Speaking Topic 6

Suggested stage 2 questions most frequently asked in stage 11.

TravelingDo you like traveling?
Do you like travel alone or with your friends?
Have you traveled to other places?
Where are they?What do you usually do when you first arrive in a new place?
What are the benefits of traveling?
Why do so many people like traveling nowadays?


2. Friends
Do you have many friends?
Are they casual acquaintances or close friends?
Do you prefer to stay with your family or with your friends?
Do you prefer one or two close friends or many friends?
Can you talk about your best friend?How to make friends?
What do you usually do with your friends?
Is the time you spend with your friends as much as that you spend with your family?


3. Music
Do you like music?What are the benefits of listening to music?
What kind of music do you like best?
Why do you like this kind of music?


4. Transportation
Can you say something about the transportation in your hometown?
What is the common means of transport in your country?
Do traffic jams often occur in your hometown or in the city where you live?
How to solve the problem?
What changes in transportation have taken place in the past several years in your country?


5. Building
Can you tell me an interesting building in your hometown?Can you tell me an interesting building in Guangzhou?

Suggested topics in stage 2 & related questions for stage 3

Category 1: Describing things (1 test item)1. Describing a piece of equipment you often use at home or at work. You should say,What is it ?What you do with it/ How to use it?How long you have had it?How important it is to you?

Discussion:
1. What are the impacts of electrical equipment on human’s life in the past ten years?
2. What are the differences of the life in the past and at the present?
3. What role does technological development play in people’s life?
4. How will technology develop in the future?
5. Do you have a mobile phone? What are its advantages?
6. Why do many foreign countries develop faster than China?
7. Why does the China’s West develop faster than China’s East?
8. What are the advantages and disadvantages of computer and internet?

Category 2:
Describing people (3 test items)
1. Describe a well-known person. You should say,Who he/she is?What makes him/her famous?Why you admire him/her?