Part 2&3
Person
Describe a teacher you want to see again.
Describe a person who is a good student you can study with.
Describe a child.
Describe a famous person which impacts you very much, you should say:
Who that person is?
Why he/she impacts you?
What his / her famous works are?
Describe a person whom you live / have lived with for a long time. You should say:
Who the person is?
How long you have been living together?
What are the usual things that you do together?
Food:
Describe a foreign cuisine.
Shopping:
Describe a special thing you want to buy in the future
Will the special thing help you in your study?
Do you like to go shopping?
What are the effective ways of advertising?
Why do you like shopping?
Where do you usually go shopping?
How often do you go shopping?
What are the advantages and disadvantages of modern ways of shopping?
Are there any differences between the old and modern ways of shopping?
Media:
Do you like writing letters?
Do you often write letters?
What do you write?
Describe a meaningful letter or card.
Do you usually write by hand or using a computer?
Do you keep contact with your friends by making phone calls or writing letters?
Who do you usually receive letters from?
Do you think hand writing is important nowadays?
How can children improve their handwriting?
Advertisement
What are the advantages and disadvantages of adverting?
Do people usually buy goods after watching advertisements?
Are there any differences between the advertisements in magazines and those on TV?
Describe a TV program you dislike.
Describe an interesting story you saw on television
What are the effects of televisions on family life?
What are the effects of televisions on people at different ages?
Are there any differences between interviewing online and meeting people face to face?
Describe a TV program
Describe a story from a TV program
Do you talk about the TV program with other people?
Do you think the program will be changed in the future?
How does the program influence people?
Is it educational?
Is it fair for those TV stars to be paid huge salaries?
What kind of program do you like?
Describe a TV program you dislike
Are there many political programs in China?
How do they influence people?
Describe a book
Describe a book you read in your childhood.
Describe a equipment(except computer)
When did you buy it?
What do you use it for?
How do you feel about it?
Describe a movie
How many types of films are there in China?
What are the mainstream films?
Are there any differences between watching films in a cinema and at home?
Do you prefer original films with subtitles or dubbed films?
What kind of films are worth watching in the cinema.
Describe an article you read in a magazine/newspaper.
Place:
Describe a library
Where is the library?
Is it a campus or public one?
Which parts of the library do you like and dislike?
Should children go to public libraries? How about the elderly?
Does the government have the responsibility to construct public libraries?
Is it important to learn how to use a library?
Describe how to use a library.
How do children benefit from going to public libraries?
How can the elderly benefit from libraries?
Where is the school located?
What do classrooms look like?
Describe a place where it is noisy.
Where is this place?
Why it is so noisy?
How do you feel about this place?
Historical place
Why do people go to historical places?
Which is your country’s most famous historical place?
Should people pay entrance fees to historical places?
Could you tell me about a famous historical place that you have visited?
What place it was?
Where it is located?
What about that place interests you the most?
Do you agree that people must pay to visit these historical places and museums?
Do you think TV is a good medium to learn about the history of any place?
Do you think parents should teach their children about history?
Do you think history should be taught at school?
Do you think people are keen on visiting historical places?
Describe a seaside place you want to visit
How to save water?
Does the urban area consume more water than the rural area?
Does china face the problem of water scarcity?
Describe a concert hall
Why is it important to preserve historic buildings?
Describe your ideal house
When was it built?
Should the government invest in maintaining the historical places?
Should government invest in creating more employment?
What kind of housing do most Chinese people live in?
Where is the housing?
What are the differences between the architectural styles in the different areas in China?
Should a company design its own buildings?
Describe a room occupied by your friend
Describe a polluted place.
Describe a peaceful place. (How often do you go there? What do you do there? Explain why you like it.
Describe a historical building.
Describe a modern building.
Would you compare modern buildings and old buildings?
Do you like high buildings?
Arts
Do you think arts are important for people in the modern society?
Do you think you can make money from your art?
How do the elderly and the young view arts?
Describe a handicraft
Describe a children’s song
Describe an oil painting
Stages in life
Describe an important conversation you had in the past.
What was the situation?
Who did you talk to?
Why is it important to you?
Describe a stage of life you enjoyed
When was it?
Who did you live with?
What did you do?
Why do you think the stage is important or enjoyable?
When does a child become an adult?
What cannot you do when you become an adult?
Do you think the law is reasonable?
If you want to make changes, when is the timing?
Describe a happy event in your childhood
Describe a family event.
Would it be a shame to forget tradition?
Is it good for companies to hire elderly people?
What role do elderly people play at home?
Do young people change their attitude towards the elderly now?
Education:
Describe a science class
When did you attend it?
What was it about?
What do you think of distance learning?
What do you think of home studying?
What should the parents do to help their children if they choose home teaching?
Do your parents help you when you study at home?
Do you think studying at home is a good way to acquire knowledge for adults?
Do you think studying at home is becoming more popular? Why?
What is your favorite subject?
Should youngsters learn science? Why?
Do you think boys can learn science better?
When should students learn science?
Should students learn history?
How do we acquire the knowledge of history nowadays?
What’s the point of acquiring the knowledge of history?
Films with historical themes are very popular now. What do you think about them?
Should history films retell authentic stories or should the stories be dramatized?
How do the dramatized stories affect children?
Language learning
Describe something useful for your English learning.
How do you learn a new language?
Who do you learn with?
Is learning a second language important?
Will the learning of a new language change your understanding of local culture?
In your opinion, which languages will become more popular in the future?
What are the benefits of learning a foreign language?
Are there any differences between the way the young and the elderly learn a language?
