12. Are computers used much in your country?
13. Do you think computers are useful (or important) in everyday life? (How?)
14. Do you think computers have changed our lives for the better? (How? Compare today & our lives in
pre-computer times.)
15. Do you think a computer can give you better access to knowledge?
16. Do you think there are any disadvantages (or, drawbacks) to using computers? 17. Computers are now used a lot in education. What do you think of this? 18. What do you think are the advantages of this? 19. how to use a computer?
Happiness
1. What do you think, \
2. What do you think makes people feel happy? 3. Do you do anything to keep yourself happy?
4. Why do people feel happy when they are at a natural place (such as in a forest)? 5. Do you think money plays an important part in people's happiness?
Swimming
1. Can you swim? 2. Do you like swimming?
3. Have you ever tried to learn to swim? 4. Did you learn to swim when you were a child? 5. When did you learn to swim? 6. Who taught you to swim? 7. How did you learn to swim?
8. Where do (or can) people go swimming in your hometown? 9. Is swimming very popular in China? 10. Why do many people like swimming?
11. Do you think it's important to know how to swim? 12. What do you think are the benefits of swimming? 13. Do you think swimming should be taught in school? 14. Do many people in your city (or, country) swim? 15. How do (or, how can) children learn to swim?
16. Do you prefer to swim in the sea or in a swimming pool?
Television
1. Do you like watching TV?
2. What types of TV programs do you (most) like to watch? 3. What programs do you (most like to) watch? 4. What's your favourite TV program?
5. Do you prefer to watch TV or listen to the radio? (Why?) 6. Do you think watching TV is an important part of people's lives?
7. Do you prefer reading a newspaper, (or reading a magazine) or watching TV? 8. What type(s) of television program do you watch when you want to relax? 9. Do you ever watch programs from other countries?
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10. What benefits can people get from watching foreign TV programs? 11. Do you think watching TV can help students in their studies? 12. Has watching TV (ever) helped you in your work?
13. Is there any difference between different people when they watch TV? 14. Do people in China watch any foreign TV programs?
15. Do you think English language programs are necessary? (Why?/Why not?) 16. What do you think are the benefits of watching TV programs in English? 17. Would you say entertainment is important for people? 18. What kind of entertainment do you prefer, TV or radio? (Why?) 19. How are radio programs and television programs different? 20. What programs do you like to watch/listen to? 21. When do you watch TV/listen to the radio?
22. In China, has television/radio changed much in the past few years? (How?) 23. How do you think TV/radio broadcasts in China could be improved?
Weather
1. What's the weather usually like in your hometown? 2. What season do you like best? 3. What do you do in that season?
4. What season do you think is most suitable for work and study? 5. Do you like sunny weather?
6. Has the weather in your country changed much in the past few years? 7. Describe the four seasons in your hometown. 8. Which season is your favourite? (Why?)
9. What do you usually do during your favourite season (or weather)? 10. Do you do the same thing in different seasons? 11. Is there any season you dislike? (Why?)
12. What changes are there between the different seasons in your country?
13. Would you prefer to have the same climate all year, or a place that has different seasons? 14. When is the best weather in in your country (or, in your hometown)?
Holidays
1. Are weekends important to you? (See Note) 2. How do you (usually) spend the weekend?
3. Which do you prefer, Saturday or Sunday?(Why?) 4. What do you usually do on that day?
5. Are your weekends today more interesting than your weekends were when you were a child? 6. What are you going to (planning to) do next weekend? 7. What do you like to do when you have holidays? 8. What did you do during your last holidays? 9. Do you like to travel in your holidays?
10. When you have holidays, do you prefer to do things alone or with others? 11. Who do you prefer to spend you holidays with? 12. Do you think holidays are important?
13. Do you have any plans to travel during your holidays?
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Part 2 & part 3
A Wild Animal
Describe an interesting wild animal from your country. You should say:
where you learned about this animal what it looks like where it lives
and explain why you think this is an interesting animal. Zoos
? Do you think zoos are good or bad?
? Do you think it's cruel to keep wild animals in zoos? ? Why do you think so many cities have zoos?
? In your opinion, what features should a good zoo have? ? Compare a nature reserve and a zoo.
? Do you think zoos might disappear in the future?
? What future developments do you think we will see concerning zoos? The Protection of Wild Animals
? Why do you think wild animals should be protected?
? In what ways does human activity result in the extinction (or near extinction) of some animal species? ? At present, many animals are already facing extinction. How do you think average citizens could (help)
protect wild animals?
Mankind's Relationship with Animals
? Why do you think films or books for children so often include animals?
A Practical Skill
Describe a useful practical skill that you learned You should say:
why you learned this skill
how (and when) you learned it how difficult it was to learn
and explain how this skill is useful to you.
Learning Skills
? What are some differences between the skills people learn today and the skills people learned in the past? ? Do you think it's better to learn things in \
? Do you think it's better to learn practical skills in \Children and Skills
? What skills do you think children should (or, need to) learn? ? What are the earliest skills that children learn?
? Do you think children learn skills faster than adults?
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A New Law
Describe a new law (or regulation) that you would like to see introduced in your country. You should say:
what the law would be why this law is needed
how popular this law would be how this law would be enforced
and explain why you would like to have this law in your country.
The Police
? Do you think the police have a difficult job enforcing the law? ? Do you think the police have a difficult job to do in your country?
? In your country, if people need help from the police, do they approach the police on the street or do they go
to the police station?
? Are there any differences between policemen and policewomen? Lawyers
? Have you ever used a lawyer?
? What are the responsibilities of lawyers?
? Do you think men and women are equally as good as lawyers?
A Project
Describe a project or some work that you did with others. You should say:
what the project or work was who was with you
how easy or difficult it was
and explain why you did this with other people.
Co-operation / Collaboration
? Do you think it's very important for people to co-operate with others? ? Is co-operation very important in your culture (your country)?
? Can you give any examples of how people in your culture co-operation with others? ? What do you think are the benefits of co-operation?
? What are some differences between working alone and working in a group? ? Do you think co-operation at school (or university) and at work are the same? ? How is co-operation in education (at school) important? ? Do people co-operate with others in the business world? ? How is co-operation at work (or, in business) important? Children Learning Co-Operation
? Do you think children are co-operative by nature or do they need to learn it? ? How could a parent teach their child to co-operate with others?
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Something You are Good At
Describe something you are good at doing. You should say:
what it is
how often you do it
when you learned to do it
how you learned to do it (or, who taught you how to do it) and explain how you feel when you do it
Intellectually Talented Children
? If a parent wants his/her child to be exceptionally talented in a certain area, how do you suggest they
achieve this goal?
? Do you think exceptionally intelligent children have more problems (as a result of their talents) than average
children?
? Do you think they have difficulty making friends? ? What solutions can you suggest for this problem? Skills
? What are some examples of skills that people learn?
? Compared to a few decades ago, do people in your country now have more opportunities to learn new skills,
such as foreign languages?
Invention / Creativity
? What do you motivates some people to make something great (or, wonderful)?
A Quiz Show
Describe a quiz show on TV that you would like to take part in. You should say:
what kind of quiz show it would be
what kinds of questions would be asked
what preparation you would need to do for this show
and explain why you would like to be a competitor in this program.
Quiz Programs on TV
? Is this kind of TV program (i.e., quiz shows) popular in your country? ? Do many people want to compete in quiz shows? (Why?)
? What kinds of people do you think compete in quiz shows on TV? (Why?)
? Do you think there'll be more quiz shows (more than now) on TV in the future? Competition
? Some people say that there are disadvantages in competition. Do you agree? ? Do you think competition is good?
? Do you think it's good to be a competitive person?
? Do you think people are born competitive? (If not, how do they become competitive?)
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