1、Stage 1 of Speaking Test,Common Topics,name, study, work, reading, clothes, hometown, home, food, family, sport, weather, school, future, entertainment (films/TV/music/shopping/collections ), plan, color, museums, goals, new skills, festivals, animals, birds, industry, computer, housework, language
2、study, friend, time, photo, noise, flower, etc.,Name,Whats your name? What shall I call you? Does your Chinese name have any specific meaning? Do Chinese people like changing their names? What kind of people in China like changing their names? Is there any rule for Chinese people giving names to the
3、ir children?,Whats your name?,full name, surname, family name, last name, first name, given name English names：given name (first name), middle name, family name (surname, last name) Chinese names: full name (姓+名) Cue: Pay attention to spelling,What shall I call you?,You can call me Lily. Its my Engl
4、ish name. Id like you to call me Lily. My American teacher gave it to me.,Cue: 1) Answer in your English name.2) Its not necessary to tell the examiner the meaning for your English name.,Does your Chinese name have any specific meaning?,Yes, it means yes. My parents gave me this name to memorize one
5、 of their best friends who has the same given name as me.,Do Chinese people like changing their names?,No, we dont, because we are traditional, and in Chinese culture, changing name is a big event. Yes, we do, because many Chinese believe in fortune telling. They change their names to obtain a good
6、fortune.,What kind of people in China like changing their names?,As far as I am concerned, only people in entertainment field would like to change their names to make themselves more famous.,Is there any rule for Chinese people giving names to their children?,In China, many families have their family tree. In a family tree, people of the same generation always share the same middle name. For example, my grandpa has a middle name “De” (德), which means good morality. All his cousins share the same middle name as his.,
