三一口语六级范文

三一口语六级范文篇一

三一口语六级话题及答案

Travelling

Have you travelled before?

Yes, I have travelled before; I went to Huizhou last autumn with my parents. It took us 12 hours to get there by train. Huizhou is not very large, but it’s very beautiful, people always think that Huizhou is the most wonderful place for human being to live in . we saw the west lake and we also went to the rain forest, the trees there were very interesting, they were all living in the water, in the forest, there were all kinds, most of them I have never seen before. My parents and I also enjoyed all kinds of local foods, they were very delicious, I like Huizhou and hope that I could go there once again in the future.

Do you like travelling?

Yes, I like travelling very much because I think travelling could help us learn more knowledge. For example, when we travel in an old city, we could learn more about the history of the city, when we travel in a modern city, we could learn more about science, when we travel, we could have a good time and enjoy good rest, I think travelling is very important to our life. My travelling experience in Beidaihe

Every year in the summer, my parents and I will go to BeiDaihe, because there is the sea, it’s very cool, many people like to go there. when I am there, I could swim in the sea, collect shells on the beach or play with crab, sometimes, we will play with the sand. In the evening, we could enjoy the delicious sea food, life there is very happy, so I like Beidaihe.

Where do you stay when you travel?

When I travel with my parents, we always stay in the hotel, because I think it’s very comfortable and convenient, the food there is very clean and delicious, the service there are always very good, so we like to stay in the hotel when we travel.

Money

What does money mean to us?

Money means a lot to us, because with money, we could do a lot of important things, for example, with money we could go to school to study, with money we could buy food and clothes, with money we could help the poor children to go back to school. But if we don’t have money, then we

would have no clothes to wear, no food to drink, life will be very poor. So I think money is important to our life.

Where do you get your pocket money?

I usually get my pocket money from my parents. My father will give me some pocket money for my good school record, my mother will give me some pocket money after I help her to do some housework.

Do you get lucky money during the Spring Festival?

Yes, during the spring festival, I will always get some lucky money from my family, usually I will spend 100 Yuan to buy some books, stationery and snacks, the rest of the money I will give my mother, she will keep it for me.

What do you spend your money on?

I usually spend my money on books, stationery, and sometime, at school, when I feel hungry, I will use my money to buy some food and drinks.

Clothes and fashion

What do clothes mean to us?

Clothes means a lot to us, for example, it could keep us warm when the weather is cold, it could protect our skin from the sunshine. It could also make our life beautiful, and we wear different clothes every day, when we are happy, we wear pink, when we are not happy, we wear dark colors such as grey. Just imagine, if we wear the same clothes all day long, life will be boring. What clothes do you like to wear?

I like to wear casual clothes, because I think casual clothes is very comfortable and convenient to wear, for example, when we wear casual clothes, we can do all kinds of sports, besides, casual clothes is not very expensive, so I like them.

What kinds of clothes do you know?

I know some kinds of clothes, for example formal clothes, casual clothes, evening wear, sports ware or uniforms. At different times, we will wear different clothes, for example, we wear formal clothes when we go to meetings, we wear casual clothes when we are at home, we wear evening

wear when we go to parties, we wear uniforms to go to work or go to school, as for sports ware, we wear them when we do exercise.

Health

Is health important?

Yes, I think health is very important, because without health, there is nothing we can do; we must stay in the hospital. When we are healthy, we can do anything we want to do.

How do people stay healthy? How do people keep fit?

To be healthy, people eat right food, take regular exercise and avoid stress. They also try their best to quit any bad habits which will do harm to their health, such as smoking, staying up too late every day.

To be healthy, how do we choose the food and drinks?

To keep ourselves healthy, we should eat more vegetables and fruits, less meat. We should eat less fried and fatty food. We should drink more clean water, less cola. We should keep in mind that it’s the green food not the junk food that could keep us healthy and strong.

Rules:

How much do you know about rules?

Rules are something people should obey so as to make the world a better place to live in. For example, the school rules are made to guarantee student’s health physically and mentally. Are school rules important, why?

Yes, I think school rules are very important, because they are designed to make school a better place for us to stay. I know something about school rules such as Be kind to others, respect school property, learn to share and take turns.

ride bikes; don’t park your car in the wrong place.

What if you break the traffic rules?

If I break the traffic rules, I will get a ticket, and I need to pay money for that.

Tell me something about your family rules?

There are some rules in my family, such as Respect the elders; wash hands before each meal;

take shower before bed; Take off shoes before entering the bedrooms.

What if you break your family rules?

I will get punishment and cover some house work.

Foreign language learning

Why should we learn English?

We should learn English well because: many books, newspapers, pop music have English as the dominant language. In general, the universal language on the Internet is English. Also you can travel to any English speaking countries without the need of a translator. And most important of all, a lot of education information is in English.

How to learn English?

To learn English well, we should first of all speak without fear, because normally, the biggest problem most people face in learning a new language is their own fear. But like anything, learning English requires practice; we should not let a little fear stop us from getting what we want. Secondly, to learn English, we should surround ourselves with it. To take notes in English, put English books around our room, speak English with foreign friends. To learn English, there are many ways; we should have our own ideas about it.

What troubles do you have with English learning?

People are learning English these days, and the troubles come along:

Most of the Chinese students have trouble speaking, because they do not have the guts to talk in Public. Also we find it difficult to speak with the right tones and rhythms. There are not enough English environments for the learners. The biggest trouble we have is vocabulary, we remember it, but we soon forget it.

三一口语六级范文篇二

三一口语六级完整版

GESE-6

考试介绍

交际能力

第一部分：自选话题

● 正确理解考官的提问，回答切题

● 能持续针对思维图解表中所列的讲述点提供信息、阐述观点

● 清晰描述事情发生的前后顺序

● 与考官就准备的话题进行轻松随意的讨论，讨论中考官可能要求考生进一步提供信息、事实和细节

● 向考官提出至少一个与自选话题相关的问题

● 尽可能运用本级所要求的语言功能

第二部分：对话

● 正确理解考官的提问，回答切题

● 提供相关信息, 并表达自己的观点

● 主动与考官开展对话

● 向考官提出至少两个与对话话题相关的问题

新增对话题目

● 旅游Travel

● 有关金钱的相关话题Money

● 时尚（如：服饰、行为等）Fashion

● 规章制度Rules and regulations

● 健康与健身Health and fitness

● 学习一门外语Learning a foreign language

语言功能

● 表达个人的观点和印象,询问他人观点和印象

● 表达意向和目的

● 表达义务和必要性

● 表述确定性与不确定性

● 描述过去一段时间内的活动

新增语法项目

● 真实条件句，如：if ，when

● 现在进行时表示将来

● 过去进行时{三一口语六级范文}.

● 与本级语言功能相关的情态动词，如：must, need to, might, don’t have to

● 不定式用于表示目的

词汇

● 常用动词短语

● 与自选话题相关的词汇

● 与对话话题相关的词汇

● 表达将来时的词语，如：the day after tomorrow, in a year’s time，in … years’ time

语音

● 正确使用与自选话题和对话话题相关词汇的发音

● 正确使用句子重音明确语义

● 掌握语句层面的语调和语流特点

● 掌握较为复杂的疑问句句型的语调

● 避免出现背诵式的演讲语调

特别提示： 除上述要求外，本级考试中还包括前面各级别的所有要求

1. If 引导的条件句---第一条件句

形式：

If I am better tomorrow, I will get up.

If I have a headache, I will take an aspirin.

If she finishes early, she will go home.

用法：

第一类条件句从句中的动词用一般现在时，主句中的动词用will/shall 动词原形。用来表示询问或谈论十分可能的事情。如果我们认为将来的事件可能会发生，就可以用第一条件句去描述将会发生什么事或不会发生什么事。

● if 和when引导的条件句

If引导的条件句：if意为"如果"

If it rains tomorrow, I'll go to school by bus.

If it rains tomorrow, they won't go outside to play.

when引导的条件句，在此级别中意为"要是，在…之后"

My mother will come back when she finishes her work.

I will work in the garden when it stops raining.

用现在进行时表示将来

当句子涉及确切的计划、明确的意图和为将来安排好的活动时，现在进行时可用于表示将来。

1) come, go, stay, arrive, leave 等词的

现在进行时经常用于表示将来确切的计划。

2) 表示交通方式、行程安排的动词，例如 fly，walk, ride, drive, take(a bus, a taxi)等的现在进行时也经常用于表示将来。

练一练！

1. Betty __________(leave) for Guangzhou by plane at 3 this afternoon. Her brother Bob _________(see) her off. It’s half past one now. They____________ (wait) for a taxi outside the school gate.

2. The Browns __________ (go) to the North China by train next week. They _________ (stay) in Beijing for a week. They ________(go) to Xi’an. They ____________(get) there by air.

3. Some friends___________ (come) to Anne’s birthday party this evening. Anne’s mother ___ (be) busy ______ (get) ready for the birthday dinner. Anne _________(help) her mother now.

is leaving, is seeing, are waiting, are going, are staying, are going, are getting, are coming, is… getting, is helping

2. 过去进行时

形式：

过去进行时由was/were -ing 分词构成。

I was writing.

We were writing.

用法：

①表示过去某时正在进行的动作。

What were you doing last night at seven o'clock?

Workers were building a dam last summer.

②与always 连用表示过去经常重复的动作。

He was always changing his mind.

She was always coming back late.

3. 现在完成时

形式：

现在完成时是have/has ed分词构成的。

I have (I've) played.

He has (He's) worked.

用法：

①表示动作或过程发生在说话之前某个没有明确说出的过去时间，现在已经完成了，并与现在的情况有联系。

现在完成时可以不带时间状语。

She's turned off the light.(灯在一个过去时间被关了，说话时刻仍然关着。）

现在完成时可以表示最近发生的动作。

She's already gone.

It's rained quite recently.

现在完成时可以表示反复性和习惯性动作。

We have often been there.

I've seen the film three times a month.

②表示开始于过去并持续到现在（也许还会持续下去）的动作。

现在完成时和“直到现在”的状语连用。

Up till now we have planted over 24,000 fruit trees.

So far everything has been successful.

现在完成时与since 和 for 连用。

I've known him since 1950.

I haven't smoked a cigarette for a year

4 情态动词

与本级语言功能相关的情态动词，如：must, need to, might, don’t have to

Everybody says I must be mad and they are probably right.大家都说我肯定是疯了。这句中must后接动词原形，表示对现在情况的推测。再例如：

He must be wrong. 他一定错了。

The man must have a lot of money. 这个人一定有不少钱。

一、need表示“需要”或“必须”，通常用于否定句和疑问句。例如：

1．You needn't do it again．你不需要再做了。

2．He needn't worry about it．这件事他无需担心。

3．Need he do this homework first？他需要先做这些作业吗？

4．Need they fill in the form？他们需要填表吗？

1．We need to collect the parcel before we leave for England．去英国之前，我们需要收拾好行李。

2．We need to tell him the truth．我们需要告诉他真相。

3．My car needs repairing．我的汽车需要修理。

4．The flowers need watering．这些花需要浇水。

5．His leather shoes needs to be mended．他的皮鞋需要修补。

6．Her room needs cleaning．她的房间需要打扫。

7．It is a question that needs very careful consideration．这是一个需要慎重考虑的问题。

一、have to 与其他情态动词一样也是后接动词原形，表示外界的强制作用，强调被迫性。含有不情愿的色彩，常译为“必须，不得不”。

二、have to 可用于多种时态，而且不同时态使用不同的形式：一般现在时中，主语为第三人称单数时用has to ; 一般过去时中，用 had to。 have to 还可以用在其他的情态动词之后。例如： I have to do some washing.

我必须洗洗衣服。

She has to look after her little sister.

她不得不照顾她的小妹妹。

I had to do my homework last night.

昨晚我不得不做作业。

I think he may have to help his Dad in the garden.

我想他可能不得不在花园里帮他爸爸。

三、have to 的否定式和疑问式一般要借用助动词do的适当形式构成。have to 的否定式是don’t have to; has to 的否定式是doesn’t have to; had to 的否定式是didn’t have to。have to的疑问式同样也借用助动词do的相应形式构成。例如：

He doesn’t have to do the homework now.

他没有必要现在做作业。

—Do I have to go there now?

我现在就得去那儿吗？

—Yes, you do. （No, you don’t have to.）

是的，你必须去。（不，你不必。）

We didn’t have to answer the question yesterday.

昨天我们没有必要回答这个问题。

5 动词不定式作目的状语：

动词不定式作目的状语常用在go, come, hurry等不及物动词后，表目的。

He went to see his sister yesterday.

他昨天去看妹妹了。

They got up early to catch the early bus.

他们早起去赶早班车。

有时可以把不定式（短语）提前，放于句首，表示强调目的。例：

To early English quickly and well, he went to England.

为了更快更好地学英语，他去了英国。

6级语法点造句(部分句子和第二部分的话题对应)

If I have a chance to go travelling to London this summer vacation, I will go to see the Olympic games.(travel)

When you were playing basketball, you must pay attention to wearing sports wear.(rules and regulations)

I am buying a guitar next week.(现在进行时表将来)

I go to the gym twice a week in order to keep fit.

I might lose the game.(情态动词)

This is the best hotel that I know(定语从句，旅游)

When I have time, I will know Spanish because I like spain.

As far as I am concerned, I think it’s a good place for travelling(表达个人的观点)

三一口语六级范文篇三

三一口语六级语法详解

新增语法项目：

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 if 和when的从句 现在进行时用于将要发生的事 过去进行时 与本级语言功能相关的情态单词，如：must, have to, need to, might 用于表示目的的不定式化 ( to do„ )式

语法解析

1. If ,when引导的条件句---第一条件句{三一口语六级范文}.

If引导的条件句：if意为"如果"

If I am better tomorrow, I will get up.

If I have a headache, I will take an aspirin.

If she finishes early, she will go home.

If it rains tomorrow, I'll go to school by bus.

If it rains tomorrow, they won't go outside to play.

when引导的条件句，在此级别中意为"要是，在„之后"

My mother came back when she finished her work.

I will work in the garden when it stops raining.

2. 过去进行时

形式：

过去进行时由was/were -ing 分词构成。

I was writing.

We were writing.

用法：

①表示过去某时正在进行的动作。

What were you doing last night at seven o'clock?

Workers were building a dam last summer.

②与always 连用表示过去经常重复的动作。

He was always changing his mind.

She was always coming back late.

3. 现在进行时用于将要发生的事

现在进行时可以表示正在发生的事情

The boys are playing football.那些男孩正在踢足球。

还可以表示将来时

They're leaving tomorrow. 他们明天走 。

4. 情态动词有can (could), may (might), must, have to, shall (should, will (would), dare (dared), need (needed), ought to等。 直接加动词原形

一、 can, could

1) 表示能力（体力、知识、技能）。

Can you lift this heavy box?（体力）

2) 表示请求和允许。

-----Can I go now?

----- Yes, you can. / No, you can’t.

二、 may

1) 表示请求和允许。

---- May I smoke in this room?

三、 must, have to

1) 表示必须、必要。

You must come in time.

2) must是说话人的主观看法， 而have to则强调客观需要。

1． He play isn’t interesting, I really must go now.

2． I had to work when I was your age.

四、 need

1) need do sth。

1．You needn’t come so early.

2. ---- Need I finish the work today?

3) need to do sth

1. He needs to finish his homework today.

五、 will, would

1) 表示请求、建议等，would更委婉。

Will / Would you pass me the ball, please?

2) 表示意志、愿望和决心。

1. I will never do that again.

2. They asked him if he would go abroad.

六、 should

1) should表示“应该”

1. I should help her because she is in trouble.

2) 表示劝告、建议和命令。should, ought to可通用，但在疑问句中常用should。

1. You should / ought to go to class right away.

2. Should I open the window?

4.动词不定式表示目的

I came to see you.

I study hard to become better.

People have to work to make money.

5.进行时表示将来时(leave, go, come, fly, get back, set off…..)

On the 1st day we are going sightseeing the Great Wall.{三一口语六级范文}.

On the 2nd day we are going the palace Museum and taking many beautiful photos. On the third day, we are going shopping and buying some food.

We are getting back on the fourth day.

I am setting off to HK to buy some fashionable clothes.

He is coming to china tomorrow.

I am leaving this place soon.

三一口语六级范文篇四

三一口语六级完整版

Trinity College Examination-Graded 6

Part one

一． Travelling

Questions:

1. How often do you travel around?

I often take a trip every summer vacation

2. Why do you like travelling?

Traveling is so popular and prevalent in

the modern society. Traveling is considered as

a style of fashion. Traveling can widen my

knowledge and broaden my visions. Through

traveling we can acquire the knowledge of

geography, customs, local distinctive.

3. Where did you go last summer/winter?

4. Who did you travel with?

5. How long did you stay there?

6. Why did you choose that place?

7. Tell us your experiences about that place (food,

accommodations, sceneries, public transport, local

customs & residents)

8. What is the special about that place

9. Where are you going to travel next vacation?

10. Have you ever been abroad before?

11. How is that place comparing with Beijing?

12. if you have been to, tell me about what is the big

difference between China and that country?

二．Demo Essay （范文）

I love to travel! I usually travel around

when I have a school break to take a trip with

my parents. I took a trip to Hainan with my

parent last winter vacation. We got there by

air. Yep, we just came back from HaiNan. My

family spent the whole week enjoying the

beach and sunlight. Anyway, there are many

interesting experiences about Hainan that I

Travelling is so

popular and prevalent in the modern society. Travelling is considered as a style of fashion. Travelling can widen my knowledge and broaden my visions. Through traveling we can acquire the knowledge of have to get down.

geography, customs, local distinctive cultures.

The sun was shinning. So we walked on the beach to cool off and swam in the sea. The food was very delicious and I was very crazy about seafood like lobster, shrimp and crab. I was very interested in going sightseeing there. Local people are very kind and nice to us. They taught us how to dance their own unique dancing. We didn’t have to stay in the hotel because one of my father’s friends lives there and he invited us to stay with his family. If I have another chance to take a trip in the winter vacation, definitely I

will prefer to go to Hainan.

三．Grammatical points（语法要点）

1. the usage of past continuous tense-regular &

irregular verbs’ variations (过去进行时态的用法-规则和不规则动词变化)

Buy-bought. Like-liked. Am/is/are-was/were...

2. 现在进行时表示将来决定和打算

3. if & when 从句用法

4. must/have to/need to/might用法

5. 表示目的的不定式

6. 表达时间词语: The day after tomorrow, in a year’s time

四．Topic-related sentence patterns (与话题相关的句

型)

1． Like/enjoy/love doing something

2． Would like to do something

3． Prefer to do something? Prefer something

4． There is/are......

5． What kind of....do you like

6． How much....do you spend on doing

something?

7． Be interested in doing something

8． Show somebody how to do something

9． It is the best place for doing something

10．Somebody intends to do something

11．The reason why +句子+is that +句子

12．That is the reason why +句子

13．Since +主语+过去式，主语+现在完成。

14．Do good to, do harm to.....

15．I see what you mean

16．I think that.........

17．Persuade sb. to do sth.劝说某人做…

18．Make (leave) an impression on sb. =give sb.

an impression 给…留下印象{三一口语六级范文}.

19．By +Ving, ~~ can ~~ （借着……，能够……）

By this trip, I have already learnt lots of new things.

Short sentences and key words （短语和重点词汇）

1. Take up

2. Give up

3. Put something up

4. Racket/shuttlecock/react/healthy/keep fit

5. Worry about

6. Get used to doing something

7. Set off/set out/start out

8. Feel/taste/smell/look like...

三一口语六级范文篇五

三一口语考试六级话题格式表

一．人物题

Friend

1. Where and when I met him/her

2. What we do together

3. Something about his/her appearance and personality

4. Why I think we are such good friends

5. How he/she influenced me in a way

6. What my opinion of him/her

Well-known people

1. What kind of people can become famous

2. Why they can be so successful

3. What advantages and disadvantages of being well-known are

4. How famous people influence others

5. What I will do if I become famous one day

6. Some effects stars bring to my life

二．地点题

City

1. Where I like visiting and its location

2. When I visited it and what I saw in this city

3. What the history is about this city

4. How it is different from other cities

5. What my general impression of the city is

6. Why I am willing to move there

School

1. Which school I am going to describe

2. When I study /studied there

3. What the buildings on campus are

4. How the life there was

5. The deep impressions it leaves on me

6. What my general ideas about this place are

三．物品题

.A car I want to have

1. What make it is

2. Where I knew about the car

3. What features it has

4. When I can own it

5. How cars influence our life today

6. Something about my ideal car

My favourite newspaper/magazine

1. What it is and where I get it regularly

2. What it contains about

3. How often I read it

4. How special it is

5. What I have learned from it

6. Why it attracts me so much

四．事件题

My ideal job

1. What job I want to do in the future

2. Where I want to work

3. What the working hours are like

4. How the working environment will be like

5. How I expect the salary{三一口语六级范文}.

6. Why I want to choose this job

The popularity of English in China

1. Why English are so popular nowadays

2. How English classes arranged at primary school

3. When students should begin to learn English

4. How English will help the young like us

5. The difficulties we meet when study English

6. Whether English will be a second offical language in china

三一口语六级范文篇六

三一口语六级language

Learning a foreign language

1. Why do you want to learn a foreign language?

I learn English . First of all, English has become an international language. It’s more and more important . second, I can get more knowledge and information if I learn English well. At last, I can make friends with foreigners.

2. What should you do when you learn a foreign language?

First, we should become interested in the foreign language because interest is the best teacher. Then we also should spend lots of time on it . we should read and listen as much as possible, such as reading newspapers and magazines, watching foreign films. We should speak English with our teachers ,our classmates and even with foreigners..

3. What methods do you use to learn a foreign language?

I make sentence in order to remember new words and I read them many times. I often watch American cartoons and listen to some English songs.This can improve my listening .I speak English with my teachers and friends.

4 Is it easier for younger people to learn a foreign language than older people?

yes , I think it’s easier for younger people to learn a foreign language,

because younger people have better memory than older people. So they can remember English words more easily .

5. What is your experience of learning English ?

I started to learn English when I was ____ years old. The first English school I went to was called Jerry School. We sang English songs and played games in the class.

I learned many words from them . then I studied New Concept English .

6. How to learn english according to your experience ?

You 'd better learn as early as possible. When I was years old, I started to learn english . It's important to practice a lot.

7. Going abroad is a good way to learn a foreign language. What do you think about it?

Well, I think it is the best way to learn English because if we go abroad, we will have more chances to practice our English. Everyone around us speaks English in our daily life. In such a good English speaking atmosphere, we will have a good sense of language besides, we can learn about the culture and custom of the foreign country.

8. What materials and tools do I need to learn a language ?

There are all kinds of tools including language courses, dictionaries , grammar books and mp3 players.

9 Do you learn a foreign language through watching movies/ reading books?

Yes. I do . And I think watching movies/ reading books is a good way for us to learn a foreign language. Because they are interesting . By watching movies, we can improve our listening/ reading ability , at the same time, we can learn about the foreign culture.

10.Do you think vocabulary/ grammar is important for learning a foreign language?

yes, vocabulary is very important. Vocabulary is the basic of a language. If we can’t remember lots of words, we won’t use the language .

Yes, grammar is important. Because grammar can help us understand complicated sentences . Grammar is good for the writing .

11.Do you think we can learn English well if our grammar is not good enough?

No, I don’t think so. Because if we always make mistakes in grammar, maybe others will not understand us. Or sometimes, we may even speak Chin English, such as”Good good study, day day up”. Foreign people may even laugh at us.

12. Do you think taking a language course is a good way to learn a foreign language? Of course, if I take a language course, I can practice a lot. My teacher can teach me some good methods. I can learn from and take with my classmates.

13. Is it necessary to attend the extra classes to learn English?

Yes, I think so because I always feel that the English we learn from our public school is too easy. So we should attend some extra classes to increase our knowledge.

But I think parents shouldn’t make us go to too may extra classes. Some interesting and useful ones are ok.

14. Do you think it is a good way to learn a foreign language at an early age?

Yes, it is a good way to learn a foreign language at an early age. Because at an early age, we have better memory. It is easy for us to remember a new word or sentence of a foreign language.

15. How long do you take to learn a foreign language? When do you learn it.

I have learned English for about _____years. And everyday I will spend about two hours having classes or going over my lessons. Sometimes when I go to school by car , I listen to some english songs and tapes.

16. Do you think a student should learn more than one kind of foreign language?

Yes, I do. Because I think learning a foreign language is just like opening a new window. Through it, you can watch a new world. If we have time, I suggest that we try to learn more than one kind of foreign language.

17 Have you learned other foreign languages except English?

No, I am not, because I am very busy now. But if I have more time in my daily life, I will try to learn other foreign languages, such as Japanese, French or German.

18. Can your parents speak a foreign language?

Yes, my mother can speak English but not good at it . and she often practices speaking English now.

19. What do you parents think of you learning a foreign language?

My parents think that learning a foreign language is very important. They encourage me to learn a foreign language. When I make progress