雅思口语范文：Swimming

　　雅思口语考试中关于游泳Swimming题经常出现，考官一般会问你还记得你会游泳么，小时候学过游泳么等等。下面为大家整理了雅思口语考官关于这类话题的具体问题及参考答案，考生可以提前看一下，再根据自己的实际情况来组织新的回答内容和思路。

　　Can you swim?

　　No, I cant. I hate to get water in my ears and nose.

　　Do you like swimming?

　　Yes, I am crazy about swimming especially butterfly stroke and breaststroke. I believe swimming can help me build up my body and makes me keep a trim figure.

　　Have you ever tried to learn to swim?

　　Not yet. Although I want to learn I know absolutely nothing about swimming. No floating, no doggie paddle, I cant even kick the right way. Its hard for me to get a start.

　　Did you learn to swim when you were a child?

　　Yes, I did. But it isnt the regular swimming stroke like butterfly stroke. Its doggy-paddling.

　　Who taught you to swim?

　　My dad threw me into the swimming pool when I was five. I caught on pretty quickly with the water wings. Then, I took swimming lesson. I learned professional swimming stroke from the lifeguard.

　　How did you learn to swim?

　　As I remember, my uncle took me to take a swimming course when I was 10 years old. During that 15-day course, the instructor taught us swimming from ABC. We need to practice holding breath under water and floating on the water surface as the first step. On the last day, we had a small test of swimming across the pool to demonstrate our real capability. It was great fun.

　　Where do people go swimming in your hometown?

　　In Wuhan, people mostly go to public swimming pools if they want to swim. Some of these facilities are pretty affordable. Also some communities have their own swimming pool, and this is truly convenient for residents living there. Then the last choice would be the Yangtze River. Even though this is not so clean and a little risky at the same time, many people actually swim there, coz after all you have to pay nothing for it.

　　Is swimming very popular in China?

　　Its popular in china. Many communities have their own swimming pool and swimming club.

　　Why do many people like swimming?

　　Swimming has been recognized as an aerobic exercise which is good for building your aerobic system. Swimming is physically demanding but it wont give you strong muscle but beautiful figure.

　　What do you think are the benefits of swimming?

　　I feel swimming is quite necessary to learn not only as a way of exercise but also as a life-saving skill. Clearly, swimming is an all-round exercise to keep us in good shape. And in some special cases, people who know how to swim would be more likely to survive. Also you cant forget how much fun you can get from swimming itself. So swimming is definitely something deserves learning.

　　How do children learn to swim?

　　For children, there are mainly two ways to learn swimming. One is attending some swimming course and the other is instructed by parents. Formal classes would be more professional but you need to pay extra money. However, learning from family cost you almost nothing and the time is rather flexible as well.

　　Do you prefer to swim in the sea or in a swimming pool?

　　If I had to choose, Id favor swimming in a swimming pool because it is safer in the swimming pool but there are many uncertain factors in the sea. The swimming pool is much smaller and not so complex. Besides, there is at least one professional safety guard at the pool in case of any emergency.

　　Do you think its good to have compulsory swimming lessons for children?

　　I think it should be taught in schools as part of the PE curriculum. Especially for kids in those island regions, it is important for kids to have basic swimming skills. When they find themselves in an emergency it can make a difference.