參考答案
They keep us informed about the latest products and brief introduction of them, which helps us to choose our needs.
I tend to be attracted to the creative ones. They are fun to watch even if they can’t really give you the info you need.
Speaking Pt1 Question
Do you like watching advertisements?
參考答案
Some ads are pretty fun and entertaining. But sometimes they may interrupt the TV shows. Now television stations in China are not allowed to interrupt TV shows that are more than 45 minutes long with ad breaks. I believe it’s the right move…
Do you prefer to use emails or letters?
參考答案
I tend to emails coz email is much more convenient and much faster than regular mail.
Still，it can’t be denied that letters convey our feeling more effectively.
Have your neighbors help you with anything? Do you prefer to have old people or young people as your neighbors?
參考答案
My neighbors are really kindness. They often help me to keep my pets (tortoise [‘t :təs] ) and maintain my apartment.
I prefer to young people coz they are more sociable, open-minded and easier to communicate with. I can find common topics with them easier, which helps me to develop a good relationship with them.
Do you think air travel is important to us?
參考答案
I am sure it is. It makes our trips by far more convenient and comfortable. Some people may be concerned about its safety but according to statistics air travel is actually the most safety form of travelling.
What kinds of pets do Chinese people like to keep? Do people of different ages prefer different pets?
參考答案
Many Chinese people tend to keep dogs and make friends with them coz they are
adorable and loyal to their master.
I don’t think so. Take one of my friends—lily as an example. She has kept a dog since she was just ten years old. They have developed a closed friendship to each other and she is used to playing and walking with the dog.
Do you like drawing and painting? What were your favorite kinds of drawings or paintings when you were a child? Do you think children can benefit from drawing and painting?
參考答案
Yes, I do. Even though I am not good at this field, they enable me to express my thought.
As I am an animated film buff, I always draw my favorite cartoon figures in my infants’ school.
I suppose drawing and painting are important to children’s education, because they help to inspire their creativity.
Do you like shopping?
參考答案
Actually, I’m a last minute shopper. You know, I go shopping only when I really need something.
How do you get news? Do you read newspapers or magazines?
參考答案
I usually get current affairs from the information highway and news shows.
I don’t read traditional newspaper and magazine very often. I tend to read international newspaper coz it’s much more convenient and cost-efficient.
What’re your favorite flowers? Do you think flowers are important to Chinese people? Do you often give others flowers as gifts? Do flowers have any special meanings in China?
參考答案
My favorite flower is lilac [‘la lək] coz they have great fragrance [‘freiɡrəns]! And they were the first flowers I ever received.
Yes, I suppose so. I don’t think we would care to live in a world without flowers. Flowers make our world more valid and Chinese people often use flowers to describe their emotion.
Yes, I do. I just gave my girlfriend a bunch of lilies [‘lili] as her birthday present.
Yes, I suppose so. Flowers mean many different things to different people and cultures.
In Chinese tradition, lilies symbolize one hundred years of love and devotion.