celebrate celebration a birthday bash (= a birthday party)
Use the vocabulary from: Part One Topic 13: Restaurants; Part One Topic 23: Happiness; Part One Topic 36: Food; Part One Topic 37: Birthdays.
Grammar Point
Use a mix of past tenses:
It was my 18th birthday; at that time I was studying at…
I had never had a birthday party before so I was quite thrilled.
Use a future tense + past tense:
I think I will ever forget the cake that my friends had bought.
Experience 6: A party
Describe a party you have been to.
You should say:
Where the party was held
Who attended the party
What you liked about the party
Whether you often go to parties.
Suggestion
Use exactly the same content, vocabulary and grammar as Experience 5: A happy event.
Experience 7: A special meal
Describe a special meal you have eaten.
You should say:
Where you had this meal
What food you had
Why it was special
Whether this type of meal is common in your country.
Suggestion
Use exactly the same content, vocabulary and grammar as Experience 5: A happy event. Focus more on the food aspect. Use: Part One Topic 13: Restaurants; Part One Topic 36: Food.
Experience 8: A wedding you have attended
Describe a wedding you have attended.
You should say:
When it was
Who got married
What happened at the wedding
Whether this was a typical wedding in your country.
Suggestion
This topic is not very flexible. Choose any wedding or invent one.
Uncommon Vocabulary
Use Part One Topic 32: Weddings.
Grammar Point
Use a mix of past tenses:
I had never attended a wedding reception before so I was quite thrilled.
Some guests were quite drunk towards the end because they had been drinking all day.
Experience 9: Some important advice
Describe some important advice you received.
You should say:
Who gave you this advice
What the advice was
Why it was important
How this advice helped you.
Suggestion
At first this topic appears to be quite difficult. The easiest choice is to talk about a teacher who advised you to learn another language (NOT English). If you talk about this then you can use vocabulary from other topics.
Uncommon Vocabulary
recommendation guidance suggestion beneficial
Use Part One Topic 9: Learning English; Part One Topic 21: Learning languages; People 6: A teacher; Experience 1: Something difficult that you did well.
Experience 10: Some help that you received
Describe some help that you received.
You should say:
Who helped you
What the help was
Why you needed this help
How you felt after receiving this help.
Suggestion
Exactly the same as Experience 9: Some important advice.
Experience 11: Some important news
Describe some important news that you have received.
You should say:
What the news was
How you heard about this news
Why it was important
Whether it influenced you.
Suggestion
It should be quite easy to talk about passing an exam. Choose an important exam like the "Zhong Kao”. If you do this it will give you a good opportunity to paraphrase.