【正文】 actly does your job involve? Q Tell me about our boss / colleagues. Q Are you satisfied with your job? hGSPEAKING Topic Card PracticeTOPIC 25 Learning English Tell me about your experience of learning English. You should say: when you started learning English and why how you have learnt English and with which people how it has changed your life so far and say why you think it will be useful to you in the future, Q What do you think is the best way to learn a foreign language? Q Do you think that the education system in your country focuses enough on foreign languages? Q If you had the opportunity to learn another foreign language, which would you choose? Q In the future, do you think that English will bee so important and dominant that other languages begin to die out? Q Would it be a good idea for people all over the world to learn a single, artificial language, such as Esperanto? ?9戝?戠稃穔€墮SPEAKING Topic Card PracticeTOPIC 26 Meal Tell me about a meal that you either cooked or ate. You should say: what the meal consisted of and who made it if it was for a special occasion where you cooked it or ate it and explain why the meal was so special. Q What kind of food do people in your country like to eat? Q Do you thin that most people in your people in your country/region eat healthily? Q Do older people and younger people prefer the same kinds of food? Q What kinds of food do you think will be more popular or less popular in the future? Q Is food an important aspect of cultural life in your country/region? Q If you were preparing a special dinner for 68 people , what would you need to do and what food would you prepare or order? Topic Card PracticeTOPIC 27 Music or Song Tell me about a piece of music or a song that you particularly enjoy. You should say: what the music/song is and where/when you first heard it who wrote it or sings it if it is popular with other people and explain your feelings when you hear this music or song. Q What role does music play our lives? Q Do you think that children should learn to play musical instruments? Q In what ways can music affect our feelings? Q Compare modern music with more traditional music Q Is “foreign” music more popular than “domestic” music in your country? Q Do people of different ages prefer different kinds of music? Topic Card PracticeTOPIC 28 ews Tell me about a piece of news you heard or read recently. You should say: what the news was and where you heard or read it if it was significant for many people how it has changed, or will change, people’s lives and explain how you felt when you heard or read this news. Q What do you think of capital punishment (the death penalty)? Q Do you think that prison is an effective way to punish criminals? Q What are the alternatives to putting criminals in prison? Q Do you think that increased violence on TV is related to increased crime? Are the police sufficiently trained and equipped to deal with crime? Topic Card PracticeTOPIC 29 Person Who Has Influenced You Tell me about a person who has greatly influenced you. You should say: who the person is (was) how you came into contact with this person how they have influenced you and why and whether this person has also influenced other people. Q How would you like other people to view you ? Q Do you think that people are often influenced by material things(, money, cars)? Q Some scientists say that people are products of their environment. How far do you agree? Q What do you think are the most important qualities a person should have? Q Older people often tell younger relatives to “l(fā)ead a good life”. What do you think they mean? 。? SPEAKING Topic Card PracticeTOPIC 30 Place You Have Visited Tell me about a place you have visited. You should say: where the place is and why you went there if it is a popular place for people to go to how it has changed or may change and explain how you felt when you went there for the first time. Q What kind of places of interest do people in your country often like to visit? Q Do you think that a person‘s age affects what they consider to be “a places of interest ”? Q What modernday places do you think that people in the future will consider interesting? Q What more can we do to protect places of interest? Topic Card PracticeTOPIC 31 Public Transport Tell me about the public transport system in your town or city. You should say: what forms of public transport are available whether you use the public transport system often how it is developing and explain how the public transport system in your town or city could be improved. Q Compare trains and buses as forms of transport in your country. Q Which types of transport do you think are better for short journeys and which are better for long ones? Q Is flying a mon form of transport in your country? Q How do people in your country usually travel when they go on holiday? Q Do you think that use of cars should be limited by law? Q In what ways do modern transportation methods make our lives easier? Topic Card PracticeTOPIC 32 Restaurant Tell me about a restaurant that you have either been to or heard about, You should say: what kind of restaurant it is what special dishes are served there where it is located and explain why this restaurant is special. Q Do you often go to restaurants? Q What kinds of