Unit 1 - Person
Who is the person in your family who has greatly influenced your life?
Who is a person in your family that has influenced your life a lot?
Is the person one of your parents or grandparents?
Which aspects of him or her influenced you?
Are those aspects related to his or her personality or behavior?
How has your life changed because him or her?
In my family, my mother has influenced me greatly because she has so many good qualities. She is very well-educated and keeps open-mind. Her thinking is very modern. She is able to understand people from different generations. In addition, she is a good listener. This makes her tolerant of other people opinions. Her personal value sets a good example for me to follow in my own life. The way she treats people and thinks makes me want to become the best person I can be. This is why I think my mother has influenced me most in my life.
Unit 2 - Culture
What do you think is the rude behavior according to your culture?
What kinds of behavior are considered rude in your culture?
Which one is the most offensive?
Who behaves such a manner?
What happens when someone is treated this way?
Were you ever treated this way?
How does this rude behavior make people feel?
The rudest thing a person can do in our culture is to ignore someone. It cuts off all communication. Ignoring someone shows selfishness and a lack of respect to others. If I am trying to catch someone’s attention at the meeting to discuss something or in a store for assistance, it can be very embarrassing to be ignored. It can hurt people feelings and make people lose self-confidence. Furthermore, it makes anyone witnessing this rude behavior uncomfortable. Overall, the rudest thing you can do is to ignore someone as it hurts everyone involved.
Unit 3 - Event
What is the most memorable event in your experience in your life?
What is the event you cannot forget?
When did it happen?
How did it happen and who was there?
Why do you think that is the most memorable?
My high school graduation is the most memorable event in my life because it was such a special day. During that graduation, we were each called up one of the time to the stage. We each received a diploma and everyone applauded our
hard work. I even received award for being the best math student. There was a get-together after award which was attended with all my friends and family. It was a memorable event because at this day I ended one part of my life and embarked on the beginning of my future.
Unit 4 - Animals
If you could have any type of pets, what would you have?
What is your favorite animal?
Do you want to keep it as a pet?
Why do you want to keep it as a pet?
What is difference between having this animal and another animal?
Have you had the animal before?
Do you have some special experience related to animal?
If I could have a pet, I would have a giraffe. It is the most majestic animal in the world. It is tall and sleek. It bends down gracefully to pick leaves from trees using its long tongue and powerful lips. Its fur coat is the most beautiful found in the desert. A yellow background with large brown circle places here and there. The * is grace and beauty. It is an awkward animal when it runs. It is always looked going to fall over with each step. It has two harns on its head and someone * looking smile. To me, the giraffe is a paradoxical animal * with awkwardly, beautiful and graceful.
Unit 5 - TV and Movies
Name a TV program which you are really like to watch. Why is it appeal to you?
What is your favorite TV program?
What is the program about?
What makes the program interesting to large?
Are there some characters in that program that you can personally relate to?
Or other some events in that program that you can personally relate to?
I'm like to watch the TV program-sunny feel-because it is a funny show about ordinary people like my friends and me. None of the characters on the show are perfect people. Each one takes turn getting some trouble on the screen. Sometimes they help each other out, while other time they just make each other silly with mistakes. My friends and I try to see every episode. In fact, we often talk about most recent episodes when we see each other. I can really identify with show because the characters are so similar to my friends.
Unit 6 -Music
What types of music do you like most?
What is your favorite music?
Who is your favorite musician?
Why do you like the music and musician?
When do you usually listen to this kind of music?
How do you feel when you listen to the music?
I like all kinds of music, but if I had to choose one type of music, it would be rock. It was the lively beat of change for the whole society. Moreover, one of the leaders of this change is Jim Rajis. When I listen to his master * of electrical guitar style, I can hear the energy of his generation. The music has a soul and an appealing of sound. It has inspired many people to work for better life for themselves and for better society around them. Rock music has a soul and * time.
Unit 7 -Literature
What is a book you want to read again?
What is the title of the book you want to read again?
Who wrote the book?
What is the book about?
When did you read the book for the first time?
Why did you want to read the book again?
When I read the Capture and Eye by * *, it was already an old book. But I liked it because I identified with the * *, the young man who was the main character. He was not always correct in his judgment about * * although he has strong opinions. I liked to read about how he felt and what he understood. His constant right observations about what he * from teacher and capture the essence of internal teenager experience alienation. In many ways, we still have the same challenges in life since the time captures our lives.
Unit 8 -Subjects in school
What was your worst subject in school? Why were you not good at this subject?
Which grades were you earned when you found the subject difficult?
Who was your teacher?
What was difficult about the subject?
How did you feel during the class?
What kind of marks did you get?
My worst subject in school was mathematics. I didn't understand it as well as other subjects. Furthermore, it was hard for me to see the relevance of math with my life. I just never saw the points while studying with so many formulas and equations *. I think I couldn't be good at math if my teacher was taking more time to explain to me. Maybe I need different approach to math. In this *, I was weaker in math. I was stronger in art, literature and even biology. So there was a balance in my subjects and in my marks.
Unit 9 -Sports
What is the sport you like to play or you want to play if you won’t play now?
Which sports did you play in the school?
Whatever sports did you like to watch?
Are there sports you play with your friends?
What sports are you get at?
Which sport can you do for your lifetime?
I recently took up Golf because I thought it my sports that would be fun and useful. So far I have discovered that Golf requires a lot of time and lots of walking. This, however, has the fun and relaxation around Golf. Golf has also taught me to concentrate and to take many factors into account such as wind and slope. Although I liked to play to win even if I don't be my partner, I know I have to play well if I have improved my own score. I think by choosing Golf I have found good ways to do business in the future as well as having a fun learning it now.
Unit 10 -Personal position
Of all the gifts you've received, what is your favorite? Why is it your favorite?
What was the gift?
Who gave you the gift?
What was the occasion when you got the gift?
Did you like the gift immediately?
Are you still using the gift now?
What makes the gift special?
My favorite gift is a music box. It has great amount * of value. It was given to me as a gift for my first dancing * with my ballet class. I was only seven years old and my family planed a dinner celebration. At the table, my father presented me with a little jewelry box. When I opened it, the music was played and small plastic was turned in the mirror. My family knew how much I love ballet and understood my dream of becoming a ballet dancer. I didn't become a ballet dancer but I still used my favorite gift because it reminds me of my parents' thoughtfulness.
Unit 11 -Famous words
What is a model that has special meaning to you or to * by?
When did you first learn this model?
Where were you when you learned it?
What did it mean to you?
What was about the model that states with you?
Who do you want to share this model with?
My model is honestly * because life is easier when we tell the truth. I have felt this way ever since I read the story * .A little marry in that His known blue whenever he told a lie. It just seems better to deal with truth as a result there are no surprises or stories that don't match up. It also helps people treat themselves with more self-respect and in turn, others will treat them for more * manner. Lying to others is to lie oneself. If everyone was honest, we will all feel better in our personal life and dealing with work.
Unit 12 -Personal words
What is the common criticism that you've got when you were younger?
Who criticized you?
When did this happen?
What was the criticism about?
Was the criticism appropriate at that time?
What were you feeling during the criticism?
What behaviors * did you change as a result of criticism?
When I was in the school, I was criticized because how I looked. I have long hair with many colors which often mixed with black, bronze, and blue. My clothes were big and baggy. Nobody saw my shoes because my pants were so long and dragged down on the ground. I felt comfortable in this way. It was the way expressing my feelings about the world around me. However, my family didn't agree with this. They said it makes me look lazy and * with my attitude. People followed that I didn't care about my parents either. They were worried about me and about my appearance attracting undesirable people. I know they were just trying to show their love for me. I was the top student in my class. So to me, looks and appearances didn't mean everything.
Unit 13 -Emotion and sentiment
What was the most embarrassing thing that ever happened to you?
Who was involved the embarrassing incident?
What did you do or what was something else to you?
When did this happen?
Why did it embarrass you?
What was the consequence as a result of the incident?
What can you have done to prevent it?
My most embarrassing moment came when I recently sent email carelessly to the wrong person. A friend reviewed personal information to me and email and asked for my advice. At first, I concentrated on answering him, but then I * away mistakenly send off to another friend of my address book. I sent off a friend * about how he treated on his girlfriend not once but twice at the same day. The friend who received it happened to be a good friend to the guy's girlfriend. In this * embarrassing moment, I carelessly reviewed the * details and my worst trust friends. I also reviewed my stupidity and lack of care. Personally very embarrassing.
Unit 14 -Games
What kinds of games did you play at the schoolyard as a child? Who taught you them?
What was your favorite game?
When did you play the game?
Who did you play the game with?
Where did you play?
Who helped you learn this game?
In the schoolyard, I like skipping as a child because everyone could be included in the same game at the same time. The older girls at school taught the old songs. Every time we had recess, we all run out the yard and take turns turning the rope and all the other girls were singing and jumping altogether. We were together singing songs and exercising. It was a lot of fun. As we grew up and got to be older girls, we were teaching the songs we learned. Skipping was the schoolyard activity; we could get all enjoying altogether and pass on to younger students.
Unit 15 -Style and habits
What is your favorite color which you like to wear?
Which colors did you like?
Which one appears to the most your * ?
What clothes in your closet have that color?
How do you feel when you see it?
What do you think that color * about you when you wear it?
Who has the compliment you on that color?
In my closet I have clothes with many colors, but my favorite color is pink. Pink stresses me such a happy color. For this reason, I feel that I always look good and feel good when I wear pink. When it is raining in the winter, I like to wear my pink suit and wear sweater. It makes me feel so * side. Pink appears * a piece of clothing as well as some of my * * such as *, *, and belts. Gradually I have added a piece of my correction to clothes, but they all go to get together with each other * the color pink. My * the around the color that both flatter me and make me feel good.
Unit 16 -Food
What do you think is the most useful ingredient to have in your fridge for cooking at home? How do you use it?
What is your favorite meal to prepare at home?
Which ingredient do you always buy when you shop for food?
When do you prepare your meal, fresh daily or had a time?
Who do you like to invite for dinner?
What do you serve them?
The most useful ingredient in my fridge for cooking at home is ground meat because it is inexpensive and suitable for many recipes. It used to be called hamburger meat and was usually beef. Now it was * all over the ground turkey, *, chicken and pork as well as beef. I used it to make my favorite - meat ball. Sometimes I used ground meat to make mixed source for Pasta and then a meal * vegetable, and put all at the rice. I even used it for soups. It can be fried, grilled and baked in hundreds of different recipes. Meat roll is just one of the delicious I can prepare at the * time with ground meat to have ready for company or when I am busy. Ground meat is the most useful ingredient because it doesn’t cost what and cooks easily for fresh made meal or store in the fridge for later use.
Unit 17 -Hobby
Do you have a hobby you like to do when your leisure time? What do you like most about it?
What is your favorite hobby?
Is it related to *, building, or other activities?
When did you start the hobby?
Why did you like it?
What is the most attractive quality in the hobby?
I like building model airplanes as my hobby because it gives me a change path for my busy schedule. I have been building model airplanes since I was ten when my father gave me one as my birthday present. It takes time and concentration to match and * the small parts and although some people don't have the patients to do these, I found it very relaxing. Each model teaches me about design and engineering. Sometimes I go to a club * others to share my interests. This hobby lets me touch a bit of history and I can imagine the adventure of regional flyers.
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