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英语口语复习资料

Unit6CulturesandFestivals

1.WhatspecialfestivalsarethereinChina?

Whichdoyouliketocelebrate?

Opinion

|IliketheSpringFestivalbest.

Reason

|Itisanimportantoccasionforfamilyreunions.It’sagreattimetocatchupwithrelativesIhaven’tseenallyear.

Activities

|OnNewYear’sEve,familymemberssitatthetableandhavespecialholidaymealtogether.

|Afterdinner,wewatchaSpringFestivalGalaonTV.

|ItisChinesecustomstostayupuntiltheNewYearcomes.

|Firecrackersaresetoffatmidnight.Someyears,wegotoseeprofessionaldisplays,andsomeyearswesetoffourown.

2.DoChinesepeopleoftencelebratewesternfestivals?

Opinion

|Yes,somewesternfestivalsarecelebratedbyanincreasingnumberofChinesepeople.

Examples

|AlmostalltheyoungpeopleinbigcitiescelebrateChristmas,althoughitismorecommercialanddoesn’thavethesamereligioussignificance.ButyoucanfeelastrongfestivalatmosphereonDecember25thasChristmasdecorationsareeverywhere.

|CelebratingValentine’sDayisalsoquitepopular.

3.Describeaforeignfoodthatyouwouldliketotry.

Sushi

|Whatisit

zAforeignfoodthatIwouldliketotryisSushi,atraditionaldishoriginatedinJapan.

zSushiisadishconsistingofcookedvinegaryricewhichiscommonlytoppedwithotheringredients,suchasfishorotherseafood,orputintorolls.

zIt’susuallywrappedbyasheetofblackseaweedwrapperwiththehelpofabamboomat.

|Whereyoucaneatit

zNowadays,thoseseaweedwrapperscanbeboughtinsupermarketsorsushishops.Sofoodloverscaneventrytomakesushiontheirownathome.

zBesides,peoplecanalsoeatitinJapaneserestaurants,too.

Followtheteacher’sinstructionsanddiscussinpairsorgroupstoworkoutthebestanswerstothefollowingquestions.

1.Haveyoueverfeltconfusedbytheactionsofsomeonefromanotherculture?

Ifso,describeit.

2.Inyourcultureisitpolitetobestraightforwardanddirectwhenyoutalktosomeone?

TowhomisitOKandtowhomisitnotOK?

Interviewfiveofyourclassmatesandthenreportyourfindingstothewholeclass.

3.Doyouthink“wheninRome,doastheRomansdo”isalwaysagoodadvice?

Defendyourviewpointwithjustifiableevidence.

Anexampleofthequestionnairefor“Straightforwardness”

1.Wouldyouliketodescribeyouasastraightforwardperson?

Ifyoudon’tmind,canyougiveanexample?

2.Whatwillyoudoifoneofyourfamilymemberswrongsyou?

3.Whatwillyoudoifoneofyourfriendshurtsyourfeelingbadly?

4.Whatwillyoudoifyourintimatefriendfallsinlovewithapersonwhomyouknowforsureisaplayboy/playgirl?

5.Whatwillyoudoifyoursisterwearsanewdresswhichdoesn’tfitheratallnomatterforthecolororthestyle?

6.Willyoutellyourbelovedwhowasdiagnosedtohavedeadlydisease?

7.WhatwillyoudoifyoufoundastrangerinfrontofyouonbusworetheT-shirtinsideout?

8.Doyouknowhowtodeclineothers’requests?

Showit.

9.Doyoulikethosewhoareverystraightforward?

Whyorwhynot?

10.Whichwaydoyouthinkisbetter,tobedirectorindirecttocomplimentothers?

Whataboutblameorcomplainaboutsomeone?

11.Isitpolitetobestraightforwardanddirectwhenyoutalktosomeone?

12.TowhomisstraightforwardnessOKandtowhomisitnotOK?

"wheninRome,doastheRomansdo"

|Peoplefromdifferentplaceshavedifferentwaysofacting,soitisimportanttotrytodothingsthewaylocalpeopledo.Becausethiswillmakethelocalpeoplefeelmorecomfortablewithyouaround,alsoyouwillfeelclosertotheirculture.

|So,imitatingthelocalways,youwilllearnmoreabouttheircultureandtradition,also,youwillbeabletomakemanynewfriends.

|Also,itcouldbefun.Thetraditionsoftheplaceyouarevisitingmightbedifferentandinterestingatthesametime.Ifyou"doastheRomansdo",youwilldoalotofthingsthatyouwouldn'tnormallydo.Whoknows?

Maybeyouwilldiscoversomenewtalentsinyou.Therefore,"wheninRome,doastheRomansdo"isaverygoodadvicetotouristsandvisitors.

ConversationSkillsinDebateStatingpreference

|AsfarasI’mconcerned,therest…

|Frommypointofview,thebest…

|I’dgoforthisonebecause…

|I’dpreferthatonebecause…

|Thisone’sbetterformebecause…

Unit7inoroutofjob

1.Whatisimportantinchoosingajob?

▪Thesefactorsincludejobsatisfaction,workingenvironment,place,pay,senseofsecurity,interpersonalrelations,senseofaccomplishment,chancesofpromotionetc.

2.DomanyChinesepeopleshiftjobsinayear?

What'syouropinionofpeoplewhooftenchangetheirjobs?

▪First,somecompaniesarenotworthaperson'swholecareerlifebecausetheylagfarbehindtheircompetitorsinacertainindustry.Theyoffermuchlessrewardfortheiremployeesandtheydonothaveafairpromotionsystemorareasonablewelfaresystem.Somecanbarelysurviveintoday’scompetitivesociety.Thereforebothintermsofremunerationaswellascareerprospect，workinglongforthemisnotwise.

▪Second,itisnoteasytofindanidealjobthefirsttimeyoulookforit，especiallyforfreshuniversitygraduates.Sometimesitisonlybytryingseveraljobscanapersoneventuallyknowwhatheorshelikesdoingmostorcandobest.Stickingtothewrongtypeofworkmakesitimpossibleforapersontoenjoyworking.

▪Third,someworkissoboringthatifsomeonekeepsdoingitfortoolong，peoplewillfeeldullandwillbecomelessinterestedandcarefulindoingthatwork.

3.Describeyouridealjob.

Whatthejobis.

▪Well,ifpossible,I’dliketohaveajobasavolunteerteacher,

teachingkidsinaforeigncountry.

Whyyouchoosethiskindofjob.

ØIthinkthejobisreallyinterestingbecauseitisonethatcombinestravelling,teachinganddoingvoluntarywork.

ØItcouldtakemetodifferentpartsoftheworld,sothatIcanexperiencedifferentcultures,meetdifferentkindsofpeopleandhelpthemgetthroughtheirhardtime.

ØAndatthesametime,theexperiencecouldhelpmelearnandgrow,andintheend,makeiteasyformetofindouttherealmeaningoflife.

Uint8moneymoney

1.Whatwouldyoudoifyouhadamilliondollars?

▪Well,amilliondollarsisn’twhatitusedtobe,butIsupposeIwouldinvestsomeofit,givesomeofittocharityandthenblowtherestofitontravelandpresentsformyrelativesorfriends.

2.Doyouthinkpeople’sattitudetowardsmoneychangedinthepasttwentyyears?

What’syourattitudetowardsmoney?

▪TheoldergenerationinChinawasveryfrugal.Itgavethemasenseofsecuritytohavealargenestegg.Andtheydidn’ttrustbanks.Mygrandmakeptherlife’ssavingshiddeninherapartment.

▪Theyoungergenerationismuchmorelikelytousecreditcardsandtobuysomethingflashytoshowhowmuchmoneytheyhave.

▪Moneyisveryimportantforsurvivalbutonceyouhavethebarenecessities,Ithinkalotofotherthingsaremoreimportantthanmoney.

▪Personally,I’drathersacrificefameandfortuneifitmeantIcouldrelaxwithmyfriendsandfamily.IguessI’dratherhavetimethanmoney.

3.Roleplay:

youborrowmoneyfromyourclassmates.

▪C:

HeyJayden,Iwaswonderingifyoucoulddomeafavor.

▪J:

Thatdepends.Whatisit?

▪C:

It'skindofabigfavor.I'mabsolutelyflatbroke,andIowemylandlady$200.She'sgivenmeuntilFridaytogiveittoher,butIdon'tgetpaiduntilnextMonday.DoyouthinkyoucouldloanmesomecashuntilIgetpaid?

▪J:

I'dlovetohelpyouout,butI'mabitshortoncashthismonthaswell,Ihadtogetanewengineputintomycar,andthatateupmysavings.

▪C:

Ifyoucan'tgivemethefullamount,afractionofitwouldstillhelp.I'llpayyoubackonMonday.Ipromise.

▪J:

Let'ssee,I'vegotabout$50togetmethroughtheweekend.Icanonlyspareabout$20.IwouldgiveyoumoreifIhadit,Ijustdon'thavemuchmoneytomynamerightnow.

▪C:

ThanksalotJayden.Everylittlebitwillhelp.Tellyouwhat,ifyouaren'tdoinganythingtonight,whydon'tyoucomeoverandhavedinneratmyplace.

▪J:

That'dbegreat.Thanks!

WhattimeshouldIcomeover?

▪C:

Howaboutat6pm?

▪J:

Seeyouthen!

PartVPerformance

1.WhatcanwelearnfromthesectionofWallStreet:

MoneyNeverSleeps?

Describeyourunderstandingsoryourfeelingsaboutthepartyouhaveseen.

▪Apennysavedisapennyearned.

▪Badmoneydrivesoutgood.

▪Foolsbuildhousesandwisemenliveinthem.

▪Ifyoulookafterthepennies,thedollarswilllookafterthemselves.

▪Lendyourmoneyandloseyourfriend.

▪Moneydoesn'tgrowontrees.

▪Moneyhasnosmell.

▪Moneyispower.

▪Moneyistherootofallevil.

▪Moneymakesaman.

▪Moneymakesmoney.

▪Moneymakesthemaretogo.

▪Moneytalks.

▪Muchwouldhavemore.

▪Nevermarryformoneybutmarrywheremoneyis.

▪Onelawfortherichandanotherforthepoor.

▪Whenpovertycomesinatthedoor,lovefliesoutofthewindow.

▪WhosebreadIeat,hissongIsing.

▪Youpayyourmoneyandyoutakeyourchoice.

▪Everyoneknowsthevalueofmoney.Nothingcanbeboughtwithoutmoney.Lifedemandsmoney.Tolivewithinyourmeansisgoodeconomy.Happyarethosewhoactuponthisrule.Tosavemoneyisfarbetterthantowasteit.Itissousefulthatitislovedbyalmosteveryman.

▪However,moneycanbeevilwhenwronglyused.Itmaybringyousadness,misery,andevenruin.Oneshouldnotwastetheirmoneyongambling,smoking,ordrinking.Oneshouldavoid,however,parsimonylesttheybecomeamiser.

▪Moneyisanactivething.Itshouldnotbekeptidle.Oneshouldusetheirmoneyindoingsomethinggood.Itisbettertoinvest