口语比赛的话题

TOPICS AND QUESTIONS

TOPICS AND QUESTIONS--

话题与问题

Meeting People

见面

Topic: Meeting People

You were meeting some friend at a party. What's the person's name?swheresis the person

from? What's the other information about that person?

Topic: Saying Hello and Good-bye

Are there different expressions people use in saying hello and good-bye? Do they have different

meanings? When do you use them?

What reasons do people usually give for saying good-bye? Can you talk about some examples?

People

人物

Topic: Introduction

How can you introduce yourself to other people? How can you introduce friends or family

members of yours to some other people? When you meet a person for the first time, what questions

do you ask? What do you talk about?

Topic: Neighborhood and Neighbors

Tell about the neighborhoodswheresyou live. What are the advantages of living there? Are

neighbors friendly? Are they helpful? Tell about a time you helped a neighbor. Tell about a time a

neighbor helped you.

How do you know your neighbors? How often do you see them? Do you ever help your

neighbors? How? Do they ever help you? How? What kind of relationship do you think neighbors

should have with each other?

Is it easy or difficult to get along with your neighbors? Have you ever had a problem with one of

your neighbors? If so, what was the problem? Did you talk to your neighbor about it? What

happened?

Topic: Offering Help

Have you asked favors of some people? Did they help you? What did they say? What do you

talk about?

Have you given some helpful advice to other people? Have you given advice to a friend who

was troubled about something? What did you suggest? Did your friend accept? What was the whole

story?

Topic: Family and Friends

What's everybody in your family doing today? Are they as usual or are there any special stories?

Did they help you a lot? What did they do for you? How do you feel?

What friends and family members do you keep in touch with? Do you call? Do you write? Do you

visit? How often? Who is the most impressed person in your mind? Why?

Which disagreements do you think are most common in families (such as wearing makeup,

playing rock music)? In your opinion, which family disagreements are the most serious? Can you

explain your reasons? What did your mother or father teach you was important in life?

Do you do any chores around your house? Which do you enjoy the most? enjoy the least?

Why? Which chores are you especially good at?

Topic: At School

Why do you think making small talk is important at school? What subjects do people talk about?

What subjects are not good for small talk? What questions are too personal?

Are you an

opinions, or do you disagree? When you disagree with someone, do you usually tell the person,

argue, or keep your opinions to yourself?

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children's teachers. Do you think if it is necessary? Can you talk about some happy stories or sad

ones between you and your parents after an

Going Places

地点

Topic: Trips

Can you tell about a bus, train, or plane trip you took?swheresdid you go? When? What did you

do there? Were there any happy things or sad ones?

How do you usually travel long-distance? Do you like the train? The plane? The bus? Which of

these do you prefer? Why?swheresdo you usually go? Did you buy a ticket on your own? Did you

learn any easier, faster, or cheaper ways to get places? What's your experience?

Have you missed your flight, bus, or train? What did you do if you were in that trouble? When

was it? Did you miss something important?

Is it easy or difficult for people to get around townswheresyou live? Do people need cars? How

is the public transportation system? Do you have any problems getting around town? How you're

your community solve these problems?

Topic: Calling People

Can you talk about the different ways people use the telephone? Do you ever make

international calls or long- distance calls? Is it difficult to make these calls? To what places? Who did

you call? How did you make it? How much did it cost?

What would you do if you're calling somebody, and that person isn't there? What would you do if

you're calling somebody, and you have the wrong number?

Is telephone service in our country efficient? What will the telephone service be like in the

future?

Experience

经历

Topic: Special Days

Tell about some special days in your life. Why are they special? What do you do on those days?

Can you tell some dates of important holidays? How do you celebrate these holidays?

Can you tell about something special you had been looking forward to? How long had you been

looking forward to it? What had you done beforehand to plan for it? How did it turn out? Were you

disappointed, or was it as wonderful as you had hoped? Can you tell about a disappointing or an

exciting experience?

Topic: Mistakes

Have you had a time you made a mistake at school or at work? What happened? Did anyone

notice? How did you feel? How the story ended?

Sharing News and Information

交流信息

Topic: Expressing Opinions

How do you express your congratulations to people? Do you send a card? Do you send a gift?

Do you take the person out to a restaurant? Do you have a special party for the person?

Are you an

you feel strongly about? How do you usually express your opinions? What happens when people

disagree with your opinions?

Topic: Communicate with People

Do you call people on the telephone? Do you write letters? Do you use a computer? Do you use

a fax machine? Do you use e-mail? Which is the fastest way? the easiest way? the most convenient

way? Which do you enjoy the most?

How do you feel when someone compliments you? What do you usually say in response to a

compliment? When someone compliments you, do you try to compliment the other person, too? Do

you compliment people very often? What do you compliment them about?

When is it appropriate to interrupt someone who is speaking? How do you politely interrupt

someone who is speaking? How do people disagree politely with each other?

Have you ever invited somebody to do something and the person refused you? How did you

feel? Did you believe the person's excuse? Did you invite the person to do something another time?

Did the person accept your second invitation, or give you another excuse?

Are you able to

think the ability to take criticism is important?

Have you ever corrected your teacher or your supervisor about anything? Why did you correct

the person? What did the person say? Were you embarrassed?

Should you be honest with someone about something you don't like? Should you have told the

truth? Did your expression hurt the person's feelings? What would you have done in these

situations?

Sometimes people don't say things as directly or clearly as they could. Who does this? In what

situations? Think about times when you have done this or experienced this. What were the

situations?

You heard some news. Is it true, or is it a rumor? Do you know any rumors? How did they come

to you? How can you identify them?

Getting Around Town

城区导向

Can you talk about some places near your school?swheresare the places located? Are three

any interesting stories about them?

Is your school in a convenient place? Is there public transportation to your school? How do you

get there? Is it difficult for some students to get to school? How can your class solve this problem?

How are the signs on buses or trains in your community? Are they easy to read? Are the signs

at bus stops and train stations clear, or are they confusing? Do you sometimes get lost? What do

you do when you get lost?

Is there a lot of traffic in your community? When is the rush hour? Do you have any advice for

ways to avoid difficult traffic areas?

Are people on the street helpful when you ask for directions? Do they show you how to get to

places? Are they friendly? How are people different in different places you know?

Housing and Food

住房和食品

Topic: Housing

Are there many apartment buildings in your community? What are good things and bad things

about apartment buildings? Do you live in a house? What are good things and bad things about

living in a house?

What are important things to know about an apartment before you rent it? Is it easy or difficult

for you to rent an apartment in your community? Why?

Are utilities expensive in your apartment or house? Which utilities are there? How much are the

utility bills? Are there ways to make utility bills lower? How?

Have you ever had housing problems? What can you and people do if these kinds of problems

occur? Have you heard stories about people calling the Health Department, the Housing Authority,

City Hall, or a television station to complain about the housing problems? What were the results?

Topic: Food

What foods do you typically buy when you go shopping? How much of each? Can you give a list

of different solid and liquid foods with their quantities? What are different ways you can save money

on food?

Where do you shop for food? Is it a small store or a large supermarket? Is it a good place to

shop? Is the location convenient? How do you get there? How are the prices? What are good things

and bad things about small food stores and large supermarkets?

What do you typically eat for breakfast? for lunch? for dinner? Which snack foods are good for

you? Which snack foods are bad for you? Why?

Are there fast- food restaurants in your community? What do they serve? Do you ever go to

fast-food restaurants? Which ones? What do you usually order? Which is your favorite restaurant?

Why is it your favorite? What do you recommend on the menu?

Do you have healthy eating habits? What kinds of food do you like? In your opinion, what foods

are good for people? What foods are bad for people? How can you improve your diet?

What are the most common kinds of food that are eaten at dinner in your home? What foods are

never eaten in your home? Why do some people eat only certain kinds of meat? Have you ever had

to eat a food that you didn't like? If so, tell about that experience.

Shopping

购物

Topic: Shopping

Which is your favorite department store?swheresis it? What do you usually buy there? Do items

have fixed prices, or can you bargain with the salesperson to make the price lower?

What are some good places to buy clothing in your community? Why are these good places to

shop? Is your favorite clothing fashionable or not? Why?

Do you look for sales at stores before you go shopping? How do you find out about sales? Do

you buy things right away, or do you wait for things to go on sale? How much money can you save

when you buy things on sale?

Do you ever have a problem when you return something to a store? What are the return polices

of stores you shop at? Do you get a refund? Do you get a store credit to buy other things? What do