Mandarin Speaking Exam General Conversation

-        I am very tall and a bit skinny.

-        My hair is black and straight (又黑又值)

-        Before, my hair was very long, but last week I cut my hair, so now my hair is very short.

-        Because I used to look at screens too much, so my eyes are not good, now I have to wear glasses. It is very inconvenient (很麻烦). Now I rarely look at screens.

-        My eyes are dark brown colour

-        I often wear brown jumpers and green trousers

• Do you like brown jumpers?

-        My house has four people, me, my mum, my dad and my brother

-        My mum is very short, she has brown hair and brown eyes

-        My dad is the tallest in my family, he always wears glasses, he likes to wear white clothes

-        My brother is shorter than my mum, my dad and brother both have brown eyes and short black hair.

-        Before, I had a (条) fish, but my dad accidentally fed it too much and it died

-        Now we have a (只) cat. I like him because he is very cute.

-        He has black fur and green eyes.

• In the future, I want to have more pets because I like animals.

-        Every Saturday, I with my family will go to the park for a walk. We all like to walk together because we can (一边) exercise (一边) chat.

-        After walking, we will go to a small restaurant, near the park and have lunch together.

-        I really like the restaurant because there the coffee is really nice.

-        Sometimes, we will go to the sports centre (体育馆) and exercise together.

-        For example, next Sunday, we will all go to sports centre (体育馆的) tennis courts (网球场), and play tennis competitions together

• Me and my brother are very good at tennis, because every week we train (都会排练), so we win every time.

-        Every Saturday, I with my family will go to the park for a walk. We all like to walk together because we can (一边) exercise (一边) chat.

-        After walking, we will go to a small restaurant, near the park and have lunch together.

-        I really like the restaurant because there the coffee is really nice.

• Last Sunday, we all went to a museum in the city centre. I thought it was very interesting, because I am interested in Cambridge’s history, but my brother thought it was very boring.

• Have you been to Cambridge’s museums?

-        Using a phone has lots of advantages, for example, people can with their friends chat on Wechat, and they can send emails.

-        Before, people had to send letters. This was not only (不但) very slow but also (而且) a lot of effort (麻烦)

-        I like sending emails because it is (又) fast (又) and practical (方便).

-        People can also use their phones to look at the news. I think that this is very useful (很有用)

-        Although (虽然) using a phone has lots of advantages, but (可是) there are also a lot of disadvantages.

-        For example, looking at your phone for too long is bad for your eyes.

• Sometimes, going online will be dangerous, because you don’t know who you’re talking to.

-        Every morning, I use my phone to look at the weather, because if it rains on that day, I need to bring an umbrella.

-        I think that using my phone like this is very practical (方便).

-        I also like to use my phone to message my friends because it’s easy (容易)

-        I also have a friend who lives in France. Because I can’t go meet her, so every week we call and chat.

-        Sometimes, I play video games on the internet with my friends, but I know that playing too much is bad for your body.

• Do you like playing video games

-        I really like watching TV because it helps me to relax.

-        Every Friday I watch a movie or TV show with my family.

-        My favourite movie is Mulan because the woman main character is very brave.

-        She for her family fights and she is hardworking (努力)

-        My favourite TV show is A Bite of China (舌尖上的中国)

-        This show talks about China different places food (饮食) culture (文化)

-        I really like for my family cooking, because it is very fun, so I find this programme very interesting (对这个电视节目很感兴趣)

• I also really like the voice China (中国好声音) because it is interesting

-        I rarely online shop. This is because firstly, I think that a lot of thing’s delivery fee is very expensive, so it is a waste of money.

-        Also (而且), I like buying clothes in stores, because I can try them on in the store (试一下我想买的衣服), I cannot do this online, so the size of the clothes might not be right.

• Although some people may think it is practical (方便), because you can buy things from home, I think it is impractical (麻烦) because after buying, you have to wait a long time for it to arrive at your house.

• Do you think that online shopping is practical (方便)?

-        Last Friday, I with my friends went into the city centre.

-        We went to my favourite shop, it is opposite the library.

-        Because it was nearly my mums birthday, so I wanted to buy her a present.

-        Her favourite colour is purple, so I bought her a purple jumper.

-        Although it wasn’t too cheap, but I think it looked very pretty and (还) very comfortable

• I also went to a grocery shop (离商店不愿的) that was not far from the shop, because I wanted to buy a cake for my mum, but I didn’t see any that she would like, so I didn’t manage to buy one.

-        My favourite sport is tennis because I think it is very fun.

-        Every Tuesday evening, I will go to tennis courts and practice tennis with my coach.

-        I have been playing tennis since I was five.

-        I have competed in many tennis competitions, so I am very good at it.

-        I also really like running, because it is good for your body.

-        Every two days I will go out running.

-        I like to with my mum go running at sunset (日落) because the views (风景) are very nice.

-        I also really like music.

-        Every day I (一边) listen to music (一边) read books, because it helps me to be relaxed.

-        I know how to play piano and violin.

-        Since I was small, I practice piano every day.

• I am very hardworking (努力), so now I am very good at playing the piano.

-        My favourite sport is tennis, because I think it is very fun.

-        Every Tuesday evening, I will go to tennis courts and practice tennis with my coach.

-        I have been playing tennis since I was five.

-        I have competed in many tennis competitions, so I am very good at it.

-        I also really like running, because it is good for your body.

-        I will go running on Monday, Wednesday and Friday

-        I like to with my mum go running at sunset (日落) because the views (风景) are very nice.

-        Every day I walk to school. This is not only (不但) good for your body, but also (而且) also good for the enviroment.

-        My favorite athelete is LiNing. He is a famous gymnast (体操运动员)

-        He is now retired (退休), but he has won many gold medals.

-        He has won three gold medals at Olympics

-        Because he is very hardworking (用工), and very hardworking (努力) so he is very talented (力害) and succesful (成功). That is why he is my favourite athlete.

-        Now he has his own clothing brand (服装品牌).

-        In the future, I want to be as succesful as him.

-        I have seen a lot of videos of him performing (比赛的视频), his moves (动作) are all very accurate (标准)

-        My favorite actor is Six small Ling Tong (六小龄童)

-        Some people would think he is the best actor in the world.

-        He in ‘Adventures of the Monkey’ (西游记) plays the ‘monkey’ (孙悟空)

-        I think he is very amazing (了不起) because he is not only (不但) is very good at acting, but also (而且) know shows to do kungfu (打功夫), so I really like him.

-        I know that kunfu (大功夫) is very difficult, so I think he is very hardworking (努力)

-        Many people have seen ‘Adventures of the Monkey’ so he is very succesful.

-        In the future I want to be the same as him, very succesful.

-        My favorite famous person is pianist Langlang.

-        Many people say he is the best pianist in the world.

-        Langlang started playing piano when he was two.

-        From then, he every day really hardworkingly (很用功的) practices piano.

-        I think he is really amazing (了不起) because he the whole time (一直) didn’t give up (放气), so he is so successful.

-        I also really like playing the piano.

-        Last year I rarely practiced piano, but in the future I also want to be really successful, so now every day I really hardworkingly (很努力) practice.

-        My favorite singer (歌星) is PengliYuan (彭丽媛).

-        She not only is a very succesful singer but also the first wife (第一夫人)

-        Last year, she helped a lot of poor people, so I think she is very kind (善良)

-        I like all of her songs, my favourite is ‘My Motherland’ (我的祖国)

• She is my favorite singer because I think her voice (嗓音) is very amazing (了不起)

• Have you listened to her songs before?

-        I think that doing exercice is extremely important, because it is healthy for your body. (对身体健康)

-        If a person never exercises, they will be sick, because that is not healthy.

-        Before I barely ever exercised, so I always got sick, wasted lots of time.

-        I think that excercising can also make people happier, especially with friends excercising.

• I like the most with my friends or family playing tennis, or with my mum running because it is fun.

• Do you like running?

-        There are lots of festivals, for example, Spring Festival, round festival, dragon boat festival and mid autumn festival.

-        My favorite is spring festival because I love watching fire works, and get red envelopes.

-        Last year, I with my family spent spring festival.

-        We all ate dumpling and hung red lanterns at home

• We also said Happy New Year and wore new clothes

• Which is your favourite festival.

-     During Spring Festival Chinese people eat New Year Meal (年夜饭)

-        They eat dumplings because the shape is like an ingot (元宝) and fish because they say Have fish every year

• Last year Spring Festival I eat dumplings because my grandmother made them for everyone. I like to help her because we can (一边聊天) talk and make them. It is very fun.

-        I think mid autumn festival is the most interesting.

-        My sister goes to university in America but every year at mid autumm festival she will come back and with us celebrate

-        We all look at the moon and eat moon cake

• Have you eaten moon cake before?

-        Last year I celebrated dragon boat festival with my family.

-        We all went to my aunt’s house, to celebrate together.

-        Outside her house, there is a big river (河) and watched dragon boat racing (龙舟赛

-        My mum also made rice wraps (粽子) and they were very nice.

-        I liked watching )dragon boat racing (龙舟赛) because it was lively (热闹)

-        My favorite festival is spring festival because I love watching fire works, and get red envelopes.

-        Last year, I with my family spent spring festival.

-        We all ate dumpling and hung red lanterns at home

We also said Happy New Year and wore new clothes

-        Last year, I with my family and friends celebrated my birthday.

-        We all went to my favorite Japanese restaurant and ate sushi, drank green tea

-        I wore my favorite green dress

-        My friends made a strawberry cake for me, very pretty.

• I really like cake because it is very tasty

-        Everyone for me sang the birthday song, I cut the cake.

-        I was really happy because I could be with my friends and family.

-        Next year, my sister will come home from America, and spend New Year with us.

-        We will eat a big dinner together, and eat a big cake.

-        We will stay up ( 熬夜) for a long time, and sing and dance together.

• It will be very lively (热闹)

• Last year, we also celebrated New Year like this, everyone was very happy.

• Last year who did you celebrate with?

-      I live in England south east (东南部), in Cambridge city centre.

-      My house is opposite a museum, so there is a lot of noise pollution.

-      In the future, I want to live in a small village (村长) so it is quiet and there is no noise pollution.

-      My house has two floors

-      First floor has a big kitchen, living room and study. The living room is very comfortable and has lots of lights.

-      Second floor has four bedrooms and a bathroom.

• Is your house big?

-      My ideal house is in the France South-East (东南部), in a mountain range （山区）

-      Because it is in a mountain range, so it is very calm and there is no noise pollution, only sounds of nature，(大自然的声音) for example every morning there will the sound of birds singing.

-      My ideal house will have three floors (三层楼), and a big garden so I can play tennis every day in my garden. I like playing tennis because it makes me relaxed.

-      On the first floor (第一层楼) will have a swimming pool, and very big windows.

• I would like (希望) to live nearby to be a library because I really like reading books.

-      I live in a very famous city in the South east (东南部) of England

-      Cambridge is very famous because there is a very good university. Students from far places come to Cambridge University to study.

-      I think that the city is good, because there are no cars in the city centre.

-      Everyone cycles, this is not only (不但) very good for the environment (环境), but also (而且) is also healthy for people’s bodies.

-      My house is in the city centre, it is (离) not far from an art gallery. My favorite lesson at school is art so I love visiting it with my friends. I am interested in art (很感兴趣) because it is very fascinating (迷人)

• I think my city is too good, there is nothing I would change

-      Next weekend I will go with my friends to city centre’s library.

-      We really like going to the library because it is not only very calm, but also there is free wifi.

-      I often (常常) go there to go online (上网) or do homework because there it is not loud.

-      After going to the library, we will go to a Japanese restaurant to eat sushi and drink green tea.

• Do you like drinking green tea?

-      There are many advantages to living in the city.

-      Firstly, in the city there are a lot of fun things, for example: there is an ice rink, a big museum, and there are lots of restaurants.

-      It is also easier to get to school or work, so you can save a lot of time and money.

• The city is more lively (热闹) than the countryside (乡村) because there are more people who live in the city.

-      In the future I would like to live in the countryside because there is no bad sounds (噪音), only sounds of nature，(大自然的声音) for example every morning there will the sound of birds singing.

-      In the countryside (乡村里), there is less air pollution, so the sky is blue and clean (又蓝又干净)

• Do you agree with my thoughts?

-      I like the most to eat Japanese food, for example sushi and udon noodles.

-      Even though (虽然) I like to eat sushi but (可是) I cant often (常常) eat it, because it is too expensive.

-      I like to (一边) eat udon noodles （一边）drink soy milk because udon noodles are (又香) nice smelling （又热）and hot

-      I like the most to drink soy milk (都将) because it is very sweet.

• Do you like soy milk?

• Before I ate really unhealthily, but last year, my friend was very sick (我的朋友病得很重), and had to live in hospital for two weeks, because they never ate vegetables, only ate sweets, ice cream and burgers.

-      I was very scared, so now I eat very healthily.

-      Every day I eat lots of fruit and vegetables, and very little junk food.

-      I am also careful (注意) about drink lots of water every day.

-      Before, every day I would drink fizzy drinks but now I only drink water and juice because it is healthier.

-      In the future (将来) want to remain (保持) healthy diet (饮食)

-      Yesterday morning I went on a run, and after the run I was very hungry, so I ate an apple and a boiled egg.

-      Boiled eggs are healthier than fried eggs.

-      At noon, at school I ate potatoes and lamb, and drank a bowl of tomato soup.

-      Tomato soup is my favorite soup because it is (又) sour and (又) hot.

-      At home with my family I ate dinner.

-      My mum made my favorite dish, three cup chicken.

After eating dinner, we (一边) chatted, (一边) ate watermelon. Everyone was happy

-      Today for lunch I want to eat dimsum.

-      There is a restaurant in the city centre, I think the dimsum there is the best

-      My favorite to eat is xiaolongbao, but I don’t like charsiu buns.

-      Although (虽然) dimsum is very expensive, （可是） but I still want to  eat it because it is too nice (实在是太美味了)

• Have you eaten dimsum before?

-      I think Chinese food is very delicious.

-      Every day, my mum for us makes Chinese food.

-      She likes to make tomato and egg most because she thinks it is very easy, but I like beef noodles the most because I think that noodles are nicer than rice.

-      We also sometimes eat red grilled tofu (红烧豆腐), I also really like it because it is not too spicy.

-      Last year in July, I went to England South (南部) beach.

-      There it is very dirty, and there is a lot of rubbish.

-      Last year there (有) were two thousand (条) fish died because there was too much water pollution in the sea.

-      Me with my friends together went to pick up rubbish.

-      We (一边) pick up rubbish (一边) listened to music, chatted.

-      We in total picked up rubbish four hours, afterwards (之后) the sand (沙滩) was all clean.

-      We were very tired, but very happy.

-      I am a Cambridge enviroment association member (剑桥环境协会的会员)

-      Every two weeks, we go to a big forest and pick up rubbish and plant trees.

-      I think that climate change (气候变化) is very serious.

-      Because there is a lot of deforestation (森林砍伐), so planting trees is very important, otherwise (要不然) a lot of animals will die.

-      I think that volunteering is very important because it can help the enviroment.

-      People when doing volunteering can also make (认识) new friends, and then with your friends help the community (社区)

-      You can also gain more experience (获得经验)

Have you volunteered before?

-      Before, my area’s enviroment was really good.

-      The sky was blue, there were trees everywhere (到处都有树), on the roads there wasn’t any rubbish, all the rivers are also clean.

-      Before, I swam in the river (过), and climbed trees (过) but now I can’t.

-      Now the sky has turned grey, there is a lot of air pollution, a lot of trees have been cut down, everyone throws their rubbish on the roads and in the water, so now all the roads and rivers are dirty, and there is a lot of rubbish pollution.

-      I think this is very not good, because now our city is (又) smelly, (又) ugly.

-      Outside, we should look at rubbish on the road and pick it up, put it in the bin.

-      Although buses can be expensive, but riding buses can help our enviroment because cars emit toxic gases (有毒的气体), which leads to (导致) climate change (气候变化) and air pollution.

-      Riding bikes not only (不但) is good for the enviroment but (可是) is also good for your body.

- At home we can remember to turn off (随时) lights and use less water, so we don’t waste electricity or water.

-      Last year in July, I went to England South (南部) beach.

-      There it is very dirty, and there is a lot of rubbish.

-      Last year there (有) were two thousand (条) fish died because there was too much water pollution in the sea.

-      Me with my friends together went to pick up rubbish.

-      We (一边) pick up rubbish (一边) listened to music, chatted.

-      We in total picked up rubbish four hours, afterwards (之后) the sand (沙滩) was all clean.

• We were very tired, but very happy.

-      Climate change is a very serious problem.

-      Every year, the earth’s temperature gets higher and higher.

-     This is because too many people use cars, and cut down trees.

-      Although buses can be expensive, but riding buses can help our enviroment because cars emit toxic gases (有毒的气体), which leads to (导致) climate change (气候变化) and air pollution.

-      Riding bikes not only (不但) is good for the enviroment but (可是) is also good for your body.

-      Every two weeks, we go to a big forest and plant trees.

• Because there is a lot of deforestation (森林砍伐), so planting trees is very important, otherwise (要不然) a lot of animals will die, and there will be more climate change.

-      Next year in the Christmas holidays, I will go with my family to France south east region (东南部) on the mountain to ski.

-      Every two years in winter we go skiing, so we all already know how to ski.

-      I really like skiing in France because on the mountains the view is really pretty, especially at sunset (日落).

-      We will go on a train from London to Paris, and then drive from Paris to the mountain range (山区)

-      This is not only (不但) cheap but also (而且) easy (方便).

-      I think that going on a plane is not as good because you can’t take as much luggage.

-     Last year, I with my mum went to Scotland’s North region (北部)

-      We climbed up a really high snow mountain.

-      Although (虽然) climbing up was very tiring, but the view at the top was extremely beautiful.

-      Because (因为) Scottish weather is not too good, so (可是) we visited a lot of Scottish museums and art galleries, and also went to a lot of restaurants.

• I really like Edinburgh because there the food (食物) is very delicious.

-      Last year in July, I with my brother and dad together visited Beijing.

-      He left (丢) his passport on the plane, so I was very worried, but very quickly it was found.

-      We went on a holiday shuttle to our hotel.

-      We went to lots of different places, for example, (故宫，天安门广场，鸟巢), but my favorite was (长城) because the view was really pretty.

• There, we climbed to the top took a lot of photos, and bought souvenirs to bring back to England.

-      I prefer a Winter holiday because I like to go up the mountains with my family and go skiing.

-      Every two years, we go on holiday to a mountain place and ski.

-      Next year, in the winter, we will go skiing in France

-      I really like skiing in France because on the mountains the view is really pretty, especially at sunset (日落).

• We will go on a train from London to Paris, and then drive from Paris to the mountain range (山区)

-      I want to go most to Japan, because there are lots of mountains, trees and temples (寺庙).

-      I really like visiting Asian countries because I think they are very interesting.

-      I not only (不但) really like learning about different country’s cultures, but (而且) also really like learning about different counties’ history, so I will visit a lot of museums.

• I also really like Japanese food, so I will go to some big cities, and go to restaurants to try more types of Japanese food.

-      All British middle school students (必须) have to study English, Maths, Sport and three sciences: Chemistry, Biology and Physics (物理).

-      I also learn Chinese, French, Music, Art, History and Geography.

-      Before, my favorite subject was Chemistry, because I really liked doing experiments (实验), but now my favorite subject is History.

-      I think that England’s history is really interesting (有意思) because there was a lot of war (战争), so there are a lot of interesting (有趣) stories.

• My history teacher is really good, because he is not strict, and he is not boring. I learn a lot of things in history.

-      Yesterday morning, I had French, Music and Physics, after eating lunch I had Biology and English.

-      Me after going to school, I also had Chinese lessons.

-      I recently really like English, because we are currently studying a really interesting book.

• I think that Biology is very boring, because we are currently about plants (植物), and my Biology teacher is very boring, because she says too much.

-      Next year, I want to study English, Maths, Sport, Chemistry, Chinese, French, Music, Art, History and Geography, becuase these lessons are all very interesting.

-      My favorite subject is History, because I think that England’s history is really interesting (有意思)

-      Before, there was a lot of war (战争), so there are a lot of interesting (有趣) stories.

-      Although I don’t like Maths too much, I know that it is very important, so next year I still want to study it.

• But next year I don’t want to study Biology, because I think Biology is not only (不但) very boring, but also (而且) useless (没用)

-      Before, I thought that learning languages was useless, so I didn’t want to learn Chinese or French, but two years ago, I went to China.

-      When I was there, I knew how to speak Chinese to people there, it was very useful.

-      If I didn’t know how to speak Chinese, I would not have been able to interact with people (跟人们交流)

-      So now I think that learning languages is very useful, also (而且) in the future I want to work in China so I every day really hard workingly (很努力的) learn Chinese.

• What languages do you know how to speak?

-      I think my school is really good because all the students are really hardworking (都很勤奋).

-      I think this is very good, because everyone (又) is obedient (听话) and (又) friendly 友(好)

-      All of our teachers are also very clever, and are understanding of the students (很理解学生), so everyone gets on (相处) well.

-      Our school also has a lot of classrooms, and a very big Sports Centre. I am very grateful (感谢).

• There are a lot of tennis courts. I really like playing tennis, so every day at lunch I like to play tennis with my friends because it is very fun.

-      At school we wear uniform.

-      Although it is a bit uncomfortable, I still really like it.

-      I think it is looks very nice, because it is very tidy (整齐).

-      We all wear black trousers and a white shirt. When it is cold, we can also wear a (一件) grey jumper.

• Because everyone wears the same thing, so every morning I don’t have to decide (决定) what I want to wear, can save a lot of time.

-      Last year, I took lunch from home, but it was too impractical (麻烦了), so this year, I have lunch at school.

-      I like eating lunch at school, because there is a lot of choice, and it is very practical (方便), don’t need to prepare it yourself.

-      Yesterday, at noon, at school I ate potatoes and lamb, and drank a bowl of tomato soup.

-      Tomato soup is my favorite soup because it is (又) sour and (又) hot.

-      School also gives us a lot of fruit, for example, apples, bananas and oranges. This is very healthy.

-      On Mondays to Fridays, I wake up at 7, leave for school at 8.

-      I used to go to school in the car, but that is bad for the enviroment, so now I cycle to school.

-      In the morning, I do four lessons, and then I with my friends eat lunch at school.

-      In the afternoon, I do two lessons, and finish school at 4.

-      After finishing school, I have music lessons, or Chinese lessons, so I only get home at 6.

-      I with my family have dinner, we (一边) eat dinner and (一边) chat.

-      I think that going to school is tiring (很累), so after eating dinner I like to watch TV, relax for a second (放松一下).

-      Before going to bed, I will do homework and shower.

-      I really like going to school because I can see my friends, and I can learn a lot of things.

-      My favorite subject is History, because I think that England’s history is really interesting (有意思)

-      There are two bad things about my school.

-      The first thing is that I in the morning have to get up really early, so every morning I am very tired.

-      If I could change the school, I would let students come to school later.

-      The second thing is that some lessons are only half an hour. I think these lessons are too short, students don’t manage to learn anything.

• I think that if all lessons are one hour, it would be more useful (有用) students would learn more information.

• How long do you think school lessons should be for the best?

-      Last year, I didn’t want to go to University, I just wanted to work after school.

-      I intend to go to university in the future.

-      My parents say that I should go to Cambridge University and study Biology, but I think that Biology is very boring.

-      I want to go Shanghai University and study Music and History

-      Going to university is very important to me because I think that can learn about a lot of things and gain (获得) a lot of experience (经验).

• I think that University is very interesting because you can make a lot of new friends. (交到新朋友)

-      Although my parents think that I should study Biology, I want to at University study Music and History.

-      Music is my passion (爱好), because it can help me relax.

-      I know how to play piano and violin.

-      Since I was small, I practice piano every day.

-      I am very hardworking (努力), so now I am very good at playing the piano.

-      My favorite subject is History, because I think that the world’s history is really interesting (有意思)

• Before, there was a lot of war (战争), so there are a lot of interesting (有趣) stories.

• What country do you think has the most interesting History ?

-      After exams I want to rest for a week.

-      I will with my family go to on holiday, because before exams, I will not have any time to be with them.

-      I want to go most to Japan, because there are lots of mountains, trees and temples (寺庙).

-      I really like visiting Asian countries because I think they are very interesting.

-      I also really like Japanese food, so I will go to some big cities, and go to restaurants to try more types of Japanese food.

• I also want to with my friends go out to eat. I really like being with my friends because they help me to relax.

-      After two years, I want to go Shanghai University to study Music and History.

-      My mum at Shanghai University studied Chemistry, so I know it is very good.

-      She said that the teachers there are extremely (特别) good, learning enviroment (学习环境) is also very good.

-      I think that Shanghai is really good because there are a lot of succesful companies (公司) and very clever people.

-      Because I want to go to a really good University, so every day I very hardworkingly (努力的) learn.

-      After graduating/finishing exams, I want to rest for a bit, and then go to University.

-      I want to go Shanghai University to study Music and History.

-      My mum at Shanghai University studied Chemistry, so I know it is very good.

-      She said that the teachers there are extremely (特别) good, learning enviroment (学习环境) is also very good.

-      I think that Shanghai is really good because there are a lot of succesful companies (公司) and very clever people.

-      Music is my passion (爱好), because it can help me relax

-      I know how to play piano and violin.

-      Since I was small, I practice piano every day.

-      I am very hardworking (努力), so now I am very good at playing the piano.

-      My favorite subject is History, because I think that the world’s history is really interesting (有意思)

• Before, there was a lot of war (战争), so there are a lot of interesting (有趣) stories.

-      In the future I want to be a University History teacher, so before finding a job, I will go to my local University to internship.

-      Although you have to spend (虽然要付出来) a lot of time, I think that internshipping is very useful because can gain (得到) more work experience (工作经验)

• I hope that (希望) after internshipping (实习后), looking for a job will be easier because I will have more experience.

-      My dad is an engineer (工程师).

-      Although I don’t like physics (物理), I think that his job is very interesting because he has his own company (公司), sells his own products (产品)

-      Ten years ago, his company was really small, he worked at home every day, and only had one product (产品)

-      Now his company is very succesul, he has sold lots of products, and has a lot of employees (员工).

-      My mum is a dentist. Every day she checks lots of people’s teeth.

-      I think her job is more boring than my dad’s job because looking at people’s teeth every day is not interesting, but every day she only has to work 6 hours so her job is more relaxed.

-      Before, I wanted to be a historian (历史学家) because I think that the world’s history is really interesting (有意思) because there was a lot of war (战争), so there are a lot of interesting (有趣) stories.

-      But I also really like teaching (教书), because I think that I can understand people (很会理解人), so in the future I want to be a University History teacher.

-      I really like meeting new people (认识), and making new friends (交朋友), so I think this job is very good.

• History teachers can also take their students to lots of different countries to learn about different countries’ history. I think that is very interesting.