1.    Someone you would like to spend time with - 是谁？What personal characteristics he or she has that you like? 一起做什么？为什么喜欢跟这个人在一起？

【 What kind of people do you like to be friends with? What kind of people don't you like to be with? Compare the things you do with your family with the things you do with your friends. Do you think people can make real friendships on the internet? Compare the friendships that people have at work with the friendships people have at school.】

2.    An old person you respect - 是谁？怎么认识的？怎么样一个人？为什么尊敬他/她？

【Who do old people today live longer than in the past? 作老人的好处？有哪些工作适合老人而不是年轻人？】

3.    A person who is good at his/her job - Who the person is? What job they do? What impresses you about the way they do their job? And explain what influence this person has on others at work.

【 Do you thinks schools and universities have a responsibility to prepare students for work? In high school in China, are there many opportunities for you to gain practical work experience? What about in university? What is the usual retirement age for people in China? If someone who is older than the retirement age wants to and is able to continue working, is he or she allowed to do that? What are some of the advantages and disadvantages of hiring young people and of hiring older people for work?】

4.    A school friend - What he looks like? How you knew him? What you did together? And explain why you remember him well.

【交友的方式？Do you think friends are important? Do you think it's easier to make friends today than it used to be? Why do some people choose to make friends on the internet? What are the qualities of a good friend?】

5.    A teenager - Describe a teenager who you know. How old he or she is? How and where you met him or her? What you and this person do together? And explain what kind of person he or she is.

【What's the difference between children and teenagers? How is the life of teenagers (or children) today different to what it was 20 or 30 years ago? Would you say life for teenagers today is better than it was several decades ago? What do teenagers think about old(er) people? What do you think about the so-called 'generation gap'?】

6.    A family you are familiar with (not your own) - Describe a family (not your own family) that you know well. Where this family lives? Who the members of the family are? How you know them? And explain how you feel about this family.

【 What do you think are some of the advantages and some of the disadvantages of big and of small families? In Chinese families, who usually makes the major decisions? Do you think it is good for grandparents to help bring up their grandchildren? In your opinion, what are (some of ) the attributes (= the qualities) of 'a good parent'? Do you think parents today should spend more time with their children than they do at the moment? In their free time, do families in China go out much together?】

7.    A person you helped - 帮助了谁？帮助他干了什么？帮助别人的感觉？and explain how this person benefited from your help.

【邻居之间的互相帮助？现在的人是不是不像以前那样乐于助人？父母如何教育子女去帮助别人？Are there any non-government organizations in China that help people? What kind of people need help in China? Do you think the government should help these people?】

8.    A well-known person - Who he/she is? What makes him/her famous? Why you admire him/her. \

【 What kinds of people become famous these days? Is this different from the kind of achievement that made people famous in the past? In what way? How do you think people will become famous in the future? What are the disadvantages of being famous? Why do you think ordinary people are interested in the
lives of famous people?】