Reference to the “free talk” part of star-4 What is your favorite color? My favorite color is green. The reasons why I like green best are: First, green represents the nature, and I like nature very much. Second, I like green plants very much because they can make us healthy. My father and I always put some green plants in our house. They make us feel comfortable. Last but not least, Green vegetables also make our body healthy and stronger. I like green vegetables very much and always eat a lot. In short, these are the reasons why I consider green as my favorite color. (備注：以上粗體字很關鍵，很實用，請考生作為參考，也可以將其作為free talk答題時的基本結構。) What do you do on Mothers Day? On Mothers Day we can always show our love to our mother. There are several things I do on mothers day. First, I will help mother do some housework on that day such as clean the room, make the bed, do some cooking and so on. Second, I will buy some presents to my mother such as flowers and cards. My mother will be very happy when she gets my presents. Last but not least, I can take her to the cinema and watch a movie with her. In short, these are the major things I do on mothers day. We all can say: I love you to our mother on that day. (備注：粗體字是一些很實用的詞組，要牢記并掌握，在很多題目中都可以用到。) Which homework helps you most, why or why not? In my opinion, English homework helps me the most. The reason why I think English homework helps me the most is as follows; English becomes more and more important and helpful in our daily life. So we must try our best to learn English very well. A basic way to learn English well is to do its homework carefully and well. Doing homework can help us understand and master (掌握) the knowledge from the teacher. So it can help us improve our English. If you want to improve your English, you must do its homework very well and hand in it on time. Thats why I consider English homework as the most helpful homework. As follows: 如下 Do you like to play first or do homework first after school？ In my opinion, I would like to do homework first. The major reasons why I would like to do the homework first are: First, as a student, homework is more important than play. Homework should be put in advance(提前) We should always do homework on time and carefully. Second, if you play first, you are easy to get tired and can not do homework very well. And you are easy to forget some homework if you play something very excitedly and happily. Last but not least, if you do the homework first and finish it on time, you can play without worries. In short, these are the major reasons why I would like to do the homework first after school. Without worries: 沒有擔心的，無慮的On time: 按時地 Do you like to go traveling by train or by plane? I like go traveling by train. The major reasons why I like go traveling by train are: First, taking a train is safer than taking a plane although taking a plan is much faster. There are many air accidents happened so it is not very safe. Second, when you take a train, you can have a lot of sightseeing on the way. You can enjoy the beautiful sights by looking out of the window of the train. Last but not least, traveling by train is cheaper than travelling by plane. In order to save money I would like to take a train. In short, those are the major reasons why I like traveling by train better than by plane. Sightseeing: 觀光、看風景Save money: 省錢 What kind of books do you like to read? In my opinion, I like to read western novels very much. The reasons why I like to read western novels are: First, I like to learn some different cultures from all over the world and western novels can give me such kind of knowledge. I can know a lot of things from this kind of book. Second, western novels can also help me to learn English better and enlarge our vocabulary. There are many new words and sentence structures in this kind of books and they are really helpful for me to learn English better. Last but not least, there are a lot of famous characters in the novel which attract me very much. They are sometimes beautiful and sometimes are rich. I like some of them very much. In short, these are the major reasons why I like to read western novels very much. western novels：西方小說culture: 文化enlarge our vocabulary: 增加詞匯量 Do you like KFC, why or why not? In fact, I dont like KFC. The major reasons why I dont like KFC are: First, I think KFC is a little bit expensive to me. It is cheaper if I eat Chinese foods like dumplings and noodles. Second, KFC doesnt have a lot of kinds of foods for me to choose. They usually have chickens and potatoes. I have already got bored of them. Last but not least, KFC is unhealthy food. It is not helpful to our body so wed better eat less KFC foods. In short, these are the major reasons why I dont like KFC. I like Chinese foods better. Wed better: 我們最好 What kind of book can bring you pleasure? In my opinion, picture books can bring me a lot of pleasure. The major reasons why I think picture books can bring me pleasure are: First, picture books are very interesting, vivid and full of wonderful pictures. They often can attract me a lot. Second, picture books are often very humorous. The stories in it are very funny. Last but not least, when I am reading picture books, I always feel very relaxed and happy. I can keep smiling when I am reading this kind of books. In short, these are the major reasons why I think picture books can bring me a lot of pleasure. Relax: 放松的 Do you prefer entertainments or news programs? In my opinion, I prefer news programs to entertainments. The reasons why I like news programs better are: First, news programs can give us a lot of information or news from many aspects. We can know many different kinds of information and knowledge from the news programs. Second, I would like to listen to some English news programs because it can practice our listening a lot. Also we can learn a lot of new and useful words from English news programs. Last but not least, news programs can make us know a lot of things happened every day. It can keep us in touch with the society. In short, these are the reasons why I prefer news programs a lot. from many aspects:從很多方面keep us in touch with：與保持聯系 What are the common entertainments for teenagers in China? In China, teenagers usually like those things as the common entertainments like: KTV, internet bar, video games and so on. Most of the teenagers like singing very much so they often go to KTV. I like to go to KTV, too. Some boys usually like to surf on the internet and play net games so internet bar is also very popular among boys. Some girls usually like to go shopping with others very much. They enjoy buying lots of things from the department stores In general, teenagers have lots of ways of entertainments and they enjoy their life very much. Do you like winter? In fact I like winter very much. The major reasons why I like winter very much are: First, in winter we can enjoy our winter holidays at home or with friends. We dont need to go to school, and that makes us feel relaxed and happy. Second, we also celebrate our spring festival in winter. We can visit our relatives and set up fireworks with our family during the spring festival. We will have a wonderful time! Last but not least, we can see snow in winter. When it snows, it is very beautiful. We can play with the snow and make snowmen. In short, these are the major reasons why I like winter very much. Do you want to be a teacher or a police officer? In my opinion, I want to be a teacher. The major reasons why I want to be a teacher are: First, teacher can teach students a lot of knowledge not only from the book but also many other aspects outside the books such as spirits and qualities. Second, teacher also can learn something from his/her students. They are usually kind and nice. And teachers and students can be good friends. Last but not least, I like children very much and I enjoy staying with them. I am very happy and relaxed when I am staying with them. In a word, these are the reasons why I want to be a teacher instead of a police officer. spirits and qualities: 精神品質In a word: 總體來說 What kind of newspaper do you like to read? I like to read sports newspapers very much. The major reasons why I like to read sports newspapers are: First, I like sports very much. So I can get some information from this kind of newspaper. For example: football and basketball. Second, sports newspaper usually has some good knowledge about body exercises and health. It is very helpful for me to make myself stronger. Last but not least, reading sports newspaper sometimes is very exciting and you can know something about your favorite sports team from the newspaper for example, the final results of the latest football and basketball matches. In a word, these are the major reasons why I like to read sports newspaper. results of the latest football and basketball matches: 最新的足球、籃球比賽結果。 What do you usually do on your birthday? On my birthday, I am always very happy and excited. My parents will celebrate the birthday for me. They will give me the birthday presents such as schoolbag and toys. My mother will cook my favorite foods for me. We will enjoy the dinner together. At the end of the dinner, I will blow the candles and we will enjoy the cake together. Sometimes, we will see a movie in the theatre. And my friends will call me and say: happy birthday to me. In general, I always have a wonderful time on my birthday. It is very unforgettable. Unforgettable: 難忘的 What kind of teacher do you like? In my opinion, the teacher that I like should have those qualities as follows: First, this teacher should be patient so that he/she can help us understand something deeply. Second, this teacher should be knowledgeable so that he/she can teach us a lot of knowledge, both inside the book and outside the book. Last but not least, this teacher should be friendly to his/her students. They can become good friends. Then the students are happy with their teacher and can learn a lot. In general, these are the qualities a good teacher should have. And I like this kind of teacher very much. Qualities: 品質Both inside the book and outside the book：無論課本內還是課本外（的知識） What is your favorite sport? My favorite sport is swimming. The major reasons why I like swimming best are: First, swimming can make us feel cool in summer. It is very comfortable when you stay in the water. Second, I can go swimming with my best friends and we always have a wonderful time together. Last but not least, swimming is a kind of popular body exercise. It can make our body much stronger. Swimming is a very useful and helpful kind of exercise in summer. In general, these are the reasons why I consider swimming my favorite sport. How do you like summer? I think summer is my favorite season. There are several reasons why I said I like summer best: First, I like summer because I can enjoy swimming usually with my best friends and we always have a wonderful time together. Second, in summer, I can enjoy the delicious ice cream and make myself feel cooler. Last but not least, I will have a long summer holiday at that time and I dont need to go the school. That makes me feel relaxed and happy. In general, those are the major reasons why I consider summer as the season that I like the best. Do you like rainy days, why or why not? I dont like rainy days at all. The major reasons why I do not like rainy days are as follows: First, I have to take an umbrella with me when it rains. It is very inconvenient for me. Second, when it rains, the weather often gets colder. And I have to wear more when it rains. Last but not least, people are easy to fall down when it rains because the ground is very wet. In general, those are the major reasons why I dont like rainy days. Wet: 潮濕的 Do you like go shopping with your mother? In my opinion, I do not like go shopping with my mother. The reasons why I do not go shopping with my mother are as follows: First, my mother and I always have different opinions and ideas on many things such as clothes and shoes for example, I like blue things and she doesnt like it Second, I think shopping with my mother will cost more time than shopping with my friends because she likes to see a lot of things which we will not buy at all, and she always walks very slowly. Last but not least, personally I dont like shopping in the department store because it is usually very crowded and full of people. I like to buy things on the net better. In short, those are the major reasons why I dont like go shopping with my mother. When you are sad, who do you want to talk to? When I am sad, I would like to talk to my good friends. I think we are in the same ages so we always have the similar opinions and ideas on something. When I am sad, I think they can help me with the problems I have. They will try to help me solve these problems or difficulties and give me some suggestions. I think as friends, we must help each other and make each other happy. Of course, when they are sad, I wil