“聊天”一直以来都是雅思口语考试出题人很青睐的话题，以前有过part2话题是让我们描述一次和陌生人愉快聊天的经历（Describe an interesting conversation you had with a stranger），最近考的是和朋友的一个开心的聊天经历（Describe a time you had a happy conversation with a friend）。

       对于不爱聊天的考生来说，这些话题确实难为人了，尤其是和陌生人聊天，这难道不是社恐们最怕的事吗？可是社恐也要考雅思的呀。遇到这种从未有过的经历，我觉得不妨大胆跟考官说：I’m sorry, I don’t have such experience of talking with a stranger. Would you please change a topic for me?

       每次我这样跟我的同学们讲，他们都会觉得心虚，怕考官会扣分，所以只能硬着头皮编故事。编故事也好，其实故事这种东西，越编越上瘾。

       今天我们先不编故事，而是给大家看几个新鲜出炉的part3问题，全部来自于考生亲自写下来的考场回忆。

所有的问题都是围绕着“聊天”这个主题进行的。接下来把我的回答分享给大家。

What do young people talk about when they get together?

They may talk about anything including relationships, exams, and they may also gossip about other friends. I would say that girls and boys are usually interested in different topics. Young girls like to talk about the problems they are facing with their boyfriends. They may need some suggestions from other girls to make a decision. Young boys, however, don’t usually discuss relationships. They are more likely to talk about the latest games and play games together. I don’t think boys talk much when they get together. They play more.

Do young people talk about news and politics?

Of course, they do. From the comments on social media hot news, we can see that young people care a lot about news and politics. They are willing to express their opinions and have discussions with other people who are totally strangers. Of course, they would also discuss these topics when they have dinners with their friends.

On what occasions would people talk with strangers?

There are many situations when people would talk with strangers. The first one I can think about is that when people are traveling on a train or a plane, they tend to feel bored with their phone and become interested in other passengers who sit around them. It’s the time when many people would love to start a conversation with a stranger. Another situation is probably when people have received help from a stranger by accident. To express one’s gratitude, one may start to talk with this nice stranger to learn more about this person. Well, these are the occasions I can think about.

Do you think it’s difficult to talk with a stranger?

I think it all depends on whether this stranger has the willingness to talk or not. If the stranger is nice and enthusiastic in answering questions and having discussions, it wouldn’t be that difficult to talk with them. However, there are also many strangers who are indifferent. They may not be interested in having any conversation. No matter what you say, they only answer with yes or no or I don’t know. In this case, we should know it’s best not to continue to interrupt this stranger. It would be really awkward to talk with people who don’t care.

Is it important to be a listener when we interact with our friends?

absolutely it’s important to be a listener. In many situations, our friends just want to get something off their chest. They hope their friends would be patient enough to listen to them nagging. It’s possible they have come across very annoying things in their life and feel really upset about it. Definitely they need a listener who wouldn’t give so many opinions but just sitting there quietly and only nodding from time to time.