英语口语考试演讲及对话题目

Speech (make sure your impromptu speech takes at least 2 minutes)：

1. Is being ambitious a positive part of personality? Why or why not?

2. How can you get a balance between enjoying life now and preparing for the future?

3. Without music life would be a mistake.

4. Government spending on the arts should be redirected to education. Why or why not?

5. Technological innovation should always be an aim for society. Why or why not?

6. Modern life is more comfortable than the old way of living. Why or why not?

7. Music can be more expressive than words. Why or why not?

8. Good luck is always an acceptable explanation for us when things go well. Why or why not?

9. Names are not always what they seem.

10. The interesting information about names of yours and your family members.

Conversations (make sure your conversation takes at least 2 minutes):

Situation 1: How would you define happiness? Are schools happy places? At what age do you think happiness classes would be most beneficial for students?

Situation 2: You will invite your roommate to visit your home in summer vacation. Tell your roommate one or two interesting things about your neighborhood.

Situation 3: You will start your part-time job as a reporter in Xi’an Evening News. Tell your partner how you fell about your job and your specific duties.

Situation 4: You’ll invite your friends to see a show. Talk with your friend when and where you are going to meet, explain to your friend something about the show.

Situation 5: You are in a favor of live music but your father/mother is not. He/ She prefers recorded music. Try to give your supporting ideas.

Situation 6: Ask your partner which musician he/she admires. Express your surprise and ask some further questions about the musician when your partner tells you the name. Your partner should tell you one or two interesting facts about the musician.

Situation 7: Talk with your roommate about one problem you have with some modern technology you need for some research, but you cannot solve it, so you blame yourself.

Situation 8: You are in favor of modern life but your grandfather/grandmother is not. He/ She is in favor of old way of living. Try to give your arguments.

Situation 9: You are the e-book reader and you think e-books are the one of the most smart technological innovations. But your friend thinks reading too much e-books may hurts his/her eyes.

Situation 10: You would like to take your roommate to an interesting place in Xi’an. Tell your roommate more detailed information about the place and explain why you like the place.

Situation 11: Share with your partner your experience of visiting some famous museum. Give the specific description and tell your partner how you have benefited from it.

Situation 12: Your partner believes unlucky numbers can be acceptable explanation for us when things go wrong. But you don’t think so. Explain your reasons and give some advice about how to avoid bad luck.

Situation 13: You are in a famous pub with your friend. Ask what he/she wants to drink, tell him/her you are interested in knowing more about the pub’s name and one or two interesting facts about the pub.

Situation 14: Talk with your partner about the interesting information related to the names of yours and family members.

Situation 15: Your roommate thinks it’s ok to give someone the name of a commercial product, but you think it is morally wrong. Try to give your supporting ideas.