1、Topics for the Long-runGrading Criteria: Express interests, ideas or experiences effectively; Speech is fluent and readily comprehensible; No systematic errors in grammar and vocabulary; Be able to use complex structures; Include accurate and appropriate cohesive features.Topics:1. Describe a succes
2、s of yours.You should say: What it was? How you got it? What did you do in the success?2. Describe a piece of equipment (machine).You should say: What it is? When did you use it? What benefits did it bring you and explain why you use it?3. Describe something you made by yourself.You should say: What
3、 is it? When and where did you do it? Why do you make it? How did you make it?4. Describe an interesting trip.You should say: Where and when you have been? With whom you went there? Describe the scenery and explain why you think it is special?5. Describe a sports star/ a famous person you admire.You
4、 should say: Who the person was? What he did? What was special of him or her and explain why you would like to meet him or her26. Describe the role music plays in your life.You should say: What music (song) you like best? Why you like listening to music? And explain why this kind of music influences
5、 you so much?7. Describe an instructive book you have read.You should say: What the title of the book is? What the content is? When you read it and explain why the book is instructive or important to you?8. Describe a period or age, which you think is interesting or exciting.You should say: When it
6、was? What did you do during that period of time? Who were the friends you got in at that time and explain why it is special to you?9. Describe a busy time in your life.You should say: When was it? What did you at that time? Why was it busy? and explain how did you feel ?10. Describe a person who liv
7、es near to you.You should say: When you became neighbors? How often you see each other? What you do together? And explain whether he/she is a good neighbor?1. When it comes to a success of mine, I have to mention my impressive performance in the football match against the football team of the school
8、 of architecture. I regarded my score which helped the whole team to win as a success of mine. The game took place this semester. It was the first time that I played as a striker on the field so I felt quite nervous before the match. Therefore, before this very game, I took lots of training in my fr
9、ee time and practiced offensive techniques and gradually established team chemistry with my teammates when we carried out the offensive tactics. At the beginning we strikers didnt made efficient offence because of my mistakes, but no one criticized me, they just encouraged me and we never give up. D
10、uring the break, the coach taught us that we should cooperate more and only if we worked as team not as individuals will we win the game. His words moved me a great deal and actually stimulated the whole team to act more actively. As a result, we controlled the ball for most of the time in the secon
11、d half and had more chances to infiltrate their defence system. Now let me tell you something about my score in this game. Honestly, I think it was a miracle to me. Since when my teammate passed me the ball, I was near the gate blocked by two rival defenders. Perfect position, but the wrong time. I
12、ve got no choice but to focus on my shooting. At that moment, I used all the strength that I had and aimed at a blind spot. And boom! it worked. Nowadays, I really appreciate this success in my football career because it taught me the importance of teamwork2. When it comes to a piece of equipment, I
13、 have to mention a calculator which brings me much convenience. I bought it in the CASIO detail store when it first came out on the Chinese market because my American friend showed me how competent it was and recommended it to me during my stay in the United States. This calculator looks very unique
14、 since it is installed with colored screens and a wide range of buttons with different functions. This calculator is not only capable of solving some basic math problems but also competent of plotting some mathematic graphs on the screen to illustrate some complicated problems. Moreover, it is equip
15、ped with several games that I can kill my time with when I am bored with those mathematic problems or analyzing data and graphs. I used it when I was faced with my mathematic homework or data analysis in my lab report. Unlike other calculators, this calculator is quite easy to realize some complex f
16、unctions since it is designed customer-friendly. Therefore, the most important benefit it brought me was helping me solve those complex mathematic problems. However, for the most of the time in my high school, I just used to it in tests to ensure the correctness of my calculation. The reason why I u
17、sed it is quite simple, no one will say no to a competent machine which brings much convenience to the life and could even bring a lot of fun when you are bored of calculating. 3. When it comes to something I made by myself, I have to mention a plastic pawn in chess game I made when I learnt industr
18、ial production in a factory. It is a pawn just like any other typical pawns, which has a round head and a delicate- carved cylinder and a wide and stable foundation. I still remember the time when I started to work on my pawn was a sunny afternoon in my senior high summer vacation after we had learn
19、t basic operational technique on the lathe which is a machine that rolls very fast to cut martials. At the beginning, the reason why I wanted to make a pawn is just because I had to finish my work assignment, but in the end, I found I did it just for fun. Now let me tell you something about how I ma
20、de the pawn. Firstly, I drew lines on the martials to show where to cut and where not to. Then I started the machine and cut the martial with caution.I could remember when I cut it, my eyes were fixed on the pawn for nearly half an hour. All I did at that moment was to polish my piece of work as del
21、icate as I could. When I finished this procedure, I filed the pawn to make it a smooth surface and looked like an actual pawn. Thats all about the process that I made it. Though it couldnt be compared to those finely-made pawns by big company, it is still cherished by me because it was handcrafted a
22、ll by myself.4. When it comes to an interesting trip that I once had, I have to mention my trip to Singapore when I was in high school. I was on an exchange program that I got the very chance to visit this beautiful garden city. And of course, I went there with my schoolmates and some of my school f
23、aculties. I stayed there during my senior two winter vacation and accidentally celebrated my first overboard Chinese lunar new year. Now let me introduce the beautiful scenery to you. I have to admit even if I just walked on a typical street in Singapore, I could still appreciate the beautiful scene
24、ry since this city was built as if in the heart of a finely decorated garden with plants and flowers of a wide variety. The most unforgettable scenes there were the beaches and the sea when I visited Sentosa, a local resort. I could never forget the sun bathed on the shinning fine sand, the waves ca
25、me and went in the shore, the crabs crawled in a line to pass the pedestrian paved by colored rocks. What astonished me the most was the setting sun at the horizon where the boundary between the sky and the sea became blurred. This trip is special to me not just because of these beautiful scenery, b
26、ut also because this trip has something to do with my first times. It was the first trip that I had without my parents and also the first trip that I had overseas. The first time I visited the sea the first time I celebrated Chinese new year not at home. I guess thats why I think this trip is intere
27、sting.5. When it comes to the person that I admire, I have to mention Steve Jobs. Steve Jobs was an talented inventor and entrepreneur who was known by the world as the God father of the Apple Inc. In 1976, he and his friend set up Apple computer company and launched the first portable personal comp
28、uter- Macintosh which was firstly wired to a mouse and was designed customer-friendly. In the decades that followed, he went through ups and downs with the company but never got defeated by the failure. Thanks to Steve Jobs iMac, iPhone, iPod all those electronic devices have swept the world with cr
29、aze and have made profound change in modern communication, entertainment and even our ways of living. Like any other Apple fans, I use Apple products every day and couldnt imagine a world without writing emails on the latest-released Macbook Pro, texting my best friend with iPhone 8, or jogging with
30、 my earphones plugged into the iPod Nano attached to my shirt. Sadly, Jobs passed away in 2011 because of cancer which was a shock to the whole world at that day. Steve Jobs was special, unlike other IT entrepreneurs, was a man pursing the harmony between perfectionism and beauty and a man who never
31、 got defeated by challenges. He was not a typical IT nerd because he always studied Art in university and combined his understanding of beauty with the cutting-edge technology to give birth to those fascinating products. The reason why I would like to meet him, if I had the chance, is that I want to
32、 ask him the key to success and the origin of his originality. And as a fan of him, I think meeting him is a must of course.6. When it comes to the role music plays in my life, I would say its a close friend to me, a cure to everything and an indispensable joy of life. I couldnt figure out a reason
33、why people dont like music, because overall, listening to music could relax your body that goes through a long day of tiring work. When you feel upset or depressed, plugging in your earphones, lying on the bed and turning up the music volume will definitely comfort you. I couldnt imagine one day whe
34、n I forget to listen to music or forget to bring earphones and my iPod to a jogging since music is something which I couldnt live without. As for the music I like best, I think country music is my favorite type, because Taylor Swift is my best singer and country music is her original style. Therefor
35、e, I get the chance to be exposed to lots of country music songs. The reason I like country music is that this type of music sounds quite relaxing and lyrics are closely related to our every-day lives. Moreover the musicians who play country music usually play guitar and wear casual clothes which ma
36、ke them not distant from normal people like me. There are several reasons why country music influences me so much. First of all, I am addicted to guitar and country music inspire me to play guitar better. Secondly, I listen to country music in the morning and get a boost of energy, music to me is th
37、e best antidepressant. Finally, without country music I couldnt know some famous singers, such as Taylor Swift ,john Denver and so on. To sum up, Music is excellent part our life.7. When it comes to an instructive book that I have read, I have to mention the which is one of the best books on program
38、ming. It was at the high school, that I were deeply impressed by the magic of the computer programming but had no chance to be exposed to this impressive instructive book. When I entered the university, my friend recommended this book to me and that was the time when I got my hands on the book and e
39、xplored a new world of computer programming. The book mainly introduces the usage and criteria of the software C+, which is a programming software. At the beginning, the book introduces some history of this software, and then it gives definitions of concepts, just like stack and queue. Then it illus
40、trates a template program and explains it in detail. In the end there are some exercises for us to strengthen our ability to build better programs. I have read it for eight months, but I just finished a half. Nonetheless I think that the book is so instructive that it has cultivated my interest in t
41、he program software. Firstly, the books order of introduction suits the logic, so it is easy for me to understand it. Besides, the exercises the book give are easy to understand, but I can learn a lot from the algorithm design, therefore I even regard programming as a pleasure or hobby. Last but not
42、 the least, it will be beneficial in the long term, because in the future when I cooperate with others, having competent programming ability is essential. Thats all about the book.8. When it comes to a period of age, which I think is interesting or exciting, I have to mention the time that I spent i
43、n high school. I will never forget this period of time forever. It was the time that I fought with all my strength to realize one simple goalsucceeding in the college entrance, so at that time I had to make tight schedules to fully use every piece of time wisely. I kept on learning, taking exams, re
44、flecting on the mistakes I made to become more competent. Although I have gone through ups and downs in the process, I had no regret at all, because I have tried my best. At last I gained a great deal of things such as a brave, tough and determined heart, comprehensive knowledge that I will benefit
45、from forever. What I cherish the most in this period is the close friendship Ive built with my classmates. To be honest they are like my brothers and sisters, though we are not genetically bonded together. The reason why they are special and important to me is because they accompanied me through all
46、 those tears and laughter in high school. I could still remember how excited we were when we played football on the sun-bathed field when we finished the last exams in one semester. Moreover, they are very special since I felt a strong sense of belonging when I was with them. Although the time of hi
47、gh school has ended, I still cant forget excitement I once had and miss my friends so much. 9. When it comes to a busy time in my life, I have to mention the time that I was in senior three. Faced with both the Chinese Chemistry Olympics competition and the college entrance examination, I went throu
48、gh this period of time with no ease at all. In order to prepare for both tests, I had to make tight schedules to fully use every piece of time wisely. For example, before my arrival at the school and after my departure from the school, in my moms car, I listened to English recording in order to achi
49、eve higher scores in the listening test. Moreover, at school, I seldom took breaks between classes only to ask my teachers questions as much as possible to fill the gaps in my knowledge system. Besides, after a quick supper, I studied at school until 11 pm, writing countless quizzes and homework, reciting long passages, and reflecting on the mistakes I made in the daytime tests and wondering how to do better in the exams ahead. There is no way that this period time wasnt busy if you were to succeed in the exam because the competition b
