英语口语常见话题

英语口语常见话题

TOPIC 1

Environment

Section One

Each of the students will be asked one question on the topic

“

Envir onment

”

.

1.

Why are plastic bags harmful to the environment?

2.

Why are paper bags harmful to the environment?

3.

Why are reusable bags the best for the environment and energy usage?

4.

What environmental problem do you think is the most serious and urgent in China?

Section Two

Please have a group discussion on the following topic:

What can be done in our daily life to help relieve environmental problems? Please give as

many examples as possible.

During the discussion you may argue with each other or ask each other questions to clarify a

point. Your performance will be judged according to your contributions to the discussion.

TOPIC 2

Environment

1.

Which types of energy should we use: wood, coal, petroleum, water power, nuclear energy or

solar energy and why?

2.

Whenever we watch TV, we are helping send greenhouse gases into the air. Do you know any

other things we do help send greenhouse gases into air and why?

3.

Do you know any machine or appliance that is powered by solar or wind energy? Can you list

any other clean energy technologies?

4.

The sandstorm, known as a “sand devil,” has become a great concern.

Please briefly explain

the reasons behind this phenomenon.

5.

Do you know some other climate disasters caused by the pollution of environment?

Topic discussion

Global warming may be the most harmful environmental problem human beings have

created. Please discuss its causes, consequences and what we can do to reduce it.

TOPIC 3

Travelling

attracts you most when you visit a new place?

travel for various reasons. Please talk about some of them.

is your favorite way of travelling, alone or in a group? Why?

4. Introduce a tourist attraction that you have been

Topic discussion

A lot of people after travelling often say: Travelling means sort of suffering.

That implies

they don’t eat well, sleep well, and they are very tired on the trip.

Do you a

gree with it ?

Give your reasons and explain.

TOPIC

4

Transportation

1.

What means of transportation is most popular in China? Why?

2.

How good is the public transport system in your city/region?

3.

If you go on a long journey, how do you prefer to travel?

4.

Which kind of car do you want to buy if you have enough money?

Topic discussion

What

is

the

most

serious

problem

of

China’s

present

transportation

and

what

are

the

solutions?

TOPIC 5

Drug Abuse

1. What do you know about drugs and drug abuse?

2. What kind of people are easier to turn to drugs? Why do

people use drugs like Ecstasy?

3. How do drugs affect the drug takers? What do drugs like Ecstasy do to the people who take

them?

4. How should you avoid doing things that appear to be pleasant at first

but will turn out to be

really harmful? (e.g. drug abuse, smoking, alcoholism, addiction to computer games, etc.)

Topic discussion

Who should be responsible for drug abuse?

TOPIC 6

Advertising

1.

Is advertising worthwhile for companies and consumers? Explain why.

2.

What is opinion on competing companies spending large amount of money advertising their

products?

3.

Are you easily influenced by ads? Should people buy products according to what ads say?

4.

Should young people follow fashion advertised by famous stars?

Topic discussion

What are

the pros and cons of advertising?

TOPIC 7

Education

you think education is important in your life? Can you cite some examples to illustrate your

viewpoint?

2.

Where do you get your college tuition, from parents, part-time job, or loan ?

3.

Is college education the only way to success? Is it worth the price?

4.

If you had chance to continue learning after graduation, what subject do you like to choose?

Why?

Topic discussion

The importance of lifelong Education

TOPIC 8

Values

1.

What do you know about “American Dream”?

2.

Can you give an example of one English saying or proverb and further explain it?

3.

Have you ever encountered an occasion when a cultural clash happened? Describe it.

4.

Do you know any taboos in American/ Britain? What are they?

Topic discussion

Do you feel Chinese traditional values are endangered with the globalization?

TOPIC

9

Growing Pains

1.

What qualities do you value most in a young person?

2.

Do you think that the process of growing up is something painful? Why or why not?

3.

Generally speaking, in what way(s) do you think young people born in the 1990s are different

from the older generations?

4.

What do you think are the problems that young people usually have to face?

Topic discussion

Advantages and disadvantages of living with parents