2018年1-4月雅思口语题库

- Part 1 –

 

 

• 必考题 （compulsory topics）

Study or work

Are you a student or do you work?

If you work:

1. What work do you do?

2. Do you like your job?

3. Is it very interesting?

4. Why did you choose to do that kind of work?

5. Will you continue doing this job in the future?

6. What are your responsibilities at work?

If you study:

1. What subject(s) / major are you studying?

2. Are/Is the subject(s) / major very interesting?

3. Do many students in your country study that subject?

4. What school/university do you attend?

5. What is your favorite day of studying in a week?

6. What do you plan to do after you finish your studies?

7. Are you looking forward to working?

8. Do you prefer to study in the mornings or in the afternoons?

 

Hometown

1. What’s (the name of) your hometown? / Where are you from?

2. Is that a big city or a small place?

3. Please describe your hometown a little.

4. Do you still live in your hometown? / Where do you live in now?

5. Do you like that living in this city?

6. What do you like (most) about your hometown?

7. Is there anything you dislike about it?

8. Do you think you will continue living there for a long time?

9. Where do you want to live in the future?

10. Can you tell me about some famous landscapes / scenic spots in your hometown?

 

Home/Accommodation

1. Can you describe the place where you live in?

2. How long have you lived there?

3. Do you plan to live there for a long time?

4. Do you prefer living in a house or a flat?

5. In the future, what type of place would you like to live in?

6. Which room does your family spend most of the time in?

7. Are the transport facilities to your home very good?

8. What part of your home do you like most?

9. What can you see from the window of your apartment?

10. Is your home far from here?

 

 

• 选考题（Optional topics ）

 

• 人物类/动物类 (people and animals)

Teenagers

1. Do you like playing with teenagers?

2. What activities do teenagers in your country like to do?

3. What are teenagers’ favourite activities?

4. Do you pay attention to teenager’s fashion?

5. How do teenagers entertain themselves?

6. What are the best parts of being a teenager?

7. How to get along with teenagers?

 

Friends

1. Do you have many friends?

2. Are your friends mostly your age or different ages?

3. What do you usually do with friends together?

4. How often do you talk to your friends?

5. How do you communicate with your friends?

6. How can people make friends in your country?

7. Do you usually see your friends during the week or at weekends?

8. In what ways are your friends important to you? / What is the importance of friendship?

9. Do you prefer to spend time with friends or spend time alone?

10. What kind of people do you like to have as friends?

 

Teachers

1. What kinds of teachers do you like best?

2. Who was your favourite teacher when you were young?

3. Would you want to be a teacher in the future?

4. Have you ever had bad teachers before?

 

Children

1. Do you often come into contact with children? (Where? When?)

2. What do you do when you are with these children?

3. How often do you play with children?

4. What activities do children do when they get together?

5. Is it difficult to raise / get along with children?

 

Animal/Pet

1. Do you like animals?

2. What is your favourite animal?

3. What kind of animals are considered as pet in your country?

4. Do you think city is a suitable place to keep a pet?

5. Is it beneficial for children to have a pet?

6. Did/do you have a pet?

7. Would you allow your children to have a pet?

8. Do you like the animals in zoo?

9. Do you think we should protect wild lives?

10. How do we protect wild lives?

 

• 事件类(events)/概述类(abstract)

Ideal work

1. What work did you want to do when you were young?

2. What work do you want to do now?

3. Do/did you have any part-time job?

4. Do/did you have any full time job?

 

Transportation

1. What’s the most popular means of transportation in your hometown?

2. Is driving to work popular in your country?

3. How did you reach here today?

4. Do you think people will drive more in the future?

5. Would you ride bikes to work in the future?

6. What is the most popular transportation in China?

7. What will become the most popular means of transportation in China?

8. Do you prefer public transportation or private transportation?

9. What form of transport do you usually use?

10. Do you usually take bus?

11. Is it convenient to take a bus/taxi in your city / hometown?

 

Training and skills

1. Have you ever taken any training?

2. How do you feel about the training?

3. What skills have you learned?

4. What skills do you want to learn? / What training do you want to take in the future?

5. Is it important to have training?

6. Why some companies and schools train people?

 

Physical Exercises

1. How often do you have physical exercises?

2. Who do you have physical exercises with?

3. Do you do some physical exercises?

4. Do/did you do physical exercises at school?

5. How important is physical exercise in people’s lives?

6. What kinds of physical exercise do you think are the best for health?

7. Do people take much physical exercise in your country?

8. Are there any disadvantages of doing physical exercise?

9. How important is physical exercises for people?

 

Sleeping

1. When do usually you go to bed?

2. How many hours do you sleep for a night?

3. Is it necessary to sleep enough?

4. Is it necessary to take a nap every day?

5. Should old people sleep longer?

6. Do you always stay up late?

7. Do you think it is good to stay up late? / What opinions do you hold on stay-up-late?

 

Meal

1. When do you usually have meals?

2. Who do you like to have meals with?

3. Do you prefer to dine in or dine out? / Do you like having meals with your families?

4. Are there any change about your eating habits between now and your childhood?

5. Do you enjoy meal with family / with friends?

6. What did you have for breakfast this morning?

7. What is your favourite cuisine?

8. Do you often eat outside?

9. What restaurant do you like to visit?

10. When (In what occasion) would you eat outside?

 

Handwriting

1. Do you prefer handwriting or typing? / Do you usually write by hand or type on a computer?

2. Do you often write now?

3. What do you usually write about?

4. Do you like writing to people?

5. Do you think handwriting is very important nowadays?

6. Nowadays, how do most people write things?

7. Do you think computers would replace handwriting someday?

8. When do children begin to write in your country?

9. How did you learn to write?

10. Do you think handwriting is very important nowadays?

11. How can children today improve their handwriting?

12. How does a person’s handwriting impress on others?

13. What things do you / do people feel hard to write?

 

Name

1. Who gave you the name?

2. Is there any special meaning about your name?

3. How do people name their children in your country?

4. What kind of names are popular in your country?

5. Is your name popular in your country?

6. Are there anything special when naming?

 

Punctuality

1. How do you check the time?

2. Do you mind if someone is late?

3. What excuses do people always use when they are late?

4. What excuses do you like to use when you are late?

5. Do you think it’s important to be punctual?

6. Are people punctual as they were in the past?

7. Will you worry about being late when going for appointment?

 

Travelling

1. Do you like travelling?

2. Where did you travel to last time?

3. What transport do you often use when travelling?

4. What kind of place do you want to travel to?

5. Do you want to have a travel in space?

 

Holiday

1. How often do you go holiday?

2. Where do you usually go?

3. Where do you want to go for your holiday?

4. Who do you prefer to go with?

5. What do you like to do on holiday?

6. What is the difference between holiday and other activities?

7. Do you like to spend your holiday with your family?

 

Outdoor/indoor activities

1. Do you prefer outdoor or indoor activities?

2. What do you do in your spare time?

3. Do you like outdoor activities? / What outdoor activities do you like?

4. Do you like indoor activates? / What indoor activities do you like?

5. What outdoor/indoor activities do you most like to do?

6. How often do you do indoor/outdoor activities?

7. What outdoor sports do you like?

8. How much time do you spend outdoor/indoor every week?

9. What types of outdoor activities are popular in your country?

 

*Swimming

1. Do you like swimming? / Are you good at swimming?

2. Is it difficult to learn how to swim?

3. Where do Chinese like to go swimming?

4. What's the difference between swimming in the pool and swimming in the sea?

5. Where do people go swimming in your hometown?

6. Who taught you to swim?

 

Rain/Rainy days

1. Do you like rainy days?

2. What do you do on rainy days?

3. Do you think rain is good?

4. How does raining effect people’s lives?

5. Are there many rainy days in your hometown?

6. Is there any part of China where it doesn't rain much?

7. What effects can a shortage of rain have on people’s lives?

 

Sunshine/sunny days

1. Do you enjoy sunshine / sunny days?

2. What do you do on a sunny day?

3. Are there many sunny days in your hometown?

4. Would you like to stay at home or go outside when it is sunny outside?

5. Do you like a place with more sunshine or less sunshine?

6. What technologies are using in relevant to sunshine?

7. What technologies in relevant to sunshine are use in your country?

8. Do you enjoy sunbath?

 

 

• 地点类（place）

High school/university

1. How do you usually go to school?

2. How did you feel about the first day you went to high school/university?

3. Do you like your high school/university?

4. Are there any good memories in your high school/university?

5. Which teacher do you like most in your school?

6. Do you like your high school?

7. Do you still contact with your friends in high school/university?

8. What is your high school/university like?

9. What do/did you do when you are/were in high school/university?

 

*Park

1. Are there many parks or public gardens at where you live?

2. Do you often go to a park?

3. What do you do in a park?

4. When do people often go to parks?

5. Do you think parks or public gardens are important for a city?

6. Do you like going to a park with you family?

 

• 物品类 (Object)

Gift

1. Do you often give gifts to people?

2. In what condition you will give gifts to others?

3. What kind of gift do you like to give / send to others?

4. What kind of gift do you like to receive?

5. Do you and your friend or family members give each other gifts?

6. Do you think it is easy to choose a gift to give to other?

7. Do you think it is important to give expensive gifts?

8. In china, is it necessary to bring a gift when you visit someone?

9. Do you think gift-giving is very important?

 

Dictionary

1. Do you use dictionary?

2. How often do you use dictionary?

3. Which kind of dictionary do you use?

4. Do you think dictionary is useful/important?

5. What are the benefits of using dictionary?

6. Who taught you to use dictionary?

 

Boat

1. Have you taken a boat before?

2. What kind of boat do you like?

3. Would you like to take a boat trip?

4. Is boat trip popular in your country?

5. Would you like to have your own boat?

 

Music

1. Do you like music?

2. What's your favourite kind of music?

3. Have you ever learned to play a musical instrument?

4. What kind of music is popular in China?

5. What is the difference between the music to that of the past?

6. What do you think the music would become in the future?

7. Do you think it's important for children to learn (to play) a musical instrument?

 

• 媒体类 (media)

Advertisement

1. Are there many advertisements in your country?

2. Why do you think there are so many advertisements now?

3. Will you buy something advertised on TV?

4. Do you like advertisements on TV?

5. Do advertisements influence your choice about what to buy?

6. How do you feel when advertisement pops up while surfing on the internet?

7. How do you feel those advertisements about selling houses?

8. Do you prefer funny advertisement or serious advertisement?

9. Do they encourage/persuade you to buy some related products?

10. Are there many advertisements in your country?

11. Why do you think there are so many advertisements now?

12. What are the various places where we see advertisements?

13. How do you feel about advertisements?

14. What kinds of advertisement do you like the most?

15. Do you prefer advertisements on TV or those in magazines?

16. What kind of advertisements leave the deepest impression on people?

 

Internet

1. Do you often use the internet? / How often do you use the internet?

2. Have you ever bought anything on the internet?

3. Is the internet very important to you?

4. When was the first time you used the internet?

5. How did you learn to use the internet?

6. Do you think the internet is a good thing?

7. What are the good and bad points about the internet?

8. Do you think the use of the internet needs to be controlled?

9. Is the internet very popular in China? /

10. How do Chinese people use the internet?

11. What age group of people most often use the internet?

12. How has the internet changed your life?

13. How can people learn things on the internet?

14. Do you think information on the internet is reliable?

 

Computer

1. Do you often use computer?

2. What kind of computer is popular in China?

3. How (In what way) do you use the computer? / What do you usually use your computer for?

4. Who taught you to use a computer?

5. Do you think computers have changed your life a lot?

6. Do you think there are any disadvantages to using computers?

 

Applications (app)

1. Do you often use apps on your phone?

2. What is your favourite app?

3. What apps do you often use?

4. What apps do Chinese people like to use? / What apps are popular in China?

5. What change do apps bring to you in your life?

6. Do you want to design your own app in the future? / What app do you want to use in the future?

 

Mobile phone

1. Can you describe your mobile phone?

2. How do you use your mobile phone?

3. How often do you use your mobile phone?

4. What was your first mobile phone?

5. Would you buy a new one in the future? / Do you want to change a new phone?

6. How has your mobile phone changed in your life?

 

News

1. Do you read news?

2. How often do you read news?

3. What kind of news are you interested in?

4. Do you usually read local news or international news?

5. How do you check the news?

6. Do you talk about news with your friends?

7. Do you want to be a news reporter in the future?

8. How (In what way) do Chinese people read news?

 

Newspaper

1. Do you read newspapers?

2. Do you think newspapers are important?

3. What sections of the newspaper do you usually read?

4. What kinds of news are different aged people interested in?

5. Do you think there would be less people reading newspapers?

6. Would say the news affects your life very much?

7. What are some other ways do people read news?

 

TV program

1. Do you like watching TV programs?

2. What types of TV programs do you often watch?

3. When do you watch TV programs?

4. Do you prefer reading a newspaper, or watching TV programs?

5. What TV programs are favoured by Chinese people?

 

 

 

- Part 2&3 -

 

• 人物类 (People)

 

Describe a person who said something good about something you have done

Describe an occasion that someone gave you positive feedback

You should say:

Who the person is

What did you do

How the person encourage you

And explain how you felt about it

 

Part 3

Why children need encouragement?

Is it good to give positive feedback?

Do you think it’s a good thing that a boss only gives negative feedback to the employees?

How do we see those negative evaluations?

 

 

Describe an interesting foreign person you know

You should say:

Who the person is

How you knew him or her

What you often do together

Why you think he /she is interesting

 

Part 3

Do you think it’s a good way to learn about foreign culture by communicating with foreigners?

What are the disadvantages of working in a foreign country?

What kinds of problems will people have when they travel or live in a foreign country?

Do you like to make friends with people from other countries?

 

 

Describe someone who is knowledgeable / knows a lot about something

You should say:

Who the person is

How you knew this person

Why you think he or she is knowledgeable

 

Part 3

What do most of people should learn nowadays?

Do you like chatting with people online?

How do people learn by computer?

Do you think it’s better to learn by a group or individual?

What problems will be if someone learns by a group?

 

 

Describe a good parent you know

You should say:

Who the parent is

How you knew him/her

Why you think he /she is a good parent

 

Part 3

How do those parents who have jobs take care of their kids?

Is it suitable that parents allow their kids to watch TV?

What are the drawbacks if children are looked after by their grandparents?

Do you think you will be a good parent?

 

 

Describe a person who ever visited your home

You should say:

Who the person is

When the person visited your home

What you did

How you felt about the visit

 

Part 3

What do you usually do when you visit someone?

How do people usually show there hospitality?

Do you think people nowadays visit other people more or less?

Do you prefer to live in a hotel or live in your friends’ home?

 

 

Describe a successful sportsman

You should say:

Who the person is

What sport he or she plays

Why he or she is successful

 

Part 3

What factors that can influence one’s success?

Do you think it’s easy or difficult to be successful in today’s society?

How can students well balance the time on study and sports?

 

 

Describe a business person you admire

You should say:

Who the businessman is

What does the person do

Why you admire him/her

 

Part 3

How do businessman balance their work and health?

What kind of business is the most popular in your country?

What qualities should a businessman have?

do you want to run your own business in the future?

 

 

Describe a popular person you know

You should say:

Who the person is

How you knew the person

Why he or she is a popular person

 

Part 3

What kind of teachers are popular at school?

What kind of students are unpopular?

How can people become popular?

 

 

• 地点类 (Place)

 

Describe a park you visited when you were a child.

You should say:

Where the park is

What did you do in the park

How did you feel about the park

 

Part 3

What is the importance of building gardens?

Should parks be built in big cities?

What kinds of facilities should a park provide?

Do you think parks should be free of charge?

What do people in your country like to do in parks?

Why do some people don’t like to visit parks?

 

 

Describe an interesting place that few people know

You should say:

Where it is

When you go there

What you can do there

Why few people know there

 

Part 3

Where is the most popular place in your country?

What makes a city very popular?

Do you think it’s suitable that some tourist attractions are free of charge?

What influence do tourists have on scenic spots?

 

 

Describe a city or a country you want to live or work in the future

You should say:

Which city or country is

When you do want to live or work

Why do you like to live or work in the city or the country

 

Part3

Do people like working in a foreign country?

Do people like to live in some places where more job opportunities have?

What are the advantages and disadvantages of working in a foreign country?

Does low salary have influence on us?

How do you think a job that has a low salary but with lots of holidays?

 

 

Describe a city or a town you would like to visit with your friends

You should say:

Where is the city or the town

When would you like to go

Who would you like to go with

Why do you like to go there

 

Part3

What do young people like to do together?

Do you think having meals together is a very common social communication?

What are the difference between having meals with your parents and your friends?

 

 

Describe a place where you often listen to music

You should say:

Where the place is

How often do you go there

What the place looks like

Why you think it’s a good place to listen to music

 

Part3

How do children listen to music?

What can children benefit from listening to music?

Should children learn musical instruments?

What are the advantages of learning music?

What effect does technology have on music?

Is music education very important in your country?

 

 

Describe a rive or a lake in your country

You should say:

Where is the lake or the river

What it looks like

What do people usually do there

Why you like the river or lake

 

Part3

What kinds of water sports are popular in your country?

Do you think children should learn how to swim?

What is the importance of river or lake?

 

 

Describe a public place that you think needs improvement

You should say:

What the public place is

How often do you go there

What do people do there

And explain why it needs improvement

 

Part3

Do you think it’s better to live in a countryside or in a city?

Why some people like living in countryside?

Should the government invest much money on countryside development?

 

 

Describe a recent development ( such as a park, a shopping center) in the place where you live

You should say:

What the development is

When it happened

What influence it had

 

Part 3

How can we improve our public transportation?

Should parks be free of charge?

What should be improved most in your country?

 

 

Describe a leisure facility (cinema, theatre, sports centre) you would like to have in your hometown

You should say:

What it is

Where it is

When you go there

How you feel about it

 

Part3

Would people change their way of entertainment as they grow older?

Do you think entertainment methods will be home-based in the future?

What kinds of leisure facilities are popular in your country?

Do you think it’s important to take some time off work or study and do some leisure activities?

 

 

Describe an ideal/dream house

You should say:

Where it will be located

What it will look like

Why you would like to have such a house  

 

Part 3

What is the difference between the house in the past and nowadays?

Why most of the people in cities living in apartments?

Do Chinese people like renting houses to live?

Why many Chinese young people prefer to buy a new house before marriage?

 

 

Describe a time when someone visited your home

You should say:

Who the person was

When she /he visited your home

Why she/he visited your home

How you felt about the visit

 

Part3

Is visiting others’ home very popular in your country?

What do people usually do when they visit others?

What is the difference between past and nowadays in visiting someone’s house?

 

 

• 媒体类 (Media)

 

Describe a TV series or drama you enjoy watching.

You should say:

What it is

What it’s about

When you first watched it

Why you like watching it.

 

Part 3

What kinds of TV programs are popular in your country?

Why people enjoy watching reality show?

What’s the difference between the programs that young people watching and the programs that old people enjoy watching?

Why young people don’t like watching educational programs today?

Some people think it’s kind of time wasting to watch soap opera, what do you think?

Is there any difference between old people and young people on TV series?

Do you think those TV series tell the truth?

 

 

Describe something you bought because of an advertisement

You should say:

What the advertisement about

What that was

Where you saw the ad

Why you bought it

 

 

Describe an advertisement (that you saw or heard)

You should say:

Where you saw or heard it

What was the advertisement about

How you felt about the advertisement

 

Part 3

What are the different forms of advertisements we have in the society?

Do you think Children should watch advertisement?

Do you think is suitable to put too many advertisements for alcohol?

What are the pros and cons of advertisement?

Which form of advertisement is the most effective?

 

 

Describe a TV program you like

You should say:

When you watched

What it is about

Why you like this TV program

 

Part 3

What kinds of TV programs are very popular nowadays?

Are these TV programs very educational?

What’s the difference between watching animals on TV and watching animals in a zoo?

What kind of TV programs do children like to watch?

 

 

• 物品类 (Object)

Describe a toy that you had in your childhood

You should say

What kind of toy it was

When you received it

Did you like to play the toy alone or with others?

Why you liked the toy

 

Part 3

Do boys and girls have different preference on toys?

How to pick toys?

What are the differences between toys children play now and toys children play in the past.

What kind of toys children like to play now/in the past?

What are the influence of playing electronic product?

What kind of toys you will buy for your kids?

 

 

Describe a good photo you had

You should say：

Where you took it

Who took it for you

What it was about

Why you think it is a good photo

 

Part3

What qualities should a good photographer need?

Do you think the photos on the media needs professional photography?

Why people like taking photos?

What are the differences between taking photos in the past and nowadays?

 

 

Describe an important letter you received

You should say:

When you received

Who sent it to you

What it was about

How you felt about it

 

Part 3

Do you think letters will be replaced by computer someday in the future?

Do people in your country write letters?

Why letter is considered to be more formal?

What kinds of people prefer to write letters, and why?

 

 

Describe something you recently bought that made you happy

You should say:

What you bought

How you bought it

Why you bought it and why it made you happy

 

Part3

Where do the people in your country like to go shopping?

Do you think traditional shops will be replaced by the shops on line?

Why online shopping is getting more and more popular?

 

 

Describe a tradition product in your country

You should say:

What it is

Where did you see it

How does it be made

And explain how you feel about it

 

Part3

What effects do traditional products have on tourism?

Why traditions should be protected?

Do you think teenagers should learn about our tradition?

What kinds of traditions are very popular in your country?

 

 

Describe a piece of furniture at your home

You should say:

What it is

Who bought it

What it looks like

How do you feel about it

 

Part 3

What factors do people need to consider when they buy furniture?

Which factor is the most important to you, and why?

Why some people like to buy very expensive furniture?

What are the differences between furniture in the office and the one at home?

 

 

Describe an exciting book you have read

You should say:

What kind of the book is

Why you read it

What story it tells

Why it is exciting

 

Part 3

What are the differences between man and woman in reading habits?

Is it necessary for parents to read stories to their children?

What kind of books are the most popular in your country?

Which age group reads more books? And why?

 

 

Describe a technology you like (except computer)

You should say:

What the technology is

What it is used for

How do you feel about it

 

Part 3

Which is the most important technology you use at home?

Do you think technology will change people’s mood?

Do you think it’s a good thing to use more technology at work?

How technology influence our work?

 

 

 

• 事件类 (Event)

 

Describe something you learned in a place/from a person/out of school

You should say:

When you learned it

Where your learned it

Who helped you

How difficult it was

 

Part 3

Do you like learning something new?

Which age group is more likely to accept new things?

Do you think there is any difference between past and nowadays in learning new things?

 

 

Describe something important that you celebrated with others

You should say:

When it happened

What it was about

Who you celebrated it with

And explain how you felt about it

 

Part 3

What are the most important events for people in general?

How do people usually celebrate for these events?

Do you think it’s important to celebrate those events?

Do we need any preparations before the celebration?

 

 

Describe an activity with an old people in your family

You should say:

Who the person was

When you did it with him/her

What you did with him or her

How you felt about it

 

Part 3

Should we spend time accompanying with old people?

Why lots of old people are left back at home by their children?

What can the government do to enrich old people’s leisure activities?

 

 

Describe an occasion you needed to be polite

You should say:

When it happened

Where it happened

What it was about

Why you needed to be polite

 

Part 3

What‘s the difference between politeness and friendliness?

How do Chinese people show their politeness?

What’s the difference between man and woman in being polite?

Is there any difference when you show politeness to you parents and grandparents?

 

 

Describe a long car journey you went on

You should say:

Where you went

What you did at this place

Who you went there with

 

Part 3

Why do people like to have private cars?

Is it a good thing that everyone has their own cars?

What will cars be like in the future?

What kinds of transportation do people prefer when having a long trip?

 

 

Describe an experience when you pleased with you mobile phone

You should say:

When and where it happened

What you used it for

Why you were pleased with that experience

 

Part3

Will the use of cellphone cause any problems to others?

What do people use cellphones for?

Are children allowed to use mobile phones in your country?

What places we are not allowed to use mobile phone?

 

 

Describe a situation (or a time) when you helped someone.

You should say:

What the situation was

Who the person was

How you helped them

 

Part3

Should children be taught to help others?

Do you think people are more or less willing to help others, why or why not?

What can the government do to advocate help to others?

How can charitable organizations help people?

Why do we need volunteers?

 

 

Describe a something you taught your friends or relatives

You should say:

When did this happen

Who you taught to

What you taught him or her

 

Part 3

What kinds of teaching skills are important?

Do you think we need different teaching methods for old people?

Are online courses very popular in your country?

Do you think online teaching method will replace traditional teaching method?

 

 

Describe a time you enjoyed a good service from a shop or company

You should say:

What company or shop it was

What service you received

How you felt

Why you felt happy

 

Part 3

Do you think expensive shops provide the best service?

What are the differences between communicating with customers face to face and through phone calls?

What are the differences between online service and service that people receive from shops?

 

 

Describe an occasion when you needed to be polite to others

You should say:

What the occasion was

Why you needed to be polite

How did you express politeness

 

Part 3

Is it important to be polite to others? Why?

Is it necessary to be polite to strangers/friends?

How to show politeness to people?

Do you think it’s important to teach children to be polite?

 

 

Describe a special day out that didn’t cost you much

You should say:

When it happened

Where did you do

What did you do

How much it cost

Why it was very special

 

Part 3

Why some people prefer to live alone?

How do old people spend their free time?

What do Chinese people like to do when they have days off?

 

 

Describe a special /meaningful meal you had

You should say:

When/where you had the meal

Who were with you

What food you ate

Why it was special meal

 

Part 3

What are some traditional food in China?

Are there many western fast food restaurants in China?

Why fast food is so popular?

More and more people like eating outside, why?

Compare to the past, has people’s eating habits changed a lot?

What are the differences between Chinese food and Western food?

 

 

Describe a time you saved money for something.

You should say:

What the money was for

Why you needed to save money

How long you saved

How did you feel about it

 

Part 3

Have you ever saved money to buy something？How did you save money?

Why do you think people save money?

Did others save money for you? For what?

Do you think it’s convenient to save money online? Why?

 

 

Describe an occasion when you received positive comment.

You should say:

When you received it

Who sent you the comment

What the comment was about

How you felt about the comment

 

Part 3

Should children be encouraged? Why?

Do children deserve more encouragement than adults?

What kind of influence children will get if they are encouraged too much?

Is it important to give people positive comment?

 

 

• 抽象类 (Abstract)

   

Describe your favourite season in a year

You should say:

When this time is

What the weather is like at this time

What you usually do at this time

Why it is your favourite time of the year

 

Part 3

In your hometown, is there a big difference between four seasons?

What kinds of activities will be influenced by season?

What are the difference between summer and winter?

Would you like to work in could place or hot place

 

 

Describe an ideal vocation or holiday you would like to have

You should say:

Where you will go

When you will go there

What you can do there

Why you would like to have such a vocation

 

Part 3

How do Chinese people spend their holiday?

Do people prefer to spend vocation in China or go abroad?

Do people like expensive trip or economical trip?

What kinds of vocation do people in your country like to have?

What preparations do you make before a vocation?

Do you prefer short trips or long journey?

 

 

Describe a period of history that you think interesting

You should say:

When it happened

What happened

How you learned this event

Why you are interested in it?

 

Part 3

Do you think many people learn history nowadays?

Do you think it’s useful to learn history?

Do you think people spend much time on learning history?

How do people learn history?

What are the advantages and disadvantages of learning history?

 

 

Describe a story others told you when you were a little child

You should say:

When you heard the story

Who told you the story

What the story was about

Why you remember the story well

 

Part 3

What kind of stories children like listening?

Do younger children and elder children like the same type of books?

What can children learn from books?

Why many stories are relevant to animal?

What‘s the relationship between story-teller and technology?

 

 

Describe a way to stay healthy

You should say:

When you started the way

What it is about

How it does it make you healthy

 

Part 3

How do people in your country to stay healthy?

Do you think it’s suitable for young people to do some extreme sports?

What other ways can people to choose except doing sports?

How do parents encourage their kids to do sports?

 

 

Describe a school rule in your high school

You should say:

What it is about

Why it was made

And explain the reasons why you agree or disagree

 

Part 3

Do you think it’s necessary to set rules in a family?

Should students get involved in rule making?

Should we set rules for schools, why or why not?

Why we should have rules in work, such as, to work 8 hours in a day?

 

Describe an interesting/science subject in high school

You should say:

What the subject was

How did you have the classes

How were the teachers

And explain how you felt about it

 

Part3

Which is the most useful subject in primary school?

Is science subject very important in your country?

Why some people find it hard to learn science subjects?

 

 

Describe an achievement that made you proud

You should say:

When it happened

What it was about

How you made it

And explain how you felt about it

 

Part3

How do companies reward their employees?

What benefits can companies get from rewarding their employees?

Do you think it’s easy to achieve something?

 

 

Describe a decision that someone made

You should say:

Who made it

What was the decision about

How do you feel about the decision

 

Part3

Should parents help their children make decisions?

Who will be helpful when making a decision in your country?

Do you think it’s necessary to ask for others’ advice when making a decision?

- Part 1 –

 

 

• 必考题 （compulsory topics）

Study or work

Are you a student or do you work?

If you work:

1. What work do you do?

2. Do you like your job?

3. Is it very interesting?

4. Why did you choose to do that kind of work?

5. Will you continue doing this job in the future?

6. What are your responsibilities at work?

If you study:

1. What subject(s) / major are you studying?

2. Are/Is the subject(s) / major very interesting?

3. Do many students in your country study that subject?

4. What school/university do you attend?

5. What is your favorite day of studying in a week?

6. What do you plan to do after you finish your studies?

7. Are you looking forward to working?

8. Do you prefer to study in the mornings or in the afternoons?

 

Hometown

1. What’s (the name of) your hometown? / Where are you from?

2. Is that a big city or a small place?

3. Please describe your hometown a little.

4. Do you still live in your hometown? / Where do you live in now?

5. Do you like that living in this city?

6. What do you like (most) about your hometown?

7. Is there anything you dislike about it?

8. Do you think you will continue living there for a long time?

9. Where do you want to live in the future?

10. Can you tell me about some famous landscapes / scenic spots in your hometown?

 

Home/Accommodation

1. Can you describe the place where you live in?

2. How long have you lived there?

3. Do you plan to live there for a long time?

4. Do you prefer living in a house or a flat?

5. In the future, what type of place would you like to live in?

6. Which room does your family spend most of the time in?

7. Are the transport facilities to your home very good?

8. What part of your home do you like most?

9. What can you see from the window of your apartment?

10. Is your home far from here?

 

 

• 选考题（Optional topics ）

 

• 人物类/动物类 (people and animals)

Teenagers

1. Do you like playing with teenagers?

2. What activities do teenagers in your country like to do?

3. What are teenagers’ favourite activities?

4. Do you pay attention to teenager’s fashion?

5. How do teenagers entertain themselves?

6. What are the best parts of being a teenager?

7. How to get along with teenagers?

 

Friends

1. Do you have many friends?

2. Are your friends mostly your age or different ages?

3. What do you usually do with friends together?

4. How often do you talk to your friends?

5. How do you communicate with your friends?

6. How can people make friends in your country?

7. Do you usually see your friends during the week or at weekends?

8. In what ways are your friends important to you? / What is the importance of friendship?

9. Do you prefer to spend time with friends or spend time alone?

10. What kind of people do you like to have as friends?

 

Teachers

1. What kinds of teachers do you like best?

2. Who was your favourite teacher when you were young?

3. Would you want to be a teacher in the future?

4. Have you ever had bad teachers before?

 

Children

1. Do you often come into contact with children? (Where? When?)

2. What do you do when you are with these children?

3. How often do you play with children?

4. What activities do children do when they get together?

5. Is it difficult to raise / get along with children?

 

Animal/Pet

1. Do you like animals?

2. What is your favourite animal?

3. What kind of animals are considered as pet in your country?

4. Do you think city is a suitable place to keep a pet?

5. Is it beneficial for children to have a pet?

6. Did/do you have a pet?

7. Would you allow your children to have a pet?

8. Do you like the animals in zoo?

9. Do you think we should protect wild lives?

10. How do we protect wild lives?

 

• 事件类(events)/概述类(abstract)

Ideal work

1. What work did you want to do when you were young?

2. What work do you want to do now?

3. Do/did you have any part-time job?

4. Do/did you have any full time job?

 

Transportation

1. What’s the most popular means of transportation in your hometown?

2. Is driving to work popular in your country?

3. How did you reach here today?

4. Do you think people will drive more in the future?

5. Would you ride bikes to work in the future?

6. What is the most popular transportation in China?

7. What will become the most popular means of transportation in China?

8. Do you prefer public transportation or private transportation?

9. What form of transport do you usually use?

10. Do you usually take bus?

11. Is it convenient to take a bus/taxi in your city / hometown?

 

Training and skills

1. Have you ever taken any training?

2. How do you feel about the training?

3. What skills have you learned?

4. What skills do you want to learn? / What training do you want to take in the future?

5. Is it important to have training?

6. Why some companies and schools train people?

 

Physical Exercises

1. How often do you have physical exercises?

2. Who do you have physical exercises with?

3. Do you do some physical exercises?

4. Do/did you do physical exercises at school?

5. How important is physical exercise in people’s lives?

6. What kinds of physical exercise do you think are the best for health?

7. Do people take much physical exercise in your country?

8. Are there any disadvantages of doing physical exercise?

9. How important is physical exercises for people?

 

Sleeping

1. When do usually you go to bed?

2. How many hours do you sleep for a night?

3. Is it necessary to sleep enough?

4. Is it necessary to take a nap every day?

5. Should old people sleep longer?

6. Do you always stay up late?

7. Do you think it is good to stay up late? / What opinions do you hold on stay-up-late?

 

Meal

1. When do you usually have meals?

2. Who do you like to have meals with?

3. Do you prefer to dine in or dine out? / Do you like having meals with your families?

4. Are there any change about your eating habits between now and your childhood?

5. Do you enjoy meal with family / with friends?

6. What did you have for breakfast this morning?

7. What is your favourite cuisine?

8. Do you often eat outside?

9. What restaurant do you like to visit?

10. When (In what occasion) would you eat outside?

 

Handwriting

1. Do you prefer handwriting or typing? / Do you usually write by hand or type on a computer?

2. Do you often write now?

3. What do you usually write about?

4. Do you like writing to people?

5. Do you think handwriting is very important nowadays?

6. Nowadays, how do most people write things?

7. Do you think computers would replace handwriting someday?

8. When do children begin to write in your country?

9. How did you learn to write?

10. Do you think handwriting is very important nowadays?

11. How can children today improve their handwriting?

12. How does a person’s handwriting impress on others?

13. What things do you / do people feel hard to write?

 

Name

1. Who gave you the name?

2. Is there any special meaning about your name?

3. How do people name their children in your country?

4. What kind of names are popular in your country?

5. Is your name popular in your country?

6. Are there anything special when naming?

 

Punctuality

1. How do you check the time?

2. Do you mind if someone is late?

3. What excuses do people always use when they are late?

4. What excuses do you like to use when you are late?

5. Do you think it’s important to be punctual?

6. Are people punctual as they were in the past?

7. Will you worry about being late when going for appointment?

 

Travelling

1. Do you like travelling?

2. Where did you travel to last time?

3. What transport do you often use when travelling?

4. What kind of place do you want to travel to?

5. Do you want to have a travel in space?

 

Holiday

1. How often do you go holiday?

2. Where do you usually go?

3. Where do you want to go for your holiday?

4. Who do you prefer to go with?

5. What do you like to do on holiday?

6. What is the difference between holiday and other activities?

7. Do you like to spend your holiday with your family?

 

Outdoor/indoor activities

1. Do you prefer outdoor or indoor activities?

2. What do you do in your spare time?

3. Do you like outdoor activities? / What outdoor activities do you like?

4. Do you like indoor activates? / What indoor activities do you like?

5. What outdoor/indoor activities do you most like to do?

6. How often do you do indoor/outdoor activities?

7. What outdoor sports do you like?

8. How much time do you spend outdoor/indoor every week?

9. What types of outdoor activities are popular in your country?

 

*Swimming

1. Do you like swimming? / Are you good at swimming?

2. Is it difficult to learn how to swim?

3. Where do Chinese like to go swimming?

4. What's the difference between swimming in the pool and swimming in the sea?

5. Where do people go swimming in your hometown?

6. Who taught you to swim?

 

Rain/Rainy days

1. Do you like rainy days?

2. What do you do on rainy days?

3. Do you think rain is good?

4. How does raining effect people’s lives?

5. Are there many rainy days in your hometown?

6. Is there any part of China where it doesn't rain much?

7. What effects can a shortage of rain have on people’s lives?

 

Sunshine/sunny days

1. Do you enjoy sunshine / sunny days?

2. What do you do on a sunny day?

3. Are there many sunny days in your hometown?

4. Would you like to stay at home or go outside when it is sunny outside?

5. Do you like a place with more sunshine or less sunshine?

6. What technologies are using in relevant to sunshine?

7. What technologies in relevant to sunshine are use in your country?

8. Do you enjoy sunbath?

 

 

• 地点类（place）

High school/university

1. How do you usually go to school?

2. How did you feel about the first day you went to high school/university?

3. Do you like your high school/university?

4. Are there any good memories in your high school/university?

5. Which teacher do you like most in your school?

6. Do you like your high school?

7. Do you still contact with your friends in high school/university?

8. What is your high school/university like?

9. What do/did you do when you are/were in high school/university?

 

*Park

1. Are there many parks or public gardens at where you live?

2. Do you often go to a park?

3. What do you do in a park?

4. When do people often go to parks?

5. Do you think parks or public gardens are important for a city?

6. Do you like going to a park with you family?

 

• 物品类 (Object)

Gift

1. Do you often give gifts to people?

2. In what condition you will give gifts to others?

3. What kind of gift do you like to give / send to others?

4. What kind of gift do you like to receive?

5. Do you and your friend or family members give each other gifts?

6. Do you think it is easy to choose a gift to give to other?

7. Do you think it is important to give expensive gifts?

8. In china, is it necessary to bring a gift when you visit someone?

9. Do you think gift-giving is very important?

 

Dictionary

1. Do you use dictionary?

2. How often do you use dictionary?

3. Which kind of dictionary do you use?

4. Do you think dictionary is useful/important?

5. What are the benefits of using dictionary?

6. Who taught you to use dictionary?

 

Boat

1. Have you taken a boat before?

2. What kind of boat do you like?

3. Would you like to take a boat trip?

4. Is boat trip popular in your country?

5. Would you like to have your own boat?

 

Music

1. Do you like music?

2. What's your favourite kind of music?

3. Have you ever learned to play a musical instrument?

4. What kind of music is popular in China?

5. What is the difference between the music to that of the past?

6. What do you think the music would become in the future?

7. Do you think it's important for children to learn (to play) a musical instrument?

 

• 媒体类 (media)

Advertisement

1. Are there many advertisements in your country?

2. Why do you think there are so many advertisements now?

3. Will you buy something advertised on TV?

4. Do you like advertisements on TV?

5. Do advertisements influence your choice about what to buy?

6. How do you feel when advertisement pops up while surfing on the internet?

7. How do you feel those advertisements about selling houses?

8. Do you prefer funny advertisement or serious advertisement?

9. Do they encourage/persuade you to buy some related products?

10. Are there many advertisements in your country?

11. Why do you think there are so many advertisements now?

12. What are the various places where we see advertisements?

13. How do you feel about advertisements?

14. What kinds of advertisement do you like the most?

15. Do you prefer advertisements on TV or those in magazines?

16. What kind of advertisements leave the deepest impression on people?

 

Internet

1. Do you often use the internet? / How often do you use the internet?

2. Have you ever bought anything on the internet?

3. Is the internet very important to you?

4. When was the first time you used the internet?

5. How did you learn to use the internet?

6. Do you think the internet is a good thing?

7. What are the good and bad points about the internet?

8. Do you think the use of the internet needs to be controlled?

9. Is the internet very popular in China? /

10. How do Chinese people use the internet?

11. What age group of people most often use the internet?

12. How has the internet changed your life?

13. How can people learn things on the internet?

14. Do you think information on the internet is reliable?

 

Computer

1. Do you often use computer?

2. What kind of computer is popular in China?

3. How (In what way) do you use the computer? / What do you usually use your computer for?

4. Who taught you to use a computer?

5. Do you think computers have changed your life a lot?

6. Do you think there are any disadvantages to using computers?

 

Applications (app)

1. Do you often use apps on your phone?

2. What is your favourite app?

3. What apps do you often use?

4. What apps do Chinese people like to use? / What apps are popular in China?

5. What change do apps bring to you in your life?

6. Do you want to design your own app in the future? / What app do you want to use in the future?

 

Mobile phone

1. Can you describe your mobile phone?

2. How do you use your mobile phone?

3. How often do you use your mobile phone?

4. What was your first mobile phone?

5. Would you buy a new one in the future? / Do you want to change a new phone?

6. How has your mobile phone changed in your life?

 

News

1. Do you read news?

2. How often do you read news?

3. What kind of news are you interested in?

4. Do you usually read local news or international news?

5. How do you check the news?

6. Do you talk about news with your friends?

7. Do you want to be a news reporter in the future?

8. How (In what way) do Chinese people read news?

 

Newspaper

1. Do you read newspapers?

2. Do you think newspapers are important?

3. What sections of the newspaper do you usually read?

4. What kinds of news are different aged people interested in?

5. Do you think there would be less people reading newspapers?

6. Would say the news affects your life very much?

7. What are some other ways do people read news?

 

TV program

1. Do you like watching TV programs?

2. What types of TV programs do you often watch?

3. When do you watch TV programs?

4. Do you prefer reading a newspaper, or watching TV programs?

5. What TV programs are favoured by Chinese people?

 

 

 

- Part 2&3 -

 

• 人物类 (People)

 

Describe a person who said something good about something you have done

Describe an occasion that someone gave you positive feedback

You should say:

Who the person is

What did you do

How the person encourage you

And explain how you felt about it

 

Part 3

Why children need encouragement?

Is it good to give positive feedback?

Do you think it’s a good thing that a boss only gives negative feedback to the employees?

How do we see those negative evaluations?

 

 

Describe an interesting foreign person you know

You should say:

Who the person is

How you knew him or her

What you often do together

Why you think he /she is interesting

 

Part 3

Do you think it’s a good way to learn about foreign culture by communicating with foreigners?

What are the disadvantages of working in a foreign country?

What kinds of problems will people have when they travel or live in a foreign country?

Do you like to make friends with people from other countries?

 

 

Describe someone who is knowledgeable / knows a lot about something

You should say:

Who the person is

How you knew this person

Why you think he or she is knowledgeable

 

Part 3

What do most of people should learn nowadays?

Do you like chatting with people online?

How do people learn by computer?

Do you think it’s better to learn by a group or individual?

What problems will be if someone learns by a group?

 

 

Describe a good parent you know

You should say:

Who the parent is

How you knew him/her

Why you think he /she is a good parent

 

Part 3

How do those parents who have jobs take care of their kids?

Is it suitable that parents allow their kids to watch TV?

What are the drawbacks if children are looked after by their grandparents?

Do you think you will be a good parent?

 

 

Describe a person who ever visited your home

You should say:

Who the person is

When the person visited your home

What you did

How you felt about the visit

 

Part 3

What do you usually do when you visit someone?

How do people usually show there hospitality?

Do you think people nowadays visit other people more or less?

Do you prefer to live in a hotel or live in your friends’ home?

 

 

Describe a successful sportsman

You should say:

Who the person is

What sport he or she plays

Why he or she is successful

 

Part 3

What factors that can influence one’s success?

Do you think it’s easy or difficult to be successful in today’s society?

How can students well balance the time on study and sports?

 

 

Describe a business person you admire

You should say:

Who the businessman is

What does the person do

Why you admire him/her

 

Part 3

How do businessman balance their work and health?

What kind of business is the most popular in your country?

What qualities should a businessman have?

do you want to run your own business in the future?

 

 

Describe a popular person you know

You should say:

Who the person is

How you knew the person

Why he or she is a popular person

 

Part 3

What kind of teachers are popular at school?

What kind of students are unpopular?

How can people become popular?

 

 

• 地点类 (Place)

 

Describe a park you visited when you were a child.

You should say:

Where the park is

What did you do in the park

How did you feel about the park

 

Part 3

What is the importance of building gardens?

Should parks be built in big cities?

What kinds of facilities should a park provide?

Do you think parks should be free of charge?

What do people in your country like to do in parks?

Why do some people don’t like to visit parks?

 

 

Describe an interesting place that few people know

You should say:

Where it is

When you go there

What you can do there

Why few people know there

 

Part 3

Where is the most popular place in your country?

What makes a city very popular?

Do you think it’s suitable that some tourist attractions are free of charge?

What influence do tourists have on scenic spots?

 

 

Describe a city or a country you want to live or work in the future

You should say:

Which city or country is

When you do want to live or work

Why do you like to live or work in the city or the country

 

Part3

Do people like working in a foreign country?

Do people like to live in some places where more job opportunities have?

What are the advantages and disadvantages of working in a foreign country?

Does low salary have influence on us?

How do you think a job that has a low salary but with lots of holidays?

 

 

Describe a city or a town you would like to visit with your friends

You should say:

Where is the city or the town

When would you like to go

Who would you like to go with

Why do you like to go there

 

Part3

What do young people like to do together?

Do you think having meals together is a very common social communication?

What are the difference between having meals with your parents and your friends?

 

 

Describe a place where you often listen to music

You should say:

Where the place is

How often do you go there

What the place looks like

Why you think it’s a good place to listen to music

 

Part3

How do children listen to music?

What can children benefit from listening to music?

Should children learn musical instruments?

What are the advantages of learning music?

What effect does technology have on music?

Is music education very important in your country?

 

 

Describe a rive or a lake in your country

You should say:

Where is the lake or the river

What it looks like

What do people usually do there

Why you like the river or lake

 

Part3

What kinds of water sports are popular in your country?

Do you think children should learn how to swim?

What is the importance of river or lake?

 

 

Describe a public place that you think needs improvement

You should say:

What the public place is

How often do you go there

What do people do there

And explain why it needs improvement

 

Part3

Do you think it’s better to live in a countryside or in a city?

Why some people like living in countryside?

Should the government invest much money on countryside development?

 

 

Describe a recent development ( such as a park, a shopping center) in the place where you live

You should say:

What the development is

When it happened

What influence it had

 

Part 3

How can we improve our public transportation?

Should parks be free of charge?

What should be improved most in your country?

 

 

Describe a leisure facility (cinema, theatre, sports centre) you would like to have in your hometown

You should say:

What it is

Where it is

When you go there

How you feel about it

 

Part3

Would people change their way of entertainment as they grow older?

Do you think entertainment methods will be home-based in the future?

What kinds of leisure facilities are popular in your country?

Do you think it’s important to take some time off work or study and do some leisure activities?

 

 

Describe an ideal/dream house

You should say:

Where it will be located

What it will look like

Why you would like to have such a house  

 

Part 3

What is the difference between the house in the past and nowadays?

Why most of the people in cities living in apartments?

Do Chinese people like renting houses to live?

Why many Chinese young people prefer to buy a new house before marriage?

 

 

Describe a time when someone visited your home

You should say:

Who the person was

When she /he visited your home

Why she/he visited your home

How you felt about the visit

 

Part3

Is visiting others’ home very popular in your country?

What do people usually do when they visit others?

What is the difference between past and nowadays in visiting someone’s house?

 

 

• 媒体类 (Media)

 

Describe a TV series or drama you enjoy watching.

You should say:

What it is

What it’s about

When you first watched it

Why you like watching it.

 

Part 3

What kinds of TV programs are popular in your country?

Why people enjoy watching reality show?

What’s the difference between the programs that young people watching and the programs that old people enjoy watching?

Why young people don’t like watching educational programs today?

Some people think it’s kind of time wasting to watch soap opera, what do you think?

Is there any difference between old people and young people on TV series?

Do you think those TV series tell the truth?

 

 

Describe something you bought because of an advertisement

You should say:

What the advertisement about

What that was

Where you saw the ad

Why you bought it

 

 

Describe an advertisement (that you saw or heard)

You should say:

Where you saw or heard it

What was the advertisement about

How you felt about the advertisement

 

Part 3

What are the different forms of advertisements we have in the society?

Do you think Children should watch advertisement?

Do you think is suitable to put too many advertisements for alcohol?

What are the pros and cons of advertisement?

Which form of advertisement is the most effective?

 

 

Describe a TV program you like

You should say:

When you watched

What it is about

Why you like this TV program

 

Part 3

What kinds of TV programs are very popular nowadays?

Are these TV programs very educational?

What’s the difference between watching animals on TV and watching animals in a zoo?

What kind of TV programs do children like to watch?

 

 

• 物品类 (Object)

Describe a toy that you had in your childhood

You should say

What kind of toy it was

When you received it

Did you like to play the toy alone or with others?

Why you liked the toy

 

Part 3

Do boys and girls have different preference on toys?

How to pick toys?

What are the differences between toys children play now and toys children play in the past.

What kind of toys children like to play now/in the past?

What are the influence of playing electronic product?

What kind of toys you will buy for your kids?

 

 

Describe a good photo you had

You should say：

Where you took it

Who took it for you

What it was about

Why you think it is a good photo

 

Part3

What qualities should a good photographer need?

Do you think the photos on the media needs professional photography?

Why people like taking photos?

What are the differences between taking photos in the past and nowadays?

 

 

Describe an important letter you received

You should say:

When you received

Who sent it to you

What it was about

How you felt about it

 

Part 3

Do you think letters will be replaced by computer someday in the future?

Do people in your country write letters?

Why letter is considered to be more formal?

What kinds of people prefer to write letters, and why?

 

 

Describe something you recently bought that made you happy

You should say:

What you bought

How you bought it

Why you bought it and why it made you happy

 

Part3

Where do the people in your country like to go shopping?

Do you think traditional shops will be replaced by the shops on line?

Why online shopping is getting more and more popular?

 

 

Describe a tradition product in your country

You should say:

What it is

Where did you see it

How does it be made

And explain how you feel about it

 

Part3

What effects do traditional products have on tourism?

Why traditions should be protected?

Do you think teenagers should learn about our tradition?

What kinds of traditions are very popular in your country?

 

 

Describe a piece of furniture at your home

You should say:

What it is

Who bought it

What it looks like

How do you feel about it

 

Part 3

What factors do people need to consider when they buy furniture?

Which factor is the most important to you, and why?

Why some people like to buy very expensive furniture?

What are the differences between furniture in the office and the one at home?

 

 

Describe an exciting book you have read

You should say:

What kind of the book is

Why you read it

What story it tells

Why it is exciting

 

Part 3

What are the differences between man and woman in reading habits?

Is it necessary for parents to read stories to their children?

What kind of books are the most popular in your country?

Which age group reads more books? And why?

 

 

Describe a technology you like (except computer)

You should say:

What the technology is

What it is used for

How do you feel about it

 

Part 3

Which is the most important technology you use at home?

Do you think technology will change people’s mood?

Do you think it’s a good thing to use more technology at work?

How technology influence our work?

 

 

 

• 事件类 (Event)

 

Describe something you learned in a place/from a person/out of school

You should say:

When you learned it

Where your learned it

Who helped you

How difficult it was

 

Part 3

Do you like learning something new?

Which age group is more likely to accept new things?

Do you think there is any difference between past and nowadays in learning new things?

 

 

Describe something important that you celebrated with others

You should say:

When it happened

What it was about

Who you celebrated it with

And explain how you felt about it

 

Part 3

What are the most important events for people in general?

How do people usually celebrate for these events?

Do you think it’s important to celebrate those events?

Do we need any preparations before the celebration?

 

 

Describe an activity with an old people in your family

You should say:

Who the person was

When you did it with him/her

What you did with him or her

How you felt about it

 

Part 3

Should we spend time accompanying with old people?

Why lots of old people are left back at home by their children?

What can the government do to enrich old people’s leisure activities?

 

 

Describe an occasion you needed to be polite

You should say:

When it happened

Where it happened

What it was about

Why you needed to be polite

 

Part 3

What‘s the difference between politeness and friendliness?

How do Chinese people show their politeness?

What’s the difference between man and woman in being polite?

Is there any difference when you show politeness to you parents and grandparents?

 

 

Describe a long car journey you went on

You should say:

Where you went

What you did at this place

Who you went there with

 

Part 3

Why do people like to have private cars?

Is it a good thing that everyone has their own cars?

What will cars be like in the future?

What kinds of transportation do people prefer when having a long trip?

 

 

Describe an experience when you pleased with you mobile phone

You should say:

When and where it happened

What you used it for

Why you were pleased with that experience

 

Part3

Will the use of cellphone cause any problems to others?

What do people use cellphones for?

Are children allowed to use mobile phones in your country?

What places we are not allowed to use mobile phone?

 

 

Describe a situation (or a time) when you helped someone.

You should say:

What the situation was

Who the person was

How you helped them

 

Part3

Should children be taught to help others?

Do you think people are more or less willing to help others, why or why not?

What can the government do to advocate help to others?

How can charitable organizations help people?

Why do we need volunteers?

 

 

Describe a something you taught your friends or relatives

You should say:

When did this happen

Who you taught to

What you taught him or her

 

Part 3

What kinds of teaching skills are important?

Do you think we need different teaching methods for old people?

Are online courses very popular in your country?

Do you think online teaching method will replace traditional teaching method?

 

 

Describe a time you enjoyed a good service from a shop or company

You should say:

What company or shop it was

What service you received

How you felt

Why you felt happy

 

Part 3

Do you think expensive shops provide the best service?

What are the differences between communicating with customers face to face and through phone calls?

What are the differences between online service and service that people receive from shops?

 

 

Describe an occasion when you needed to be polite to others

You should say:

What the occasion was

Why you needed to be polite

How did you express politeness

 

Part 3

Is it important to be polite to others? Why?

Is it necessary to be polite to strangers/friends?

How to show politeness to people?

Do you think it’s important to teach children to be polite?

 

 

Describe a special day out that didn’t cost you much

You should say:

When it happened

Where did you do

What did you do

How much it cost

Why it was very special

 

Part 3

Why some people prefer to live alone?

How do old people spend their free time?

What do Chinese people like to do when they have days off?

 

 

Describe a special /meaningful meal you had

You should say:

When/where you had the meal

Who were with you

What food you ate

Why it was special meal

 

Part 3

What are some traditional food in China?

Are there many western fast food restaurants in China?

Why fast food is so popular?

More and more people like eating outside, why?

Compare to the past, has people’s eating habits changed a lot?

What are the differences between Chinese food and Western food?

 

 

Describe a time you saved money for something.

You should say:

What the money was for

Why you needed to save money

How long you saved

How did you feel about it

 

Part 3

Have you ever saved money to buy something？How did you save money?

Why do you think people save money?

Did others save money for you? For what?

Do you think it’s convenient to save money online? Why?

 

 

Describe an occasion when you received positive comment.

You should say:

When you received it

Who sent you the comment

What the comment was about

How you felt about the comment

 

Part 3

Should children be encouraged? Why?

Do children deserve more encouragement than adults?

What kind of influence children will get if they are encouraged too much?

Is it important to give people positive comment?

 

 

• 抽象类 (Abstract)

   

Describe your favourite season in a year

You should say:

When this time is

What the weather is like at this time

What you usually do at this time

Why it is your favourite time of the year

 

Part 3

In your hometown, is there a big difference between four seasons?

What kinds of activities will be influenced by season?

What are the difference between summer and winter?

Would you like to work in could place or hot place

 

 

Describe an ideal vocation or holiday you would like to have

You should say:

Where you will go

When you will go there

What you can do there

Why you would like to have such a vocation

 

Part 3

How do Chinese people spend their holiday?

Do people prefer to spend vocation in China or go abroad?

Do people like expensive trip or economical trip?

What kinds of vocation do people in your country like to have?

What preparations do you make before a vocation?

Do you prefer short trips or long journey?

 

 

Describe a period of history that you think interesting

You should say:

When it happened

What happened

How you learned this event

Why you are interested in it?

 

Part 3

Do you think many people learn history nowadays?

Do you think it’s useful to learn history?

Do you think people spend much time on learning history?

How do people learn history?

What are the advantages and disadvantages of learning history?

 

 

Describe a story others told you when you were a little child

You should say:

When you heard the story

Who told you the story

What the story was about

Why you remember the story well

 

Part 3

What kind of stories children like listening?

Do younger children and elder children like the same type of books?

What can children learn from books?

Why many stories are relevant to animal?

What‘s the relationship between story-teller and technology?

 

 

Describe a way to stay healthy

You should say:

When you started the way

What it is about

How it does it make you healthy

 

Part 3

How do people in your country to stay healthy?

Do you think it’s suitable for young people to do some extreme sports?

What other ways can people to choose except doing sports?

How do parents encourage their kids to do sports?

 

 

Describe a school rule in your high school

You should say:

What it is about

Why it was made

And explain the reasons why you agree or disagree

 

Part 3

Do you think it’s necessary to set rules in a family?

Should students get involved in rule making?

Should we set rules for schools, why or why not?

Why we should have rules in work, such as, to work 8 hours in a day?

 

Describe an interesting/science subject in high school

You should say:

What the subject was

How did you have the classes

How were the teachers

And explain how you felt about it

 

Part3

Which is the most useful subject in primary school?

Is science subject very important in your country?

Why some people find it hard to learn science subjects?

 

 

Describe an achievement that made you proud

You should say:

When it happened

What it was about

How you made it

And explain how you felt about it

 

Part3

How do companies reward their employees?

What benefits can companies get from rewarding their employees?

Do you think it’s easy to achieve something?

 

 

Describe a decision that someone made

You should say:

Who made it

What was the decision about

How do you feel about the decision

 

Part3

Should parents help their children make decisions?

Who will be helpful when making a decision in your country?

Do you think it’s necessary to ask for others’ advice when making a decision?