sports/famous person

Describe a sport that you like playing or watching.
You should say:
   What the sport is
    How often you play/watch it
    Why you like it
    Whether it is popular in your country.


I guess I could begin by saying something about what the sport is, and I think I would have to choose football. Most people know that football is...

Going on to my next point which is how often I play it, I really need to add that if have enough time I usually play it about twice a week. In fact...

And now with reference to why I like it, the point I want to make here is that...

And so finally then, if I have time, in answer to the question of whether it is popular in my country, really I should mention that...

the final structure(without content)might look like this:
I guess I could begin by saying something about what the sport is, and I think I would have to choose...
Going on to my next point which is how often I play it, I really need to add that...
And now with reference to why I like it, the point I want to make here is that...
And so finally then, if I have time, in answer to the question of whether it is popular in my country, really I should mention that...


Describe a famous person you would like to meet:
You should say:
Who the person is
Why he/she is famous
Why you would like to meet this celebrity
What you would like to do if you met this person

I guess I could begin by saying something about who the person is, and I think I would have to choose the superstar Jackie Chan from Hong Kong.
Going on to my next point which is why he is famous. I really need to add that he is a world-renowned matial arts film star as well as being a successful director. In fact he was  probably the first Chinese actor to achieve blockbuster success in Hollywood.
And now with reference to why I would like to meet this celebrity, the point I want to make here is that I have always been a big fan of martial arts movies, so if I had the chance to meet one of my childhood idols, it would be a dream come true.
And so finally then, if I have time, in answer to the question of what I would like to do if I met him, really I should mention that I would probably ask him to teach me a few special Kung Fu tricks and I would possibly invite him out for dinner at a classy restaurant or something like that.

4种结构
A Opening phrase+the first prompt from card
Ok then, I guess I could start off by answering who the person is...
Alright then, in response to the first question of who the person is...
So to begin with, in reply to the initial point of who the person is...
Ok, I'll start the ball rolling by touching on the matter of who the person is...
Right then, I'd like to get cracking by pointing out who the person is...
So I suppose I should commence with the first aspect which is who the person is...
Initially then, I'd like to get started by looking at who the person is...
So, to start with I'll talk about who the person is...
So I guess I could kick off by stating who the person is...
Ok so my first point here would be obviously be who the person is...

Another linking phrase:
...and I think I would have to choose...
...and I'd have to go for...
...and I'd probably select...
...and my choice is going to be...
...and the one I'd pick is...

opening sentence might be:
Ok, I'll start the ball rolling by touching on the matter of who the person is and I'd have to go for Jackie Chan.

using a simple linking structure:
because, for the reason that, actually, who is ,which is (was),where,in fact, although, particularly, especially,etc

Ok, I'll start the ball rolling by touching on the matter of who the person is, and I'd have to go for Jackie Chan for the reason that...

B. The second point+the second prompt from card
Going on to my next point which is why he is famous...
Continuing then with the next point of why he is famous...
Now with regard to the next question of why he is famous...
Next then in response to the point of why he is famous....
Regarding the theme of why he is famous...
Now on the subject of why he is famous...
Now concerning the matter of why he is famous...

add a linking phrase
...and what I'd like to add here is that...
...and what I need to emphasize here is that...
...and what I ought to stress here is that...
...and the thing that needs to be highlighted here is that...
...and what I have to mention here is that...

Now concerning the matter of why he is famous, and the thing that needs to be highlighted here is that he is a would-renowned martial arts film star.

C the third point
Progressing to the subject of why I would like to meet this celebrity...
Moving onto the business of why I would like to meet this celebrity...
Drawing attention to the matter of why I would like to meet the celebrity...
Proceeding with the issue of why I would like to meet this celebrity...
Moving forward onto the area of why I would like to meet this celebrity...

add linking phrase:

I would like to explain that...
You really have to understand that..
I suppose I should underline the fact that...
What I'd like to make clear is that...
What I'd like to shed light on here is that...

Moving onto the business of why I would like to meet this celebrity, the chief of explanation would most likely be that I would probably ask him to teach me a few special Kung Fu tricks.


D the fourth point
Finally then, if there's time, I could deal with the last question of...
To end with, if I still have time, I could take care of the final question of...
As a final point, if time permits, I'd like to bring in the point of...
To cut a long story short, as my very last point, with reference to the question of...


Describe an animal that can be found in your country
You should say:
 What type of animal it is
 Where it can be found
  Whether you have seen it
  What other people think of this animal.

So to begin with, in reply to the initial point of what type of animal it is and the one I'd pick is the giant panda. Actually there are two types of panda, the lesser or red panda and the commonly known giant panda which is the national symbol of China.
Now concerning the matter of where it can be found, and what I ought to stress here is that because it is an endangered species it lives mostly in protected nature reserves in Western China  although it is also possible to see them in zoos around the world.
Moving onto the business of whether I have seen it, I suppose I should underline the fact that I visited the Panda Sanctuary in Chengdu 2 years ago while I was travelling in Sichuan Province. It was actually a one-day tour of the pandas' habitat which included lectures from conservation experts.
As a final point, if time permits, I'd like to bring in the point of what other people think of this animal. I guess that most Chinese people feel some sense of patriotism towards the giant panda because it is recognized globally the archetypal Chinese animal.


Describe a useful skill that you would like to learn:
You should say:
What the skill is
Why you would like to learn it
Whether it would be difficult to learn
Whether you think you will learn this skill in the near future.

Ok, I'll start the ball rolling by touching on the matter of what the skill is, and I'd probably select the Chinese martial art Tai Ji, a skilled art which is used to promote physical and spiritual well-being.
Continuing then with the next point of why I would like to learn it, and what I ought to stress here is that I would really like to get in shape because at the moment I'm quite unfit. Ever since I was a kid I've been kind of fascinated by Tai Ji, especially the way it can help you to relieve stress and improve overall physical fitness.
Progressing to the subject of whether it would be difficult to learn, you really have to understand that it would probably be quite demanding at first, then again I'm sure I would be able to deal with the challenge, although it might be tough to master some of the complicated breathing exercises
So to end with, if I still have time, I could take care of the final question of whether I think I will learn this skill in the near future, and I should say that I have in actual fact already signed up for a Tai Ji class which is run at at the local martial arts center near where I live.

Describe you childhood home
You should say:
what type of house/flat it was
where it was located
what you liked about it
whether you still live in this house/flat


Right then, I'd like to get cracking by pointing out what type of house it was, and I'd have to go for the house that I was born in , which was a spacious rural cottage in a mountainous area of Northwest Hubei. Actually this was a single storey house with about five bedrooms.
Regarding the theme of where it was located, and the things that needs to be highlighted here is that it was set in lush fields near a range of mountains near the border with Sichuan Province. Actually it was quite isolated-the nearest town was about 10km away and the roads were quite bumpy.
Moving forward onto the area of what I liked about it, I would like to explain that although I don't remember too much about it, the things that has always stayed in my mind are the thatched roof which make it nice and cool in the hot summer months and the communal courtyard that we shared with our neighhours.
Finally then, if there's time, I could deal with the last question of whether I still live in this house and as I've already mentioned I was born in this house but I moved out when I was about 5 years old.