1. Topic 2 Friends Pre-Speaking Exercise Similar to … 和。。。相像 Economics class 经济学课 Marketing major 市场营销专业 Trust each other 彼此信任 Have … in common 有共同之处 Sense of humor 幽默感 Aim in life 人生目标

2. Have … in common 有共同的。。。 Similar interests 相似的兴趣 Sense of humor 幽默感 Easygoing / Outgoing 性情随和 / 性格 外向 Internet caf é 网吧 Listening: My best friends.mp3My best friends.mp3 Listening: Friends and friendships.mp3Friends and friendships.mp3

3. Tell us what you think of the following benefits from friendships (give an example at least): - It gives us security / It helps me feel safe. - It makes me feel good / Make us feel more important. - We can stop ourselves from being lonely. - We can share our thoughts and feelings. - We can learn things from each other. Listening: 17 Friends.mp3 17 Friends.mp3 Listening: 22 A Friend.mp322 A Friend.mp3

4. Examination Papers from University of Cambridge PART 1 The examiner asks the candidate about him/herself, his/her home, work or studies and other familiar topics. EXAMPLE Your country Which part of your country do most people live in? Tell me about the main industries there. How easy is it to travel around your country? Has your country changed much since you were a child? Click on this online article that may give you some insights: Slight Changes in "China"

5. PART 2 You will have to talk about the topic for one to two minutes. You have one minute to think about what you are going to say. You can make some notes to help you if you wish. Describe a well-known person you like or admire. You should say: - Who this person is - What this person has done - Why this person is well known and explain why you admire this person.

6. Discussion topics: Famous people in your country - What kind of people become famous people these days ？ - Is this different from the kind of achievement that made people famous in the past ？ In what way ？ - How do you think people will become famous in the future ？ Click the online topic below, see if it offers you some thoughts on the topic: Privacy of Famous People