Should animals be kept in cities or countryside?

What are some of the problems related to raising pets?

Describe something you made yourself (either alone or with others)

In China, do many people make things themselves?

What are some reasons why (some) people make things themselves?

In order to make something, what qualities does a person need to have?

Which group is better at making things by hand, men or women?

What are some differences between hand-made things and things made by machine?

Do you think there are any differences concerning the quality of hand-made and factory-made products？

Event

Describe a memorable meal or dinner you had.

Do you think there should be cooking classes in school?

What do you think would be the advantages of having cooking classes in school?

What are the different places where people can go to buy food?

Why do you think supermarkets are becoming more popular in China?

When did supermarkets start to become popular in China?

Do you think the growing number of supermarkets will have any negative effects on society?

Describe some recent changes to your hometown.

What are some differences between young people in the past and at present?

Among people, what differences in attitudes are there about change?

What kinds of people like change and what kinds of people dislike change?

When governments make changes to society, who usually benefits the most?

Describe a relaxing day you had once after a period of hard work.

Where do people go nowadays when they want to relax?

Is there much difference between the way old people relax and the way young people relax? (Why?)

Do you think sleeping is a good (or, an effective) way to relax?

In your country (China), how many days of leave (vacation from work) do most working people get (or, have)?

How many days per year do you think a working person should have for holidays?

Describe what you did last weekend.

For most people, what are differences between their lives on the weekends, compared to their lives during the work week?

Would you like the weekend (or weekends) to be longer?

Can you give me some examples of people who have to do shift work?

What benefits do you think the community would get from having people working at different times of the day?

Person

Describe a TV or radio presenter

What skills does a person need to be a TV or radio presenter?

What are some differences between a radio presenter and a TV presenter?

Describe a long journey that you have been on.

What are the different forms of transport that people use for long journeys?

How can (or, could) (long distance) transportation be improved?

Describe a friend you admire.

What kinds of people do young people (teenagers or children) admire?

Describe a famous artist you admire

Do you think art (or, the arts) is (are) important?

How has art changed (in China) in the past few years (or, decades)?

How important do you think it is for children to have art classes in school?

What are some good ways to teach art to children?

Do you think art and literature (or, the arts) should be taught in universities?

Describe a family (not your own) you enjoyed spending time with.

Can you think of any activities that younger family members and older family members (usually/often/sometimes) do together?

Describe an elder person you know and admire

Do people like to be old?

Do elder people need to be educated?

Is there any lesson for elder people?

Describe a famous person you would like to meet

Why would people want to be famous?

How does fame influence them?

How would they change after being famous?

Describe a person who helped you on an important occasion

What are the advantages and disadvantages of a strong family relationship?