Part 1 Q & A

　　1. Major or Work

　　Do you work or Are you a student?

　　If student: What subjects or major are you studying? Do you like your subjects /major?

　　If work: What do you do? Do you want to change your job in future?

　　2. Hometown

　　Where are you from?

　　Are there any special places in your hometown?

　　Is your hometown suitable for young/old people to live in?

　　Have there been any changes happened in your hometown in the past years?

　　3. Accommodation

　　Do you live in a house or an apartment?

　　Which room do you like the most at home?

　　If you redecorated the room, how would you do it?

　　Do you like inviting people to hang out? What do you usually do when friends coming over?

　　Do you prefer living in the city or in the rural area?

　　4. Housework

　　Do you do any housework?

　　Who does most of the housework at home?

　　Is there any housework that you don’t like doing?

　　Do you think it necessary for children to do housework?

　　5. Sleeping

　　What time do you usually go to sleep?

　　How long should a person sleep every day in order to be healthy?

　　What would you do if you could not fall asleep?

　　How can the elderly keep the quality of sleeping in their life?

　　6. Concentration

　　How can people concentrate well when they study or work?

　　How do you usually maintain your concentration?

　　Is concentration important for doing any kind of work?

　　7. Travelling

　　Do you like traveling?

　　Where do you like to travel to?

　　Do you prefer having lots of short holidays or a long vocation?

　　8. Boat

　　Have you ever traveled by boat?

　　Are there a lot of boats in your country?

　　What are the differences between travelling by boat and travelling by other means of transportation?

　　9. Postcards

　　Do you like sending postcards to people?

　　What are the functions of sending postcards to others?

　　Can sending e-mail replace sending postcard? And why?

　　10. Countryside

　　Do you like living in the countryside?

　　Why do some people like living in the countryside?

　　What are the advantages and disadvantages of living in the countryside?

　　Will it be a trend for more people to move to the countryside?

　　11. News

　　Do you often read news?

　　What kinds of news do people like to read?

　　Do people in different ages like the same kind of news?

　　How do people usually get news from?

　　12. Architecture建筑(物)

　　Do you like architecture (buildings)?

　　Do people in your country prefer traditional buildings or modern ones?

　　What is your favorite traditional building?

　　13. Public Park

　　Do you like going to parks?

　　Are there many parks in your hometown?

　　What can people benefit from going to parks?

　　(Similar from above) Why do people like to go to the parks?

　　14. Keeping fit & healthy

　　How do you keep fit?

　　Do schools have courses that teach people how to keep fit?

　　How do people that you know keep fit?

　　15. Sports

　　Do you like doing sports?

　　What is your favorite sport?

　　Do you like doing outdoor activities? If yes, what outdoor activities do you like?

　　What can you benefit from doing sports?

　　16. Music & Musical Instrument

　　Do you like music?

　　When appreciating music, do you prefer going to the Concert Hall or staying at home?

　　Can you play any musical instrument? Would you like to study a certain type of it?

　　What can people benefit from playing musical instruments?

　　17. Relaxation (变脸成Entertainment 或者Weekend)

　　How do you usually relax?

　　What are the differences between the ways people relax in the past and now?

　　What do you usually do during weekends?

　　How do people in your country relax?

　　18. Museum

　　Do you like going to museum?

　　What kinds of museum do you like to go to?

　　What can people benefit from going to museums?

　　Do you think museums should be free for the public to go to?

　　19. Photography

　　Do you like photography?

　　Do you prefer taking photos of yourself or taking photos of others?

　　Do you like collecting photos?

　　Do you have a lot of old photos from the past?

　　What is the meaning of keeping pictures?

　　20. Art

　　Do you like art?

　　Do you think art galleries should be built more in cities? (Why?)

　　How does art influence people’s life?

　　21. Clothes and fashion

　　What types of clothes do you like the most?

　　Do you always buy clothes that are expensive or not?

　　Do you like fashion?

　　How does fashion affect our life?

　　22. Transport

　　What means of transportation do you like to use?

　　Is there more private transport or more public transport in your hometown?

　　What is the problem of traffic in your hometown these days?

　　How is the future of the traffic condition in your hometown?

　　23. Driving

　　Can you drive?

　　If you purchase a car, what kind of car will you buy? And why?

　　Do you prefer to be a driver or a passenger?

　　24. Dancing

　　Can you dance?

　　Do you like dancing? Why or why not?

　　What kinds of dances do Chinese people do a lot?

　　What can people benefit from dancing?

　　25. Drawing

　　Can you draw pictures?

　　Are there any special techniques required for drawing?

　　What can people benefit from drawing?

　　Should children learn drawing? And Why?

　　26. Computer & Internet

　　Do you often use computer?

　　What do you usually do when you surf on the Internet?

　　How does the Internet influence people’s life?

　　27. Bags

　　What type of bags do you like to use?

　　Why do you like this type of bags?

　　Are there any differences between the bags used by boys(men) and girls (women)?

　　28. Library

　　Do you like going to the library?

　　What would you do in the library?

　　Why do people like to go to the library?

　　Do you think children should go to the library more?

　　Part 2 Cue Card Monologue

　　人物题 (普通人+名人)

　　A person that you enjoy talking with (变脸成: An old person you’d like to talk to)

　　Someone who made a wrong decision

　　Someone you know that is very polite

　　A person with an important job

　　A singer/musician/music band

　　A talkative person

　　A teenager you know或A child you know

　　Someone becoming your friend at the first sight

　　A good parent

　　A leader you admire

　　A couple having a happy marriage

　　地点题

　　A café you like to go to

　　A library

　　A crowded place

　　A town or city (you’ve been to/you want to go to)

　　A room you spent a lot of time in

　　A beautiful flat or house you’ve been to

　　A park or garden you know well

　　A street in your hometown

　　A river/sea/lake

　　An open-air place for relaxation

　　An ancient building

　　A foreign place you want to go to

　　物品题(实际物品+抽象物品)

　　An important plant in your country

　　Clothes you wear in special occasion

　　Something you bought but are not satisfied with it now

　　以上题目合并话题成：An expensive thing you bought

　　An electronic equipment (not computer)

　　A vehicle you’d like to own

　　A tool you use often

　　A toy you played in your childhood

　　A gift you gave to a friend/you received

　　A book you want to read again/want to recommend to others

　　Or: A book about the future

　　A piece of furniture(合并话题卡，举一反三)

　　A foreign language that you would like to learn (except for English)

　　A useful website

　　A childhood game

　　A meaningful song to you

　　A TV program you watch often

　　An advertisement 变脸：Something you want to buy after you saw the advertisement

　　A film telling a story about a real person or event/ OR: about the future

　　An important message you received

　　A recent show or performance you watched

　　An unusual job

　　事件题

　　An experience of being late

　　A recent change in your life

　　An experience of helping someone

　　A perfect holiday 可合并话题卡：A travel to a special place

　　A special meal you had

　　A traditional festival / cultural event in your country

　　A training session you had

　　A sport event

　　A future plan (not about study or work) 合并话题卡成为以上的A travel to a special place

　　A speech you listened to

　　A team project you took part in

　　Something that made you laugh