Practice Cue Card- 3

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.

Describe a special occasion in your life

• Where did it take place?
• When did it take place?
• Who was there?
• Explain your feelings on this occasion.

Follow-up:

• Tell me how you organize your study time.
• What do you think is important in achieving happiness?
• How do Chinese celebrate some happy events?
• What do the camera and video play in celebrating?

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 something you own which is very important to you

• Who gave it to you?
• What is it?
• What does it mean to you?

Follow-up:

• What are the changes of city between now and past?
• Does money represent happiness and why?
• How do you regard as the things people want to earn?

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 one of your neighbours

• When did you become neighbours?
• Do you often meet?
• State whether your neighbour is a good one.

Follow-up:

• What is the difference between neighbours and friends?
• Why do people like to watch TV serials in their houses?
• How do you think of the relationship in the city?
• How to improve the neighbourhood?

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 one of the shopping centers you often go to

• Where is the shopping center?
• How often do you go to the center?
• Why do you often go to it and its characteristics?

Follow-up:

• Will smaller shops survive in the current business system?
• What are the characteristics of shopping malls and smaller shops and their difference?
• What is the trend of future shopping centers?
• Talk about online shopping.

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 your favourite animal

• What kind of animal is it?
• Describe it briefly.
• Why do you like the animal?

Follow-up:

• What do you need to do to take care of it?
• What's the future trend of the animal?
• How do you think of the poaching of some precious animals such as pandas?