Describe a traditional festival in China. You should say,

• What it is?
• When is it celebrated?
• How to celebrate? / what you usually do on that day.
• What you like and what you don’t like.

Discussion:

1. What is the concept of holiday in China?
2. Why is holiday so important to modern people?
3. Do you think it is necessary to observe the traditional customs?
4. What changes in terms of spending festivals and holidays have taken place in the past decade?
5. What is the difference as regards celebration in different part of the country?

2. Describing a perfect trip/ holiday. You should say,

• Where you would go.
• When would you go?
• Whom you would go with.
• What you are going to do.
• What you think it perfect.

Discussion:

1. What is the difference in the past and at the present as regards travelling?
2. How would the tourist industry develop in the future?
3. What should the government do to attract tourists?
4. What should the people do to attract tourists?

3. Describing an interesting trip you have taken. You should say,

• Where you went.
• When you went there.
• Whom you went with.
• What you did there.
• Why you like it.

Discussion:

1. What is the difference in the past and at the present as regards traveling?
2. How would the tourist industry develop in the future?
3. What should the government do to attract tourists?
4. What should the people do to attract tourists?

4. Describing an interesting hobby. You should say,

• What it is.
• When began to do it.
• How long you spend on it.
• How often you do it.
• Why you like it.

Discussion:

1. Do you think that surfing the Internet, watching TV, listening to music or keeping a pet are interesting hobbies?
2. Do you think it will cost too much time to do them?
3. Do you like hobbies requiring teamwork?
4. Why do people usually do in their spare time?

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