Part 1
Study
Are you a student or Do you work?
Why did you choose it as your major?
Is your major difficult?
Which part of your subject do you think is most interesting?
What do you learn from your major?
Work
What’s your job?
What job will you have in the future?
What do you want to do after graduation?
Is it easy to get a job with your major in your country?
House/apartment/flat
Do you live in a house or an apartment?
What’s special about your flat?
What do you think is the most important thing in your room?
Happiness
what is happiness to you?
Do you think money is important for a person to be happy?
Bird
Do you like birds?
In your country, do different birds represent different things?
In your country, do any birds have special significance?
Are there any birds (in your country/where you live) that have become extinct?
Do you think we should protect (wild) birds?
Sound and noise
Do you like quiet environment?
What kinds of sounds remind you about your childhood?
Number
What is your favorite number?
Do you have a lucky number?
What numbers do Chinese people like?
Dancing
Can you dance?
Do you like dancing?
Is dancing popular where you live?
What kind of dance do Chinese people like?
Weather
What type of weather do you like?
What type of weather do Chinese people usually like?
What do you often do in sunny days? Cold days?
How does weather affect you?
Does weather affect people’s work performance?
Color
What is your favorite color? Why?
Do you prefer light colors or dark colors?
What color would you use to decorate your home?
Is color very important to you when you are buying sth?
Which color do Chinese people like?
Sports/ swimming
What sport do you like?
Do your friends like sport?
Do you often do exercises at university?
Is there any sports equipment near your home?
How often do you do exercise?
Do you think it is necessary for children to do exercise?
Do you prefer to swim at sea or in the swimming pool?
Driving
Do you have a driving license?
When is the appropriate age for getting a driving license?
Is driving skills important?
Do you (know how to) drive a car?
Do you think it’s important to get a driver’s license?
Food & Cooking & housework
Do you like cooking?
Do you cook/do housework at home?
Did you learn cooking/housework in your childhood?
Will you cook/do housework in the future?
Cell phone/ phone
Do you often use a mobile phone?
Do you prefer calling people to sending messages? Why?
When do you think people mostly use phone?
What are the advantages and disadvantages of using cell phones?
Watching TV
Do you like watching TV?
Did you like watching TV when you were a child?
How often do you watch TV?
Do you prefer watching TV alone or with others?
Advertisements
Do you like advertisement?
Do you prefer advertisements on TV or in magazines?
Do Ads influence your choice of what to buy?
Do you think there are too many Ads?
Language
What language do you speak?
What other languages can you speak?
Do you want to learn anther language?
How do you learn it (esp. English)?
Do you think learning English is difficult?
How do you improve your English?
Do you think learning languages is important?
Travelling by air
Do you like to take airplane?
How often do you travel by air?
What do you think the advantages and disadvantages of travelling by air? (Compare with other means of transport)
What do you think the air travelling will be in the future?
Part 2
人物题
Describe a person in the news you would like to meet.
Describe a good student you studied with.
Describe an old person you had a nice conversation with.
Describe a character in the traditional stories//fairy tales.
Describe a person in healthy lifestyle.
Describe a wild animal.
地点
Describe a town or city you have visited.
Describe a place in the town or city that you are familiar with.
Describe a place in the open air that makes you feel relaxed.
Describe a restaurant (a place you sometimes go for lunch).
Describe a street or road you often go to in your city.
Describe a working place, such as an office, a factory or a public place.
物品和事件题
Describe an interesting magazine or newspaper you often read.
Describe a book (you enjoyed as a child).
Describe a photograph (of your family).
Describe something interesting that you like to learn more / sth you enjoy learning.
Describe a foreign film you have watched recently.
Describe a song reminds you of a particular time in your life/ in your childhood.
Describe a job which makes the world better place.
Describe an advertisement you recently saw.
Describe an important part of your personality.
Describe an outdoor place for sports.
Describe a group/ outdoor activity you took part in.
Describe a musical event you attended or watched on TV/ A public event/ a celebration.
Describe how you spend a free day.
Describe an enjoyable conversation on the phone.
Describe a walking experience.
Part 3
What are the differences of lifestyle between people in the city and in the countryside?
Why do people spend more and more time on work? Do you work for more money?
Do foreign films impact on the culture in your country?
What are the differences between men and women choosing newspaper and magazines?
What TV program is popular in your country? Why?
Do you think that TV will be more popular in the future?
What are the advantages and disadvantages of watching TV?
Why are some children smarter than others?
Are there any disadvantages for being smarter than others?
What skills do children learn faster than adults?
How do you learn something new? How do people learn new things now?
Is it more difficult to learn the skills than the facts?
What practical skills do you think teachers should teach children at school?