1NativespeakerfeaturesWellActuallyInfactOkayOfcourseCertainlyAbsolutelyPossiblyIsupposeIguessIthinkIimagineReallyProbablyQuiteAlmostSortofKindofSoEspeciallyLikeYouknowImeanPerhapsMaybeInshortRatherInsomewaysIhavetosayImustsayIwouldsayThethingaboutThepointisAlrightTobehonestInallfairnessForinstanceForexampleItgoeswithoutsayingItreallydependsOnthewholeAllthingsconsideredPart1Type“Description”QuestionsQuestion:Tellmeaboutyourhometown?AnswerWell,asyoucanprobablyguessIcomefromBeijingandIhavelivedhereallmylifealthoughatthemomentI’mstudyinginanothercity–Tianjin.IsupposeifIhadtodescribeBeijing,thefirstthingIwouldsayisthatit’sabsolutelyenormous,maybeevenoneofthebiggestcitiesinAsiaIguess.It’ssobiginfactthateventhelocalshaveproblemsfindingtheirwayaround.Anothersignificantcharacteristicisthatitoffersexamplesofbothclassicalandcontemporaryarchitecture.ActuallysomeoftheChina’smostrenownedlandmarksare“slap-bang”inthemiddleofBeijing.Openingphrase(Lead-inphrase)Well,asyoucanprobablyguessIcomefromBeijingandIhavelivedhereallmylifealthoughatthemomentI’mstudyinginanothercity–Tianjin.IsupposeifIhadtodescribeBeijing,FirstpointingphrasethefirstthingIwouldsayisthatit’sabsolutelyenormous,maybeevenoneofthebiggestcitiesinAsiaIguess.It’ssobiginfactthateventhelocalshaveproblemsfindingtheirwayaround.SecondpointingphraseAnothersignificantcharacteristicisthatitoffersexamplesofbothclassicalandcontemporaryarchitecture.Actually,someoftheChina’smostrenownedlandmarksare“slap-bang”inthemiddleofBeijing.2OtherOpeningphrase(Lead-inphrase)Okthen…Alright…Well,youknow…Actually…Right,Ok…Well,firstofall…OtherFirstpointingphrase…thepointI’dliketobeginwithisthat……Icouldstartoffbysayingthat……Myinitialpointwouldbethat……Ineedtostartoffbypointingoutthat……themainthingyouneedtoknowisthat……IsupposeIshouldbeginbyhighlightingthefactthat…Ireallyneedtokickoffwiththepointthat…OtherSecondpointingphraseAsecondfeaturewhichIshouldmentionisthat…Aswellasthat,Icouldsaythat…Ontopofthat,Icanalsoaddthat…Also,IsupposeIshouldsaythat…OtherThirdpointingphraseAndIshouldn’tforgettomentionthat…InadditiontowhatI’vejustsaid,Icanaddthat…SomethingelsethatIneedtocommentonisthat…IguessIcouldalsoremarkonthefactthat…Part2Type“Liking”QuestionsQuestion:Doyoulikeanimals?AnswerWelltobequitehonest,ingeneralIwouldsaythatI’mactuallyquitekeenonanimals,butinparticularIwouldprobablyhavetosayI’mreallyintodomesticpetslikedogs.IguessthereasonwhyI’mafanofdogsisbecauseIsimplyadoretheirloyaltyandcompanionship.Inadditiontodogs,IsupposeI’mprettypassionateaboutendangeredspecies,especiallydolphinsandthingslikethatandthisisduetothefactIfeelsomedegreeofresponsibilitytowardswildlifeprotection.OpeningphraseWelltobequitehonest,ingeneralIwouldsaythatLikingphraseI’mactuallyquitekeenonanimals,3IntroductionofaspecifictypeoftopicorcategorybutinparticularIwouldprobablyhavetosayI’mreallyintodomesticpetslikedogs.IntroductionofthefirstreasonIguessthereasonwhyI’mafanofdogsisbecauseIsimplyadoretheirloyaltyandcompanionship.IntroductionofthesecondreasonInadditiontodogs,IsupposeI’mprettypassionateaboutendangeredspecies,especiallydolphinsandthingslikethatandthisisduetothefactIfeelsomedegreeofresponsibilitytowardswildlifeprotection.OtherOpeningphraseActually,IsupposethatforthemostpartI’dprobablysaythat…Well,tobehonestIshouldreallysaythat…Ofcourse,IthinkI’dhavetosaythat…Certainly,Iwoulddefinitelysaythat…Well,IguessthatgenerallyspeakingIwouldcertainlysaythat…Alternativelanguageto“liking”I’mfairlykeenon…I’mquitefondof…I’mquiteabigfanof…I’mquiteenthusiasticabout…I’mquitepartialto…I’mquitepassionateabout…I’mtotallymadabout…I’mabsolutelycrazyover…OtherIntroductionofaspecifictypeoftopicorcategory…tobemoreprecise…...tobemorespecific……tobemoreexact……tobemoreaccurate……specifically……particularly…OtherIntroductionofthefirstreasonThiscouldbebecause…Thismightbebecause…Isupposethereasonhassomethingtodowiththefactthat…OtherIntroductionofthesecondreasonAswellasthis….Toaddtothis…Ontopofthis…4Part3Type“Disliking”QuestionsQuestion:Isthereanythingyoudon’tlikeaboutyourhometown?AnswerOfcourse,IthinkI’dhavetosaythatI’mnotsokeenontheweather.Tobemoreprecise,Ireallycan’tstandthesummermonths.Thisisduetothefactthatthetemperaturescangetashighas40degreessoitcanbequiteuncomfortableifyoudon’thaveair-conditioninginyourhouse.Inadditiontothis,I’mnotreallythatfondofthepublictransportsystem.AndIguessthisisprobablybecausethebusesaretoooldandtheseatsarereallyhard,solongjourneysareusuallyprettybumpy.ExpressingdislikesI’mnotsokeenon…I’mnotmuchofafanof…I’mnotreallythatfondof…ExpressingverystrongdislikesItotallydetest…Iabsolutelyloathe…Ireallycan’tstand…Part4Type“Typeof”QuestionsQuestion:Tellmeaboutthedifferenttypesofpublictransportinyourcity?AnswerOfcourse,itgoeswithoutsayingthatthere’squiteamixedvarietyofpublictransportinmycity.ThoughIthinkthemostcommonly-usedwouldpotentiallybebuses.Andtheexplanationforthiscouldbethattheyaresocheapandreliable.Infact,theaveragebusfareinmycityisaboutoneYuanforasinglejourney.Aswellasbuses,thesecondvarietyofpublictransportwouldbesomethingliketa