物品

1. A book you recently read - 什么书？什么时候读的？为什么读？喜欢的和不喜欢的部分。【Part 3: 小孩应该读书还是看电视？What kind of books do children like reading?小孩读书的好处？家长应该怎样鼓励小孩多读书？Do you think it's necessary for children to have after-school activities (= extra-curricular activities)?】

2. A game (not sport) you played when you were a child - 什么游戏？游戏的举行地点？跟谁一起做游戏？这个游戏的特点？【Part 3: Do children prefer to spend time with other children or with adults? 现在学校里学生们做的活动跟以前有什么不同？Do you think it's necessary for children to have after-school activities (= extra-curricular activities)? 体育锻炼对学生的精神方面有好处吗？政府应该为人们组织一些休闲活动吗？大人和小孩游戏之间的区别？what's your opinion about the entertainment choices that children today have?】

3. A photo - 在哪里见到的？是什么样子的？为什么喜欢它？它对你产生了什么影响？【Part 3: 为什么人们要照相？你觉得在newspaper里的照片得到了有效的应用？你认为照片对我们未来的生活有什么影响？How has modern science and technology changed photography? Do many Chinese people visit photograph exhibitions?】

4. A good law in China - 什么法律？怎么知道的？谁受益？它产生的影响？【How do people in your country feel about the police? Which job would most people prefer - to be a policeman/woman or a lawyer? (Why?) What do you think is the importance of having a system of laws? How successful do you think the laws are in your country? (successful in achieving the aim of the laws)】

5. Some interesting news - 什么时间？从哪儿看到的？新闻内容？and explain how (or why) this story was interesting to you.【Part 3: Do people in China like reading the newspaper (= newspapers)? Do people in China prefer to read about local news, national news or international news? Do many people get their news from the internet? How are modern news media and the old forms of news media different? (Compare them) Would you say the quality of news reporting is the same on TV, in newspapers and on the internet? (Compare them) How do you think the future will develop - do you think people will more and more use the internet for getting their news or will they continue to read newspapers? (Compare them) How do you think a newspaper could increase its readership? What personal qualities (and skills) do you think a journalist needs to have? How do you think journalist (or, reporters) can (or do) influence people?】

6. A special gift you gave to another person - What the gift was? Who you gave it to? Why you chose this particular gift? And explain whether this person liked this present or not. 【Part 3: On what occasions do people give gifts to others? When (at what times of the year) do children receive presents in China? What kinds of gifts do children in China usually get? Do you think toys have any educational value 点击发音?】

7. An organization - Describe an organization (such as a company, a factory, a government organization or a student organization at school). What it is? How you know about this organization? What kind of people work there? And explain what this organization does (= the purpose of this organization). 【Part 3: What would you prefer to work in, a big organization or a small one?Do you think the size of an organization can give that organization any advantages?】

8. A show/performance you watched - 什么表演？什么时间、地点？跟谁看的？怎么感觉这个表演的？【Part 3: 看演出和参观艺术对人有何益处？有什么类型的艺术？对人有何影响？What is the value of children learning to perform, such as learning to dance? Are traditional art forms performed very much in China? (Give examples)】

9. Something that you don't know but would like to learn - what it is you would like to learn? Why you want to learn this? How you would learn it (or, how you would start to learn this)? And explain what difficulties you think you might have learning this.【Part 3: What practical skills do children learn at school in China? Do you think children should learn some practical skills at school? Do you think it’s useful for old people to attend classes to further their education?】

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11. An important letter that you received - Who wrote it? When you received it? What the letter was about? And explain why it was important. 【Part 3: Do you often write letters to your family and relatives?Do people today write letters by hand as much as they used to do many years ago? What is the value of reading letters that famous people in history have written? Is the handwriting of children today as good as it was many years ago?】

12. TV program - What program it is? What the program is about (or, what type of program it is)? When you watch it? And explain why you like this TV program. 【Part 3: 什么类型电视节目在大人里比较流行？小孩子喜欢什么电视节目？How do (or can) TV programs influence 点击发音 children? Do you think parents should supervise what their children watch on TV? 从前的电视节目和现在的比较？How has television affected (or, changed) society?】

13. Second foreign language - Describe another language that you would like learn. The name of this language? How you would learn it? What difficulties you think you would have (or, might have) when learning this language. And explain why you would choose to study this language. 【Part 3: Do many people in China study a second foreign language? Why do you think some people are better than others at learning a foreign language? Who do you think is better at learning a language, boys or girls? Do you think it's important (or, a good idea) to have one main world language? (= 'a universal language')? What would be the advantages and disadvantages of having a global language? Do you think it's possible to learn a foreign culture without learning the language?】

14. A website - 是什么website？怎么知道的？都用来做什么？and explain why you think this website is (or, was) useful. 【Part 3: Internet对大家有什么作用？Do old people access (= go onto = use) the internet very much? Do you think it is useful to encourage 点击发音 old people to use the internet? 不同年龄的人使用Internet的目的有什么不同？Is the internet used much in schools or colleges/universities? 网上免费下载电影和歌好不好？网上购物？】

15. Handicraft you made - What it was? Where (and when) you made it? How you made it? And explain how satisfied you were with your work. 【Part 3: Compare handmade and machine-made products? 传统手工艺的保护？What are the benefits of children learning how to make something by hand? What is the value of encouraging the development of creativity in children?】

16. Holiday postcard or email you received and that you liked - 什么时候收到的？容是什么？谁发给你的？对你有什么影响？【Part 3: During their holiday time, do most people in China prefer to stay at home and relax or do they prefer to travel?Why do people enjoy traveling? What (kinds of) places do people in China prefer to travel to, as tourists? Do you think your hometown is attractive to tourists?】

17. A film you watched recently - Describe an interesting film you saw recently. When & where you saw it? What type of film it was? What the film was about (= what the contents of the film were)? And explain why you think it was interesting. 【Part 3: 中国人最喜欢的电影类型是什么？你觉得一部好电影的因素是什么？What are some of the benefits from watching foreign films? Do you think (watching) films ha for new films? What are the differences between documentary 点击发音 films and films purely for entertainment?ve (has) any educational benefits? Are people attracted (or influenced) by advertisements (or previews)?】

18. A magazine you like to read - Describe an interesting magazine. What magazine it is? What information it contains? Who you think reads this magazine? And explain why you think this magazine is interesting. 【Part 3: 报纸受欢迎还是杂志受欢迎？What are the main differences between news magazines and newspapers? Some people say we can't believe everything we read in newspapers and news magazines. What do you think? What do people in China prefer to read, magazines or newspapers?】

19. An interesting animal - Describe an interesting animal you have seen. What animal it was? Where you saw it (or, where it lives)? What it looked like? And explain why you thought it was interesting. 【Part 3: 什么动物在中国常见？What animals are most common where you live (or, in your country)? 现在和过去比动物的工作有什么区别？人们养宠物有什么好处？乡村养动物会不会比城市存在更多问题？你的城市是不适合养动物？城市养动物的最大局限？Do people in China still use animals for work? Do people today treat animals the same as they used to do, several decades ago? Do you think it's suitable to keep pets in the city or is it more suitable to have a pet only if you live in the countryside?】

20. An electrical appliance that is useful to you - Describe a useful piece of (electrical) equipment other than computer that you use at home or at work. What it is? How long you have been using it? How you learned to use it? And explain why this item is useful to you. 【Part 3: Have (the item you chose to talk about) changed much over the years? What kinds of electrical appliances are most used in daily life? Do you think we can now live without electrical appliances? What's your opinion of this? Is that a good situation? Do you think science and technology will one day completely eliminate traditional technology and equipment? Do you think people rely too much on machines nowadays? What are the advantages that we get from using modern home and office equipment? What do you think is the most useful thing that man has ever invented?】