Part Two & Three:

*An old person you know/admire/enjoy talking to

Describe an old person you are familiar with.

You should say

    Who he/she is

    How well you know him/her

    What you can learn from you

   And explain the reason why you are interested in him/her

How are the old treated in China?

When do people retire in China?

What are the benefits of living with old people?

What can living with the old bring to the family?

What roles do the old play in a family?

How can elderly employees benefit a company?

Can you compare the difference of the life styles between the old from western countries and those from China?

*A leader (in business/sports/politics) you admire

 Describe a leader you admire.

You should say

Who he/she is

What he/she has done

How you are affected

And explain the reason why you like him/her

Do people need leaders?

Why do people need leaders?

What kind of culture can better cultivate good leaders?

How do we choose a good leader?

What are the responsibilities of a leader?

Should one be trained to be a good leader?

What qualities does one need in order to be a good leader?

Are there heroes in the world?

*A good student you studied with

Describe a good student who (you know) you have studied with

You should say

 Who he/she is

 Why you studied with him/her

 What he/ she was good at

 What you did together

And explain why you think he/she is a good student

What role do teachers play in studies?

What efforts do good students need to make after class?

How do teachers treat good students？

What is the difference between good students and bad students?

Are good students at school more welcomed with their job?

How different are children now and those in the past?

Is it beneficial for children to learn different knowledge when they are very young?

*A good friend of yours

Describe a good friend of yours

You should say

      Who he/she is

      How often do you meet

      How you keep contact

      Whether you still meet each other or not now

How can friendship be well kept?

How do we choose a friend?

What would be the factors for losing a friend?

*Two family members in your family

 Describe two people from the same family you know.

You should say

Who they are

What they look like

What roles they play

How you like them

And explain the reason why you like them.

How does financial pressure affect family life?

How have families changed in China?

How do we get along well with children?

Do people place much importance to family?

How are Chinese families different from families in other countries?

How do family member get along with each other in China?

Which is better, a big family or a small one?

*A person who taught you a useful skill (e.g. swimming, cooking)

Describe a person who taught you a useful skill

You should say

Who he/she is

What he/she taught you

How he/she taught you

How you felt of him/ her

What behaviours can children learn from their parents?

Can children learn from watching TV?

What role do teacher play in children education?

Which is the best way of learning, from parents, teachers or from peers?

*Something kind someone did to you

Describe something kind someone did to you.

   You should say

      What it is

      When he/ she did it

      Why he/ she did it

      How he/ she helped you

      How you felt of it

Why should we help others?

How can we help others?

In what ways can we help people we don’t know?

Should we teach children the importance of helping others?

What do you think of people doing voluntary work?

Do many people do voluntary work in China?

Are there many organizations available for people to do voluntary work?

Have you ever done any voluntary work?

*A public place in the open air you visited/for you to relax

 Describe an open air that you like visiting.

   You should say

      Where it is

      What you can see and do there

      How often you go there

   And explain the reason why you like visiting there.

How do people relax and recreate themselves in China?

Who will find it easier to relax, people in the city or in the country?

How do people spend their holidays here in China?

Why do some people find it hard to relax even during holidays?

What are the differences between travelling to the city and to the country?

Can music help with relaxation?

Why do people like going to the park?

What do you think of the policy that pets are allowed into the parks?

Should people be charged to get into the public places?

What rules should be made to protect the public places?

*A trip in your childhood

Describe a trip in your childhood.

   You should say

      Where you went

      When you took it

      What you saw and experienced

      How you felt

How is transportation different in towns and in cities?

*A good/popular place for swimming

Describe a good place for swimming

You should say

Where it is

What it is like

Who will go there

And explain the reason why it is popular

Should people learn swimming?

What are the advantages of swimming?

Are there swimming courses in schools in China?

Should there be swimming courses at school?

Is it better to learn swimming by oneself or by taking a swimming class?

Who is better teacher for swimming, parents or professional instructors?

What other kinds of sports are popular apart from swimming?

A foreign country you would like to visit（杭州，厦门） 新题

Describe a foreign country you would like to visit.

  You should say

     What it is

     Where it is

     By what way you would like to visit there

     What you want to see there

     What you would like to bring back

  And explain the reason why you like to visit there.

What difficulties will Chinese encounter when they want to travel abroad?

What would Chinese be interested in seeing when they travel overseas?

Do you like visiting major cities or small towns?

*A place in the foreign country you would like to visit

Describe a place in a foreign country you would like to travel to

You should say

Where it is

How you travel there

How you got to know about this place

     How much you know about this place

And explain the reason why you would like to travel to it

What different documents do you need to prepare before travelling?

How do you obtain information of your travel destination?

How do young people and old people travel differently?

What is the difference between travel to a city and a small town?

How do people decide where to travel to during holidays?

Is weather forecast important for travelling?

What should be paid attention to when travelling abroad?

*A working place (a shop/company/factory)

Describe an ideal working place you dream.

   You should say

      Where it is

      What it looks like

      What is inside

      How you feel of working in it

   And explain the reason why you like to work in such a place.

How do Chinese go to work?

What do you think of working far away from home?

How can the location of a working unit be chosen?

How important is the location of a work place?

In what different ways do people work now compared to the past?

Which is better, living close to or far from where one works?

How would you choose the location if you were to open a new company?

What are the advantages and disadvantages of foreign companies opening new branches in China?

What are the advantages and disadvantages of migrant workers flooding to the big cities?

*An interesting shop

 Describe an interesting shop you like.

You should say

Where it is

How often you go there

What you can buy and see there

And explain the reason why you think it is interesting

What are the advantages and disadvantages of shopping online?

Will online shopping get more or less popular?

Should people with different financial backgrounds go shopping in different shops?

How does purchasing change people’s life?

*A house/ apartment you want to live in

 Describe your ideal house.

You should say

Where it is

What it would be like

Who you want to live with

What you want to have inside

   And explain the reason why it is ideal to you.

What challenges would you encounter when moving home?

Why do people like moving home?

Why do styles of houses differ from country to country?

*An old building/architecture

 Describe a historical building you know

You should say

What it is

When you visited it

What people will do there

Why you visited there

And explain the reason why you like it

What are the values of old buildings?

Why are many old buildings bulldozed?

Why are young people not interested in history?

How do media advertise for the historic buildings?

How can old buildings be protected?

Do foreign visitors prefer seeing old buildings or new buildings?

*A restaurant you like going to with your family/friends

Describe a restaurant you like going to with your family/friends

You should say

Where it is

What dishes it offers

Who you go with

What you like to order

And explain why you like it there

Why do people like eating at the restaurant?

Do you prefer eating out or cooking at home?

Do you know how to cook? Where do you learn cooking from?

How do you learn cooking?

Which is better, eating at home or at the restaurant?

Should all women learn to cook?

What kind of food can benefit your health more?

What do you think of eating meat?

*A change in a town/village or a city

Describe a change in a town/village/city

You should say

      Where it is

      What it was like in the past

      What it is like now

      How people from it think of the change

Why is the crime rate higher in cities than in the small towns?

How has your city changed?

How are job opportunities in the city?

What is the difference between urban area and rural area?

How is lifestyle different in urban area and rural area?

What do you think of migrant workers?

*A sports event you would like to watch

Describe a sports event you would like to watch

You should say

      What it is

      Whether it is easy to attend it

      What happens in it

And explain Why you want to watch it

What kinds of sports do people in your country like?

Which is better, watching the live game or watch it at home?

*An outdoor activity you like

 Describer an outdoor activity that people like.

   You should say

      What it is

      How often you do it

      How popular it is for people

   And explain the reason why people like it.

What different outdoor activities do the old and the young choose?

What outdoor activities do you want to learn?

What are the benefits of doing sports?

How has children’s leisure time changed?

Do parents encourage children to do sports?

What are the benefits and drawbacks of playing computer games?

Can playing computer games lead to the increase of crime rate?

Should parents limit children’s game time?

Is there a trend of increased outdoor activities in China?

*A game in your childhood an outdoor activity you like

Describe a game in your childhood.

  You should say

     What it is

     How often you played

     With whom you played

     How you like it

     And explain why you liked it.

Do you like children?

How many children are there in your family?

How many children are there in a typical Chinese family?

*A TV program you like

Describe a TV programme you like.

You should say

    When you watched it

    Where you watched it

    Why you watched it

      What you learnt from it

What do you think of the TV programs in China?

How can a TV program be popular?

What do you think of the advertisements on TV?

Why is easier for the TV stars to get famous?

Are TV actors and actress much over-paid?

What are the positive/negative effects of being famous?

What are the different purposes of watching TV?

*A useful website you like

Describe a useful website

You should say

What it is called

How you got to know it

What you can get from it

    And explain why you like it.

How does internet affect people’s life?

How do people manage life without the Internet?

What is the difference between Internet education and traditional way of teaching?

What are the advantages of the Internet?

Will internet replace teachers in the future?

Will internet take the place of traditional media?

Is it beneficial for children to use the Internet a lot?

Would it be a waste of time to linger on the Internet?

Will the Internet replace newspaper and magazine?

What are the disadvantages of living in an area with no internet access?

What do you think of internet education and entertainment?

*An advertisement you recently heard or saw

 Describe and advertisement you watched.

You should say

   When you watched it

What it was like

What you think of it after you have watched it

And explain the reason why you have impression on it

When do people see advertisements?

Which way of advertising do you like best, on TV or on newspaper?

How do you define good advertisements?

Is it a good idea to invite stars to show on advertisements?

How can advertisements attract people?

What regulations concerning advertising industry need to be issued for better supervision?

What can advertisements do to children?

How much can you believe what is shown on advertisements?

What do you think of advertisements selling cigarettes, beer and wine?

What do you think of the overseas advertisements?

*A movie you watched recently

Describe a movie you watched recently

You should say

What it is

What it is about

When you watched it

How you felt of it

What you learnt from it

Do you prefer watching movies at home or at the cinema?

Why do people like old movies?

*A book you would like to read again

 Describe a book you want to read again.

You should say

What it is

Who wrote it

What you can learn from it

And explain the reason why you want to read it again.

What are the benefits of reading for children?

Do lots of people read in your country?

What kind of books is popular in China now?

What are the bestsellers in the bookstores in China? Why?

Do people like to collect books? Why?

How do people keep their collection of books?

Is it easy to collect books?

What do you think of reading online?

Will books be disappearing with the popularity of computer using?

How will books in the future be like?

What is the difference between books read by city people and those live in the countryside?

Would you prefer buying or borrowing books?

*An occasion on which you listened to music from another country

Describe an occasion on which you listened to music from another country

You should say

What it is

Where you listened to it

When you listened to it

How you felt about it

What is the popular type of music in China?

What kind of music do Chinese people like?

What different music do the young and the old like?

What are the benefits of young people listening to various types of music?

What are the benefits of children learning musical instruments?

Why is music played in the stores?

Should loud music be banned in the public?

How is music related to business?

What are the benefits of listening to music?

What is the function of music?

What is the purpose of music?

Do Chinese people often listen to foreign music?

Do the elderly in China like music from another country?

Will traditional music disappear one day?

How does music in the modern time differ that in the old days?

What different kinds of music do people listen to now?

Do you watch Peking opera?

*A song you heard from your childhood

A piece of foreign culture

Describe a piece of foreign you would like to learn.

  You should say

      What it is

      Why you plan to learn it

      How you plan to learn it

      What stage you want to achieve for learning it.

How do people acquire information of a different culture?

How do people learn new culture?

Is it necessary that one learns about the local language?

Is the Internet important for people learning culture?

What do you think of learning a foreign culture in a foreign country?

How does culture help you understand your own language?

How do people overcome culture shock?

How is city life different from country life?

How do city people think of people from the country?

Something interesting you learn from another culture（北京）

Describe something interesting you learn from another culture.

  You should say

     What it is

     Which culture you learned it from

     Why you learned it

     How you like it

Is it easy for Chinese to learn a different culture?

What do you think of learning about a new culture?

*A special meal

Describe a special meal

You should say

      When you had it

   Where you had it

What food you ate

How you felt of it

And explain why you chose it

How do seasons affect the production of food?

What is the food in your hometown like?

What are the factors affecting the business of a restaurant?

Will restaurants be more international?

What kinds of restaurants do people like to eat at?

Do people choose the same kind of food in summer and in winter?

What do you think makes a successful restaurant?

How will restaurants in the future be like?

*The most interesting subject you studied at school

Describe the most interesting subject you like

You should say

What it is

How long you have been learning it

What you have learnt from it

And explain the reason why you like it.

What are the benefits for children to learn music and painting?

What is the use of having computer lessons and PE lessons?

Should the courses be chosen by the school or by students themselves?

Which skill is the most important to children? Why?

At which age should children start schooling?

Your personal future plan

*Your ideal future job/a job you would like to do

Describe your ideal future job/a job you would like to do

You should say

What it is

What it is about

What are required to be qualified with this job

And explain why you like this job

With your major, can you get a job with decent salary?

Is you major a popular one in your country?

What jobs are popular now in China?

What kinds of jobs can make a lot of money in China?

What jobs in China are underpaid?

What kinds of jobs deserve better payment?

Would you change your job if you are offered a huge raise in a new job?

How is salary related to job satisfaction?

What are the factors deciding the age of retirement?

Is it beneficial to change jobs often?

Where do people get information when they go job hunting?

At which age do people in your country start working?

What do you think of people choosing to start working at different age?

Do teachers receive reasonable payment in China?

*Your dream job when you were younger/a child

Describe a job you want to do after graduation.

   You should say

      What it is

      Why you want to take it

      How you plan to get it

      What result you want to have from it

Is it a good thing to work in such a competitive environment?

What jobs were popular or unpopular when you were younger?

Should students take part-time jobs?

Which is more important, job satisfaction or salary?

What qualities should one possess to be qualified for a job?

Is further study necessary after graduation?

*An important letter you received

Describe an important letter that you received recently

You should say

What it is about

When you received it

How you feeling is

And explain the reason why it is important to you

Do you write letters?

Who do you write to?

Do people still write love letters now?

*A positive change of your own life

 Describe a positive change in life.

You should say

What it is

When it happened

How you changed it

What positive effect it has on you

How has the society changed in the past years?

What sorts of changes have taken place in people life, job and technologies?

Will China keep the rapid development in technologies?

How relevant are changes in technologies and social aspects?

What are your working routines?

*A situation when someone congratulated on you

Describe an occasion on which people congratulated you

You should say

      When it was

      Where it was

What you did

      What the result was

      Why other congratulated you

      How you felt of it

And explain why people congratulated on you

Is all success worth of congratulations?

What kinds of congratulations do people give normally?

*A situation when someone gave you money as a present

 Describe an occasion when someone who gave you money as a gift.

You should say

Who gave it to you

When you got it

What you did with the money

How you felt of it

   And explain the reason why you wanted to deal with it in such a way.

Does money bring happiness?

Can money buy happiness?

What are the advantages and disadvantages of money?

How do people save up money?

What different attitudes do children and adults hold towards money?

When do children in China start to receive allowances?

In what different ways do adults and children spend money?

How can children be taught about financial management?

How can the gap between the rich and the poor be filled?

*A small business you would like to set up/own/run in the future

Describe a small business you want to start.

   You should say

      What it is

      When you plan to start it

      With whom you plan to start it

      How you plan to start it

   And explain the reason why you want to start it

Which is more important, job satisfaction or salary?

What small businesses are there in your community?

What are the advantages and disadvantages of small business compared to big business?

What can the government do to help with the development of small business?

What specific skills are required to set up a small business?

Would you rather work as an employee or a boss?

What are the drawbacks of opening your own company?

*Something interesting you would like to do

 Describe an interesting thing you want to do in the future.

   You should say

      What it is

      When you plan to do it

      How you want to achieve it

    And explain the reason why you want to do it.

Is a plan necessary for work?

How can a plan be made?

What would happen if one doesn’t make a plan?

How do young people choose their future job?

*A bad weather you experienced

Describe a bad weather you experienced

You should say

When it was

Where it was

What kind of bad weather it was

What you did for it

How it affected your life

How can bad weather affect people’s life?

What kinds of bad weather can people in your hometown encounter?

How do people look at good and bad weather?

How does different climate affect the personality of people from different areas?

What would government and individuals do to ease the damage done by the bad weather?

How do governments in other countries protect their people from the bad weather?  

*A situation when you got a little angry

Describe an experience when you got angry

You should say

      When it happened

      Where it happened

      Who there were

And explain the reason why you were angry

Is it easy for people to reveal their emotions?

Which is better, revealing or hiding your emotions?

How differently do men and women express their emotions?

Why do some men cry?

Is it good to be sensitive?

How can children learn to care for others’ feelings?

How are children taught to better express themselves?

*A wedding you attended

Describe a wedding you attended

You should say

     Where it was

     Whose it was

     When it was hold

      What happened during the wedding

Which is better, a fancy wedding or a small wedding?

What are the different attitudes do males and females hold?

What kind of wedding do expect?

At what age would you get married?

What wedding presents do people normally send?

Can single people look for their life partners on a wedding?

Why do Chinese attend weddings?

How can a marriage be well kept?

*A piece of old furniture

 Describe a piece of furniture you like.

   You should say

      What it is

      What it looks like

      What you use it for

    And explain the reason why you like it.

Who in the family normally gets to make the decision on the furniture?

Why do some people like changing their furniture often?

How is furniture related to fashion?

How does the choice of furniture affect people living there?

*Something you made by your hand

 Describe the most useful handicraft you have made.

   You should say

      What it is

      When you made it

      How you made it

      Why you made it

   And explain the reason why it is the most useful.

What is the difference in the handicrafts made by males and females?

Is it beneficial for children to learn making handicraft?

What are the benefits and the disadvantages of products made by hands and those made by machine?

*A family photograph

Describe a photograph

You should say

     What it is about

     Where it was taken

     With whom you took

     How you liked it

And explain the reason why you like it

Why do people like taking pictures?

Do people need special training for taking good photos?

Why do people keep photos?

Do the old like taking pictures?

Why are girls more keen on taking photos than boys?

Why would boys rather take pictures for others?

Is permission needed when you want to take pictures for the old?

What should you do if the elderly appear nervous when taking pictures?

*Something expensive you would buy if you had the money

Describe something expensive you would like to buy when you have a large amount of money

You should say

     What it is

What it is like

     What you can do with it

And explain the reason why you would like to buy it

What did children like to buy in the past?

What are the negative effects of buying expensive things?

Is it good for parents to buy a lot of expensive things for children?

How do parents express their love for the children?

What will people waste now?

Why do people like going for shopping spree?

Is shopping a good way of relaxation?

*A foreign product you would like to buy

Describe a product you want to buy in another country.

   You should say

      What it is

      Why you want to buy it

      How you will use it

      How you plan to buy it

    And explain the reason why you want to buy it in another country.

What kinds of products do people in your country like to buy?

What is the reason for some Chinese not liking to purchase foreign products?

What do the old like to buy?

What do you think of globalization?

Should manufactures send out employees for overseas study?

Do advertisements differ from country to country?

Why do parents give children a lot of money?

What are the drawbacks of parents giving however much money children ask for?

Is it necessary to buy luxuries?

*Something you lost

Describe something you lost

You should say

What it is

Where you lost it

What effect it brought to you

How you felt about it

What are the reasons for people lose things?

How can this problem be solved?

What do people normally do when they lose something?

Have you ever found the thing you lost?

What responsibilities should the government taken when some citizen loses his belongings?

What can easily be lost?

What do people do when they find something someone lost?

Which is more common, losing one’s money or cell phone?

Should the finder return what he/she has found?

*An animal from your city/country

Describe a wild animal in your country.

You should say

    What it is

Where you can see it

How you like it

And explain the reason why you like it

Do people like keeping pets in your city?

What responsibilities should one take when keep a pet?

What should the government do to help the endangered animals?

Is your hometown more suitable for the young or the old?

Why do you like your hometown?

How has your hometown changed?

How can your hometown be developed?