TEST 1

PART 1

 Do you use computers?

 How often do you use your computer?
 What kind of activities involves using computers?
 How important is your computer to you?
 What kind of computer skills do you have?
PART 2

Describe a new public place/building you would like to visit.

You should say:
where it is
what it is like
how you knew this place
and explain why you would like to visit it.

PART 3

 Do you think a public building is important? Why?

 Why do people need public buildings in their community?

 In your country, what kinds of public buildings do people like to visit?

 What is most important to a public building, design, location, or facilities?

 Do you think the appearance of a building is important?

 Which is more important, preserving old buildings, or building new ones?

TEST 2
PART 1
 What’s your favourite vegetable and fruit?
 How often do you eat fruits?
 Are there any special fruits in your hometown?
 Should we eat vegetables every day?
 When do you eat it?
 What kinds of fruits do you use for cooking?
 Do you think fruits are important?
PART 2
Describe a foreign country you would like to learn about.
You should say:
what it is
where it is
how you know it
why you want to learn more about this country.

PART 3
 How can we learn about other countries?

 What can we learn from foreign countries?

 What do you think is the best way to learn foreign culture?

 Do you think that reading is the best way to know about a culture? Why?

 What is the biggest problem to work in a foreign country?

 What is the most important thing that shows your country’s characteristic
features?
TEST 3
PART 1
 Where’s your hometown?
  Do you like it?
 Is it a good place for children?
 Good and bad points of it?
 Are there any changes in your hometown in recent years?
 Will you work in your hometown in the future?
 Is transportation convenient in your hometown?
 Will you find a boyfriend/girlfriend in your hometown?
 Why do young people like to go to big cities?
PART 2
Describe an occasion you forgot an important thing.
You should say:
when it happened
what you forgot
why you forgot it
and how you felt about it.

PART 3
 Do you think memory is important?

 Do you think it's important to have a good memory?

 What are some of the benefits of having a good memory?

 How can people improve their memory?

 How do we keep the memory of important moments?

 What do you think of people using calendars to remind themselves of things?

PART 4
PART 1
 Do you work or study?
 What work do you do?
 What specific things do you do on your job?
 Why did you choose that job?
  What do you like most about your job?
 Would you recommend that job to others?
 What did you do on the first day of your job?
 Do you think this job has a bright future?
PART 2
 Describe a book you read that you found useful.
You should say:
what it is
when you read it
why you think it is useful
and explain how you felt about it.

PART 3
 Do you prefer e-books or paper books? Why?

 What are the benefits of reading paper books than electronic books?

 What are the types of books that young people like to read?

 What is the difference between the reading habits of old people and young
people?

 How can we encourage children to read books?

 Do you think that it is easier for children who start reading from a young age
to succeed?
PART 5
PART 1
 Do you like to travel?
 What kind of places have you visited in your life?
 Which place would you really like to visit? Why?
 What’s the best place you’ve ever visited?
PART 2
  Describe a place you visited that has been affected by pollution.
You should say:
where it is
what kind of pollution it has
what causes pollution
And explain how you feel about that place.

PART 3
 What are the main sources of noise pollution?

 Why is noise pollution harmful to us?

 Why do some people hang out in crowded and noisy places?

 What do you think about people who listen to music without headphones in
public transportation?

 Do you think people pay more attention to water pollution than noise
pollution? Why?

 What should society do to reduce noise pollution?

 Do you believe that the world will be noisier in the future? Why?

TEST 6
PART 1
 Where are you living now?
 What do you like most about your area?
 What do you dislike in your area?
 What can be improved in your area?
 What social facilities are available in your area?
 Do you intend to stay in this area in the future?
  Can you describe the place you live?
 Is your home town an ideal place for living?
PART 2
 Describe a time you got lost in a place you didn’t know about.
You should say:
when and where you lost
how you lost
and explain how you found your way back.
Do you often get lost?
PART 3
 Why do people like visiting new places?

 What kind of challenges do they face?

 What kind of things should they know about before visiting a place?

 Do you think map-reading skill is important?

 Do you think some people are good at map reading than others?

 Why do some people like traveling to different places?

 Should people do travel planning before the trip?

TEST 7
PART 1
 Do you like to bake?
 How often do you bake?
 What do you like to make?
 What do you enjoy most about baking?
 Did you eat a lot of sweets when you were young? Why or why not?
 Is baking popular in your country?
 What types of things are baked in your country?
 Do you think baking is a healthy method of cooking?
PART 2
 Describe an energetic person that you know.
You should say:
who this person is
how you knew this person
why you think this person is energetic
and explain how you feel about this person.

PART 3
 What makes a person easy to talk to?

 Why is it hard for some people to express their feelings?

 How can we learn to express my feelings?

 What is the difference between males and females in terms of expressing their
feelings?

 Why do you think people these days are not as open as those in the past?
TEST 8
PART 1
 Do you like to read historical books?
 Which country's history are you most interested in?
 What historical period or event do you find most interesting?
 Do you like reading history books?
 When was the last time I read a book?
 Would you watch historical documentaries?
 Do you prefer to watch documentaries that give the real image or
documentaries that change it a bit?
PART 2
 Describe your favorite teacher
 You should say:
who this teacher was
what this teacher taught
how long you had this teacher
and explain why you liked this teacher so much.
Did other students also like this teacher?

PART 3
 What are the qualities of a good teacher?
 What differences in teaching styles have you experienced with different
teachers?

 Should teachers use discipline in the classroom?

 Can students learn from computers?
 Can you describe the education system in your country?
 When should children start formal schooling?

 Has education changed since your parents’ day in the last 25 years? Should
education be free?
TEST 9
PART 1
 Are friends important to you?
 Have you ever made new friends online?
 How do you socialize with friends?
 What kinds of people do you like to make friends with?
 What do you usually talk about with your friends?
 Do you have any childhood friends?
 Do you think you are a good friend to others?
 Do you have any friends who live far away from you?
PART 2
 Describe the person in your family who you most admire.
You should say:
what their relationship is to you
what they have done in their life
 what they do now
and explain why you admire them so much.

PART3
 Is family important in your country?
 How has the size of the family changed in the last few decades in your
country?

 How do you think the family will change in the future?

 What role do grandparents play in the family in your country?

 Who do you think should be responsible for the care of the elderly, the family
or the government?

 Why is the number of joint families decreasing in modern time?

TETS 10
PART 1
 Do you like using pencils or pens?
 When did you start writing with a pencil or pen? Why?
 When was the last time you bought some pens or pencils?
 Did you like to write with pens or pencils when you were a child?
 Do like to write with a pen or pencil now?
 Would you like to receive a pen or a pencil as a gift?
PART 2
 Describe a problem that affects the environment in the area where you live.
You should say:
what the problem is
what causes it
and explain what you think could be done to solve it
PART 3
 Tell me, what do you think are the greatest environmental problems facing
your country at present?

 And what has been done so far to solve these problems?

 How successful would you say these measures have been?

 Do you think things are likely to get better or worse in the future?

 Is what you are going to study likely to be of any use to solve these problems?

 Should countries try to solve climate change problems together or

individually? Why?

TEST 11
PART 1
 What do you study?
 Why did you choose this major?
 What work do young people want to do?
 What is the most interesting thing about your work?
 Do you prefer to work in the morning or evening?
 Why is your job important to you?
 What are your responsibilities at work?
 What are the ways that you can improve your skills at work?
 Has your job changed a lot in the past couple of years?
 Would you like to have the same job in the future?
PART 2
 Describe a child you know.
You should say:
how old is he or she
what does s/he look like
how you two are related
 and explain why do you like / dislike this child.

PART 3
 What kind of mistakes do children make at school?
 Do you think it’s okay for children to make mistakes?
 How to teach a child it's OK to make mistakes?
 Do you think these mistakes will vanish as they grow up or they will be carried
on in their lives?
 Why do people have the tendency to make the same mistakes?
 Do you think people who use different devices (e.g. calculators) make mistakes
less often?
 Do you think technology is making us less creative?
TEST 12
PART 1
 Do you like being alone? why?
 What do you usually do when you are alone?
 What did you do last time when you were alone?
 Do you prefer spending time alone or with friends?
 When was the last time you spent long time by yourself?
 Is it bad to spend a lot of time alone?
PART 2
 Describe a historical place that you know about.
You should say:
what the place is
where it is located
what is the historical significance of the place

PART 3
 How do people in your country feel about protecting historic buildings?
  Do you think an area can benefit from having an interesting historic place
locally? In what way?

 What do you think will happen to historic places or buildings in the future?
Why?

 How were you taught history when you were at school?

 Are there other ways people can learn about history, apart from at school?
How?

 Do you think history will still be a school subject in the future? Why?
TEST 13
PART 1
 What kind of work do you do?

 What do you find most interesting about your work? [Why?]

 Do you prefer working in the morning or in the afternoon? [Why?]

PART 2
Describe an experience that you had with your friends and had a good time.

PART 3
 What kinds of people do you like to be friends with?

 Do you prefer to expand your social circle or be friends with a small group of
people?
  What do you think are the most important qualities for friends to have?

 Do you think that friendship is important for people to be happy?

 Would you say anyone in your family is also your friend?

TEST 14
PART 1
 Do you like eating fish?
 Have you ever gone fishing?
 Is fishing popular in your country?
 Where do people usually go fishing?
 Why do people go fishing?
 Is it easy to find fish in the place where you’re living?
 Would you ever keep fish as a pet?
PART 2
 Describe an experience that you had with your friends and had a good time.
You should say:

o When it was

o Where you went

o Who you were with

And how you felt about the journey.

PART 3
 What kinds of people do you like to be friends with?
  Do you prefer to expand your social circle or be friends with a small group of
people?

 What do you think are the most important qualities for friends to have?

 Do you think that friendship is important for people to be happy?

 Would you say anyone in your family is also your friend?

TEST 15
PART 1
 What kinds of flowers do you know?

 Are there any flowers that have special meanings in China?

 Have you planted any flowers?

 Have you sent flowers to anyone?

PART 2
 Describe someone who is older than you that you admire.
You should say:

o Who this person is

o How you knew this person

o What kinds of things you like to do together

And explain how you feel about this person.

PART 3
 What can young and old people learn from each other?

 Has old people’s life quality improved when compared to the past?

 Why is there generation gap between the young and the old?

 What do old people usually do in their daily life?

TEST 16
PART 1
 Who taught you how to cook?

 Do you like cooking?

 Is it difficult to cook?

 Do you want to learn how to cook?

PART 2
 Describe an experience that you had with your friends and had a good time
You should say:

o When it was

o Where you went

o Who you were with

And how you left about the journey.

PART 3
 What kinds of people do you like to be friends with?

 Do you prefer to expand your social circle or be friends with a small group of
people?

 What do you think are the most important qualities for friends to have?

 Do you think that friendship is important for people to be happy?

 Would you say anyone in your family is also your friend?

TEST 17
PART 1
 Do you drink a lot of water every day?

 Do you drink tap or bottled water?

 Do you ever drink other kinds of water?

 Is bottled water very expensive in your country?

PART 2
 Describe a special day that you remember well/a day you remember well
because something special happened
You should say:

o Where you were on this day?

o What happened on this day?

o How you left during the day?

 And explain why you remember this special day so well

PART 3
 (identify) things that people often remember from their childhood?

 (agree/disagree) people remember very little about their early childhood?

 (consider) whether photos are a better way to remember childhood

experiences than videos?

TEST 18
PART 1
 How often do you buy clothes?
 What is your favorite color for clothes?
 What kinds of clothes do you usually buy?
 What kind of clothes do you never wear?
 Can we judge a person's character by clothing? Why?
 Do you wear the same style of clothes on weekdays and weekends?
PART 2
 Describe a time you waited for someone/something (special to happen)
You should say:

o what you were waiting for?

o how you felt?

o what you did while waiting?

o why you had waiting?

PART 3
  What type of leisure activities are popular in your country?

 Why it is important for people to have leisure activities?

 Why are some leisure activities more popular than others?

 Do you think that parents should choose leisure activities for their children?
Why/Why not?

 Has free time activities among people in your country changed much than that
of 2 decades ago?

 What changes do you think technologies has brought in the way people enjoy
their leisure activities?
TEST 19
PART 1
 What do other people in your hometown usually do on weekends?

 What will you do next weekend?

 Did you do anything special last weekend?

 What do you usually do on weekends?

PART 2
 Describe a difficult thing you did
You should say:

o What it was

o How you did/completed it

o Why it was difficult

And how you felt about doing it

PART 3
 What kinds of jobs require people to the confident?

 On what occasions should children be encouraged? How?

 How do you help children stay focused?

 What challenges do young people face today?

TEST 20
PART 1
 Do students learn maths in secondary schools in China?

 Do you learn maths now? Why/why not?

 What can people do with maths in their daily life?

 Do you think maths is difficult?

PART 2
 Describe something that you are interested to learn or improve
You should say:

o What it is

o How you will learn or improve it

o Why you are interested in it

 An explain how you feel about learning it

PART 3
 Is it hard for adults to continue learning? Why?

 Is it the government's responsibility to assist people to learn?

 What are the differences between education in the past and now?

 What are the advantages and disadvantages of distance learning?

TEST 21
PART 1
 Do you talk with your friends about the program you watched?

 Do you like watching the same kind of program all the time?

 Do you often watch programs on the TV or on your cellphone?

 What kind of TV programs do you like?

PART 2
 Describe a time when you moved to a new home/school
You should say:

o When you moved

o Where you moved

 o Why you moved

And how you felt about it

PART 3
 Why do people move to a new home?

 What problems will people face after moving to a new place? How do people
solve these problems?

 What are the advantages and disadvantages of living in the same place?

 Is it good to move to a new place frequently? Why?

TEST 22
PART 1
 What's your favourite colour?

 What's the colour you dislike? Why?

 What colours do your friends like most?

 What colour makes you uncomfortable in your room?

PART 2
 Describe a time when you felt proud of a family member
You should say:

o When it happened
 o Who the person is

o What the person did

And explain why you felt proud of him/her

PART 3
 When would parents feel proud of their children?

 Should parents reward children? Why and how?

 Is it good to reward children too often? Why?

 On what occasions would adults be proud of themselves?

TEST 23
PART 1
 What kind of weather do you like most?

 What's the weather like in your hometown?

 Do you like the weather in your hometown?

 Do you prefer dry or wet weather?

PART 2
 Describe a skill that was difficult for you to learn
You should say:
 o When you learned it

o Why you learned it

o How you learned it

And how you felt when you learned it

PART 3
 What skill do students need to master?

 Is it hard for students to learn new skills?

 Is it hard for old people to learn new skills?

 Is a good teacher very important for students' learning experience? Why?