An electrical appliance
Have (the item you chose to talk about) changed much over the years?
What kinds of electrical appliances are most used in daily life?
Do you think we can now live without electrical appliances? What's your opinion of this? Is that a good situation?
Do you think science and technology will one day completely eliminate traditional technology and equipment?
Do you think people rely too much on machines nowadays?
What are the advantages that we get from using modern home and office equipment?
What do you think is the most useful thing that man has ever invented?
Place:
A shopping place
Why do some people like shopping and others not like it?
Compare big shops such as supermarkets & department stores with small shops.
Do you think the increase in the number of big supermarkets and department stores will cause the eventual disappearance of the small, family-owned shops?
What do you think of buying things on the internet?
How has advertising influenced the way you do your shopping?
What do you think is the most effective form of advertising?
A cafe or restaurant
what is your definition of healthy food?
why do people need to lose weight?
Should we eat the fast food like Madonale’s ?
What do the effects of western restaurant on domestic cultures?
What are some of the factors that make a restaurant a good one?
A place with a lot of water
Why people like going to place with water
what kind of activities are available there?
water pollution...what should the government do...?
Do you think it's important to try to save (conserve) water?
Do you think people use more water today than they did before?
What are the reasons for water shortages in (parts of ) China?
A tourist attraction
How many kinds of tour in China?
what is your favourite?
what can be brought about by tour?
Would you like to live or study at a popular tourist destination?
What are the good and bad effects of tourism for a country?
Do you think it is necessary to take steps to protect tourist sites from being damaged by tourists?
What are the types of tourist attractions in China?
Is the travel with tour guide good?
Will people change their attitude towards tour guide?
What measures did the government take to protect tourist attraction?
Would you recommend this tourist attraction?
How do people visit historical places nowadays?
Do you think we should visit historical places for free?
Do you think people can learn anything from visiting historical places?
A library
Is it a campus or public one?
Which parts of the library do you like and dislike?
The favourite part in your hometown
How often do you go there?
Are there more Chinese people living in the city or in the countryside?
What are the benefits of studying in the city?
What kind of people likes to live in the city?
What are the major differences between living in the city and countryside?
Should more entertainment parlours be built in the city?
A historical site
What are the types of historical sites?
Why do people nowadays dislike visiting a historical site?
In what ways can people get to know history?
Do you think TV programs that focus on history can make people interested in history more?
Event
A long journey
What should be prepared before the journey?
What can people learn through travel?
