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小编： 881——张霖楠
Books & Reading
l Do you like reading (books)? (Why?/Why not?)
I used to, but now I’m busy all the time, so I don’t spend a lot of time reading. I used to read novels and they could help me enrich my life.
l What (kinds of ) books do you like to read?
I used to read novels and they could make my life more colorful. When I read novels, I always feel I’m in a different world.
l For children, what do you think are the benefits of reading?
They can learn knowledge and develop their imagination. I learned many Chinese characters from reading when I was a child. I love history books. Through them, I leaned a lot of history knowledge.
l Would you like to write a book?
I always want to but it’s not an easy thing to do. Maybe when I’m old, I can write my own biography to share my own stories with others.
l Do you like receiving a book as a gift?
Yes, I think it’s nice to get a book as a gift. I also like giving other people books as gifts. It’s a great thing to share what we like with our good friends.
l What books did you like to read in your childhood?
When I was a child, I loved cartoon books because the vivid illustrations could always make me feel that the stories were alive in front of me. I still remember the book my mom bought me when I was five. It’s called the boasting king. I still remember all the details in that book.
Describe something you enjoy doing with an old person in your family
You should say:
Who the person is
What you enjoy doing with the person
Where and when you do it with the person
And explain why you enjoy doing it with the old person.
解析：老人是最近出的比较多的题目，而且题目的形式也比较多样，例如：a person you’d like talking with, an old person, a person you helped…都可以用以下的素材来套用。注意一下划线部分的短语。
I’d like to talk about my grandpa. He’s in his early seventies but he’s physically strong and has a young heart. I used to live with him when I was little.
He doesn’t talk much and sometimes is considered serious. However, all his children and grandchildren respect him because he is a wise man who can give us valuable advice when we face difficulties in life.
He has a great fancy for traveling. After retiring, he has almost traveled around China and sometimes he even travels abroad. He believes traveling is a great way to learn cultures and customs of different regions. The most amazing thing is that he learned computer skills by reading relevant books. It’s not common for people his age to use high-tech devices, but he really sets a good example for us.
I’m really proud of him and definitely respect him because he deserves. I hope I can be like my grandpa when I grow old. It’s like the saying goes, you are only as old as you feel.
l Has this role changed, compared to the past?
In the past, the old were respected by the whole family and they had the final say. In a family, even if the son was thirty or forty years old and had his own family, he still needed to listen to his parents. Now this has changed a lot. Although we still respect older people, young people also have the freedom to make their own choices. I think this is a good change.
l What do old people (in your country) do at home?
It really depends. Some people enjoy going to parks to exercise and make friends. We can see a lot of old people there, especially in the morning. They also enjoy watching TV and playing some card games or majiang. A few old people also picked up computer skills and some of them could be really professional.
l In your culture (your country), do old people usually live with their children?
In the past, almost all the old people would live with their children, but nowadays, this has changed a lot. Some old people prefer to live by themselves because they can enjoy more freedom and privacy. However, a lot of them still want to live close to their children, so when they get sick, the children can take care of them.
l Who do you think should be responsible for looking after old people, the government or the family?
I think both the government and the family should be responsible. If the old people have children, definitely the children should take care of them when they grow old. However, there’re also a lot of old people without children. It’s not right to ignore them, so the government should build more retirement homes for these people to help them enjoy their lives.
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