语言类话题在雅思口语考试里通常被归到四大类话题（Person, Object, Place, Event）中的Object一类，相对于同一类别中的其他话题如magazine & newspaper, film & TV program, sports activity & game等来说，它的考查频率并不算高，但要中国考生用本就不是最熟悉的英语来回答关于语言的话题，这本身就是一个挑战，考生应考时不免会产生紧张情绪。所以要能在考场上从容应对此类话题，首先还是要对其有充分的了解和准备。
雅思口语考试通常分为三个部分，其中都可能出现关于语言的话题，按出现频率的高低主要以第二和第三部分的考查为主。话题的侧重点通常是除母语以外的其它语言如英语、第二语言或者其它多种语言。考查内容涉及对语言本身的探讨，语言的学习以及与其它话题相关联的综合性题目。下面，专家将就考试的三个部分来总结和归纳一下此话题在各部分的出题方向，并以真题为例提供一些答题思路和技巧供考生参考。
Part 1
第一部分一般较少会考查到语言类的题目，考查范围由小到大来看，可以大致分为以下两种情况。事实上这也是各部分所有语言话题的考查范围。
1 关于雅思本身考查的语言— English：
既然来考雅思，对英语的学习必定会有自己的一番体会和感悟，考官把英语作为考查对象是最理所当然的。也是因为考生对英语的熟悉度，回答这些问题只要充分借鉴自身经验，照实回答就能很好的应对。来看以下真题：
①How long have you been learning English?
②Did you learn your English well?
③Why do you learn English?
④What do you think is a good way to learn English?
提醒考生，即使是回答最简单的”yes or no”问题如第②题，也绝不是一个单词那么简单。回答除了要完整成句以外，还一定要有适当的扩充，甚至为避免较为绝对，可以选择用较为委婉的方式。如本题，如果回答”no”，考官看来可能是没有自信的表现，如果回答”yes”但考官并不这么认为的话又会显得较为尴尬，此时便可以说：
Well, I think I’ve tried my best to learn it anyway, but I’m not sure whether I learned it well or not. That’s why I am taking IELTS examination now to get my English language level.
2 关于第二语言或一门外语— The Second Language/A Foreign Language：
这类题目的范围看似更广，但很多题目的回答仍旧可以借鉴英语，因为对中国考生来讲它是包含在此范围之中的。所以如果是一些基本的语言问题，考官只是想了解一些考生对语言的掌握情况以及学习语言的意愿等，考生都可以把英语作为答题的基本参考，或者作为答案的一部分。如以下真题：
①What languages do you speak?
②What languages do you want to learn? Why?
③Have you learned a second language before? What is it?
当然对个别的题目language一词并未有过多修饰，也可以开发一些有个性的答案。如第②题，很多考生可能会把去国外工作或学习，需要掌握当地语言以便更融入当地生活作为理由来回答。同样的原因其实也可以用于学习本国的方言(dialects)，这样思路就又开阔许多。
方言也是语言的分支，更因为中国方言众多，东西南北差异较大，所以也可以把对方言的掌握和学习作为答题的参考：北方人到南方，内陆人到沿海，为生计为学习都有掌握当地语言的必要性。另外，为了通过语言了解文化或为了丰富娱乐生活而学习语言等原因都可以顺理成章套用其中。
说明：鉴于目前的一种考试趋势是口语第一部分的题目偶尔还会涉及到后面两部分较深入一些的内容，形式上类似第三部分，如对比和比较形式的问题，这部分内容参见后面对第三部分问题的解析。考查过的真题如：
①What’s your suggestion on langua ge learning?
②What’s the most difficult part of language learning?
③Who can learn a foreign language better? The elderly or the young?
④Do girls learn a foreign language more quickly than boys?
⑤What do you think is the difference between a language and a culture?
Part 2
纵观历年雅思口语考试真题，语言题目在第二部分cue card中的数量有限，反复出现的有以下几道：
①Describe another language that you would like to learn. You should say:
·what this language is
·how you would learn it
·what difficulties you think you would have (or, might have) when learning this language.
And explain why you would choose to study this language.
②Describe a foreign language you want to learn (besides/except) English.
③Describe something useful for your English learning.
④Describe a useful way to study English.
⑤Describe a useful tool that helps you learn other languages.
⑥Describe something that will help you to learn foreign languages.
从以上六道题目不难看出，第二部分的考查内容主要围绕两个方面：
1 对某一非英语的外语语种的描述，如①②题：
虽然第①题没有明确说明except English，但肯定不宜以英语来发挥。考生在备考时一定要对另一种其它语言做充足的了解和准备。但万变不离其宗，就其具体内容而言，不论是学习语言的方法还是困难，考生们在描述过程中仍然可以借用英语学习过程中的经验。
2 对具体的语言学习方法和学习工具的描述，如③④⑤⑥题：
这样的题目更加具体化，但展开的方向也有很多：学习方法可以从用形象记忆法记忆单词到观看原声电影培养语感，学习工具可以从最原始的字典到与最新科技相结合的电子产品。考生们可以准备的题目有限，但是思路是较为开阔和明朗的。
Part 3
第三部分的题目通常是延续第二部分的内容，而相对于第一部分深度和广度上则会有所增加。除了前面两部分也会涉及的内容以外，对比比较类问题的出现，把语言话题与其他话题相结合等便是这一部分最大的特点。根据这些特点，将第三部分相对有扩展性的题目划分成以下几类：
1 对语言学习本身及学习过程的讨论：
这类题目内容跟第二部分的切合点更紧密，考查的题目数量最多，题目出现频率也最高，考生要越加重视，备考时可作为第二部分卡片描述的延续。其中包括学习第二语言或其它外语的重要性、必要性、益处、弊端，学习语言过程中可能会遇到的困难、最有用的方法，哪门语言是你觉得最有用的、将来会最受欢迎的又或者除英语以外最重要的等等。
①Is learning a second language important? Why?
②Is it necessary to learn a foreign language?
③What are the benefits of learning a foreign language?
④Are there any drawbacks in learning a new language?
⑤How do you learn a new language?
⑥Would games be helpful to learning a foreign language?
⑦Which language you have learned is the most useful one?
⑧In your opinion, which languages will become more popular in the future?
⑨Which language is important for you beside Chinese and English?
2 对全球性语言的讨论：
这是一个现在普遍讨论的话题，在经济全球化的影响下，语言是否需要全球化？使用全球性语言是否又会推进经济全球化？此重任又应当由何种语言来担当？在雅思写作考试中也有类似的考题，所以深度可想而知。考生不妨把两门考试结合起来准备，但注意口语和书面语稍加区别即可。
①Do you think it's important (or, a good idea) to have one main world language? (= “a universal language”)
②What would be the advantages and disadvantages of having a global language?
③Which language could become global language?
④Is that useful for future globalization?
⑤Is that important to business?
3 语言学习能力的比较：
这是现在第三部分题目较常出现的一种提问方式，在语言类话题中尤其对语言学习能力及学习方法的差异提问较多，其中不同年龄、不同性别及不同天分的人之间的比较都有。所谓没有比较就没有结果，对比较类的提问方式考生应试着分别从比较的两个对象入手分析，回答就会更丰富一些。
①Why do you think some people are better than others at learning a foreign language?
②Who do you think is better at learning a language, boys or girls?
③Are there any differences between the way the young and the elderly learn a language?
④Why is it easy for some to learn a foreign language whereas hard for others?
⑤Why some children learn language faster than others?
4 语言与教育的结合：
因为涉及教育的方面，所以这里的语言教育基本限定在英语，多数也用比较的方式来提问，例如在教授英文时外教与中教的区别，父母与学校所肩负的幼教英语的责任孰轻孰重等等。回答的切入点同上。
①What is the difference between foreigner teacher and Chinese teacher in teaching English?
②Who is responsible in teaching children English? The parents or the school?
5 语言与文化的结合：
语言本身就是文化的一部分，所以把语言结合文化来提问也是十分自然的。下面两个问题仍然是简单的”yes or no”问题，但回答的关键在于如何用较浅显易懂的例子将抽象的文化与语言的关系具体化。
② Do you think it's possible to learn a foreign culture without learning the language?
②Will the learning of a new language change your understanding of local culture?
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雅思口语话题必备句式 雅思口语考试不是因为难度有多大而难倒众多考生，而是因为要面对考官直接交流的形式来考试，所以烤鸭们难免紧张。但是若是备考充分，自然不必紧张害怕，本文雅思口语话题必备句式，供大家参考。 --- 话题21 机器人 --- 考试必背句子 Robots can helpus do some household chores in future.^将来机器人可以帮助我们干些家务杂活。 Robots have nofeelings and they only accept predesigned orders.^机器人没有感情，他们只能接受预先设置好的程序。 Robots can beused in some dangerous and poisonous working conditions.^机器人能被用在某些有毒、危险的工作场合。 Robots work moreefficiently than human beings.^机器人能比人类工作更有效率。 It is amazingthat robots can understand our orders.^机器人能懂得人类的指令真是不可思议。 If robots arewidely used, we human beings will have more time to relax.^如果机器人被广泛利用，我们人类就会有更多休闲时间。 As far as I'mconcerned，robots will be widely usedin factories in future.^就我看来，将来机器人会被广泛使用于工厂。 Robots withartificial intelligence can decide to do something by themselves.^具有人工智能的机器人能自己决定做一些事。 Some robots cando what we can't do.^有些机器人能做我们做不了的事。 In future, allthose repetitive things will be done by robots.^将来，所有重复的工作会由机器人完成。 No matter how,the robots will not take the place of our brains.^无论怎样，机器人是不会替代我们的大脑的。
浅谈雅思口语保持健康类话题 本文三立在线老师将对雅思口语话题中的“保持健康”话题进行解析。 首先，根据World Health Organization(WHO)的解释，健康的定义为”a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity”。从这一表达中我们可以看到对于健康的定义不仅仅局限于身体的健康，还包括心理健康以及社交方面的意味。所以对于这道雅思口语话题的答题思路，除了运动方面的选择，保持健康的方式方法实在是无穷无尽，比如； Diet： Eat a well-balanced, low-fat diet with lots of fruits, vegetables and whole grains. Choose a diet that’s low in saturated fat and moderate in sugar, salt and total fat. Make sure you include a wide variety covering all of the five vegetables subgroups. That’s dark green (spinach, lettuce), red and orange (peppers), legumes (beans, peas), starchy (corn), and others. You can feast on them fresh, frozen, canned and dried. Sleep： Studies show that the gap between getting just enough sleep and getting too little sleep may affect your health, your mood, your weight and even your sex life. Getting a good night’s sleep won’t grant you immunity from disease. But study has found a link between insufficient
雅思口语part2物品类话题解读 雅思口语part2物品类话题是雅思考试常考的话题之一，所以考生们一定要足够的重视。下面为大家带来此类话题的详细介绍，会包括比较细节的东西，所以考生们一定不要错过哦! 首先，来看一下物品类话题分类。 对于物品类话题，我们根据历年考试话题的汇总，为大家概括为两大类： 具体类物品如：Describe a book you read、a gift you received from others、a wild animal、a handicraft、an electrical appliance that is useful to you、an important letter that you received、a game you played in your childhood等; 抽象类物品如：Describe an interesting news、a useful website、 a performance you saw、a organization、your future job、your future plan、something that you don't know but would like to learn等。 其实简单的说具体类物品话题就是实实在在存在，能够看得见摸得着的一样东西。而抽象类物品则是一件抽象的东西，可能没有实物参照，而只是比较抽象的描述。所以二者比较而言，具体类物品话题将会好描述的多。雅思口语part2物品类话题详解大家可以仔细阅读一下，这里有关于两类话题具体的细节对比分析。 其次，就是关于具体的解题思路介绍。 1)当我们要描述一个具体类事物时，要把它与人物类以及地点类联系起来，丰富自己的内容。例如：描述a gift时，首先要描述这件礼物具体是什么，外观或是很吸引人的地方;然后，再说是谁送给你的，父母?朋友?同学还是同事?也可以说说这件礼物是从什么地方买的，如果是手工制作的那一定是很用心，同学们可以仔细描述一下。 2)当我们描述一个比较抽象类的话题时，要遵循互通原则。一个话题不会说就要换一种方式灵活应对，不至于哑口无言并缓解冷场气氛。 详细的解题思路分析见雅思口语话题之物品类话题分析、雅思口语part2物体物品类话题思路原来可以这样用、雅思口语虚拟物品类话题攻略。 最后，考生们也需要注意素材的积累——词汇、句式等。 雅思考场具体案例解析:仍以gift为例：Describe a gift you sent to others 物品词汇： Arts and crafts工艺品;Charm护身符;Cross stitch 十字绣;Knitting 编织品;Shell craft 贝壳制品;Mug 杯子;Multi Purpose Tools 多功能工具 物品特点词汇：
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Describe a good parent you know Well,I would like to about my mother’s roommate in college,I call her aunt hongchuan,she is perfect I will explain the reason hong is my mother’s best friend,there is a close relationship between our two mother told me that when I was a baby,aunt hong was always the one who babysit is not very beautiful but very intelligent. he knows how to dress elegant and cook delicious..she is a successful mother mainly because she educates her daughter in a smart way which make her daughter very hong treat her daughter in an eaqual way,she never poses up with poker face,in stead,she tries to make friends with her daughter which result in complete trust of her her daughter trust her mother,and talk everything to her mother,aunt hong knows everything about her daughter and then influence he daughter by her behavior in a positive way .finally,her daughter learned to be self-discipline and went to the peking university which is the best university in china. Describe a perfect holiday you want to have in the future
一、Events事件类常考的11个话题 Last birthday party Party you would like to arrange for someone Special meal A festival Public event Special event Cultural event Sport event Family event Wedding/Traditional wedding Interesting event 二、分为3类话题（引入文化差异） 1 Party 1.1 Cultural differences Western countries (1)celebrate every year (2)birthday cake (3)presents (4)make a wish (5)call friends and relatives (6)party for kids include hiring a clown(小丑)/magician(魔术师) (7)party decoration China (1)not every year (2)long-life noodles (3)red-envelop(红包) (4)new clothes (5)not very popular to celebrate birthdays in China on big scale 1.2 Vocabulary 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 11th, 12th, 13th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd wrap(包装)/unwrap(打开包装)，candles(blow/blew)，gifts/presents，wish(make/made) excited, surprise, invite，two tier cake(双层蛋糕) cake fright: cream all over our faces, in the hair special--10th, 18th birthday are very important in China and usually all the relatives and close friends are invited to attend the dinner/gathering(聚会) 1.3 Example Well, I would like to describe my 18th birthday. You see, because of different culture background in China, not all the birthdays are celebrated. The birthdays which are celebrated big are “when the child is 30 days” in Chinese we call it Manyue (meaning full month), then it is the 100day celebration known as 100Tian, and then is the first birthday, 10th birthday, 15th birthday, 18th birthday and so on. Anyway, I remember on my 18th birthday, which was the birthday I celebrate 3 years ago, my parents arranged a banquet and invited most of the relatives and friends; it’s a big party and more than 100 guests arrived. In the morning my parents gave me my presents, a laptop and a new mobile phone, later I got busy with them until it was time to cut the cake. At the restaurant, we had a wonderful banquet and I received lot of Hongbaos, you see, on big celebration in China people usually put some money inside of a red colour envelop and give it to the person celebrating his birthday or wedding, it’s considered to fortune in the future.
https://www.doczj.com/doc/f113237643.html, 雅思口语Part2常考话题“运动” 有点贵的运动 I am going to talk about snorkeling, which is one of the amazing sports in the world. Although I have not done it before, it still stands out as the sports that I prefer to do most. I am not sure how much it costs in other countries, it usually costs about 1000RMB in shanghai. Who I usually do it with? Well, like this kind of thing, I will do it with my close friends. My friends and I have always been attracted by the beautiful world under the sea. It is unknown and mysterious for us. As we all know, there are so many fish and corals of different colors. It was miraculous. Plus, snorkeling is very easy. All we have to do is just float on the sea and enjoy the spectacular underwater world. I think I like snorkeling so much mainly because I love the beauty of world under the sea. When I am floating and looking down at everything, I just can not help but marvels at the wonders our world has to offer. 2.繁忙的时刻 Well, It happened last year. I worked in a foreign trade company. Our products are fabrics, which are the necessities for everyone. As a merchandiser, I had a lot of things to do. Usually we are very busy in November and December, because we need to prepare for the spring fabrics of next year. Time is very urgent. I came to the office at 9：00. Firstly, updated the information that our foreign customer had sent to us. Then, got the feedbacks from our factories. Plus, contacting with our mills and asked for the processes of our fabrics. At the mean time, I need to recommend fabric samples to my other customers and hopefully they could accept it. There were so many bulk which were ready to send out. It is very important for us to book a boat or a plane to make sure all the products are exported safely. At that time, I thought everyday was like a battle and time was so short. I even do not have time to drink some water. I would say that I am busy because it is the busy season and time is limited. Apart from this, the labor market has become intensely competitive and the unemployment rate has been rising constantly in modern society. Many people have to work hard to improve their jobs and so am I.
示例范文：Describe a good decision made by the people around you
1. What skills are necessary when making decisions? 做决策时要具备哪些能力? Well, in my opinion, there are some very important skills that can help people make the right decisions. One is to establish a positive decision-making environment. What I mean is to achieve a goal, to make sure that the issues discussed are right, and to agree on the process that drives the decision. The other is to propose solutions, evaluate alternatives, and determine and evaluate possible consequences. Finally, by far the most important skill is to consider certain constraints and choose the best option. 2. What do you think are the qualities of a good leader or a good decision-maker? 你觉得一个好领导或好的决策者需要具备哪些品质? Well, my experience shows that a good decision maker is first and foremost a person who understands and can manage the emotions of himself and others, because in order to make a correct decision, one needs to pay attention to the facts as much as possible, and only when the emotions are controlled can the attention be focused. In addition, a good decision maker is one who is easy to accept uncertainty, always believes in himself and their expertise, and does not fall into the cycle of
事物/物品篇 Sample: To be honest, I have lots of ambitions. And I'm going to talk about one of them, which is winning the first prize in a table tennis match. You know, winning a prize is always exciting and the winners are adored(受喜爱) by people. Honestly, I didn’t take part in lots of competitions. But I really want to win that one. Table Tennis is one of the most exciting sports in the world. Besides, the players are admired and respected by people. You know, I’m from China, its national sport is table tennis. Lots of students can play it well. So can I (我也能). Table tennis is played on a table and the rules are similar to tennis. Usually, two types of matches are played on table tennis – single match, team match. In a single match, usually, there is one opponent(对手) in each of the sides while the opponents become two in the team match. All of the teams or players try to hit the ball. Winning a table tennis match is difficult indeed. I have to struggle a lot for winning the matches. I usually practice the match solo though one of my friends wants to team up with(组队) me. But I declined(拒绝) him as I am not a good team player(有团队精神的人). In order to win it, I practice different techniques for hours everyday. Usually making the balls to swing is one of the difficult ways in table tennis and if someone could master it, playing and especially defeating becomes easier. So, I practise the specific way at my home with my sister. Moreover, I sometimes play table tennis with some of my friends who come to visit me at my home. Besides, dad also likes to play table tennis. So, I have lots of practice with him as well. I will try my best to play. If I win the first prize, I will be overwhelmed with joy and excitement(陷入喜悦和激动). It’ll be a proof(证明) of my ability. I will definitely feel a sense of achievement. Part3: ●What kinds of ambitions do people have?
雅思口语part1社会生活类话题分析首先，我们来了解一下雅思口语part1社会生活类话题。 社会生活类话题，其实是一些有经验的老师和学生实行的汇总，也是方便考生备考所做的系统的话题归类梳理。主要包括社会现象和生活方式等，如，健康、体育、运动、公共交通、公园、协助他人、假期等。 然后，我们在来看一下此类话题该如何作答。 考生需要明白的是part1的话题虽然看似简单，但是其难度是循序渐进的，基本上前两个问题是比较简单的，最后的一个或者两个问题是大层面的问题一般会比较难，有点类似于part3的回答。而中间的几个问题难度处于中等水平。此外，作答的时候一定要注意长度适中，内容完整饱满，切记一个单词或者一个简单句就结束了。同时还要注意词汇的灵活使用和句式的多样性。以上三点就是考生作答时需要注意的内容。 下面我们以实例来实行讲解： Part1 Health 健康 1. How do you feel about the health? Health is absolutely the top priority for everyone and a prerequisite for anyone to do anything. It is hard imagine how someone can survive without being in good health. Health is one of the very few things that can’t be measured in terms of money. 这个问题是很容易理解的就是关于健康的看法，这里的回答并不是简单的一句话，而是详细的表达了自己的观点以及想法。问题看似简单但是回答起来却不能掉以轻心。同时这里的词汇句式也是比较灵活的，如：The top priority重中之重;Without being in good
Describe a good parent you know Well,I would like to about my mother’s roommate in college,I call her aunt hongchuan,she is perfect mother.and I will explain the reason later.aunt hong is my mother’s best friend,there is a close relationship between our two families.my mother told me that when I was a baby,aunt hong was always the one who babysit me.she is not very beautiful but very intelligent. he knows how to dress elegant and cook delicious..she is a successful mother mainly because she educates her daughter in a smart way which make her daughter very successful.aunt hong treat her daughter in an eaqual way,she never poses up with poker face,in stead,she tries to make friends with her daughter which result in complete trust of her daughter.since her daughter trust her mother,and talk everything to her mother,aunt hong knows everything about her daughter and then influence he daughter by her behavior in a positive way .finally,her daughter learned to be self-discipline and went to the peking university which is the best university in china. Describe a perfect holiday you want to have in the future Well,I love this topic,I have dreamed to have a perfect holiday for so long.However,since I am very busy I have not
雅思口语考试话题“运动” 今天我们来看一个9月part 2的新话题，一个有点贵的运动. 有点贵的运动 (new) 提及有点贵的运动，同学们首先想到的是什么呢？有人可能说，还真不容易想到，那么，让我们反过来思考，简单说就是“不容易”参加的运动： 1.不容易找到场地的运动：那么排除那些平时或周末随便约几个朋友就可以在学校或者市内参加的运动，比 如篮球，乒乓球，羽毛球，足球等。 2.不容易找到装备的运动：排除一些只需要简单装备的运动，比如跑步，空手道，拳击等。 3.不容易找到专业教练的运动: 可以排除，游泳，自行车等项目。 因此，有点贵的运动大多是那些距离市区较远，需要特殊装备，特殊专业人群指导，有时甚至需要产生额外花费，比如酒店或者机票的运动。 以下，给大家一些方案，看看有没有你感兴趣的呢？ 1.Fencing （击剑） 2.Golf （高尔夫球）
3.Scuba Diving （潜水） 4.Rock Climbing （攀岩） 5.Paragliding （滑翔伞）
6.Skiing （滑雪） 7.Snowboarding （单板滑雪） 8.Kitesurfing （风筝冲浪）
9.Bungee jumping （蹦极） 10.Horse riding = horseback riding / Equestrianism (马术) 看完后，有没有很想动啊？下面以horse riding 作为一个例子， What it is; If you asked me to describe a little expensive sport I prefer to do, I’d say horse-riding. Coz, you know, it looks so exciting. In fact, it’s something I’ve always wanted to try but have never gotten around to doing anything about it. But just recently my friend and I were talking about this and we found some pretty good resorts in Shanghai. How much it usually costs; There are many horse riding stables or clubs you could find over the Internet. We started searching
Confirmation Questions Good morning/afternoon. How are you? Morning/afternoon. Fine, thank！ How do you do? How do you do? Hi, good to meet you. Good to meet you too. Hi, how are you doing? Not too bad. And you? 1.Can I see your ID card please? Sure, here you are. 2.Could you tell me your full name please? My full name is ……. But you can call me…. 3. And what shall I call you? Mo st people call me …... Hometown Questions 4. Whereabouts is your hometown? Xian is located in Shanxi province, which is in central China. 5. Let's talk about your hometown or village. What kind of place is it? My hometown is a small place, just outside of Beijing. It takes about an hour to reach/get to there. The people there are mostly farmers, but a lot of the young people work in Beijing. It's a quiet place and I like it. 6. Could you tell me something about your hometown? a. Well, it's quite big and it's the capital of Shanxi province. The population's about 6 million and it's famous for its historic sites, especially for the Terracotta Warriors. Xi' an used to be the capital of China, and it's the beginning of the famous Silk Road. b. Okay. Well, my hometown is Beijing and I live just outside of it near the 4th ring road. As you probably know, Beijing's the political and cultural center of China, and it's quite a historical place as well. It's huge-about 12 or 13 million people live in it now-and it seems to be getting bigger every year. 7. What kind of landscape surrounds your hometown? a. Harbin's right near the Song Hua Jiang River and it's kind of in a flat area, with mountains in the distance. b. Indio's a coastal city near the sea, so the main landscapes are the beaches and bays. There are also some nice hills nearby. 8. What are the main tourist attractions in your hometown? There's the Great Wall and the Forbidden City. These are the two that are most well known. They are also symbols of China. They attract most visitors, but there are quite a lot of other famous sites as well. 9. What are the people like in your hometown? They're usually very friendly, but a bit conservative. People still hold onto a lot of old customs and traditions, which is what I mean by conservative. But I think people there are very hospitable and kind. If you ask someone for directions, they'll always try to help you out, or find someone else who can. 10. What places in your hometown do you like best and tell me why? I like the Temple of Heaven best because it's very beautiful. It has a lot of space and there are lots of really nice and old trees there. In the early morning, it's very peaceful.