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5. all about my travels & places
you are often asked questions about your travels and usually this will be connected to questions about holidays or leisure. It may be helpful to think of a few places you’ve been to in china and some ways to describe them.

souvenirs	twisted	Imperial palace	grassland	flight
Rock formation	Great wall	sunset	book	Rich culture
climb	glaciers	Deep　impression	lively	Take pictures
altitude	view	statues	Plant life	limestone
scenery	summit	Deep gorges	cliffs	tourists
Deep valley	wildlife	historic	sites	Steep canyons
sunbathing	temples	On tour	waves	waterfall
shrines	relax	sunrise	The shore	pagodas

6. all about my leisure time
your hobbies and spare time are a very common topic and it follows after you have answered some questions about studies or work.

Spend time	with browse	Surf the internet	Crazy about
collecting	rest	A fan of	painting
Lang out with	match	Get together with	persistence
relax	teahouse	Take classes in	patience
Keep in touch with	Internet cafe	concert	Keep fit
Have a good time	puzzle	opera	chatting
practice	cards	skills	Take pictures
Go out with	Have a trip	Kill time	hiking
exercise	Get caught up with	Take up_ing	Steep in
Go on the internet	Make friends	calligraphy	shopping

7. all about my future
the future is a topic frequently asked in relation to your study plans or work plans overseas. Generally, it would relate to what place you chose(and why?)and your plans after you graduate or find a job. you may also be asked to comment any cultural concerns.

concerns	Kill time	Make contacts	mindset	intend
Culture shock	vist	contribute	mannerisms	Home-stay
homesick	patient	ambition	Accustomed to	objective
Settle in	Manage my time	Way of life	carrer	desire
upgrade	likelihood	Pace of life	independent	customs
Get used to	balance	lonely	prove	society
adapt	concentrate	apply	accommodation	Try out
Goal/aim	focus	established Self-	improvement	experience

8. all about my shopping
often questions about shopping in your hometown arise. These questions are just your general view of the shopping places, and perhaps some comparisons to shops from different time-periods of places.

stores	retail	Gift shops	essential	Department stores
cheat	Imported goods	luxuries	prices	Good deal
quality	Odds and ends	display	defect	features
Shopping bag	Window shopping	Pirated goods	variety	modern
service	parking	Sales staff	Window display	On sale
Standard of living	Store layout	holidays	bargain	pay
fashion	Opening hours	goods	wholesale	In style
special	Cost of living	browsing	trendy	boxes