Topic: Describe a foreigner who speaks Chinese well

Analysis

Describe a foreigner who speaks Chinese very well Answer: You can talk about your college English teacher who has been living in China for many years and can speak Chinese fluently, or talk about your friend's husband/wife who is from abroad but now settled in China. Describe in detail how this foreigner has shown his/her excellent Chinese ability and discuss how being proficient in Chinese has brought convenience in life, work, etc. Finally, you can share how this person's language skills have influenced and inspired you, possibly motivating you to learn a new language or to work harder to improve your own foreign language proficiency. When answering, you can refer to the following topics: My English teacher at university has been living in China for many years and speaks Chinese fluently. My friend's husband/wife is from abroad but now lives in China permanently and is raising their children here. A friend of mine was born abroad but grew up in China because his/her parents work there.

Topic: Describe a foreigner who speaks Chinese well

Question 1

Who this person is
  1. My old English teacher
  2. My friend's mother/father/spouse
  3. An exchange student I met at school/university
  4. An old classmate of mine
  5. A colleague at my company
  6. A business partner of mine from abroad

Question 2

Where he/she is from
  1. He/she is from the USA but came to China years ago to work
  2. He/she is from another Asian country but has now settled in China with his/her family
  3. He/she is a Chinese citizen but grew up speaking a different first language
  4. He/she is from Europe/the US and went back there after their studies
  5. He/she is from another country in Asia and frequently travels to China on business

Question 3

How he/she learns Chinese
  1. He/she studies Chinese at university
  2. By talking to everyone he/she meets and practicing all the time
  3. By taking classes in the evenings
  4. By using Chinese in everyday life
  5. By reading a lot of books in Chinese
  6. By studying on his/her own at home

Question 4

And explain why he/she can speak Chinese well
  1. He/she has been living in China for a very long time
  2. He/she studies Chinese by himself/herself every day
  3. He/she needs to use Chinese in his/her everyday life
  4. He/she studied Chinese at university
  5. He/she grew up in China
  6. His/her second language is Chinese, as one of his/her parents speaks it
  7. He/she is very talented at learning languages
Topic: Describe a foreigner who speaks Chinese well

Start

  1. I'm going to describe my English teacher at university, who came to China about 15 years ago and speaks excellent Chinese
  2. I'd like to talk about a friend I grew up/went to school with
  3. One foreigner I know who speaks excellent Chinese is

Ending

  1. I really admire how well he/she speaks Chinese, and I hope my English will be that good someday
  2. Although he/she looks like a foreigner, I basically consider him/her to be Chinese
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