Part1
Snacks
What kinds of snacks do you like to eat?
Is it healthy to eat snacks?
Do your parents allow you to eat snacks?
What was the most popular snack when you were young?
What kinds of snacks do children in your country like to eat nowadays?
Hanging out with friends
• How often do you like to hang out with friends?
• Who do you usually like to hang out with?
• Where do you like to go when you hang out with your friends?
• Do you like to go out with a big group or just few friends?
Being in a hurry
• When was the last time you did something in a hurry?
• Do you like to finish things quickly?
• What kinds of things will you never do in a hurry?
• Why do people make mistakes more easily when they are in a hurry?
Social network
• What kinds of social networking websites do you like to use?
• Are you a social person?
• What kinds of people do you like to be friends with on those websites?
• Is it easy to find real friends on a social networking website?
• What kinds of chatting app or software do Chinese people like to use?
Swimming
• Do you like swimming?
• Is it difficult to learn how to swim?
• Where do Chinese like to go swimming?
• What’s the difference between swimming in the pool and swimming in the sea?
History
• Do you like (to learn about) history?
• What historical event do you find most interesting?
• Do you think history is important?
• Do you like to watch programs on TV about history?
• Do you think you (= one) can (really) learn history from films and/or TV programs?
• Do you think the internet is a good place to learn about history?
• Can you name a person from history who you would like to learn more about?
• Why would you like to learn more about him/her?
Handwriting
• Do you usually write by hand or write using a computer(, typewriter or word-processor)?
• Nowadays, how do most people write things?
• Do you think computers might one day replace handwriting?
• When do children begin to write in your country?
• How did you learn to write?
• Do you think handwriting is very important (nowadays)?
• How can children today improve (or, practice) their handwriting?
• What impression does a person's handwriting have on other people?
Countryside
• Would you like to live in the countryside in the future?
• What do people living in the countryside like to do?
• What are the benefits of living in rural areas?
• What’s the different between living in the city and living the countryside?
Teamwork
• When was the last time you worked with a team?
• Do you like to work or study with others or just by yourself?
• What’s the most important thing for teamwork?
• Do you like to be a leader?
Photography
• Do you like to take photographs? (Why?)
• Do you prefer to take photos yourself or to have other people take photos? (Why?)
• How long have you liked taking photographs?
• How (why) did you become interested in photography?
• How often do you take photographs?
• In what situations do you take photographs?
• What kind of photos do you like to take? (Why?)
• Do you prefer to take pictures of people or of scenery?
• Who do you take photos of?
• How do you keep your photos?
• Do you keep your photographs on your computer?
• Are there any photos on the walls of your home?
• Do you frame (or have you framed) any of your photos? (If yes, which? & why?)
• Do you prefer to send postcards to people or to send photos that you took yourself? (Why?)
Part2
人物類
工作優(yōu)秀的人
Describe a person who can do well in work.
You should say:
Who this person is
How do you know this person
What kinds of work this person does
and explain why this person can do well
Part3
• Why do young people keep changing jobs?
• What kinds of work do you prefer to do in the future?
• What kinds of work skills are important in China?
• Why do some young people prefer to be unemployed?
• Is teamwork important at work?
• Is it easy to find a well-paid job in China?
• How should good employees be rewarded?
身居要職的人
Describe a person whose job is important to the society You should say:
Who this person is
What job does he or she have
How you know this person
and explain why his/her job is important to the society
Part3
• What jobs are well-paid in China?
• What jobs are poorly-paid in your country?
• Do people who have different levels of income feel happy about how much they earn?
• Do you think students who just graduate should have the same income as old people?
• What should schools do to help students survive In society well? Why do people sometimes become bored with their job?
• What do you think employers (or supervisors) can do to help motivate their employees to perform better at work, besides giving them a pay raise?
喜歡乘飛機(jī)的人
Describe a person who likes to travel by plane.
You should say:
Who this person is
How you know this person
Where this person travels to
and explain why this person likes to travel by plane.
想見的新聞中的人
Describe a person in the news that you would like to meet.
You should say:
Who he or she is;
What did this person show up on TV
How you know this person;
and explain why you want to meet them.
Part3
• What kinds of people can be seen on TV?
• Do you think there is too much news about celebrity?
• Do you think negative information in the news will have negative influence*?
• What do people like negative news?
• What is usually in the news in China?
• Is the information always true?
• What's the difference between broadcasting news in the past and in the present?
• Do you believe everything said in the news?
• What kinds of news are popular in China?
事件類
一日假期
Describe something you would like to do if you were given a day off.
You should say:
What you would like to do
Who would you like to be with
Where you would like to do it
and explain how you would feel at the end of the day
Part3
• Are people busy in recent years?
• What do people in your country like to do if they are not busy?
• Do you like short holidays or long holidays?
• Do you think modern lifestyles give people enough time for leisure?
• Do you think people today have more time to relax than in the past?
• Do you think if s important for people to have leisure time (or. time to relax)?
• Do old people and young people spend their leisure time (or relax) in the same way?
想去還未去的國家
Describe a foreign country you want to visit but haven't been to.
You should say:
where this place is ;
what it is like;
what you can do in this country;
and explain why you want to visit the country.
Part3
• Why do Chinese people like to travel abroad?
• What can people benefit from international travel?
• What effects will tourism have on our environment?
• Why do people like to travel abroad?
• Would you travel around the world in the future?
What’s the difference between travelling abroad and studying abroad?
成功
Describe a success in your life.
You should say:
When and where this happened
Who you were with What you did
and how you felt about the success.
Part3
• How to measure a person’s success?
• Do you think the way people gain success has changed?
• How do you define success?
• How to reward successful people?
• What's the most difficult thing you have ever done?
• What qualities does a person need to have to be successful?
• Do you feel terrible when you fail to do something?
Is failure a necessary thing in people's life?
等待
Describe a situation you waited for something.
You should say:
Where this place was
When this happened
Who you were with
and explain why you had to wait for it.
Part3
• Do you think patience is important?
• Why is it difficult for children to be patient?
• How to teach children patience?
• Would you easily feel angry when you wait for a long time?
• Have you ever been late for meeting someone?
開心的事
Describe a recent happy event that you had.
You should say:
When this happened
What the event was
Who was with you
and explain why you felt happy about it
Part3
• How would you define happiness?
• What kinds of things make Chinese people feel happy?
• Do you think people will be happy when they become richer?
• Why do some people say happiness never lasts long?
• What do you do when you feel unhappy?
• Do you think money can make people happy?
• Do you think rich people are always happy?
• Are Chinese people happier than they were 30 years ago?
地點(diǎn)類
街道
Describe a street that you like to visit.
You should say:
Where it is
How often you go there
What you like to do there
and explain why you like it.
Part3
• What kinds of streets are popular in China?
• Is traffic jam a big problem in China?
• Why should people follow traffic rules?
• Are there any famous streets in China?
• Do you like big cities?
• Many people prefer to live in a city rather than in a town or in the countryside. What do you think are the advantages of living in a city?
• Do you think cities are more suitable for young people, or old people, (or is it equally suitable for both of them)?
• For old people, what do you think are the good points and bad of living in a city?
• In some Western countries, some people move out of the city to retire in the countryside. Why do you think they choose to do that?
• Do you think most people, if they had a choice, would prefer to live in a house or a flat?
• Do you think it’s important for students to live in a city? (= to attend university or college in a city)
短暫停留的地方
Describe a place you visited but only for a short period of time
You should say:
where you went;
who you went with;
what you did during the trip;
and how you felt about this place
Part3
• What do you do before you start your journey?
• Do you prefer traveling on your own or with your friends?
• How do you usually plan your trips?
• Do you like long journeys?
• Do you always like to visit a place you have been to again?
物品類
曾經(jīng)借的一件有用的東西
Describe a useful thing that you once borrowed.
You should say:
What you borrowed;
Who lent this thing to you
What kinds of features this thing has;
and explain why you think it is useful.
Part3
• What do Chinese people usually borrow?
• Will borrow things make people uncomfortable?
• What to do if you don't want to lend something to others?
• Why do people dislike lending valuable items?
• What would you do if your friends didn't give back what they borrowed from you?
你想居住的房子
Describe a house or apartment you want to live in.
You should say:
Where this place is
What it is like
When you want to live in there
and explain why you want to live in such a place.
Part3
• Do most Chinese people live in an apartment or house?
• Do young people in your country like to live with their parents or by themselves?
• Do Chinese people like to rent a place to live?
• Would you live in a foreign countrv in the future?
• How is modern home design (both inside & outside appearance) in your country different to that of the past?
• In your country, what type of home do most people live in?
• Do people prefer to live In modem homes or the older-style homes (e.g.. from 50 years ago)?
• How are modern homes different to older homes?
• What do you imagine people's houses will be like in the future?
• Why do people sometimes move to live in a different home?
• Do you think moving to a new home can ever create (or cause) problems for people?
• What are the differences between living In a city and living in (a village or town In) the countryside?
• Do people (in your country) prefer to live in cities or in rural environments?
• What are the differences between living in the countryside, compared to living in a city?
其他
環(huán)境法
Describe a law about environment you would like to see in the future. You should say:
What this law would be about
How this law will take effects
Why it is important to have this law
and what changes will happen because of this law.
Part3
• Why do schools make rules?
• What's the importance of obeying law?
• What can parents and teachers do to help children follow rules?
• Is it a good thing to break rules sometimes?
• Why do some people say that rules are made to be broken?
• Do you think children should follow all kinds of rules?
• Do you think it is necessary for children to wear school uniforms?
難忘的廣告
Describe an unforgettable advertisement (that you saw or heard or liked).
You should say:
where you saw or heard it
what kind of advertisement it was
what the contents of the advertisement were (or, what product or service was advertised) and explain how you felt when you saw or heard this advertisement/ why you liked it.
Part3
• In general, what are the pros and cons of advertising?
• Do you think there's too much advertising in our daily lives?
• Do people in your country like advertisements?
• In what ways do advertisements influence people?
• What are the different forms of advertising that we have in society today?
• Which of those do you think is the most effective means of advertising?
• Do you think most advertisements achieve their purpose? (Why? / Why not?)
• What types of advertisements do people remember most (or. best)?
• Some people say that the high cost of advertising adds to the price of products and that If advertising was (were) banned, this would make products cheaper. Do you agree?
• Do you think the government should have more (or stricter) control over (or, regulations concerning) advertising?
• Do children pay attention to (or. like) advertisements?
• What do you think is the impact of advertising on children?
• Do you think advertising a certain product can ever have negative effects?
• What about adverting tobacco and alcohol - do you think these products should be advertised at all (or regulated)?
• Do you think the brand of a product is important to people?
• For the producer (the company that makes a product), what are the advantages 、of having a well-known brand name?
Snacks
What kinds of snacks do you like to eat?
Is it healthy to eat snacks?
Do your parents allow you to eat snacks?
What was the most popular snack when you were young?
What kinds of snacks do children in your country like to eat nowadays?
Hanging out with friends
• How often do you like to hang out with friends?
• Who do you usually like to hang out with?
• Where do you like to go when you hang out with your friends?
• Do you like to go out with a big group or just few friends?
Being in a hurry
• When was the last time you did something in a hurry?
• Do you like to finish things quickly?
• What kinds of things will you never do in a hurry?
• Why do people make mistakes more easily when they are in a hurry?
Social network
• What kinds of social networking websites do you like to use?
• Are you a social person?
• What kinds of people do you like to be friends with on those websites?
• Is it easy to find real friends on a social networking website?
• What kinds of chatting app or software do Chinese people like to use?
Swimming
• Do you like swimming?
• Is it difficult to learn how to swim?
• Where do Chinese like to go swimming?
• What’s the difference between swimming in the pool and swimming in the sea?
History
• Do you like (to learn about) history?
• What historical event do you find most interesting?
• Do you think history is important?
• Do you like to watch programs on TV about history?
• Do you think you (= one) can (really) learn history from films and/or TV programs?
• Do you think the internet is a good place to learn about history?
• Can you name a person from history who you would like to learn more about?
• Why would you like to learn more about him/her?
Handwriting
• Do you usually write by hand or write using a computer(, typewriter or word-processor)?
• Nowadays, how do most people write things?
• Do you think computers might one day replace handwriting?
• When do children begin to write in your country?
• How did you learn to write?
• Do you think handwriting is very important (nowadays)?
• How can children today improve (or, practice) their handwriting?
• What impression does a person's handwriting have on other people?
Countryside
• Would you like to live in the countryside in the future?
• What do people living in the countryside like to do?
• What are the benefits of living in rural areas?
• What’s the different between living in the city and living the countryside?
Teamwork
• When was the last time you worked with a team?
• Do you like to work or study with others or just by yourself?
• What’s the most important thing for teamwork?
• Do you like to be a leader?
Photography
• Do you like to take photographs? (Why?)
• Do you prefer to take photos yourself or to have other people take photos? (Why?)
• How long have you liked taking photographs?
• How (why) did you become interested in photography?
• How often do you take photographs?
• In what situations do you take photographs?
• What kind of photos do you like to take? (Why?)
• Do you prefer to take pictures of people or of scenery?
• Who do you take photos of?
• How do you keep your photos?
• Do you keep your photographs on your computer?
• Are there any photos on the walls of your home?
• Do you frame (or have you framed) any of your photos? (If yes, which? & why?)
• Do you prefer to send postcards to people or to send photos that you took yourself? (Why?)
Part2
人物類
工作優(yōu)秀的人
Describe a person who can do well in work.
You should say:
Who this person is
How do you know this person
What kinds of work this person does
and explain why this person can do well
Part3
• Why do young people keep changing jobs?
• What kinds of work do you prefer to do in the future?
• What kinds of work skills are important in China?
• Why do some young people prefer to be unemployed?
• Is teamwork important at work?
• Is it easy to find a well-paid job in China?
• How should good employees be rewarded?
身居要職的人
Describe a person whose job is important to the society You should say:
Who this person is
What job does he or she have
How you know this person
and explain why his/her job is important to the society
Part3
• What jobs are well-paid in China?
• What jobs are poorly-paid in your country?
• Do people who have different levels of income feel happy about how much they earn?
• Do you think students who just graduate should have the same income as old people?
• What should schools do to help students survive In society well? Why do people sometimes become bored with their job?
• What do you think employers (or supervisors) can do to help motivate their employees to perform better at work, besides giving them a pay raise?
喜歡乘飛機(jī)的人
Describe a person who likes to travel by plane.
You should say:
Who this person is
How you know this person
Where this person travels to
and explain why this person likes to travel by plane.
想見的新聞中的人
Describe a person in the news that you would like to meet.
You should say:
Who he or she is;
What did this person show up on TV
How you know this person;
and explain why you want to meet them.
Part3
• What kinds of people can be seen on TV?
• Do you think there is too much news about celebrity?
• Do you think negative information in the news will have negative influence*?
• What do people like negative news?
• What is usually in the news in China?
• Is the information always true?
• What's the difference between broadcasting news in the past and in the present?
• Do you believe everything said in the news?
• What kinds of news are popular in China?
事件類
一日假期
Describe something you would like to do if you were given a day off.
You should say:
What you would like to do
Who would you like to be with
Where you would like to do it
and explain how you would feel at the end of the day
Part3
• Are people busy in recent years?
• What do people in your country like to do if they are not busy?
• Do you like short holidays or long holidays?
• Do you think modern lifestyles give people enough time for leisure?
• Do you think people today have more time to relax than in the past?
• Do you think if s important for people to have leisure time (or. time to relax)?
• Do old people and young people spend their leisure time (or relax) in the same way?
想去還未去的國家
Describe a foreign country you want to visit but haven't been to.
You should say:
where this place is ;
what it is like;
what you can do in this country;
and explain why you want to visit the country.
Part3
• Why do Chinese people like to travel abroad?
• What can people benefit from international travel?
• What effects will tourism have on our environment?
• Why do people like to travel abroad?
• Would you travel around the world in the future?
What’s the difference between travelling abroad and studying abroad?
成功
Describe a success in your life.
You should say:
When and where this happened
Who you were with What you did
and how you felt about the success.
Part3
• How to measure a person’s success?
• Do you think the way people gain success has changed?
• How do you define success?
• How to reward successful people?
• What's the most difficult thing you have ever done?
• What qualities does a person need to have to be successful?
• Do you feel terrible when you fail to do something?
Is failure a necessary thing in people's life?
等待
Describe a situation you waited for something.
You should say:
Where this place was
When this happened
Who you were with
and explain why you had to wait for it.
Part3
• Do you think patience is important?
• Why is it difficult for children to be patient?
• How to teach children patience?
• Would you easily feel angry when you wait for a long time?
• Have you ever been late for meeting someone?
開心的事
Describe a recent happy event that you had.
You should say:
When this happened
What the event was
Who was with you
and explain why you felt happy about it
Part3
• How would you define happiness?
• What kinds of things make Chinese people feel happy?
• Do you think people will be happy when they become richer?
• Why do some people say happiness never lasts long?
• What do you do when you feel unhappy?
• Do you think money can make people happy?
• Do you think rich people are always happy?
• Are Chinese people happier than they were 30 years ago?
地點(diǎn)類
街道
Describe a street that you like to visit.
You should say:
Where it is
How often you go there
What you like to do there
and explain why you like it.
Part3
• What kinds of streets are popular in China?
• Is traffic jam a big problem in China?
• Why should people follow traffic rules?
• Are there any famous streets in China?
• Do you like big cities?
• Many people prefer to live in a city rather than in a town or in the countryside. What do you think are the advantages of living in a city?
• Do you think cities are more suitable for young people, or old people, (or is it equally suitable for both of them)?
• For old people, what do you think are the good points and bad of living in a city?
• In some Western countries, some people move out of the city to retire in the countryside. Why do you think they choose to do that?
• Do you think most people, if they had a choice, would prefer to live in a house or a flat?
• Do you think it’s important for students to live in a city? (= to attend university or college in a city)
短暫停留的地方
Describe a place you visited but only for a short period of time
You should say:
where you went;
who you went with;
what you did during the trip;
and how you felt about this place
Part3
• What do you do before you start your journey?
• Do you prefer traveling on your own or with your friends?
• How do you usually plan your trips?
• Do you like long journeys?
• Do you always like to visit a place you have been to again?
物品類
曾經(jīng)借的一件有用的東西
Describe a useful thing that you once borrowed.
You should say:
What you borrowed;
Who lent this thing to you
What kinds of features this thing has;
and explain why you think it is useful.
Part3
• What do Chinese people usually borrow?
• Will borrow things make people uncomfortable?
• What to do if you don't want to lend something to others?
• Why do people dislike lending valuable items?
• What would you do if your friends didn't give back what they borrowed from you?
你想居住的房子
Describe a house or apartment you want to live in.
You should say:
Where this place is
What it is like
When you want to live in there
and explain why you want to live in such a place.
Part3
• Do most Chinese people live in an apartment or house?
• Do young people in your country like to live with their parents or by themselves?
• Do Chinese people like to rent a place to live?
• Would you live in a foreign countrv in the future?
• How is modern home design (both inside & outside appearance) in your country different to that of the past?
• In your country, what type of home do most people live in?
• Do people prefer to live In modem homes or the older-style homes (e.g.. from 50 years ago)?
• How are modern homes different to older homes?
• What do you imagine people's houses will be like in the future?
• Why do people sometimes move to live in a different home?
• Do you think moving to a new home can ever create (or cause) problems for people?
• What are the differences between living In a city and living in (a village or town In) the countryside?
• Do people (in your country) prefer to live in cities or in rural environments?
• What are the differences between living in the countryside, compared to living in a city?
其他
環(huán)境法
Describe a law about environment you would like to see in the future. You should say:
What this law would be about
How this law will take effects
Why it is important to have this law
and what changes will happen because of this law.
Part3
• Why do schools make rules?
• What's the importance of obeying law?
• What can parents and teachers do to help children follow rules?
• Is it a good thing to break rules sometimes?
• Why do some people say that rules are made to be broken?
• Do you think children should follow all kinds of rules?
• Do you think it is necessary for children to wear school uniforms?
難忘的廣告
Describe an unforgettable advertisement (that you saw or heard or liked).
You should say:
where you saw or heard it
what kind of advertisement it was
what the contents of the advertisement were (or, what product or service was advertised) and explain how you felt when you saw or heard this advertisement/ why you liked it.
Part3
• In general, what are the pros and cons of advertising?
• Do you think there's too much advertising in our daily lives?
• Do people in your country like advertisements?
• In what ways do advertisements influence people?
• What are the different forms of advertising that we have in society today?
• Which of those do you think is the most effective means of advertising?
• Do you think most advertisements achieve their purpose? (Why? / Why not?)
• What types of advertisements do people remember most (or. best)?
• Some people say that the high cost of advertising adds to the price of products and that If advertising was (were) banned, this would make products cheaper. Do you agree?
• Do you think the government should have more (or stricter) control over (or, regulations concerning) advertising?
• Do children pay attention to (or. like) advertisements?
• What do you think is the impact of advertising on children?
• Do you think advertising a certain product can ever have negative effects?
• What about adverting tobacco and alcohol - do you think these products should be advertised at all (or regulated)?
• Do you think the brand of a product is important to people?
• For the producer (the company that makes a product), what are the advantages 、of having a well-known brand name?