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英语辩论资料

英语辩论资料

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OralFunctionsBank

1.Howtoagreestronglywithanopinion

Icouldn'tagreemore!

That'sabsolutelytrue!

Absolutely!

Itakeyourpoint.

I'dgoalongwithyouthere.

I'mwithyouonthat.

That'sjustwhatIwasthinking

That'sexactlywhatIthink

That'sgoodpoint

That'sjusthowIseeit.

That'sexactlymyopinion.

2.Howtohalfagreewithanopinion.

Yes,perhaps.

Well,yes.

Yes,inaway

Mum,possibly

Yes,Iagreeuptoapoint

Well,you'vegotapointthere.

There'ssomethinginthat,Isuppose

Eguessyoucouldberight

Yes,Isupposeso.

That'sworththinkingabout.

3.Howtodisagreepolitelywithanopinion

Iamnotsosurereally.

Doyouthinkso?

Well.Itdepends.

I'mnotsocertain.

Well.Itdon'tknow.

Well,I'mnotsosureaboutthat.

Mmm,I'mnotreallysureyou'reright.

I'minclinedtodisagreewiththat.

No,Idon'tthinksoreally.

4.Howtodisagreestronglywithanopinion

Idisagree.

Idisagreewithyouentirely.

I'mafraidIdon'tagree.

I'mafraidyouarewrongthere.

Ireallycan'tagree.

Iwouldn'tacceptthatforoneminute.

Youcan'treallymeanthat.

Iwouldn'tgoalongwithyouthere.

Youcan'tbeserious.

Youmustbejoking.

NotethatyouneedtobeverypolitewhendisagreeingwithsomeoneinEnglish,evensomeoneyouknowquitewell.Withsomeoneyouknowverywell,youcandisagreemoredirectly.

5.Howtopresentbothsidesofanargument

Ontheonehand...ontheotherhand...

Althoughit'struetosaythat...it'salsotruetosaythat...

Lesson1

DoesTelevisionPlayaPositiveorNegativeRoleintheModernSociety?

Text

DotheAdvantagesofTelevisionOutweightheDisadvantages?

Televisionisnowplayingaveryimportantpartinourlife.Buttelevision,likeotherthings,hasbothadvantagesanddisadvantages.Dotheformeroutweighthelatter?

Inthefirstplace,televisionisnotonlyaconvenientsourceofentertainment,butalsoacomparativelycheapone.Forafamilyoffour,forexample,itismoreconvenientaswellascheapertositcomfortablyathome,withalmostunlimitedentertainmentavailable,thantogooutinsearchofamusementelsewhere

（1）.Theydonothavetopayforexpensiveseatsatthetheatre,thecinema,ortheopera,onlytodiscover,perhaps,thattheshowisdisappointing

（2）.Alltheyhavetodoispressabutton,andtheycanseeplays,films,operas,andshowsofeverykind,nottomentionpoliticaldiscussionsandthelatestexcitingfootballmatch.Somepeople,however,maintainthatthisispreciselywherethedangerlies.Thetelevisionviewertakesnoinitiative（3）.Hemakesnochoiceandexercisesnojudgmenttohimwithoutanyeffortonhispart.

Television,itisoftensaid,keepsoneinformedaboutcurrentevents,allowsonetofollowthelatestdevelopmentsinscienceandpolitics,andoffersandendlessseriesofprogrammeswhicharebothinstructiveandentertaining.Themostdistantcountriesandthestrangestcustomsarebroughtrightintoone'ssitting-room.（4）Itcouldbearguedthattheradioperformsthisservicejustaswell;butontelevisioneverythingismuchmoreliving,muchmorereal.Yethereagainthereisadanger.Wegetsousedtolookingatit,sodependentonitsflickeringpictures（5）,thatitbeginstodominateourlives.

Therearemanyotherargumentsforandagainsttelevision.Thepoorqualityofitsprogrammesisoftencriticized.Butitisundoubtedlyagreatcomporttomanylonelyelderlypeople.anddoesitcorruptorinstructourchildren?

Ithinkwemustrealizethattelevisioninitselfisneithergoodnorhad.Itistheusestowhichitisputthatdetermineitsvaluetosociety.

I.Listen

Listentothetextwiththehelpofthefollowingnotes.

1.itismoreconvenient...insearchofamusementelsewhere:

（对四口之家来说）舒服地坐在家里，有着包罗万象的娱乐节目供选择，当然比外出到别的地方寻找娱乐活动更为方便，更合算了。

2.onlytodiscover...disappointing:

最终发现演出是那样令人失望。

此处only表示出乎意料。

3.takesnoinitiative:

没有任何主动性。

4.Themostdistantcountries...intoone'ssitting-room:

最遥远的国度、最奇异的风俗了情被直接送到人们起居室。

5.flickeringpictures:

闪烁为定的图像。

II.Read

Readthefollowingpassages.Underlinetheimportantviewpointswhilereading.

1.WhyWatchTelevision?

Matthew:

Televisionisundoubtedlyagreatinvention,butoneofthemaincriticismsofitisthatpeoplejustaren'tselectiveenough.Lesley,you'vegotatelevision;howdoyoupickoutthesortsofprogrammesyouwanttowatch?

Lesley:

Itryandlookattheprogrammesthatareontodecidewhichparticularonesinterestme,ratherthanyouturningitonatseveno'clockandyouleavingitonuntilhalf-pastelevenwhentheprogrammesfinish.

Matthew:

Doyouthinkoftelevisionthoughasagreattime-waster?

Lesley:

Un...Ithinkitcanbeatime-wasteranditdependsonhowparticularpeopleareaboutwhattheywanttosee...Mm,itcanjustbeasortoftotalamusementforsomeoneandtotallyconsumingwithoutreallyconsideringwhatitisthey'rewatching.

Matthew:

Aha,buthowdoyoupreventitcomingintoyourlifeandtakingoveryoureveningsandatthesametimeperhapsget...getoutofthetelevisionsomeofthesortofbestthings...bestprogrammesthat...thatundoubtedlyareontelevision?

Lesley:

Well,Isupposeoneoftheproblemsis...willdependonwhataperson'slifestyleis,andthatifhehasotheroutsideinterestswhichareequallyimportanttohimastelevision,hewillthen,youknow,mm...bemorecarefulaboutwhichprogrammeshewantstowatchbecausehehastimewhichhewantstouseforotherthings.

Matthew:

Doyouthinkthoughthat...thatin...inasensetelevisionhaskilledpeople'sowner...sortof,creativityortheirabilitytoentertainthemselvesbecauseifthey'reboredalltheydoisjustturnonthetelevision?

Lesley:

Yes,Ithinkthatisadanger,andIthinkthat...infactiswhatishappeningtoalotofpeoplewhouseitastheir...theirmain...umfieldofamusementand...becausetheydon'thaveotheroutsideinterestsandevenwhenpeoplecomeroundthey'llleavethetelevisiononandnotbe,youknow,particularlyinterestedintalkingtothem,youknowthetelevisionwillbethemainthingintheroom.

Matthew:

Peter,haveyouatelevision?

Peter:

Ihave,infactI'vegottwotelevisions.

Matthew:

Doyouwatchthemalot?

Peter:

Er...noI...Iwatchveryseldomer...Infact,IfindthatIwatchtelevisionmostwhenI'mworkingwhichrequiresnothingofme,thenIwatchtelevisionalot.WhenI'vegotmoreenergyleft...um...inmyownprivatetime,thenIfindIdomoredifferentthings.Idothingslikeumreading,orgoingout,orworkingonanything...myhobbies.

Matthew:

Doyouthinkthoughthatpeoplecanliveaperfectlyhappylifeiftheyhaven'tgotatelevision?

Peter:

Ohyes,Ithinkpeoplewhodon'thaveatelevisionorpeoplewhodon'twatchtelevisioncanbeexpectedtobemorehappy.YoucanassumeIthinkiftheyneverwatchtelevisiontheyarehappierpeoplethanthepeoplewhowatchalotoftelevision,becauseIthinkthattelevisiongoeswiththekindoflifewhichleavesyouwithnothingtospare,nothingleft,youhavetobegivenpotted,passiveentertainment.

Matthew:

Butinthatcaseyou...youseemasthoughyou'recompletelyagainsttelevision,isthattrue?

Peter:

No,it'snot.I...Ihaveatelevisioninfact,IhavetwoasIsaid,buterI...I...Ithinkthere'sadilemma,adifficultsituation.Televisioninitselfisverygood;a...alotoftheinformationandalotoftheprogrammesareveryinstructive,theyintroduceyoutothingsyoumayneverhavethoughofbeforeorneverhavehardaboutbefore.Butinwatching,itmakesyouverypassive;yousitforhourafterhourandyougetveryreceptiveandveryunquestioninganditseemstometheimportantthinginlifeistobeactive,to...todothings,tothinkthingsandtobeascreativeaspossible,andtelevisionpreventsthis.

2.ChildrenandTelevision

Housewife:

WhatdoIthinkoftelevision?

Um,um,well,um,itkeepsthefamilyathome,thekidsdon'tgooutatnightsomuchnow,theycomestraightinfromschoolmostofthem,theyruninandstraight,wellthetelevision'sonwhentheycomein,Iwatchitmyselfduringtheafternoon.Er,wellit'scompanyreallyand,er,well,thenthekidscomehome,theyeattheirtea,Ihavenotroublewiththemeatingtheirteabecausetheyjust...well,theydon'tevenlookatwhattheyeat,theyeat,theyjustsitdownand,erm,theyeatitandtheyliketheprogrammesand,anditkeepsthemquietwhileI'mcookingtheteafortheirdadwhenhecomesin,and,erandthenewsisonorperhapsthefootballmatchorsomething,er,theyhavetobequietthen,they'renotveryinterestedinthatthemselves,theylikethecartoonsandthingsbut,em,yeah,well,Ithinktelevision'sgreat,er,wegetonmuchbetterinthehousenow,um,well,we'vegotthingstotalkabout,erm,youknow,ifImissaprogramme,erifI'mcookingorsomethinginthekitchen,Imissabitofwhat'sgoingon,ImeanIhavethedooropensoIcanhear,butifImissabitthentheywilltellme,andthenperhapslaterorperhapsthenextdaywe'llhaveachatabutit,youknow.Itgivesussomethingtotalkaboutreally.Um,Idon'tthinkithurtsthekids,Idon'tthinkit'saproblem,youknow,like,er,itstopsthem,makestheireyesgofunnyorsomething,Idon'tthinkit'saproblemlikethat.Idon'tthinkit'saproblematall.They've...they'velearnedalotfromtelevision,Ithink,they'realwayspipingupwithquestionsandlearningalotfromthetelevision.

3.TelevisionIsDoingIrreparableHarm

"Yes,butwhatdidweusetodobe