2008年8

TV program
　　what program it is
　　what the program is about (or, what type of program it is)
　　when you watch it
　　and explain why you like this TV program.
　　Part 3
　　什么类型电视节目在大人里比较流行
　　小孩子喜欢什么电视节目
　　How do (or can) TV programs influence children?
　　Do you think parents should supervise what their children watch on TV?
　　从前的电视节目和现在的比较
　　How has television affected (or, changed) society?
　　18. a place with a lot of water
　　Describe a place that you have been to and that has a lot of water.
　　where this place is
　　why (& when) you went there
　　what people do there
　　and explain why you like this place.
　　Part 3
　　为什么人们喜欢去有水的地方,有那些水上运动.
　　water pollution...what should the government do...?
　　Do you think it's important to try to save (conserve) water?
　　Do you think people use more water today than they did before?
　　对家庭用水和家庭以外用水过去和现在的区别
　　What are the reasons for water shortages in (parts of ) China?
　　family event (birthday party or wedding)
　　怎么样的event
　　在哪里
　　和谁
　　what you did (or, what happened at this event)?
　　and explain why this event was enjoyable
　　Part 3
　　家务
　　中国的wedding
　　Do you think (most) people spend too much on weddings?
　　Compare modern weddings in China with traditional Chinese weddings (i.e., weddings many years ago).
　　Do you know of any differences between weddings in China and those in the West
　　Can you think of any other important family events in China, besides weddings?
　　Do you think strong families are important for society?
　　a city you visited
　　什么时候去的
　　和谁一起去的
　　what did you do there?
　　what do you like and dislike of the city
　　Part 3
　　What kind of people do you think would like to live in big cities？
　　Do you prefer living in a city or a small town?
　　Why are people migrating from the rural to the urban areas of China?
　　What's the advantage for a family to live in a big city?
　　What are some of the (serious) problems associated with living in big cities?
　　second foreign language
　　Describe another language that you would like learn.
　　the name of this language
　　how you would learn it
　　what difficulties you think you would have (or, might have) when learning this language.
　　and explain why you would choose to study this language.
　　Part 3
　　Do many people in China study a second foreign language?
　　Why do you think some people are better than others at learning a foreign language?
　　Who do you think is better at learning a language, boys or girls?
　　Do you think it's important (or, a good idea) to have one main world language? (= 'a universal language')
　　What would be the advantages and disadvantages of having a global language?
　　Do you think it's possible to learn a foreign culture without learning the language?