People

Preparation Tips:

Re-read

Re-order

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

Analyze (brief (timing) + detailed (timing))--time

Q1:who( whose name is K)

Q2:how(.....K has been my neighbor for almost 10 years)

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Q3:what personality

As for / talking about what kind of person he or she is, actually, I believe he is adj1+adj2; +WHY1+WHY2

Q4:why....

So, you must wonder why I admire/ like this person, I believe that’s mainly because R1+ DLS; besides, R2, + DLS;

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Answering Template

Q1-Q2: This card reminds me of+ K + who/ whose + K1; actually, + K2;

(K1&K2 can be chosen from age, name, job, appearance, personality, relationship)

Q3:from GENEARL to SPECIFIC;

As for/ talking about + Q3 ,....; to be specific,

Q4:WHY

So, you must wonder why+Q4 , I believe that’s mainly because+ reasons;40s+

An interesting neighbor

An interesting person from another country

Q1: This card reminds me of ...

I’d like to talk about....

Johnson / who is my neighbor from Canada;

Actually, he is a five-year old boy with brown hair and blue eyes.

Q2:The first day he move to my neighborhood , I just knew him.

I still remember the first day he came to borrow a screwdriver, and the moment I open the door, he was attracted by the dishes on our table. And he was drooling on his mouth over the dishes, that looks really funny.  I just invited him to have dinner together with us.

After that, he just came to our home on time when we were about to have dinner, and of course he shared the dinner together.

Besides, he would use exaggerate facial expression and say: emmm, it’s so yummy. And we were amused.

He told my mom which her best dishes were, and persuade her to set up a restaurant. What a cute boy he is!

That’s the reason why he is an interesting person.

Q3:As for/ taking about what he likes to do.

Indoor: computer games/ reading/ chatting/board role-play games( intelligent)

Outdoor: cycling/ ball-games

A couple who have a happy marriage

Q1: I’d like to talk about ....

my parents/age+career

Q3:for 20 years

Q4: The reason why i think they have a happy marriage is that....

R1:seldom quarrel-->instead, they respect each other--->negotiate-->neither of them is bossy-->harmonious/ congruent family atmosphere

For example..... we travelled every year, during the summer vacation, we went to....

R2:Besides, mutual-trust: share almost everything with each other, like, income, savings, perspective towards some new plans

R3:What’s more, share the same routine life--->life can be in the same pace

For example..... go to the supermarket, stroll around, walk the dog together

R4:hold the same outlook of life--> in china, most young couples work hard to purchase a flat and pay the mortgage, as a result, they live and work under great pressure; however, they do not decide to buy a flat in this city; instead, they choose to rent a flat in the city.

A historical person

A knowledgeable person

Q1:I’d like to talk about chairman Mao who founded the New republic of China.

Q2: I knew him from TV series which tells the story of the war against Japanese.

I watched it with my father.....

Q4: The reason why I admire him is that..

R1: he is a great militarist.--> He lead his army win the war in the lack of advanced weapon. Also, He used some fantastic strategy, such as invade the enemy’s stronghold from the countryside to the city because the numbers of the troops are not enough.

R2: Besides, he is a successful politician. He knew how to motivate the residents to help him fight against the Japanese.

R3: he is a poet, he write some popular poem, and they have been edit into our Chinese book. For example....