Part 2 Cue Card

People
A leader you admire
Decisive/vision/team
bonding/attentative/
Predictability
Insult our intelligence
One of your best friends
A character or personality of yours/A
good personality you have
A creative person that you admire
A person that you like to spend time with
Someone who is older than you that you
admire
A person who once moved to live with
you
A time that you helped someone
l Family

A family (not your own) you like

l News
Describe a piece of news

l Travelling/Changed plan
A (short) journey that you disliked
A recent happy event that you had
An unforgettably holiday you had
One time when the weather changed
your plan
A special trip you would like to go on in
the future
A happy family event from your
childhood that you remember well

l Place(s)Pollution

Your favourite park in your city (town)

An interesting public place that you like
to visit
A place near water (such as river, lake or
the ocean) that you enjoyed visiting
A place you visited that has been
affected by pollution

l Animal
Describe An interesting animal
You should say:
What it is
How you know about it
And explain why you think it is
interesting
Well, I think a special dish that I can talk
about is the salad, I like it because it is
very healthy. It has nothing but fruit,

vegatable and some bread crumbs in it.

So it is low in fat and calories, good for
your heart and blood. I firstly knew about
this dish from a foreign friend of mine,
she told me that this is very easy to
prepare and very healthy to have. She
asked me to watch a cooking show, that
is how I have learned to prepare salad.
Why I think it is special? Well, I think it is
special because it is so healthy.
Nowadays people eat too much oil and
fat, which could lead to heart disease.
However if you enjoy salad, you will take
in less fat and heat, not only can this be
very healthy, but also you can lose some
weight. Moreover, it is
good/delicous/yummy/addictive. So I
think it is very special.
Improvise

Badminton
1.foodie
2.study abroad

l Clothes
A piece of clothes that given by someone

A product
A product you bought and felt happy
A toy that you received when you were a
child

Help sb

A situation (or time) when you helped

someone

l Song
A song that means something special to
you

l Object
An antique or some other old thing that
your family has kept for a long time

l A big company
Describe

interested in

l Tradition

big

company

you

are

An interesting tradition in your country

A song that means something special to
you

l Food
A dinner that you had with your friends
An occasion when you ate a kind of food
for the first time

l Language
The first time that you used a foreign
language to communicate

l Angry & apologise

A person who has apologized to you
A situation that you got a little angry
A mistake that you once made

 Wedding
A wedding you have been to

Early get up
An occasion you got up extremely early

School/course
A

course/subject that

you

want

learn in the near future

A school activity you like to talk about

SpotsCyclingActivitiesPositive
change
A new skill you want to learn

to

A sport you would like to try for the first

time
A positive change in your life
An activity you do to keep fit
A course that you want to learn
An activity that you do in your school
An important skill you learned when you
were a child
A program or APP in your computer or
phone

An App
A method that helps you save money
A program or APP in your computer or
phone

ReadingNovelNews
A piece of good news that you received

An article that you read from a magazine

or newspaper
A story or a novel that was particularly
interesting to you
A

piece

of

local

news

that

was

interesting to you

A difficult decision/A mistake

A difficult decision that you once made
Something you learned from your
mistake

l Job
A goal you want to achieve in the future
A big company you are interested in
A perfect job you would like to have in
the future

l Photo
A photo of yourself you have taken
A picture or photograph in your family/a
picture or photo you like most
l Season
A season or time of a year that you like

l Skills
A new skill you want to learn
A skill you learned during your childhood
A method that helps you to save money

Part 3 Abstract questions

 A character or personality of
yours
1. What kinds of characters are quite
popular in the modern society?
2. What qualities should a good teacher
have? Why or why not?
3. Do you think parents character can
affect young peoples development?
4. Would you like to develop a specific
personality in the future?

A person who has apologized to

you
1. Is it very important to say
sorry sometimes?
2. What situations do people say sorry?
3. Why do some people hate to say
sorry?

4. In what situations should we apologize

immediately?
5. When will people say thank you?
6. When was the last time you found it
hard to accept an apology?

Someone you admire who is

much older than you
1. What kinds of activities do old people
like to do these days?
2. Why do some old people only
remember happy things?
3. Why do young people like to ask
about the past of old people?
4. What kinds of things can young
people learn from old people?
5. Do you think old people enjoy their life
more these days compared with the
past?

Generally speaking, I think yes. For

example, the elderly today can enjoy
much ore choices in life. Because in the
past, there used to be little wealth, so
when people got old, they could not
enjoy their life with a lot of choices. But
now they can choose to travel or to
particpate in many other activities. So
from this perspective they do enjoy their
life more today. However, some people
also say that the elderly are much more
lonely today, because their children are
always busying working rather than
spending more time with them, but I
think as long as we tell children more
about this problem ,they will spend more
time with their parents. So overall, I
think the elderly today are much
happier.

 Something that you have shared

with others
1. Do people in your country prefer to
share public transport or do they prefer
to use private transport?
2. Do many people in your country share
their home with others or do they mostly
live alone?
What do you think of the Air B & B?
3. Do you think there are any
dis/advantages of sharing your home
with other (non-family) people?
4. Have you ever share your
food/accommodation with someone
else before?

A person who once moved to live

with you

1. Do you like to live with people at

about your age or older than you? Why?
2. What would you do if your neighbours
were noisy all the time?
3. What are the advantages of living with
old people?
Knowledge
Knowledgable
What I am trying to say is that

A creative person that you

admire
1. What can schools do to nurture
childrens creativity?
2. Why do some people like to copy
others idea in these days?

3. Do you think art can make a person

more creative?
Well, actually Im not sure how to answer
this question. Because Ive never
thought about that before. But I guess
the answer must be yes/definite because
art is the same as creativity. /art is
created by creative artists. This is all
that I know.
4. Do you think you were more creative
when you were young?
5. Whats the most creative thing that
you have ever done or made?

A leader you admire

1. In your culture, what kinds of people
can be leaders?

2. Has there been a change in the

characteristics that leaders should have
in the past and now?
3. Many women are earning more money
now than before; does this mean that
they can be leaders?

A person that you like to spend

time with
1. Who do you usually spend your spare
time with?
2. Why do some young people dislike
living with old people?
3. What do you usually do when you
hang out with your friends?
4. Do you like to spend time on your own
or with your family/ friends?

 Park
1. How often do you visit parks?
2. Do we need big or small parks in the
city?
3. Why is it important to have parks in a
city?
4. What kinds of things should a park
offer to visitors?
5. Should people visit parks every week?

An interesting public place in

your city
1. What measures should be taken to
deal with noise in public places?
2. How should people behave in public
places?
3. Where do people like to visit on
weekends?

4. Are expensive buildings a waste of

money?

A (short) journey that you dislike

1. Are there any special places for
visiting in China?
2. Do Chinese people like to travel
abroad?
3. What can people benefit from
travelling?
4. Do you like to travel on your own or
with your family?
5. Do you like to visit popular places or
less-known places?
6. Do people prefer short trips or long
trips?
7. What kinds of problems would people
have when they go on a long trip?

 A place near water that you

enjoyed visiting
1. Why do so many people like going to
places with water such as lakes, rivers or
the ocean?
2. What kinds of leisure activities do
people like to do in places such as on the
ocean, at a beach, at a river, at a lake
etc.?
3. 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?
4. Do you think children and old people
do the same types of things when they
go to a beach?
5. What activities would you do if you
were spending some leisure time at a
beach or near the ocean?

6. Why do some people like water

sports?
7. Do you think the government should
invest money in developing facilities tor
water sports?
8. Do you think that human activity is
posing a threat to the oceans of the
world?
9. How important is water in people's
everyday lives?
10. What do you think are the
advantages and disadvantages of
traveling on the ocean?

A house or apartment you want

to live in
1. Do most Chinese people live in an
apartment or a house?

2. Do young people in your country like

to live with their parents or by
themselves?
3. Do Chinese people like to rent a place
to live?
4. Would you live in a foreign country in
the future?
5. How is the modern home design (both
inside & outside appearance) in your
country different from that of the past?
6. In your country, what type of home do
most people live in?
7. Do people prefer to live in modem
homes or the older-style homes (e.g... 50
years ago)?
8. How are modern homes different from
older homes?
9. What do you imagine people's houses
will be like in the future?

10. Why do people sometimes move to

live in a different home?
11. Do you think moving to a new home
can ever create (or cause) problems for
people?
12. What are the differences between
living in a city and living in (a village or
town in) the countryside?
13. Do people (in your country) prefer to
live in cities or in rural environments?
14. What are the differences between
living in the countryside compared to
living in a city?

An activity that you do in your

school
1. Do you think schools should organize
more group activities?

2. What kinds of activities are good for

childrens health?
3. What kinds of classroom activities are
popular in your country?
4. Should young people play dangerous
sports?

An occasion you got up extremely

early
1. Who usually get up early, young
people or old people?
2. Will working late at night influence the
next days work?
3. Do young Chinese stay up late at
night?
4. Is it easy for you to get up early?
5. What do you do to guarantee a good
sleep?

6. Can you sleep well if there is noise

around?

A wedding you have been to

1. Do you often attend weddings?
2. What wedding gifts are popular in
China?
3. How do you think of the perfect age
for marriage?
4. Why do Chinese people like to go to
celebrations like wedding ceremony?
5. What is the difference between a
fancy wedding ceremony and an
ordinary one?
6. Do women prefer to be single or be
married?
7. Why do women want to get married?

 A situation that you got a little

angry
1. How do you control your anger?
2. Why would some people get angry
easily?
3. How does peoples mood get
affected?
4. Is it important to be calm?
5. What would you do if you make others
angry with you?
6. In what ways can people manage their
anger well?

A mistake that you once made

1. What should teachers do when
students make mistakes?
2. What can people learn from mistakes?
3. Do you often make mistakes?

4. Can mistakes help people be more

successful?
5. How to avoid making mistakes?

An occasion when you ate a kind

of food for the first time
1. Do you like to try new food?
2. What kinds of foreign food are popular
in your country?
3. Do you like to cook at home?
4. Is it expensive to eat out in your
country?
5. Whats the difference between
Chinese food and western food?

A positive change in your life

1. Is your country changing rapidly?

2. What can smart phones do these

days?
3. Since most people do work on their
computers, why do they still need to go
to the offices?
4. Do you think peoples work in the
future will be heavily affected by the
technology?
5. Compare the pace of technological
progress in the past and now.

An experience of having dinner

with friends in a restaurant
1. Do Chinese people like to eat at
home?
2. How often do Chinese people eat out?
3. Why do some people like to eat alone?
4. Are there any disadvantages of eating
outside?

5. Whats the difference between eating

at home and eating in a restaurant?
6. Why do some people keep eating
healthy food even if they already know
the harm?

A situation in which you helped

someone
1. Do you like helping others?
2. Should children be taught to help
others?
3. How can we encourage children to
help others?
4. Do you think people nowadays are
less likely to help others compared to in
the past?
5. Do people today trust others as much
as in the past?

6. How do students in school help each

other?
7. What do you think are the benefits of
having unpaid volunteer work?

A big news in your local

community
1. Why do local people like to read local
news?
2. Why do people like local news more
than international news?
3. How often do Chinese people buy
newspaper?
4. Is it convenient to read news on the
Internet in your country?
5. How do you usually get news?

 A time the weather changed your

plan
1. Where can people get weather
reports?
2. How do weather reports affect
peoples life?
3. What do people do on rainy days and
sunny days?
4. Has climate change affected your
country?
5. Does weather affect your mood?

A time you communicated with a

foreigner
1. What do you think of children learning
a foreign language?
2. Why are some language classes
boring?

3. What can teachers do to inspire

students interest in language learning?
4. What is the best way to learn a foreign
language?
5. Why some people can learn languages
fast while others are not?
6. Does age affect the language
learning?
7. What approaches should teachers
take to teach students? Is there any
scientific evidence that the best time to
learn foreign language is 5 years old?
8. Reading books written in foreign
language or speaking a foreign
language: which is more difficult?
9. How can teachers motivate students
to learn a foreign language?

 A difficult choice in your life

1. What skills are necessary when
making decisions?
2. How can people improve their
decision-making skills?
3. How do you think computers will
change the way people make decisions?
4. Do parents in China allow their
children to make important decisions
about the future?
5. Do you think parents should make
decisions for their children?
6. How can old people help young people
to make their own decisions wisely?
7. What do you think are the qualities of
a good decision-maker?
8. Can you tell me a small difficult thing
that people might meet in daily life?
9. Do you think that children have
recognition of fear and regret?

10. Do you think it is difficult to decide

big things like marriage?

A recent happy event that you

had
1. How would you define happiness?
2. What kinds of things make Chinese
people feel happy?
3. Do you think people will be happy
when they become richer?
4. Why do some people say happiness
never lasts long?
5. What do you do when you feel
unhappy?
6. Do you think money can make people
happy?
7. Do you think rich people are always
happy?

8. Are Chinese people happier than they

were 30 years ago?

A family (not yours) that you like

1. In China, what kinds of family
members usually live together?
2. In a typical Chinese family, who plays
the leading role?
3. Do young people and middle-aged
people live with the old people?
4. How do grandparents educate their
grandchildren in your country?
5. What are the benefits of living in a big
family compared with living in a smallsized family?

A course that you want to learn

1. Should schools teach both arts and

science?
2. What kinds of courses are useful for
university students?
3. Why do some students dislike
studying at school?
4. What school activities are good for
schoolchildren?

A piece of good news that you

received
1. How do people share good news?
2. How does modern technology affect
the delivery of information?
3. When do people share good news?
4. What kinds of good news have you
received before?

 An important skill that you learnt

when you were a child
1. What age will make it difficult for a
person to learn a skill?
2. Will the age of 5-20 be better to learn
a skill?
3. Who will you learn a skill from, friends,
teachers or parents?
4. Whats the difference between
children learning what they like and
learning what they have to?

A big company you are interested

in
1. What is the difference between big
companies and small companies?
2. Are there many big companies in your
country?

3. What are the good things about

working for a big company?
4. How can a small company grow up?
5. Should big companies donate more to
charities?
6. Should companies be punished more
seriously if they break the law?

A program or app in your

computer or phones
1. What kinds of app do you have on
your phone?
2. What are the drawbacks of having too
many apps on your phone?
3. How much time do you spend on
these apps?
4. Do you like to look for new apps or
just keep using the old ones?

5. Do you use free apps or the ones that

you need to pay for?

A method that helps you save

money
1. What can parents do to teach children
to save money?
2. Why do young people tend to spend
money more recklessly?
3. What kinds of things do people like to
buy in your country?
4. Do schools in China teach anything
about financial management?
5. Is it necessary to teach teenagers to
manage money?
6. How do parents give pocket money in
your country?

 An antique or some other old

thing that your family has kept
1. Which do you think are better, old
things or new things?
2. As well as family photographs, what
are some other things that people keep
in their family for a long time?
3. In your culture, what sorts of things do
people often pass down from generation
to generation?
4. Why do you think people keep these
things?
5. What are the benefits of keeping some
old things in the family?
6. Do you think its good to recall the
past?

A picture or photograph in your

family

1. Do you like to take pictures of

yourself?
2. Do you think it is necessary for
schools to open photography classes?
3. How do people in your country
organize their photos?
4. Why do some people think old
pictures are more valuable?
5. What is the difference between
traditional and digital cameras?
6. Would you take photography classes
in the future?
7. What is the most interesting photo
you have taken?

An article that you read from a

magazine or newspaper
1. Why do different people read different
magazines?

2. What kinds of magazines do

teenagers like to read?
3. Whats the difference between news
on TV and news in magazines?
4. Do people like to read news from the
Internet?
5. Do people still buy magazines in your
country?

A goal youd like to achieve in

the future
1. Should parents set goals for children?
2. When do young children start setting
goals for themselves?
3. What kinds of goals are not realistic?
4. Why do people set goals?
5. What would you feel if you could not
achieve your goals?

 A perfect job you want to do in

the future
1. What kinds of jobs are unpopular in
china?
2. Why do many young adults keep
changing their jobs?
3. How to find a perfect job?
4. Would you ask your parents for advice
about work?
5. Would you apply for challenging jobs
or easy jobs?
6. Would you like to work abroad?

A product you bought and felt

happy about
1. How often do people in your country
go shopping?

2. What kinds of places are popular for

shopping in china?
3. Do you think online shopping will
replace shopping in reality?
4. Did you ever have bad shopping
experience?
5. What would you do if you bought
something disappointing from the
Internet?
6. Why is online shopping so popular
these years?

A toy you had in your childhood

1. Do Chinese people often give gifts?
2. What is the value of giving gifts?
3. What kinds of gifts are suitable for
friends to give to each other?
4. What are the differences between the
gifts boys like and those girls like?

5. Are expensive gifts always better than

cheap ones?
6. How do you think toys will change in
the future?
7. What kinds of gifts do parents give to
their young children?

An interesting novel that you

have read
1. What kinds of stories do children like
to read?
2. How often do people in your country
read novels?
3. What kinds of novels do old people
like to read?
4. What are the benefits of listening to
stories or reading books?
5. Are you a good storyteller?

6. Whats the difference between horror

fiction and a sad fiction?
7. Why do people like reading horror
fictions?

An animal you like

1. Why do people like to keep pets?
2. What should we do to protect
endangered animals?
3. Do you support experimenting on
animals?
4. Why do some people refuse to eat
animals?
5. What would happen when some
species disappear on earth?
A photo of you taken by yourself

1. Do Chinese people like to take photos

of themselves?
2. What kinds of devices do people like
to use for taking photos these days?
3. Why do some people like to delete
photos?
4. Why do some people like to keep
photos?
5. Has the way in which people take
photos changed?

A sport you would like to try for

the first time
1. Do you play any sports at night?
2. What are the benefits of playing
sports?

3. Whats the difference between doing

sports alone and doing sports in a
group?
Intensity-intense
4. Do children need to do sports?
5. Why do people need to do sports?

A piece of cloth given by others

1. What kinds of clothes do people wear
after work?
2. What kinds of clothes should people
wear at work?
3. Do you think students need to wear
school uniform?
4. Where do Chinese people buy clothes?

A song that means something

special to you

1. When do people in China sing songs

together? National anthem
2. What types of songs do young
children like to listen to?
3. What are some singers so popular in
the world?
4. Do people in China listen to songs
from other countries?
5. Where do Chinese people go singing?
6. Is music an important subject in
school?

A new skill that you want to learn

more
1. Can you suggest a way that people
can study together?
2. Do you think governments should pay
for old people to learn something?
3. Why do people give up their hobbies?

4. What are the difficulties that people

may have in continuing to learn
something?
5. What do you think of online learning?
6. Do you think learning materials on the
Internet are reliable?

An experience that you get angry

1. Do Chinese people like to express
their opinions or hide them?
2. Should children learn to control their
emotions?
3. Why do some people show their
expressions on their face?

An art or craft activity you did at

school
1. Is free time important or not?

2. Why is there more competition?

Ambitious
Overpopulation/global economy is
experience recession/downturn
3. Why do people like indoor activities?
4. Why do people like extreme activities?

A piece of good news you have

heard of
1. Do you prefer to give good news face
to face or over the phone?
ABA

Something special that you saved

money to buy
1. How do you think people can save
money?

Well, I think there are two ways to

do so.
To start with, I think people can
count on themselves. For
example, they can simply cut
down their expense on food or
smoke.
And also, people can turn to
others for help. For example, they
can put their money into the
bank, or they can invest
Apology
On what occasions will Chinese people
apologize to others?

Why are ones actions more important

than their words?
Subjective: knowledge & awareness
Objective: influence & condition,resource
recommendation
quickfix: money, punish
silver bullet: education
(workshop,seminar,program)
urban migration