英语口语考试话题对话.docx

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英语口语考试话题对话

1.Whatshouldbegivenpriority（优先）ineducation?

knowledge,skillsorcreativity?

why?

Howcanschoolsandcollegesencouragecreativityinstudents?

X:

Hello，guys.I’msosorryIamlate.Yesterday,Ireadanarticleaboutknowledge,skillsandcreativityineducation.Whatdoyouthinkshouldbegivenpriorityineducation?

Y:

AsfarasIamconcerned,knowledgeisthemostimportantthingineducation.

X:

Uh[ən],Why?

Y:

Withoutenoughknowledge,oneisnotabletounderstandhowtopractise,thatistosay,skillscouldnotbeformed.Secondly,creativityisalsobasedonappropriate（适当的）mastery（精通，熟练；统治，控制；优势）ofknowledge,ifknowledgeislimitted,howcouldEinsteinfindtheRelativitytheory（学说；理论；原理；推测）.Inaword,itseemstomethatknowledgeistheprimarythingineducation.

H:

However,weshouldnotbelimittedtoknowledgeitself,asknowledgeisexpandingjustlikeourmind,andcreativityplaysanimportantroleinthedevelopmentofknowledge,sothecultivation（教养；栽培；耕作；（关系的）培植）ofcreativityineducationissignificant（重要的；有意义的；有重大意义的；值得注意的）.

X:

Howcanschoolsandcollegesencouragecreativityinstudents?

W:

Tomakestudentscreative,①thefirstthingtodoistoencouragethemtospeakouttheirideas.Donotlimittheirmind;letthemimagine.②Ofcourse,yourguidance（指导，引导；导航；领导）isofgreatimportance.Effectiveguidancehelpsthedevelopmentofcreativity.Forinstance（例子，实例）,apositiveassessment[əˈsesmənt]（评估；评价）,evenasmilewouldstimulate（刺激,激励,鼓舞）themtoopentheirmind.

大家：

Yeah，youareright.

2.Whydopeoplegetdepressed（情绪低落的，沮丧的；）?

Isthereanyconnection（连接；联系，关系；连接点；亲戚）betweendepressionandbadluck?

Candepressionbeovercome（战胜，克服；压倒，制服）?

X:

Goodmorning!

RecentlyIhavehadbadluck.

H:

Whathappened?

YoulookUnhappy.

W:

Letmeguess.Itisseemtomethatpeoplegetdepressed[dɪˈprest]foravarietyofreasons.To begin with ,whenpeoplefailed,theymayfeelblue.Justlikelosingajob,notpassingthetest,andbeingdisappointedinlove.What’smore,peoplegetdepressedwhentheyareconfusion.Forinstance,whentheyhavenothingtodonext.

X:

Yeah,Ilostmyfavoritewatch.Besides,Ididn’tpassingtheVBtest.

H:

Isthereanyconnection（连接；联系，关系；连接点；亲戚）betweendepressionandbadluck?

Y:

Thereseemstobearelationshipbetweendepressionandbadluck[lʌk].Ifyourspiritsaredownandyoushowit,peoplemightrefrain[rɪˈfren]（抑制，克制）fromtalkingtoyou.Manygoodopportunitiesmayslipawayasaresult.Andyoumightbeleftwonderingwhyyourluckdoesn’tchange.

X:

Candepressionbeovercome（战胜，克服；压倒，制服）?

H:

Thereisnodenying[dɪˈnaɪ]thatdepressioncanbeovercameifyouareoptimisticenoughtofaceeventhegreatestdifficultyyouhaveevermetinyourdailylife.

大家:

Comeon!

3.Whenabossemploysorpromotespeople,whatmaybethechiefconsideration:

theireducationortheirpracticalability?

H:

Hi,girls!

Itismoredifficulttogetemploymentwhenwegraduate.Mysisterfailedaninterviewagainyesterday.

X:

Ihaveaproblem.Whenabossemploysorpromotespeople,hewillconsidertheireducationfirstortheirpracticalabilityfirst?

W:

Ifeducationandpracticalonlycanchooseone,Iwillchoosethelater.BecauseIthinkacompany’sprofitscomefromtheabilitiesoftheentire[ɪnˈtaɪər]（全部的；整个的；全体的；囫囵）staff.Manyofthequalitiesofagoodworkersuchasdiligence,teamwork,loyalty[ˈlɔɪəlti]tothecompany,andpolitetocustomersaregained[geɪnd]throughon-the-jobtrainingratherthanfrombookknowledge.

Y:

Idon’tthinkso.

X:

What’syouropinion?

Y:

However,one’seducationalbackgroundisnotunimportant.Somebossesareconsidertheeducationmorethanthepracticalability, Inmyopinion,Ithinkdifferentfieldhavedifferentchoice.Someneedprofessionalknowledge,suchasdoctors,constructionengineersandsoon.Inthosecases,Ofcoursethebosswillconsidertheireducationfirst.

H:

Yeah,Eachcoinhastwosides.

4.Afterfinishingundergraduatestudies,wouldyouliketofindajoborpursueapostgraduatedegree?

Why?

W:

Hey,guys!

It’sthegraduatingseason.Wemaygraduateintwoyears.What’tyourplanning?

Workingorpursueapostgraduatedegree?

Y:

Somestudentsprefertolookforafavorablejob,throughwhichtheycangainusefulexperiencethattheycannotgetfrombooks.It’salsomyopinion.ItishightimeIshouldbeindependentandtrytomakealivingallbymyself.Ishouldbegratefulformyparentsforraisingmealltheseyears,andberesponsibleformyself.

W:

What’syourideaMr.Hou?

H:

PersonallyIwouldpursueapostgraduatedegree.Andweallknow,knowledgeispower[ˈpaʊɚ].Althoughnoteverythingyoulearnwillbeapplicable[əˈplɪkəbl]atwork,knowledgedoesimproveyourcharacteroverall.Inthelongrun,thosewhoacquire[əˈkwaɪər]moreknowledgewillbenefitfromit.

W:

Howaboutyou?

MissXie?

X:

IamthesamewithMissWen.Iprefertofindasuitablejobandgetagoodsalary.Accordingtomypoint,experienceisimportantthanknowledge.SoIwouldtrytofindajob.

W:

Yeah,youtakedifferentattitudes.Frommypointofview,IguessIwillfindajobfirst.Comeon，tomorrowwillbebitter！

5.Doyouthinkmusiccanaffect[əˈfekt]people’slives,forexample,tocalmpeople,tocheerthemup,ortoincreaseefficiency[ɪˈfɪʃnsi]?

X:

Hi,whereareyougoing?

W&Y&H:

WearegoingtoCDshop.Wouldyouwanttogotogether?

X:

I’dloveto.

W:

Whatkindofmusicdoyoulikelisteningto?

H:

Ilikemusicthathasafastbeatandislively,likedancemusic.Itmakemelivelier['laɪvliərandhappier.Youpreferclassicalmusic,don’tyou?

MissXie.

X:

Yes,Ido.Ifinditveryrelaxing.IoftenlistentoMozartorBachintheeveningafteraharddayatwork.

Y:

Iloveit,too.Classicalmusicissupposedtobegoodforyoubrain.Researchsuggestthatitmakesyourbrainmoreactive.Studentswholistentoclassicalmusicwhilestudyingperformbetter.

H:

Heally?

PerhapsIshouldlistentoclassicalmusicoften.Iheardthatlisteningtoclassicalmusicishelpfulinreducingstress.

W:

Yeah,Ithinkmusiccanaffect[əˈfekt]ourlives.Somemusiccancalmpeople,suchaspianomusic.Howeversomemaycheerthemup,likerockmusic.

Y:

Thatistosay,sometimes,musicincreaseefficiencyinpeople’slives.

6.Whatmeasuresshouldwetaketopreventdrunkdriving?

Y:

Hi!

Howareyougoing?

Associetydevelops,peopleareattachingmuchimportancetodrivinglicense.Itseemsthatmoreandmoredrunkdrivinghappenedaroundus.

X:

Ohmygod!

Iguesswemustbecarefulontheroad.Drunkdrivingisanextremelydangerousbehaviortopeopleonthestreets.

H:

Ithinkthemostimportantthingishowtopreventdrunkdriving.Withoutanydoubt,weshouldprohibit[prəˈhɪbɪt]（禁止；妨碍）it.

W:

Yeah,Iagree.Thisyear,anewregulationhasbeenenforcedbygovernmentthatdrunkdriverswillreceivesevere[sɪˈvɪr]（严厉的；严重的）punishment.

X:

Thatisgoodnewstohear.

W:

Frommypointofview,thedriversshouldbehavethemselves,neverdrinkbeforedriving,becarefulwhentherearesomebadweathers[ˈweðər],especiallywhenit'sfoggy[ˈfɔːɡi]andsnowy[ˈsnoʊi].Besides,thegovernmentshouldmakesomelawsaboutitandpunishthedrinkdriversserverly.

Y:

Ican'tagreewithyoumore.All in all,Everyone of us have an obligation

[ˌɒblɪˈɡeɪʃn] to prevent the drunk driving.

H:

 It’s time to action.

7.IfastudentisafraidofspeakingEnglishinfrontofotherpeople,whatsuggestionscanyougive?

X:

Hello!

Y:

Hello,Howareyou?

X:

Iamveryfrustratedaboutmyspoken-English.IamafraidofspeakingEnglishinfrontofotherpeople

Y:

Well,Englishisnotthathardatall.

H:

Itisnotaninfrequent[ɪnˈfriːkwənt]（不常见的）scene[siːn]thatmanypeoplefeelnervouswhenspeakingEnglishinfrontofotherpeople.

W:

Yeah,Ithinkthemostimportantisself-confidence.Confidenceisthemotherofsuccess.Youmusthavefaithinyourselfandbelievethatyoucandoitwellevenexcellent

Y:

It’sright.LikeanancientChinesesayinggoes“Practicesmakeperfect”,youshouldspeakEnglishasmuchasyoucan,inthatwayyoumayfeellessuncomfortablewhenexpressingyourself.

W:

Bisides,donotafraidofmakingmistakes.Ifoundmanypeoplefearthattheywouldbecaughtbyerrorsandfaults,sotheyrejectedtostandforward.

X:

Yeah,What’smore?

Y:

Oh~,Beforeyouspeak,youcantakeadeepbreak,andthensmiletoyourself.Andtellyourself:

youarethebest.

H:

Youarebest,youcandoit.Ihaveconfidenceinyou.Don'tgiveup!

（我对你有信心，别气馁。

）

X:

Thankyouforyourencouragement.

8.Ifyoucouldchangeonethingaboutyourself,whatwouldthatbe?

X:

Helloeveryone!

Today'stopicisIfyoucouldchangeonethingaboutyourself,whatwouldthatbe?

Y:

Iwouldlovetobesmarter.IwouldlovetobeanSuccessfulbusinessmanasismygoal,butIfeelthatmyprocrastinating[proʊˈkræstɪneɪt]andlovetohavefunmeansthatistillhavealongwaytogo.

H（备用）:

IfIcouldchangeonethinginmyhometown,Iwouldliketoimprovetheenvironmentconditionofthecity.Thecitywasonceasmallcountrysidenearthesea.Fewfactorieswerebuiltinthisregion,localpeoplearefedbyseafood.Nowadays,theairpollutionhasbecomeoneofthemostseriousproblemsinthecitycausedbychemicalfactories.

X:

Youcansucceed.Comeon!

（Oh,andyou?

）

H:

Iwanttoimporvemyconfidencerapidly.Ithinkbeingaconfidentperson,wecanbehappierandmorerelaxing!

Ibelieveitcanbringmesuccessful.Withoutconfidence,Icandonothing.

X:

What’syouropinion?

W:

Youallcomeupwithdifferentattitudes.PersonallyIwanttobeataller[tɔːl]girl.Amongthemalestudentsinourcollege,Iamnottallenough.SometimesIfeeldepressedbymyheight[haɪt