a) GENERAL
31. Could you tell me something about your family? ( 5 - 8 )
Certainly. My family is a typical Chinese one. It consists of my father, mymother and me. I am the only child. My grandparents passed away when I was stillvery young, so I did not have the privilege of knowing them. My father was oneof their four children, and my mother has a brother, so I have a number ofuncles and aunts and many cousins.
32. What do you think of the One-Child Policy in China? ( 5 - 6 )
That’s a tough question. I think we have to have the policy in China. Ourpopulation had been growing to rapidly and something drastic had to be done.Besides, the policy will give China a chance to move ahead in the world. What Imean to say is that as soon as the population growth has stabilized, China willbe able to make progress in the fight against unemployment.
32. What do you think of the One-Child Policy in China? ( 7 - 8 )
That’s a controversial question in China. In my opinion, the policy hasboth merits and shortcomings. The policy is one of the most effective tools tosolve the increasing problem of overpopulation in the country. On the otherhand, the One-Child Policy has been extremely harsh on the people. It violatesbasic human rights. For example, it deprives women of their fertilityrights.
33. Why do people in China traditionally want to have a son? ( 5 - 8 )
That’s an interesting question. I believe the most important reason lies infathers. They want their children to carry their name into the future. Only sonscan fulfill the task. For example, in many western countries it is customary fora boy to receive his grandfather’s name. A second reason that I could mention isthat parents worry about what will happen to them after they retired. They feelthat when they have a son he would be able to provide for them in future.
34. Who does most of the shopping in your family? ( 5 - 8 )
As far as this topic is concerned, I would say that my mother does most ofthe shopping, but my father and I will do some shopping from time to time. Myparents allow me to buy my own clothes. The last thing I would like to mentionthat my mother does not like my father’s smoking habit and therefore refuses tobuy cigarettes, so that my father has to do that kind of shopping himself.