OralEnglishOralEnglishTopic1Whatnewskillwouldyouliketolearn?Explainwhythisskillwouldbegoodforyoutohave.PlayingtheguitarCookingDrivingPhotographyPainting……

Topic1WhatnewskillwouldyoSample1Iwouldliketolearnhowtoplaytheguitar.NowIcan’tplayamusicalinstrument（背景介紹）,sothiswouldbeanewskillforme.ItwouldbeagoodskilltohavebecauseIcould（情態動詞could用的好，表示未來的可能性。）takemyguitartopartiesandplaymusicformyfriends.Also,Icouldjoinabandandplaysongswithothermusicians.MaybeIcouldmakemoneythatway,butthemainreasonisIenjoymusicandwanttounderstanditbetter.

Sample1IwouldliketolearnSample2AnewskillthatIwouldliketolearnis（稍換了一種說法）tocook.Chinesedishesarepopularallovertheworld.AndI,asawould-beoverseasChinesestudent,isexpectedtoknowhowtocookfoodthatshowstheperfectcombinationof“color,aromaandtaste”-------thethreeessentialfactorsinjudgingChinesecooking（背景介紹）.ItwouldbeagoodskilltohavebecauseIcouldaskmyclassmatesandfriendsovertomyhouseandcookforthem.Also,Icoulddoatelevisioncookingshowtopublicizeourfoodculture.MaybeIcouldmakemoneythatway,butthemainreasonisIenjoycookingandwanttosharewithpeoplethepleasurederivedfromit.

Sample2AnewskillthatIwouTopic2Whatdoyouthinkarethequalitiesofagoodleader？Motivating&inspiringAbletomanageTrustworthyEnthusiasticPersistentRisk-taking……

Topic2WhatdoyouthinkaretSampleanswerInmyopinion,agoodleadershouldbetrustworthy,persistentandforward-looking.Theworldislookingforhonestanduprightleaders,too.

Inordertoleavethisworldadifferentplace,aleaderalsohastopersevere.Leadersdon'tgrowinacomfortzone（溫室）.Leadersarenotpeoplewithexceptional（例外的，特別的）talent;theyarepeoplewhohavelearnedfromtheirmistakesandgetupandtryagain,beinganon-quitter（永不放棄的人）.

Beinginleadershiproles,apersonshouldbeabletoseethebigpictureandtakerisks,doingthingsrightandattherighttime.Thushecancorrectlyassessasituationandknowshowtotakethenextstep.

Insummary,honesty,endurance,andhavingabigvisionarethegoodqualitiesof/foreffectiveleadership.SampleanswerInmyopinion,aTopic3:Doyouagreeordisagreethatpeopleshouldalwaystellthetruth?

?Topic3:DoyouagreeordisagSampleanswerIdon’tthinkit’sagoodideaforpeopletoalwaysspeakthetruth.Truthcanenhancebutsometimescandestroyarelationship,dependingupontheintent.

Therearetimeswhentelling"truth"isunloving.Forexample,youmightnotbewildaboutwhatyourfriendiswearing,butifyourfriendisgivinganimportantpresentationandasksyouhows/helooks,itwouldbeinanyone'shighestgood（有最大好處）togiveyouropinion.

Therearealsotimeswhenmanyofushavemuchdifficultyspeakingourtruthespeciallytoimportantotherssuchasparents,siblings,closefriends,andbelovedones.Weareafraidtheotherpersonwillbeangryorhurtbyourtruth,evenwhenwestateitwithoutjudgmentorblame.

Therefore,tellingthetruthisnotalwayshelpful.Theimportantthingintellingthetruthistobehonestwithyourselfaboutyourownintentintellingyourtruth.

SampleanswerIdon’tthinkit’Topic4Somepeopleplaneverydetailoftheirvacationinadvance.Othersprefertoleavemostdetailsflexibleoropentochance.Whichdoyouthinkisbetterandwhy?

Topic4SomepeopleplaneveryIthinkadvanceplanningiscriticaltoasuccessfulvacation,regardlessofwhetherthetripislongorshort.

Tohaveacomfortablevacation,it’snecessarytochecktheclimateforthetimetoplantovisit.Anditisalwaysagoodideatomakeadvancehotelreservationswhenvacationing.

Planningthevacationinadvancewillalsogiveusmoretimetoprepareforitandtoensurethatwehavealloftheneeded.Thiscouldmeanwewillnothavetomissoutonactivitiesbecauseofnothavingthecorrectequipment.Especiallywhenwedecidetogocampingforvacation,reservationsinadvanceallowustodetermineaheadoftimewhetherornotthecampgroundhasalake,hikingtrails,electricity,etc.Besides,wegettheideaofwhattotake.

Lastbutnotleast,advancevacationplanningislikelytomakeourexperienceamorememorableone.

IthinkadvanceplanningiscrTopic5Doyouagreeordisagreethatchildhoodisthebesttimeinone'slife?Topic5DoyouagreeordisagreGenerallyspeaking,childhoodyearsarethehappyandprecioustimeofone’slife,butitishardlyappropriatetosaythoseyearsarethehappiestorthemostprecious.

Itisafactthatchildhood,astheearliestpartofone’slife,

haslesspressure,fewerworriesandconcernsthanadulthood.Thetime,however,maynotnecessarilybehappy,fortherearevariousfactorsthatareinvolvedinhappiness.Itdependsontheindividualandthefamilys/hewasborninto.Ifapersonhadgrownupinahealthyfamily,s/hewouldhavehadahappytimeinhis/herchildhood.

Inaddition,theotherpartsoflifearealsoaspreciousandhappyaschildhoodyears‘causeapersonmayhavethehappiestmomentineverystageofthelife.

Therefore,Idisagreethatchildhoodisthehappiest(ormostprecious)timeinlife.

Generallyspeaking,childhoodDescribeafamouspersonwhomyouadmire.Youshouldsay:WhothepersonisWhatthepersondoesWhythepersonisfamousAndexplainwhyyouadmirethisperson.DescribeafamouspersonwhomIadmireYaoMing.Iknowitsoundscommon,butIthinkhe’saveryinterestingperson,andIlikehim.YaoMingisaprofessionalbasketballplayer.He’swellovertwometerstall,butunlikemosttallplayers,hehasalotofskill,notjustaheightadvantage.He’scurrentlyplayingfortheHoustonRockets.Yaoisfamousfortworeasons.ThefirstisthatheisonlythethirdChineseplayertoplayintheNBA,andthesecondisthathe’sthetallestNBAplayer---andverygood,too.It’snotjustbecausehe’sChinesethathe’sfamousinChina;he’salsofamousintheUnitedStates,forhisskill,hisgoodsportsmanshipandhiswarmpersonality.IadmireYaoMing.IknowitsForhim,basketballisapassionandacareer,butdespiteallhisfame,hedoesn’thaveabighead,andstayscool,bothoncourtandinfrontofthecamera.Iguessthat’swhyIadmirehim,becausehe’sfamous,butnotarrogantorproud.Heplayswellwithoutplayingmean,andheisstilljustasimpleman,eventhoughhisfaceisonpostersandinadvertisementseverywhere.Therearemanystarswhobecomefamousandthenfallinlovewiththemselves.Fameispassing,soIreallylikeYaoMing’sattitude.Tohim,itdoesn’tseemtomatterwhetherhe’sfamousornot,aslongashecankeepdoingwhatheloves:basketball.Forhim,basketballisapassiDescribeanitemthatyouboughtthatyouweredissatisfiedwith.Youshouldsay:WhattheitemwasWhenandwhereyouboughtitWhyyouwerenothappywiththisproductAndexplainwhatyoudidafteryoufoundthatitwasunsatisfactory.DescribeanitemthatyoubougWell,Iverymuchenjoydrinkingcoffee;unfortunatelyIdonotalwayshaveveryhotwater.ThreemonthsagoIdecidedtodosomethingaboutit.IwenttotheFuChengMenmarkettobuyawaterheater.Ichosethemostconvenientone:alittlepadonwhichyouplaceyourcupanditissupposedtoheattheliquidinside.Itwasbeingsoldforaveryreasonableprice,andIonlyhadtobargainforashorttime.Ibroughtithome,butthenforgotaboutitforaboutonemonth.OnedayIwantedtohavehotcoffeeandrememberedthewaterheaterIhadbought.Well,IverymuchenjoydrinkiSoIwentandfounditandpluggeditin.However,whenIplacedthecuponthepad,itheatedthecoffeeverypoorly.Infact,itdidn’tevenmakethecoffeewarm.

Iwasveryangry,soIthrewitaway.NoIhavetouseastovetoboilthewaterfirst.I’msurenexttimeIdecidetobuysuchaproductasawaterheater,Iwilllookinamorereliableplaceandprobablytrytogetatrustedbrand.IwillalsohavetowriteanotetoremindmyselfofmypurchasesothatIcandiscoverproblemsearlier,andthushavetimetoexchangeit.SoIwentandfounditandpluOralEnglishOralEnglishTopic1Whatnewskillwouldyouliketolearn?Explainwhythisskillwouldbegoodforyoutohave.PlayingtheguitarCookingDrivingPhotographyPainting……

Topic1WhatnewskillwouldyoSample1Iwouldliketolearnhowtoplaytheguitar.NowIcan’tplayamusicalinstrument（背景介紹）,sothiswouldbeanewskillforme.ItwouldbeagoodskilltohavebecauseIcould（情態動詞could用的好，表示未來的可能性。）takemyguitartopartiesandplaymusicformyfriends.Also,Icouldjoinabandandplaysongswithothermusicians.MaybeIcouldmakemoneythatway,butthemainreasonisIenjoymusicandwanttounderstanditbetter.

Sample1IwouldliketolearnSample2AnewskillthatIwouldliketolearnis（稍換了一種說法）tocook.Chinesedishesarepopularallovertheworld.AndI,asawould-beoverseasChinesestudent,isexpectedtoknowhowtocookfoodthatshowstheperfectcombinationof“color,aromaandtaste”-------thethreeessentialfactorsinjudgingChinesecooking（背景介紹）.ItwouldbeagoodskilltohavebecauseIcouldaskmyclassmatesandfriendsovertomyhouseandcookforthem.Also,Icoulddoatelevisioncookingshowtopublicizeourfoodculture.MaybeIcouldmakemoneythatway,butthemainreasonisIenjoycookingandwanttosharewithpeoplethepleasurederivedfromit.

Sample2AnewskillthatIwouTopic2Whatdoyouthinkarethequalitiesofagoodleader？Motivating&inspiringAbletomanageTrustworthyEnthusiasticPersistentRisk-taking……

Topic2WhatdoyouthinkaretSampleanswerInmyopinion,agoodleadershouldbetrustworthy,persistentandforward-looking.Theworldislookingforhonestanduprightleaders,too.

Inordertoleavethisworldadifferentplace,aleaderalsohastopersevere.Leadersdon'tgrowinacomfortzone（溫室）.Leadersarenotpeoplewithexceptional（例外的，特別的）talent;theyarepeoplewhohavelearnedfromtheirmistakesandgetupandtryagain,beinganon-quitter（永不放棄的人）.

Beinginleadershiproles,apersonshouldbeabletoseethebigpictureandtakerisks,doingthingsrightandattherighttime.Thushecancorrectlyassessasituationandknowshowtotakethenextstep.

Insummary,honesty,endurance,andhavingabigvisionarethegoodqualitiesof/foreffectiveleadership.SampleanswerInmyopinion,aTopic3:Doyouagreeordisagreethatpeopleshouldalwaystellthetruth?

?Topic3:DoyouagreeordisagSampleanswerIdon’tthinkit’sagoodideaforpeopletoalwaysspeakthetruth.Truthcanenhancebutsometimescandestroyarelationship,dependingupontheintent.

Therearetimeswhentelling"truth"isunloving.Forexample,youmightnotbewildaboutwhatyourfriendiswearing,butifyourfriendisgivinganimportantpresentationandasksyouhows/helooks,itwouldbeinanyone'shighestgood（有最大好處）togiveyouropinion.

Therearealsotimeswhenmanyofushavemuchdifficultyspeakingourtruthespeciallytoimportantotherssuchasparents,siblings,closefriends,andbelovedones.Weareafraidtheotherpersonwillbeangryorhurtbyourtruth,evenwhenwestateitwithoutjudgmentorblame.

Therefore,tellingthetruthisnotalwayshelpful.Theimportantthingintellingthetruthistobehonestwithyourselfaboutyourownintentintellingyourtruth.

SampleanswerIdon’tthinkit’Topic4Somepeopleplaneverydetailoftheirvacationinadvance.Othersprefertoleavemostdetailsflexibleoropentochance.Whichdoyouthinkisbetterandwhy?

Topic4SomepeopleplaneveryIthinkadvanceplanningiscriticaltoasuccessfulvacation,regardlessofwhetherthetripislongorshort.

Tohaveacomfortablevacation,it’snecessarytochecktheclimateforthetimetoplantovisit.Anditisalwaysagoodideatomakeadvancehotelreservationswhenvacationing.

Planningthevacationinadvancewillalsogiveusmoretimetoprepareforitandtoensurethatwehavealloftheneeded.Thiscouldmeanwewillnothavetomissoutonactivitiesbecauseofnothavingthecorrectequipment.Especiallywhenwedecidetogocampingforvacation,reservationsinadvanceallowustodetermineaheadoftimewhetherornotthecampgroundhasalake,hikingtrails,electricity,etc.Besides,wegettheideaofwhattotake.

Lastbutnotleast,advancevacationplanningislikelytomakeourexperienceamorememorableone.

IthinkadvanceplanningiscrTopic5Doyouagreeordisagreethatchildhoodisthebesttimeinone'slife?Topic5DoyouagreeordisagreGenerallyspeaking,childhoodyearsarethehappyandprecioustimeofone’slife,butitishardlyappropriatetosaythoseyearsarethehappiestorthemostprecious.

Itisafactthatchildhood,astheearliestpartofone’slife,

haslesspressure,fewerworriesandconcernsthanadulthood.Thetime,however,maynotnecessarilybehappy,fortherearevariousfactorsthatareinvolvedinhappiness.Itdependsontheindividualandthefamilys/hewasborninto.Ifapersonhadgrownupinahealthyfamily,s/hewouldhavehadahappytimeinhis/herchildhood.

Inaddition,theotherpartsoflifearealsoaspreciousandhappyaschildhoodyears‘causeapersonmayhavethehappiestmomentineverystageofthelife.

Therefore,Idisagreethatchildhoodisthehappiest(ormostprecious)timeinlife.

Generallyspeaking,childhoodDescribeafamouspersonwhomyouadmire.Youshouldsay:WhothepersonisWhatthepersondoesWhythepersonisfamousAndexplainwhyyouadmirethisperson.DescribeafamouspersonwhomIadmireYaoMing.Iknowitsoundscommon,butIthinkhe’saveryinterestingperson,andIlikehim.YaoMingisaprofessionalbasketballplayer.He’swellovertwometerstall,butunlikemosttallplayers,hehasalotofskill,notjustaheightadvantage.He’scurrentlyplayingfortheHoustonRockets.Yaoisfamousfortworeasons.ThefirstisthatheisonlythethirdChineseplayertoplayintheNBA,andthesecondisthathe’sthetallestNBAplayer---andverygood,too.It’snotjustbecausehe’sChinesethathe’sfamousinChina;he’salsofamousintheUnitedStates,forhisskill,hisgoodsportsmanshipandhiswarmpersonality.IadmireYaoMing.IknowitsForhim,basketballisapassionandacareer,butdespiteallhisfame,hedoesn’thaveabighead,andstayscool,bothoncourtandinfrontofthecamera.Iguessthat’swhyIadmirehim,becausehe’sfamous,butnotarrogantorproud.Heplayswellwithoutplayingmean,andheisstilljustasimpleman,eventhoughhisfaceisonpostersandinadvertisementseverywhere.Therearema