1.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?

2.High school

How do you usually go to school?
1) How did you feel about the first day you went to high school/university?
2) Do you like your high school/university?
3) Are there any good memories in your high school/university?
4) Which teacher do you like most in your school?
5) Do you like your high school?
6) Do you still contact with your friends in high school/university?
7) What is your high school/university like?
8) What do/did you do when you are/were in high school/university?

3.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?
8) Do you often change your plan when it rains? (new)
9) Do you prefer living in place humid/ wet or dry? (new)

4.City

1) Do you like living in a city?
2) Where is the best place to live in your country?
3) Which city do you want to visit?
4) Which city did you visit last time?
5) How often does the city rain? / Is that city raining much?

5.Park or Garden (New)

1) Are public park very important in China?
2) Are there many pubic gardens in China?
3) Do you think there are enough public gardens or parks in your hometown?
4) What do you think are the benefits of having gardens in the city?
5) Why do people who live in cities like public gardens?

6.Weather (New)

1) What kind of weather is typical in your hometown?
2) What’s your favorite season?
3) What kind of weather do you like most?
4) Do you prefer dry or wet weather?

1.Movies (New)

1) Do you prefer to watch movies at home or in a cinema？
2) Do you prefer to go to a movie alone or with others?
3) What kind of movies do you like？
4) How often do you watch movies?
5) Do you watch movies?

2.Photos (New)

1) How do you keep your photos?
2) In what situations do you take photos?
3) How often do you take photos?
4) Do you prefer to take photos yourself or to have other people take photos?
5) Do you like to take photos?

3.Sunglasses (New)

1) Do people in your country wear sunglasses?
2) Where can you buy sunglasses?
3) Do you like to wear sunglasses？

4.Painting (New)

1) If someone wants to draw a picture of you, will you agree?
2) What kind of painting do you like?
3) Is it important to hang pictures at home?
4) Have you learned drawing or painting?
5) What do you know about painting?

5.Shoes (New)

1) What’s your favorite type of shoes?
2) Do you know anyone who likes to buy a lot of shoes?
3) Have you ever bought shoes online?
4) How often do you buy shoes?

6.Color (New)

1) Do you usually wear clothes in your favorite color?
2) Are there any colors you dislike?
3) Do you like dark colors?
4) What’s your favorite color?

7.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?

8.Map

1) Do you often use maps?
2) How often do you use maps?
3) Who taught you how to use a map?
4) Do you learn to use map when you were a child?
5) Do you prefer electronic map or paper maps?
6) Have you ever asked someone for a direction? Why or why not?
7) When was your first time used map?

9.Plant

1) Do you keep plants at home? Why?
2) What plant did you grow when you were young?
3) Do you know anything about growing a plant?
4) Do Chinese people send plants as gifts/ present?
5) Do you have any knowledge about taking care of plants? Why or why not?
6) Who take care of plants at your home?

10.Foreign food

1) Have you ever tried foreign food? Why or why not?
2) Do you like to try new food? Will you try the particular foreign food?
3) How often do you eat foreign food when you were a kid?
4) Do Chinese people like eating foreign food?
5) What kind of foreign food have you ate recently?
6) What’s the difference between Chinese food and Western food?
7) Do you think foreign food will become popular in China?

11.Letters

1) Do you write many letters?
2) Do you prefer to write letters by hand or to use a computer?
3) What do you usually write about?
4) Who do usually write to?
5) Is it hard to think of what to write?
6) How do you feel when you receive a letter?
7) Do you think people will still write letters in the future?
8) Do you often write letters or cards? (New)
9) Do you like writing and sending a card? (New)

12.Watch

1) How often do you wear a watch?
2) What was your first watch like?
3) What kinds of watches do you like to wear?
4) Do people still wear watches in your country?

Music

1) Do you like music?
2) What's your favorite 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?

1.Drink water (New)

1) do you drink bottled water or water from water machine?
2) What kinds of water do you like to drink?
3) How often do you drink water

2.Cooking (New)

1) Is it difficult to cook Chinese food for you?
2) Do you want to learn how to cook?
3) Who taught you how to cook?
4) Do you like cooking?
5) Have you ever cooked?

3.Morning routines (New)

1) Do you like to get up early in the morning?
2) What is your morning routine?
3) Is breakfast important?
4) What do you do in the morning?

4.Holiday (New)

1) Where do you plan to go for holiday in the future?
2) Who would you like to go on holiday with?
3) What kinds of places do you like to go on holiday?

5.Being bored

1) When do you feel bored?
2) What do you do when you are bored?
3) Compared with childhood, more or less bored?
4) The thing you feel bored?
5) What will you do if you feel bored?
6) What would you do in your childhood if you felt bored?

6.Save money

1) Did you save money when you were young?
2) Have you ever given money to other children?
3) Do you think parents should teach children to save money?
4) Would you give money to your children in the future?
5) Do your parents give you money for some extra work like house cleaning? Why?
6) What do you save money for? Why do you save money?
7) Do children in China save their pocket money?
8) Do you plan to save money to buy a house?
9) How do you manage the money you have saved?
10) Have you ever used the money you saved to buy something for a person?

7.Sport

1) Do you like to watch sports on TV?
2) Do you play any sports?
3) Do you have a favorite sports star?
4) What kinds of sports are popular in China?
5) What kinds of sports would you like to have in the future?
6) Do you think the sports chosen by young people and old are similar?
7) Is there any sports that you have never played that you would like to try?
8) Do you participate in any sports with your friends?
9) What are the difference when boys and girls play sports?

1. Describe an indoor or outdoor place where it was easy for you to study (New)

You should say
Where it is
When you go there
What you study there
Who you go with
Why you would study in this place

Part3

1) Do you like to learn on your own or with others?
2) Do you prefer to study at home or study in other places?
3) What is the difference between learning face-to-face with teachers and learning by yourself?

2. Describe a beautiful city (New)

You should say
Where it is
How you knew it
What it is famous for
And Why You think it is a beautiful city

Part3

1) Do you think having too many tourists is a positive thing for historical attractions?
2) What can we do to stop visitors from damaging historical places?
3) Are there more tall buildings than small flats in your country?
4) Why do most Chinese live in apartments rather than houses?
5) Why do Some people like to visit historical places?

3. Describe an interesting part of your country. (New)

You should say
Where is is
How you got to know about it
What it is famous for
And explain why you think it is interesting

Part3

1) What’s the difference between people living in the city and people living in the countryside?
2) What’s the difference between big cities and small cities?
3) What’s the difference between the north and south part of your country?
4) What makes one country different from the other?
5) Do you like living in big cities or small ones?

4. Describe a building you like

You should say
Where it is
what it is used for;
how you know about this building;
and explain why you like this building.

Part3

1) What does the classical Chinese building look like?
2) Where do people often go to nowadays?
3) Is building design important for a city?
4) What kind of building are becoming less in numbers?
5) What buildings do people live in cities like?

5. Describe a street market where you like to go shopping.

You should say
where it is;
how often you go there.
what you buy there;
and explain why you like to shop there.

Part3

1) Why do people like go shopping?
2) Do females prefer going shopping more than males do?
3) What kind of market is popular among young adults?
4) Would online shopping replace the stores on the street one day?
5) How do the market change from the past in your country?
6) Is the value in your city high or low?

6. Describe a quiet place you visited.

You should say
where it was;
what you did there;
why you think it was quiet;
and explain how you felt about visiting that place.

Part3

1) Is it hard to find quiet places in cities?
2) Why is it quieter in the countryside?
3) How would you deal with noisy neighbors?
4) Do you think cities are much noisier than before?
5) Compared with young people, do old people tend to live in quiet places?

7.Describe a place you plan to travel to that is far away from your home. (New)

You should say
Where it would be
How you would like to go there
What you would do there
And explain why you would like to go there

Part3

1) Where do Chinese people like to travel to
2) Do people in your country like to have holidays?
3) What are the disadvantages of working overtime?
4) What kinds of activities do people like to do for holidays?
5) Why do some people prefer to stay at home during holidays?

1. Describe a skill that took you a long time to learn. (New)

You should say
What it was
When u learned it.
Why it took you so much time to learn.
And how you felt about it.

Part3

1) What skills may take a long time to learn?
2) Why would people spend a lot of time learning one skill?
3) Do people feel happy after they have learned new skills?
4) Do u think it takes a long time to learn a language?

2.Describe something you made that you gave to other people. (New)

You should say
What it was.
What it was like.
Who you gave it to.
And how u felt about it.

Part3

1）Have you received anything that were made by the giver?
2）When receiving a gift, do u prefer something that was self-made or something bought in stores?
3）Which is better, self-made food or food that you buy?
4）Are art classes important in schools?

3.Describe an important plant in your country (New)

You should say
What it is.
Where you see it.
What it looks like.
Why it is important.

Part3

1）Do people in your country like to grow plants at home?
2）Do old people grow plants?
3）How do schools teach students to grow plants?
4）What is the main plant in your country?

4.Describe a time when you received money as a present. (New)

You should say
Who gave it
When you received it
What you did with it
How you felt about it

Part3

1) Do parents in your country give children money for doing housework?
2) is it important for children to have a right attitude towards money?
3) what do you think of the saying: love of money is the root of all evil?
4) is it important to teach children how to manage their pocket money?
5) what kinds of occasions require people to send money as gifts?

5.Describe a family business you know (New)

You should say
What the business is
How you know it
What products it sells
Who the customer are and how you like it

Part3

1) How to be a successful businessman in your country?
2) What are the advantages and disadvantages of family business?
3) Do you think globalization is a positive development?
4) Do people in your country like to work for big companies or small companies?

6. Describe a good law in your county (New)

You should say
What it is
How you knew it
Who it effects
Why you think it is good

Part3

1) What kind of people can become police officers?
2) Do you think both men and women can be police officers?
3) Do you think police officers are paid too much?
4) Is kindness the most important quality of a police officer?
5) Do all Chinese people obey the law?

7. Describe a game that you played in your childhood (New)

You should say
What the game was
When you played it
Who you played it with
How you felt about the game

Part3

1) What kinds of games do children play these days?
2) Why do people play different kinds of games after they grow up?
3) Do you think winning is the most important goal for playing games?
4) Do parents in your country encourage children to play games?
5) What kinds of games do children play at school?

8.Describe something given to you that you really need (New)

You should say
What it is
Who gave it to you
Why you need it
And how you felt about it

Part3

1) What things do young people like to buy?
2) Why do people buy things that are not necessary?
3) Do you think winning is the most important goal for playing games?
4) Is consumption important to a country?

9.Describe something of yours that you would like to replace.(new)

You should say
What it is
what you use it for;
how long you’ve had it;
and explain why you would like to replace it.

Part3

1) Do people always favor new things?
2) Why are there so many people like to replace something not broken?
3) Do innovations make people change?
4) Why do parents always buy children a lot of different toys?

10.Describe your first mobile phone. (new)

You should say
when and where you got it;
who gave it to you;
what it looked like;
and explain what difference it made to your life.

Part3

1) Why do old people prefer calling not sending messages?
2) What mostly do people use cell phone for?
3) How does cell phone bring changes to our lives?
4) Do you think children should be allowed to use a cell phone?
5) What kind of networking application is favored by Chinese people?

11.Describe a piece of clothing you wear on special occasions. (new)

You should say
what it is like;
when and where you got it;
how often you wear it;
and explain how you feel about wearing this piece of clothing.

Part3

1) What kind of traditional clothes do Chinese people like to wear?
2) What kind of cloth design is favored by young people?
3) Why do people like to buy new cloth?
4) Do females prefer buying new cloth?
5) What is the difference of the cloth people wear now and in the past?

12.Describe a time that a piece of equipment of yours was broken (such as TV) (New)

You should say
What the equipment was
What the problem was
What you did after it was broken
And how you felt about it

Part3

1) What are the common home appliances that people use these days?
2) Do you think modern technology makes people lazier?
3) What can people do to protect their equipment from technical problems
4) When an electronic item of yours does not work, would you repair it or buy a new one?
5) Are you good at handling problems on your own?

1.Describe the last book you read (New)

You should say
What type/kind of the book it was
What it was about
Where you read it
How you feel about the book

Part3

1) In your country, who would ask children to read, schools or parents?
2) Do you prefer books or ebooks?
3) Do you think printed books will continue to exist?
4) Do you think parents should continue reading?
5) What kinds of books do children read?

2.Describe a film or tv program that made you laugh. (New)

You should say
What the program is
When you watched it
Who you watched it with
Why it made you laugh

Part3

1) why do children like to laugh?
2) is laughing beneficial to children, how about old people?
3) what do you do when you feel sad?
4) what kinds of things do Chinese people do to be happy?
5) do you think adults are likely to be happier than children?

3.Describe a magazine you like to read.

You should say
what it is;
when and how often you like to read it;
what the contents of the magazine are;
and explain why you like this magazine.

Part3

1) What age group of people like reading magazines?
2) How does male’s preference on magazines different from female’s?
3) What kind of magazine is popular in china?
4) Are most people in china like reading magazines?

4.Describe a useful website that you often visit.

You should say
what the contents of this website are;
how you first found this website;
how often you go to visit this website;
and explain how this website helps you.

Part3

1) Why does the internet is becoming more popular?
2) What kind of website do people mostly use in china?
3) How to avoid children to improperly use the internet?
4) What is the difference of use the internet now and in the past?

1.Describe a language you want to learn (not English). (New)

You should say
What it is.
How you would learn it.
Where you would learn it.
And why you want to learn the language.

Part3

1) What can people do to learn a second language?
2) Is it popular to learn English in your country?
3) What are the difficulties of learning a new language?
4) What’s the best way to learn a new language?

2. Describe a complaint that you made and you were satisfied with the result. (New)

You should say:
When it happened
Who you complained to
What you complained about
And why you were satisfied with the result

Part3

1) What products or services do people in your country like to complain about?
2) Would you buy things in the shops which you have made complaints before?
3) Is it necessary for companies to set up customer service?
4) Do you think customer’s complaints will improve products or services?
5) Are there any disadvantages to set up customer service?

3.Describe an activity you would do when you are alone in your free time (New)

You should say
What the activity is
How often you do it
Who would like to do it with
And explain why you would like to do this activity

Part3

1) How do you usually plan your free time?
2) Do young people in your country work longer now than in the past?
3) What are the advantages and disadvantages of flexible work time?

4.Describe an occasion when you were scared. (New)

You should say:
When it happened
Where you were
Who you were with
Why you were scared
How you felt about it

Part3

1) Is it ok to frighten others?
2) how do people usually get frightened?
3) do children like to scare others?
4) why is it easy for some people to be scared?
5) what should people do when they feel scared?

5. Describe a time when you had some medicine. (New)

You should say:
When it happened
Who gave it to you
Why you had it
How you felt about it

Part3

1) what do you think of buying medicine online?
2) in your opinion, why do some people dislike take medicine?
3) some people say medicine is harmful, do you think so?
4) what do you think of fake medicine?

6.Describe an interesting talk or lecture (New)

You should say:
When you heard it
Where you heard it
What it was about
And explain why you think it was interesting

Part3

1) What kinds of people will be invited to give a speech?
2) In what occasion would you be a good listener?
3) Is listening to speeches important to children?
4) What is required to be a good public speaker?
5) Will Chinese people feel nervous when it comes to public speaking?

7.Describe an important decision made with the help of other people (New)

You should say:
When it happened
Who helped you to make the decision
What the decision was
And how you felt about it

Part3

1) Should we trust the advice given by strangers for making decisions?
2) Who would like to make bad decisions, men or women?
3) Who will be helpful when making decision in your country?
4) Do you think it is advisable listening to other’s advice when making decision?
5) When young people are to make decision, should they listen to some advice?

8.Describe a time that you looked for information from the internet (New)

You should say
When it happened
What you were looking for
Where you were searching on the internet
And how you felt about the information

Part3

1) What ways can people get information these days?
2) What are the differences between getting information from library and getting information from newspaper?

9.Describe a time you borrowed something from your friends or family (New)

You should say?
What it was?
When you borrowed it?
Whom you borrowed it from?
And why you borrow it

Part3

1) What do you think of the sharing economy?
2) Why are people embarrassed when they borrow money from others?
3) Why do some people like to borrow things instead of buying them?
4) What would you do if people don’t return money they borrowed from you?

10.Describe a trip you took by public transportation.

You should say:
When and where you went
Why you chose this form of transportation
What you did or saw on the trip
And explain how you felt about the trip

Part3

1) What transport is favored by young people?
2) What is the most popular kind of public transport in China?
3) Do people prefer going out by private or public transport?
4) How could government encourage people to take public transport more often?
5) Is it easier for the people with private cars start a relationships with others?

11.Describe a party you enjoyed

You should say:
When and where it took place
Who held the party
What people did at the party
And explain why you enjoyed it

Part3

1) In what condition do Chinese people hold a party?
2) What do Chinese people do in a party?
3) What is the difference between the party in China and that in the other countries?
4) Are parties holding by different aged people the same?
5) Do people have more parties than before?

12.Describe a time you changed your plan

You should say:
What the plan was
Why you changed it
What you did instead
And explain how you felt about changing the plan

Part3

1) What kind of people like to change plan?
2) Do young people prefer to change their plan?
3) Do you think it’s good to change plan frequently?
4) What kind of occasions let people make a change?
5) Is it good or not to make a change?

13. Describe a happy experience you had before

You should say
Where you were
When it happened
Who you were with
What you did
And explain why you felt happy

Part3

1) What kind of things can always make people feel happy? What do you do to make yourself happy?
2) What’s the relationship between money and happiness?
3) Why do children feel happier than adults?
4) Do you think money is important?
5) Do most Chinese people think that money is important?
6) Are work always relevant to sadness?

14. Describe a sport you watched and would like to try

You should say
What sport it is
How you got to know it
Whether it is difficult to do
And explain why you would like to try it

Part3

1) Why do old people like to watch sports on TV?
2) Are there many sports programs on TV
3) How often do you play sports?
4) Should children spend more time playing sports?
5) Do you think group sports are more useful than individual sports?

15.Describe a useful skill you learnt in a math class in primary or secondary school

You should say
What the skill was
When you had the class
Who taught you the skill
And explain why you think it was useful

Part3

1) Do you consider math is important?
2) Why do children learn faster than adults?
3) Why does education important in people’s life?
4) What kind of schools are always preferred by parents?
5) Is there any change between schools now and schools in the past?

16.Describe a competition you would like to take part in

You should say
What the competition is
When and where it would take place
What preparation you need to win this competition
And explain why you would like to take part in it

Part3

1) Is competition encouraging people?
2) Why do people always want to compete with others?
3) What competition is popular?
4) Should we be competitive on study or at work?
5) How to make a person more competitive? past?

17.Describe an interesting job you would like to do in the future

You should say
What job it would be
What qualities are required for this job
Whether it would be an easy job to do
And explain why you would like to do this job

Part3

1) What job is not popular in China?
2) What is the most popular job?
3) What kind of job is favored by young adults?
4) Do you think parents should decide what job their children could do?

18.Describe something you do that helps you concentrate on your work or study

You should say
What it is
How you do it
How often you do it
And explain why you think it helps you concentrate

Part3

1) Why do children always lack concentration?
2) How to make children better focus on something?
3) What kind of things do people always concentrate on?
4) How to cultivate patience or concentration?

19.Describe a time you lost something important

You should say
What you lost
How you lost it
What you did after you lost it
And explain how you felt about losing it

Part3

1) What kind of things are always meaningful to a person?
2) Why do people always lose something?
3) Are there many thieves in China?
4) What kind of people tend to lose something?
5) What should we do after we lost something?

20.Describe something interesting a friend did that you’d like to try

You should say
What it is
When and where your friend usually did it
Why your friend did it
And explain why you would like to try it

Part3

1) How do people around a person could influence him or her?
2) Do you think people tend to try new things now?
3) Should young people try everything they are interested in?
4) Why do elders always like to give suggestions before people make a choice?
5) How to avoid the risk before do something new and unknown?

21.Describe a favorite song of yours

You should say
what song is about
when you first heard it;
how often you listen to the song
and explain why you think it is your favorite

Part3

1) What kind of songs are popular in your country?
2) How do the music and song males favor from that of females?
3) Why do people like to listen to music?
4) What kind of songs is less popular now?
5) What songs should not be able to play in front of children?
6) Why do pop music is getting more popular?

22.Describe an occasion when you helped a person

You should say
What the situation was
Who you helped
How you helped
And explain how you felt after giving help

Part3

1) Do you like helping others?
2) In your view should children be taught to help others?
3) How can we encourage children to help others?
4) Do you think people are less willing to help others these days, compared to the past？
5) How can charitable organizations help people?
6) What do you think are the benefits of having unpaid volunteer workers?