COLLECTION OF NEARLY ALL SPEAKING TOPICS
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YourWorkorYourStudies
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Doyouworkorareyouastudent?
Well,IamaseniorinZhejiangUniversityandI’mplanningtopursuemy
master’sdegreeintheU.Kaftermygraduation.That’swhyItakethistest.
1a)YourWork
GeneralDescriptionofYourJob
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Whatjob(or,whatwork)doyoudo?
I’mateacheratanEnglishtrainingcenter.I’vebeenworkingtherefor
severalyears.It’smypleasuretoseemystudentsmakeprogress,soIthink
thisjobisverysuitableforme.
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Whatisthenatureofthatwork?
It’sateachingjob.IhelpthestudentsimprovetheirEnglishlanguageskills
andmostofthemareplanningtotakeIELTS.
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Whatdoyoudointhatjob?
IteachEnglish,bothproductiveandreceptiveskills.Myjobistohelpmy
studentssucceedintheirstudiesandpassexamsiftheyneedto.
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Wouldyousayyourjob(or,yourwork)isveryimportant?、
Ithinkso.Ithinktheworldwillbemuchworseifthere’renoteachers,
especiallygoodones.Ithinkmyjobisveryimportanttothesociety.
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everything.
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Wasiteasytogetthatjob?
Ofcourse,it’snoteasy,butItriedmybestandbecauseofmypastworking
experienceandprofessionaltraining,Igotthisjob.
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Isiteasy(forotherpeopleinyourcountry)tofindworkdoingyourjob?
Itdepends.Forsomepeople,iftheygraduatedfromsomeprestigious
schoolswithgoodmajors,theycanfindjobseasily.Nowadays,alotof
companiesalsopayattentiontoexperience.Enoughrelevantworking
experiencecanhelpapersontobemorecompetitive.
FeelingsabouttheJob
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Doyoulike(or,enjoy)yourjob(or,yourwork)?
Yes,Ido.Itprovidesmethewaystoachievemygoalsandhelpotherpeople
succeed.I’msureIcanlearnalotfrommyjob.
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Whichdoyouenjoymore,communicatingwithpeopleatwork,orthework
itself?
Ienjoytheworkitself.Ithinkgoodcommunicationisalsoimportant,butit
seemsnotmattermuchinourdailylife.Howtoworkbetter,inmyopinion,
wouldbemoresignificantformebecausemymainpurposeistoworknotto
haveunnecessaryconversations.
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Whichismoreimportanttoyou,co‐operatingwithothersatwork,orthe
workitself?
Ilikeworkingwithothersbecausewecanallcontributeoureffortsand
makeourgoaleasiertoachieve.IfIworkbymyself,Icanprobably
organizemyowntimeandworkbetter,butIwon’tgetfeedbackandsupport
fromothers.

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Foryou,what'sthemostinterestingpart(orsubjectorclass)ofyourcourse?
I’mgoodatmathandwhenIfigureoutdifficultproblems,I’llalwaysfeela
senseofsuccess.Ithinkallthecoursesareinterestingbecausetheyareall
connectedwitheachother.
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Foryou,what'sthebestpart(orsubjectorclass)ofyourcourse?
I’mgoodatmathandwhenIfigureoutdifficultproblems,I’llalwaysfeela
senseofsuccess.Ithinkallthecoursesareinterestingbecausetheyareall
connectedwitheachother.
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(Forhighschool)What'sthemostinterestingofyoursubjectsatschool?
IlikedmathverymuchinhighschoolandallmyclassmatesknewhowI
likednumbers.WhenIfiguredoutdifficultproblems,I’dalwaysbevery
excited.
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FutureWork
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Whatareyourfutureworkplans?(afteryougraduate)
Iwanttofindabigcompanyandworkintheirfinancedepartment.Idon’t
mindbeinganassistantatfirstbecauseIstillneedtolearnalotandgain
experience.
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Doyouthinkyouwillbeabletoeasilyfindworkinthefutureafterstudying
_______(yoursubject)?
It’shardtosay.Itmighttakemeafewmonthstofindtherightjob,butI

Willchildrentelltheirparentswhentheyfacedifficultiesintheirstudies?
Itdepends.Forsomechildren,theylikesharingtheirfeelingswiththeir
parents,they’lllettheirparentsknowwhatthey’reencountering.However,
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foralotofteenagers,theyfeeltellingtheirparentstheirtroublesand
difficultiesmightmakeparentslookdownonthem,sothey’lltendtokeep
alltheproblemstothemselves.
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Doyouthinkit’sgoodforteacherstopraisethestudentswhentheydo
somethinggoodandpointitoutwhentheydosomethingwrong?
Ithinkit’stherightwaytodothings;however,teachersshouldn’tpraisethe
samestudenttoomuchbecausetheymightgettooproudofthemselvesand
maynotbeabletokeepdoingwhatisgood.Also,besidescriticism,teachers
shouldalsoencouragethestudentswhodosomethingwrongtohelpthemto
bebetterinthefuture.
School
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Whattypesofschoolshaveyoubeento?
IwasalwaysinpublicschoolswhenIwasachild.TheelementaryschoolI
wentwasprettysmallandtherewerenotmanyadvancedfacilities.Iliked
mymiddleschoolbecauseitwasbigandtheschoolwouldalwayshaveall
kindsofactivitiesforthestudents.WhenIwenttohighschool,wespent
mostofourtimestudying,soIdidn’tenjoythetimethatmuch.
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Didyourparentschooseasecondaryschoolforyou?
Notreally,Ihadtotakeahighschoolentrancetestandtheschoolswould

understandingoftheknowledgebystudentsthemselves,theprocessof
teachingandlearningcangomoresmoothly.
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Whoaremorehelpful,teachersorclassmates?
It’shardtosay.Whenstudentsneedhelpintheacademicfield,maybe
teacherswhocouldoffermoreprofessionalhelparemorehelpful,andwhile
studentsneedhelpindailylife,theirclassmatesmorebemorehelpful.
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IsyourmajorpopularinChina?
Yeah.Youknow,there’sanEnglishdepartmentalmostineverycollege.
Andalmosteverystudent,eveninkindergarten,hasstartedlearningEnglish.
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What’sthevalueofyourmajor?
Imajorinbusiness,which,Ithink,isaverymeaningfulmajor.Asweall
know,inthisfastdevelopingsociety,weneedbusinessmantohelpthe
productsreachconsumerssotheworldcandevelopinabalancedand
healthyway.
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Arethereanythingspecialaboutyourteachersandclassmatesinthismajor?
Mostoftheprofessorsareacademicallyinfluentialinthisarea,soIcanlearn
up‐to‐dateknowledgeandinformationfromthem.Myclassmatesare
interestedinbusinessandwehavepassiontotalkabouttopicsrelatedtothis
areaandwepayattentiontorelevantnewsreport.It’slikeI’msurrounded
bypeopleofmykind.
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Isitdifficulttolearnyourmajor?
Well,nothingiseasytolearn.Mymajorinvolvesalotofmathsolving
strategiesandwehavetodoresearchbothatthelibraryandintherealworld,
whichrequiresusreadextensively.IfIdon’thaveinterestinthismajor,it’ll
beverydifficultformetocontinueallthehardwork.

Icangoaroundtheretoenjoythecampuslifewiththestudents.Also,Ican
enjoymanypublicfacilities,suchasthebigpubliclibrariesand
many
beautifulparks.
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Whataretheadvantages(or,benefits)oflivinginabigcity/smallplace?
IfIliveinasmallcity,Icanknowmanypeopleintown.WhenIgo
shopping,Imightrunacrossmyfriendsveryoften.Sincetheplaceissmall,
Idon’thavetotravelforalongtimetoseemyrelativesandfriends.
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Wouldyousayyourhometownismoresuitableforyoungpeopletolivein,
oroldpeople?
Myhometownissuitableforbothyoungandoldpeople.Sincetheeconomy
isgood,youngpeoplecanfindjobseasilyandtheycanalsostarttheirown
businessiftheywantto.Foroldpeople,theycanenjoythebeautifulscenery
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andparksaswellasthewelfaresystem.
Famous
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Isyourhometownfamousforanything?
MyhometownisfamousfortheLongjingtea.It’sonlyfortheemperorin
thepastbecauseofthegoodtasteandquality.Nowadays,bothChineseand
foreignpeoplecanenjoyit.However,thepriceisprettyhighbecauseofthe
fame.
TheHistoryofYourHometown
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Doyouknowmuchaboutthehistoryofyourhometown?=Isyour
hometownahistoricalcity?
Yes,Ido.It’sthecapitalinSongdynasty.Nowwestillhavesome
constructionsleftfromthepast.Amongthem,theYuetempleisafamous

Ishouldnotsayenough.Youknow,I’maseniorincollege,soIhavemy
paperstowrite,IhavetheIELTSexamtopreparefor,andIlovetostaywith
myclassmatesforthealready‐limitedtimeonthecampus.SoIdonothave
manychancestodooutdooractivitiesthisterm.
YourFeelingsaboutthePlace
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Whatdoyoulike(mostor,best)about(livingin)yourhometown(or,about
livingwhereyouarelivingnow)?
Ilikethesceneryandthecleannessofthecity.Ilovethebeautifulriver.
SometimesIwouldridemybikealongtheriver.It’ssuchabigplace.
Althoughthere’realwaysalotoftravelers,Icanalwaysfindmyownquiet
placetorelax.Thiscanre
allyhelpmefeelclosetothenature.
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Isthereanythinginyourhometownthat(youthink)needstobeimproved?
Nowadays,peoplearegettingricherthanbeforeandmorepeoplecanafford
cars.Ithinkthat’sreallyaproblem.Theycausetrafficjamsandsometimes
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we’llseecarsparkedeverywhereinthecity.Hopefully,thegovernmentwill
dosomethingaboutit.
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Whereareyoulivingnow?Doyoulikethisplace?Why?
I’mcurrentlylivinginBeijing,ametropolisandthecapitalofChina,
becauseI’mstudyinginBeijingUniversity.Ilikethiscityverymuch
becauseoftherichhistoricalandculturalelements.Beijinghasbeenan

withus,myparentswouldsometimesgotovisitthemorsometimescall
them,caringabouttheirlivesandtheirhealth.Ithinkthisisavirtuefor
manyChinesetocarefortheirparentswhentheygetold.
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What’sthedifferencebetweenchildrenraisedinasingle‐parentfamilyanda
two‐parentfamily?
Ithinkchildrenwhogrowupinatwo‐parentfamilywillbehealthier
becausetheycouldgettheinfluencefrombothmomanddad.They’lllearn
howtobearoundwithmenandwomen.However,childrenwhogrowupin
atwo‐parentfamilywilltendtobemoremanlyorfemininebecausethey
onlyreceiveinfluencefromtheonlyparent.
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Doyouthinkit’sgoodtoraiseachildinthecity?
It’sahardquestion.Ithinkit’sok.Actually,nowadaysalotofchildrenare
raisedinthecity.Althoughtheycan’tgetclosetothenature,theycan
receivegoodeducationandcanenjoytheadvancedfacilitiessuchasparks,
museums,andlibrariesinthecity.
4.News
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DoyouprefertoreadnewspapersorwatchTVtogetyournews?
IprefertowatchTVbecauseIcanseethevividpicturesonTVandinthis
way,Icanusuallyunderstandnewsbetterthanreadingnewspapers.

reallyimportantformetobreathethefreshairandexercisemybodyduring
holidays.Sometimes,Iwouldgoonshorttripstorelaxmyself.
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Inyourcountry,dooldpeopleusuallydothesamethingsasyoungpeople
duringaholiday?
Itdepends.Iftheoldpeopleareretiredathome,everydayislikeaholiday
forthem.Theywouldprefertodosometraditionalthings.Forexample,my
grandmawouldalwaysmakezongziduringthedragonboatfestival.
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Whatfamilyholidaysdoyou(or,doesyourfamily)usuallycelebrate?
Iusuallycelebratethespringfestivalbecauseit’ssoimportantforChinese
people,justlikeChristmasforthewesterners.Atthattime,wewouldhave
familyreunionsanddomanytraditionalthings.
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Doyoulikenationalholidayorthespringfestival?
Ilikethespringfestivalholidaybecauseit’sthetimeforfamilyreunions.I
couldalsoeatalotofdeliciousfoodandsetofffireworks.Iguessit’sjusta
specialseasonforChinesepeopleandnootherfestivalsorholidayscan
replaceit.
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Doyouwanttohavemoreholidays?
Ofcourse.Iwouldliketogotoschoolthreedaysaweekandhavefourdays
offifthat’spossible.However,ifIhavetoomuchfreetime,Iwillfeelbored.
Forexample,duringlongvacations,I’llfeelhappyforthefirstweek,and
then,Imightfeellikegoingbacktoschooltohavemorestructureinmylife.
Ithinkbalanceisthemostimportantthingforus.
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Wherewouldyougoforlongholidays?
There’realotofgoodplacestogo.Ilikebothhistoricalinterestplacesand
naturalsites.IfIhaveenoughtimeandmoney,I’llgotoTibet,Xinjiang,or

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Haveyoueverlearnedtodance?
Notreally,butIthinkIshouldlearninthefuturebecausedancecanhelpus
stayhealthyandmakefriends.It’saverygoodwaytomakeourlifemore
colorful.
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Isitimportanttolearnhowtodance?
Ithinklearninghowtodanceisimportant.Danceisanartformusedasa
formofexpression,socialinteractionorpresentedinaspiritualor
performancesetting.Manysocialdancesarepartnerdances,which’san
importantwaytogetsocializedinsomeformalsituations.Ifwelearnsome
traditionaldances,wecanunderstandourculturalvalueevenbetter.It’salso
believedthatdancingisagreatwaytoexerciseourmusclesandkeepusfit.
Becauseofsomanybenefits,it’shardtosaythatwedon’twanttolearnit.
7.Books&Reading
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Doyoulikereading(books)?(Why?/Whynot?)
Iusedto,butnowI’mbusyallthetime,soIdon’tspendalotoftime
reading.Iusedtoreadnovelsandtheycouldhelpmeenrichmylife.
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Whatbooksdidyoulikewhenyouwereachild?Whataboutnow?
Sametoabove
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What(kindsof)booksdoyouliketoread?
Iusedtoreadnovelsandtheycouldmakemylifemorecolorful.WhenI
readnovels,IalwaysfeelI’minadifferentworld.
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Forchildren,whatdoyouthinkarethebenefitsofreading?
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Manytimes.Sametoabove.
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Didyouliketheocean(or,it)?(or,likethesea;or,liketheseaside)
Yes,Ido.Sametoabove.
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WhatdopeopleinChinadowhentheygotothebeach?
Peoplelikeswimmingwhentheweatherisgoodandtheycouldalsohavea
walkaroundthere.Ialsohearalotofpeoplesayingthattheylikewatching
thesunriseandsunsetthere.
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Whatwouldyouenjoydoingifyouwereattheseaside?
Ienjoywatchingthewavesandwhentheweatherisgood,it’snicetolieon
thebeachandfeelthesunshine.It’salsogreattoputmyfeetinthewaterto
feelthesea.
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Wouldyouliketoliveinahouseneartheocean?
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Yes,Ithinkit’sgreatifIcouldhaveabeachhousebecausethere’resomany
funthingstodoatthebeach.Icouldalsoinvitemyfriendsandrelativesto
staywithmeduringtheirvacations.
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Whatkindofpeopleliketogototheseaside?
Iwouldsayallkindsofpeople,youngandold.Littlechildrencouldrunon
thebeachandbuildsandcastles.Youngpeoplecangoswimmingorevengo

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Arepeopleinyourcountryfondofanimals?
Ithinkso.Alotofpeoplehavepetsinthecitiesandyoucanseealotof
peoplewalktheirdogsintheevening.
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Dopeopleraisepetsinthecity?Whatkindsofanimalsasapetdothe
peoplehaveinyourcountry?
Mostlycatsanddogs,andyoucanseealotofpeoplewalktheirdogsinthe
evening.Peoplethinkpetsaregoodcompanionswhentheyfeellonely.
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Comparedwiththepast,havetherebeenanychangesconcerningpetsin
yourcountry/hometown?
Inthepastalotofpeopl ehavedogsastheirguards,especiallyinthe
countryside.Butnowadays,alotofoldpeoplefeellonelywhentheir
childrenaregrownup.Ithinkit’sthemainreasonforpeopletohavepets
now.
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Didyouhaveanypetswhenyouwereachild?
WhenIwasachild,Ialwayswantedtohaveapet,butmymotherfeltitwas
toomuchtroubletotakecareofthem.NowIalsofeelI’mtoobusytohave
apet.MaybewhenIgetoldI’llhaveone.
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Howwillyouarrangeyourpetswhenyou’rehavingalongjourney?
I’llasktherelativesorfriendsthatItrusttotakecareofmypets.Ofcourse,

What'syourfavoritecolor?(Why?)
Ilikemanycolorsandmyfavoritecolorisgreenbecauseit’sthecolorofthe
nature.WhenIbuysomething,Itendtochoosegreenonesbecausethis
colorcanmakemefeelrelaxedandcomfortable.
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Doyouusually(or,always)wearclothesinyourfavoritecolor?
Yes,althoughIlikeothercolorstoo,ItendtochoosegreenifIhavethe
choice.
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Arethereanycolorsthathaveaspecialmeaninginyourcountry?
It’sred.Redrepresentsgoodluckandhappiness.Inthepast,peoplewould
alwayswearredclothesduringbigfestivalsandimportantevents.
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Whatcolorwouldyouchoosetopaintthewallsofyourroom?
Iwouldpaintmywallslightgreenbecausemyfavoritecolorisgreen.It’s
thecolorofournature.Greencanmakemefeelrelaxedandcomfortable.
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Whatkindofcolordoyoudislike?
Idon’tlikeverybrightcolors,suchasyelloworredbecausetheycanmake
mefeelalittledizzy.Also,Ithinkbrightcolorclothesaremoredifficultto
match.Iprefercolorsthataresofterandareeasytomatchothercolors.SoI
wouldusuallybuyclothesthatarenottoobright.
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Whatcolordidyoulikeinyourchildhood?
WhenIwasachild,Iwasfondofthebluecolor,cozIlikedthebluesky,
whichwouldalwaysmakemefeelrelaxedanddelighted.AndIlikedthe
blueseawater,cozitremindedmeofmybeingtinyintheworld.However,
thesedays,itisnotsoeasyformetoseetheblueskysinceitisalwaysgray,
andIhavefewchancestogototheseabecauselifeinthecityissobusyfor
me.

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Doyouthinkitisimportanttocookathome?Why?
Tosomeextent,yes.Cookingathomeprovidesuswithgoodchancesto
haveafamilyget‐together,withsomebodypreparingthefood,somebody
cooking,somebodymakingthetable,andsomebodywashingthedishes,
familymemberscanfeelclosertoeachother.Besides,cookingathome
enablesustohavedishesthatarecleanerandhealthier.
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Whatisthefeatureofthehome‐madefood?
Ithinkthereareatleasttwofeaturesofthehome‐madefood.First,itis
cleanerthanfoodcookedintherestaurant,becausewedon’tknowtheactual
processhowtheycookthedish,butathome,wecookthefoodourselves,so
itisverysafe.Second,itiswarmifwemakefoodathomeandeattogether,
forthefoodcontainsourfeelings;wetryourbesttomakedeliciousfoods.
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Whatkindoffoodispopularinyourcountry?Dopeopleindifferentplaces
likedifferentkindsoffood?
Actuallypeopleindifferentplaceslikedifferentkindsoffood.Alotof
peopleinthenorthlikeJiaozi,andmanypeopleinthesouthlikerice
dumplings.ButhotpotisverypopularalloverChina.Youcouldseehotpot
restaurantsalmosteverywhere.
13.Sport
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Whatsportsdoyoulike?(Why?)
Ilikemanydifferentkindsofsports,badminton,tennis,andvolleyball.I
thinkit’sagoodwayformetostretchmymusclesandmakefriends.I
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tostayathomemoreandmightbetoolazytoworkoutregularly.It’sreally
badfortheirhealth.Ithinkthegovernmentshouldbuildmorepublicfitness
facilitiestoencourageeverybodytoexercise.
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Whatkindofoutdooractivitydoyouoftendo?
Iusuallygohikingandplaybadmintonintheparkduringmysparetime.I
thinkhikingisgoodformyhealthandcanhelpmegetclosetothenature.
Playingbadmintonisgoodformetostretchmyarmsafterawholeday’s
workorstudy.
14.Shopping
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Wheredoyouusuallydoyourshopping?
Iusuallygotonearbysupermarketstobuybothdailynecessitiesandclothes.
Idon’tlikespendingtoomuchtimeshopping.Occasionally,Iwouldalso
shoponlineandIthinkit’sprettyconvenient.
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Doyouenjoyshoppinginbigshoppingmalls(bigshoppingcentres)?
Yes,Ido.There’reusuallyavarietyofproductsandbrandsavailablethere.
Andtheserviceisgood.Ifyoudon’tlikesomethingyouhavebought,you
canaskforarefund,butusuallyyoucan’tdothatatasmallershop.
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Wheredoyoubuyyourclothes?Howoftendoyoubuyclothes?Whatstyles
ofclothesdoyouliketobuy?
Iusuallybymyclothesatashoppingmallnearmyhome.Icareaboutthe
qualityofclothesandIwanttowearcomfortableonessoIwouldusually

Weshoulddefinitelyrememberourtelephonenumberandsomepasswords.
Fordates,it’simportantforustorememberthebirthdaysofourlovedones.
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Whichdoyouthinkareeasiertoremember,namesornumbers?
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Ithinkitdepends.Sometimes,somenumberscanremindusofsomething
we’refamiliarwith,we’llmorelikelytorememberthem.Forexample,9494
soundslikeyes,yesinChinesepronunciation,soit’seasiertoremember.
Thisrulealsoappliestonames.
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Howdoyourememberlongnumbers?
I’lltrytogivethenumberssomeinterestingmeaningsorconnectthemwith
myChineselanguage.Forexample,mycellphonenumbercontains94,
whichsoundslikeyesinChinese,and781,whichsoundslike‘Ican’tget
up’.IfIdoitinthisway,it’sreallyeasyformetoremembernumbers.
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What’stherelationshipofyourmajorandnumbers?
Imajorinaccounting,soIhavetoworkwithnumbersallthetime.Ithink
numbersaremybestfriendsandIhavetotreatthemwithgreatcare.I’llbe
inbigtroubleifImakesomemistakeswiththenumbers.
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Whatisthemostimportantnumbertoyou?Isthereanyspecialmeaning?
21isthemostimportantnumbertomebecauseIwasbornonthatday.I’ll
alwaysrememberitandit’salsoimportanttocallmymomonmybirthday
totellherhowthankfulIam.
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Areyougoodatrememberingnumbers?Arethereanywaystohelpus

Howdoyouorganize/manageyourtime?
Iwouldkeepmyscheduleinacalendarnotebook,sothatIwouldknow
whatIneedtodoeachdayoreveneachweek.It’sagoodwaytoseehow
muchtimeI’mspendingoncertainthings.
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Howdidyoulearnthis?Whodidyoulearnitfrom?
Ilearneditfrommycollegeprofessor.Ifwewanttoaskherforadvice,she
wouldalwayslookatherschedulebooktotelluswhenshe’savailable.I
thinkit’sagoodwaytomanageone’stime,soIstarteddoingitmyselfand
aftertryingit,Ifeelit’sveryeffective.
17.PaintingandDrawing
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Doyoulikedrawing/painting?(Why/Whynot?)
Ithinkit’s
interesting
,butIdon’tknowhowtodrawwell.WhenIwasachild,
Iwouldalwaysdrawsomethingbymyself,butIhaveneverreceived
professionaltraining.IfIhavetheopportunity,Iwanttolearnsomepainting
skills.
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Whatdoyouthinkarethebenefitsofpainting(ordrawing;orart)for
children?
Ithinkpaintingcanhelpchildrentousetheirimaginationandcreativity.I
thinkit’saverygoodwayfor
children
toexpresstheirfeelingsandemotions.
Theycancreatetheirownimaginaryworldthroughpainting.
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Doyouthinkpainting(ordrawing)isimportantforadults?
Ithinknoteveryoneneedstolearntheskillbutpaintingsaredefinitely

Doyouthinkit'sdifficulttochoosewhatgifttogivetopeople?
Definitely.It’sreallyhardtoknowwhatotherswantorneed.Sometimes,we
mightbuywhatwelikeforothers,buttheymaynotlikeitorneedit.I
sometimesfeelit’sagoodwaytogivemoneyorgiftcardinsteadifwedon’t
reallyhavetheideaofwhattobuy.
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Whatwerethegiftsyousenttoothersrecently?
Um,lastweek,whenmyclassmatecamefromshanghaitoseeme,Isenther
abagoflongjintea,whichisoneofthefamousproduceinmyhometown.
WhenIsawthehappysmileonherface,Ifeltdelightedalso.
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Isiteasyforyoutohavetheideastosendgiftstoothers?Doyoulikegiving
giftstoyourfriends?
Yes,Ibelievesendinggiftstoothersnotonlyshowsyourloveorrespectto
them,butalsohelpstobringclosertherelationship betweeneachother.SoI
alwaystrytosendmyfriendssomethingasgifts,nomatterhowinsignificant
thegiftis,andIcouldalwaysseehappysmilesonmyfriends’faces.
19.Parties
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Doyoulikeparties?
Yes,Ido.Ithinkit’salwaysnicetogettogetherwithfriendsoccasionally.
It’salsonicetomakefriendsatparties.However,wedon’thavepartiesvery
ofteninChina.
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Wheredopeopleinyourcountryholdparties?
Athomeorrestaurants.IthinkmostoftheinformalpartiesIattendedwere
heldathomes.Ithinkit’snicetovisitsomeone’shomeandgettoknow
thembetter.
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wouldusuallyfeelveryuncomfortableifIstayoutdoorsfortoolong.I
reallyhopethesummerherecouldbealittlecooler.
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Inwhatweatherdoyouliketogooutwithyourparents?
Oftenitisonfinedays.Withoutworryingtobecaughtintherainorsnow,
withacomfortabletemperature,wewouldliketohavesomeoutingstothe
parksorothertouristattractions.Wereallyliketobeclosetothenatureand
meanwhilehaveafamilyget‐together.
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What’syourfavoriteweather?
Well,itdepends.Inwinterandspring,Ilikesunnydays,becauseitmakes
mefeelwarmandrelaxed,andIcanwalkaroundtodoactivities
conveniently.Butinsummer,sunnydayswillbetoohotformetogoout.
Andthus,Ilikerainydaysinsummer,cozitcanalwaysbringmeafeeling
ofcoolness.
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Whatweatherisbestforworkingandstudyinginyouropinion?
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Tobefrank,Idon’tthinkweathermattersmuchwhenpeoplearedetermined
toworkorstudy,nottosayusuallypeoplearedoingthisinside.However,to
thoseoutdooractivities,maybesunnydaysorcloudydayswillbemore
convenientthanstormydaysorrainydays.
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WhatkindofweatherdoChinesepeoplelike?
Well,itishardtosayforsure,cozpeople’spreferencesmayvaryfrom

Wouldyouliketogotoaconcertinthefuture?
Sametoabove.
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WouldyouprefertowatchaconcertonTVortoattendaliveconcert?
IthinkifIhaveplentyofmoney,I’dprefertogototheconcert.However,
it’salsonicetokeepaCDsothatIcanlistentoitwheneverIwantto.
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