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