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本文为大家带来的是朗阁雅思口语考题预测，大家一起来看看吧。
Part 3
1. Describe a historical building
1) Do Chinese people like to visit historical buildings?
Sample answer:
They are crazy about those cultural relics. On public holidays, these places are packed with travelers of all sorts: children, old age, and foreigners. What Chinese travelers like to do most is to take far more photos than necessary of the view. Even well before the holiday season, one can be sure that these places would be incredibly crowded.
2) Why do people visit historical buildings?
Sample answer:
Their motivation for visiting these places truly befuddles me. Many barely understand or show any interest in history; they take a lot of selfies and upload onto their social media. To me, perhaps, it is the crowd effect and their desire to be part of the festival atmosphere that has prompted them to make the visits.
3) Is it necessary to protect historical buildings?
Sample answer:
Well, it really depends on the historical importance of the building. One-of-a-kind landmarks that play a pivotal role in history certainly warrant adequate protection. But the problem is many local governments see the potential in making loads of money out of tourism industry and thus convert ordinary, century-old buildings into tourist destinations and attach a “beautiful story” to it. That has nothing to do with cultural preservation; that’s pure business and money talking.
2. Describe a person who encouraged and helped you to achieve a goal
1) Why is it important for teenagers to set goals?
Sample answer:
Teenagers are surrounded with so many temptations in their life. Without a clear goal in mind, they might easily lose track of the purpose of life and indulge themselves in computer games, shopping, or endless chatting on social media. Goals will keep their life on the right track and protect them from those distractions.
2) What will encourage children to learn more?
Sample answer:
I don’t believe conventional approach such as financial rewards would work in the long run. The motivation for learning has to come from deep down in their heart, so the best way is to inspire children’s interest in learning, helping them recognize fun of the learning process and the satisfaction of successfully learning something new.
3) Do parents and teachers punish children physically nowadays?
Sample answer:
Very rarely. Corporal punishment used to be the norm both inside the classroom or at home, but things have changed. Many new parents realize that traditional ways no longer work very effectively; scientific approach to child rearing is strongly called for. So what we see then is parenting books are quickly snapped up in bookstores, and none of those books encourages violent punishment.
4) Who do you think has the greater influence on the goal-setting of children, teachers or parents?
Sample answer:
Well, teachers evidently have bigger influence. Many parents are still spoiling or tolerating their children, so children are well aware that they can somehow get away with anything they are expected to do. Yet, children are taught to see teachers with respect. Whatever goals teachers set for them, children are more likely to listen and obey. It is such authoritative power teachers hold that has made them a bigger influence on the goal-setting of children.
3. Describe a school you went to in your childhood.
1) What’s the difference between the present and the past teachers?
Sample answer:
The present teachers differ from their past counterparts on the basis of several aspects. Firstly, the qualification of teachers is far higher than before because of the increasing of general education offered to the citizens as a whole. For example, in China, people with a bachelor degree could be appointed to teach students in secondary school decades ago. However, it turns out to be very different nowadays. The normal threshold is master degree for graduates teaching in secondary school. Secondly, the present teachers are equipped with more skills, especially, the skills in using teaching technology. Owing to the technical advancements, such as mass media, is applied in teaching lessons, the teaching method is more diverse in drawing students’ focus and interpreting some deep knowledge. Accordingly, ability to use certain equipment is necessary for the present teachers. Thirdly, apart from the traditional academic knowledge delivered in the class, the present teachers also lay great emphasis on the cultivation of students’ innovation and creativity, so they shoulder more duty in the current teaching process.
2) What’s the difference between being taught by teachers and being taught by AI?
Sample answer:
Fundamental differences exist between teachers and advanced technology, particularly in AI. Specifically, students taught by teachers can be effectively reminded and supervised by teachers when being distracted. In this case, students are more likely to concentrate on their learning. Besides, study with teachers allows students to promote their communication skills and critical thinking, thanks to the face-to-face teaching activities and free exchange of ideas. In addition, teachers are capable to adjust their teaching strategies and relevant knowledge according to the level of students in their class. For example, they can shorten the time for exercise when students have already mastered certain knowledge and make fewer mistakes. By contrast, AI, as a novel means in teaching, seems to be more intriguing to students, especially those with younger age, thus making students to be positively devoted in study. What’s more, in comparison to teachers who may give some incorrect information in some cases, AI provides nearly standardized procedure and accurate answers. Additionally, more diverse information is accessible to students by using AI, since the capacity for AI is without limit and almost incomparable.
4. Describe a time a child made you laugh
1) What can make child laugh?
Sample answer:
There are plenty of ways that can make child laugh. First, we can buy some candies, cookies or cakes for him, and as we all know, child likes to eat something sweet, and he will feel happy and enjoyable because he gets what he wants. Second, play games with him is also a good choice to make him laugh. For example, if you and him play league of legend together as a team, maybe you made an easy mistake and got yourself killed, I am sure he will laugh out loud because he didn’t know you can be that dumb. Third, generation gap or cultural lag is definitely another way to make him laugh. For example, there are some modern online words which are quite popular among young people, and if he asked you but you’ve never heard of it, that moment will be very hilarious, and he will feel funny too.
2) What do you think is the best age for people to have children?
Sample answer:
Personally speaking, the best age for people to have children is when they are at about thirty years old. Because if they are too young, they may not have enough amount of money or decent living quality to raise the kid, which will be bad for the kid’s normal life. For example, the kid may not have well education or nutritious food, and I think it’s not responsible for parents to do that, if parents are very poor or young, they should first work harder to earn money, and then raise kids, because kid needs a lot of money. On the other hand, if adults are too old, like when they are thirty-five or so, women's fertility would drop drastically. At that time, they may not able to have baby. So, I think the best time of having children is when they are about thirty, by that time, they should have a house or a car, and of course a stable job which can sustain the life quality and stand the cost of raising the baby.
3) Do you think people should be trained before they become parents?
Sample answer:
Not necessarily. Because raising kids is part of the human nature, and we were born with it, we know what to do and how to do it. Plus, our earlier generation didn’t have had trained to raise the kid because of the lack of resources, yet our parents all grew up safely and soundly. Moreover, having a training session will cost a lot of money, parents should save some money and use it to raise their kids in the future, such as education, living cost, car, house and etc. If there are some questions, they can find plenty of resources online, such as TV shows, online applications and so on. If some parents are not good at using online technology, or they think online stuff is unreliable, they can also ask for other friends’ or their parents help, because they have many experiences Therefore, they don't need to be trained by others.
4) Do you think childhood is the most important in one’s development?
Sample answer:
I totally agree with this statement. Because people need to establish a series of good habits during their childhood, and it includes study habits, life habits, and even the ways to communicate with others. All of these habits will be with him or her for the rest of their life, which is crucial for a person's future development. More importantly, childhood is the best time for children to think about what they will do in the future. If a kid is really good at playing badminton, or singing, he should grab the chance when there is still time and pursue his dream at the very beginning. When he grows up, he will know how important to do what he likes. And he should feel lucky to stick to that dream. Even though he will feel helpless or confused during the process, parents should always encourage him to pursue his dream.
5. Describe an occasion when you got incorrect information
1) What kinds of professions are related to giving information to others?
Sample answer:
For example, some salespersons who needs to point out some special features to address customers’ concerns, I mean, to convince consumers their products are worth the price and more likely to be bought by customers. Plus, teachers also have to answer students’ some practical questions from their own experience to help them ace the test, gain more credits, become top students to gain money to cover tuition fee and living cost. Additionally, tour guides typically recommend citizens to visit tourist attractions, like some historical sites, local specialty and other stuff to get rid of stress.
2) What’s the difference between giving information by phone and by email?
Sample answer:
As for me, giving information by phone is time-saving and effort-saving, you know, I don’t need to operate my laptop, access to Wi-Fi, type the key words then send an email, instead, I can just pull it out and hang it up to receive information. Despite the fact that our technologies are advanced, there is no guarantee that small glitches or malfunctions won’t occur like sudden disconnection from the internet, that would interrupt me a lot. However, giving information by phone is much easier to remember many details, and I can also take notes, highlight the important section of email, which can leave lasting impression on me.
3) How can people check whether a piece of information is correct or not?
Sample answer:
Most of people prefer to go to library and check some real materials like original documents and old newspaper to gain information. Recently, individuals have better chance to access to the internet and look around on their own, coz it’s time-saving and effort-saving, they don’t need to step out and walk around like crazy, instead, they can just stay at home, click the mouse, browse the page, type the key words then get information. However, asking professors for help is my thing, coz they’re knowledgeable and influential as well as answer me some practical questions from their own since they have first-hand knowledge.
4) Do people trust the information online?
Sample answer:
It depends, coz a bunch of netizens who are not in high level of education, so if people encounter some academic difficulties, they prefer to go to library and check some real materials like original documents and old newspaper to gain information, or they can ask professors or parents who are knowledgeable and influential and answer them some practical questions from their own experience, coz they have first-hand knowledge. However, if individuals just wanna know some tips about traveling, recommendation of movies, they would trust the information online, coz some movie buff may have good taste.
