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SpeakingTest(06/2015)
I.Inthispart,youareaskedtoreadaloudoneofthefollowingparagraphs:
1.Psychologistsstatethefollowingtheory,whichItotallyagreewithbecauseitcanbeeasilyproved:
havingcertainpreoccupationsmakesyourlifequalitygrowbyenhancingthelevelofhappiness.Thiscanbeexplainedasfollows:
ifyouhaveahobbyandyousucceedinitsaccomplishment,youfeelastrongsensationoffulfillment,whicheventuallymakesyouhappier.
2.Hisattitudedidn'tsoftenaswegrewintoadulthoodandwenttocollege. Therewasaperiodoftimewhennoneofushadacar,sowehadtoridethebuswheneverwecamehome.Thoughthebusstoppedabouttwomilesfromhome,Popnevermetus,eveninstormyweather. Ifsomeonegrumbled,he'dsayinhisloudestfather-voice,"That'swhatyourlegsarefor!
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3.Oneofthemajordifferencesseemstobehowoftenbothnationsuseirony.Britsuseironyonadailybasis,whereasitisnotthefoundationofAmericanhumor.IthinkAmericansunderstandBritishirony(mostofthetimeanyway!
),whattheydon’tunderstandistheneedtouseitsofrequently.WhenAmericansuseironytheytendtostatethattheywere“onlykidding”.
4.Leavingthebathroom,youwrapsomewiresaroundyourhead,whichallowyoutotelepathicallycontrolyourhome:
youmentallyraisethetemperatureoftheapartment,turnonsomesoothingmusic,telltheroboticcookinyourkitchentomakebreakfastandsomecoffee,andorderyourmagneticcartoleavethegarageandbereadytopickyouup.
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5.Theincomefromfarmingisjustenoughtokeeptheirbodyandsoultogether,andtheirson,earningamonthlysalaryof400yuan(US$48.31)workinginanear-bycity,hastosaveupforthreeyearsforhiswedding."Withoutmedicalinsurance,thefamilysimplydoesn'tknowwhattodoifanyonegetsbadlyill,"
6.Richinmountainswhilelackingrivers,Shanxiisscarceinitsvegetablevarieties.Housewivescannotdomuchtoenrichthenon-staplefood.Sotheyfigureoutdifferentwaysofmakingflourfoodtoincreasethefamily'sappetite.Flourisprocessedintovariousdelicaciesonthetable.
7.Jordanalwayssaidhewantedtofinishontop,andheis.Hislastshotmightbethemostmemorable,thegamewinnertogivetheBullstheirsixthNBAchampionshipinJune1999.It’sgreatfinalimageofagreatathleteandheleftanpermanentimpressionofperfection.
5.Ifinallybeganshowinghertheloveshedeserved.Onherbirthdays,whichshehadlongstoppedremembering,Istartedbuyinghergifts.WheneverItravelledtoRangoon,Iwouldreturnwithakimonoandotherclothesforher.Ihavefinallywokenupfromthedreamsofmyfirstlove.Inolongerdwellonthepast.Instead,Ifocusonameaningfulpresentandamhelpingtobuildaprosperousfutureforourchildren.
6.Doesthatmeaneventoday'sminusculeexposurelevelsaretoomuch?
Thescienceisstillmurky,andhumanstudiesarefewandfarfromdefinitive.SowhileCanadaandtheDemocraticRepublicofWal-MartaremovingtobanBPAinbabybottles,theFoodandDrugAdministrationmaintainsthatBPAproductsposenodanger,asdoestheEuropeanUnion.
7.ItookanotherreallyimportantcoursecalledgamingtheorywhileIwashere.Gamingtheorytomewasfascinatingbecause,withallduerespecttomyveryeruditeteachersJakeJacobytookthatcourse.It’sagreatcourse,buttomewhatgamingtheorywasanattemptbyscientiststoexplainirrationaldecisionmakingandirrationalframework.Notalldecisionsarerational;notalldecisionsarescientificallybased.
8.Thinpeoplebelieveinlogic.Fatpeopleseeallsides.Thesidesfatpeopleseeareroundedblobs,usuallygray,alwaysnebulousandtrulynotworthworryingabout.Butthethinpersonpersists."Ifyouconsumemorecaloriesthanyouburn,"saysoneofmythinfriends,"youwillgainweight.It'sthatsimple."Fatpeoplealwaysgrinwhentheyhearstatementslikethat.Theyknowbetter.
II.Inthispart,youareaskedtoanswersomeofthefollowingquestions:
1.Doyouthinkit’simportanttospendyourleisuretimewithyourfamily?
Whyorwhynot?
2.Howdoyouspendyoursparetime?
3.Didyourparentsgiveyoupocketmoneywhenyouwerechild?
Whyorwhynot?
4.Howwoulddescribeyourparents?
5.Couldyoutalkaboutyourfutureplanin5years?
6.Doyoulikehumorstories?
Why?
7.Whattechnologygivesyouthemosttrouble?
8.Whatbenefitsdoestechnologybringtous?
9.What’sthedefinitionoflove?
10.Whatkindofboy/girlmayattractyouatfirstsight?
11.Howimportantareplasticproductsinyourlife?
12.Whatshallwedotoprotectourenvironment?
13.Haveyoueverbeenfacedwithadilemmainyourlife?
Giveanexample.
14.Wouldyouquitfromuniversityjustbecauseyoudon’tlikethemajoryouarelearning?
(Why/Whynot?
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15.Whatarethedifferencesbetweenthethinandthefat,inyouropinion?
16.HowdolikeyourEnglishcourse?
Doyouhaveanysuggestionsforyourteacher?
Whatarethey?
III.Discussion(3minutes)
TASKSHEET1(SPEAKINGTEST-PARTTHREE)
Talktogetherforaboutthreeminutesaboutwhichofthesearethethreemostimportantthingsforyourleisureactivities?
✧Takingpartinmoreinterestingactivities
✧Planningthetimeandactivities
✧Developingoneortwohobbies
✧Learningforeignlanguages
✧Doingapart-timejob
✧Learningsomeskillsforthefuturework
✧Makingfriends
✧Reading
TASKSHEET2(SPEAKINGTEST-PARTTHREE)
Talktogetherforaboutthreeminutesaboutwhichthreepointsshouldbeincludedtodescribeahappyfamily?
✧Understandingeachotherwithinthefamily
✧Beingkindtooneanother
✧Caringandsupportingeachother
✧Tryingtobehelpful
✧Doingmeaningfulthingstogether
✧Invitingyourparentstosomeactivities
✧Notsayinghurtfulwordstoeachother
✧Arguinganddiscussingtogetheruntiltheproblemissolved
TASKSHEET3(SPEAKINGTEST-PARTTHREE)
3.Talktogetherforaboutthreeminutesaboutwhichthreefactorstobeusedtodescribe“Humor”
✧Humorhassomethingtodowithculture
✧Humorcangetlostintranslation
✧Britishuseironyquiteoften
✧AmericansuseironymorecarefullythanBrits
✧AmericansenseofhumoraremoreobviousthanBritishone.
✧Americansdon’twanttooffendpeoplewhiletellingajoke
✧BritsaremorereservedthanAmericans
✧BothAmericansandBritscanappreciatetheother’ssenseofhumor
TASKSHEET4(SPEAKINGTEST-PARTTHREE)
Imagineyouarelivingin100years.Talktogetherforaboutthreeminutestodecidewhichthreearethemostimportanttoimproveyourlife.Giveyourreasons.
✧Education
✧Scienceandtechnology
✧Dailylives
✧Ruralconditions
✧Productionskills
✧Urbantrafficsituations
✧Practicalwayofcultivating
✧Energy
TASKSHEET5(SPEAKINGTEST-PARTTHREE)
5.Talktogetherforaboutthreeminutesaboutwhichthreefactorstohaveatruelove.Givereasons.
✧Beingbeautifulorsmart
✧Beingwealthy
✧Beingsuccessfulinthecareer
✧Beinghealthyandstrong
✧Beingrichinknowledgeandexperience
✧Beingwarm-heartedandhonest
✧Beingyoungandenergetic
✧Beinghardworking
TASKSHEET6(SPEAKINGTEST-PARTTHREE)
6.TalktogetherforaboutThreeminutesaboutwhicharethethreebestapproachestoprotectourenvironment.Giveyourreasons.
✧Stopusingharmfulproducts
✧Preventpollution
✧Tryingone’sbesttoprotectourwatersystems
✧Saveenergy
✧Keeptheforestsfromcutting
✧Protectanimals
✧Leavethewildlandopen
TASKSHEET7(SPEAKINGTEST-PARTTHREE)
7.Whatthreefactorsdoyouthinkplayimportantrolesinaperson’scareer.Giveyourreasons.
✧Beingwell-educated
✧Havingcreativeideas
✧Beingambitious
✧Beingwell-prepared
✧Havingagoal
✧Beinghardworking
✧Beinginterestedinwhatyou’redoing
✧Beingactiveandoptimistic
TASKSHEET8(SPEAKINGTEST-PARTTHREE)
8.Whatarethethreemajorfactorsthataffecttheshapingourpersonality?
Giveyourreasons.
✧Earlyexperienceinchildhood
✧Emotions
✧Genetics
✧Conscientiousness
✧Accordance
✧Extroversion
✧environment