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英语口语话题讨论

英语口语期末考试话题讨论

TOPIC1：

Whichismoreimportantforacollegestudent,specializedknowledgeorawiderangeoflearning.

A1:

Itisuniversallyacknowledgedthatourworldisdevelopingrapidly,andanuniqueskillforapersonisindispensible.Withawellspecializedknowledgeinacertainfield,thereisanarmyofgraduateswhohavefoundapleasantjob,getpromoted,orinitiatedone’sowncareersuccessfully.Amongmillionsofundergraduateswhoarenowenjoyingandhavesofarbenefitedtremendouslyfromspecializeduniversitystudies,Weareinclinedtothenotionthatthespecializedknowledgeisfarmoreimportantthanawiderangeoflearning.

B1:

First,Iadmitthatyourstatementtotheissueisverywonderful.Haveyouevernoticethefactthatobtainingallsortsofknowledgeonawiderangeofsubjectsguaranteesone’sjobopportunityinsuchacompetitiveworld,manylargecorporationspreferapersonwithawiderangeofknowledge.Thewidertherangeofknowledgeyouhave,themoreanglesyoucanreceivetoviewtheworld,andsurelythebetterprospectiveyouwillhave.Sowe’reconvincedthatequippedwithawiderange

A2:

Toyourstatementwejusthavetodisapprove.Asweallknow,adecentsalaryandahigh-rankingpositionwouldn’tbeofferedtoonewhowereinlackofproficiencyonthesubjectwhichrequiresextremelyspecializedskillsrelatedtohisjob.Inaspecificfield,onlywhenweareenabledtohavespecializedknowledgecanweachieveourultimategoals.Forexample,doctorsshouldbeprofessionaliftheywanttomakeanoperationsuccessfully.Thepilotshouldalsoknowexplicitlyhowtocontroltheplanewhenasafelandingisrequired.

B2:

Inmyopinion,youjustmisunderstoodourviews.Wemeanawiderangeismuchmoreimportantthanthespecializedone,andwehaven’tdeniedthesignificanceofspecializedknowledge.

A1:

Asyousaid,youhaven’tdeniedtheimportanceofspecializedknowledge.Wehavereasonstodoubtwhetheryouhavethesuspiciontosupportouropinions.Evenifwhatyousaidistrue,first,howcanyouconvinceusthefactthatthediverseworksintheworldaredividedintosomanysorts,insteadofoneortwouniversalones.Andsecond,haveyoueverheardthefactthatBillGatesstartedhisMicrosoftrelyingonawiderangeofknowledgewithoutspecializedknowledgeincomputerprogramming?

B1:

Surely,wearestickclosetoourstandpoint.Whatwestressedonisthekeywords“moreimportant”.Wemaintained,Itisanoteworthyfactthatahighpercentageofpeoplearenotworkingintheirmajors,whichindicatesthattheydevotethemselvestosomefieldthattheywerenotspecializedin.Meanwhile,itisnotverylikelyforonetofindaperfectlysuitableworkwhilebeginningtosearchforjobs.Ifonehasacquireddiverseknowledgeinuniversity,hecaneasilyfindapositionwherehemayapplywhathehaslearned.

A2:

Well,wearefirmlyconvincedthatthefactisnotaswhatyou’vejustconfessed.Whetherwecanwelladapttotheworldisnotdependonhowwidetherangeofknowledgeyou’veaquiredis,butthedegreeoftheknowledgeyou’vehandled.4b%@0I8W2W6c4Rstudentswhospecializeinonefieldcanbemoreprofessionalthanthosewhoreceivecomprehensiveeducationwhentheygraduateandthosewell-trained"experts"mightbemorewelcomedbythesociety.Soit’s“it’sbettertomasteronethanengageten”.

B2:

Wethoughtweshoulddebateaccordingtothefact.ThemainreasonwhyIputforwardtheideaisthattakingclassesindifferentsubjectscanguaranteestudentsabsorbingbasicknowledge.AgoodexampleinthispointisHarvardUniversity,whichdividesthecoursesintosevenareas,includingforeigncultures,historicalstudies,literatureandarts,moralreasoning,quantitativereasoning,scienceandsocialanalysis.Eachundergraduatemusttakesomeclassesineveryareatogetcredit.Asthemostrenowneduniversityintheworld,Harvard,throughthismeans,ensuresthateachstudenthascertainbasicknowledgeinanaspect,whichwillbeapowerfulstrengthwhilecompetingwithothers.Inthiscase,theimportanceofawiderangeofknowledgeisself-evident.

Insummary,thequestion,whichoneisbetterbetweenthesetwokindsofknowlege,cannotbeansweredinanutshell.Defferentstudentslikedefferentpatterns,andbothofthemareindispensabletooursociety.

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TOPIC2:

Arecopyrightprotectionlawsgoodorbadforpoorcountries?

A1.I’msurethecopyrightprotectionlawsisgoodforpoorcountires,becausethelawsshowtherespectforinventionandinventor.Asaresulttheselawsprovideagoodenvironmentforthedevelopmentofscienceandtechnology.Andthisismostimportanttoacountry，Especiallytoapoorcountry.

B1.ItakeyouropinionbutIthinkit’shardforpoorcountriestodevelopquicklybythemselves,thatmeanstheyhavetosuetheadvancedresultsinscienceandtechnologyfromothercountries.,theyturntothemselves,sothecopyrightprotectionlawsareunnecessaryandbebadforthesepoorcountries.

A2.Well,maybeyouarerightmostly,butyou’veignoredsthifacountryjustdevelopitselfbystealingscienceandtechnologyfromothers,theywilllosetheabilityofcreativity.Howcantheydofurtherdevelopment.

B2:

Iagreeinprinciplebutjustasyousaid,youignoredsomethingimportant.Forpoorcountriestheirfoundationispoor.Theymustlearnfromdevelopedcounties,butthecopyrightprotectionlawsisanobstructionobviously.

A1:

Personally,Iwouldn’tgoasfarasthat.Youwouldn’tlearnsomethingexceptforyoudoitbyyourself.Thecopyrightprotectionlawsjustmakethepoorcountrieslearnbythemselves.

B1:

Wellwell.Justaswhatyoujustsaid.Thepoorcountriesmustgetsomethingtolearnfrom.Ifthecopyrightprotectionlawsareusedwidely,they’llpaymoremoneyforthecopyright.Onethekeyistheyarepoor.Theycan’taffordit.

A2.Inspiteofwhatyousaid.Ithinkthecopyrightprotectionlawsbringmoreadvantagesthandisadvantagesforpoorcountries.Theyinspirethepoorcountriestotheresearchanddevelopmentofscientificandtechnological.

B2:

Wellbothofushaveenoughreasonstoouropinionofthisquestion.It’shardtosaywhoareright.Whetherthecopyrightprotectionlawsisgoodorbadforpoorcountriesjustdependsonthecharacteristicsofthesecountries.

TOPIC3:

TheInternetdoesmoreharmthangoodtostudents.

A1:

Goodafternoon.I’mpresentingthesidethatInternetdoesmoregoodthanharmtostudents.Iholdtheviewthattheinternethasenabledpeopletocommunicatewithothersallovertheworld.Peoplecanactuallycreatealargenumberoffriendsviatheweb.Thewebisverygoodatputtingpeopletogetherwithsimilarinterests.Andalsowecankeepintouchwithourfamilymembers,friends,teachersandcolleaguesbyemail,forums,clublikeXIAONEIandcompanywebsite.Duetotheinternetwecangetconnectedtoeachotherandeveryplaceeasily.

B1:

Thankyouforyourexcellentargument.However,ifstudentsdependtoomuchoninternetcommunication,soontheywillstoptelephoningeachotherandjustQQorMSNorXIAONEIchattomakefriendsandtalking.Theywillbeafraidtotalktopeopleinrealworldoncetheyareaccustomedtovirtualcommunication.SoIconsiderthatInternetimpairsstudents’communicationskills.Theymightbetotallydifferentonlineandoffline,becauseinternetmakesthemfeelmorerelaxedandtheycanpretendthemselveswhoevertheywant.Whentheytakeoffthisfakecoat,theywillfeeluncomfortableandnodesiretocommunicatewithstrangersinreality.

A2:

Well,Iseeyourpointclearly.Nooffense,butIwonderwhetherthiscouldhappenifthereisagoodsupervisesystem.And,studentsnowadaysaregettingmoreandmoreextrovert.Internetisjustofferingthemastagetoshowthemselvesinsteadofpushingthemawayfromtherealworld.AndI’mconvincedthatwecangettheinformationofanythinginafewseconds.Newsisinstantlyavailableatthetouchofabutton.Wecangetinformedofcurrentaffairsviamajornewspapersonline.Meanwhile,it’susefulforresearch.PeoplecanuseencyclopediasuchasWIKI,YAHOOtobroadentheirhorizon.Thecurriculumthathasbeenofferedonlinecanhelpstudentsalot.Theycangainfromothers'knowledgeandexperiences,participateinchatrooms,shareideasandsolutionsandlearnaboutthemanydiverseculturesoutthere.

B2:

WhileIadmitthereisconsiderableinformationstudentscanobtainonline,however,duetothisexplosionofinformation,studentscanhardlydistinguishthegoodonesandthebadones.SoIholdtheviewthattheInternet,onthedarkside,containsmanyharmfulmaterialsespeciallylikepropaganda,violenceanduntruths.Therearethousandsofpornographicsitesoninternetthatcanbeeasilyfoundandcanbedetrimenttolettingchildrenusetheinternet.Students,withoutguidanceofadults,caneasilybecontaminatedbysuchinformationandgetaddictedtoit.Thuswillinfluencetheirstudyandwhat’sworse,leadthemtoviolenceandpropaganda.ThisisthemostseriousproblemInternethasbroughttoteenagers.

A1:

ItakeyourpointbutIthinkstudentscanhaveacleardefinitionofCansandCants.Althoughtheydoit,withgoodguidance,theycanregarditcorrectly.Internethasbroughtthemmorethanthat,IconsiderthatInternetalsoenhancesentertainmentandmakesitrelativelyfree.Music,picturesandvideocanallbesharedviatheInternet.Wecandownloadmoviesandvideoclipsonlinewithoutbotheredtogoout.Gamesareavailable,sothereisanalternativeforstudentstorelaxthemselves.

B1:

Whatyouarguedisreasonable,butstudentscaneasilyindulgethemselvesinInternetgamesandotherrecreationsandabandonthe