Practice Cue Card- 2

Topic 1

• Take one minute to prepare a talk on the following subject.
• Take notes if you like and remember to include reasons and examples.
• You should then speak for between one and two minutes.

What is the important invention before the age of computer?

• What is the invention?
• Why do you think it is very important?
• What are the advantages and disadvantages of the invention?

Follow-up:

• What is the significant impact of modern inventions on life?
• Which skills do you want to study in the future?
• Do you think it's necessary to develop modern invention in the countryside?

Topic 2

• Take one minute to prepare a talk on the following subject.
• Take notes if you like and remember to include reasons and examples.
• You should then speak for between one and two minutes.

Describe an interesting city you know and like

• Where is it?
• How did you go there?
• What did you do there?
• Explain why you found it so interesting.

Follow-up:

• Say something about the tourism development in your country, facility, services and the effect on environment.
• What is the importance of travel and tourism industry?
• What do you think the function of tourist guides?

Topic 3

• Take one minute to prepare a talk on the following subject.
• Take notes if you like and remember to include reasons and examples.
• You should then speak for between one and two minutes.

Describe your favourite movie

• What's the name of the film?
• What's the theme of the film?
• Why do you like it?

Follow-up:

• Describe a type pf movie you like.
• What's the difference between Chinese and American movies?
• What do you think of the violent films (Hollywood films)?
• Why movies need computer techniques? Any example of movie using computer techniques?
• Which parts of cinema are the most important and how to improve it?

Topic 4

• Take one minute to prepare a talk on the following subject.
• Take notes if you like and remember to include reasons and examples.
• You should then speak for between one and two minutes.

Describe a newspaper or magazine you enjoy reading

• Which newspaper or magazine do you read the most regularly?
• Which parts of it do you like?
• When and where do you read it?
• Explain why you enjoy reading it.

Follow-up:

• What do you think the important qualities for a news reporter?
• What's the function of a report to the society?
• What kinds of books/newspapers/magazines do Chinese adolescents read?
• With the popularity of Internet, do you think newspapers and magazines will disappear?

Topic 5

• Take one minute to prepare a talk on the following subject.
• Take notes if you like and remember to include reasons and examples.
• You should then speak for between one and two minutes.

Describe a children's game (sports not suggested)

• How is it played?
• What can you learn from the game?
• What impact does it bring on your growth?

Follow-up:

• What do you think of the benefits of children's games?
• Nowadays children have less and less time for game, what do you think about it?
• What do you think the difference between games nowadays and in the past?
• What's the negative aspect of games?