FCE口语话题

Environment①Tellmesomethingaboutthelivingenvironmentinyourhometown.②Whatdoyouthinkarethereasons/solutionsforthepollutionproblems?③Whyisitimportanttoprotecttheenvironment?④Whatchangedoyouforeseeinthenext50years?•Reasons1.Lackofenvironmentprotectionawareness2.Recyclesystem3.Largecities/population;industrialareas•Solutions1.Throughthelegislation;enhancemeasuresreducetheemission(dischargelevels)2.Publictransportationsystem3.Increaseenergyefficiency:encouragegreentechnology4.Generaleducation:advertisementtothegeneralpublic•Tellmeaboutthedifferenttypesoftransportationinyourcity.•Ofcourse,youknowthere’squiteamixedvarietyofpublictransportationinmycity.ThoughIthinkthemostcommonly-usedwouldbebuses.Andtheexplanationforthiscouldbethattheyaresocheapandreliable.Infacttheaveragebusfareinmycityisabout2yuanforasinglejourney.•Problems:•1.Trafficjam/trafficcongestion•2.Caraccidents•3.Trafficsignals•4.Environmentalimpactandenergyconsumption•Iuseitnotjusttogobackandforthtoworkbutalsotogoshopping.IhaveamonthlypassandsoIcantravelfreelyononewithouthavingtopayeachtimeIgoon.IalsouseabuswhenIwanttogotravelingfromoneplacetoanotherfordistancesthatdonotlastfurmorethanaday.Idohaveabicycle,butIusethatonlyforveryshortdistancethings,likegettingsomevegetablesatthelocalgrocerystoreorthingslikethat.Iprefertakingthebus.Ialwaysfeelsafetakingabusbecauseitisabigvehicleanditmovesmoreslowlythanataxi.Itisquiteconvenient,sincethereareenoughlines.Eventhoughitisnotasconvenientasacar,itallowsyoutoworkwhileyouaretraveling.Itisrelativelycheapcomparedtoacarandasubway,anditcanbecomfortable,althoughitcanbeabitcrowded,andit'snotsoniceifyouhavetostandforlongdistances.IlikebusesmostbecauseIcantalkwithpeopleandmakemorefriends.Ridingabusalsohasitsdisadvantages,likesometimesitcanbeabitcrowded,andyoudohavetowatchforpickpockets.Butoverallit'sthebestoptionIhave.Besides,ifeveryoneweretodriveacar,thentheenvironmentwouldbeseverelypolluted.Education①Whatchangestookplaceineducationinyourcountryoverthepastdecade?②WhataretheproblemsoftheeducationsysteminChina?(solution)③Doyouthinkschoolistheonlywayforpeopletogeteducated?④Whatwilltheschoolsbelikeinthefuture?⑤Whatiseducation?Educationisthemostpowerfulweaponwhichyoucanusetochangetheworld.Aneducatedpersonisrespectedeverywhere.Educationisthefoundationofacivilisation.ObviouslyChineseschoolsanduniversitiesareundergoingaseriesof(alotof)transformation.Forexample,theextendedenrollmentshaslowerthebenchmarkforstudentsthatwanttostudyinuniversity.(easier)However,italsoincreasedthecompetitionbetweenthegraduatestudentsintermsoffindingjobs.Tome,theChineseeducationsystemhas(much)spaceforimprovement.MostoftheknowledgeIlearnedinschoolwasexam-orientedandIdon’tfindthempracticalinreallife.IsupposetheChineseeducationsystemismoreexam-orientedcomparedwiththeeducationsysteminwesterncountries.Wehavetolearnalotofknowledgebyhearttodealwithaseriesofexams,whileinothercountries,childrenwilllearnstuffthattheycouldreallyuseinthereallife,forexamplehowtodoresearch,giveapresentation,andsoonAplacetovisit.Alright,wellI'vebeenaskedtotalkaboutsomethingbeautifulandI'dliketochoosetheWhiteCloudTemple.ItislocatedinBeijingandit'sonthewestsideoftown.It'snotthatfarawayfromasubwaystation,butyouwouldneedtotakeabus,becauseit'sabitfartowalk.Igothereprobablytwoormoretimesayear.Ireallytrytotakeatriptofindsometimetorediscovermyself.DuringtheSpringFestivalpeoplejamintoitbecausetheyholdwhatIthinkisthebestcarnivalduringSpringFestival.WecallthemMiaoHuis.Atthattimethetempleisverycrowded,butmostothertimesit'squitepeaceful,andit'sagoodplacetogetawayfromallthepeople.Ithinkthereasonit'ssobeautifulisbecauseitissimpleanditseemstoblendinwellwithitsenvironment.Ilovetogothereduringthewinterafterabigsnowfallbecauseit'satthistimethatitseemstobemostmysterious.Ichoosethisasthemostbeautifulbecause,tome,beautyissimplicityandnaturaldesign,anditalsomeansitfitstheenvironmentitisin.Iprefertemplesthatseempowerfulnotbecauseoftheirstructuresbutbecausetheyareperfectfortheirsimplebeauty.Right,well,asmytopicIchoseamountainthatIlike.Thismountainisnotfamous,andit'slocatedjustnorthofJinan.ItisnotthefamousTaishanMountain.Infactit'squitefarawayfromthatarea.ThemountainiscalledBlackBirdanditisnothigh.TogetthereyoumustdriveoffasmallroadonthewaytoTaianandheadright.Itgoesquitesomelength,andtheconditionoftheroadisnotverygood.Themountainissimplyacliffthatsticksoutofasmallrangeofhills.Itsshapeislikeabird,anditseemstobelikealonelyeaglelookingoveritssmallfamily.InthefarbackgroundyoucanseeTaishanMountain,but,asIsaidbefore,it'squitefaraway.Ifyouwantyoucantrytoclimbthecliff.Youprobablycan,butbecarefulbecausetherocksarequiteloose.IthinkIlikeitmostbecauseitseemssomysterious,asifit'sholdingasecret.IalwaysfeelverymovedwhenIgothere.Ithinkitseemstohaveakindofquietpoweroverthelandthatitoverlooks.HobbyIlovetoplaybadmintonespeciallyinthesummertime.ItisagameIreallyenjoy,soplayitwheneverIcangetawillingpartner.Itisalotliketennis,butIcanplaybadmintonanywhere.IdonothavetogotoatenniscourttoplayandIcanplayinbetweenclasseswithoutgettingswea