1. Topic: Playing Football as a CareerSituation: The student loves football very much and spends too much time on it, even when university entrance exam is approaching. He, in fact, wants to choose playing football as a career. But the teacher is strongly against his choice, and urges him to prepare for further education at university. How would they win over each other? Cues: football crazy; dream of; professional footballer; talents; encourage; supporter; realize one’s dream; passion; strengthen; tough; make a living; broaden; lay a foundation2. Topic: What to Learn in CollegeSituation: Li Ming and Yao Jie are classmates. Both of them are freshmen. One day, they decide to have a walk on the campus and they are talking about what they expect to learn in college.Cues: as many things as I can; knowledge; to manage time; to plan; to communicate with other people; to cooperate; knowledgeable; healthy; noble in mind3. Topic : Eating outSituation : One of you is the waiter or waitress, and the other is the customer. Choose one of China’s regional cuisines(地方菜) and then role-play a conversation. Don’t forget to include: 1) finding out and telling about the “specials”; 2) asking and answering questions about the food on the menu; 3) paying the bills.Cues: local; favorite; hometown specialty; cook; flavor; price4. Topic: Basketball ShoesSituation: The son wants his father to buy a new pair of basketball shoes for him because he saw an ad with Yao Ming in this brand of basketball shoes. But Father says the shoe company probably gave Yao Ming millions of dollars to wear those shoes. He tells the son to forget the shoes and concentrate on his studies.Cues: attractive; fascinating; extra costs of advertising; be passed on to the consumers; create a favourable/ positive image of a product; focus on your studies5. Topic: Campus LoveSituation: A is a freshman at Zhongshan college, and B is A’s friend who graduated from college for a few years. They are talking about campus love and B is giving A advice on dating at college.Cues: meet lots of new people, meet one’s Miss Right; fall in love with one’s special someone; give some dating tips6. Topic: Chinese Parenting Values vs. Western Parenting ValuesSituation: In a coffee house, David is arguing with his friend Sam over whether Chinese parenting values or western parenting values are best for kids.Cues: self-confident; independent; creative; mental and physical health; academic achievement; be not allowed to…7. Topic: Being a VolunteerSituation: Student A is a volunteer of Youth V olunteers Association, Student B is a volunteer of Red Cross Association. They are talking about their experience of being a volunteer, and share it.Cues: my first thought is; amazing; help others; make a difference; feel good; see the smiles; work with; participate in; give me the chance; interacting with each other; give me the confidence; sense of sincerity; a way to help myself develop as a person8. Topic: How to Save our PlanetSituation:Two students are talking about some measures on how to save our environment.Cues: saving electricity; using energy wisely; planting trees; buying energy-efficient products; driving less; too much water; wash dishes; take a bath, keep the garbage; a trashcan9. Topic: Popularity of Fast FoodSituation: In recent years, fast food has been very popular in China. Western fastfood restaurants like McDonald’s and KFC and Chinese style fast food restaurants like Kung Fu Restaurant can be seen everywhere in cities of China today. Two students are discussing the reasons of its popularity, and whether it’s better than conventional meals.Cues: time saving; low price; balanced nutrition; vegetable; fat; deep fried (油炸)10. Topic: Great Changes that have Taken Place in ChinaSituation: Two friends are talking about great changes that have taken place in China. They take Shenzhen for example, telling us a small fishing village in the past has become one of the fastest-growing cities in the world. But we should clear that there is a wide gap between Shenzhen’s current reality and the global aspiration, the government has to make a lot of efforts.Cues: reform and opening up policy; skyscrapers; barely find the trace; prosperous11. Topic: Junk FoodSituation: Simon and Jane are classmates. When Simon is eating potato chips, Jane reminds him of a healthy diet. And then they begin to discuss junk food, including definitions, examples and harms of junk food and also what a healthy diet is. Cues: limited nutritional value; salt; sugar; fat or calories; chocolate; candies; over-fried items; weight gain; health problem; diabetes; heart disease; moderate diet; exercise; less fat; vegetables and fruits12. Topic: Foreigner Living in ChinaSituation: A Chinese reporter is interviewing with an American who has lived in China for more than a year. They are talking about the cultural differences between China and America as well as the positive and negative aspects of living in China. Cues: positive; negative; responsible; cheap; friendly; travel; lack of privacy; too much curiosity; overcrowded; pollution; food safety13. Topic: My Favourite Pop Singer in ChinaSituation: Say something about the popular music in China. What kind of pop style do you like most? Who is your favourite pop singer? Can you try to introduce some of his/her famous works?Cues:fascinating; amazing; celebrity; old-fashioned; mainstream; the majority of young people; display of personality; dresses; dance moves; irresistible; performance14. Topic : VolunteeringSituation : You take an interest in volunteering but have never participated in any specific voluntary activities. Therefore in a conversation with one of your classmates who has experienced a lot, you want to know what you wish to about volunteering in terms of how to get involved, what to do usually, when and where to start the next program, and so on.Cues: register; organize; spare time; serve; help the needy; enrich one’s experience; cultivate one’s sentiments; enhance moral feelings; create harmonious community15. Topic: Cultural Differences between the East and the WestSituation: The cultures of the East and the West really distinguish each other a lot. This is because the culture systems are two separate systems on the whole. The differences are everywhere. They affect people’s ways of thinking and their views of the world. Even in everyday life, the cultural differences show up from the moment the eyes are opened to the minute the dreams are invited.Cues: a bit different from; give birth to; language systems; human race difference; the far distance; communicate with; the table manners16. Topic: An Interview for the Position of a Volunteer Coordinator Interviewer: your understanding of the position; the reason for your confidence; your experience of previous volunteer positions; time and places for volunteering. Interviewee:apply for a volunteer position; the responsibilities of the position; my strength and skills; my working experience; the reason that I like the position…17: Topic: BloggingSituation: Two students are talking about advantages and disadvantages of blogging. Cues: open the door to the world to people; as diverse as human beings; show their personality, emotion and ideas; takes time and effort; the copyright issue can cause some headaches; personal and intimate contents18. Topic: How do Sports Affect Our Lives?Situation: A and B are classmates. They both think sports mean much to them and are tal king about “How Do Sports Affect Our Lives”．Cues: strengthen; enjoy; get rid of stress; improve; reduce the risk of; benefit us mentally; cultivate (培养) many good qualities; perseverance(毅力), cooperation, hard work and confidence. reach a goal; build a healthy body.19. Topic: AnimalsSituation:Two friends are talking about the differences between the wildlife sanctuary and the zoo.Cues: wildlife sanctuary (野生动物园); wild animals; ways for visiting; fierce; make sense; prefer to20. Topic: Advantages and Disadvantages of GlobalizationSituation: Globalization connected the world increasingly. The optimistic think this promotes process of the global village, linked together by Internet, and is benefiting the material demand constantly. However, the pessimistic thinks global corporation has destroyed the environment.Cues: establish increasingly close contact; make the world more interdependent than ever; along with; be rising to; divide into; compare with; absorb the foreign capitals; do harm to。