿三个问题来分析，看看如何回答。
Q1:Whogaveyouyourname?
A:MynamewasgivenbymygrandpaandIheardthathelookedupeachword
inadictionaryinordertogivemeagoodname.
Q2:Doesyournamehaveanyparticularmeaning?
A:Yes.Mydadtoldmethathegavemethisnametowantmetolivehappily
anddon'tbebotheredbydisgustingthings.
A:Well,actuallymynamehasnothingspecial.Mydadgavemethisname
simplybecausehethoughtitwaseasytopronounce.
Q3:Whousuallynamesbabiesinyourcountry?
A:Itvaries.Insomefamilies,itisparentswhousuallynamebabieswhile
insomeotherfamilieslikemyfamily,itisgrandparentswhooftengivebabies
names.But,there’salsoaspecialsituationinChinathatsomefamilies,those
doingbusinessinparticular,wouldlikeafortunetellertonametheir
babies.
关于本人的名字我们每个人情况都不同，所以关于名字的意义大家可以谈名字整体的意义，也可以说每个字代表的意义，当然前提是你说起来简单，如果意义太难，我们可以掂量掂量，在不影响流畅度的前提下考生可以尽量说详细一些。我们再来说一下第三个题，询问中国的起名习惯。这个题属于询问整个国家的情况，但现实中每个问题都有不同的情况，所以这类问题我们可以分情况讨论，而不是一竿子打死，显得答题太绝对，思维太片面。
总之，第一部分的话题比较固定，高频话题里的高频问题也比较固定，所以我们可以摸清规律，掌握答题技巧，定能够顺畅通过第一部分。
Part2高频话题
1.收到建议的时刻
首先，第一个我们将要分析的话题是近两年一直在考的话题—建议。话题卡如下：
Describeasituationwhenyoureceivedsomeusefuladvice.
Youshouldsay:
Whatthesituationwas
Whogaveyoutheadvice
Whattheadvicewas
Andexplainhowthisadvicewasusefultoyou
本题考生们可以结合自身的经验，比如参加比赛、考试、面试等场合收到的建议，也可以讲讲哪一次你的长辈给了你关于如何处理人际关系等经验，总之考生们要有一个情境，让自己可以有余地发挥，把故事叙述完整。我们来看一个回答范例。
IrememberclearlythatbeforethetimewhenIhadmyfirstinterviewinmy
life,mydadgavemesomereallyhelpfuladvice.Lastyear,thesecondyearI’ve
beenacollegestudent,IthoughtIdidn'tdoanythingmeaningfulanditseemed
likeIwaswastingmycollegetime.SoIdecidedtogetapart-timejobtopull
meoutofmyboringlife.Ipersonallywantedtofindapart-timejobinareal
company,eventodosomebasictasksliketypingorfilingwillmakemefeel
satisfied.Imean,Ijustwantedtohaveanexperienceofmunicatingwith
differentpeople,cooperatingwithmyco-workerstofinishagroupproject,and
havingalittletasteofrealsociallife.Butthethingwas,ifIwantedtoget
ajoblikethis,IhadtopassaninterviewwhichIhadn’texperiencedever.So
Iturnedtomydad,whoisnowaseniormanagerinajointadventureandhas
beenworkinginhisfieldforalmost30years,forsomeusefuladvicefora
successfulinterview.HewashappytoknowthatIwantedtodosomethingnew,so
hetoldmesomereallymeaningfulsuggestions.First,hetoldmethatitwasmy
firstinterview,andIhadnoexperienceofworkinginapany,soIhadto
showmydifferencefromthosewhohadsuchexperience.Andhesaidthatavery
importantthingIhad,whichisalsoprobablymostuniversitystudentshave,was
fast-learningability.Well,thatinspiredmealot,becauseIwasasortof
depressedformyinexperienceinthefield.Mydad’swordswerelikeafire
lightingme,lettingmenoticethatIhavesomethingusefulforapany.
Anotherthingheletmeknowwasthatconfidenceandpositiveattitudewere
importantthingsthataninterviewerwaslookingfor.Youcouldhaveno
experience,andyoumightnotbegoodatthejobatfirst,butyouhadtoshow
yourconfidenceinyourselfandyourpositiveattitudetowardsthejoband
possibledifficulties.Hesaidthatyoucouldn'tjustsay“Idon'tknow,I’m
afraidofmakingmistakesandIdon'twantmyselftolooklikeanidiot”.I
thoughthiswordswerecorrectandIbearthosewordsinmind.Duringmyfirst
interview,Iwasquitehonest.IsaidIwasinexperienced,butIcouldlearn
fastandIhadconfidencethatIcouldhandlewhatIhadtodoattheexpenseof
minimalmistakesandcost.Finally,Imadeit!AndIthoughtitwasmydad’s
suggestionsthatmademyfirstinterviewsuccessful.
2.最近读的书
关于书的话题几乎每年必考，只不过对于内容的要求是经常变的，关于书籍曾经考过有趣的书、不喜欢的书、喜欢读的书或杂志等，但是最近的话题看起来十分“仁慈”，因为最近读的书可以是有趣的书，也可以是喜欢或不喜欢的书，总之给考生自由发挥的空间很大，所以考生完全可以有能力把这个题讲好。
话题卡如下：
Describeabookyouhavereadrecently.
Youshouldsay:
Whatbookitwas
Whormendedit
Whatthebookwasabout
Andexplainwhatyoulearnedfromit.
Sampleanswer:
ThebookIhaverecentlyreadwascalledWhatMakesYouStandOut,which
wasrmendedbymydad.Ittalksabouthowtostandoutinaninterviewand
letinterviewersseeyourstrengthssothatyoucanwinintheinterview.Mydad
rmendedittomebecauseIhadaninterviewinJanuarythisyearbutI
unfortunatelyhadnoexperienceinsuchsituation.Somydadtoldmethatbook
mightbesuitablebecauseitoffersmuchadviceforpeoplelikemewhodon't
havemuchexperience.FromthebookIgottoknowthatforusinexperienced,the
firstthingthatwehavetolettheinterviewersknowisthatwelearnfast.As
acollegestudent,Ihavetolearndifferentsubjectssimultaneously,andhandle
differentprojects,youknow,individualworksandgroupworksallatthesame
time.IfIdidnotlearnfast,Icouldn'tmakeallsubjectspass.Besides,it
wasmyabilitytoprocessmulti-tasksatthesametimethatmademeapetent
universitystudent.Andmoreimportantly,myperformanceonacademicswasquite
satisfying.ThesecondthingIknewfromthatbookwasthatIhadtoshowmy
confidenceandpositiveattitudetowardsthejobIgottodo.Icouldn'tjust
say“Idon'tknow,orI’mafraidwhatisingtome.”Otherwise,interviewers
woulddefinitelynotgrantsuchanemployeewhocouldn'tofferbenefittotheir
company.Ithoughtthatbookwasquiteuseful.Imean,previously,IthoughtI
couldn'tgiveapanymuch,butitwasthebookthatmademerealisethatI
hadsomanyadvantagesthatcouldbenefitapanyandgavemeconfidencenot
onlyinaninterview,butanythingI’mgoingtodoorexperienceinthe
future.
3.大厨
关于做饭的话题也算是口语考试的老题了，但是近年来考的最多的是让考生描述一个擅长做饭的人，而不仅仅是做饭本身，所以考生要注意重点的转移。我们先来看看话题卡：
Describeapersonyouknowwhoisgoodatcooking.
Youshouldsay:
Whothepersonis
Whatyourrelationshipiswiththisperson
Whatkindoffoodheorshecooks
Andexplainwhyyouthinkthispersonisgoodatcooking.
这个题我们要把人物和做饭连在一起，既要描述为什么你认为他擅长做饭又要描述所做的食物的类型等，所以考察考生们多方面的词汇量。我们来看范文：
MyfriendWangYuisthepersonwhoismostgoodatcookingIhaveseen
amongmyfriends.Ithinkhehasageneincooking.Imean,hisfartherisone
ofthemostwell-knownmasterchefsofShandongCuisine,andhelearnedcooking,
withouthisfather’shelp,fromaveryearlyage,atleastearlythanmostyoung
people.He’snowworkingasachefassistantinShandongHotel,whichalready
proveshiscookingskill.Igottoknowhiscookingskill,apartfromwhathas
beenmentionedabove,inabirthdaypartyofourfriend.Heactivelyassumedthe
responsibilityofcookingforthepartyandrightatthattimeIwasimpressed
byhiscookingskill.HewasgoodatShandongcuisine,sohemainlycooked
Shandongfoodwithabonusoffabulousdessertstous.Ithinkheisgreat
becausehecouldcookaverydifficultdishcalledfriedfishinsweetandsour
saucewhichthousandsofcooksspendyearspractisinginordertomakethefish
beautifulandtasty.Thehardestpartofmakingthisdishistouseaknifeto
slicethefishwithouttearingtheslicesapartfromitsbody,andtouseboiled
oiltoshapethefishlikeitisjumping.Surprisingly,hedidit,successfully.
AnotherthingIthoughthewasreallygoodatwasthathecouldkeepthekitchen
cleanthroughoutthewholeprocess.Icookmyself,andwhenIcook,Ijustcan’t
stopmessingthekitchen.SoIreallyadmirethosewhocankeepthekitchen
cleanandcooktastyfoodatthesametime.Ithinkcookingitselfisnotan
easytask,cookingwithoutmessingthekitchendefinitelydeservesmy
respect.
通过简单地分析上面三个题，相信考生们对于高频考题有了一定的了解，其实不管是不是高频题，考生始终要把握一个原则，就是合并归类，把能通用的素材放到不同的话题里，既提高了效率又能给自己减负，可谓一举两得。
