雅思考试考题回顾—口语

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　　Part 1

　　Name

　　Is there any special meaning behind your name?

　　Whats your name?

　　Why do you get this name?

　　Is there a certain name that is popular in China?

　　Is the name important to Chinese people?

　　Occupation

　　Are you a student or at work?

　　What are you studying for?

　　Can you tell me something about your student life?

　　Whats your job?

　　What are you responsible for?

　　Do you study part-time while working?

　　What are the subjects you study?

　　Whats your major?

　　Why do people have worked think school life is happy?

　　Do you think people should get paid when they are required to work on weekends?

　　Hometown and Accommodation

　　Where are you from?

　　Where do you live?

　　Hows the traffic around your home?

　　Is it convenient for you to buy fresh vegetables and fruits?

　　Do you live in a house or an apartment? Which one do you prefer?

　　Whats on your apartments wall?

　　How to improve your home?

　　Wheres your hometown?

　　What do you like most about your hometown?

　　Are bicycles popular in your hometown?

　　Do you like to live beside the seaside?

　　What are the facilities in your community?

　　Which room do you like most?

　　If you can redesign your home, what would you do?

　　Whats your flat like?

　　Whats on the wall?

　　What can you see from your window?

　　Are there any fitness facilities near your home?

　　How often do visitors visit your home?

　　Weather and Season

　　Hows the weather in China?

　　Does weather affect peoples work performance?

　　Driving

　　Do you drive a car?

　　Do you think its important to get a drivers license?

　　How important do you think it is for drivers to have good driving skills?

　　What advice would you give people about safe driving?

　　At what age do you think young people should be allowed to get a drivers license?

　　Do you think its important to have driving classes at school?

　　Apartment and House

　　Do you like the place you currently live in?

　　How is your relationship with your neighbors?

　　What can you see out of your windows?

　　Describe your flat or house

　　Advertisements

　　Are there many advertisements in your country?

　　Why do you think there are so many advertisements now? What kind of advertisements do you like?

　　Have you ever bought anything after seeing an advertisement?

　　Do advertisements have much influence on peoples lives?

　　Fruits and vegetables

　　Do you like to eat fruit and vegetables?

　　Did you like to eat fruit and vegetables when you were a child?

　　Is it easy to buy fruit and vegetables where you live?

　　Flower

　　Do you like flowers?

　　On what occasions do people give flowers to other people?

　　When was the last time you gave flowers to someone?

　　Do you like to have flowers in your home?

　　Do many people in your country grow flowers at home?

　　Computer

　　Do you use computers very much?

　　What do you think are the benefits of a computer?

　　Do you play computer games?

　　How often do you play computer games?

　　What do you do when your computer has problems?

　　Activities

　　How do you spend your weekend?

　　Do you read a lot in your spare time?

　　Has anyone sent you a book before?

　　Tell me something about your campus life in leisure time?

　　What kinds of activities do Chinese people like for relaxation?

　　Why do people need leisure? Is it important?

　　Do you like watching TV in spare time? What kinds of programs do you like?

　　What are the ways to relax yourself?

　　What do you usually do in the evening?

　　Do the people have more time to relax now?

　　Do you read a lot of books in your childhood?

　　What kind of shopping do you like?

　　Do you like to go to picnics?

　　City

　　Which city do you want to visit?

　　Why do you like to visit this city?

　　Education

　　Whats your major?

　　Why did you choose it as your major?

　　Is your major difficult?

　　What do you want to do after graduation?

　　Do you need any special facilities in your school subjects?

　　What do you like most about your school?

　　Who can learn a foreign language better? The elderly or the young?

　　Do girls learn a foreign language more quickly than boys?

　　Whats your suggestion on language learning?

　　Whats the most difficult part of language learning?

　　Do you prefer individual learning or group learning?

　　Mass Media

　　How do you get news?

　　Do you think it is important to get up-to-the-minute news?

　　What do you think of advertisements?

　　Do you like watching TV?

　　Whats the different between magazine and newspaper?

　　Is the information on the Internet reliable?

　　Talk about the style of shops in your neighborhood?

　　Do you watch TV everyday?

　　What kinds of arts are provided by TV programs?

　　Place

　　Have you ever visited a museum?

　　Is the visit beneficial?

　　Travelling

　　Do you prefer traveling alone or with friends?

　　Do you prefer traveling with just one or two friends or with many friends? What was the last place you traveled to?

　　Where do you want to visit most?

　　Do you like traveling?

　　When was the last time you go traveling?

　　What would you prepare before travelling?

　　Shopping

　　How often do you go shopping?

　　Talk about your last shopping experience.

　　Why do you like shopping?

　　Do you prefer to go shopping with friends or alone?

　　Do you like shopping?

　　What makes you interested in shopping?

　　Do you think shopping is a waste of time?

　　Reading

　　Do you like reading?

　　How much time do you spend reading?

　　Where do you usually do your reading?

　　What did you read when you were a child?

　　What books have you read recently?

　　Letter

　　Is there any letter you do not want to reply?

　　Do you often write letters?

　　When is the last time you sent a letter?

　　What was the letter about?

　　Clothes

　　Do you think clothes is important for you?

　　What is your opinion about clothes?

　　When do you wear formal clothes?

　　Arts

　　Which style of arts do you like and why?

　　What do you think about arts? Are they important?

　　Do you usually go to a music hall or museum? Why?

　　Whats your favorite art, such as painting or sculpture?

　　Tell me something about your favorite art.

　　Tell me something about your favorite music.

　　What kind of art did you do when you were a child?

　　What kind of art did you do when you were a child?

　　Part 23

　　Place

　　Your Favorite Part of Your Hometown

　　Which do you think is the better place to live, a city or the countryside?

　　What important facilities and services does your hometown have?

　　What facilities are there for the welfare of old people in the community?

　　How do you think the facilities in your hometown could be improved?

　　Describe an interesting modern building that you have visited or seen

　　Are there many modern buildings in your hometown?

　　Do you prefer old buildings or modern buildings?

　　In what ways do you think modern buildings are better than old buildings?

　　In what ways do you think traditional buildings in China are different to traditional buildings in other places?

　　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?

　　A City you have Visited or Lived In

　　What are the most important things that make a city worth living in?

　　What do you think are the advantages and disadvantages of living in a large city?

　　Do you think there are any possible health problems that could arise from living in a large city?

　　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?

　　Describe a place you have visited

　　Why many people want to live in this place?

　　Theres many problem in transportation in this place?

　　So why many people still wants to live in this place?

　　How this place affects people?

　　Why people like to live in the city?

　　Describe a small shop you often go

　　How do you look upon online shopping?

　　Are there any changes in the way people shop today and the past.

　　Is there any difference between the shopping habits of the old and young?

　　What is the difference between going to the shopping mall and going to a small shop?

　　What are the advantages and disadvantages of online shopping?

　　Why men dont like shopping?

　　Do you often go shopping? Why do you like it?

　　Do you think that it is good for children to go shopping?

　　What type of shop is close to your house?

　　What type of shop do you usually go?

　　What is the difference between going to the supermarket and going to a small shop?

　　Introduce a place with a good water resource

　　What is the importance of water?

　　Why do people use more water now than before?

　　What kind of the policy should the government make to save the water resources?

　　Why do people like to live in a place close to water?

　　What can they do if they live close to the water?

　　Why children like swimming?

　　Describe a caf or a restaurant you like

　　What is the main reason why this restaurant is popular?

　　What kind of caf do you have in your university?

　　Do you often go out to have dinner? Why do you like it?

　　Do you think people like to go out to have coffee in China?

　　Do you think people care about healthy foods now?

　　Do you think the food in your country is healthy or not?

　　Describe a historical site

　　What are the types of historical sites?

　　Why do people nowadays dislike visiting a historical site?

　　In what ways can people get to know history?

　　Do you think TV programs that focus on history can make people interested in history more?

　　Object/ Thing

　　Describe a TV program

　　Describe a story from a TV programme

　　Do you talk about the TV programme with other people?

　　Do you think the programme will be changed in the future?

　　How does the programme influence people?

　　Is it educational?

　　Describe a leisure activity you would like to do .

　　What are the most popular leisure time activities in your country?

　　Do you think its important for students and working people to have some leisure time?

　　Some people think that having hobbies is a waste of time. What do you think?

　　In the future, what changes do you think we sill see in peoples leisure activities?

　　What are some of the more traditional leisure time activities that people in China do?

　　Do you think children should have more leisure time?

　　A Special Meal

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

　　Have there been any changes in the eating habits of Chinese people in the past 20 or 30 years?

　　In general, what food do people in China buy when they go shopping for food?

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

　　A card or A letter you received.

　　When you recieved

　　Who sent you

　　What was talking about

　　Why It is important to you.

　　Describe a piece of good news that you received by phone

　　Do people in China use telephones very much?

　　Which do you think is better, cell phones or fixed line phones?

　　Some people dont like using cell phones very much. Can you suggest why?

　　How have cell-phones changed peoples lives?

　　How have communication methods in China changed in the past 20 or 30 years?

　　Do you think the skill of handwriting might one day disappear?

　　Describe a piece of music

　　How has western music influenced eastern one?

　　Do you buy advertised products?

　　Is the government responsible to build libraries?

　　How has means of communication changed over the past decade?

　　Describe a course that you want to learn in the future

　　What qualities do you think teachers should have?

　　What are the most popular courses that people study today in China?

　　Which do you think is more useful studying a course in a classroom or getting practical work experience?

　　A Healthy Lifestyle

　　What do you think are the differences between healthy food and junk food?

　　What things do you think people in China need to do in order to improve their health?

　　Do you think modern people do enough regular exercise?

　　Do you think its important for children to learn about a healthy lifestyle?

　　Do you think the media can play a role in educating people about health?

　　Do you think its a good idea for employers to encourage their employees to live a healthy life?

　　How can employers do that?

　　Describe a book you liked in your childhood

　　Why do some books are very popular and people all over the world can read it, while others are less popular?

　　Is there any difference between the books that men and women read? Why?

　　What can reading bring to you except relaxation?

　　What kind of books do children like to read in your country?

　　What are the benefits of reading?

　　What pleasure can adult gain from reading?

　　What is the book about?

　　Why did you read the book first time?

　　What does the book tell you? What did you learn from the book?

　　What kind of book do you like to read?

　　What kind of book should children read before going to school?

　　Describe your plans for the future

　　Describe a special gift that you received

　　How do young people help the elderly people?

　　Are people now more kindhearted than before?

　　Describe a gift you gave to your friends

　　Do Chinese people prefer to buy gifts or make them?

　　Which do you prefer?

　　When do Chinese people usually send presents?

　　Why do you think homemade presents are better than ones that are bought from shops?

　　Do you think its a good idea to reward children with their gifts?

　　Please list the advantages and disadvantages of rewarding people in a company?

　　What are the ways to reward employees?

　　Describe something youd like to learn in the future

　　Do kids learn more from home or school?

　　Should adults take major responsibilities in kids learning academic skills?

　　A handicraft u made before

　　Why do people make a handicraft?

　　What kinds of handicraft do you know?

　　Is it true that some handicrafts are more popular than factory made products?

　　Old things your family keep

　　Is it common for families to have something passed down from the ancestors?

　　Should we keep these things?

　　Why do families choose something to pass down?

　　Describe a type of sport you played when you were a child.

　　What type of sport do you usually do?

　　Do boys and girls play the same sports?

　　Do you agree that having a sport can make a child healthy?

　　Is boxing good for health?

　　What do you think about women joining boxing competitions?

　　Describe your favorite magazine and newspaper.

　　What is your favorite magazine and newspaper?

　　What information do you get from the magazine?

　　What kind of people read the magazine? How popular is the magazine? Why?

　　What is the difference between magazine and newspaper?

　　How does the media affect the people?

　　Do people read a lot of newspaper?

　　When did you start to read newspaper?

　　Do you like local or international news?

　　Describe a machine or something electronic you want to buy

　　What modern appliances do you have in your home?

　　What do you think of these appliances? Why?

　　Some people cannot keep up with the development of science and technology. What should they do?

　　Describe a film

　　What kind of movie is popular in China? Why?

　　What is the difference between Chinese movie and foreign movies?

　　What do you learn from watching movies?

　　Do you think it is important for a movie to be advertised?

　　If foreign movies without advertisement, will it still be so success?

　　Do you think a movie will be success without advertisement? If yes, why?

　　What kind of people prefer to watch foreign movies than Chinese Movies in China? Why?

　　What is the difference between Chinese and Foreign movies?

　　Describe an electric appliance.

　　A speech

　　Why do people feel nervous when delivering a speech?

　　Who should give speeches to children?

　　Advertisement

　　Is it Ok for kids to watch advertisements?

　　Should parents or governments choose proper advertisements for kids to watch?

　　Describe an wild animal

　　What kind of relationship do people and animal have?

　　What is the difference between having a pet now and having a pet in the past?

　　Is it better to have a dog in city or rural area?

　　Is vegetarian conducive to protect animals?

　　Do you think animals should be killed? Why?

　　Why do people raise pets?

　　What are the advantages and disadvantages of raising pets?

　　Why is it popular to raise pets?

　　What can we use animals for?

　　Are you a vegetarian?

　　Should animals be kept in cities or countryside?

　　What are some of the problems related to raising pets?

　　Describe an ideal job you would like to do in the future

　　What is the job,

　　what kind of things you can do ,

　　whats the difference between the job you are doing.

　　Why do people change jobs?

　　What kind of people can give career advice to you?

　　Event

　　Describe an outdoor eating

　　Do people eat more healthily than before?

　　How do you think of traditional food?

　　Do you think some traditional food is going to be deserted by people?

　　What can the government do to help people eat healthy and diversified food?

　　Describe a recent change in your life.

　　Do you think children should try new things?

　　Do you think the society has changed a lot? What have changed?

　　What are the changes now? Is it better now than in the past? Why are these changes?

　　Is the past better than the present ?

　　Why is the environment getting worst?

　　What kinds of pollution?

　　What is the cause of pollution?

　　Why the gasoline price is rising?

　　Describe a memorable childhood event

　　Why do people often recall their childhood?

　　Is it important to remember the past?

　　Why is the young generation turning its back on tradition?

　　Why are children more easily influenced by western culture?

　　Tell me one case of traffic jam you have ever met

　　What do you think is the difference between in the bus or in the car when you are in a traffic jam?

　　What actions can be taken to solve this problem? Why?

　　How to prevent people buying private cars?

　　How to promote road conditions?

　　How to transfer peoples awareness of doing something helpful to the society?

　　Describe a job

　　What will people take into consideration when they choose their jobs?

　　Why do people shift jobs?

　　Does your company offer any training courses?

　　What do you think of workaholics?

　　Why is it difficult for people to land jobs in your country?

　　Why do people want to get promoted?

　　What are the disadvantages of doing one job for a lifetime?

　　Describe an event that you have joined and made you happy

　　Why are people interested in doing something special?

　　Which way of relaxation do you like?

　　Some people think that having a family event will waste a lot of money, what is your opinion?

　　What family event can make you happy?

　　Do you think money can bring happiness?

　　What can make people happy when they are old?

　　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?

　　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?

　　Whats 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?

　　Describe an important conversation you had.

　　Are there any communication differences between males and females?

　　Do you think communication skills are important?

　　Describe a journey you would like to take with your friends

　　Do Chinese people like to travel?

　　Do people in China prefer long-distance travel or short trips?

　　When Chinese people travel , who do they usually go with?

　　Where do Chinese people like to go when they go on a holiday trip?

　　Do people in China ever go on trips that are a bit dangerous ?

　　What do you think are the disadvantages of not traveling?

　　What are some differences between a business trip and a holiday trip?

　　Do you think the media has much effect on tourism?

　　Describe an experience of helping someone

　　Do you often help people?

　　Do you think people are less willing to help others? Is it good?

　　How should parents encourage their kids to help others?

　　Do people usually do volunteer work in China?

　　What do you think of the volunteer work in China?

　　Do people who live in Beijing like to help visitors for the Olympics?

　　Is English very important when you are helping other people?

　　Have you been to a foreign country?

　　Have you helped other people when you were in a foreign country?

　　Who did you help? Will you help again? Why?

　　How do you help others in your community?

　　What can you achieve from helping others?

　　Whether children should be encouraged to help others?

　　How can children help others?

　　Describe a trip that you did not make as you planned

　　Do different people think of traveling differently?

　　Are there any differences between business trip and tour?

　　What technology will be brought along to assist in trip?

　　Are there and differences between ordinary trips and business ones?

　　What should you take when you are travelling?

　　Describe a party you will hold

　　Who will you invite?

　　What will happen?

　　Where will you hold it?

　　Do you think family party is important?

　　Why do people in your country usually hold a party?

　　What do you think about national celebrations?

　　Do you think they are important?

　　An Exciting Sport

　　Why do you think some people like to do these dangerous activities?

　　What qualities do people need to do these dangerous sports?

　　Do you think the government should restrict some of these extreme sports?

　　What are some ways people can protect themselves when they do dangerous sporting activities?

　　Do you think sports are important?

　　What sports are most often shown on TV in your country?

　　Do you think there is too much sport shown on TV?

　　Person

　　A person you live with

　　In China today, what is the structure of the typical family ?

　　Whose responsibility do you think it should be to look after old people - the governments responsibility or the familys?

　　What do you think are some of the advantages and possible disadvantages of having children, parents and grandparents all living together?

　　Do you think family relationships are important?

　　How do you think support from friends and support from parents are different?

　　What responsibilities do young people have towards their family?

　　In typical Chinese families, who is the dominant person, the mother or the father?

　　Whats the difference between help from family members and help from friends?

　　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 someone who visited your family

　　How do you treat your visitor?

　　Is it convenient to live in your friends house?

　　What is the difference between living a hotel and living in your friends house?

　　When you visit a place, where do you prefer to stay in a hotel or stay in other peoples house?

　　What kind of service do you want to have in a hotel?

　　What should be improved in a hotel?

　　What is the culture of your country in treating guests? What is the difference between this culture then and now?

　　What do you think about the trend of treating guests in your country?

　　Describe a person who helped you on an important occasion

　　What are the advantages and disadvantages of a strong family relationship?　　Part 1

　　Name

　　Is there any special meaning behind your name?

　　Whats your name?

　　Why do you get this name?

　　Is there a certain name that is popular in China?

　　Is the name important to Chinese people?

　　Occupation

　　Are you a student or at work?

　　What are you studying for?

　　Can you tell me something about your student life?

　　Whats your job?

　　What are you responsible for?

　　Do you study part-time while working?

　　What are the subjects you study?

　　Whats your major?

　　Why do people have worked think school life is happy?

　　Do you think people should get paid when they are required to work on weekends?

　　Hometown and Accommodation

　　Where are you from?

　　Where do you live?

　　Hows the traffic around your home?

　　Is it convenient for you to buy fresh vegetables and fruits?

　　Do you live in a house or an apartment? Which one do you prefer?

　　Whats on your apartments wall?

　　How to improve your home?

　　Wheres your hometown?

　　What do you like most about your hometown?

　　Are bicycles popular in your hometown?

　　Do you like to live beside the seaside?

　　What are the facilities in your community?

　　Which room do you like most?

　　If you can redesign your home, what would you do?

　　Whats your flat like?

　　Whats on the wall?

　　What can you see from your window?

　　Are there any fitness facilities near your home?

　　How often do visitors visit your home?

　　Weather and Season

　　Hows the weather in China?

　　Does weather affect peoples work performance?

　　Driving

　　Do you drive a car?

　　Do you think its important to get a drivers license?

　　How important do you think it is for drivers to have good driving skills?

　　What advice would you give people about safe driving?

　　At what age do you think young people should be allowed to get a drivers license?

　　Do you think its important to have driving classes at school?

　　Apartment and House

　　Do you like the place you currently live in?

　　How is your relationship with your neighbors?

　　What can you see out of your windows?

　　Describe your flat or house

　　Advertisements

　　Are there many advertisements in your country?

　　Why do you think there are so many advertisements now? What kind of advertisements do you like?

　　Have you ever bought anything after seeing an advertisement?

　　Do advertisements have much influence on peoples lives?

　　Fruits and vegetables

　　Do you like to eat fruit and vegetables?

　　Did you like to eat fruit and vegetables when you were a child?

　　Is it easy to buy fruit and vegetables where you live?

　　Flower

　　Do you like flowers?

　　On what occasions do people give flowers to other people?

　　When was the last time you gave flowers to someone?

　　Do you like to have flowers in your home?

　　Do many people in your country grow flowers at home?

　　Computer

　　Do you use computers very much?

　　What do you think are the benefits of a computer?

　　Do you play computer games?

　　How often do you play computer games?

　　What do you do when your computer has problems?

　　Activities

　　How do you spend your weekend?

　　Do you read a lot in your spare time?

　　Has anyone sent you a book before?

　　Tell me something about your campus life in leisure time?

　　What kinds of activities do Chinese people like for relaxation?

　　Why do people need leisure? Is it important?

　　Do you like watching TV in spare time? What kinds of programs do you like?

　　What are the ways to relax yourself?

　　What do you usually do in the evening?

　　Do the people have more time to relax now?

　　Do you read a lot of books in your childhood?

　　What kind of shopping do you like?

　　Do you like to go to picnics?

　　City

　　Which city do you want to visit?

　　Why do you like to visit this city?

　　Education

　　Whats your major?

　　Why did you choose it as your major?

　　Is your major difficult?

　　What do you want to do after graduation?

　　Do you need any special facilities in your school subjects?

　　What do you like most about your school?

　　Who can learn a foreign language better? The elderly or the young?

　　Do girls learn a foreign language more quickly than boys?

　　Whats your suggestion on language learning?

　　Whats the most difficult part of language learning?

　　Do you prefer individual learning or group learning?

　　Mass Media

　　How do you get news?

　　Do you think it is important to get up-to-the-minute news?

　　What do you think of advertisements?

　　Do you like watching TV?

　　Whats the different between magazine and newspaper?

　　Is the information on the Internet reliable?

　　Talk about the style of shops in your neighborhood?

　　Do you watch TV everyday?

　　What kinds of arts are provided by TV programs?

　　Place

　　Have you ever visited a museum?

　　Is the visit beneficial?

　　Travelling

　　Do you prefer traveling alone or with friends?

　　Do you prefer traveling with just one or two friends or with many friends? What was the last place you traveled to?

　　Where do you want to visit most?

　　Do you like traveling?

　　When was the last time you go traveling?

　　What would you prepare before travelling?

　　Shopping

　　How often do you go shopping?

　　Talk about your last shopping experience.

　　Why do you like shopping?

　　Do you prefer to go shopping with friends or alone?

　　Do you like shopping?

　　What makes you interested in shopping?

　　Do you think shopping is a waste of time?

　　Reading

　　Do you like reading?

　　How much time do you spend reading?

　　Where do you usually do your reading?

　　What did you read when you were a child?

　　What books have you read recently?

　　Letter

　　Is there any letter you do not want to reply?

　　Do you often write letters?

　　When is the last time you sent a letter?

　　What was the letter about?

　　Clothes

　　Do you think clothes is important for you?

　　What is your opinion about clothes?

　　When do you wear formal clothes?

　　Arts

　　Which style of arts do you like and why?

　　What do you think about arts? Are they important?

　　Do you usually go to a music hall or museum? Why?

　　Whats your favorite art, such as painting or sculpture?

　　Tell me something about your favorite art.

　　Tell me something about your favorite music.

　　What kind of art did you do when you were a child?

　　What kind of art did you do when you were a child?

　　Part 23

　　Place

　　Your Favorite Part of Your Hometown

　　Which do you think is the better place to live, a city or the countryside?

　　What important facilities and services does your hometown have?

　　What facilities are there for the welfare of old people in the community?

　　How do you think the facilities in your hometown could be improved?

　　Describe an interesting modern building that you have visited or seen

　　Are there many modern buildings in your hometown?

　　Do you prefer old buildings or modern buildings?

　　In what ways do you think modern buildings are better than old buildings?

　　In what ways do you think traditional buildings in China are different to traditional buildings in other places?

　　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?

　　A City you have Visited or Lived In

　　What are the most important things that make a city worth living in?

　　What do you think are the advantages and disadvantages of living in a large city?

　　Do you think there are any possible health problems that could arise from living in a large city?

　　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?

　　Describe a place you have visited

　　Why many people want to live in this place?

　　Theres many problem in transportation in this place?

　　So why many people still wants to live in this place?

　　How this place affects people?

　　Why people like to live in the city?

　　Describe a small shop you often go

　　How do you look upon online shopping?

　　Are there any changes in the way people shop today and the past.

　　Is there any difference between the shopping habits of the old and young?

　　What is the difference between going to the shopping mall and going to a small shop?

　　What are the advantages and disadvantages of online shopping?

　　Why men dont like shopping?

　　Do you often go shopping? Why do you like it?

　　Do you think that it is good for children to go shopping?

　　What type of shop is close to your house?

　　What type of shop do you usually go?

　　What is the difference between going to the supermarket and going to a small shop?

　　Introduce a place with a good water resource

　　What is the importance of water?

　　Why do people use more water now than before?

　　What kind of the policy should the government make to save the water resources?

　　Why do people like to live in a place close to water?

　　What can they do if they live close to the water?

　　Why children like swimming?

　　Describe a caf or a restaurant you like

　　What is the main reason why this restaurant is popular?

　　What kind of caf do you have in your university?

　　Do you often go out to have dinner? Why do you like it?

　　Do you think people like to go out to have coffee in China?

　　Do you think people care about healthy foods now?

　　Do you think the food in your country is healthy or not?

　　Describe a historical site

　　What are the types of historical sites?

　　Why do people nowadays dislike visiting a historical site?

　　In what ways can people get to know history?

　　Do you think TV programs that focus on history can make people interested in history more?

　　Object/ Thing

　　Describe a TV program

　　Describe a story from a TV programme

　　Do you talk about the TV programme with other people?

　　Do you think the programme will be changed in the future?

　　How does the programme influence people?

　　Is it educational?

　　Describe a leisure activity you would like to do .

　　What are the most popular leisure time activities in your country?

　　Do you think its important for students and working people to have some leisure time?

　　Some people think that having hobbies is a waste of time. What do you think?

　　In the future, what changes do you think we sill see in peoples leisure activities?

　　What are some of the more traditional leisure time activities that people in China do?

　　Do you think children should have more leisure time?

　　A Special Meal

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

　　Have there been any changes in the eating habits of Chinese people in the past 20 or 30 years?

　　In general, what food do people in China buy when they go shopping for food?

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

　　A card or A letter you received.

　　When you recieved

　　Who sent you

　　What was talking about

　　Why It is important to you.

　　Describe a piece of good news that you received by phone

　　Do people in China use telephones very much?

　　Which do you think is better, cell phones or fixed line phones?

　　Some people dont like using cell phones very much. Can you suggest why?

　　How have cell-phones changed peoples lives?

　　How have communication methods in China changed in the past 20 or 30 years?

　　Do you think the skill of handwriting might one day disappear?

　　Describe a piece of music

　　How has western music influenced eastern one?

　　Do you buy advertised products?

　　Is the government responsible to build libraries?

　　How has means of communication changed over the past decade?

　　Describe a course that you want to learn in the future

　　What qualities do you think teachers should have?

　　What are the most popular courses that people study today in China?

　　Which do you think is more useful studying a course in a classroom or getting practical work experience?

　　A Healthy Lifestyle

　　What do you think are the differences between healthy food and junk food?

　　What things do you think people in China need to do in order to improve their health?

　　Do you think modern people do enough regular exercise?

　　Do you think its important for children to learn about a healthy lifestyle?

　　Do you think the media can play a role in educating people about health?

　　Do you think its a good idea for employers to encourage their employees to live a healthy life?

　　How can employers do that?

　　Describe a book you liked in your childhood

　　Why do some books are very popular and people all over the world can read it, while others are less popular?

　　Is there any difference between the books that men and women read? Why?

　　What can reading bring to you except relaxation?

　　What kind of books do children like to read in your country?

　　What are the benefits of reading?

　　What pleasure can adult gain from reading?

　　What is the book about?

　　Why did you read the book first time?

　　What does the book tell you? What did you learn from the book?

　　What kind of book do you like to read?

　　What kind of book should children read before going to school?

　　Describe your plans for the future

　　Describe a special gift that you received

　　How do young people help the elderly people?

　　Are people now more kindhearted than before?

　　Describe a gift you gave to your friends

　　Do Chinese people prefer to buy gifts or make them?

　　Which do you prefer?

　　When do Chinese people usually send presents?

　　Why do you think homemade presents are better than ones that are bought from shops?

　　Do you think its a good idea to reward children with their gifts?

　　Please list the advantages and disadvantages of rewarding people in a company?

　　What are the ways to reward employees?

　　Describe something youd like to learn in the future

　　Do kids learn more from home or school?

　　Should adults take major responsibilities in kids learning academic skills?

　　A handicraft u made before

　　Why do people make a handicraft?

　　What kinds of handicraft do you know?

　　Is it true that some handicrafts are more popular than factory made products?

　　Old things your family keep

　　Is it common for families to have something passed down from the ancestors?

　　Should we keep these things?

　　Why do families choose something to pass down?

　　Describe a type of sport you played when you were a child.

　　What type of sport do you usually do?

　　Do boys and girls play the same sports?

　　Do you agree that having a sport can make a child healthy?

　　Is boxing good for health?

　　What do you think about women joining boxing competitions?

　　Describe your favorite magazine and newspaper.

　　What is your favorite magazine and newspaper?

　　What information do you get from the magazine?

　　What kind of people read the magazine? How popular is the magazine? Why?

　　What is the difference between magazine and newspaper?

　　How does the media affect the people?

　　Do people read a lot of newspaper?

　　When did you start to read newspaper?

　　Do you like local or international news?

　　Describe a machine or something electronic you want to buy

　　What modern appliances do you have in your home?

　　What do you think of these appliances? Why?

　　Some people cannot keep up with the development of science and technology. What should they do?

　　Describe a film

　　What kind of movie is popular in China? Why?

　　What is the difference between Chinese movie and foreign movies?

　　What do you learn from watching movies?

　　Do you think it is important for a movie to be advertised?

　　If foreign movies without advertisement, will it still be so success?

　　Do you think a movie will be success without advertisement? If yes, why?

　　What kind of people prefer to watch foreign movies than Chinese Movies in China? Why?

　　What is the difference between Chinese and Foreign movies?

　　Describe an electric appliance.

　　A speech

　　Why do people feel nervous when delivering a speech?

　　Who should give speeches to children?

　　Advertisement

　　Is it Ok for kids to watch advertisements?

　　Should parents or governments choose proper advertisements for kids to watch?

　　Describe an wild animal

　　What kind of relationship do people and animal have?

　　What is the difference between having a pet now and having a pet in the past?

　　Is it better to have a dog in city or rural area?

　　Is vegetarian conducive to protect animals?

　　Do you think animals should be killed? Why?

　　Why do people raise pets?

　　What are the advantages and disadvantages of raising pets?

　　Why is it popular to raise pets?

　　What can we use animals for?

　　Are you a vegetarian?

　　Should animals be kept in cities or countryside?

　　What are some of the problems related to raising pets?

　　Describe an ideal job you would like to do in the future

　　What is the job,

　　what kind of things you can do ,

　　whats the difference between the job you are doing.

　　Why do people change jobs?

　　What kind of people can give career advice to you?

　　Event

　　Describe an outdoor eating

　　Do people eat more healthily than before?

　　How do you think of traditional food?

　　Do you think some traditional food is going to be deserted by people?

　　What can the government do to help people eat healthy and diversified food?

　　Describe a recent change in your life.

　　Do you think children should try new things?

　　Do you think the society has changed a lot? What have changed?

　　What are the changes now? Is it better now than in the past? Why are these changes?

　　Is the past better than the present ?

　　Why is the environment getting worst?

　　What kinds of pollution?

　　What is the cause of pollution?

　　Why the gasoline price is rising?

　　Describe a memorable childhood event

　　Why do people often recall their childhood?

　　Is it important to remember the past?

　　Why is the young generation turning its back on tradition?

　　Why are children more easily influenced by western culture?

　　Tell me one case of traffic jam you have ever met

　　What do you think is the difference between in the bus or in the car when you are in a traffic jam?

　　What actions can be taken to solve this problem? Why?

　　How to prevent people buying private cars?

　　How to promote road conditions?

　　How to transfer peoples awareness of doing something helpful to the society?

　　Describe a job

　　What will people take into consideration when they choose their jobs?

　　Why do people shift jobs?

　　Does your company offer any training courses?

　　What do you think of workaholics?

　　Why is it difficult for people to land jobs in your country?

　　Why do people want to get promoted?

　　What are the disadvantages of doing one job for a lifetime?

　　Describe an event that you have joined and made you happy

　　Why are people interested in doing something special?

　　Which way of relaxation do you like?

　　Some people think that having a family event will waste a lot of money, what is your opinion?

　　What family event can make you happy?

　　Do you think money can bring happiness?

　　What can make people happy when they are old?

　　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?

　　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?

　　Whats 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?

　　Describe an important conversation you had.

　　Are there any communication differences between males and females?

　　Do you think communication skills are important?

　　Describe a journey you would like to take with your friends

　　Do Chinese people like to travel?

　　Do people in China prefer long-distance travel or short trips?

　　When Chinese people travel , who do they usually go with?

　　Where do Chinese people like to go when they go on a holiday trip?

　　Do people in China ever go on trips that are a bit dangerous ?

　　What do you think are the disadvantages of not traveling?

　　What are some differences between a business trip and a holiday trip?

　　Do you think the media has much effect on tourism?

　　Describe an experience of helping someone

　　Do you often help people?

　　Do you think people are less willing to help others? Is it good?

　　How should parents encourage their kids to help others?

　　Do people usually do volunteer work in China?

　　What do you think of the volunteer work in China?

　　Do people who live in Beijing like to help visitors for the Olympics?

　　Is English very important when you are helping other people?

　　Have you been to a foreign country?

　　Have you helped other people when you were in a foreign country?

　　Who did you help? Will you help again? Why?

　　How do you help others in your community?

　　What can you achieve from helping others?

　　Whether children should be encouraged to help others?

　　How can children help others?

　　Describe a trip that you did not make as you planned

　　Do different people think of traveling differently?

　　Are there any differences between business trip and tour?

　　What technology will be brought along to assist in trip?

　　Are there and differences between ordinary trips and business ones?

　　What should you take when you are travelling?

　　Describe a party you will hold

　　Who will you invite?

　　What will happen?

　　Where will you hold it?

　　Do you think family party is important?

　　Why do people in your country usually hold a party?

　　What do you think about national celebrations?

　　Do you think they are important?

　　An Exciting Sport

　　Why do you think some people like to do these dangerous activities?

　　What qualities do people need to do these dangerous sports?

　　Do you think the government should restrict some of these extreme sports?

　　What are some ways people can protect themselves when they do dangerous sporting activities?

　　Do you think sports are important?

　　What sports are most often shown on TV in your country?

　　Do you think there is too much sport shown on TV?

　　Person

　　A person you live with

　　In China today, what is the structure of the typical family ?

　　Whose responsibility do you think it should be to look after old people - the governments responsibility or the familys?

　　What do you think are some of the advantages and possible disadvantages of having children, parents and grandparents all living together?

　　Do you think family relationships are important?

　　How do you think support from friends and support from parents are different?

　　What responsibilities do young people have towards their family?

　　In typical Chinese families, who is the dominant person, the mother or the father?

　　Whats the difference between help from family members and help from friends?

　　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 someone who visited your family

　　How do you treat your visitor?

　　Is it convenient to live in your friends house?

　　What is the difference between living a hotel and living in your friends house?

　　When you visit a place, where do you prefer to stay in a hotel or stay in other peoples house?

　　What kind of service do you want to have in a hotel?

　　What should be improved in a hotel?

　　What is the culture of your country in treating guests? What is the difference between this culture then and now?

　　What do you think about the trend of treating guests in your country?

　　Describe a person who helped you on an important occasion

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