Describe an environmental problem. You should say,

  • What it is?
  • How long it has existed.
  • What effect it has brought to people’s life./ What it happens?
  • What we can do to solve it.

Discussion:

  1. What causes environmental problems?
  2. What should the government do to protect the environment?
  3. What should we do to protect the environment?
  4. What other measures can you think of to protect the environment?
  5. How should we educate children to protect environment?
  6. What’s the difference between the old and the young as regards environmental protection?


2. Describing a kind of extreme weather. You should say,

  • What it is.
  • When did it happen?
  • Where you were.
  • How you felt at that time.

Discussion:

  1. What should you do in a bad weather?
  2. Will bad weather mould or change people’s personality?
  3. What is the relationship between weather and culture?
  4. The climate has changed these 50 years. Have you noticed the changes?
  5. What changes do you predict in the following years?
  6. Are the people interested in gathering the weather information in your place?
  7. How does weather influence people’s personalities in your country?


3. Talking about learning English. You should say,

  • When and where you began studying English.
  • What is the most interesting thing in an English class?
  • What is the most effective way of learning English?
  • What difficulties you have when learning English.
  • What are the advantages of learning English?

Discussion:

  1. What problems do you have when studying English?
  2. Do you think that English is the most important language in the world?
  3. Can English take the place of Chinese in China?
  4. What other languages are taught in China?
  5. Do you think that age is the most important factor of learning English? Why?
  6. What difficulties would a foreigner have when he learns your native language?
  7. What problems would Chinese people have when communicating with foreigners?
  8. When would be most suitable for children to learn English?
  9. How will translation and interpretation develop in the future?


4. Describing the way of getting news. You should say,

  • Whether you get news everyday.
  • Whether the news is national or international?
  • How you get news (via newspaper, TV, Internet, radio or other people?)
  • How do most Chinese people think about the importance of getting update news everyday.

Discussion:

  1. Do you think the information on the Internet believable or not?
  2. What is the most effective way of getting news?
  3. How do reporters gather information?
  4. What do you think of the importance of privacy?
  5. How do journalists entertain their customers?
  6. What role do media play in people’s life?
  7. How do Chinese people gather information?
  8. What are the advantages and disadvantages of different media?
  9. Do you think it necessary to control the news coverage?
  10. What kind of news do you think should be controlled?