2015-01～04 IELTS speaking cue cards
IELTS Speaking Cue Cards
---From January to April 2015
Part Ⅰ
Camping
●Have you ever been camping before ?
●If you could pick a camping place, where would it be ?
●Is camping popular in China ?
●Would you like to try camping in the future ?
●What kind of problems would you have while camping ?
●What kind of preparation do people need to do for camping ?
●Should parents bring their young children for camping ?
Clothes
●What clothes do you usually like to wear ?
●Do/did you wear the same clothes at school and at home ?
●Will you change your clothes when you go home today ?
●Did you have any special clothes to wear when you were a child ?
●Did you like them ?
Advertising
●Are there many advertisements in your country ?
●Why do you think there are so many advertisements now ?
●What are the places where we see advertisements ?
●How do you feel about advertisements ?
●What kind of advertisement do you like the most ?
●Do advertisements influence your choice about what to buy ?
●Do you like advertisements on TV ?
●Do you prefer advertisements on TV or those in magazines ?
●Do you think advertising plays an important role in today?s world ?
●What sort of advertisements leave the deepest impression on people ?
●What do you think about the developments in advertising in China today ?
●Why do you think companies advertise themselves ?
Collection
●Do you like to collect things ?
●How much time do you spend on your collection ?
●Would you keep your collection in the future ?
●Why do people keep old things ?
●What kinds of things do Chinese people like to collect ?
Colour
●What?s your favourite colour ?
●Are there any colours do you dislike ? Why?
●Are colours important to you ?
●Were colours important to you when you were a child ?
●When you are buying something, is the colour important to you ?
●Do you usually wear clothes in your favourite colour ?
●Is colour very important to you when you are buying clothes ?
●Do you prefer light or dark (or, bright)colours ?
●Are there any colours that have a special meaning in your country ?
●What colour do you choose to paint the walls of your room ?
●Is there any colour you would not want your walls to be ?(Why ?)
●Do you think different types of people like different colour ?
Friendship
●How do people (in your country) meet others and make friends ?
●Do you think it?s ea sy for people to make friends ?
●Is it important for people to have good relationships with colleagues at their workplace ?
Why ?
●Would you say the students (at your school/university) have a good relationship with each
other ?
●(possibly)How would you descr ibe a “good relationship”?
●Do you ever help a friend by giving advice ?
Hobbies
●Have you got a hobby ? If so, what is it ?
●Is it an expensive hobby in your country ?
●What do teenagers like doing in your country ?
●What hobbies are usually expensive in your country ?
●What do you like about your hobby ?
●How much time do you spend on your hobby ?
●Is your hobby a common hobby in your country ?
●Are there any new hobbies that you would like to take up ?
Handwriting
●Do you often write things ?
●Do you write everyday ?
●What do you usually write ?
●Do you like writing to people ?
●How often do you send e-mails ?
●What are you main reasons for using e-mails ?
●Do you like to send e-mails ?
●Do you usually write by hand or write using a computer(, typewriter or word-processor) ?
●Nowadays, how do most people write things ?
●Do you think computers might one day replace handwriting ?
●When do children begin to write in your country ?
●How did you learn to write ?
●Do you think handwriting is very important nowadays ?
●How can children today improve(or, practice) their handwriting ?
●What impression does a person?s handwriting have on other people ?
Home/Accommodation
●What kind of housing/accommodation do you live in ?
●Do you live in a house or a flat ?
●Who do you live with ?
●How long have you lived with ?
●Do you plan to live there for a long time ?
●(If you answer you haven?t live there long) What?s the different between where you are living
now and where you have lived in the past ?
●Can you describe the place where you live ?
●Which room does your family spend most of the time in ?
●What do you usually do in your house/flat ?
●Are the transport facilities to your home very good ?
●Do you prefer living in a house or a flat ?
●Please describe the room you live in.
●What part of your home do you like the most ?
Hometown
●What?s (the name of) your hometown (again) ?
●Is that a big city or a small place ?
●Please describe your hometown a little.
●How long have you been living there ?
●Do you like your hometown ?
●(Possibly) Do you like living there ?
●What do you like (most) about your hometown ?
●Is there anything you dislike about it ?
●Do you think you will continue living there for a long time ?
Housework
●Do you like doing housework ?
●How do you think housework could be made more interesting ?
●Did your parents ask you do any housework when you were a child ?
●Do you think children should do some housework ?
●Which do you think is better for doing housework, a machine or a person ?
●In the future, do you think machines will replace humans for doing housework ?
Leisure time/Relax
●What do you do in your spare time ?
●What so you do to relax ?
●How do you usually spend your evening ?
●What do you usually do after work ?
●Do you prefer to stay at home in the evenings or do you prefer to go out ?
●Do you think modern lifestyle give people enough time for leisure ?
●Do you think people today have more time to relax than in the past ?
●Do you think it is important for people to have leisure time( or, time to relax) ?
●Do old people and young people spend their leisure time in the same way ?
●What do you think are the good points and possible bad points about having leisure time ?
●How do people in your country spend their holidays ?
●Do you like to travel in your holidays ?
●If you had a child, what leisure places would you go to with your child ?
Letters or e-mails
●Do you write many letters or e-mails ?
●Who do you usually write to ?
●Do you prefer to write letters by hand or to use a computer ?
●How often do you write an email or a letter ?
●What are the differences between emails and letters ?
●Is it hard to think of what to write ?
●What kind of letter/email do you think is the hardest to write ?
●How do you feel when you receive a letter or an email ?
●What sort of letters or emails are the most difficult to reply to ?
●What kinds of letters (or emails) do you receive that make you feel excited ?
●Which do you prefer, to make a phone call or write an email ?
●Do you think people will still write letters in the future ?
●How do you communicate with others at work - by emails or is it more convenient to
communicate face-to-face ?
Museums
●Are there many (or, any) museums in your hometown ?
●Do you think museums are useful for visitors to your hometown/country ?
●Do you often visit a museum ?
●Did you go to any museums when you were a child ?
●When was the last time you visited a museum ?
●Do you think it?s suitable for museums to sell things to visitors ?
Names
●Who gave you your name ?
●Does your name have any particular (or, special) meaning ?
●Do you like your name ?
●In your country, do people feel that their name is very important ?
●Would you like to change your name ?
●Is it easy to change your name in your country ?
●Who usually names babies in your country ?
●Do you have any special traditions about naming a baby ?
●What names are most common in your hometown ?
Natural places
●Do you like visiting natural places?
●What are some well-known natural attractions in your country ?
●Have you ever gone camping ?
●Do you like a natural environment ?
●How do city kids in your country have contract with nature ?
●Do you have any memories of nature from your childhood ?
●What are the benefits of learning about nature ?
●What can people get from going to natural places ?
Plans & Goals
●Please summarize your plans for the near future ?
●When do you plan to start that ?
●How do you intend to achieve that ?
●When you go abroad, do you plan to live in the countryside or a big city ? (Why?)
●Do you plan to spend many years overseas ?
●After you go abroad, do you plan to join any club ?
Nearby shop and market
●Are there any shops near where you live ?
●Do you think it is important to have shops near people?s homes ?
●How often do you go to thees shops ?
●What?s the difference between shopping in a market and a store ?
Public holidays
●What public holidays do you have in your country ?
●Do people in your country celebrate Christmas ?
●Do you like public holidays ?
●Which public holidays do you like the most ?
●What did you do during the last public holidays ?
●What do other people in your country usually do on public holidays ?
●What would you like to do during the next public holidays ?
●Do you think public holidays are important ?
●Do you think there should be more public holidays in your country ?
Reading/books
●Do you like reading books ? Why or why not ?
●What kinds of books do you like to read ?
●Did you read much when you were a child ?
●What kinds of books did you like reading when you were a child ?
●Do (young) children like reading books ?
●For children, what do you think are the benefits of reading ?
●What do you think are the benefits of reading to children ?
Sky
●Do you like to watch the sky ?
●What is the sky like at night in your hometown ?
●Do you like to watch stars ?
●Have you ever taken a course about star ?
●Is it important to study stars ?
●What?s your favourite star ?
Shopping
●Do you like going shopping ?
●Do you spend much when you go shopping ?
●What do you usually buy when you go shopping ?
●Would you like to work in a shopping centre ?
Shoes
●Do you like shopping for shoes ? (Why or why not ?)
●How often do you buy shoes ?
●How long is it since you bought some shoes ?
●What kinds of shoes do you usually buy (or, prefer to buy) ?
●Do you prefer comfortable shoes or good-looking shoes ?
Seasons
●What?s your favourite season ?
●What do people in your country like to do in different seasons ?
●What?s the least favourite season in your country ?
●What are the differences between different season ?
●What season is good for traveling in your hometown ?
School
●How old were you when you started school ?
●Where did you go to school ?
●How did you get to school each day ?
●Tell me something about school. = Can you describe it ?
●Did you enjoy it ? (Why or why not ?)
●What were some of the most popular activities at primary school ?
●Have you ever returned to see your old school again ?
●Are you still in contact with any of the friends you had in primary school ?
●What subjects did you study in secondary school ?
●What was your favourite subject in secondary school ?
●And which subject do you like the least ? Why ?
●Which secondary school subject do you think is the most useful for people in adult life ?
●What part of your secondary school education did you enjoy the most ?
●How do you feel about your high school ?
●Why did you choose to attend that particular school ?
●Which class did you enjoy the most ? Why ?
Sleeping
●How many hours do you sleep every day ?
●Is it necessary to take a nap every day ?
●Do old people sleep a lot ? Why ?
●How to have a good sleep ?
●Do you like to get up early in morning ?
●Can you sleep well if you are in a noisy environment ?
Teachers
●Do you have a favourite teacher ?
●Why do you like the teacher ?
●How does (did) this teacher help you ?
●Do you think you could be a teacher ?
●Would you like to be a teacher ?
Television
●How much TV do you usually watch ?
●What?s your favourite TV program ?
●Did you watch much TV when you were a child ? (How much)
●What (types of) programs did you watch when you were a child ?
●Do you think television has changed in the past few decades ?
●(Possibly) Do you think television has changed since you were a child ?
●Has television changed your life in any way ?
Travelling
●Do you like traveling ?
●In which season do you prefer to travel ?
●Would you say your country welcomes travelers (or, tourists) ?
●(Possibly the question above is this) Would you say your country is a good place for
travelers(or, tourists) to visit ?
Time management
●Are you good at organizing time ?
●How do you usually organize time ?
●Do you think planning is important for time management ?
●Why do you think some people pay to learn time management ?
●Do you think children should learn to manage time ?
●Why do some people find it hard to follow their plans ?
●How would you teach your children time management ?
●Do old people and young people manage time in a similar way ?
Work or studies
Your work
●What work do you do ?
●Why did you choose to do that type of work (or, that job)?
●Do you like your job ?
●Is it very interesting ?
●(Possibly) Do you miss being a student ?
Your studies
●What subjects are you studying ?
●Why did you choose to study that subject ?
●Do you like you subject ? Why ?
●Is it interesting ?
●(Possibly) Are you looking forward to working ?
●Do you prefer to study in the mornings or in the afternoons ?
Weekends
●How do you usually spend your weekends ?
●In your country, do men and women usually do the same kinds of things on weekends (or, in
their spare time) ?
●When do you spend time with your family ?
●What do you usually do on weekends ?
●What did you do last weekend ?
●What do other people in your hometown(or, in your country) usually do on weekends ?
●What are you going to do next weekend ?
●Is there anything new that you would like to do on weekends ?
●Do you like working on weekends ?
●Do you think employees should have to work on weekends ?
●Do you feel that weekends now are more important to you than when you were a child ?
Trees
●Do you like trees ?
●Are there any important trees in your country ?
●Is there a forest near your hometown ?
●(Possibly) Would you like to live in a place that has lots of trees ?
●Where can one find trees (or, forests) in your country ?
●Do you think places with trees attract more visitors than places with few trees ?
●Did you ever (like to) climb trees when you was a child ?
●Have you ever plant trees ?
●Do you think more people should plant trees ?
●Do you think trees are important ?
●What would you say are the benefits of having trees ?
●Do you think we should protect trees ?
Visitors to your home
●Do you like visitors coming to your home ?
●How often do you have visitors to your home ?
●When someone visits you, how do you usually show hospitality ?
●What kinds of manners do you expect your home visitors to have ?
●Do you bring gifts when you visit others ?
●Do you like to visit other people ?
Weather
●What?s the weather like today ?
●What kind of weather do you like (best) ? Why ?
●What?s your favou rite weather ? Why ?
●What do you usually do during your favourite weather (or, season) ?
●What?s the weather usually like in your hometown ?
●Do you like the weather (or, that kind of climate) ? Why or why not ?
●How often is the weather good in your hometown ?
●What did you do the last time the weather was good ?
●Are there any bad points about the weather in your city ?
●What?s the typical weather in China like ?
●Have there been any changes in the weather over the past few years ?
●Does the weather ever affect what you do ?
●How does the weather affect people ?
●How do you feel when the weather is cloudy ?
●Do you always pay attention to the weather forecast ?
●Can you give any examples of unusual weather ?
●Do you like snow ? Why ?
●Would you prefer to live in a place that has just one, warm season that lasts the whole year or
a place with different seasons ?
●Do people in China play the same sports in different seasons of the year ?
PART Ⅱ&Ⅲ
Describe a situation when you received some useful advice.
You should say:
what the situation was
who gave you the advice
what the advice was
and explain how this advice was useful to you
●In what situations do young people (or, children) need advice ?
●Do you think advice from young people?s parents is important ?
●What is the value of advice from order people ?
●What advice do parents usually give to their children ?
●Do young people always take (or, accept) the advice of their parents ?
●Which advice do you think is more important (or, better), advice from parents or advice from
friends ?
●Do you think it?s part of a teacher?s job (i.e, one of the responsibilities of being a teacher) to
give advice to his or her students ?
●Do people ever get advice from strangers ?
●Why do some people gives advice to strangers ?
●What people in society give professional advice ?
Describe a book you read recently
You should say:
who recommended it
what book it was
what the book is about
and explain what you learned from it
●What are some different types of materials that people in your country read ?
●What benefits do people get from reading ?
●Do you think reading can be fun ?
●What benefits do people get from reading for pleasure (or, leisure) ?
●Do men and women tend to read same types of books ?
●Has the internet changed the people?s reading habits ?
●How are electronic books and paper books different ?
●What types of books do children like most ?
●How can parents encourage their children to develop the habit of reading ?
●Do you think it?s a good idea to read to pre-school children ?
●Which is more difficult for a child to do, watch TV or read a book ?
Describe an exciting sport you know
You should say:
What the sport is;
How you know about it;
Is it difficult?
And explain why you think it is exciting
●How do you think of extreme sports ?
●Should governments ban dangerous sports for young people ?
●Would you encourage young people to do these sports ?
●What kinds of ball games do Chinese people like to do ?
●What kinds of sports can people in your country watch on TV ?
●Are there any TV programs about sports in your country ?
●Do you think these programs can help people play sports more often ?
●Why do people play extreme sports ?
●Why can?t governments stop people from playing dangerous sports ?
●What?s the difference between professional athletes and amateur ath letes ?
Describe a person you know who is good at cooking.
You should say:
Who this person is;
What is your relationship with this person;
What kinds of food he or she cooks;
And explain why you think this person is good at cooking
●How often do Chinese people cook at home ?
●There are more restaurants these days. Do you think people will eat out more ?
●Does school has cooking classes in your country ?
●Do you think we should teach children how to cook ?
Describe a childhood song you remember well.
You should say:
Where you first heard this song;
How old were you when you first heard it;
What it was;
And explain how you feel now when you hear this song
●What kind of music do different age groups in China like ?
●Why do people of different ages like different kinds of music ?
●Is it proper to play music loud in public ?
●Do you think music can be a source of pollution ?
●When people get order, will they like the same type of music as the music they liked in their
childhood ?
●What can people learn from song ?
Describe a place you went to that was full of colour.
You should say:
Where it was;
Why you went there;
What you did there
And explain why you think this place was made so colourful.
●What colours are least popular in your country ?
●Would these colours become popular in the future ?
●What was the most popular colour last year ?
●How do people affect people?s mood ?
●What colours are the mostly seen for building in China ?
●What colour is suitable for offices ?
●How differently do men and women look at the same colour ?
●Is there any change in the use of colours in the present and in the past ?
●Do colours make a difference in advertisements ?
●What colours are suitable for formal occasions ?
●Do business people need to wear dark clothes ?
Describe a time you we re friendly to someone you didn’t like.
You should say:
When and where it happened;
Who he or she was;
Why you didn?t like this person;
And explain why you were friendly to him or her on that occasion.
Describe a pleasant surprise you had.
You should say:
When and where it happened;
Who gave you the surprise;
Why they gave you the surprise;
And explain how you felt about it
●Do Chinese people like surprise ?
●Do you always get excited by surprises ?
●Can people learn how to be happy ?
●How do Chinese people think of money ?
●Would you be happy when you don?t buy anything while shopping ?
●Is happiness important ?
●Is happiness very important to those who are very rich ?
●How do people in your country express their happiness ?
Describe a piece of good news you heard from TV or the Internet.
You should say:
What the news was about;
When you get this news;
Where you get this news from;
And explain why you think it was a good piece of news
●How do people in your country get news ?
●Do you think children should start watching news from a young age ?
●What kinds of news do Chinese like ?
Describe a subject you didn’t like before but have interest in now.
You should say:
What it was;
When you studied the subject;
Why you didn?t like it before;
And explain why you have interest in ti now.
●Do you think teachers have a great influence on students? studies ?
●Is interest important for students ?
●How to develop interest in a school subject ?
●How to learn English in a fun way ?
●Do you think students should spend more time on one subject or equally spend time on all
subject ?
●How to be a good teacher ?
●Do you like to learn from Internet ?
●Would you learn from TV ?
Describe a special toy you had in your childhood
You should say:
What it was;
Who gave it to you;
How often you played it;
And explain why it was special to you
●Compared with toys that children play nowadays, is there any toy you didn?t have when you
were young ?
●Do you think children should play with hi-tech toys ?
Describe a happy family event from your childhood that you remember well
You should say:
What the event was;
When and where it happened;
What you saw or did;
And explain why you remember this event so well.
●Describe a typical family in your country.
●What is the role of mother and father in your family ?
●At what age young children become mature ?
●How to help children become mature ?
●Is it good to only have a child ?
●Do you think teenagers should start working to make money for their families ?
Describe an interesting website you have visit.
You should say:
When you visit it;
How you first knew about this website;
What the website is about;
And explain why you think it is interesting.
●What useful things have you learnt from the internet so far ?
●Why do young people prefer the internet to books when they want to learnt things ?
●Would online libraries replace real libraries ?
●What are the benefits of having online libraries ?
●How do you think of websites like Facebook ?
Describe something interesting you learnt from internet.
You should say:
What you learnt;
What website you learnt it from;
How you learnt it;
And explain why you think it was interesting.
●How has the internet changed your country ?
●What would happen when the internet couldn?t work in your country ?
●Would libraries disappear in the future ?
●Why is weibo popular in China ?
●Do you think information from weibo is more valuable than those from other sources ?
Describe an unusual building you’ve visited.
You should say:
Where it is;
What it is used for;
What it looks like;
And explain why you think it is unusual.
●Do buildings need to look the same ?
●Do you prefer traditional architecture or modern architecture ?
●Do you prefer tall buildings or short buildings ?
Describe a time when you got lost.
You should say:
When and where it happened;
Who was there with you;
How you felt when you got lost;
And explain how you eventually found you way.
●Why do some people get lost easily but others don?t ?
●Is digital map important ?
●Would people rely more on digital maps ?
●Why people like traveling ?
●What kind of preparation do people need to do ?
●How do you find your way in an unfamiliar place ?
●If you got lost and didn?t have a map, what would you do ?
●What kinds of problems would people have while traveling ?
Describe a historical city you have been to
You should say:
What the city was;
When you went to the city;
What you did there
●Do you think museum should be free ?
●Are young people in your country interested in historical museums ?
●How to get more people interested in history ?
●Tell me some movies or music about history in your country ?
●How do people learn about history ?
●What do people like to do when they visit a historical place ?
●Would you say movies help people develop more interest in history ?
Describe a movie you would like to watch again
You should say:
What it was about;
When and where you watch it;
Who you watch it with;
And explain why you would like to watch it again
●Why do fewer and fewer people go to cinema ?
●Do you prefer to watch a movie at home or in a cinema ?
●What would you do if you couldn?t understand the language in a foreign film ?
●Do people of different ages in your country watch different kinds of movies ?
Describe a vehicle you would like to buy (or, own)
You should say:
What kind of vehicle it is ?
What it would look like;
Why you would like to have it
And explain why you prefer this means of transport.
●What are the advantages and disadvantages of public and private (individual) transport ?
●What are the advantages to society of having more people using mass transport ?
●Compared the advantages and disadvantages of using mass transport ?
●Why do some people have to travel a long distance every day to get to work ?
●What are the advantages and disadvantages of living in centre of a city and living in the
suburbs of a city ?
●Do you think that governments should control the number of private cars that are on the
roads ?
●Should it be the responsibility of governments or individuals to control the number of cars
that are in use ?
Describe a family member you would like to work with
You should say:
Who this person is;
What kind of person he or she is;
Whether you?ve worked together before;
And explain why you would like to work with this person (more than with other members of your family)
●What?s the most common family business in China ?
●What are the benefits of working for big companies ?
●Why do some people say that we don?t work for the same company for long ?
Describe a long journey/short trips you would like to make again
You should say:
Where you went;
Who you went with;
What you did during the trip
And explain why you would like to make the trip again.
●What do you do before you start your journey ?
●Do you prefer traveling on your own or with your friends ?
●How do you usually plan your trips ?
●Do you like long journeys ?
●Do you always like to visit a place you have been to again ?
Describe an ambition you have not achieved yet.
You should say:
What it is;
When you first had this ambition;
Why you had this ambition;
And explain why you haven?t achieved it yet.
●Do you think children should have ambitions ?
●Do you think parents should stop children from thinking too big ?
●What?s the importance of having ambition ?
●What are the advantages of feeling ambitious towards your work ?
Describe a friend who you think is a good leader.
You should say:
Who this friend is;
How you first met;
How other people behave towards him or her;
And explain why you think he or she is a good leader.
●In your culture, what kinds of people can be leaders ?
●Has there been a change in the characteristics that leaders should have ?
●Many women are earning more money now, do they can be leaders ?
Describe a situation that others didn’t tell you the whole truth
You should say:
What the situation was;
Who was involved;
Why they didn?t tell you the whole truth;
And explain how you felt when you found out you were not told the whole truth
●In what occasions do what lies happen ?
●Does lying help people less embarrassed ?
●Should friends be honest with each other all the time ?
●Do you think lying is a crime ?
●Could you give me some examples of the lies you have told ?
●Do you think people should lie ti their colleagues around ?
●Should husband and wife lie to each other ?
Describe something you really want to buy in the future
You should say:
What it is;
When you will buy it;
Where you will buy it;
And explain why you want to buy it.
●Where do young people in your country like to shopping ?
●How has the way people buy things changed ?
●Compare online shopping websites in China with those in other countries.
●What do you think of advertisements ?
●What kind of advertisement is the best effective ?
●Do you think companies these days have spent too much money on advertisements ?
Describe a popular band or singer in your country.
You should say:
When it first become popular;
What style of music it perform;
Who (what kinds of people) like this band or singer;
And explain why you think they are popular.
●Have you ever downloaded any of his/her/their music from the internet ?
●What are the various ways that people use to listen to music ?
●What?s the most popular way for young people to listen to music today ?
●What do you think are the advantages and disadvantages of going to see music performed
live, at a concert ?
●What do you think are the differences between listening to live music and listening to it on a
recording(at home), such as a CD or on your iPod ?
●Compared to several decades ago, has technology changed the way people listen to music
today ?
●Is technology today used to produce music in ways that were not used before ?
●Do you think the music that people listen to today is different to music in the past ?
●Do you like classical music ?
●Do young people like classical music ?
●Do you think it?s important for songwriters and performers to receive money for their work ?
●Do school students have music classes in your country ?
●What do you think are the benefits of their education ?
Describe an occasion that you waited for someone.
You should say:
Who the person you waited for;
When you waited for the person;
Where you waited for the person
And explain why you waited for the person.
Describe a place near water (a river, a lake or an ocean ) that you enjoyed visiting.
You should say :
Where this place was;
What you did at this place
Who you went there with;
And explain why you liked this place
●Why do so many people like going to places with water such as lakes, rivers,or the ocean ? ●What kinds of leisure activities do people like to do in the places such as on the ocean, at a
beach, at a river, at a lake etc. ?
●As a place to spend some leisure time, do you think the beach or the seaside is more suitable
for children or for old people ?
●Do you think children and ole people do the same types of things when they go to a beach ?
●What activities would you do if you were spending leisure time at a beach or near the ocean ?
●Why do some people like water sports ?
●Do you think the government should invest money in developing facilities foe water sports ?
●Do you think that human activity is posing a threat to the oceans of the world ?
●How important is water in people?s everyday lives ?
●What do you think are the advantages and disadvantages traveling on the ocean ?
Describe something you do to help you stay healthy.
You should say:
What you do;
When you started doing this;
How much time you spend doing this (or, how often you do this )
And explain what benefits you get from this activity or explain how this activity helps you stay healthy.
●Is staying healthy an important question (or topic) in your country ?
●Is it really so important to stay healthy ?
●What activities do people in your country do in order to maintain their health ?
●Do you think elderly people (e.g.>65) pay more attention to staying healthy than younger
people ? Why ? How ?
●What do elderly people do to stay healthy ?
●Would you say modern life creates stress in people ?
●Do you think that exercise is the best way to stay healthy, or is paying attention to one?s diet
the best way ?
●Do men and women generally do the same things to stay healthy ?
●Is there much difference between the exercise that men do and the exercise that women do ?
●Would you say food safety is an important health issue ?
●What is the government doing bout food safety ?
●Do you think the best way would be to promote health awareness in schools ?
●Did you learn anything in school about healthy living ?
●Do you thing that employers (or, companies) should encourage their employees to do things
to stay healthy ?
●How do you suggest this could be done ?
Describe a person you wanted to be similar to in teenage years/a habit your friend has that you want to develop
You should say:
Who this person was;
How you knew this person
What impressed you about this person
And explain why you wanted to be similar to this person.
●Do you think you are similar to him or her now ?
●Do other people also want to be similar to this person ?
●What kinds of people do children (young people) in China want to be similar to when they
grow up ?
●How (or, why) do popular stars such as sports stars or pop singers become role models for
young people ?
●Do you think it is good for children to use entertainment stars as role models ?
●Why do some companies advertise products by using famous people ?
●Do you think this has a good effect on children ?
●Do you think famous people who appear in advertisements have any special responsibilities
towards society ?
●Do you think it is important for children to learn to think independently ?
●How is the way children are brought up today in China different to when your parents were
young ?
●In your opinion, at what age do young people become independent of their parents ?
Describe a useful APP on phones, computers or tablets you know.
You should say :
What the app is;
How long you have used it;
What it is used for
And explain why you think it is useful
●Is it convenient to use an APP ?
●What are the drawbacks about using an APP ?
●Is using an APP more acceptable for the young people than the old ?
Describe an occasion that you borrowed something from others.
You should say :