雅思口语

人物。。。

1、Describe an old person you know who you admire (= who you like + respect).

You should say

who this person is

how you know this person

what kind of person he or she is

(What he or she looks like) *

and explain why you admire this person.

Possible follow-up questions:

Do you think other people also respect him/her?

Do you see him/her very often?

The person I admire is tiger woods, I begun to know him from a magazine a few years ago. He is a great golf player and has high reputation all over the world. From various books，magazines，newspapers and materials in the internet, I have learnt he is person who has stronger determination and intense aspiration for success; he is very strict with himself, for every competition, he devote himself on every stroke. At the same time, he also does well in

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school and get high score on his major. I admire him because he has many benefits I can get, his story teach me how to face up study and future work. For career, I learn from him, I should do my best and focus on every chance. Cherish every competition in life just like he did in playground. For study, I learn form him, there is no excuse for me to slack off in every class, tiger was such busy with golf but he also made a great achievement in his study, he have set a good example for me, I should endeavor to follow and pull my potential to full in school. 2、Describe someone you enjoy spending time with.

You should say:

who this person is

how you know this person *

what you do together *

and explain why you like to spend time with this person. *

The person I enjoy spending time with is my grandmother. She took care of me when I was in childhood. I really love my grandmother and I know she loves me too. Even though she is an illiterate woman but she is very good at many traditional handworks. Now when I have a holiday, I always stay with her for a long time. I would like to tell her the interesting news and my college life, I also like to learn how to cook with her in that she

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can do many kinds of delicious food, helping her do housework also is my favorite things. When I stay with her, I can felt she was very happy. Spending with her, I felt very easy and comfortable. I like to spend time with her, because she is my grandmother, I am really grateful she attended me when I was a child. Now I should assume the responsibility to take care of her, the best way is to stay with her and make her happy. Another reason is that my parents are very busy with their work. so these two reasons make me feel i should be together with my grandmother, and spending with her I felt very happy. 3、Describe someone you would like to spend time with.

You should say:

who this person is

how you know this person *

what you would like to say to (or ask) this person *

what you would do together *

and explain why you would like to spend time with this person. *

4、Describe someone you know who is good at cooking.

You should say:

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who this person is

how you know him or her

what kinds of food they cook

and explain why you think this person is so good at cooking.

or

and explain how (you think) this person became so good at cooking.

Possible follow-up questions:

Do other people also think he/she is a good cook?

Do you know how to cook?

I know a person who can do well in cooking, she is my dearest mother. She is the Chief cook in my family and has absolute power in food. She said when she was young girl, her mother had taught her many techniques in cook, because in Chinese traditional culture, a woman who wants to be a good wife should be good at cooking at first. My mother can do many kinds of food, noodle, dumpling, baozi, and various vegetables like Mar-Boh Tofu, Curry Chicken and so on. My favorite food is ramen, I think this is the best food in my mother cook, while she believe dumpling is the best food she cooked.

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There are some reasons for me to think my mother is good at cooking. First, she is my mother, I have got accustomed to my mother’ cook. Secondly, when guests visited and ate food in my home, they all praised the food which my mother cooked was very delicious. 5、Describe a famous person you would like to meet.

You should say:

who this person is (or, was)

how you first learned about him or her (or, where you first saw him or her) * See Note

how/why this person is famous *

and explain why you would like to meet this person. *

Firstly, I am also crazy about basketball, so we have common interest. he is a all star player while I am a basketball lover, I would like he can teach me some skills. Secondly, he has stronger confidence

Possible follow-up questions:

Do you want to be famous? (Or, Would you like to be famous?)

Is he/she still famous today?

Do you think you really will meet him/her one day? *

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6、Describe one of your good friends. *

You should say:

how (and when) you first met this person

when you see this person *

what you usually do together

and explain what kind of character (or, personality) he or she has. *

MY FRIEND

7、Describe the person in your family who you spend most time with.

You should say:

who this person is

when you usually are together *

what kind of person he or she is (= what his or personality is like)

what you usually do (when you are) together

and explain why you spend more time with this person than with other members of your

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family.

地点题。。

1、Describe a library that you know. (A public library or a university or school library)*

You should say:

what kind of library it is (or, what type of building it is)

where it is

what books and facilities this library has

when you went there (or, when you usually go there)*

and explain what you like(d) or dislike(d) about this library.

A few days ago, I did my homework in a school library of Shaanxi normal university The library looks like very spectacular, it is said that it praised by a prize for its excellent architecture. This library’s collections are very big and rich. It has 8 different sectors. All the books, magazines and newspaper are distributed among these different sectors. Besides having good stock of books, it also provides office equipments such as copy machine, printers and many computers. What is worth mentioning is that there has function of wireless internet, and this function is very attractive for me. There also have a canteen and many sofas

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for readers. I really enjoy this library because it has a lot to offer. When I go to the library I feel like I am leaving a lot my worries and cares, I can read books or surf the internet, which will take me into another world. The librarians here are also very kind and patient. The decoration of library is very agreeable, giving reader a very good atmosphere, which is great conducive to reading. 2、Describe an (an important) historic site in your country. *

You should say:

where it is *

what can be seen at this site now (or, what it looks like) *

when it was built

how you know about this place

and explain why it is important in the history of your country. *

or

and explain why you visited this place. *

3、Describe a house or flat that you like. (Not your own home)

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You should say:

whether it is a house or a flat *

when you saw this home (or, how you know about this home)

where it is

what it looks like

and explain why you like it.

4、Describe a tourist site in your country that you enjoyed visiting. *

You should say

where you went (= the name and location of the place)

what sort of this place it was (or, what it looked like)

what you did there

who you went with *

and explain why you enjoyed it. *

or

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and explain why you think people are attracted to that place. *

Possible follow-up questions:

Would you like to go there again?

Last year in summer vacation, I visited the Taishan Mountain which is located in Taian, Shandong province.

The Taishan Mountain is a mountain with a long history and a special historic status. It is a typical representative of the Chinese famous traditional mountains, It was listed in the directory of World Natural and Cultural Heritage in 1987. It becomes a precious heritage of humanity.

When I arrived taishan mountain, I prepared to mount it in the evening for watching the sunrise another day. Because there have long been a saying watching sunrise of taishan mountain. At first, I felt comfortable, latterly, I felt the higher the altitude, the more tired I would felt. In the course of mounting taishan, there were a lot of calligraphies caved on the surface of rock, which were very attractive and miraculous, so I photographed many photos along the path towards summit.

Firstly, the scenic spot was very spectacular and attractive, which was made by the nature. Secondly, there were many traditional cultural spots, like temples, calligraphies and craftworks. So the nature and culture penetrate into each other. Thirdly, mounting taishan mountain in the evening was not only interesting and adventurous, but also a good way for exercising will.

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5、A Polluted City

事件题。。。

1、 A Time When You Helped Someone (2) (May 10, 2008)

Describe a time when you helped someone.

You should say:

who you helped

how you helped them

why you helped them

explain how you felt after you helped this person.

Possible follow-up questions:

Would you help him/her again?

Would you offer the same help to others?

A few days ago, I took part in an educational exhibition in Xi’an, which was organized for the Chinese students who want to go abroad for studying, there were a few foreign representatives of university on the spot, and they were surrounded by many active and

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aspiring students. At this time, there was a girl who wanted to consult some questions with a foreign representative, but it is obvious that she found it difficult to express her ideas clearly, and she started very hurriedly but still could not convey any opinions clearly. So I volunteered to be a translator for her, even though my English level is not very advanced.

In fact, at that time, I was also very nervous. After all, there were many lookers-on listening to our talk, sometimes the photographer also took photos for us. However, after speaking some sentences, I felt very eased and happy. I was so lucky to be a part-time translator, as a college student, I can use what I have learn to help the other people who are in need of help, I felt very proud. Additionally, I found this behavior also help me, and give me an invaluable chance to communicate with a foreigner, enhancing my confidence in speaking.

If there will be a similar occasion in future, I will continue to give my hand, because helping the other person is a win-win situation.

2、 A Time When You Helped Someone (2) (May 10, 2008)

Describe a time when you helped someone.

You should say:

who you helped

how you helped them

why you helped them

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explain how you felt after you helped this person.

Possible follow-up questions:

Would you help him/her again?

Would you offer the same help to others?

3、Describe a long journey that you enjoyed. *

You should say:

where you went

how you got there

how long it took you

who you went with

(when and why you went there *)

(what landscapes you saw *)

and explain what you liked about this trip.

Possible follow-up questions:

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Would you like to go there again?Would you recommend that trip to your friends?

Last year in summer vacation, I went to the Taishan Moutain in Shandong province with my parents from my hometown Shanxi province. We planned to have an independent travel, so the long journey couldn’t be avoided.

At first, we took a bus to Xi’an train station, and then we were by train to Jinan train station, after that, we took a bus again to the Taishan Mountain. So the long distance took us about a whole day’s travel time.

Along the travel road, by train and bus, through the window we watched many different landscapes, from the west to east in our country, like the different architecture, field crops.

For me, it was really a long journey taking me much time on the travel time. However, I enjoyed it for several reasons. Firstly, it was a good way to experience the different local culture and landscape in my country, with the train entering a different city, you would listen a report about this city broadcasted by a speaker on train. Secondly, I had my parents had many happy talks about life, philosophy, childhood and dream during this long journey, which made me feel more close with them.

4、Describe an important stage of your life. (Such as your childhood or your high school years) *

You should say:

how old you were (or, when this stage of your life took place)

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how long it lasted

where you were living at the time *

what you were doing during this stage *

and explain why you think this was an important stage of your life. *

Possible follow-up questions:

Have you changed since that period in your life?

Do you think there will be more changes, later? * (unclear)

When I was 18 years old, studied in senior grade at senior high school, this stage was very of importance for me.

At that time, I needed to spare no effort to study, and ensured that I would get the College admission notice. During such important year, in the daytime, I studied in school, the atmosphere was somewhat intense, everybody in class all studied vey hard; in the evening, I went back home, my parents would afford me delicious and nutritious food. Sometimes, weekends also were occupied by homework or attending an exam. So in this year, my life was very regular and studying had absolute priority over any other things.

There are several reasons for me to regard this stage is very important. Firstly, I wanted to be a college student, so in this stage, I must study hard and get high marks as possible as I could, thereby ensuring my goal to be achieved. Secondly, in our countries, this competition

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in senior grade was stiff, which made me have to attach most important on this key period for me.

Now when I remind this period, I think it is worthwhile to devote myself on it. I am satisfying with the endeavor I had made.

5、Describe an educational visit that you went on when you were in school.

You should say:

who went with you

where you went

what you did there

and explain what you learned on this trip.

Went with my friends; women culture museum at shann’xi normal university；

Visited there and listend to a lecture, communicate with a volunteers,

1\\ the diversi女性文化多样性，

A few days ago, I visited a museum on my own, this museum is called woman culture museum, which is located in Shaanxi normal university, it is said to be the first major museum concerning about Chinese women culture in our country. There have different special topics

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for tourist visiting, and there also have a guide who helped me understand the culture where exhibited.

I have learnt many things from this visit. First, it strengthens my understanding for the greatness of Chinese women. They are very diligent and intelligent, there are so many traditional arts created and developed by them, such as paper-cutting, embroidery and textile, from appreciating these artworks, I experienced a sense of pride. Secondly, I also learn some negative and outdated thinking in the past, at that time, the women were required to stay at home and just did the housework, and the marriages usually were assigned by their parents, which were all stereotypes that extremely stifled the development of women and violated the women’ rights.

However, at present, men and women are equal in china. But we can still draw lessons from the past, striving for the real equal we still have a long way ahead to go.

6、Describe a success you have had.

You should say:

what it was

when it happened

why you chose this area of activity

how easy or difficult it was to achieve *

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and explain how important this success was (to you). *

or

and explain why you thought this was a success. *

Possible follow-up questions:

Do many other young people aim for the same success as you did? *

Last month, I had made a success. That is I pasted the driving test and then got driving license. Why I chose this activity. First, I am a guy who likes to travel, so if I can drive, it would help me a lot on the road. Next, it is a basic skill in today’ society, which maybe regard a qualification for me to find a decent job. I don’t think it was very easy thing to achieve, as the driver should not promise his safety but also make others no worry for his skill.

There were several reasons made me believe it was a success for me. Firstly, not everybody can past this test successfully for the first time. It was a test that always had passing rate, there always had somebody failing in this test. So I did it, and I made it, to be sure, it was a success. Secondly, I master the driving skills and relevant traffic regulations, for a diver, which were the basic demand. These skills can helped me start a car and drive a car and protect my car avoiding violation of traffic regulations in the future, so it was a success.

7、Describe a sports event that you watched or took part in.

You should say:

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when this event was held

where it was held

who participated in the event

and explain why you remember this event so well.

8、Describe an enjoyable event from the past that you remember well.

You should say:

what the event was

when and where it happened

who participated in this event

what you saw or did *

and explain why this event was so enjoyable. *

or

and explain why you remember this event so well. *

9、Describe a recent event that made you feel happy.

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You should say:

what the event was

when and where it happened

who participated in this event

what you saw or did *

and explain why this event was so enjoyable. *

or and explain why you remember this event so well. *

10、Describe an enjoyable event from the past that you remember well.

You should say:

what the event was

when and where it happened

who participated in this event

what you saw or did *

and explain why this event was so enjoyable. *

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or

and explain why you remember this event so well. *

11、Describe a recent event that made you feel happy.

You should say:

what the event was

when and where it happened

who participated in this event

what you saw or did *

and explain why this event was so enjoyable. *

or and explain why you remember this event so well. *

物品题(Object)

1、Describe an activity that you did with your friends when you were a child.

You should say:

how old you were when you did this activity *

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how and where you did this activity *

who you did it with *

and explain why you enjoyed that activity.

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2、Describe a song (or melody) that you remember from your childhood. *

You should say:

how you learned this song * Or: Where you first heard this melody *

how old you were when you first heard it *

what the song (or melody) was about *

and explain what memories or feelings this song (or melody) reminds you of. *

or

and explain how you felt when you used to sing this song (or listen to this melody). *

‘Shangxuege’ has given me an impressive and unforgettable memory since I was in my childhood.

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I listened to this song for the first time by the tape recorder when I begun to school in grade one about 6 years old. At first, my mother taught me to sing this song, It is a more hopeful and sweet song, the song is about a child, who is going to study in school in the morning, at this time, the sun rises, the little child is on his way to school, enjoying the bright sunshine, the flowers and birds also greet this little student.

When I was in childhood, this song always made me feel very active and energetic, it cheered me up. In the morning, I took my schoolbag to go to school, and I felt very proud of going to school, I looked like the bud for our country. In school, my teacher also taught us this song, I remembered we all sang it very loudly and actively. This song conveys a feeling that a child who looks forward to going to school, I often sang this song while I went to school.

3、Describe a toy that was important to you in your childhood.

You should say:

when you got this toy

how you got this toy (or, who gave you this toy)

how often you played with it

what you did with this toy *

and explain why it was important to you.

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Toy bricks are important to me when I was in childhood. I got it when I was in kindergarten. My father gave it for sake of celebrating my birthday. I play them almost everyday when I went back home. At that time, toy bricks were my best companions. Sometimes I brought them to school and played with my classmates. We used toy bricks to build various bridges and castles, we also just build them for compete who could make toy bricks higher than the other. To be sure, toy bricks gave me much unforgettable memory for my childhood.

I think it is very important to me. First, it cultivated my ability in imagination and creativity in unintentional way, which is beneficial to me in the future. Secondly, due to toy bricks were very popular among us, and we often played it together, so through building toy bricks, I made many friends and share the happy time with them. More importantly, when my parents cannot accompany with me, toy bricks looked like my old friend, they always made me happy.

4、Describe a game you enjoyed when you were a child. (Not a sport.)

You should say:

what the game was

when, where and with whom you usually played it

how you played it

and explain why you enjoyed this game.*

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or

and explain what was special about this game. *

The game I enjoyed to play when I was a child was flying a kite. I often play this game in spring, in general, I would choose a day when had a little wind, and I played it in playground and a large square with my friends or my parents.

For playing this game, first I needed a long string, then my friends or parents needed to help me hold kite, when I ran fast, they could let out the kite. At this time, the kite would fly into the sky rapidly. And I needed to continue to run while stretch the string as much as I could.

I enjoyed this game. First, it was a good way to do exercise. Secondly, it taught me to cooperate with my partners, because I need to cooperate with them well so as to let the kite out in the appropriate time. More importantly, it made me feel a sense of flying. When I watched the kite was flying in the blue sky, the sense was very good. Sometimes, we competed for who can fly the kite to the highest. So flying kite gave me much pleasure and joy. I like it very much.

5、Describe a change you would like to make to your life in the future.

You should say:

what change you would like to make

when you would like to make this change *

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how easy or difficult you think this change might be

(or, how you would make this change happen)

and explain why you would like to make this change.

6、Describe an advertisement that made you (caused you to) buy something. *

You should say:旺旺雪饼 金帝巧克力(ONLY FOR THE BELOVED ONES)

what kind of advertisement it was

when and where you saw (or heard) this advertisement *

what product (or service) was advertised

and explain how this advertisement persuaded you to buy that product. *

It was a commercial advertisement, which I watched on TV a few months ago. It advertised a kind of biscuit, Chinese name is called WANGWANGXUEBING. In traditional culture, wangwang means get more money or good fortune in the coming days. wangwang satisfy the public demand, in this advertisement TV program, there were full of the atmosphere of happiness and celebration, so many people enjoyed this ads and bought their product.WANGWANGXUEBING. I was also no exception.

And why this ads succeeded in persuading me to buy their product. Firstly, this advertisement made me feel an intense sense of festival, which brought me to the happy

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party with family. Secondly, it applied psychological strategy made me enjoyed its slogan

6、Describe a course you would like to study, if you had time. *

You should say:

what (kind of) course it is (or, would be) *

where you would do this course *

how you would study it *.

how easy or difficult you think it would be *

and explain how you would benefit from studying this course.

The course I would like to study is calligraphy. I would take part in a training class for special training. To study this course well, I would not only MAKE MY HANDWRITING BEAUTIFUL AND ATTACTIVE do carefully in class and homework, but also buy some copybooks to follow, in order to strengthen the intensity of my study, in this way, I would be likely to master some basic skills in calligraphy.

I think it is not very east for me to learn as I have get some bad habits in my handwriting, so maybe revising them is not a easy thing to do.

Taking such a course, I can learn many things from it. Firstly, it helps to improve my handwriting ability. There is an old saying going, watching a person’s handwriting can know

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a person’s personality. writing a beautiful handwriting would benefits a lot. Secondly, calligraphy is a traditional art, learning it helps me to understand the traditional culture deeply and enrich my mentality.

7、Describe a piece of good news that you received by phone. *

You should say:

what the news was

where you were when you received this news

who gave you this news *

and explain why you felt this was good news. *

or

and explain what you did after you received this good news. *

8、Describe an interesting talk that you heard.

You should say:

who gave the talk

what the talk was about

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where you heard it (or, where this talk was given)

and explain why the talk was interesting. *

or

and explain what you learned from this talk. *

A few days ago, I had an interesting talk at my university from famous professor in our country, Yi Zhong Tian, the talk was about a historical hero CAOCAO in three kingdoms of period in our country. Cao Cao was one of governors of these three kingdoms. YI ZHONGTIAN applied very ordinary and simple language gave a talk, he added up many jokes and anecdotes about this historical person, this way made somewhat the boring history change to very attractive and easy to learn. Through hearing the talk, I not only learned much knowledge about the historical person, but also experienced personal charm of yizhongtian. Now, he just like a celebrity not only in academic circle, but also in public.

There were several reasons for me thinking this talk was very interesting. Firstly, the way of giving a talk was interesting. He is a very famous professor in china, there is few professor adopting this interesting but uncommon way. Secondly, the stories about caocao were also very interesting. Yi said, at first, Cao was like a policeman. This opinion was very interesting.

9、Describe something you do that is good for your health.

You should say:

what you do *

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when you began to do it

how often you do it *

whether you enjoy doing this *

and explain why you think this is important for your health.

or

and explain how this benefits your health.

I have a habit of playing basketball almost every weekend. It is good for my health. I am a person who is crazy about this sport game, I begun to play this game when I was in junior high school, so I have benefited a lot from this game and enjoyed it very much.

Why I think is important for my health. There are several reasons as follows. First, playing basketball makes me keep a good habit of doing exercise. In weekdays, I am often busy with the various homework and other things. So in weekends, it is a valuable way for me to relieve myself. Secondly, this game teaches me how to balance competition and cooperation with my partner, if we are in a team, the only aim for us is to win, so cooperation is very significant, we call it team sprit. If we are in different team, competition would change to important. So this activity is helpful for me to sound development. More importantly, playing this game teaches me to be brave and confident. So this activity benefits me soundly in my health.

10、Describe a time when you were caught in a traffic jam.

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You should say:

when it happened

where it happened *

where you were going at that time

how you passed the time while waiting

and explain how you felt when you were in that traffic jam.

Last year in December, when I went back home from university, I was caught in a traffic congestion on the way home in a motorway. At that time, I went back home by a long-distance coach, our coach was tied up in a long line. There were many vehicles before and behind us as well. It is said that there was a serious accident happed in front.

During the congestion, at first, I talked with the passengers discussing the accident happened in front. Lately, I listened my mp3 while took a nap.

In this period, I felt angry at first for delaying my time and discussed severely with other people，we hope the government should took some measures to prevent such accident happened, and for some violators must gave stringent penalty, at some dangerous place, the government should made some precautions to warn the driver.

11、Describe a TV program that you enjoy watching. *

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You should say:

what the program is about * (including what type of program *)

when you watch it*

what people are in the program* (or who you usually watch the program with *)

and explain why you enjoy this program. *

Possible follow-up questions:

Do other people in your family also think that's a good TV program?

Yang Lan interview is my favorite TV program. I watch it almost every weekend when it has new program is produced. This is a interview TV program, Yang Lan is the creator and host in this program. This program has been launched for about eight years, in line with the aim of recording man and his time. Up to now, she has interviewed many elites from all walks of life, like American president Bill Clinton, NBA all star Kobe Bryant and Yao Ming and so on. When Yang interview foreigner, she could use English freely taking with the interviewee.

There are several reasons for me enjoying this TV program. Firstly, the person who is interviewed is always celebrity or famous politician, so through watching this program, I can learn many story about these people, especially for those who I am interested on very much. Secondly, it helps me to know more about the world over, because it often interview some politicians, so it is very attractive and exciting, when the interviewee is very outstanding and prestigious, like recent interviewee new American secretary of state Hillary Clinton. Thirdly,

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Yang Lan is a host I admire very much, so I also enjoy her TV program.

6、Describe some good advice you received.

You should say:

what the advice was

who gave you the advice

what resulted from this advice

and explain how you felt when you received this advice.

Possible follow-up questions:

Are you still in contact with that person (the person who gave you the advice) ?

Did you follow this advice? *

Do you yourself ever give people advice? *

Three year ago I received a peace of advice from an editor worked for the 21st century newspaper. This advice was all work but no play makes jack a dull boy, balancing your leisure time and study. That’s because when I was in grade one in the university, during the first semester, I studied very hard and seldom played, but in the final exam, my marks were not very excellent, I felt very sad and disappointed, so I tried to find the reason why I studied

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almost every day but achieved an ordinary marks.

On this newspaper, there was a column called study worries, which was aim to help the students who were indulged with studying problems. So I wrote a letter about my bad situation to the editor for an advice.

To be sure, this advice helped me go through the frustrated time, I felt very grateful for this advice. Firstly, it reminded me to make a balance between study and play, only if having a healthy lifestyle, a person would feel happy in life and do everything actively and positively. Secondly, it really solved my problem in study. In the later semester, I endeavor to study hard in weekdays and play happily in weekends, making many new friends and playing basketball every weekend. Facts proved that I got higher marks in another semester.

17、Describe a house or flat that you like. (Not your own home)

You should say:

whether it is a house or a flat *

when you saw this home (or, how you know about this home)

where it is

what it looks like

and explain why you like it.

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18、Describe a sports event that you watched or took part in.

You should say:

when this event was held

where it was held

who participated in the event

and explain why you remember this event so well.

19、Describe something special you want to buy in the future.

You should say:

(what it is *)

what it looks like * (or, what you think it will look like)*

how long you have wanted to buy it

when you intend to buy it

who you want to buy it for *

and explain why this thing is important to you.

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20、Describe something did that helped you learn another language (besides your own language).

You should say:

what it is you did

where you did it

who you did it with

and explain how this activity helped you.

23、Describe a sculpture or other work of art that you have seen.

You should say:

when you first saw this work of art

where you saw it

what it looked like

and explain your feelings about this work of art when you saw it.

Possible follow-up questions:

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Do you think that work of art is very valuable (= worth a lot of money)?

Confucius

A few days ago, I saw a sculpture in Shanxi normal university, this sculpture is made of copper, and painting the outside with deep green. He was standing there watching far away with two hands putting together in front, and wearing the robe of Chinese characteristics in ancient period. He looked like very kind and knowledgeable with a long beard. Confucius was a famous and prestigious educator in our country, he made enormous contribution on Chinese culture, education, religion, philosophy and so on, who was and is respected by the public very much. Nowadays, in almost every normal university in china, there always build up a sculpture in memory of the greatness and influence of Confucius.

When I saw him, I adored him very much and felt a sense of motivation as well. He had set a very good example for Chinese students, and said many meaningful senses, that were the Analects of Confucius. However, I did not learn and understand them deeply. So I felt I need replenish such field of study. Secondly, I believed the relevant department should build up more sculpture of Confucius for raising the awareness of the public for Chinese traditional culture, like lunyu.

24、Describe an item of clothing that you wear on special occasions. *

You should say:

what this clothing looks like

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where you bought it

on what special occasions you wear it

and explain why you wear it on special occasions. *

25、Describe an important letter you wrote.

You should say

who you wrote to

when you wrote it

what you wrote

and explain why you wanted to write to this person. *

or

and explain why you wrote that letter. *

Do you often write letters?

Did you receive a reply? *

About three years ago, when I was a freshman in the university, I wrote a very important

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letter to an editor, who worked for 21st century newspaper, the reply of this letter from that kindhearted editor influenced me greatly.

I wrote this letter to this editor for an advice, and at that time he opened a program about study worries on 21st century newspaper. My worries was that studied very hard but had not got the higher marks in the final exams, what’s more, I often felt very tired and easy to fall ill at that period. I was very sad and disappointed for my poor situation, I almost lost confidence for the coming new semester, so I wanted to get a help from a person and wrote this important letter. In the end, this editor helped me and replied me a long letter. In letter, he said, all work no play make jack to be a dull boy, I need balance the leisure time and my study.

26、Describe your favourite season or time of the year.

You should say:

when season it is

what the weather is like at this time

what you usually do at this time

and explain why you enjoy that season.

Is that also your friends' favourite season?

SPRING

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I enjoy spring. Spring is a lovely season of beautiful and aromatic flowers. The grass and trees turn into green.

In spring, the temperature is very agreeable, not very hot and not very cold, there are often windy day and sunny day, but the wind is not very strong, and the sunshine is very comfortable and warm but not very hot, so the weather is very pleasant and perfect.

In spring, I like to lie on the grass on campus in the noon, to hear the song of birds, feel the breeze touch my face and enjoy the sunshine. I also like to fly kite with my friend in a big square, which make me feel like a sense of flying, because I need to run and run for making the kite flying toward higher and higher. In addition, I like to take photos in spring for recording the daily life in such a good season, and photos are full of happy smile.

There are many reasons for me to like spring. The most important reason is spring is a season for seeding, growing, refreshing and planning. For every plants and individuals, spring means a new starting point. Secondly, in this season, i will make a few travel plans which relax me thoroughly.

27、Describe a special gift that you (recently) gave to a friend.

You should say:

what the gift was

when you gave this gift

who you gave it to

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and explain why you chose that particular gift. *

Possible follow-up questions:

Was he/she (the receiver of the gift) very grateful?

Would you like to receive this same gift from someone?

Last valentines' day, I gave my dearest girlfriend a special gift, this special gift was not a luxurious or ordinary gift, because I planned to make a surprise for her. The special gift was a song which was singed by me. This song told about a person who had a lover feel, everyday changed special and happy.

I took a whole day to produce this gift as it was the first time I adopted this way to please my girlfriend. After that, I emailed it to her mailbox and made an appointment with her to look for whether there would be some special happed. Latterly, she received and opened it, and then enjoyed the romantic gift.

There were several reasons for me to adopt this gift. Firstly, we were not at same place, so buying a gift and then sending it to her was not an easy thing to do. For example, if the gift was not sending out successfully, my girlfriend would be angry with me. Secondly, compared with other gifts, a love song which produced by myself were more attractive and preferable, so I used this love song to express my love to her.

28、Describe a photograph that is important to you.

You should say:

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where (and when) you saw this photograph

what (or who) is in the photograph

why this photograph was taken

and explain why this photograph is important to you.

Do other people like that photograph?

There is a very important photograph for me. There are me and my idol—the professor, Yizhongtian in this photo. He is a very famous and intelligent professor, and has a host of fans like as me, we call ourselves as his Yifen, that means we are his fans. He is famous for giving a series of talk about three kingdoms of period.

Speaking of the reason why and how took this photo, I felt I was very happy at that time, when he had just finished a lecture, and gave audiences chance for questions, so I hold the chance to ask some good question, which made a deep impression to him. In the end, I got an opportunity to take a photo together with him.

For me, there are several reasons to express the importance of this photo. Firstly, he is an academic celebrity in our country, so having a photo together with him is a wonderful thing, it will give me a very deep and happy memory. Secondly, such chance is very invaluable, it need lucky to have, so I cherish this photo very much, and place it in my beautiful photo album. Thirdly, I also want to be a person like him, knowledgeable and interesting, who respected by the public, and have much knowledge. In my eyes, to be such a person is my

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dream in the future.

29、Describe a book you recently read.

You should say

what book it was (or, what it was about)

when you read it

why you read it

and explain what you liked and (possibly) disliked about the book. (Or: explain what you thought about this book.)

Possible follow-up questions:

Do you often read this book?

Would you recommend this book to your friends? (Or: Have you recommended this book to your friends?)

Last month, when I was in spring festival, I read a biography about a famous sportsman Tiger Woods, which is wrote by a foreigner in English.

I read this book as I was very curious about this sportsman, and also admired what he had gained from the game-golf. In the past, I just thought he had a wealthy family for him

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spending time and money on golf. However, after reading this biography, some opinions had been changed thoroughly. He had an ordinary family in America, hut he had a happy family and a respected parents who consistently support tiger’s dream on golf when he was young. Moreover, he also did very well on his studying while engaging in competition. He is person who is very outstanding, and focused on his career without any absence when he was competing with others in the playground.

I enjoyed this book for several reasons. Firstly, it helped me know much about Tiger Wood, I was shamed by my early thoughts on him. Secondly, it also gave me another idol’s story, giving me many inspirations and motivations on my life. Secondly, this books helps to enhance me reading ability, this is a good way for not only enlarging my knowledge but also improving English.

下面这三道题一定要注意时态

30、Describe something that you would like to learn ( = want to learn). (For example, a skill.)*

You should say

what you would like to learn ( = want to learn)

why you would like to learn ( = want to learn) this

how you will learn it (If you decide to learn it.)*

who you will ask to help you learn this (If you decide to learn it.)

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and explain what difficulties you think you might have learning this. (If you decide to learn it.)*

or

and explain what benefits you will get (if you learn this).

If I had the chance, I’d like to learn to drive a car. That’s because driving a car is of very fashion and basic skill nowadays, there are many people learning to drive a car and driving a car on the road; more importantly, if I could drive a car, I can take my parents to have a long journey using my own car.

To learn this skill, I will enter into a training school for driving, which was regulated by the government, and in there I will learn theoretical knowledge first, if I pass the theoretical test, I will be assigned to a class with other learners, there will be a coach teaching us how to drive a car.

In addition to ask for help from coach, I will turn to my nuncle for help, because he has already been a qualified driver.

as a learner, memorizing the traffic regulations might be the first difficulty, as there are many regulations should be obey on the road, but it is the reliable foundation for safe driving. Another difficulty might be starting a car, as it is the first step that costs most, after mastering the basic skills, I could learn the rest advanced skills.

If I would master this skill, I can benefit a lot from it. First, it will be very convenient for

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me to go and back home, so I needn’t wait the bus and crush myself getting on the bus. Secondly, it is necessary for me achieving my hope of taking parents to travel, if I could drive, and I could buy a car, this hope is going to come true.

31、Describe something you can't do now but are planning to learn in the future. (For example, swimming.)

You should say

what you plan to learn

why you plan to learn this

how you plan to learn it (or, where you plan to get this knowledge)

who you plan to ask to help you learn this

and explain what difficulties you think you will possibly have learning this. *

or

and explain what benefits you will get if you learn this. *

32、Describe something that you don't know (how to do) but would like to learn. (For example, a skill such as swimming.)*

You should say

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what you would like to learn

why you would like to learn this

how you would learn it (if you decided to learn this)

who you would ask to help you learn this (if you decided to learn this)

and explain what difficulties you think you would possibly have learning this. *

or

and explain what benefits you would get (if you learned this). *

33、Describe a show or performance that you enjoyed watching. (For example, a dance or singing performance)

You should say

what kind of performance it was

when and where you saw it

who you saw it with *

who the performer(s) was (were)

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and explain why you attended this performance. *

or

and explain how you felt about this performance. *

Possible follow-up questions:

Would you like to see it again?

(similar to above) If you had the opportunity would you see it again?

Do you often see a show (or a performance) like that?

Is that kind of performance popular in China?

Last Sunday, in XingQing Park, I saw some younger were performing programs there, who all looked like as old as me. I fascinated by their performance at first, they performed songs, crosstalk, dances, drama and tricks. Lately I got to know the performers all were the college students in a university, this performance was their voluntary activities for transmitting art to the public, and they were all student of school of art, so performance was their major.

At the first glance, I was very admired them for they had such splendid skills for performing in front of audiences, they looked like greatly awesome, long ago, I also dreamed to be a singer who could perform at a platform. Secondly, I felt our society needed such performances to activate individual’s spirit and attract people’s attention from some

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negative news stories. Thirdly, a performance like this should be performed as many as possible, for it is not only helpful the students to practice their skills but also be a good way to enrich the public’s lives.

34、Describe a good law in your country.

You should say

what the law is

how you first learned about this law

who benefits from this law (or, who is affected by this law)

and explain why you think this is a good law. *

Possible follow-up questions:

Do you think every country should have this law?

(Similar to above) Would you say that law is suitable for other countries?

Do other people also think this is a good law?

There is a good law, which is Employment Promotion Law. As a college student I am influenced by it greatly. I first learned this good law in last year when I wanted to find a job. All jobseeker, especially the present college graduates can profit from this good law. What I

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would like to point out in particular about this law is it emphasizes the elimination of gender discrimination. There is a specific list of unsuitable jobs for women that could eliminate unjustified reasons for not hiring female candidates.

I think there are several good benefits about this law. Firstly, it ensures the equality. Under the law, if there is an employer who discriminates against a job applicant on the grounds of sex, age, religion, race or physical disability, he may find himself in court. Secondly, it helps to further perfect the legal system of our country of Labor and Social Security, so it is conducive all the jobseekers. Thirdly, it is helpful to relieve the jobseekers’ pressure and help them have confidence for the future, especially in present financial crisis; many people have got benefits from this good law.

35、Describe an interesting news story you recently read in a newspaper or saw on TV.

You should say

when you read or saw this news *

how you got this news

what the contents of this news story were

what people were mentioned in this news report

and explain how (or why) this story was interesting to you. *

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Possible follow-up questions:

Do people in China like interesting news stories?

Have you talked about this news story with other people?

Recently I read a news from newspaper, it said that there was a white-collared worker who would like to have a boyfriend to went back home for satisfying her parents’ demand, but she had not a boyfriend at present, and she did not want to make her parents worry and care, so she made a idea that advertising for hire a boyfriend to go back home. And she claimed that she would give that volunteer reward for to be her rental boyfriend.

I think this is an interesting news story. Firstly, this idea is very adventurous, many Chinese cannot do such things, but it is really very attractive, and many people would just regard it as a joke. Secondly, I don’t think there will be a man who would reply such news. I believe many people would just think it is interesting news for attracting the public eyes. Thirdly, this news itself reflects an interesting phenomenon, parents are pretty worried about their children’s marriage and they even require their children bring their boyfriend or girlfriend home. But if there is no appropriate person for them, for such tough question, there was a female choose to advertise for hiring a boy.Parents usually pay much attention to their children’s marriage, if their children are still

A 68-year-old woman in Hanghzou, capital of Zhejiang province, wants to divorce her husband because he likes to flirt with young girls.

The woman, surnamed Jin, complained that her husband, 70, often goes out early in the

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morning and returns late.

Jin also described her husband, who runs a small factory, as a fashionable man who uses perfume and drives.

Her husband argued he was just showing his appreciation for beauty.

36、Describe a large organization that you know about. (For example - (a place where people work) such as a company, a factory or a government organization). *

You should say

where this organization is

how you know about this organization

how many people work there (or, what kind of people work there

and explain what this organization does (= the purpose of this organization = what people do in this organization).

Possible follow-up questions:

Would you like to work in that organization? (Or: Would you consider working in that organization?)

I would like to tale about student union in my university, Harbin Institute technology. As I

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was a member at this organization, I am familiar with this organization very much. There were about 100 students, and of them there were 5 chairmen and 8 ministers. This student union have 8 different departments, each of them take charge of different affairs on campus. I had worked in social practice department；this department is to organize voluntary activities.

Student union is of very importance on campus, the function of it is to bridge a channel between teachers and students for sake of servicing them. There are a few activities which are the major activities for student union. First is student orientation, which is to help the freshmen to familiarize the new school, introduce the information about the coming campus life to freshmen and help them adapt to new studying method and atmosphere. Second is organizing sport of campus. This is a very hot and popular activity on campus, every year there are many students take part in sport. So it needs student union to prepare a lot in advance, for instance, doing advertisement, making precautions and selecting volunteers. In addition, there are many voluntary activities for us to do. For instance publicizing protection of environment, doing social investigation..

Student union plays a very key role on campus. A university cannot survive without it.

37、Describe a game you enjoyed when you were a child. (Not a sport.)

You should say:

what the game was

when, where and with whom you usually played it

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how you played it

and explain why you enjoyed this game.*or and explain what was special about this game. *

Possible follow-up questions:

Do children today still play this game? Do you still like to play this game?