Gifts
1. Do you give people gifts?
2. What kinds of gifts do you like to receive?
3. Do you prefer receiving a gift or giving a gift?
4. When was the last time you give or receive a gift?
5. What sorts of gifts do you give to your family or friends?
6. What gifts are popular in your country?
7. Do you think it’s difficult to choose gifts?
Birds
1. Do you like birds?
2. What kinds of birds are there where you live?
3. Are there many birds around your neighborhood?
4. In your country, do birds have special meaning?
5. Do you think we should protect birds?
Cars
1. Do you have a driver’s license?
2. Do you have a car?
3. How often do you drive it?
4. Do you plan to buy a car in the future?
5. What kind of car do you plan to buy?
6. Do you like traveling by car?
7. What kinds of car are popular in your country?
Flowers
1. Do you like flowers? Why or why not?
2. What flowers do you like? Why?
3. Do you prefer real flowers or plastic flowers?
4. Are flowers important in your culture?
5. On what occasions do people give or receive flowers?
6. When was the last time you bought flowers for someone?
7. Where do people usually buy flowers?
8. Do flowers have special meaning in your country?
9. Do people grow flowers at home?
Clothes & Fashion
1. What kind of clothes do you like to wear?
2. Do you like to wear fashionable clothes?
3. How often do you go shopping for clothes?
4. Do you read fashion magazine?
5. How has your understanding of fashion changed over the years?
6. Do you plan to buy any designer clothes?
Part Two
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Describe an important plant in your country.
You should say:
What plant it is
what you know about it
how you knew that
and explain why it is important in your country.
第三部分:importance of plant in different cultures, gardening, food planting, community garden, importance of agriculture
Describe a performance that you recently watched.
You should say:
What performance it was
When and where you watched it
Who you were with
And explain how you felt about the performance.
第三部分Importance of cultural events, traditional performance becomes extinct, protection of traditional performance
Describe a game you enjoy (not sport).
You should say:
What game it is
When you started to play it
Who you usually play with
And explain why you enjoy play it.
第三部分:video game, change of game, impact on children
Describe a time when you were late.
You should say:
When you were late
What happened
What you were late for
And explain what happened after that.
第三部分:punctuality, time management
Describe something you bought after watching an advertisement.
You should say:
What you bought
What the advertisement was about
When and where you watched it
And explain how you felt about the thing you bought.
第三部分:impact of ad, possible negative effect of ad, brand names, Internet ad
Describe a place with a crowd of people you visited.
You should say:
Where was the place
What you did there
Who you were with
And explain why you were there.
第三部分:festival celebration, family gathering
Describe a personality you learnt from a family member.
You should say:
How you describe the personality
Who you learnt it from
What is your relationship
And explain who the family member influenced you.
第三部分:family legacy, preservation of family tradition, young vs. old
Describe a piece of furniture in your home.
You should say:
What furniture it is
How you got it
What it look like
And explain how useful it is in your home.
第三部分:tradition furniture vs. modern furniture, functions of furniture
Describe a physical experiment you did in high school.
You should say:
What experiment you did
Who you did with
How you did it
And explain what you learnt about the experiment.
第三部分:science education, science vs. art, science in daily life
Describe an interesting speech you heard or watched.
You should say:
What speech it was
When and where you heard or watched it.
What made you listen to or watch it.
And explain why you find it interesting.
第三部分:public speech, further education, distance-learning
Describe a polite person you know.
You should say:
Who this person is
How you knew the person
What is your relationship
And explain why you think this person is polite.
第三部份:polite person vs. friendly person, how Chinese show politeness
Describe a foreign language (not English) you want to learn in the future.
You should say :
What language it is
What you know about it
How you plan to learn it
and explain why you want to learn it.
第三部分:language learning, culture shock and language
Describe your favourite piece of clothing.
You should say:
What piece of clothing it is
When and where you usually wear it
How you got it
And explain why it is your favourite.
第三部分:fashion & style, fashion victim, fashion magazine
Describe an educational TV program you enjoy watching.
You should say:
What program it is
When and where you usually watch it
What the program is about
And explain how educational it is.
第三部份:heavy viewers, satellite TV, TV commercials/advertisement, TV personalities
Describe a room you enjoy staying for a long time.
You should say:
What room it is
What you enjoy doing there
How long you spend in the room
And explain why you enjoy the room.
第三部分:room decoration, rural vs. urban, community planning
Describe a sport or a leisure activity that you would like to do near the ocean.
You should say:
What sport or activity it is
Who you would like to do with
How you would like to plan it
And explain why you would like to do it.
第三部分:human impact on ocean, ocean travel
Describe a film about a real person or real event you have watched.
You should say:
When and where you saw this film
What was the film about
Who you watched this film with
And explain how you felt about this film.
第三部分:successful movie, documentary vs. other kinds of films, history learning
Describe an important traditional event in your country.
You should say:
When this event is held
Who are involved in the event
What people do
And explain why this event is important.
第三部分:definition of tradition, value of tradition, tradition vs. modern
Describe a garden you enjoyed visiting
You should say:
Where it was
When you visited the garden
What you saw in the garden
And explain why you enjoyed visiting the garden.
第三部分:public garden, the purpose of having a garden, gardening
Describe a teenager you know.
You should say:
Who he/she is
How you knew him/her
What he/she is like
And explain how you feel about him/her
第三部分:teaching responsibility, children vs. teenager, modern culture
Describe a song that has special meaning for you.
You should say:
What song it was
When you first heard it
What the song was about
And explain why this song is special for you.
第三部分:children learning musical instruments, music development with hi-tech
Describe your favorite way of communication.
You should say:
What it is
Who you communicate with
How often you use it
And explain why it is your favorite way.
第三部分:hi-tech development change communication, pros and cons of virtual way
Describe a training session, a class or a seminar you enjoyed attending.
You should say:
What it was about
Who attended it
What you did
And explain why you enjoyed it.
第三部分:distance learning, high school teacher vs. primary school teacher
Describe an old photograph that you like.
You should say:
Who were in the photo
When and where it was taken
Who took the photo
And explain why you like it.
第三部份:technology for photography, how to preserve family history
Describe a good neighbour you know well.
You should say:
Who he/she is
How long you have known him/her
What he/she is like
And explain why you think he/she is a good neighbour.
第三部分:the importance of community, benefits of having neighbours
Describe something you bought that you were unhappy with.
You should say:
What it was
When and where you bought it
How you bought it
And explain why you were unhappy with it.
第三部分:online shopping, after service, quality vs. price
Describe a way to relax that works well on you.
You should say:
What is the way
When you usually do it
Where you do it
And explain it works well on you.
第三部分:modern vs. traditional, ways to relax in the future
Describe an unusual job you would like to do if you had the opportunity.
You should say:
What job it would be
How you knew this job
Why this job is unusual
And explain why you would like to do this job.
第三部分:men vs. women with career development, popular jobs
Describe a plan you have for the future (not related to work or study).
You should say:
What it is
What made you plan in such way
What you need to do to make the plan work
And explain how you will feel.
第三部分:importance of planning, making a plan vs. spontaneity
Describe a beautiful flat or house you visited.
You should say:
Where it was
When you visited it
What it looked like
And explain how you felt about this flat or house.
第三部分:location of a house, house of the future
Describe an interesting person you enjoy talking with.
You should say:
who he/she is
how often you see him/her
what you usually talk about
and explain why you enjoy talking to him/her.
第三部分:communication skills
Describe a meal or dish you like to eat.
You should say:
What it is
Where you usually eat it
What is special about the meal or dish
And explain why you like to eat it.
第三部分:change of eating habit, genetically modified food, eating out, food safety
Describe a time when you made a wrong decision.
You should say:
What decision you made
When you made it
Why you made the decision
And explain why you think it was a wrong decision.
第三部分:family / country decision, teaching children to make decision
Describe a time when you were close to wild animals.
You should say:
When and where you were
Who you were with
What animals you were close to
and explain how you felt about it.
第三部分:wild animal conservation, purposes of zoos
Describe a street you are familiar with in your hometown.
You should say:
which street it is
where it is
what the street is like
and explain how you feel about this street.
第三部分:city development, community plan
Describe a kind of physical exercise that is popular in your hometown.
You should say:
What it is
when and where people do it
how popular it is
and explain why it is popular.
第三部分:men vs. women in sports, outdoor vs. indoor, benefit of p.e.
Describe a sport event you enjoyed watching.
You should say:
What event it was
When and where you watched it
Who you were with
And explain why you enjoyed watching it.
第三部分:sport education, spectator sports vs. participant sports, advertisement
Describe a friend you haven’t seen for a long time but who you would like to see again.
Who this friend is
How long you haven’t been in contact
Why you haven’t been in contact for a long time
And explain what you would like to do together
第三部分:maintaining friendship, making friends
Describe your favorite part of a day.
You should say:
when it is
what you do during this time
who is usually with you
and explain why it is your favorite part of the day.
第三部分:time management, balance your life
Describe a vehicle you would like to buy (or own)
You should say:
what vehicle it is
what it's like
how you would buy it
and explain why would like to buy it.
第三部分:vehicle safety, future development of vehicle
Describe an important event in the history of your country.
You should say:
What event it was
When it occurred
How you know about it
And explain why you think it was important.
第三部份:history, museum
Describe an activity you did that was new or exciting.
You should say:
What you did
When and where you did it
Who you did it with
And explain why this activity was new or exciting for you.
第三部份:extreme sports,spirit of adventure
Describe a situation that made you laugh.
You should say:
What the situation was
When it happened
Who was with you
And explain why you laughed.
第三部份:comedy and humor, men vs. women, comedy in advertising
Describe a special toy you had when you were a child.
You should say:
What it looked like
When you got it
Who gave it to you
And explain why it was special to you.
第三部份:how playing toys benefit children, toys in the future
Describe an important city in your country.
You should say:
What city it is
Where it is
How you know it
And explain why it is important.
第三部份:urban/rural differences, urbanization, city planning, urban sprawl
Describe a trip you went on in your childhood.
You should say:
Where you went
How long the trip took
Who you went with
And explain why you remember this trip.
第三部份:long-distance trip, travel in space, eco-tourism
Describe a famous person in your country who has influenced you.
You should say:
How you knew this person
What made him or her famous
What achievements he or she had
And explain how this person influenced you.
第三部份:influence of famous people, pros and cons of being famous
Describe an interesting old person you know.
You should say:
Who this person is
How you knew this person
What is interesting about him/her
And explain how you feel about him/her.
第三部分:generation gap, retirement, attitudes towards old people, young vs. old
Describe a couple who you think have a happy marriage.
You should say:
Who they are
How long they have been married
How they live their lives
And explain why you think they are happily married.
第三部份:the art of marriage, role of husband and wife, divorce rate
Describe a place of natural beauty.
You should say:
Where it was
When you went there
What you saw there
And explain how you felt about it.
第三部份:environment protection, eco-tourism
Describe a group activity you took part in (at school, university or work).
You should say:
What the activity was
Who was with you
How you took part in it
And explain how felt about being part of the group.
第三部份:team spirit in schools and workplace
Describe a difficult thing you did well.
You should say:
What it was
How you did it
Who were with you
And explain how you felt after you did it.
第三部份:past vs. present, difficulty and ambition
Describe a place near water (e.g. river, lake or sea) that you enjoyed visiting.
You should say:
Where the place was
Who were with you
What you did there
And explain why you enjoyed visiting it.
第三部分:water sports, water resources, shipping and water transport, human impact on sea
Describe your favorite weather.
You should say:
What kind of weather it is
What you usually do
How it affects your feelings
And explain why it is your favorite weather.
第三部份:natural disaster, climate change, global warming, weather forecast
Describe a science subject you studied in high school.
You should say:
What subject it was
Who taught this subject
How you did in this subject
And explain how you felt about this subject.
第三部分:science education, science in daily life
Describe a popular band or musician in your country.
You should say:
Who they are
What kind of music they perform
How you knew them
And explain why you think they are popular.
第三部份:copyright vs. piracy, music and culture, music education
Describe something expensive you would buy if you had a lot of money.
You should say:
What you would buy
How much it would cost
What you would do with it
And explain why you would buy it.
第三部份:money and happiness / wealth and social status / materialism
Describe a book you read recently that you would like to recommend to others
You should say:
What book it was
What the book was about
What you learnt from the book
And explain why you would like to recommend it
第三部份:electronic books vs. paper books, library, compulsory reading
Describe an electronic device that you have (not a computer).
You should say:
What it is
How you had it
How you use it
And explain what you like or dislike about it.
第三部分:distance-learning, pros and con of high-tech
Describe a gift you gave to someone.
You should say:
What the gift was
Who gave it to you
Why you chose that gift
And explain how the other person felt about it.
第三部分:gift-giving custom, business gift-giving, international aid, parents and children, festival gift-giving