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Analysis of topic ideas for preparing for the IELTS Oral Part One: Names are related to names, which is too common, but it may also be just [...]

Prepare for examination Spoken IELTS Part One topic analysis: Names are related to names

This name related question is too common, but it is also possible that only occasionally the examiner will continue to go deep into the question, so just in case, together with the old roast duck, we will see what questions will be asked and how to prepare these seemingly common part one questions.

Do you like your name?

Do you like your name?

Yes, I love my name, because it was well considered by my parents, and it has some special meaning of being good in my entire life. So, I am grateful that my parents gave me this name.

Does your name have any special meaning?

Do you think your name has a special meaning?

Well, yes. As I just said, it was given by my parents with a lot of consideration, they looked through many dictionaries and did a lot of research and gave me this name hoping me have a good future.

What kinds of names are popular in China?

What kind of name is popular in China?

It really depends, because different people have different tastes. But, I guess for the majority of people, they prefer to use ‘xue’ which means snow in English for girls, and prefer ‘shuai’, which means handsome, for boys. This article is from laokaoya website. Those are some common and popular names in China.

Are there many Chinese people who have the same name as you?

Are there many people in China who share your name?

NO, but I occasionally saw some classmates who had the same name, which is kind of awkward especially when the teacher asked one of them to give some answers in front of the whole class.

Is there any tradition of naming babies?

Is there a tradition of naming babies?

Yes, the old will look up the dictionary and maybe some even did some research on Fengshui before officially giving a name to a baby.

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