2. Describe your favorite photo. You should say:
What it is about.
When and where you took it.
Who took it for you.
and explain why it is important to you.
Discussion
What role do photos play in your life?
What do you think of the role of photos in mass media？
Why do people take photos？
Where do people often take photos?
When do people often take photos?

3. Describe an invention before the age of computer. You should say:
What it is.
What it is used for.
How it influences people’s life.
and explain its advantages and disadvantages.
Discussion:
What impacts have electrical equipments brought on human’s life in the past ten years?
What are the differences of life in the past and at the present?
What role does technological development play in people’s life?
How will technology develop in the future?
Do you have a mobile phone? What are its advantages?
Why do many foreign countries develop faster than China?
What are the advantages and disadvantages of computer and Internet?
In what way does the invention benefit people?
Do you think people can manage without it?
How should the government help the inventors?
What characters should the inventors have?
Which industry do you think will be most promising and will have more inventions?
What are the old people and the young people’s attitudes towards new invention?

4.  Describe something you like to own in the future. You should say:
What it is.
When you would like to own it.
What you use it for.
and explain how it will influence your life.
Discussion:
Is wealth still the only criteria to judge success? If not, what is it?
What is happiness?
Do you think that the concept of happiness would change with time passing?
What is most important, love, wealth or authority?
Do you think that happiness is related to money?
How could people know your financial status?
Why have Chinese people’s living standards been greatly improved?

Category 3: Describing places

6. Talk about a foreign country that you have not been to, but you want to visit in the future. You should say:
What the country is.
What you know about the country.
When you will go there.
and explain why you like the country.
Discussion:
What is your feeling on the experience of traveling to a foreign country?
What can people benefit from traveling abroad?
What are the benefits of traveling abroad?
How should the government do to attract more tourists?
What is relationship between traveling and pollution?

7. Describe your favorite shopping center. You should say:
What it is
Where it is located.
What you can buy there.
and explain why you like it.
Discussion:
Why are there a lot of big stores?
What is the difference between small stores and big stores when you do shopping?
Do you think small stores will disappear in the future?
How do stores make advertisements?
Which do you think is the best way to advertise?
What are the differences between men and women when they do shopping?
What do you think of on-line shopping?

8. Describe a historic place. You should say:
What the place is.
Where it is located.
What you can see there.
and explain why you think it has historic meaning.
Discussion:
Do many people visit the place?
What should the government do to protect the historic buildings?
What are the important reasons to protect old buildings?
Do you think it necessary for young people to learn history? Why?
How to teach young people history?
Why should we learn history?
How does history influence the social development?

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