what effects does rapid technology change have on people? how to teach high school students
What effects does rapid technological change have on people in society? FQ
Your Favourite Weather
do you thing weather can influence people? what is the difference of chinese weather?
What's the weather usually like in your hometown? FQ
Why are people interested in the weather? FQ
How does weather (or the climate of a place) affect the kinds of buildings that this place has? FQ
How does weather (or the climate of a place) affect the kinds of activities that people do? (E.g., different kinds of sport) FQx2
A Popular Band or Singer
what are advantages and disadvantages become that person like singer how to become famous...
Advantages and disadvantages to attend a concert.
Do you think singers and writers are worth to earn so much money?
Compare the music that people of different age groups like. FQx2
Do you think people's tastes in music change as they get older? FQx2
A Group Activity
do you think cooperation is important what do children do in groups
An example of group activity for adults to do
Do you think children should (be encouraged to) play more team sports or more individual sports? (Compare them) FQx2
A Place of Natural Beauty
what are advantages and disadvantages about changing a beautiful forest to a tourist attraction how to protect natrual place
Something That Made You Laugh
do you think Tvshow which make all the people laugh
What makes people laugh in your country (your culture)?
Do you think there are any differences between the comedy shows on TV that young people think are funny and those that old(er) people think are funny? (The question above might be this) Do you think there are any differences between what young people think is funny and what old(er) people think is funny?
Do you think funny advertisements on TV are effective?
An Occasion When You Had to be Polite
What are some ways that people in your country show politeness towards others? Do you think people are equally polite at home as they are outside the home? Do you think telling lies is impolite? FQ
Are there any times when it might be polite to tell a lie? FQ Do you always tell the truth to people? FQ
An Important Event in History
Do people in your country like to visit museums? What can people learn from museums?
Who do you think likes to got to museums more, children or adults?
If you go to a museum many years from now, how do you think it might be different to museums of today?
A Friend You Haven't Seen for a Long Time How to keep in touch with friends
Why do people have friends?
How do people become friends (or, How do people form friendships)? How (or why) do people sometimes lose contact with friends?
If someone loses contact with a friend, how could they re-establish contact?
A Happy Marriage
Is it expensive to get married in your country?
What different roles do husbands and wives usually play in your country?
A Happy Childhood Memory
Do you think childhood is important? FQ
What can adults learn from looking back at their own childhood? FQ What are some things that people keep from their childhood? FQ
What are some of the advantages of keeping a photo album of childhood photographs? FQ
A Place Near Water
In general, do you think people like to live near water? (Why?) FQx2 (Similar to above) Why do some people like to live near water? FQx2
Do you think it's safe to travel across water (or, travel on a ship/on a boat)? FQx2
A Street
Sometimes people choose to move to the countryside from a city. Can you suggest why these people do that?
Compare the advantages and disadvantages of living in big cities with those of living in a village or small town.
A Piece of Happy Family News
Do people still write letters today?
Do you think people will still be writing letters about 100 years from now?
What do you think are the advantages of mobile phones?radiation distract u
Are there any problems that people sometimes have when using a mobile phone?
Which do prefer to use, emails or text messages?
A Piece of Artwork civilization
What are the most popular types of art in China? FQ
(Similar to above) What kinds of art do people in China generally like? FQ
Do young people and older people have the same tastes in art? FQx2 (Similar to above) Do young people and older people have the same attitude towards art? FQ
What kinds of art do young people prefer? FQ
A Difficult Thing You Did Well
Challenges and Difficulties What challenges do young people face today? FQ
Do you think there's much difference between the challenges that young people face today and those that young people faced in the past?
Do you think there's much difference between the challenges that young people face today in your country and those that young people face in other countries?
Which do you think is better, to face these difficulties and challenges alone or to seek the help of others?
What do some people like chanllenge?
Ambition
What ambitions (or, aspirations) do most young people have today? FQ Do you think it's good to be ambitious?
Some people who are highly ambitious never let anything stop them from reaching their goal, even if it includes hurting other people in order to achieve this goal. Do you think that is good? Do you like a team or alone to face challenge? A Birthday Celebration
Festivals and Celebrations in Your Country
What are some of the main festivals in your country?
Birthdays How do people celebrate birthdays in your country?
Are there any differences between birthday celebrations for adults with birthday celebrations for children? FQ
What's the most important birthday for people in your country? FQ Do you think birthday
A Vehicle You Would Like to Buy
Part 3
What do you think are the advantages and disadvantages of using a bicycle as a means of transport?FQ rush hours driving licence
What problems exist concerning transportation in big cities?
What do you suggest could be done to alleviate the problem of traffic congestion in cities?
An Item of Clothing for Special Occasions
Part 3
What kinds of clothes do young people (in your country) like to wear? FQage gender How are modern clothes different to traditional clothes in your country?FQ past and now
A Piece of Electronic Equipment
Technology Used in Schools (esp. high schools)
Do schools in your country use electronic equipment in the classroom? How does that compare with schools (in your country) in the past?
Are computers very useful in high school? (For students and/or for teachers)
Technology (electrical and electronic) Used inthe Home What are some examples of modern, hi-tech equipment or devices that people in your country use in the home?
How is this different to homes in the past?
Do you think these things have improved people's lives? What are the various ways that mobile phones can be used? Do students use mobile phones very much to cheat in exams?
What do you imagine the future of hi-technology equipment (or devices) will be like? overhead projector computer tv dvd miic
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electronic dictionary A Day Off
Do you think it's necessary (or, important) for people to have free time? (Why?) FQx2 Do men and women generally do the same sorts of things in their free time? FQx2
Is the way people spend their free time today different to the way people spent their free time in the past? FQ
Do working people in your country usually have one long period of holidays (= one long vacation) every year, or several short vacations? FQx2
(Similar to above) Which do you think is better, one long holiday every year or several shorter ones? FQx2
A Childhood Toy
What are the most popular kinds of toys in China? FQx2
What are the differences between boys' toys and girls' toys? FQx2
Do you think watching TV can take the place of playing with toys? FQx2
An Ancestor
How do people get information about their family history?FQ Do you think family history is important to people?
Do you think people are very interested in the history of the place where they live? How can (or how do) people preserve their traditions (or, their culture)?
A TV or Film Character Do you think the most popular type of character might change at some time in the future?FQ Do you think the character you just described has much influence on young people? FQ
(Similar to above) In general,do you think characters in films and TV programs have much influence on young people?FQ
(Similar to above) Do you think many young people try to imitate characters they see in films or in TV programs?FQ
(Similar to above) Do you think children ever try to imitate characters they see in films or in TV programs?FQ
Do you think there's too much violence in films (and TV shows)?FQ
Do you think violence in films or TV programs has any effect on children? FQ What kinds of TV programs are most popular in your country?FQ
A Government Policy
A Child You Know
Children
Do you think children are important?
How do you think children and teenagers are different? FQ
Do you think children today are happier than children in the past?
Being a Parent
For parents, what is important when bringing up their child?
How do you think young parents can know how to bring up their child? (See Note) What influence do parents have on the way their children develop?
For parents, which do you think is better, to have one child or more than one?FQ
What do you think are the advantages and disadvantages for children to have brothers and sisters? FQ
An Important City
Cities in Your Country Have cities changed much in your country in the past few decades?
Urban/Rural Differences
How do you think living in a city and living in a rural environment are different?
Is there much difference between the standard of living of people in both of those places? Which is more developed in your country, the cities or the rural areas?
(Similar to above) Are the facilities the same in the cities and in the countryside?FQ Can you suggest any ways that this development gap could be narrowed?
Problems in Cities and in the Countryside
Are there any problems concerning cities in your country?FQ
(Similar to above) How do you think cities (in your country) could be improved?FQ How do you suggest these problems could be solved (or, addressed)?FQ
(Similar to above) What do you think the government should do about these problems?FQ
A Gift You Gave
On what occasions do people give gifts in your country? What types of gifts do people usually give?
Are there any things that people in your country feel they shouldn't give as a gift? (If yes, why?) Do you think the cost of a gift is important? (If yes, why and how important?)
A Famous Person
What sorts of people are famous in your country?FQ
Are there any differences between the people who were famous a few years ago and the people who are famous today?FQ
Do you think (all) famous people have things in common? FQ
(Similar to above) What qualities do (all or most) famous people have in common?FQ Are there any disadvantages to being famous? FQ
A Happy Person
What do you understand to be the meaning of the word, \"happiness\"?
Your First Day
Who gives more suggestions to young people for their future careers, their school (or university), or their parents? FQ
Which do you think is better, advice from schools or advice from parents on this question? In what ways does the government provide job opportunities (in your country)? Does the government help school leavers and university graduates to find jobs?
An Important Letter You Received
What are the most common (or, the most popular) forms of long-distance communication in your country?
Do people in your country often write letters?
What do you think are the benefits and the shortcomings of writing letters? See Note What do you think about people who write letters to newspapers? FQ
Do you think businesses should be allowed to send advertising materials to people in the mail? (i.e., junk mail)
(Similar to above) Do you think businesses should be allowed to put advertising materials in people's letter boxes?
Which do you prefer, letters or emails?
Do you think sending a formal letter by e-mail is better than sending it via regular post? (Why?)
A Job You Wanted to Do
What kinds of work (what jobs) are most popular (as career choices) among young people today in your country? (Why?)FQx2
Are government jobs very popular in your country?
At what age do people in your country generally start their careers? Do you think a high salary always makes a person happy in their job? Which do you think is more important, job satisfaction or salary? FQ How can (or, how do) people achieve job satisfaction?
Which do you think is better, working for others (as an employee) or working for yourself?
ome Physical Exercise You Do
Physical Exercise
What do you think is the relationship between physical exercise and health?
Do young people and old people generally do the same types of physical exercise? FQ
Do you think it is suitable for young people / children to do the same exercise that some old people do, such as tai ji?
Work and Physical Exercise
Please compare the good points of working outdoors with the good points of working indoors.FQ
What are some examples of work that involve physical exercise?
How can people who don't do much exercise in their work find time to get some exercise? Do you think students get (or, do) enough exercise?
(If \"no\" to the question above) What do you suggest could be done to improve this situation?
Sport
Why do you think boys and girls generally prefer to play different sports? Which do you think is better, individual sports or team sports?
An Interesting Old Person Do you often meet old people? What age do you think \"old\" is?FQ
(Similar to above) What age is \"old\" in your culture?FQ (Possible question) Why do people become old? *
What are the advantages and disadvantages of being old? FQ
Who do you think are more important, old people or young people? Do you think young people today respect old people?
Why do you think old people sometimes don't like the behaviour of young people?FQ
A Small Business You Would Like to Own
What are some of the differences between working in your own company and working (as an employee) in someone else's company?
Which do you think is better, to work as an employee in a small business or a large company? What skills does a person need to have in order to run his or her own business? How do people learn these skills?
Are any of these skills taught in normal high school classes in your country? Do you think some of these skills should be included in high school classes?
(Similar to above) Do you think there should be more practical courses (or practical skills) taught in school than what is taught now?
Do you think the government should encourage more people to start their own small businesses? (If yes, how?)
What do you think the government should and shouldn't do to help businesses (both small and big)?
A Success You Have Had
In your country, what are some ways that people celebrate success in your your country? FQ Do you think it's important to celebrate success? * Can celebrating success ever lead to any problems? *
Motivation and Encouragement
What challenges do young people face today?
What (do you think) motivates people to develop themselves? FQ
(Similar to above) What (do you think) motivates people to strive for some achievement? FQ (Similar to above) Where does the sense of 'motivation' come from? FQ
Something You Hope to Do
Do you think it's important to have some goals in life?
What dreams (or goals) do most (young) people in your country have? How do people realize their dreams?
What (material) things do most people aspire to buying (or owning)?
Some people have some goals but they still have trouble making a plan for the future. Why do you think that happens?
(Similar to above) Why is it sometimes difficult to make decisions about one's plans for the future?
In your country, do universities or schools do anything to help students plan for the future? (Including the goal of deciding on what kind of work to do as a career.) How do (or, how can) people develop long-term plans?
Do you think future changes in technology might affect your (long-term) plans? See Note
Would you say the majority of young people (in your country) are optimistic or pessimistic about their personal futures? (Why?)
How important do you think it is for businesses to have long-term plans?
Choosing a Career
How do people in your country decide on what future career to choose?
What are some of the factors that influence young people's decisions about choosing a career? Which of those factors have the greatest influence on a young person's final decision about what career to follow?
In your country, do universities or schools do anything to help students decide on a future career? What are some of the factors that can influence how one's career progresses?
A Foreign Culture
Do you think it's easier to learn about foreign cultures today than it was in the past? FQx2 How much do you think the internet is giving people more exposure to foreign cultures? Do you think this exposure is always positive? *
What are the benefits of knowing about a foreign culture? FQx2 If a person want to absorb a foreign culture, how can they do it?
Do you think it's useful to actually travel to another place if one wants to learn about the culture of that place?FQ
A Piece of Furniture in Your Home
For a married couple, who usually makes the decisions about what furniture to buy, the husband or the wife? FQ
What factors do people need to consider when buying furniture for the home?
Do you think furniture in the home is only for practical use or does it play a role in the decoration of the home? FQ
(Similar to above) Do you think the style (the artistic value / the attractiveness) of furniture is important? FQ
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