Basic Description Question

Part 2

I guess I could begin by saying something about [Q1], and I think I would have

to choose...

Going on to my next point which is [Q2], I really need to add that ... and now with the reference to [Q3] ,the point I want to make here is that ...

And so finally then, if I have time, in answer to the question of whether [Q4] really l should mention that..."

Part 1

Basic description question

Ex: "Well as you can probably guess I come from Beijing and I have lived here all my life,

although at the moment I'm studying in another city-Tianjin. I suppose if I had to describe Beijing, the first thing I would say is that it's absolutely enonnous, maybe even one of the biggest cities in Asia I guess. It's so big in fact that even the locals have problems finding their way around. Another significant characteristic is that it offers examples of both classical and contemporary architecture. Actually some of the China's most renowned landmarks are "slapbang" in the middle of Beijing.

So a complete response might look something like this:

Well first of all the main thing you need to know is that. .. (point l).In fact. .. (detail l) ... On top of that I can also add that. .. (point 2} ... which means ... (detail 2) ... Something else that I need to comment on is that. .. (point 3} ... So actually (detaiI3) ...

Liking Question

"Well to be quite honest, in general I would say that I'm actually quite keen on animals, but in particular I would probably have to say that I'm really into domestic pets like dogs. I guess the reason why I'm a fan of dogs is because I adore their loyalty and companionship. In addition to dogs I suppose I'm also pretty passionate about endangered species, especially dolphins and things like that and this is due to the fact I feel some degree of responsibility towards wildlife protection"

Well to be quite honest, in general I would say that I'm actually quite keen on ... , but in particular I would probably have to say that I'm really into ... you know, things like .. .! guess the reason why I'm a fan of ... is because I adore .. .In addition to this I suppose I'm also pretty passionate about. .. , especially ... and things like that, and this is due to the fact that ...

Disliking question

"Of course I think I'd have to say that I'm not so keen on the weather. To be more precise, I really can't stand the summer months. This is due to the fact that the temperatures can get as high as 40 degrees so