口语第一部分的变化，革新会更多体现在喜好与个人习惯的问题上，比如说喜不喜欢读书啊，去不去博物馆啊，喜不喜欢购物啊，有很多内容还是2010年末的，也会出现一些新的话题。但是学习、工作还有家乡这些个“四季常青”的场景话题肯定是会考到的，所以烤鸭们应该把这些场景都好好练熟！对于那些会创新的喜好和个人习惯题，则可以用咱们雅思VIP课上所讲的方法来应对，应该难度都不大！
口语第二部分，则是每一场考试的热门，也是最有可能发生变化的地方。一些已经考了无数次的老题也许会退出历史舞台，或者说不再那么高频地出现，比如modern building、traditional story、a wild animal等等。而新题的出题趋势，则是有可能是旧题翻新，也就是在旧题的基础上进行一些改动变成新题，比如也许会出现photo这样和art沾边的题目。或者是借用第一部分的话题，改编成第二部分的题目。也有可能出现一些格外冷门的题目，像之前就出现过traffic jam这样的题目。
应该怎么来应对呢？其实，不管题目怎么变化，我们都会发现，这些题目逃不出人、物、地点、事件这四类。所以在每一类里面都总结出来一些可以经常用到的素材，那么即使面对新题，脑子里也应该能够想到借用之前的素材来说。而十二月份一直在考的题目也一定要准备！
Pat的2011年1月口语预测
口语Part 1在1月可能出现的题（《十天口语》Day 2 & Day 7)
☆ Do you often visit museums?
☆ Do you think museums are important to our lives? (Day 7)
☆ What’re your favorite kinds of films?
☆Do you prefer to watch movies at home or in a cinema? Why? (Day 7)
☆ What’s your favorite color? Are there any special meanings to colors? (http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/lessons/middle/color2.htm)
☆ What’re your favorite leisure activities?
☆ What sports did you play when you were a child? What were the differences between sports played by boys and sports played by girls?
☆ Do you think air travel is important to us? (It sure is. It’s convenient, comfortable and … fun. Some people are concerned about its safety but according to statistics air travel is actually safer than car rides.)
What do you collect? （Day 7)
Where do young people meet new people these days?
☆ What will your hometown be like in the future?
☆ Do you like shopping?
☆ Do you prefer big stores or small ones?
☆ Is there anything that you dislike about shopping?
Do you like dancing? Have you learned how to dance? Why do so many young people like dancing today?
What’s your favorite time of the day?
How many languages can you speak?
☆Do you like traveling? Where did you travel to in your latest trip? How long was the longest trip you took?
What’re the advantages of traveling by air?
Why are mobile phones important to our lives?
Do you wear a watch? What can your watch do for you? (Well,it helps me keep track of time./ Punctuality is a quality most people appreciate. My wrist watch really helps me be punctual…) (Whenever I need to know what time it is, I just check my laptop or mobile phone… and I tend to believe I’m not alone in doing this. It seems like not so many people wear a watch today…)
☆ What’s your favorite type of clothing? Will you still wear this kind of clothing when you get older? (http://www.fuddleduds.com/)
Have your neighbors help you with anything? Do you prefer to have old people or young people as your neighbors?
How many hours do you spend on watching TV every day? What’re your favorite shows?
What do you collect? Why do you collect them?
What did you do on your first day at school?
☆ Did you like reading books when you were little? What were your favorite kind of books? What kind of books do you like these days?
☆ What’s your favorite food?
Do you prefer to have meals at home or eat out?
How often do you eat out?
Who does the cooking in your family? Have you ever learned how to cook? Do you like cooking?
Do you like home-cooked food?
Do you think all family members should learn how to cook? (I guess so. Otherwise when parents are away the kids can only rely on junk food like burgers or French fries. Cooking abilities give them more self-sufficiency…)
What’s your favorite kind of weather? Do you like places with four seasons or has the same weather all year round?
What’re your favorite flowers? Do you think flowers are important to Chinese? Do Chinese give friends flowers on festivals? Do you prefer to have flowers or vegetables in gardens or at home?
What’s your favorite magazine? Is it an English magazine?
Do you think fashions are important?
What’s your favorite subject at school? Can you tell me something about it?
☆ Do you think people who major in your field can find a job easily when they graduate?
What do you do on the Internet?
Are traffic jams bad in your city?
☆ What did you do on last weekend?
☆ Is your city good for young people? Is it good for elderly people?
What’re your favorite kinds of fruit and vegetables? (stuff like oranges and tomatoes, coz they’re pretty juicy and …they look cute, … mouthwatering!)
☆What’re your favorite kinds of music? Do you think children should learn how to play musical instruments?(p96)☆ What sports do you play at school? What’re your favorite sports? / What do you do to improve your fitness?
Is swimming popular in China? Why? Do you have swimming classes at school? (p178)
Do you prefer to use emails or letters?
Who do you send emails to?
Do you think telephones are important to our lives?
How do you communicate with friends? How do young people communicate with elderly people?
Do you think gardens and parks are important to a city?
Do you live in a house or an apartment/flat? Which room do you like best? Is there anything hanging on the wall? How do you decorate your house / flat? How many people live in your house/apartment? Is the rent expensive? If you have enough money, will you buy a house?
What type of transportation do you usually take?
Do you like watching TV?
How was your child routine different from your daily routine now?
☆Do you like advertisements? (Day 8: D：favorite ad) ☆Why do we need ads? ☆What are the differences between ads in different countries?
Do you often go out with your friends or just invite them over to your place? What do you do together?
Do you think holidays are important to our lives? (Absolutely! Holidays are like … when we can get away from our daily grind and have some “time out”, you know… when we check out fun spots, hang out with friends and play sports without having to constantly worry about getting our work done. They are just so cool…)
Do you have a driver’s license? ( Yup, I got one quite a whole ago coz these days a driver’s license is really essential for getting a job. / Nope, coz the traffic in my city is so heavy and messy. I’m afraid of driving.)
Do you think biking is safe? ( Basically, it is because most Chinese are pretty skilled bikers, you know. But… these days there’re more cars in cities so yes sometimes biking can be risky, especially at night…)
Do you like watching TV? How long do you spent on that each day?
Do you prefer to study alone or to study with other students? / Do you prefer team work or working alone? (Team work is more efficient and can really be more effective as well. But when I work alone it seems like I tend to be more focused. So I guess it just depends on what kind of work it is and what kind of people I work with 
)
How do people in your country celebrate birthday?
Do you like painting and drawing? Do you think painting skills are important to kids?
☆ Do you like parties / partying? Do you like family parties or parties thrown by friends?
☆ What do you usually do during holidays? And what you don’t do during holidays?
What’s your favorite leisure activity?
Do you prefer to type things or to write things on paper? (Well, most of the time I just type things, that’s for sure. Coz it’s much faster and I can save what I type and edit it later on. And most importantly, I can just cut and paste everything…)
What’s your favorite time of a day? ( Well, I feel great in the morning coz after a good night’s sleep I feel refreshed and invigorated and definitely do things better.)
What kinds of tools or instruments you use at school? (things like PCs, test tubes, projectors and digital recorders…)
Are there any sports facilities on your campus? (There are tons of them. Like stadiums, gyms, soccer fields, tennis courts and swimming pools.)
What kinds of facilities are there in your community? (We’ve got a wide variety of facilities, like parking lots ,you know, places where you park your car, gyms, clinics, gardens, kids’ playgrounds, convenience stores…)
Why do we play music on festivals?
Which country do you plan to go to?
Do you often go to museums?
What kinds of gifts do you give your friends?
How do you get news?
Do you like visiting art galleries?
How should children improve their handwriting? (They can imitate nice examples of handwriting before developing their own style. And of course they should practice more and try not to type everything…)
Part 2 ： 1月可能出现的卡片题，请勇于合并答案。
自然界
☆ Describe a walk you took with a friend. (Day 8: C)
☆ Describe things you can do to help improve the environment.
Describe a place that has a lot of water / a like or a river (Day 8:C)
Describe a tourist spot.(natural or man-made)
Describe a place that has been polluted / a trip that was not as good as you planned.(Day 8:C)
☆Describe your favorite wild animal. (Day 8: C)
Describe your favorite season.
城市与建筑
☆ Describe a place that helped you learn about the past.(p164,p165,p177老建筑）
☆ Describe a modern building. (可以和下面三个题中的一个合并在一起准备)
☆ Describe a hotel.
☆ Describe a place where there is a lot of noise.
☆ Describe an interesting building.
☆ Describe a shopping mall. (Day 8:A)
Describe a library. (Day 8:A)
Describe a museum or an art gallery （Day 10）
Describe a long-distance trip.
☆ Describe a school you studied at before. (Day 7)
Describe an architect. (这个网站是建筑师大全http://architecture.about.com/od/architectsaz/Great_Architects_AZ.htm)
☆Describe a historical place in your hometown.
Describe what you did on last weekend.
Describe your favorite part of your city/hometown.(Day 8: A)/ a popular part of your hometown.
Describe a long journey.
(第三部分可能问到：What are the differences between traveling alone and traveling with others?）
Describe a good way to improve your health.（第三部分可能问到：
What should schools do to help children improve their health? P.E. class, gyms, less homework, more leisure time…
Do you think ads play important roles in improving public health? Not really coz there’s soooooooo much fast-food advertising in the media these days…)
Describe a place that has a lot of water. ( Day 8 :swimming pool / lake )
Describe a picnic or a meal in a park.
☆Describe an unforgettable lunch.
Describe a trip that was not as good as you planned. (Day 8 ：C的 a place that has been polluted.说这个很合适)
Describe a store you like.
Describe a concert hall.
Describe a flat / house / home.
Describe your favorite place in your city.
Describe your favorite season(Day1).
组织与个人
☆ Describe a teenager.
☆Describe a teacher who taught you before.
☆ Describe one of your childhood teachers（请注意动词全部要用过去时）.
☆ Describe a person who speaks a foreign language.
Describe a family that is NOT yours.
Describe an old person.(Day 8:双语感悟)
☆ Describe a TV show host/presenter (《十天口语》Day 10最后和http://www.stylecareer.com/talkshow_host.shtml）
Describe a person who lives with you.(同上）
Describe a wealthy / rich person. (Day 8 B)
☆ Describe a successful person.
☆ Describe an artist you admire.
Describe a famous person in a foreign country = an international celebrity. (Day 8 B)
Describe an organization.
Describe a workplace. ( 最简单的是说在某个organization 的part-time job或者您在上面一类话题已经准备好的某个store)
Describe a friend.（第三部分可能问到：Who are more important to you, family members or friends?）
☆Describe a job you wish to do in the future./ ☆Describe an interesting job.
Describe a person who won a competition. (p139)
Describe an intelligent person.
Describe a family member who you spend the most time with.
（第三部分可能问到：Who plays more important roles in raising children, the father or the mother? How many generations live together in a typical family in China?）
Describe a family picture.(p190 and p204)
Describe a family friend when you were a child.(和上面的几个题完全可以共用一个答案)
Describe a famous person.
Describe a person you admire or still remember after many years.
Describe a person you helped before.
☆ Describe a job you wish to do in the future.
休闲娱乐
☆Describe an ad that helped you buy something.
☆Describe your favorite Chinese song/piece of Chinese music.
（第三部分可能问到：Why do stores play background music?）
☆ Describe a quiz show.(完全可以参考这个http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeopardy!）
☆ Describe a TV program you don’t like. / Describe an interesting TV program that you can talk about with your family. （第三部分可能问到：Do you think TV programs play educational roles?）
☆ Describe a well-known traditional / children’s story (这里很多 http://www.chinapage.com/story/story.html)
☆ Describe a story that is well-known in your country.
☆ Describe a hobby you had when you were a child.
Describe a book you enjoyed as a child (儿童故事书。。。)
Describe an exciting /extreme sport. (十天口语第三版Day 8)
☆Describe your favorite leisure activity./ ☆Describe your favorite way to relax.
Describe something you do to improve your health.
Describe your favorite/ a healthy lifestyle
Describe a vehicle you wish to own.(Day8 p185)
☆ Describe your favorite book. (just a biography of a famous person. p138-p145) :p)
☆ Describe your favorite movie / film.
☆Describe a song you heard when you were a child.(有个很逗的网站是专门讲这个的http://www.mamalisa.com/?t=es&p=1744&c=11）
Describe a course you took when you were a child. (音乐课。。。)
Describe a foreign country you wish to live in or a foreign culture you wish to experience (Day 8 Britain)
Describe a habit. (watching that TV program)
Describe a game you played when you were a child ( but not a sport).(Day 8:D)
Describe an outdoor activity. Describe a creative activity you did when you were a child.
☆Describe an interesting news story in a newspaper/ on TV.
Describe a performance.
Describe a party you prepared for others. (Day 8: wedding后面的附加话题）
Describe a photo.
事件
Describe something you did on your computer(用电脑工作的本质就是用软件工作，http://www.baycongroup.com/tutorials.htm 提供了最常见英语软件的基础知识大全，随便选择你想了解的软件点击进入即可）
Describe an exciting message.
☆ Describe a naughty thing you did when you were a child.
☆ Describe an important festival people celebrate in your country.
Describe a happy event that happened recently (Day 8 F)
Describe a change in your life.
Describe a piece of work that was done quickly.
☆Describe a piece of good news you heard on the phone or via email.
Describe something you did when you studied a foreign language.（第三部分可能问：What are the advantages of learning a foreign language?
What are the difficulties you met in learning a foreign language?)
Describe a success.
Describe an interesting speech.
Describe an important letter you wrote to another person. (这个可以共享上文或者下文的任何一个事件的描述)
☆Describe a skill you wish to learn.(Day 10: Cooking)
☆ Describe a practical skill/ something you’re good at.
Describe a science class（十天口语Day 10或者http://74.125.95.132/search?q=cache:49HpoQ3bya0J:www.science-class.net/+science+class&cd=1&hl=zh-CN&ct=clnk，页面左侧全都是不同的science class）
Describe an enjoyable visit.（同上）
Describe an important stage in life.
Describe some advice your received before.(有很多可能性，不过最容易准备的应该是决定出国的过程中你的父母和朋友给你的建议，请参考“十大弱智话题”3)
Describe a conversation. (同上）
Describe a public event. (Day 8 F)
Describe an important plan for the future.
Describe a situation when you needed help. (同上)
Describe a letter you received.
Describe a sports event.
Describe a great achievement your country has made.
Describe a course you hope to take if you have time.
Describe a lecture.
物品
☆ Describe something in your home that was broken or that didn’t work.
☆ Describe something that was made by yourself. (The same idea or check out this link: http://www.easytourchina.com/china-specials/chinese-paper-cutting.htm) Describe something that you want to buy in the future.
☆ Describe a piece of electronic equipment/ an electronic device that is NOT a computer.(Day 8:E)
☆ Describe a gift you received before.
☆ Describe a gift you sent to a friend.
Describe an old/antique thing in your family. (参考 “十大弱智话题”第八个)
Describe something you bought but you didn’t use often. (Day 8: E)
Describe a piece of jewellery. (http://www.clogau.co.uk/这个网站每个链接点开之后都有详细介绍…)
☆Describe a childhood toy.(Day 8: kite)
Describe something that helps you learn English.(这个有很多人会说MP3,但是如果你说iPhone可以帮你学英语就肯定没有人跟你一样,Day 8)
☆ Describe your favorite clothes for special occasions.(Day 8:traditional clothing) （第三部分可能问到：Why do employees wear uniforms in some companies? )
☆ Describe a piece of clothing another person bought for you
Describe a gift you gave another person.
Describe a painting.
Describe a sculpture.
弱智卡片（Day 10)
☆ Describe something that you were late for. (十大弱智话题的第1个)
Describe a traffic jam.（第三部分可能问到：
What do you think of children driving? Well, it would be reaaaaaaaally risky for average kids to drive alone. Maybe it’s fun if their parents are with them.But anyway, the risk is soooooo real…What are the causes of traffic jams?
Will traffic jams be even more important in the future?)
Describe something that made you wait for a long time.(同上)
☆Describe a good law.
☆Describe a person who’s good at cooking.(Day 10)
（第三部分可能问到：Do you think it’s important for kids to learn cooking skills? Yup. They will be more independent if they do. And it would definitely be more economical than going to restaurants if they could cook meals for themselves… Do you like home-cooked food? )
Describe a shop.
Describe an unhappy shopping experience.
Describe the food you ever had that had the worst taste.
☆ Describe a restaurant (见Day 10（下）的第3题餐馆)
☆Describe a place where you usually have lunch.
Describe a plan you made. (第三部分可能问到：Why do people have goals?）
