地点题
A crowded place(1月新题 长沙、澳洲)
Describe a crowded place
You should say
Where it is
What it is like
What people do there
And explain why it is crowded
Part 3
What kinds of crowed places do Chinese people tend to go?
Why do people like to go to a concert?
Can you name some other crowded places?
Do you often go to the crowded places?
Do you prefer crowded places or places with fewer people?
A town/city you visited as a tourist (上海、苏州)
Describe a town/city you visited as a tourist
You should say
Where it is
When you visited it
How you visited it
What you did there
And explain how you like it
Part 3
Do tourists like visiting museum?
What is the attraction of city and countryside?
Do you prefer the small town or the metropolis?
What is the meaning of the old building?
What can people get entertainment in the suburban area?
What are the advantages and disadvantages of living in the city and in the suburbs?
A Library (1月新题 南京)
Describe a library that you know
You should say:
where it is
when you went there
what books and facilities this library has
and explain what you like or dislike about this library
Part 3
1. Do people in China often go to libraries?
2. Even though it might cost a lot to maintain a library, do you think the government should open more public libraries?
3. Do you think public libraries should be free of charge?
4. How do you think libraries will change in the future?
5. What kind of skills do you think library staff should have?
6. What can be done to make libraries more attractive?
7. How has internet affected and reduced the popularity of library that it used to possess?
A room in which you spend a lot of time (南京、广州)
Describe a room in which you spend a lot of time
You should say
What it is
What it is like
What you do in it
And explain why you like using it
Part 3
Why do people like living in a smaller room than larger one?
What is really important in your room? Why?
Who should decide the decoration of a room, the husband or wife?
A garden you visited (广州、武汉)
Describe a garden you visited.
You should say
Where it is
What kind it is
When you visited it
What people can do there
And explain the reason why you like to visit there.
Part 3
What benefits do privates gardens bring to children?
What are the advantages of public gardens in the city centre?
Which are better, private gardens or public gardens?
Which is better, to plant flowers or vegetables in the private garden?
How can we better make use of private gardens?
What can children do in the private gardens?
A café you have been to (1月新题 哈尔滨、杭州)
Describe a cafe you like going to
You should say
Where it is
When it is like
With whom you went there
What you normally do there
And explain why you like going there
Part 3
What kinds of people like to go to a café?
Do you often go to café?
Have you ever been to a café in your childhood?
Do Chinese people like to drink tea or coffee?
What do Chinese think of cafes?
How different are cafes and ordinary restaurants?
Do you drink coffee at meals?
What do you think of going to tea houses?
Are people apt to hold social events in cafes and restaurants in China?
物品题
A product you want to buy after you saw the advertisement (1月新题 深圳、广州、长春、三亚)
Describe something you want to buy after you saw the advertisement
You should say
What product it is
Where you see the advertisement
How the advertisement sells the product
And explain why you were attracted to it
Part 3
Should advertising industry be controlled?
Are advertisements beneficial for children?
What type of advertisements is popular?
A recent show/dance performance you like(1月新题 哈尔滨、南京、三亚、杭州、石家庄)
Describe a recent show/dance performance you like
You should say
What it is
When you watch it
Where you watch it
And explain why you like it
Part 3
What do you think of traditional dance performance in China?
Your plan in the future(not for study and work)(南京、上海、长沙、合肥、广州)
Describe your plan in the future(not for study and work)
You should say
What you plan to do
The first thing you will do
How you plan to achieve it
And explain why you like to do it
Part 3
How do you make day-to-day plans?
How do people make career plans?
How do children and adults make plans?
What is the difference between long-term and short-term plans?
How can we make better plans?
Is it good if people don’t make plans?
A game you liked in your childhood(not sports game)(1月新题 上海、长沙)
Describe a game you enjoyed when you were a child. (Not a sport.)
You should say:
what the game was
when, where and with whom you usually played it
how you played it
and explain what was special about this game.
Part 3
How different are the games children play now and those played in the past?
Which game can help cultivating creativity and mind?
What are the differences of the indoor games and outdoor games?
An important plant in your country (1月新题 上海、北京)
Describe an important plant/vegetable in your country that you think is special
You should say
What it is
Where it grows
What special meaning it has
And explain why it is important in your country
Part 3
Are you longing for the peasant’s life?
What is the main food in your country?
Is agriculture very important in your country?
Do people like to grow the food on their own?
What is the most popular plant in your country?
What are the advantages for people to grow food on their own?
How do people farm their land in China?
What measures should be taken to protect farmland?
Do you like being a farmer?
Are farmers important for a country?
What plants are popular in your country?
What are the benefits of growing your own plants?
Will there be more and more people who choose to grow their own food/crops?
Does it have any impact on economics when people tend to grow their own food/crops?
A foreign language that you want to learn (except English) (1月新题 上海、哈尔滨、长沙、成都)
Describe another language you would learn (not English)
You should say
What it is
Where you learn it
How you learn it
And explain why you would learn it
Part three
What similarities do human and animals share in language communication?
How do parents teach their children to speak?
Is language better acquired naturally or taught by parents?
How different are adult-to-adult communication and adult-to-child one?
Would language difference hinder the development of human relationship?
Is it necessary to learn a foreign language?
Why is it easy for some to learn a foreign language whereas hard for others?
Would games be helpful for learning a foreign language?
What is the importance of learning two or three languages?
What is the trend of learning foreign languages in the future?
A movie based on a real person or event (哈尔滨、广州、南京、石家庄、合肥)
Describe a movie based on a real person or event
You should say
What it is
What it is about
When you watched it
How you felt of it
What you learnt from it
Part 3
Are acting staff important for a movie?
What do you think of the special effects in movies?
What type of real events and people will be recorded in movies?
What do you think of movies related to history?
Can people learn history from films?
Is all the information accurate in a movie?
What is the best way of getting to know a history person?
How important are good acting stars for a movie?
What do think of the false information in history movies?
Should documentaries be precise in terms of historic facts?
Will special effects replace real acting staff in the future?
An important traditional event in your country (三亚、合肥、南京、广州)
Describe an important traditional event in your country
You should say
What it is
When it is usually held
How people celebrate it
How important it is
Part 3
How important is traditional culture for a country?
Do young people like traditional things?
Why are traditions disappearing?
What do you think of the fact that many traditional customs are dying?
Can you name one form of tradition which has disappeared?
How is the situation of traditional food?
How can traditions be promoted?
A childhood toy (南京、广州、成都、石家庄、上海、武汉)
Describe a toy that you enjoyed playing with in your childhood.
You should say：
what it looked like
how you got this toy
what you did with this toy
and explain why you enjoyed playing with this toy.
Part 3
What should be taken into consideration when choosing a toy?
What different factors are considered when choosing a toy for a boy and a girl?
What different toys do boys and girls like?
Where do children like to play their toys?
Do boys and girls like to play with their toys in the same way?
What kind of toys do children like now?
How different are toys for boys and those for girls?
Why do boys and girls like to play with different toys?
Is toy gun an appropriate toy?
How different are toys now and those in the past?
A training session or a lesson you enjoyed (石家庄、青岛、杭州、上海)
Describe a training session or a lesson you enjoyed
You should say
What it is about
When you learned it
What is taught in it
What you learnt from it
How you like it
And explain the reason why you enjoyed it.
Part 3
Should the old keep learning new knowledge?
Is it necessary to make the class interesting?
Do you agree that you will never cease to learn as long as you live?
Should children learn with fun?
How are the children’s teachers like?
A piece of useful electronic equipment (not computer) (武汉、长春)
Describe a piece of useful electronic equipment you bought.
You should say
What it is
When you bought it
Why you bought it
How well you use it
And explain why it is useful it is
Part 3
What different types of household equipment are there in a common family?
How has housework changed?
What is the influence of relying on electronic equipment for housework?
Is electronic equipment making our life easier or causing much inconvenience?
What is the relationship between health and electronic equipment?
Is it difficult to be a designer of equipment?
Something you do for relaxing (武汉)
Describe something you do fro relaxing
You should say
What it is
Where you do it
How often you enjoy it
With whom you enjoy it
And explain the reason why you enjoy it.
