第一类:
Books/Magazines 书籍/杂志类
3.19-3.20
1\ Describe your favorite book. Explain why you like it most. Include details and examples in your explanation.
2\ one of the following and explain why you like it most: fictions, magazines and poems. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.
3\ ★Describe a book that is the most useful to you. Explain why this book is so useful. Include details and examples in your explanation.
4\ Describe a book that you think is interesting. Explain why this book is interesting to you. Include details and examples in your explanation.
5\ Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? People should read only those books that are about real events, real people, and established facts. Use specific reasons and details to support your opinion.
6\ Some people prefer to finish reading a book once. Others prefer to finish reading a book for several times. Which way do you prefer, and why?
第二类:
Media-TV, Newspaper and Radio 电视、报纸和广播
3.21-2.24 (3.23休息)
1\ Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Watching television is bad for children. Use specific details and examples to support your answer.
2\ Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Attending a live performance(for example, a play, concert, or sporting event) is more enjoyable than watching the same event on television. Use specific reasons and examples to support your opinion.
3\ Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Television has destroyed communication among friends and family. Use specific reasons and examples to support your opinion.
4\ How do movies or television influence people's behavior? Use reasons and specific examples to support your answer.
5\ Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Television, newspapers, magazines, and other media pay too much attention to the personal lives of famous people such as public figures and celebrities. Use specific reasons and details to explain your opinion.
6\ Some people read the newspaper every day; others prefer watching the news on television or listening to the radio. How do you keep yourself informed and why? Include details to support you explanation.
7\ Some people think that parents should lead their children to watch TV. Others think that the children should choose what they want to watch by themselves. What is your opinion? Use specific reasons and examples to support your choice.
8\ ★Some people think that TV gives positive effects to the modern society. Others think that TV gives negative effects to the modern society. What is your opinion and why? Include details and examples in your explanation.
9\ Which one acts more influence on you? Media (information from TV, newspaper and radio), or people (friends, families or teachers)? Use specific reasons and examples to support your response.
第三类:
Making Decisions 做决定
3.25-2.26
1\ Describe the most important decision that you have ever made. Explain why this decision is the most important. Include reasons and details to support your response.
2\ Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? A person should never make an important decision alone. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.
3\ Some people prefer to make decisions quickly. Others prefer to take their time making them. Which do you prefer and why? Use specific reasons and examples to support your response.
第四类:
Schools 学校\教育
3.27-3.29
1\ Choose a school which is very impressive to you and explain why it is impressive to you. Include reasons and examples to support your response.
2\ Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Boys and girls should attend separate schools. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.
3\ If you could make one important change in a school that you attended, what change would you make? Use reasons and specific examples to support your answer.
4\ Do you think the high school should teach music and art as other basic science?
5\ Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Attending a college makes a person easier to get successful in career. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.
6\ Do you think that college education should be free? Use specific examples to support your opinion.
7\ Some people believe that a college or university education should be available to all students. Others believe that higher education should be available only to good students. Which viewpoint do you agree with? Use specific reasons and examples to support your choice.
第五类:
Subjects 课程/科目
3.31-4.2
1\ ★Do you think the high school should teach music and art as other basic science?
2\ Describe a subject you have studied in school. Explain why you like it. Include reasons and examples to support your response.
3\ Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? All students should be required to study art and music in secondary school. Use specific reasons to support your answer.
4\ Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? High schools should allow students to study the courses that students want to study. Use specific reasons and examples to support your opinion.
5\ If you could study a subject that you have never had the opportunity to study, what would you choose? Explain your choice, using specific reasons and details.
6\ Some people believe that universities should require students to take classes on ethics, whereas others believe a school should focus only on academic issues. Which do you think is better? Support your decision with reasons and examples.
7\ Some universities require students to take classes in many subjects. Other universities require students to specialize in one subject. Which is better? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.
8\ ★What is the most interesting class you have ever taken? Explain the aspects of the class that made it interesting. Include details and examples in your explanation.
9\ Some people believe that students should focus their time on academic subjects. Others don’t think learning academic subjects is enough. They believe that students should also learn other things such as movies and music. Which opinion do you think is more reasonable, and why?