Oral English Final Examination (Second Term)
Situation 1: If your friend is going to start his or her college life, but he or she doesn’t know anything about the student life in the university, can you give him or her some advice about life in the university? Make sure your conversation takes at least 2 minutes.
Situation 2: You are calling a friend to invite him to go to a party with you and some other friends on Saturday night. His roommate answers the phone and tells you that he or she won’t be home until Saturday afternoon. Leave a message with all the details that you think are necessary. Make sure your conversation takes at least 2 minutes.
Situation 3: When making a phone call, under what situation do you prefer to leave messages or call again later? Make sure your conversation takes at least 2 minutes.
Situation 4: Nowadays the use of cell phone seems inevitable in people’s life. Talk with your partner about your attitude toward cell phone. Make sure your conversation takes at least 2 minutes.
Situation 5: Nowadays a lot of students in the primary school have mobile phones. Talk with partner, “do you think young children should have cell phones? Why or why not?” Make sure your conversation takes at least 2 minutes.
Situation 6: Do you know anything about the Olympic Games? Why are Olympic Games so popular all over the world? Talk with partner and make sure your conversation takes at least 2 minutes.
Situation 7: Which Olympic champion has impressed you most? Why? Talk with partner and make sure your conversation takes at least 2 minutes.
Situation 8: Asking if your partner knows some Olympic events, and which event he or she likes most? Why? Make sure your conversation takes at least 2 minutes.
Situation 9: What makes Olympic champions? Talk with your partner about a successful person who possesses more or less the same qualities as the Olympic champions. Make sure your conversation takes at least 2 minutes.
Situation 10: Talk with your partner about a famous person you like best. Describe him or her and cite examples to illustrate why you are his or her fan. Make sure your conversation takes at least 2 minutes.
Situation 11: Do you think college students should or shouldn’t wear makeup? Tell your partner why and why not. Please give more than one reasons and make sure your conversation takes at least 2 minutes.
Situation 12: Compare your parents’ life at your age with yours today. What things are different now? Which of those changes do you think are positive and which are negative? Please give more than one reasons and make sure your conversation takes at least 2 minutes.
Situation 13: Talk with your partner about what types of girls or boys you like to date and explain why. Make sure your conversation takes at least 2 minutes.
Situation 14: Talk with your partner about the types of dates, e.g. blind date, matchmaking party, internet date and going out with friends, etc. What types of dates do you prefer and why? Make sure your conversation takes at least 2 minutes.


Situation 15: A tattoo is a picture or design that is marked permanently on a person’s skin. What do you think about tattoos? Talk with partner and make sure your conversation takes at least 2 minutes.
Situation 16: You and your friend are planning a trip for the coming summer. You have to make a choice between two places. Talk with your friend about the positive and negative aspects of the two places and then make the decision. Make sure your conversation takes at least 2 minutes.
Situation 17: You have just come back from a visit to a place of interest. Share your travel experiences with your partner. Make sure your conversation takes at least 2 minutes.
Situation 18: Your friend is fed up with living in the city and he/she is thinking about moving to the countryside. You try to persuade him to give up the idea. Make sure your conversation takes at least 2 minutes.
Situation 19: You and your partner talk about the problem(s) the city is faced with and try to come up with some solutions. Make sure your conversation takes at least 2 minutes.
Situation 20: Student A is quite athletic and enjoys playing a sport (football, for example) in his/her spare time. Student B shows interest and asks Student A to introduce the sport. Make sure your conversation takes at least 2 minutes.
Situation 21: You and your partner talk about your favorite singers. You both show interest and ask for more information about the singers. Make sure your conversation takes at least 2 minutes.
Situation 22: You and your friend have a conversation on the topic: How do personal computers affect our life? Make sure your conversation takes at least 2 minutes.
Situation 23: There are many web-based instant messaging tools available for people to communicate with each other, such as QQ, Renren, MSN, Feixin, and Weixin. You and your partner talk about your favorite instant messaging tools and state the reasons. Make sure your conversation takes at least 2 minutes.
Situation 24: You have difficulty in deciding whether to buy a laptop computer or a desktop computer. You ask your friend for advice. Make sure your conversation takes at least 2 minutes.
Situation 25: You and your partner have a conversation on the following topic: Would you like to have the jobs that require the employees to wear uniforms, such as police, military, pilot, flight attendant, and bank clerk. State your reasons and make sure your conversation takes at least 2 minutes.
Situation 26: How do you learn about the latest news, both home and abroad? You and your partner should mention some news resources and compare them. Make sure your conversation takes at least 2 minutes.
Situation 27: You and your partner talk about the jobs you’d like to have and state the reasons. Make sure your conversation takes at least 2 minutes.
Situation 28: Talk with your partner about your favorite TV program. You should state more than one reason and make sure your conversation takes at least 2 minutes.
Situation 29: Talk with your partner about a piece of news you have recently read or heard. Be sure to explain why the news is so impressive and make sure your conversation takes at least 2 minutes.
Situation 30: Suppose you are a school newspaper reporter. You interview a student about the food services on campus. Make sure the interview takes at least 2 minutes.