Oral Topic Stage One Q1－Q101. Yourself1.Good morning, my name is ***. Could you tell me your full name please?My name is2.What is your English name (or what shall I call you?)My English name is (you can call me )3.Can I see your identification please?Yes, here it is. Please. (Sure!)4.Does your name have any special meaning? (What …s the meaning of your Chinese name?)Yeah, My Chinese name is***. The character “*” means health and “*” means many trees. It was given to me by my parents. They both hope me to grow up healthily. Besides, they cherish all kinds of plants, so they also hope me to protect nature everywhere. Now I always do as they expected.(Pig: My grandfather gave me the lovely name by looking into the dictionary. And “*” literally means “long and thin water”. My parents‟ names both include “water”, so my name also contains “water” to match theirs. My mother‟s name is “*”, and it means “vast water”. My father‟s name is “*”, which means “golden water”. Moreover, my grandf ather and my parents all hope me to trickle down for a long time and keep tender and peaceful like water.5.Have you ever changed your names? Why or why not?No. Because the course of changing our names is quite complicated. If you want to change your name, you must inform all of your relatives and your friends. What's worse, you must notice the police station for changing your identification. And then you must wait for a long period to get your new identification.6.Do Chinese people like changing their name in china? Why?No, I don‟t think people like changing their name.7.What is their purpose in changing their names?I think there are two main reasons for changing their names. The first reason is that their original names sound scrannel, and they want to get beautiful names. The other one is that they believe their new names may bring good luck to them.2、Educational background1.Are you with a job or are you studying?I am studying in Zhongshan University in Guangzhou.2.What‟s your major? Why do you choose it as your major?My major is Law. When I was a child, I adored judge and lawyer very much. They uphold justice for the people and I feel they are so brave. I hope to become a judge or a lawyer in the future. Now I believe that law is an important direction to develop for one country. The legal system of our country is developing, and it still has many disadvantages. I just hope to improve it in the future. So I chose Law as my major and tried to learn it well.3.What do you learn from the major?All types of codes, legal thoughts and rigorous mind.4.What are the main courses/ subjects you should learn?I mainly studied the basic courses of law, including the history of legal system, legal thoughts, legaltheory, legal procedure and some codes such as Constitution, Civil Law, Tax Law and so on.5.What do you like/ dislike of your major?I like to study legal thoughts and various cases. That is very interesting. But I dislike a good many clauses in law. They are quite dry and boring.6.Is there a nything you don‟t like about your studies?Generally I like my studies but I hate the examination system. There are too many examinations during my school years and most of the time we have to memorize lots of things in books. I‟m not very good at that and I find it‟s a waste of time and energy. Other than that, I quite enjoy my school time.7.How do you like your major?I enjoy it, actually. I didn't know that much about it before I studied it, but I‟m glad I chose it because it suits me a lot. My mother ever suggested that I major in Computer Science (Law), because she thought that I would enjoy it, too.8. What do you like most about your studies?I just like learning the principles, and I like solving problems successfully. I also like getting to know my classmates, and working with them.9. How do you like your life in the people's university?I like it a lot. Sometimes it is a little hard to live in the university, but I have made many good friends and I enjoy my major. It was hard at first to live apart from my parents, but I think that it has been a good change for me. I am much more independent and more able to deal with troubles on my own. My courses are mostly interesting too, so I‟m glad that I chose the major I did.10. What do you think of the training you got in the university?I think most of my courses will be helpful in the future. My university has tried very hard to keep up to date with the latest developments in our field. There were some compulsory classes that I didn't like, such as politics and history, but overall, I think I was provided with a pretty good education. I don't think it's possible to learn everything you need to know in a future career, but I‟m satisfied my courses have given me a good start.11.What is your plan after graduation?I hope to go to the University of Sydney for further study.3、Hometown1.What is the most special building in your hometown?A three-sailboats sculpture, which is in the center of the city. It indicates the people in our hometown sail to the future.2.What does it look like?Three white sailboats, look like being sailing. Also, there are all kinds of flowers around it.3.What is the history of your hometown?There is not long history of my hometown, about hundreds of years. But at first it is not called Zhanjiang.4.What are the people like in your hometown?The people in my hometown are usually very friendly and generous. They are helpful very much, too. If you are in trouble carelessly, many people will try their best to help you. And you will feel warm like spring. The people are always simple and sincere.5.What kind of food and dishes do people eat in your hometown?My hometown is situated near the sea, so it is famous for seafood. All kinds of seafood, such asprawns, oysters, crab, abalones, fishes and so on, can be found in every dinner. Seafood is very tasty and nutritious.6.Can you describe the street in your hometown?The streets in my hometown, though narrow, are clean and straight with shady trees on both sides. But it isn‟t wide enough to us. In the rush hour, it becomes so crowded.7.Where do you live?I live in the center of the city. It is not in the business center, but not far away from the shopping center. Also, the transportation is very convenient.8.Whether Chinese people are very rich now?I don‟t think so. Nowadays most people‟s salaries are not so high. It‟s about 2000 Yuan per month. For example, now my parents‟ salaries are only 2000 Yuan. In recent years, because of the increase of population, more and more people are laid off.9. Do you like your hometown, and tell me why or why not?Yes. Although it may not have as many opportunities, I think my hometown is a warmhearted place and the people are not as selfish as they are in some of the bigger cities.10. Do you think your hometown is a good place for a young person to live?No, I think if you were young you‟d better off going to a bigger city with more opportunities. I think my hometown is more suitable for older crowd, who enjoy a more peaceful life. Younger people get bored with the way things are here.11.What is the climate like in your hometown?Zhanjiang has subtropical climate, and it is warm all year round. Four seasons are all mild and pleasant, with the temperature of 23 degrees Centigrade on average. (with temperatures ranging from 10 to 30 degrees Centigrade.) Because it is near the sea, it is humid as well.12. How would you compare the climate in your hometown with other cities? Comparatively, I think the weather in my hometown is comfortable, because it is not too hot in the summer and it is not too cold in the winter. While there are some places where the four seasons are distinct, such as Beijing. There it is quite hot in the summer and quite cold in the winter.13.What‟re the advantages and disadvantages of the weather in your hometown? Advantages and disadvantages? That‟s a difficult question to answer, let me think for a second. Well, I guess the main advantage is that its stable weather. It cannot too hot in the summer and it cannot too cold in the winter. And the disadvantage is that it is too humid in the spring. Sometimes it drizzles for several weeks.14.What‟s your favorite weather in your hometown?Actually, I‟ve never thought about that. I guess it would have to be a sunny but not too hot day. It would be just a bit hot, like the weather in the autumn.4、Shopping1.What things do you often buy?I like buying food and daily necessities, because I like eating and cooking. By the way, I like to find out new products on the market and consider how they can possibly make my life easier.2.Who is in charge of shopping in your family?My father, I think. Because my home is not in the shopping center, and my father has a motor bicycle, he can go to the shopping center by motor bicycle and buy what we need quickly. But my mother also often goes shopping because she likes shopping very much.3.How will the Internet change people's buying habits do you think, in the future?I think the change will be incredible in the future. People rely so much on the Internet nowadays that they spend a lot of time in front of the computer. More and more people buy things through the Internet, and I think this trend will continue in the future. People will not get out of their housesand they'll just shop at home. The key challenge before that happens is that the stores must find a good way of delivering things at a low cost. It has been the biggest problem in the past for a lot ofe-commerce type companies, but I have a feeling they'll become more skilled at it in the future.4.Who prefer shopping, men or women?Obviously, women perfer shopping. And men often complain that accompaning women to shop is always boring.5.What places do people often go shopping? Why?I think it depends on individualities. Some people like to go to the super market, because there are rather complete and cheap goods in these places. Some people like to go to the boutiques because they like name brand and high quality goods. While some people often go to small shops because they like bargaining.6.Talk something about the condition of shops in your city/ hometown.There are all kinds of shops in my city, including shopping center, super market, fashion shop, boutique etc. There are also various goods, no matter food or clothes, traditional or fashion, cheap or expensive. Every shop assistant is helpful with a good smile. We have many choices to go shopping.5、Housework1.What are the changes of status of family members in Chinese families?Since women have entered society and the workplace, the situation has gradually changed. Women are no longer seen as mere appendages and playthings of men. Most men share housework, for example, sometimes my mother is busy, and my father will help her to cook. I firmly believe that men and women have equal status in society and family.Additional:with the improvement of the living standards, people may have a growing demand upon the manifestation of their uniqueness and individuality, which can hardly be expressed by machine-made products. Rapidity, great quantity and sameness are important features and once advantages of machine made trend of the social development.6、Food1.What foods do you like or dislike?I like eating all kinds of meat, especially beefsteak. I dislike some food with fishy smell.(Pig: I like all kinds of food and drink, such as fried chicken, dumpling, seafood, chocolate, ice cream, milk and so on. But I dislike garlic and capsicum most.)2.Who cook in your family? Do you cook at home? How often do you cook by yourself?In my home, it is my parents that usually cook. If my parents are busy with work, I will cook myself occasionally.3.Do you enjoy cooking? What food can you cook? How to do it?I like cooking, but I don‟t often cook, because I have no time and I have no experience in cooking. My mother ever taught me much about cooking. Now I can cook many different styles of dishes. I am good at boiling soup and frying poached egg. These two dishes are not difficult to cook. Soup is almost thefavorite food of people in Guangdong. As long as you put all the materials into the cooking pot and then boil them for one or two hours, it will be a pot of delicious soup. And frying poached egg is also very easy. First put a little peanut oil into the pan, and break an egg into the pan. Fry it directly for 9 seconds, then turn it over and fry for 6 seconds. That is what my mother taught me carefully. The poached egg fried by this way is quite palatable. If having a chance, let me cook for you, ok?4.What are the differences between having meals at home and going to restaurant? There are two main differences. First, you can eat more kinds of dishes in restaurant. Second, you are tired more or less if cooking yourself at home. It is more convenient to eat in restaurant. However, the cost is much more expensive if eating in restaurant. Moreover, having meals at home is cleaner and more hygeian.5.When do you go to the restaurant? Which is your favorite one? Why?Usually, when we invite some friends or relatives to have a dinner, we go to restaurant, because cooking for so many people at home is too troublesome. Sometimes if we want to celebrate something, we also go to restaurant.My favorite restaurant is Stone Age cafeteria in Guangzhou, which is well known for Rock Barbecue. Rock Barbecue means you should bake all kinds of meat and seafood on the rock that is heated to 400 degrees centigrade. The course of cooking yourself is very interesting. The beefsteak and pork sizzling on the rock, that looks mouthwatering. I always enjoy visiting Stone Age cafeteria for some reasons. Firstly, the food is fresh and well prepared. So the food is very delicious. Secondly, the waiting staffs are always very friendly, polite and helpful. They usually tend to any need you may have efficiently and patiently. Thirdly, the cafeteria is always very clean. Therefore, I never embarrassed to invite my family or friends to join me there for a meal.6.How do Chinese people learn cooking?They learn cooking from cookery books, TV and the professional or amateur cooks.7.Who do you learn cooking from?From my mother and cookery books. Sometimes, I help my mother cooking, and she will tell me something about cooking passingly.8.Do you get some new recipe/new way of cooking from TV?No, I am busy in studying and I don‟t like watching TV very much.9.Do you read cookery book?Yes, it is a convenient and effective way to learn cuisine from reading cookery book. Most cookery books write the process of cooking in detail.10.What is the general idea about fast food among Chinese people? Do you like fast food?Although fast food has little nutritional value, it is a blessing for busy people.Few people eat fast food all the time-- usually for breakfast or lunch--so they can balance their diet by eating a sensible evening meal.Actually no. Fast food, in my opinion, is excess intake of calories and lack of nutrition. Also, it is of single taste.11.What kind of people like fast food?The people who are too busy or too tired to cook prefer fast food. Fast food can save time and energy for them. And many children like it, too, such as McDonald's, KFC and so on. Perhaps because these food are all spicy.12.Why fast food is more popular?The tempo of modern society is so fast that modern people must value time. Fast food is getting more and more popular in China because of their convenience, low price, advanced management and service. When you go to fast food restaurant, order your food, and wait for a few minutes, then the food is ready. You can carry it to your tables or take the food out in a paper box and eat it at home or in a park. It is very convenient. It saves people time and energy as well.13.What‟s the influence that fast food in China?( What do you think of fast food restaurants in your country?)First, the word “fast food” seems to be first introduced into Chinese language with the coming of Western fast food such as Macdonald‟s, Kentucky and Pizza. The fast food brings a great impact on the traditional food, but at the same time also stimulates Chinese fast-food industry.14.What kind of food does Chinese people like？That‟s a broad question. Allow me to explain the reason why I hold this view. First, there are more traditional dishes, such as, dumplings, rice, noodle and soup. Everyone has his own taste. Second, the people in the different areas of China also have very different tastes. Third, there are a lot of modern dishes like hamburgers and pizza now. We call them western fast food. It is especially welcome by young people. It‟s hard to say which kind of food is most popular. It depends on individualities.15.What is healthy food? And what is not healthy food?I think healthy food is of low fat, high protein, easily digested and filled with all kinds of vitamins, such as fish, vegetables, fruits and so on. In fact, the most important thing is keeping diet balance.The food with too much fat, salt and hard to digest, is not healthy food. For example, many fast food are not healthy food.16.DO people pay more attention to the healthy food? Can you tell me the changes of Chinese eating habits in the past decade? (Compare the people‟s food habits in modern time and in the past.)Yes.Living standards have improved, and people pay more attention to their health. In the past decades, the food people chose was clean. They seldom thought about the nutrition of the food. Diet balance, to most people, was an unfamiliar concept. Now things are very different. People can enjoy many kinds of delicacies. People in the north can enjoy the food eaten by the people in the south, and the same in reverse. People prefer the healthy food which is of low fat, high protein and easily digested and nutritious. People choose to eat outside not only because they can enjoy the food offered by the restaurant, but also the service there. From this we can see that people pay more attention to their quality of life. I believe our future will become better and better.17. In what ways has the diet of people in your country been changing?We tend to eat more convenience foods now, especially fast food from restaurants like McDonald‟s and Chinese fast food places. Also, I‟d guess we are now eating a lot of dishes regularly that we thought were big luxuries about 20 years ago.18. How has your diet changed?I don't think it has changed that much. I still eat the same things as I ate when I was a child. I guess the main change is that I have more time and money to go out for dinner.19. How to change your eating habits?I think I should pay more attention to diet balance. Eat more healthy food and don‟t eat the food that isn‟t healthy. For example, I like eating meat best. But I think that I should eat more veg etables and fruits and less meat in the future. (Pig: For example, I like sweet food. But I think that I should eat less the kindof food in the future. Besides, I should do more exercises everyday.)20. Do you find any problems in food nowadays?Yes. For example, because rivers and seas are polluted seriously, sometimes the fish has a terrible fishiness. And some vegetables are maybe dusted too much pesticide. They are even poisonous. In addition, many foods contain too much fat, sugar and calorie, which is also not healthy for people.21.Do you think now people‟s health is improved, compared with 10 years ago?I don‟t think so, although people‟s living standards have improved. The poverty disease such as anemia, cholera has disappeared, while the wealthy disease such as adiposis, hypertension, and high cholesterol has appeared. Because people are richer now, they can enjoy all kinds of food, but many foods contain too much fat, sugar and calorie. Besides, lots of people never do any exercises. They always watch TV at home in their leisure time. So more and more people become fatter, even young children.22.What is the main food in china?I‟d say it's rice, but I think there are areas where rice is not so important. Each major area in china might eat rice in different quantities, but I think its still the biggest food and probably will always be the top one.23. What do you think of using science in food production?I know many people think it's bad because it's not natural, but I think it's probably quite necessary because our population is growing fast. If we just depend on regular crops, we're going to have a difficult time feeding everyone. We need to use high technology to supply our needs or otherwise we will consume all of the world's resources quickly and starve at last.24.What is your opinion on food production and the world‟s population?At present, it‟s difficult to provide enough food for world‟s population.So, on one hand, we should limit population of world. On the other hand, we should manage to provide enuogh food.Additional:Comparatively speaking, fast food always contains more meat and butter and much less vegetable. In the long term, always eating fast food will result in some diseases, because of a lack of vitamins and high cholesterol levels, especially for children, whereas the traditional food is more nutritious than fast food. In addition, traditional food provides us more opportunities of cooperation and communication with family and friends. Traditional food is a kind of culture that should be protected and improved. Eating fast food can save time. When you are busy that you have on time to prepare food, fast food may be a good choice.7、Industry1.Where is most of the Chinese population located? Which part is the most?The feature of the Chinese population arrangement is：dense in eastern region but rare in western, because the economy of eastern area is more prosperous than that of western.2.Can you outline the industries in China? / What is the basic condition of industries in China?Before, most the industries are heavy industries, but with the development of the modern technique, China leads a tendency to light industries. Overall, the industry in China is developing.3.Which new technology is China lack of now?It is a difficult question, but I will try my best to answer it. Let me see. I think China is lack of high technique. For example, in agriculture we need more modern machines. Now many peasants still use very traditional tools. Besides, China should change the labor concentrated industry into the technique-concentrated industry.4.What kinds of industries are there in China?There are many kinds of industries in China, for instance, heavy industry, electronics industry, textile industry etc.5.Which area in China is the industry more developed?Let me see. In the Midwest of China, the petroleum industry is more developed. In the northeast of China, the iron and steel industry is more developed. While in the southeast littoral of China, the manufacturing is more developed.8、Animal1.Do Chinese like or dislike animal? What animals do Chinese (or you) like or dislike? Why?Yes. We know the animals are our friends, so we love animals. Most Chinese like giant panda, because it is known as national treasure. Some people like dog or cat, and some like horse, even lizard. It depends on each personality.I prefer lions and tigers, the symbols of strength. They are really powerful. And I hope to be strong like them.(Pig: I like elephants best, large but peaceful. I like their long noses and large ears. And they are quite lovely when performing acrobatics. I dislike mice most, because they often bite something off and steal food to eat.)2.How to preserve the animals?The following measures should be taken: firstly, the government should enact and enforce the laws of animals‟ protection. Catching and killing rare species is prohibited severely. Heavy fine and even imprisonment is the only solution to the problem. Secondly, the government should set up large-scale national zoos and some reserves for wild animals, where all the native species of animals can wander free and be protected from human. Thirdly, people should be reeducated to understand the importance of animal conservation. Above all, the government should teach and help the hunters to shift to other jobs. In short, protecting wild animals is everybody's business.3.What animals can people see in China?We can see tiger, panda, fox, elephant, monkey, panther and other animal in the zoo. In addition, we can see various fishes in the aquarium.4.What is the most famous animal in China?The most valuable animals in China are giant pandas, ferrets, deer, and northeast tigers.5.What is the role of animal in China? What should animal be used as?Animals are Chinese friends. They give us much joy. People can visit them in the zoo. Some animals can be used as pets, such as kitten and puppy. And dogs also can protect us and help us. In all, they are our friends.6. Is it possible for animals to have “rights”? If so, what r ights should have.Yes, it is. The most important right is existence. That is inalienable rights.First, the human beings cannot spread over the land any more and destroy the animals‟ homes. Second, human can‟t kill animals at will.7.What kind of animals do Chinese people use on agriculture?Cattle. They use it to plough the field.9、Spare time & Hobby1.What do people do in their spare time?There are various activities for people to engage in after their work or study, such as playing ball games, kite flying, boating, fishing, gardening, cycling, walking, chess playing, reading and so on. What people do depends on their hobbies and interests.2.What do you like to do in your spare time? (What‟s your hobby? Why?)Because I spend most time sitting and studying at home, I should take a kind of recreation that can make me stay fit. I like all kinds of sports and like playing basketball best. Sports help me to keep full-vigor in studying. Besides, I like reading. Constant reading can make people more learned and experienced so that I can suit the changing world better. Therefore, I choose playing basketball and reading as my main recreations.3.Do you think spare time is important to you? Why?Yes. Recreation is as necessary to us as study or work. As the p rove goes: “All work and no recreation makes Jack a dull boy.” We can‟t work all day long without recreation. The mind and the body require change to make them acute and vigorous. And then recreation can relieve us of the fatigue from our study or work, and make us cheerful. For example, those who spend most of their time in the open air and have constant muscular employment, should adopt reading or some other quiet forms of recreation. Persons who sit much at their offices should take a kind of recreation that will supply their muscles with exercise. In a word, work while you work, play while you play.4.Do you like doing these things with a group of friends or by yourself?(Do you like to be with a group of people or alone when you're free?)Because playing basketball is a team game, I like to play basketball with my family and my friends during weekends or holidays. It is livelier and happier, especially when I feel that my family and friends are also having a good time. However, when I want to read books, I prefer reading myself quietly at home.5.How do you spend your weekends?I usually sleep in on Saturday morning if I can, study in the afternoon in the library, and go out with friends in the evening. On Sundays, I like to go out to play, such as playing basketball, kite flying, cycling and so on.6.Is it dangerous for people to spend too much time on hobbies?Yes, spending too much time on hobbies may influence their work and study.7.How did you become interested in your hobby?Since I was young, my father has always involved me in different activities. My father likes playing basketball very much. So he often taught me playing basketball. And I like to see him while he was playing basketball. When I was in the school, I got many chances to play with other students in other sports. So that's how I developed an interest in different sports. When I was a little child, my mother often told stories to me. After I knew how to read, I began to read myself and like reading.8.Do you think hobbies are beneficial to social life?(What benefits do hobbies have on a person's life?)Yes. Let me tell you the reasons. First, hobbies help people relax after periods of hard work, and offer interesting activities for the people who are too old to work. Second, it is reported that doctors have found that hobbies are valuable in helping to improve patients‟ health. Hobbies give them something to do, and。
