口语预测题(Howard).doc

1. Do you like to listen to music?
Yes. I’m a music person. Music is like foot to me, you know, something I can’t live without.

No, I don’t listen to music that much as it’s not really affecting me in any way. I don’t know why but I just don’t want music that badly.

2. What kinds of music do you like?
Usually I just buy and listen pop music. I’m very familiar with Chinese pop stars and always keep up with their new releases（新专辑）. I don’t know much about other types though.

Hmm I like all kinds of music, I’m never a picky listener. Rock , pop jazz, country are great music to me. Sometimes I listen to traditional music too.

3. Do you buy CDs or download music from the internet?
I used to buy CDs, and I still have a big collection of albums of my favorite musicians. But now I get lazy, so I just get songs from the internet.

I go online to find songs because it’s just convenient. I have never bought a CD before.

4. Have you ever been to a concert before?
Yes, I’ve been to Eason’s concerts a few times. He is my hero! I just love his concerts, awesome atmosphere music and unbelievable(incredible) experience.

No, never. Concert tickets are really expensive. I have heard that a good seat may cost 1000 yuan which is about my monthly expense, so I never went to a concert before.

Vegetables and fruits
1、 What’s your favorite vegetable and fruit?
Ø To be honest, my favorite vegetables are cabbages and carrots, and my favorite fruits are mangos and watermelons.
2、 How often do you eat fruit?
Ø I think I eat fruit almost every day, because of the rapid development of china's economy, we get a very good living standard, so fruit is available all the time.
3、 Are there any special fruits in your hometown?
Ø Yes, definitely, my hometown is located in the north of China, so we have fantastic sunshine there, and because of this, the watermelons get unusually sweet, so watermelon is famous in our hometown.
4、 Should we eat vegetables every day?
Ø Yes, definitely, because vegetables contains a lot of vitamins and minerals, so eating vegetables is very good for our health.

Text messages
1、 Do you text someone if he doesn’t answer your phone?
Ø I think it depends on different situations, if I call him for some emergencies（如果是很着急的事情的话）, I will definitely text him if he doesn’t answer the phone, but if it is something that doesn't matter（无关紧要的事）, I will not text him/her.
2、 Is there any chance when texting someone is better than calling him?
Ø Yes definitely, I think if you want to express your emotions and feelings, it is much better for you to text someone, like making a confession to someone.
3、 Have you ever had difficulty in replying?（你在回复问题的时候有没有遇到困难）
Ø Yes, of course I had such experiences before, I always find it difficult to reply my teacher’s messages because you have to pay special attention on what you say.
Ø Yes, of course I had such experiences before, I find it really difficult to reply the messages when somebody doesn’t express his meaning clearly.
Ø yes, definitely, I get extremely nervous when I speak in front of the public, so such problems happens to me a lot when I answer questions in the class.
4、 How often do you send text messages?
Ø To be honest, I don't like sending messages, I would like to make phone calls if I want to contact someone. so, all in all, twice a month, maybe.
Ø To be honest, sending messages is kind of old-fashioned now, because we now have so many chatting APP which are really popular among young people. I usually send messages once or twice a month.

Transportation
1、 What’s the most popular means of transportation in your hometown?
My hometown locates in the northwest of china, and I live in Yinchuan which is a pretty small city, so the most popular transportation means are BRT and city bus, but to be honest, most family in the city owns private cars.
2、 How often do you take buses?
Ø I always drive to work(go to school by riding bicycle), because taking bus is usually too crowded, so I seldom take buses, and I only take it when I have to（不得不）.
3、 Can you compare the advantages of planes and trains?
Ø Ok, from my perspective, planes are more comfortable and much faster, and a good environment is essential for the plane, and trains are convenient and much cheaper( with a reasonable ticket price)
4、 Is driving to work popular in your country?
Ø Yea, certainly, as china's economy continuously improves (as for the sustained development of china’s economy), now almost every family in the city owns private cars, so driving to work is quite popular in china now.
5、 Would you ride bikes to work in the future?
Ø Yes, definitely, the advantage of riding bikes is that it has no exhaust pollution, which means it is completely environmental friendly, I am an environmentalist and also riding bicycles helps me to keep fit perfectly, So I will definitely do that in the future.
Ø To be honest, I am not a big fan of riding bicycles, although it is 100% environmental friendly, I am just not so into this kind sport, actually I prefer to walk if time is enough.
6、 Would you ride bikes to work in the future?
7、 What will become the most popular means of transportation in China?
Ø In my opinion, as china's economy continuously improves, now almost every family owns private cars, so I think private cars will become the most popular transport in the future.
8、 Do you prefer public transportation or private transportation?
Ø I think I like them both, taking public transportation is more environmental friendly, and private transportation can be used when the time is limited because it is convenient and fast, you can go anywhere without any restrictions if you want.

Sports
1、 Do you like to watch sports on TV?
2、 Do you play any sports?
3、 Do you have a favorite sports star?
4、 What’s the most popular sports hin China?
5、 What kinds of sports would you like to try in the future?
Ø To be honest I want to try the bungee jumping in the future, and it is said that Newzealand has some fancy places to do such things, so I just want to challenge my self.
6、 Have you ever tried any dangerous sports?
Ø No, I haven't try any of them yet, to be honest, I am not a brave person, but I think I will try it sooner or later in the future, like bungee jumping(rafting) , it is a very good way to challenge myself( a lot of people say it is really exciting).
Ø Yes I tried the parasailing two years ago, I just enjoy the heart beating and the feeling of loosing gravity when I was falling off from a high mountain, that feeling is just amazing.

Mathematics
1、 When did you start learning math?
Ø To be honest, china pays a lot of attention on the education of math, so we start learning the math since the primary school, and we study this subject for almost 12 years before we enter the college.
2、 Do you like math?
Ø To be honest, I don't like math, it needs logical thinking too much, I think I like literature better.
Ø Yes, kind of into it, because it helps to improve my logical thinking, I always have a sense of achievement and satisfaction when I solve a difficult math problem.
3、 Who taught you math?
Ø Definitely my math teacher, we had math teacher since we were in primary school, and my math teacher in high school used to be a woman(man) who has a large voice.
4、 Who’s your favorite teacher so far?
Ø I think it was definitely my English teacher when I was in high school, she was beautiful and diligent, she inspires me to learn rather than push me to learn, so she is the reason why I become so enthusiastic about English( and I always behave actively and positively during her class).
Ø I think it was definitely my geography teacher, not only because he is so professional in this field, but also because he is so hardworking and responsible for his students. He was able to draw a complete world map within 3 minutes.
5、 Is math difficult for you to learn?
Ø To be honest, I don't like math, it needs logic thinking too much, I think I like literature better.
Ø Yes, kind of, I think I just have some hidden talents in this field, and learning maths always put me into a good mood.

6、 Do you like to use a calculator?
Ø No, definitely not, china pays great attention on the education of math, so almost all the Chinese students masters the foundation knowledge of math, so mostly, we calculate by ourselves.
Ø (Yes, definitely, to be honest I am not so enthusiastic about math, therefore, doing the calculation is not my strong suit, and I am studying in the international class and we are allowed to use the calculators in most of the tests.)

Film
1、 Do you like to watch films?
2、 Do you prefer foreign films or Chinese films?
Ø To be honest I prefer the foreign films, especially the American blockbusters, and they give me an incomparable audio and visual enjoyment.
3、 How often do you go to a cinema to watch a movie?
Ø I think, almost twice a month, I am very busy with my work, so I don't have much time to watch films frequently.
Ø Averagely, I think twice a month, I am a senior high school student and under a heavy academic pressure, so I can’t go to the cinema too frequently.
4、 Do Chinese people like to go to a cinema to watch a film?
Ø Yes definitely, we have a lot of fancy cinemas in our city, and the ticket is not expensive, so going to the cinema is like a kind of fashion nowadays.
5、 What kinds of movies do you like best?
Ø I watch many kinds of movie like Science fiction, action movies, romance, and I get extremely excited when I watch the science fictions.
6、 What was the first film that you watched?
Ø To be honest, I watched so much movie in the past, so I don't quite remember the first movie that I watched.

Forgetting about things
1、 What do you remember to do every day?
Ø To be honest, I am keen to study abroad in the future and I need to improve my English, so I remember to study English every day.
2、 What helps people to remember things?
Ø I think there are many ways, firstly you make the timetables every day, and secondly you can make (set) clock alarm about the things you do on the mobile phone, thirdly you can make some daily memos on your computer desk.
3、 Why do old people forget about thing easily?
Ø I think this is a very professional questions because it needs medical knowledge to explain that, but I think it is mostly because old people's memory ability becomes weaker and weaker every day.
4、 Have you even forgotten something important?
Ø Yes definitely, I think that almost happens to every people, it's just about levels, I always forget the things when I am too busy for my work.

Happiness
1、 What do you think of happiness?
Ø I think happiness is very simple thing, that means, you have enough food, and you don't worry about money, and the most important thing is that you have your love ones to accompany with you all the time.
2、 What do you like to do when you are happy?
Ø Well, I think this is a very interesting questions, when I feel happy, I may go to karaoke with my friends, and my best choice would be going to the bars and drinking beers( going for a movie with my families).
Ø I think it depends on different person, I am quite special, I don’t drink beers or go to clubs when I feel happy, instead of that, playing computer games with my friends is my best choice(staying at home and reading books would be my best choice).
3、 What kinds of things make you happy?（同第一个问题一样）
4、 What kinds of things do Chinese people feel happy about?
Ø In the Chinese traditions, a whole family would be happy if one of the family members is getting married, and we would be even happier if a new couple had given birth to a baby.
5、 Is it easy to be happy for you?
Ø Yes definitely, I am a person who can be satisfied easily, so simple things can make me happy, like having a delicious meal, and going for a movie, or going for trip, things like these.

Mobile phone
1、 How often do you use your mobile phone?
Ø I think mobile phone plays an important role in people's daily life, we use it to do a lot things besides making a call, so I use it every day.
2、 Can you describe your mobile phone?
Ø It is IPhone 5c with an apple system, the color is black and white.
Ø (The brand for my mobile phone is HuaWei, it is designed and developed by Chinese company, and with a android system)
3、 What was your first mobile phone?
Ø I still have vivid impression about my first mobile phone, it was given by my father when I was in high school, and its brand is NOKIA which is quite popular in that time and has a good quality.
4、 Would you buy a new one in the future?
Ø Yes, definitely, actually the IPhone is really popular among the teenagers now, so I will study harder to amuse my parents, therefore they can buy me a brand new IPhone in the future.

Ø To be honest, I am not a big fan of those fashionable mobiles phones, they means insignificantly for me, I only use the cell phone to make phone calls and sending messages, therefore, I would only buy a new one if my current one doesn’t work properly anymore.
Ø Well, it depends on different situations, if the new release of IPhone has fancier functions and with a reasonable price, I will definitely buy new one, however it is not worthwhile, I will not buy it.

5、 How has your mobile phone changed your life?
Ø It changed my life a lot, I use it to do on-line shopping, chat with my friends, and even socialize with the strangers. My life was not this colorful before I had my cell phone.
Ø I think it changed my life in some negative ways, since I had my cellphone, I spend most of my time on chatting and electrical games, therefore, I have less time to focus on my study and daily socializing, so it turned me into a smartphone addicts.
Ø It surely changed my life, but not so serious, unlike other phubbings( smart phone addicts) who spend a lot of time on playing with cellphones, I just take the cell phone as a communication tool, so it just make my life more convenient.

Home/accommodation
1、 What kind of housing/accommodation do you live in?
2、 Do you live in a house or a flat?
3、 Who do you live with?
Ø I am still in the senior high school so I am not completely independent now, so I am living with my parents now.
4、 How long have you lived there?
Ø actually I have been living together with my parents for a long time, I think almost 16 years
5、 Do you plan to live there for a long time?
Ø Definitely not, I plan to move out after the graduation of high school, and to be honest it is not very good for you to live with the parents for a long time, sooner or later you have to be independent and on your own, which means a kind of dignity.
6、 (If you answer you haven’t lived there long) What’s the difference between where you are living now and where you have lived in the past?(可以不用考虑)
Ø I used to rent a house, and now I bought a house with the su