地點題

A café you have been to （1月新題 北京）

Describe a cafe you like going to

You should say

Where it is

When it is like

With whom you went there

What you normally do there

And explain why you like going there

Part 3

What kinds of people like to go to a café?

Do you often go to café?

Have you ever been to a café in your childhood?

Do Chinese people like to drink tea or coffee?

What do Chinese think of cafes?

How different are cafes and ordinary restaurants?

Do you drink coffee at meals?

What do you think of going to tea houses?

Are people apt to hold social events in cafes and restaurants in China?

Your favorite room （長沙、深圳）

describe your favorite room in your home.

what it is

what it looks like

what you often do in the room

why you like it

A town/city you visited as a tourist （長沙）

Describe a town/city you visited as a tourist

You should say

Where it is

When you visited it

How you visited it

What you did there

And explain how you like it

?Part 3

Do tourists like visiting museum？

What is the attraction of city and countryside？

Do you prefer the small town or the metropolis？

What is the meaning of the old building？

What can people get entertainment in the suburban area？

What are the advantages and disadvantages of living in the city and in the suburbs?

A crowded place（1月新題 石家莊、杭州）

Describe a crowded place

You should say

Where it is

What it is like

What people do there

And explain why it is crowded

Part 3

What kinds of crowed places do Chinese people tend to go?

Why do people like to go to a concert?

Can you name some other crowded places?

Do you often go to the crowded places?

Do you prefer crowded places or places with fewer people?

物品題

A game you liked in your childhood（not sports game）（1月新題 北京、 深圳、成都、杭州

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 what was special about this game.

Part 3

How different are the games children play now and those played in the past?

Which game can help cultivating creativity and mind?

What are the differences of the indoor games and outdoor games?

An important message you received （1月新題 北京、成都、石家莊）

Describe an important message/letter you received

You should say

When you received it

Who sent it

What it was about

And explain why it is so important

Part 3

Do you think the traditional way of teaching is better than the internet one?

Do all age groups accept the new way of communication?

What's the most popular way of Telecommunication in your country?

Do you think it is necessary to talk formal in work and study?

How do you feel about the short version of communication such as message and email?

A foreign language that you want to learn (except English) （1月新題、深圳）

Describe another language you would learn (not English)

You should say

What it is

Where you learn it

How you learn it

And explain why you would learn it

Part three

What similarities do human and animals share in language communication?

How do parents teach their children to speak?

Is language better acquired naturally or taught by parents?

How different are adult-to-adult communication and adult-to-child one?

Would language difference hinder the development of human relationship?

Is it necessary to learn a foreign language?

Why is it easy for some to learn a foreign language whereas hard for others?

Would games be helpful for learning a foreign language?

What is the importance of learning two or three languages?

What is the trend of learning foreign languages in the future?

An important plant in your country （1月新題 成都 ）

Describe an important plant/vegetable in your country that you think is special

You should say

What it is

Where it grows

What special meaning it has

And explain why it is important in your country

Part 3

Are you longing for the peasant’s life?

What is the main food in your country?

Is agriculture very important in your country?

Do people like to grow the food on their own?

What is the most popular plant in your country?

What are the advantages for people to grow food on their own?

How do people farm their land in China?

What measures should be taken to protect farmland?

Do you like being a farmer?

Are farmers important for a country?

What plants are popular in your country?

What are the benefits of growing your own plants?

Will there be more and more people who choose to grow their own food/crops?

Does it have any impact on economics when people tend to grow their own food/crops?

A useful website that you like to visit (Or, that you have visited)（1月新題 深圳）

Describe a useful website that you like to visit. (Or, that you have visited)

You should say:

what he contents of the website are (or, were)

how and when you first found this website

how often you go to this website

Part 3

How important is the Internet?

Is the Internet popular in China?

How popular is online shopping?

What are the advantages and disadvantages of online shopping?

What do you think of online education?

What is the difference between online courses and school courses?

How does Internet change people’s life?

How do the old learn about the Internet?

In what different way the young and the old use the Internet?

How differently do working people and students use the Internet?

Something you bought that you were not satisfied with （石家莊）

Describe something you bought that you were not satisfied with.

You should say

What you bought

Where you bought it

Why you bought it

What you are unsatisfied with

What you did afterwards

Part 3

What products do young people/children like to buy now? Why?

How are the prices of the products people like to buy?

In what ways do people shop now?

What do you think of shopping online?

Why is online shopping so popular?

Why do people tend to prefer imported products?

Why do people like shopping overseas?

What is more important, quality or price of a product?

An important traditional event in your country（長沙）

Describe an important traditional event in your country

You should say

What it is

When it is usually held

How people celebrate it

How important it is

Part 3

How important is traditional culture for a country?

Do young people like traditional things?

Why are traditions disappearing?

What do you think of the fact that many traditional customs are dying?

Can you name one form of tradition which has disappeared?

How is the situation of traditional food?

How can traditions be promoted?

Your plan in the future（not for study and work）（石家莊）

Describe your plan in the future（not for study and work）

You should say

What you plan to do

The first thing you will do

How you plan to achieve it

And explain why you like to do it

Part 3

How do you make day-to-day plans?

How do people make career plans?

How do children and adults make plans?

What is the difference between long-term and short-term plans?

How can we make better plans?

Is it good if people don’t make plans?

A piece of useful electronic equipment (not computer) （北京、杭州、長沙）

Describe a piece of useful electronic equipment you bought.

You should say

What it is

When you bought it

Why you bought it

How well you use it

And explain why it is useful it is

Part 3

What different types of household equipment are there in a common family?

How has housework changed?

What is the influence of relying on electronic equipment for housework?

Is electronic equipment making our life easier or causing much inconvenience?

What is the relationship between health and electronic equipment?

Is it difficult to be a designer of equipment?

A song which means a lot to you （北京）

Describe a song which means a lot to you

You should say

Who sang it

What it is about

Where you heard it

How it influenced you

How meaningful it is for you

Part 3

What kind of music is popular among young people in China? Why?

What do you think of learning musical instruments?

What is the significance of music?

Should the government invest on music industry?

Is there kind of music that has negative influence?

A childhood toy （北京、深圳、長沙、成都）

Describe a toy that you enjoyed playing with in your childhood.

You should say：

what it looked like

how you got this toy

what you did with this toy

and explain why you enjoyed playing with this toy.

Part 3

What should be taken into consideration when choosing a toy?

What different factors are considered when choosing a toy for a boy and a girl?

What different toys do boys and girls like?

Where do children like to play their toys?

Do boys and girls like to play with their toys in the same way?

What kind of toys do children like now?

How different are toys for boys and those for girls?

Why do boys and girls like to play with different toys?

Is toy gun an appropriate toy?

How different are toys now and those in the past?

A vehicle（car/ bicycle）you would like to own in the future （深圳、石家莊、杭州）

Describe a vehicle you would like to own in the future

You should say

What type it is

What it is like

Where you would buy it

What you want to use it for

When you want to use

And explain the reason why you like to buy it

Part 3

Why do more and more people like to own a car?

In which way can we promote cars？

Do you think the charge for road/highway is necessary？

How can people be encouraged to take more public transport?

Is highway tax necessary?

Why people do not choose public transport?

Where can people get more detailed information about cars?

Are there more and more people own cars? Why?

What are the advantages and disadvantages of public transport?

A product you want to buy after you saw the advertisement （1月新題 北京、長沙、成都）

Describe something you want to buy after you saw the advertisement

You should say

What product it is

Where you see the advertisement

How the advertisement sells the product

And explain why you were attracted to it

Part 3

Should advertising industry be controlled?

Are advertisements beneficial for children?

What type of advertisements is popular?

Something useful you learned from your family member （石家莊、長沙）

Describe something useful you learned from your family member.

You should say

What it is

How well you master it

How you learned it

And explain the reason why your family taught it to you.

Part 3

Should parents spend time playing games with children?

What influence does parents’ spending with children have on children?

Is it a good idea to let children win all the time?

Something you do for relaxing （成都）

Describe something you do fro relaxing

You should say

What it is

Where you do it

How often you enjoy it

With whom you enjoy it

And explain the reason why you enjoy it.

Part 3

How are ways of relaxation now different now compared to the past?

Which way can we relax?

How did people relax in the past?

How do people relax now?

What different way do different age people relax?

What is the difference of relaxing way between students and workers?

What is difficult to people？

What will you introduce to the tourist who is visiting your hometown，places，culture，or scenery？

How can tourist attractions promote economic development？

How have ways of relaxation changed?

How important is relaxation?

What is the different way of relaxation between the old and the young?

Why do the old like hiking?

Can people live without sports?

A movie based on a real person or event （成都）

Describe a movie based on a real person or event

You should say

What it is

What it is about

When you watched it

How you felt of it

What you learnt from it

Part 3

Are acting staff important for a movie?

What do you think of the special effects in movies?

What type of real events and people will be recorded in movies?

What do you think of movies related to history?

Can people learn history from films?

Is all the information accurate in a movie?

What is the best way of getting to know a history person?

How important are good acting stars for a movie?

What do think of the false information in history movies?

Should documentaries be precise in terms of historic facts?

Will special effects replace real acting staff in the future?

A math class in your childhood（1月新題 北京、深圳）

Describe mathematics class in your childhood

You should say

What it is

Where you learnt it

How you learnt it

And explain why it is useful

Part 3

How can math apply to people’s daily life？

A special meal （北京、杭州）

Describe a meal or dinner you had

You should say:

what you ate

where you had this meal

who you ate with

and explain why this was a special meal to you.?