2016 年 4 月朗阁雅思口语考题预测 

Part 1 

Do you like trees? 

Sample 1: 

Yes, I like trees because whenever I see those green trees, I feel refreshed and 

comfortable. For example, I would like to look at the trees outside my window to 

have my eyes relaxed. Trees can beautify the environment, which helps me feel 

better, and that is why I love to have trees around my house. 

Sample 2: 

Yeah, I do. And uh, I don’t really think there’s anything not to like about them! You 

know, they look nice, they add more colour to a place, um… so yeah I think trees are 

great! 

What kind of trees do you like? 

I prefer those big trees with plenty of green leaves, such as oak and pine. Ever-green 

trees are my favorite one because I can enjoy their beauty all the year around. I also 

like trees which have special sweet smell like camphor, for they are not only beautiful 

scenery but also bring me good smell. 

What kind of trees is popular in your country? 

Well, generally speaking, plane tree is the most common kind and people can see 

them anywhere across the country, because they are suitable for the weather in 

most areas in China. In the north part of China, there are large white birch forests. 

And in the south area, it is popular to plant banyan along the streets in cities and 

countryside. 

Part 2 

Describe an ambition you have not achieved yet. 

You should say 

What the ambition is 

Why you wanted to achieve the ambition 

What you did in order to achieve the ambition 

And explain why you have not achieved the ambition yet. 

I am sorry to say that one of the biggest ambitions I have not achieved was getting 

accepted into Cambridge University. This was my high school goal. Cambridge 

University is the top university in the world and when you graduate you are usually 

guaranteed a very very very good job. Also the alumni get high paying jobs and 

possibly a good government job. 

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If I got accepted into Cambridge University, this would have made my parents proud, 

because actually my father graduated from there and he has a good job. In China 

parents love to brag about their children and I wanted to give them something to 

brag about back then. 

I did a lot to get accepted. For example, I went to a lot of training centers in order to 

get a high score on the IELTS exam. I also read a lot of strategic books on how to 

score high. Unfortunately, I did not score high enough. Since I am from_______, it is 

a fierce competition to get a score in the IELTS examination. I learned later on that 

this was only the first step in achieving a good degree. That is why I am taking the 

IELTS today. So I am sad to say that I did not get accepted into Cambridge University 

______ months ago, but that was only the beginning to my path to success. 

Part 3 

Do you think children should have ambition? 

Of course, but they should be able to choose the goal and it should be realistic. For 

example, when I was young, I had several kinds of ambitions. My first goal was to 

play the guitar. I wanted to play the guitar, because I saw a video on TV and I wanted 

to be a star like the person on TV, but it never happened. Then I wanted to learn how 

to dance and I did it. The last goal was to learn how to swim and I did that. Even 

though these goals were simple to achieve, they still kept me busy. I also think that if 

children don’t have some kind of ambitions they will be under achievers. I actually 

read about this on yahoo. Some scientist in America did a study and discovered that 

if children set a goal and don’t achieve it, it is actually good for them because it 

teaches them how to win and lose. I find this strange, but I think it is actually true. 

Do parents in your country want their children to have ambitions? 

Yeah, for sure. I think most parents are very happy to see their children express 

ambitions. But I should also add that if the ambition doesn't accord with their own 

hopes for their child's future, then parents might not be so supportive. For instance, 

if, let's say, a child's ambition is to be a dancer or artist or something like that, then 

it's probable that many parents might try to quell such aspirations, as those kinds of 

careers are very difficult to succeed in, and I mean, no parent wants to see their 

children struggling through life. 

Is ambition important? 

Yeah, I'd say it is. You know, it gives you focus, instead of simply just drifting through 

life aimlessly. But it doesn't necessarily have to be a big ambition. I mean, some 

people's ambition might just be to raise a family, you know, it doesn't always have to 

be something grand like becoming the next Steve Jobs. But as long as you have some 

kind of ambition, that's the important thing. 

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Are your friends ambitious? 

Yeah, I suppose they are in they own way. Um…and if I give you a few examples, one 

of them wants to start a shop online, um, and another friend….what does she wanna 

do again?! Oh yeah, she wants to start her own fashion label, which is pretty cool! So 

I'd say they are pretty ambitious, 

Is it always good to be ambitious? 

Um… I think as long as it drives you in a positive way, and doesn't cause harm to 

others, then it is, yeah. So it really kind of depends on what the ambition is. You 

know, if a person has evil intentions, then being ambitious could have disastrous 

consequences, as history can attest to. 

What should be done to achieve ambition? 

In my opinion there are three important things need to be done in order to achieve 

one’s ambitions. The first thing is to have a date when they will achieve their goal. 

For example, people learn how to drive a car. People need to plan if it takes 3 months, 

6 months or even a year. The second thing is practice. Most goals are physical and 

you need to practice such as playing sports well. People have to practice I am pretty 

sure Kobe Bryant practiced a lot before entering the NBA. The last thing I can think of 

is money. Most goals need money. For example, if I got accepted into Beijing 

University I would have still needed money in order to graduate. Also even if 

somebody wants to master a video game, it takes money either to buy the game or 

to pay for electricity to run their computer. So in conclusion, I would say planning, 

practice and money are all needed to achieve an ambition. 

What are the difficulties in the process of achieving ambition? 

As I mentioned before there are three important things to achieving an ambition. 

Planning, practice and money. Let me go into more detail about these. First, even if 

you plan there are always some kind of circumstances that effect the time line like a 

death, holiday, test date, etc. Sometimes people don’t have choice about a date and 

they get what they get. Practice also might not work. Some people are not good at 

some things. For example, my friend tried to get her driver’s license and she couldn’t 

pass the driving test. She practiced, practiced and practiced but she failed the test. 

The last thing is money. People have to budget their money and not everybody is rich, 

so some people have to save up for a long time in order to achieve their goal such as 

going on vacation. My parents have been saving up for a long time to take a trip to 

America and after 5 years they are going and I know for a fact they wanted to go 5 

years ago.