Family events
How do people celebrate their birthdays in your country?
Are birthdays more important for children than adults?
Do you think birthday is a special day for people?
How did you celebrate your last birthday?
Do birthdays have any special meanings for children?
Media
How do you get news?
Part II & III
Arts:
Describe a song you heard in your childhood
Do people from different age groups love different kinds of songs?
How do children benefit from listening to music?
What kind of music should a shopping mall play as background music?
Photograph
When you took it.
Where you took it.
Whether you like it or not.
Why are paintings still valuable today?
When do people usually draw pictures?
Do you like writing letters?
Do you keep contact with your friends by making phone calls or writing letters?
People
Describe a family member you spend most time with
Who this person is
Why you love to be with him/her
What you usually do together
How many people are there in your family?
What are the advantages and disadvantages of a big family?
Do father and mother bear the same responsibility for their children?
Do children hold responsibility for their parents? Why?
Describe a friend
Have you ever lived with strangers?
Are there any difference between the friendship among boys and girls?
Describe a family member
Who should take care of children in a family?
At what age do you enjoy your life most? Why?
When does a child become an adult in China?
At what age can Chinese people get married?
Describe a famous person you would like to meet
Who he/she is
How you knew him/her
Why would people want to be famous?
How does fame influence them?
How would they change after being famous?
Place
Describe a library
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?
Historical place
Why do people go to historical places?
Which is your country’s most famous historical place?
Should people pay entrance fees to historical places?
Library
Will libraries be substituted by computers and the Internet?
How can libraries attract more people?
What will library facilities be like in the future?
Do you think libraries are helpful?
What are the benefits of parents’ taking children to the public library?
What measures should the government take to encourage parents to do so?
Library
Where the library is.
What type of building it is.
Whether you like it or not.
What benefits do public libraries bring along?
Should children go to public libraries?
What kind of information can you only find in public libraries?
If you are doing a research, would you search information in a public library or on the Internet?
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?
Work
Why don’t some people work hard?
Is teamwork valuable?
Can employers and employees become friends? Why? |
