研究生英语口语交流课程学习材料 1.docx

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研究生英语口语交流课程学习材料1

II.Usefulsentencesinspeaking

1.It’suptoyou.由你决定。

2.Ienvyyou.我羡慕你。

3.HowcanIgetintouchwithyou?

HowcanIcontact/reachyou?

我怎么和你联系？

4.WherecanIwashmyhands?

请问卫生间在哪？

5.Whereareyouheaded?

你要去哪？

6.Iwasn’tbornyesterday.我又不是三岁小孩。

7.Whatdoyoudoforrelaxation?

你做什么消遣？

8.It’sasmallworld.这世界真小。

9.It’smytreatthistime.这次我请客。

10.Whenisthemostconvenienttimeforyou?

你何时最方便？

III.Groupdiscussion

Topic1:

PhysicalAttractiveness

Ithasbecomeaself-fulfillingprophecy.ThepopulartelevisionseriesFriendsplayedonanorexicchicinanadwhichwassoonpulled.

Insomeways,weallhavedistortedviewsofwhatisbeautiful.Andtherepeatedexposuretoaparticularimageteachesyoutolikethatparticularimage.Andwehavebecomesousedtoseeingextremelythinwomenthatwehavelearnedtothinkthatthisiswhatisbeautiful.

ThemystiqueofthinbeganwiththearrivaloftheBritishmodelTwiggyinthelate1960s.Standingfivefeetsixinchestall,sheweighedonly91poundsandwasdubbedBritain’stopminimodel.Sincethen,fashionmodelshavebecomeincreasinglythinner,withbodyweightsnearly25percentlessthantheaverageAmericanwomanwhoweighs140pounds.

Ithinktherearetwoprimarythingsgoingonrightnowwiththeculturalavailabilityofeatingdisorders.First,thewholesocietyisinvolvedintheperfectiongame,alright,thatweallcanfixourbodies,makeourbodiesover.Andthen,Ithink,amongyoungwomen,theyareincreasinglytunedintoacelebrityculturewherethemodels’andactresses’bodiesareconsiderablythinnerthantheyhaveeverbeeninthepast.Thisisveryseductiveandhardforyounggirlstoresist.Thisisnotaboutillness.Thisisaboutidealizedbeautyandperfectionofacertaintype.

Theseplus-sizemodelsareboldlychallengingcontemporaryidealsofbeauty.Rangingfromsize12to18theyaremuchmoreintunewiththeaverageAmericanwoman.Nowaplus-sizeicon,KateDillonstartedoutasaskinnymodel.

Ithinkithappenstoeverybodyatsomepointwhereyoufeelonewayaboutyourself.Andthatyourinitial,yourintuitionaboutwhoyouareisthatyou’reagoodperson,thatyou’rebeautiful,thatyou’restrong,thatyou’recapable.Andthenatsomepointit’smetwithanoutsideforcethat’stellingyou,“no,you’renoneofthosethings.”

IremembergettingreadyformyfirstdayofJuniorHigh.AndIwassittingatmymirror,puttingonmyelectricbluemascaraandmyfrostedpinklipstick.AndIwasthinkingIwaslike,“yeah,I’mfine.I’mlookinggood.”Youknow?

AndwhenIgottoschool,itwasjust,theywerejusthorribletome,tellingmeIwasfat.AndwhetheritwasinPEorcominghomeonthebuseveryday,they’dstandup,andtheywouldjumpupanddown,andtheywouldchant,“overweightKate,overweightKate”.AndIrememberjustlike,youknow,I’mlikesittinginthefrontseat.Iwouldalwayswearthesemassivesweaters,andIwassittinginthefrontseat,andjustliketryingsohardnottocry,becauseIwassoembarrassedandhorrified.

Topic2:

InnerBeauty

Ibelieveinmystery.

Ibelieveinfamily.

IbelieveinbeingwhoIam.

Ibelieveinthepoweroffailure.

AndIbelievenormallifeisextraordinary.

ThisIbelieve.I’mJayAllisonforThisIBelieve.OuressaythisweekcomesfromourcollaborationwithUSAWeekendfromtheircall-outtoreaderstosubmitstatementsoftheircorebeliefs.

LisaSandinlivesinBigRabbitsMichiganwheresheisraisingherkids.Andwhenshereadaboutourproject,sheimmediatelybegantowriteofherbeliefthatstartedtodevelopthedayshewasborn.Here’sLisaSandiwithheressayforThisIBelieve.

IbelieveIamnotmybody.Everydayweseeimagesofperfectbodieswecanneverhave.Andwebecomeconvincedourbodiesarewhoweare.Passingthroughpubertyintoadulthoodandnowintomiddleage,I’vewastedalotoftimelamentingthesizeofmyhips,thegrayinmyhairandthelinesinmyface.FinallyasIapproachmyfifties,Ibelievemyparentswererightallalong.Iamnotmybody.

Iwasbornin1959atthetail-endofthebabyboom.Unfortunately,Iarrivedwithoutallmybodypartsfullyintact.Myleftarmisashortstubwithasmallhandandthreefingersreminiscentofathalidomidedefect.Tomygoodfortune,Ihadsuperbparents.Theywerefighterswhostruck“Ican’t”frommyvocabularyandreplaceitwith“Iwillfindaway”.Theybelievedthedevelopmentofthemind,heartandsouldeterminedwhoyouareandwhoyouwillbecome.Mybodywasnottobeusedasanexcuse.Instead,itwasacatalyst.

Mybodywasnotneglectedthough.Itenduredsurgery;itwasdraggedtophysicaltherapyandtoswimmingandfinallytoYoga.Butitwasnotthefocusofmylife.Iwastaughttorespectmybodybuttorememberitwasonlyavehiclethatcarriedtheimportantthings,mybrainandsoul.Moreover,Iwastaughtthatthebodiescomeinallshapes,colorsandsizesandthateveryonewasstrugglinginsomewaywiththeirphysicalinadequacies.InfomercialshaveconvincedmethismustbetruealthoughthroughadolescenceIfounditdifficulttobelievethecheerleadingsquadhadanyself-doubts.

Inmyalternativelyformedbodies,Ihavelearnedlessonsaboutpatience,determination,frustrationandsuccess.Thisbodycan’tplaythepianoorclimbrockwalls.Butittaughtalltheneighborhoodkidstoeatwiththeirfeet,askillitlearnedinthechildren’shospital.EventuallyIlearnedtotieshoes,crossedthestagetopickupacollegediploma,backpackedthroughEuropeandchangedmybaby’sdiapers.SomepeoplethinkIammybodyandtreatmewithprejudiceorpity.Somearejustcurious.IttookyearsbutIhavelearnedtoignorethestaresandjustsmileback.Mybodyhastaughtmetorespectmyfellowhumans,eventhethinable-bodiedbeautifulones.Iammywords,myideasandmyactions.Iamfilledwithlove,humor,ambitionandintelligence.ThisIbelieve.Iamyourfellowhumanbeingand,likeyou,Iamsomuchmorethanabody.

Exercise:

Discussthefollowingquestions.

1.Describeastereotypicalbeautifulpersoninyourculture.Inwhatwaysdoyouthinkdifferentculturescanaffectpeople’sunderstandingofbeauty?

2.Isitbettertobephysicallyattractiveorintelligent?

Isitbettertobephysicallyattractiveorwealthy?

Doesbeautyaffectone'ssuccessinlife?

3.Whatpersonalitytraitisthemostimportantforinnerbeauty?

Howdoyoudefinebeauty,usingyourownwords?

Unit2Biodiversity

II.Usefulsentencesinspeaking

1.Takeyourtime.慢慢来，别着急。

2.I’mcrazyaboutBruceLee/rockmusic.我迷死李小龙/摇滚乐了。

3.HowdoIaddressyou?

我怎么称呼你？

4.Whatwasyournameagain?

请再说一遍名字好吗？

5.Wouldyoucareforacupofcoffee?

要杯咖啡吗？

6.Sofarsogood.到目前为止都好。

7.Itdrivesmecrazy.它让我疯了。

8.Shenevershowedup.她一直没有出现。

9.That’snotlikehim.那不像是他的风格。

10.Icouldn’tgetthrough.电话打不通。

III.Groupdiscussion

Topic1:

EndangeredSpecies

Climatechangeisnormallybadnewsforendangeredspecies,butinthecaseofAustralia’sGreyNurseShark,somescientistssuggestitmightactuallyhelptheirfightforsurvival.

TheGreyNurseSharkisoneofAustralia’smostcriticallyendangeredspecies.Asurveyin2002estimatedtherewerefewerthan500inthecriticallyendangeredpopulationlivingoffthecountry'seastcoast.Onthewestcoast,theyarevulnerablebutnotyetendangered.Australia’stwoGreyNurseSharkpopulationshavebeenisolatedfromeachotherformorethan100,000years.Untilnowthewatersseparatingthetwopopulationshavebeentoocoldforthesharkstocomeintocontactwitheachother.Butastemperaturesriseduetoglobalwarming,warmerwaterscouldresultinthesharksinhabitingthesameareas.Ifthesharkpopulationsunite,theextinctionriskmaybereduced.

Topic2:

ConservationofBiodiversity

The22researchersthatcreatedthesurveyarehopingitwillhelpwiththeconservationofmorethan2,300speciesofplantsandanimalsthatarefoundonlyinMadagascar.

Only587,000squarekilometersinsize,Madagascarisconsideredoneofthemostsignificantoftheso-calledbiodiversity“hotspots,”threatenedareasoftheworldthatareamongthemostbiologicallyrich.

“Wehadalotofspeciesandwewantedtousethedataatthefinestscalethatwepossiblycould,atthemostprecisescaleandthemostdetailedscale,”shesaid.“Andthatmeansthatthecomputationalproblembecomesverylarge.Andthatwhyoneofthebigadvanceswastheavailabilityofanewpieceofsoftwarethatallowedustotacklesomanyspeciesoversuchalargeareaandwithsomuchdetailoratsuchafineresolution.”

Topic3:

Health

AccountantSydneyBrookmanlovestwothings,working,whichhe’sbeendoingsince1937.“Idon’twannaretire;IwannakeepworkingaslongasIcanlive.”Andtellingjokes.“Icanrattleoff100jokes,50Icantell,justbymemory.”

Heis97yearsold.“AndIfeelfine.PhysicallyIfeelgreat.Mysexualdemandsmaybealittleless,butIcan’thelpthat.”

HeisayoungstercomparedtoRheaTauber,aformerschoolteacher.Shewritesaweeklycolumnforherlocalpaperandisworkingonherautobiography.Sherecentlyturned100.

“Theyheldabigpartyformeonmy100birthdayandeverybodyinthewholecountycamedown.Becausethey’veneverheardofanybodywhois100yearsoldstillworking.”

Forthelast35years,she’sbeenlivingonherownandsaidshe’shappythatway.Itkeepsheronhertoes.

“WhenIwas100yearsold,theysaid,‘Youshouldn’tbelivingalone.Yougetallstepstoclimbup.’Butthat’sgoodforme.It’smyexercise:

upanddownthesteps.”

AtatimewhentheAmericanlifeexpectancyis78years,thereisnoobviousreasonwhyRheaandSy