Stage2&Stage3 Category1:Describingthings 1.Describeahappyeventinyourlife.Youshouldsay: Whenandwhereyouwere. Whoyouwerewith. Whathappened. andexplainwhyyoufelthappy. Discussion: Whatmakespeoplehappy? Whatisthedifferencebetweenthepastandthepresentintermsofgettinghappy? IsthereanythingspecialinChinathatcanmakepeoplehappy? Canyoutellmehowyouorganizeyourstudytime? Whatdoyouthinkisimportantinachievinghappiness? HowdoChinesecelebratethehappyevents? Whatroledocamerasandvideoplayersplayincelebration? Whatroledocelebritiesplayincommunity? 2.Describeyourfavoritephoto.Youshouldsay: Whatitisabout. Whenandwhereyoutookit. Whotookitforyou. andexplainwhyitisimportanttoyou. Discussion Whatroledophotosplayinyourlife? Whatdoyouthinkoftheroleofphotosinmassmedia？ Whydopeopletakephotos？ Wheredopeopleoftentakephotos? Whendopeopleoftentakephotos? 3.Describeaninventionbeforetheageofcomputer.Youshouldsay: Whatitis. Whatitisusedfor. Howitinfluencespeople’slife. andexplainitsadvantagesanddisadvantages. Discussion: Whatimpactshaveelectricalequipmentsbroughtonhuman’slifeinthepasttenyears? Whatarethedifferencesoflifeinthepastandatthepresent? Whatroledoestechnologicaldevelopmentplayinpeople’slife? Howwilltechnologydevelopinthefuture? Doyouhaveamobilephone?Whatareitsadvantages? WhydomanyforeigncountriesdevelopfasterthanChina? WhataretheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofcomputerandInternet? Inwhatwaydoestheinventionbenefitpeople? Doyouthinkpeoplecanmanagewithoutit? Howshouldthegovernmenthelptheinventors? Whatcharactersshouldtheinventorshave? Whichindustrydoyouthinkwillbemostpromisingandwillhavemoreinventions? Whataretheoldpeopleandtheyoungpeople’sattitudestowardsnewinvention? 4.Describesomethingyouliketoowninthefuture.Youshouldsay: Whatitis. Whenyouwouldliketoownit. Whatyouuseitfor. andexplainhowitwillinfluenceyourlife. Discussion: Iswealthstilltheonlycriteriatojudgesuccess?Ifnot,whatisit? Whatishappiness? Doyouthinkthattheconceptofhappinesswouldchangewithtimepassing? Whatismostimportant,love,wealthorauthority? Doyouthinkthathappinessisrelatedtomoney? Howcouldpeopleknowyourfinancialstatus? WhyhaveChinesepeople’slivingstandardsbeengreatlyimproved? Category2:Describingpeople 5.Describeoneofyourneighbors.Youshouldsay: Wherehe/shelives. Howyougettoknowhim/her. Whetheryouoftenseehim/her. andexplainwhetherhe/sheisagoodneighbor. Discussion: Whatisthedifferencebetweenfriendsandneighbors? Howdopeoplecommunicatewithothers? Doyouthinkitimportanttogetalongwellwithyourneighbors? Isitpossibletobecomeafriendofyourneighbors? Doyouthinkpeopleincreasinglykeeptothemselves? Iscommunicationinruralareasbetterthanincities?