第一章 雅思口语考试真题解构
雅思口语考试的时间为11—14分钟（考官会严格把握时间，考生不用担心）。测试采取考生与考官一对一的谈话形式，双方隔着桌子面对面坐着。在考试过程中，所谈内容会被录音，一方面方便考试管理部门抽查考试评分的标准性、公平性和正确性，另一方面也为了让考生在对分数有疑问时进行复查。口语考试分为三个部分：一般交谈（Introduction and Interview），个人陈述（Individual Long Turn），双向讨论（Two-way Discussion）。每个部分都有不同的目标和要求。
第一部分
规定时间：4—5分钟
一般交谈
Introduction and Interview
开考后，考生进入考场，与考官互致问候。考官首先介绍考试，询问考生姓名，检查证件。开启录音后，考官报出考试名称、时间、地点和本人姓名，考生报出自己的姓名。随后，考试正式开始。考官会抽取两三个话题进行提问，每个话题涉及2—5个问题，具体数量不定，由考官把握。一般而言，考官不会刻意去追求问题的数量。考生紧扣话题进行简要精练的回答即可，每个问题回答30 秒就足够，不用过多地展开讨论。
这一部分涉及的话题主要是个人信息和基本事实，比如：家庭背景、学习、工作、教育、兴趣爱好及衣食住行等。这些问题相对比较简单，所要考查的对象是考生的基本语言技能和人际交流能力。对于这些问题，考生不用答得太长，但也不能只回答“yes”或“no”，答案太短会让考官误解为英语水平不好。考生最好用四到五个句子作答，先用短句回答，然后以what/when/where/which/who/how这些方面的信息为切入点去扩展答案。
示例
—Do you like birthdays?
—Yeah,pretty much!( why)Because I am really into birthday cakes and all sorts of fancy presents from my family and friends,most of which I can't afford on a daily basis.(how to celebrate)And on that day my mum would invite all my friends over.It's lots of fun every year.
—Do you like movies?
—Definitely,I am crazy about it,( what sort and why)especially comedies,because they can always put me in a good mood.( which movie and who stars)My all-time favorite comedy is A Journey to the West starring the very famous Hong Kong comedian Zhou Xingchi.It simply is one of the best comedies in my country.
第二部分
个人陈述
Individual Long Turn
考官会先给考生一张话题提示卡（Verbal Prompt）和纸笔。考生有1分钟的时间来准备提示卡上的话题。在这1分钟内，考生需要迅速地理清思路，组织语言，并且可以卡片上的提示内容为参考，记下一些能提示自己回答问题的重点单词。然后，考生需要进行1—2分钟的表述。随后，考官可能会根据考生的表述长短，继续提一两个相关的问题，考生紧扣问题作出简要的回答即可。
这一部分涉及的话题多是属于情景性的，比如：描述一件物品、一个地点、一个人或一件事，想象和预测，回首往事等。这些话题均为考生熟悉的情景，考生可根据自己的经历，组织好自己的思路，引出主题，展开细节，充分表述。例如：
话题提示卡
Describe a place you want to visit.
You should say:
●what the place is
●how you first heard about the place
●what you would do there
●and explain why you particularly want to go to the place.
（在1分钟的准备时间内组织思路，可在草稿纸上写下相关要点）
草稿：
Where:Paris/dreamlike place
How first heard about it:from dad/business trip to Paris/years ago
What to do there:shopping/coffee/music/elegant language
Why want to go there:city of romance/wildest dream/if you haven't been to Paris,you haven't lived your life at all
实际回答问题时，充分利用卡片展开细节说明
口述：
Today I would like to talk about a place I want to visit.You know,in my whole life,I've been lucky enough to visit quite a few wonderful places,such as Sydney,Melbourne in Australia and Shanghai,Qingdao,Hong Kong in my country.But there's this dreamlike place I haven't so far stood a chance to visit,and it's Paris.I can still remember about several years ago,my dad came home from a business trip from Paris.He sat me down and said:Sweetie,as a girl,if you haven't been to Paris,you haven't lived your life at all because Paris is the city of romance.Since then visiting Paris has been my wildest dream.So if I could be lucky enough to be there one day,I would love to go shopping,buying fashionable clothes,sitting in a cafe,sipping coffee,enjoying the beautiful French music,looking out of the windows,appreciating the people on the street,and of course,picking up a few French words because French is one of the most elegant languages in the world.So I guess what I am trying to say is visiting Paris is my wildest dream and I know it for sure that I will definitely go there one day.
第三部分
规定时间：4—5分钟
双向讨论
Two-way Discussion
在这部分，考官会就第二部分的话题进行延伸和扩展，引申出一些更抽象、更宽泛、更具概括性的问题进行双向讨论。同样地，考官会根据考生回答问题所占时间的长短来调整他的问题数量。这一部分着重考察考生的说理论辩能力，对语言运用方面，尤其是措辞方面的要求则更高。
示例
Interviewer:Why do some people enjoy traveling?
Candidate:They might like to drop in at different places,and find out what kind of life other people are leading.It is interesting to communicate with people from different cultures and we may share our own customs and traditions with each other.Plus,we can meet new friends when we travel around.And it is wonderful to meet new people every day!
Interviewer:What are the advantages and disadvantages of air travel?
Candidate:I think the key advantages are speed,safety and comfort.Airplane is faster than any other transport.People used to spend several days on the train before they arrived in another city.But now they can get to any big city in China within several hours.However,airplane is also the most expensive form of transport.If you are planning for a long-distance trip,then you have to consider whether you can afford the expense.