Part2&3
Place
Your Favorite Part of Your Hometown
Which do you think is the better place to live, a city or the countryside?
What important facilities and services does your hometown have?
What facilities are there for the welfare of old people in the community?
How do you think the facilities in your hometown could be improved?
Describe an interesting modern building that you have visited or seen
Are there many modern buildings in your hometown?
Do you prefer old buildings or modern buildings?
In what ways do you think modern buildings are better than old buildings?
In what ways do you think traditional (or, old) buildings in China are different to traditional (or, old) buildings in other places?
Describe your ideal house
When was it built?
Should the government invest in maintaining the historical places?
Should government invest in creating more employment?
What kind of housing do most Chinese people live in?
Where is the housing?
What are the differences between the architectural styles in the different areas in China?
Should a company design its own buildings?
A City you have Visited or Lived In
What are the most important things that make a city worth living in?
What do you think are the advantages and disadvantages of living in a large city?
Do you think there are any possible health problems that could arise from living in a large city?
Describe a library
Where is the library?
Is it a campus or public one?
Which parts of the library do you like and dislike?
Should children go to public libraries? How about the elderly?
Does the government have the responsibility to construct public libraries?
Is it important to learn how to use a library?
Describe how to use a library.
How do children benefit from going to public libraries?
How can the elderly benefit from libraries?
Describe a place you have visited
Why many people want to live in this place?
There’s many problem in transportation in this place?
So why many people still wants to live in this place?
How this place affects people?
Why people like to live in the city?
Describe a small shop you often go
How do you look upon online shopping?
Are there any changes in the way people shop today and the past.
Is there any difference between the shopping habits of the old and young?
What is the difference between going to the shopping mall and going to a small shop?
What are the advantages and disadvantages of online shopping?
Why men don’t like shopping?
Do you often go shopping? Why do you like it?
Do you think that it is good for children to go shopping?
What type of shop is close to your house?
What type of shop do you usually go?
What is the difference between going to the supermarket and going to a small shop?
Introduce a place with a good water resource
What is the importance of water?
Why do people use more water now than before?
What kind of the policy should the government make to save the water resources?
Why do people like to live in a place close to water?
What can they do if they live close to the water?
Why children like swimming?
Describe a café or a restaurant you like
What is the main reason why this restaurant is popular?
What kind of café do you have in your university?
Do you often go out to have dinner? Why do you like it?
Do you think people like to go out to have coffee in China?
Do you think people care about healthy foods now?
Do you think the food in your country is healthy or not?
Describe a historical site
What are the types of historical sites?
Why do people nowadays dislike visiting a historical site?
In what ways can people get to know history?
Do you think TV programs that focus on history can make people interested in history more?
Object/ Thing
Describe a TV program
Describe a story from a TV programme
Do you talk about the TV programme with other people?
Do you think the programme will be changed in the future?
How does the programme influence people?
Is it educational?
Describe a leisure activity you would like to do (in the future).
What are the most popular leisure time activities in your country?
Do you think it's important for students and working people to have some leisure time?
Some people think that having hobbies is a waste of time. What do you think?
In the future, what changes do you think we sill see in people's leisure activities?
What are some of the more traditional leisure time activities that people in China do?
Do you think children (in your culture) should have more leisure time?
A Special Meal
Do you think the growing number of supermarkets will have any negative effects on society?
Have there been any changes in the eating habits of Chinese people in the past 20 or 30 years?
In general, what food do people in China buy when they go shopping for food?
Why do you think supermarkets are becoming more popular in China?
A card or A letter you received.
When you recieved
What was talking about
Why it is important to you.
Describe a piece of good news that you received by phone
Do people in China use telephones (including cell-phones) very much?
Which do you think is better, cell phones or fixed line phones?
Some people don't like using cell phones very much. Can you suggest why?
How have cell-phones changed people's lives?
How have communication methods in China changed in the past 20 or 30 years?
Do you think the skill of handwriting might one day (more or less) disappear?
Describe a piece of music
How has western music influenced eastern one?
Do you buy advertised products?
Is the government responsible to build libraries?
How has means of communication changed over the past decade?
Describe a course that you want to learn in the future
What (personal) qualities do you think teachers should have?
What are the most popular courses that people study today in China?
Which do you think is more useful studying a course in a classroom or getting practical work experience?
A Healthy Lifestyle
What do you think are the differences between healthy food and 'junk food'?
What things do you think people in China need to do in order to improve their health?
Do you think modern people do enough regular exercise?
Do you think it's important for children to learn about a healthy lifestyle?
Do you think the media can play a role in educating people about health?
