1、HomeTownWhere are you from,which part of your country?I am from a small town of Taian city of Shandong Province in China.It locates on the northeast of China and southwest of Shandong.1.what do u like about your hometown? (What would you say is the best thing about your hometown? Whats your favourit
2、e part of your hometown?Do u like your hometown? )I love my hometowns beautiful natural scenerysi:neri very much.My hometown is an inland agricultural region.It is famous for its peach.Most farmers in the town plant peaches ,although they also plant other fruits,but mostly peaches.In the spring,the
3、peach trees are blooming.Without a real look you cant imagine how beautiful the peach blossom blooming all over the moutain is .It is gorgeous.And cos its not an industrial town,the environment is good ,the air is clear,the sky is blue,and I also enjoy the peace and quiet there.2.what do u dislike a
4、bout your hometown.I guess the answer would be the economy.Cas my hometown is not near the centre of the city,its economy is bad.Some area are pretty run-down.Pepole in my hometown are not rich and the living condition is not very good.Even worsely its economy is shrinking instead of growing cas the
5、 peaches sell not very well in recent years.I think maybe the quality of the peaches drops is the reason,you know,its taste is not as good as before,so less and less people buy peaches.3.Do u think your hometown is good for young people?No.cas i think my hometown is kind of falling behind the times.
6、it lacks of opporpunity and changes which is very important for the young people.Most old people in the town didnt get the high education.Thats why most parents in my hometown try their best to support their children to the college.They think only knowlege can change your fate. 4.whats the nightlife
7、 like in your hometown?Most pepole in my hometown dont go out at night.After dinner,Children may do homework in their room while the parents watching TV outside.This reminds me of my childhood.cas my parents are not stict with me,so I can watch TV while i am doing homework.Thats a reward for my good
8、 scores in the exam.Parents in my hometown dont care how u study,they just want the result. You give them what they want ,you can get the freedom.Oh Sorry,i go too far.5.what would u change about your city?The economic system i think. People in my hometown they just plant the peaches and sell them t
9、o the dealers.The money farmers can get is very limited.If they can be the dealers themselves or the government of my hometown can open bussiness such as peach juice factories,dried peach factories,i think things may go very differently. And they must improve the quality of the peaches firstly of co
10、urse.Because in my memory the peach of my hometown are very big and delicious and also have numrous varieties.I am very confused why the quality drops year by year.I just cant get it.6.What types of public transport can be found in your hometown?The bus and bike.If people in the town want to go to t
11、he market or the shop and students want to go to school ,they often go there by bike or motorcycle.But if they want to go to the city,bus is the first choice.Few people have private cars in my hometown.And if people has some hurry things to do ,and they dont have a motorcycle and no time to waiting
12、bus ,they may take a taxi.(But the taxi is not a real taxi.I mean its not like the taxi in big cities.It kind of a mixture of motorcyle and car.It has three wheels and a carrige shed.In small cities and towns of China you can see this kind transportation everywhere.)But few pepole will do that cas m
13、ost pepole are penny-pinching ,they think taking taxi is a luxury.Where do you live at the moment? Im not living in my hometown right now.I am living in my university .It is in Dongying city of ShanDong Province.How long have you been living there/here? I am living there about 6 years.cas I study in
14、 my university for about 6 years.4 years for my undergraduate course,2 years for my masters degree. I am back to my hometown only on vacation. Do you like _? (The place you are living in now) (Why?/Why not?) Actually I dont like it.cas its climate is harsh.It seems like there are only 2 seasons in t
15、his city,winter and summer.You may wear a down coat yesterday and today you only need to wear a T shirt because of the hot weather. Where is your hometown? (Or, what part of China do you come from?) What kind of place is your hometown? Is that a big city or a small town (or, a village in the country
16、side)? (Similar to above) How big is that place? * (For you,) what benefits are there from living in a big city? (Similar to above) Tell me something about your hometown. Has your hometown changed much in the past few years? (e.g. 20 years) yes.There are a lot of changes.First of all,more buildings
17、and factories are showing up , besides,the populations are getting bigger and bigger.The traffic system is more convenient.But the environment is worse than it used to be.Rivers are polluted and trees are cut down,the air is not as fresh as before. Compared to the past, would you say your hometown t
18、oday is more suitable for living in, or less suitable?It depends. On the one hand ,the house people lives now is far more better than the past and the transportation is more convenient.it seems like today is more suitable compared to the past.On the other hand ,the worse environment plus for the pas
19、tDo you think youll always live there? No.I havent live there for a long time since I went to college.I will find a job in big cities in the future,so I guess I wont go back unless I visit my parents.Whats the weather usually like in your hometown? It has a great climate all year round.The spring is
20、 warm and the summer is rainy.I like autumn in my hometown cas its cool and refreshing.And the cold of winter there is within our limit.Has the weather in your hometown changed much in recent years? Yes.seems to me like the spring days and the autumn days are shorter than 20 years ago .By contrast,
21、the summer days and the winter days are getting longer. And the summer is scorching now and the winter is like freezing.What sorts of buildings are there in your hometown? Most buildings there are 3 to 4 storeys high.Some area are pretty run-down.And people in the village usually live in bungalows.I
22、 said that the economy of my hometown is in a slump. 7.Do you live in a house or a flat?I live in a flat.It is on the fourth floor of the building of six stories.Its a little high for old people,my mother complains about that everytime she climbs the stairs.why do you choose living there?Cas its in
23、a pretty convenient location.And theres a wonderful view outside the window.It also has a roomy kitchen.But I guess the most important reason may be Its cheaper than the 1st floor of the building.Which room do you like best? Whats your favourite room in your home? (Or: What part of your home do you
24、like best?) (Why?)I love my room best.My sister and I have our own rooms separately.My room has a big window and the whole place feels light and airy.How long have you lived there?The building only has a 2years history.Our family moved in just one year ago.Please describe it a little. The rooms are
25、pretty spacious.The big windows let plenty of natural light in and theres a wonderful view outside the window.The whole place feels light and airy.It has a roomy kitchen and a bg balcony.when do you get up?I get up at 7 oclock in the morning usually.Then I finish my breakfast at 7:40 and then I go t
26、o my labotary to study.Thats my schedule of a normal morning.8.Is there anything hanging on the wall? Ah,Yeah,there is sth. hanging on the wall.its a big photo of my family.It is on the centre of the wall facing to the door,so you can see it when you come in.If I remember correctly,It was taken on m
27、y grandmas 88th birthday.Do u want me to describe the content of the photo for u?Let me recall who is on it.My grandma wearing a red color coat sit at the center with my parents on either side of her.(You know,red represents a happy occasion.)My sister and I sit around my parents.We all have a happy
28、 smile on our faces,thats a really special moment full of happiness and warmth.I really miss that day. Who do you live with? (Or: Do other people live with you?) I live with my family.My father ,mother and older sister. How do you like your flat/house? ( = How do you feel about your house/flat?) I l
29、ike it very much. How are the rooms in your house decorated? (Or, How is your house decorated? Or, What decorations do you have in your house?) N Actually we didt decorate the rooms at all when we moved in cas the flat itself cost all the money we saved in the past years.We moved in a hurry with our
30、 old furniture cas we sold out our old house when we bought this new flat.Theres only a family photo on the wall. What do you do in this room? (= What is this room used for? = What is the function of this room?) NThis room belongs to me.So I can do anything in it.Usually study and play computers in
31、this room. What decorations does this room have? (Or: How have you decorated this room?) N I didt decorate it either.Maybe in the future I will buy some beautiful paintings and hang them on the wall. How do you think this room could be improved? N The room looks good.But a fresh paint job just wont
32、hurt. (The question above is possibly this:) How do you think your home could be improved? Or: Is there anything about your room (or, your home) you would like to improve? N I want repaint it in a purple color and draw some flowers or paintings on it cas the origin white color is kind of boring and
33、humdrum. What can you see when you look out the window of your room (or, the windows of your home)? Another building cas we live in an uptown.There are plenty of similar buildings around our flat. What is the environment like around your home? * N (Possible question. Unconfirmed) its pretty good. It
34、 locates on the edge of the city ,so the traffic is not crowded at all.And the community services there is satisfying. Theres also a little park in the area that we live.it has many facilities for people to relax in there such as swings,seesaws,and other simple body-building facilities.Study9.Are yo
35、u woking or studying?I am studying in a university as a graduate student right now.10.what do you like about your studies?I like the freedom that the university gives me.I can learn what i want to learn and do what i want to do out of class.I can go to the library to read,and I can attend lectures e
36、ven they are not relevant to my major.It enables me to fulfill my potential.And my tutor always encourage me if i decide to try something such as this English test.He gives me a lot of support. 11.whats your major?Do you like it?My major is computer science.I like it very much.Computer is more and m
37、ore popular in the whole world.Its important for a person to control the aibility of using a computer.But actually my major is more about using it,it focus on things like how it works and why it works in that way.You know,such as programming,computer networks and so on.When i was a senior high schoo
38、l student,i am already interested in computers.So i choose it as my major in college.12.Is there anything you dont like about it?Actually there is.You know there are lots of reasearch fields of the computer science.I do have some fields that i am not very interested in ,such as in-depth study of the
39、 networks and computer hardware.I dont care about the internal structure of the computer.I prefer writing the computer programmes and studying knowledge about computer software. Do you prefer to study alone or to study with other students?I prefer to study with other students.First of all,i can disc
40、uss and exchange ideas with other students .Also,if I am distracted from study they can supervise me.35.Do u like reading?Yeah.But only with the novels.I am totally into it. When I have a novel book at hand ,I cant do anyth. else untile I finish it.36.What are your favourite kind of books?Novels wit
41、h love stories or a happy ending.I love the feeling to be touched.My tears just cant stop.37.what do u find difficult about learning English?Speaking is pretty difficult to me,but its not the pronunciation,its the way to express your ideas.I have a difficulty in converting my Chinese mode of thing t
42、o the English way.So my oral English is not that good as my reading and listening.38.would u like to learn another foreign language in the future?Yeah，maybe.After I can speak a fluent English,I may consider about it. What subject are you studying? My major is computer science.so I am studying the co
43、urses about computer.Is that a popular subject in China? Yeah.It is a hot subject.Computer is an important tool for many work fields.So more and more people realize the importance to learning computer skills. Do you think thats a difficult subject to study? Why did you choose to study that? Do you l
44、ike your subject? (= your major = your subjects if a high school student) (For high school students) Whats your favourite subject at school? (Dont say P.E. - thats not really a subject that people study.) What do you learn in your course? N Are there any particular skills that you learn in your stud
45、ies? N (Unconfirmed question) Is there anything else you would like to study (if you had the opportunity)? N In a typical day, what do you do in the classroom? N Study Place Where do you study (= what school/university do you attend)?Why did you choose that (particular) school/university? What do yo
46、u think of your school/university? (Similar to above) What do you think of the place where you are studying?What is the best thing about your university/school? Length of Time as a Student When did you start this course and when will you finish it? (Similar to above) How long have you been doing thi
47、s course? (Similar to above, for high school students) How many years have you spent in school? (Possible question) What year are you in at school/university?Life as a Student Tell me about your student life. (= Tell me about your life as a student) Do you like university life? (Similar to above) Ho
48、w do you like university life? ( = How do you feel about life at university?) (Similar to above) What part of university life do you like best? (Why?) In addition to gaining knowledge, what other ways have you benefited from your school/university experience? In your free time, do you do anything wi
49、th your classmates? Study Tools, Equipment, Facilities What “study tools“ (or equipment) do you use? See Note Do you think these tools are useful? What facilities are there at your school/university to help you in your studies? Do you use computers in your studies? N What do you use them for? N Studying with Others N Do you prefer studying independently ( = studying alone) or with others (or, in a group)? (Why?) N Future Do you think the things you are studying now in school
