• Topic Area: Social Issues
• Topic: Equality between Men and Women
Questions
• 1. Do you think you’re fortunate to be admitted to college?
• 2. What’s the ratio of males to females in your class? Do you think this ratio is reasonable?
• 3. DO men students and women students have different likes and dislikes? Examples?
• 4. Who do you like to work with if you have a choice, men or women?
• 5. What kind of job would you like to have after graduation? Why?
Equality Between Men and Women (for candidates)
• 1. Talk about differences in opportunities for men and women in terms of employment and give your comments.
• 2. Talk about differences in opportunities for men and women in terms of promotion and give your comments.
• 3. Talk about differences in incomes for men and women and give your comments.
• 4. Talk about differences in family responsibilities for men and women and give your comments.
Discussion
• What we can do to ensure equality between men and women?
More Questions
• 1. Do you think men and women have different roles to play in society?
• 2. Do you think there can ever be absolute equality between men and women?
• 3. Do you think women should stay at home instead of taking a job after marriage?
• 4. Do you think men and women should share housework and childcare?
• 5. Do you think women managers are easier to work with than men managers?
II.
• Topic Area: Elderly People
• Topic: Life after Retirement
Questions
• 1. Can you say something about your grandparent?
• 2. What do you think elderly people need most? Reasons?
• 3. Some people find a new job after they retire. What do you think about that?
• 4. What kink of jobs do you think are suitable for elderly people? Why?
• 5. What can elderly people do to stay healthy?
• 6. What should we do to show our concern for elderly people?
Life After Retirement (pictures) (for candidates)
• 1. Traveling
• 2. Learning something new
• 3. Taking care of grandchildren
• 4. Having a good time
Discussion
• Whether early retirement should be encouraged in China?
More Questions
• 1. Why do some people prefer late retirement to early retirement?
• 2. Do you think elderly people would like to live in homes for the elderly?
• 3. Do you think jogging is a good exercise for elderly people?
• 4. What can people do for their community after they retire?
• 5. Do elderly people like living with their children or grandchildren?