?Home/Accommodation
What kind of housing/accommodation do you live in? Do you live in a house or a flat? Who do you live with?
How long have you lived there?
Do you plan to live there for a long time?
(If you answer you haven't lived there long) What's the difference between where you are living now and where you have lived in the past? Can you describe the place where you live?
Which room does your family spend most of the time in? What do you usually do in your house/flat/room? Are the transport facilities to your home very good? Do you prefer living in a house or a flat? Please describe the room you live in.
What part of your home do you like the most?
?Visitors to your home
Do you like visitors coming to your home? How often do you have visitors to your home?
When someone visits you, how do you usually show hospitality? What kinds of manners do you expect your home visitors to have? Do you bring gifts when you visit others? Do you like to visit other people?
?Collection
Do you like to collect anything?
How much time do you spend on your collection? Would you keep your collection in the future? Why do people keep old things?
What kinds of things do Chinese people like to collect?
?Letters or emails
Do you write many letters or emails? Who do you usually write to?
Do you prefer to write letters by hand or to use a computer? How often do you write an email or a letter?
What are the differences between emails and letters? Is it hard to think of what to write?
What kind(s) of letter/email do you think is (are) the hardest to write? How do you feel when you receive a letter or email?
What sorts of letters or emails are the most difficult to reply to?
What kinds of emails (or letters) do you receive that make you feel excited? Which do you prefer, to make a phone call or write an email? Do you think people will still write letters in the future?
How do you communicate with others at work–by email or is it more convenient to communicate face-to-face? ?Hometown
What's (the name of) your hometown (again)? Is that a big city or a small place?
Please describe your hometown a little. How long have you been living there? Do you like your hometown?
(Possibly) Do you like living there? *
What do you like (most) about your hometown? Is there anything you dislike about it?
Do you think you will continue living there for a long time? ?Time management
Are you good at organizing time? How do you usually organize time?
Do you think planning is important for time management? Why do you think some people pay to learn time management? Do you think children should learn to manage time? Why do some people find it hard to follow their plans? How would you teach your children time management?
Do old people and young people manage time in a similar way？ ?Happiness
What do you think of happiness?
What do you like to do when you are happy? What kinds of things make you happy?
What kinds of things do Chinese people feel happy about? Is it easy to be happy for you? ?Reading/books
Do you like reading books? Why or why not? What (kinds of) books do you like to read? Did you read much when you were a child?
What (kinds of) books did you like reading when you were a child? Do (young) children like reading books?
For children, what do you think are the benefits of reading? What do you think are the benefits of reading to children? ?Trees
Do you like trees?
Are there any important trees in your country? Is there a forest near your hometown?
(Possibly) Would you like to live in a place that has lots of trees? Where can one find trees (or forests) in your country?
Do you think places with trees attract more visitors than places with few trees? Did you ever (like to) climb trees when you were a child? Have you ever planted a tree?
Do you think more people should plant trees?
(Similar to above) Do you think we should plant more trees? Do you think trees are important?
What would you say are the benefits of having trees? Do you think we need to protect trees?
Topic 2
?建议
Describe a situation when you received some useful advice. You should say:
what the situation was who gave you the advice what the advice was
and explain how this advice was useful to you.
Part3
In what situations do young people (or, children) need advice? Do you think advice from young people's parents is important? What is the value of advice from older people?
What advice do parents usually give to their children?
Do young people always take (or, accept) the advice of their parents?
Which advice do you think is more important (or better), advice from parents or advice from friends?
Do you think it's part of a teachers job (i.e., one of the responsibilities of being a teacher) to give advice to his or her students?
Do people ever get advice from strangers? Why do some people give advice to strangers? What people in society give professional advice?
?以后想买的东西
Describe something you really want to buy in the future You should say: What it is;
When you will buy it; Where you will buy it;
and explain why you want to buy it.
Part3
Where do young people in your country like to go shopping? How has the way people buy things changed?
Compare online shopping websites in China with those in other countries. What do you think of advertisements?
What kind of advertisement is the most effective?
Do you think companies these days have spent too much money on advertisements?
?特殊的旅行
Describe a special trip you would like to go on in the future. You should say: Where this place is
Who you would like to go with What would you do there
and explain why this would be a special trip. Part3
Describe a change that will improve your local area. You should say: What the change is How the change works
What kinds of problems the change will solve
Are there any special places for visiting in China? Do Chinese people like to travel aboard? What can people benefit from travelling?
Do you like to travel on your own or with your family? Do you like to visit popular places or less-known places?
?成功的小公司
Describe a small and successful company you know. You should say:
What is the company called;
How did you know this company;
What kind of business this company does;
and explain why you think this company is successful. Part3
What factors can affect a company’s development?
Would you work for a small but successful company in the future? Is it hard to run a company in China?
Do you think online shopping will replace shopping malls in reality?
?未完成的夙愿
Describe an ambition you have not achieved yet. You should say: what it is;
when you first had this ambition; why you had this ambition;