Activities:
1. Do you like outdoor activities?
2. What outdoor activities do you (most) like to do?
3. How often do you do that?
4. What kinds of outdoor activities do you do in your daily life?
5. Do people in your country prefer to spend time indoors or outdoors?
6. What (types of) outdoor activities are popular in your country?
7. Do people in your country have enough time to spend on outdoor activities?
I’m passionate about…
tennis and basketball
strenuous exercise
let off our stress
strengthen our body
lose weight
balance my time between study and leisure
benefit/merit/advantage/positive features/favorable position
skillful
require certain ability
get sweated
regularly
once a week
be busy in doing
am up to my eyes in…
physical exercise
the elderly
the senior citizens
slow-tempo: tai-chi, sword dancing
aerobic exercise and body-building exercise
tennis, golf—middle-aged people, high-cost, warmly-welcomed
basketball, soccer, badminton—students, free of charge, team work,
dynamic, well-built
short of
value spare time
Birds
1. How do you feel about birds? (Why do you feel that way?)
2. How do Chinese people feel about birds?
3. Are there many birds near your home?
4. Have you seen many different kinds of birds? (near your home)?
5. Do any birds have any particular significance in China? For example, does China have a
national bird?
6. Do you think birds should be protected? (Why? / Why not?)
7. Do Chinese people like raising (keeping) pet birds?
8. Have you ever raised (kept) a pet bird?
9. What did you feed it?
detest/dislike
big-sized birds: ostrich, rooster: attacked me in childhood, ran after me,
was scared of being pecked
small-sized birds: hummer: is named after the sound of its flying, only, fly
backward
favorite one: swan and penguin, gorgeous, prince and princess, highest
point, adorable, silly, freezing
establish national reserves
protect
preserve species
sparrow, parrots, pigeons
imitate the words
feed them with food
fly here and there
The sparrow is a common bird in our city.
It is said, the national birds are thrush and Magpie. symbolize the luck
and tradition.
balance the relationship between the animals and human kind.
birds are the vital part of biodiversity.
birds are valuable indicators of the health of environment.
birds bring the economical benefits through tourism.
become life companion
drive off people’s loneliness
add some spice into their life
dirty, stinky, and noisy
in a conservative way
just simply let them have their space
trees should be preserved as much as possible so birds can have shelter
and natural food.
trapping wild birds should be banned
you could help by having a bird feeder or bird bath on your backyard or
balcony
Concerts
1. Have you ever been to a live concert?
2. Are concerts ever held in your hometown?
3. When was the last time you attended a concert?
4. Did you listen to this concert on TV or did you listen to it live?
5. Would you like to go to (or watch) a concert in the future?
6. Would you prefer to watch a concert on TV or to attend a live concert?
7. Will you watch this concert on TV or watch it live?
8. Which would you prefer, to attend a concert of your favourite artist or to buy a CD of this
artist?
watch my favorite star’s live performance, yellow dragon sports center in
HZ, outdoor stadium, it was held at night, thousands and millions
audiences were together, screaming, shouting
get myself involved in, thrilled, listening to the live concert is my hobby,
over the moon, shorten the distance between the super star and us
it’s not conflictive, convenient to stop by the CD store, sense the live
atmosphere, add some spice into our life
Gifts
1. Do you ever give people gifts?
2. Do you ever receive gifts?
3. Do you prefer receiving a gift or giving a gift?
4. Who did you last give a gift to?
5. When was the last time you received a gift?
6. Do you think it's difficult to choose what gift to give to people?
7. Do people in China like to give gifts (to other people)?
8. On what occasions do people in China give gifts?
9. What kinds of things do people (in China) give each other as gifts?
10. Do you and your friends or family members give each other gifts?
11. What sorts of gifts do you give to your friends?
12. Have your friends ever given you gifts?
13. Do you think it's difficult to choose what gifts to give people?
14. Do you think gift-giving is very important?
15. Would you say it's necessary to buy expensive gifts for people?
16. Have you ever given a gift that you made yourself?
commemorate, precious, valuable, meaningful
It’s hard to say, coz both of them are very common.
way of communication to thank and receive the appreciation
challenging, tough, pick the most suitable ones, following questions,
does she like it? is this present useful to her? can I afford it? shopping
different markets
toys, stationery, books,
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fantastic, excellent, impressive, exquisite, elaborate
Handicrafts
1. Did you ever make anything by hand when you were a child?
2. Do children in your country often make things by hand?
3. Do you think it's very useful for children to make things by hand?
4. Is there anything that you would like to make by hand in the future?
paper flowers and paper frogs: art class, teacher taught us the process of
making; practice makes perfect; being persistent
kids in kindergarten have more opportunity to do handicrafts, but when
we grow up, we are busy in studying and learning other skills.
improve our practical skills, beneficial to the brain development, add
some spice into life childhood life
I haven’t thought about this questions, knit a sweater or scarf for my
family
Housework
1. Do people in your country do much housework?
2. In your home, who does (most of) the housework?
3. Do you do much (or, any) housework? (If yes, what? Why?/Why not?)
4. What housework do you like to do?
5. What housework did you do when you were a child?
6. Do you think children should (learn to) do housework? (Why?/Why not?)
7. Do people in your country spend much time doing housework?
8. Do you feel people in your country have enough time to do housework?
9. Do you think people like doing housework by themselves?
10. Do you usually do any housework?
11. Who usually does the housework in your home?
12. Do you like to do housework? (Why?/Why not?)
13. What housework do you least like doing? (Why?)
14. When you were a child, did you ever do any housework?
15. Do you think it's important for children to do some housework?
16. If a child helps do some of the family housework, how do you think this affects the
child's development?
17. What do you do to help the family?
18. Have there been any changes in the housework people do since the time when your
parents were your age?
19. Do you think people should be paid to do household chores?
household chores, not frequent, task for students is to…, opportunity,
part-timer, sweep or vacuum the floor, easy and not tiring, stimulating,
sense of success, detest mopping the floor, troublesome, wash it, heavy
train the sense of responsibility and diligence, affect them to love
cleanliness
Names
1. Does your name have any special meaning?
2. Who gave you your name?
3. Why did they choose that name?
4. When Chinese people name their children, are there any special customs that are
followed?
5. Are there any special names (or, special types of names) that Chinese parents choose for
their children?
6. Is there any special ceremony when babies are given their names?
7. How are Chinese names and Western names different?
8. What name do people at home (your family members) call you?
9. Do many people in China have a nickname?
10. Are there any big differences between people's names today in China and people's
names many years ago?
11. Are there any names that are very commonly used?
12. Do Chinese people like to have common names?
13. Why are some Chinese names very similar to each other?
14. Do Chinese people today usually have a third name?
15. Is your surname very common in China?
16. What's the most common surname in China?
17. Do Chinese people attach a lot of importance to (their) names?
18. Is your name very important to you?
19. Do you like your name?
20. Do people in China ever change their names?
21. Would you like to change your name?
it’s too complicated to write, and difficult to pronounce
represents the happiness and good luck
it carries my parents’ best wishes.
Photograph
1. Do you like to take photographs? (Why?)
2. How (why) did you become interested in photography?
3. In what situations do you take photographs?
4. What kind of photos do you like to take? (Why?)
5. Do you prefer to take pictures of people or of scenery?
6. Who do you take photos of?
7. How do you keep your photos?
8. Do you keep your photographs on your computer?
9. Are there any photos on the walls of your home?
10. Do you frame (or have you framed) any of your photos? Do you prefer to send
postcards to people or to send photos that you took yourself? (Why?)
11. Is photography a popular hobby in China?
12. Why do (you think) some people do not like taking photographs?
13. Why do you think some people like taking photographs when they visit another place?
14. Do Chinese people like to visit photograph exhibitions? What kind of photos do they
like to look at?
15. Do you think being a photographer would be a good job? (Why?/Why not?)
16. What factors make a good photograph?
camera, mobile phone, capture, natural view, take sharp photos
way to commemorate the journey and special moment
we can’t judge jobs by its name.
artistic works
no talents and no patience
professional photographer, advanced cameras, gorgeous views
Meals
How do people in your country usually eat a meal?
Do you prefer to sit together as a family for a meal, or to eat separately?
What are the benefits of doing that?
Which meal do you prefer, lunch or dinner (supper)? (Why?)
What do you usually eat for lunch?
What do you usually eat for your evening meal?
Do you prefer to eat three full meals a day or do you prefer toeat many snacks
throughout the day?
Which meal of the day do you think is the most important? (Why?)
Do you think breakfast is important? (Why?/Why not?)
What do you usually eat for breakfast?
Is there any special food that you particularly like?
Would you like to try any new food? (If yes, give an example &/or say why.)
Do you like cooking (or, preparing your own meals)? (Why?/Whynot?)
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Computers
What do you use computers for?
Do you think computers are important?
Do computers have much impact on your life?
What computer skill(s) would you like to learn?
Do you use computers very much?
When do you use a computer?
What do you use computers for?
When did you start using computers?
What was your impression (or feeling) when you used a computer the first time?
How did you learn to use a computer?
Have computers changed your life in any way? (Ifyes, how?)
Are computers used much in your country?
Do you think computers are useful (or important) in everydaylife? (How?)
Do you think computers have changed our lives for the better? (How? Compare today &
our lives in pre-computer times.)
Do you think a computer can give you better access to knowledge?
Do you think there there are any disadvantages (or, drawbacks) to using computers?
Computers are now used a lot in education. What do you think ofthis?
What do you think are the advantages ofthis?
how to use a computer?
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Happiness
What do you think, "happiness" is?
What do you think makes people feel happy?
Do you do anything to keep yourself happy?
Why do people feel happy when they are at a natural place (such as in a forest)?
Do you think money plays an important part in people's happiness?
various definitions, being accompanied with families and friends, who
are healthy and delighted, pursue the dream, strive hard for making the
dreams come true, satisfied
regard wealth as the most significant part, I guess they will be thrilled if
they become rich; focus on familyship and friendship; decent job and
bright future make people happy
share the happiness and sadness with my families and friends
supply fresh air, let off the stress, run out of the cage-like city
Money is not the only factor for happiness, but without money, life is too
tough. We can’t afford the daily expense, which is too pathetic.