网友 ：马老师好，我考过两次雅思了，口语都是5.5，不知道应该如何备考口语，准备过一些topics，但是临场口点慌了。怎么能提高到6呢？

马朝霞：Hi gorgeous guess the best way is to practise your general speaking every day ,better in the morning ,for at least 30mins ,reading sth aloud ,i mean! and of course, sign up for a good IELTS speaking class for strategies ,after all ,IELTS speaking is not just general speaking .Besides ,talk to professional British English teachers can help a great deal ,say in Beijing New Channel school,we have 2 excellent IELTS teachers from UK ,Mark amd David , especially 14 days before IELTS test.work like a magic !!!特有效哦...

无忧雅思网 ：马老师您好，今天访谈的主题是“2008雅思口语考试大盘点”，那请您首先总结一下2008雅思口语相关情况吧！谢谢！

马朝霞：basicall in 2008 ,most of the speaking topics were the same ,not big change ! But in part 1 ,some topics like swimming ,news ,visitors ,bikes,arts ,house ,transport ect were carrying the weight .At the same time ,majors/work ,hometown ,photo ,music ,newspaper/reading ,food and cooking ,clothes ,hobbies were as popular as usual . In part 2 ,since Sep.2008 ,People topics ,like friends ,a person who is good at cooking ,a famous person that you want to become ,a teenager ,a family(but not your own )were kind of frequently asked ; Places topics ,like a place with water , a restaurant ,a place you would like to vist /a journey you would like to take /a city you have visited ,ect were kind of popular too .For Event topics ,like party ,sports event /physical exercises ,a happy event ,an educational visit ,family event ,an important stage in life , a recent change were carrying the weight ,and for Things topics ,sth you lost ,gift ,a book you read ,a TV program ,newspaper/magazine were hot topics .Got to say, all of those are expected to be seen in 2009 too ,so an advice for 2009 candidates ,not just look forward ,but also look back on 2008 ,basically at least 85%of speaking topics would be the same ! Good luck!!!