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Practice ans*ering the follo*ing 0uestions) 1hat about your o*n childhood2 1here did you gro* up2 1here did you spend your childhood2 /o you regard it as a happy period of your life2 1ere you a good student2 1hat are your strongest memories of your childhood2 3o* did you spend your free time2 /id you e#er do anything to ma e your parents angry2 $n *hat ind of en#ironment do you li e to gro* up2 &re children of today happier than those in the past2 1hy / *hy not2 /o you thin your childhood is a happy or miserable one2 1hy/ 1hy not2 !hould parents be strict *ith their children2 1hy/ 1hy not2 $s it difficult to bring up children in China today2 1hy2 1hat are the main difficulties2 1hat changes do you foresee in the future2

4) /escribe a toy in your childhood2 1hat is it2 1ho ga#e it to you2 1hy do you lo#e it so much2 !ample 4: Tal ing about the toy in my childhood, $ got many toys *hen $ *as young) 5ut there is one $ really li e) $t is a beautiful doll, long eye lashes, cherry-li e mouth, and lo#ely blond hair) $t is my birthday gift from my dad *hen $ *as fi#e years old) $t is really beautiful) $ *as playing it all the time *hen $ as young and hugged it to sleep e#ery night) No* $ gre* up, and $ almost couldnt find any toy $ played in my childhood) 5ut $ still reassure this doll so much that $ place it on the shelf *here $ can see) &nd those lo#ely memories *ill immediately (ump into my mind e#ery time *hen $ loo at it) !ample 6: &'()* + ,-./ 1hen $ am as ed ho* $ feel about *hen $ am *ith my fol s, $ thin lo#e is the only thing that $ can feel) 7eap, $ had been the apple of my fol s eyes and had been being o#er spoiled since li e fore#er) &nd tal ing about the most impressi#e toy, $ thin the most impressi#e one is my 48-year-old birthday gift from my parents) $t *as a huge bo9 *ith millions of little paper cards) 7ou no*, *hen $ first sa* it, $ *as li e :.osh, *hat on earth is going on here2 1hat are all these2; &nd then $ focused myself on *or ing on the pu<<le as my fol s told me to) &nd after my getting all the cards pieced together, $ *as so shoc ed by *hat $ *as seeing in front of me= The pattern of the pu<<le turned out to be a 5arbie doll, and right abo#e it, it says: :To our belo#ed 5arbie doll) 1e lo#e you more than anything in the *orld= --- Lo#e: mommy and daddy; &0123/$ am telling you, it *as the #ery first time in my life $ *as truly feeling the lo#e of my parents from the bottom of my heart) &nd it *as also the first time $ ne* they lo#ed me in a *ay that $ could see, could hear and could feel) &nd $ ne* my parents *ere not really good at e9pressing their emotions in a spo en *ay) 5ut that *as more than enough $ needed= &456789/ >inally, $ learned that sometimes some *ords are (ust out there) $f you spea it out, someone is gonna no* it= &ll it ta es is (ust a couple of *ords and you can ma e
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miracle happen) $ thin it is *hy people are al*ays saying :lo#e ma es the *orld go round=; 667:612 ;<=>?@ABC DE F G-G7HG7 IJK 3;*LMN 4 ,O&'(*+/ 6 3;:&3PQ/ ? 3R89&ST45UVW/ 6) /escribe a teacher *ho taught you before) 1hat does he or she loo li e2 1hat did he or she teach you2 1hy do you li e him or her2 $f any student is as ed :*ho is you idol2;, $ suppose there *ould be a certain number of students go for their teachers) Tal ing about all of the teachers *ho taught me before, the one impresses me most is &ngel, my s*imming coach in my primary school) That *as the first time *hen $ *as ta ing a s*imming class in the s*imming pool) 1hen $ *as getting changed s*imming suit, one classmate screamed at me :.osh, loo , such ugly scars on ,oses bac =; *hich *as follo*ed by all of my classmates coming around to loo at my scars) $ *as really scared by the *ay they loo ed at me and screamed at me) $ *as so scre*ed up there and had no idea *hat $ *as goona say) &nd here came &ngel, she said nicely to all the ids: :.uys, there are not too ugly scars; these are the angels *ings, *hich mean ,ose *as the angel in the hea#en before she came to this *orld= These are beautiful angels *ings=; then, all of @ay classmates came to me and as ed: :,ose, can $ touch your *ings2 $ am dying to touch angels *ings=; &nd some of them e#en started chec ing each other to see *hether they *ere luc y enough to be angels before or not) 5ut the truth *as those *ere not angels *ings from last life, those *ere the scars cause by a car accident *hen $ *as three years old) $t is &ngel that sa#ed me) !he sa#ed me in such a beautiful *ay= They seemed to be ugly scars, but they could become so beautiful because of something someone did and some *ords some said) &nd $ thin this is *hy people are al*ays saying :1hite lie is legal;) ?) /escribe a popular game that children play) 1hat is it2 1here did you play it2 3o* many people are needed2 3o* to play it2 &nd e9plain *hy you thin it is interesting) The game that comes to my mind is an old Chinese game called :The "agle and the Chic s;) $t is great fun, and easy to play) 1hen $ *as a child, $ played this game #ery often) The game needs at least fi#e ids to start, and the more ids participate, the more fun it is) Ane child *ill play the :eagle; and another child as the :mother hen;) The rest of the ids *ill be :Chic s;, lining up behind the hen, *hich both hands holding on to the clothes of the chic in front) $n the game, the eagle tries to
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catch one of the chic s, and the mother hen tries to protect children *ith her arms stretched) :The "agle and the Chic s; has en(oyed great popularity among children in China) They definitely get great satisfaction in the e9citement) $n addition, they learn ho* to *or as a team, *hich is an essential s ill in later life) Ather Buestions 4 1hat do you thin of your life before ten years old2 CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC 6 Can you tell me the most interesting thing that happened before2 CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC ? Please tell me the most unforgettable thing that happened before2 CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC D &n unhappy thing CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC E 1hat did you often do before2 CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC F 1ho has affected you most2 CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC G 1hen you gro* up, *ill you thin your childhood is meaningful2 CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC H & lot of students need to learn many e9tra courses, and is it good for you2 &nd is it necessary to do that2 /o you thin learning e9tra courses in the training schools helps you a lot2 CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC

XY /escribe your *ay of releasing pressure) 7ou should say: *hether you ha#e pressure sometimes2 1hat you do in order to release pressure2 3o* you can get rid of pressure2 "9plain the *ays to a#oid pressure in life) "#erybody has pressure in one form or another) $n modern society, pressure is more serious, because the pace of life became faster and faster) &s a primary school student, $ ha#e my o*n troubles, too) $n the course of studying, there are too many hard nuts to crac , and $ ha#ent found the ans*er to these 0uestions) Aur teachers dont notice this, and they (ust gi#e us tas s again and again) @aybe they thin *e should be able to finish them because *e are students for the entrance e9amination to the secondary school in the near ruture) !ometimes $ ha#e to spend a *hole day or a *hole night on these tas s or tests) This really e9hausts me) 5esides, $ need to ta e part in a lot of training class after school such as the basis theory of music, the flute (ust because of the so-called education for all-round de#elopment) $f $ am a specialty student, $ ha#e more chances to enter a better school) 1hat is more, li#ing in society $ ha#e to deal *ith others) Ieeping on good terms *ith others is #ery important, e#en if you dont *ant to in some cases) $t is #ery hard) Therefore, some time later, feel #ery tired) !ometimes $ e#en got upset and lose temper) $n such cases, $ try to calm myself do*n, because $ no* it is no use of losing temper) That *ill only do myself harm) $ tell myself to ta e it easy, and e#erything *ill be *ell) 1hen $ control my feelings, $ then try to shift my focus to other things, such as listening to music, *atching mo#ies, doing sports and so on) 5ut $ dont thin it is good to go shopping at this moment) $ *ill do impulsi#e shopping and regret it later) !ometimes *hen $ am #ery angry and repressed, $ li e to tal to my friends) @aybe they can not help me sol#e problems, but they *ill listen to me and comfort me) $ find $ am better after $ tell them my troubles) $n a *ord, $ am more rational than emotional) 1hen $ ha#e pressures, $ *ill try to find solutions) Losing temper is not the *ay out) &d(usting myself and shifting my focus, does relie#e the pressure)