2023年中國(guó)海洋大學(xué)四級(jí)口語前五個(gè)話題答案

TopicOne

Menandwomen’sprejudices(綜合第一單元)SectionOne

Eachofthestudentswillbeaskedonequestiononthetopic“Menandwomen’sprejudicesandroles”.1.What’sthedivisionoflaborlikeinyourfamily?2.Manypeopleholdtheviewthatmenaredifferentfromwomeninmanyways.What’syouropinionaboutit?3.Howtobeagoodfather?4.Somepeoplesaywomenareborntobehomemakers.Doyouagreeordisagree?Why?5.Doyouthinka“househusband”isaneasyjob?6.Inbusinessworld,therearemoremaletopmanagersthanfemaleones.Howwouldyouexplainthisphenomenon?SectionTwo

Pleasehaveagroupdiscussiononthefollowingtopic:TopicforGroupDiscussionIntoday’sChina,theboundarybetweenthetraditionalsocialrolesplayedbymenandthoseplayedbywomenisbecomingincreasinglyblurred.Pleaseidentifysomedrivingfactorsbehindthisdramaticchange.

Tips1.What’sthedivisionoflaborlikeinyourfamily?workoutsidehome,bread-earner/breadwinner,liveaharmoniouslife,housewife,modeoflife,familycommitment,cookingmeals,dothelaundry,challenging,overlappingroles,socializing2.Manypeopleholdtheviewthatmenaredifferentfromwomeninmanyways.What’syouropinionaboutit?genetics,gender,upbringing,thinkdifferently,

actdifferently,earlytraining

reinforcemale/femalecharacteristics,dressdifferentlyandbehavedifferently,strong,weak,breadwinners,homemakers;rational,emotional,courage,clear-thinking,intellect,

nurturing,caring,supportive,masculinity,femininity3.Howtobeagoodfather?

takingcareofchildren,makingregularpayments,takecareofchildrenphysically,emotionallyandacademically,burnmidnightoil,fault-finding,motivate,considerate,readyourmind,giveconstructivesuggestions,blameharshly,complainbitterly,tellbedtimestories,consultteachers,givepresents,establishanintimacywith,affection,discipline,reward,accesslimitationsandcapabilities.4.Somepeoplesaywomenareborntobehomemakers.Doyouagreeordisagree?Why?

housewife-women’straditionalrole,well-paid,poorly-paid,meagerly-paid,duelroles,makeendsmeet,makingfamilybudgets,makingpurchasingdecisions,attendingweddingceremonies,eatout,payformonthlybillsonelectricity,gas,water,telephone,andinternet,inferiormemberoffamily.5.Doyouthinka“househusband”isaneasyjob?

homemaker,breadwinner,full-timejob,part-timejob,anoddjob,devoteto,bepreoccupiedwith,depositmoneyincommercialbanks,investinstockmarkets,runbusiness,mainsourceofincome,domestictitle,workingspouse,receiverecognitionfor,6.Inbusinessworld,therearemoremaletopmanagersthanfemaleones.Howwouldyouexplainthisphenomenon?

male-dominated,female-dominated,sexdiscrimination,professional,amateur,workovertime,CEOs,businesstravels,leadership,humanresourcemanagement,managementaccounting,marketingexpertise,styleofleadership,businessvision,multinationalcompanies,financialcrisis,mobilizeresources,mergersandacquisitions,stressofwork,physicalchallenge,IQ,equalpaywithmen,reachthetop,workperformance,officepolitics,statussymbols,characteristicsofauthority,givepromotionto.DiscussionTopicTips：theglassceilingeffect;occupationalsexsegregation,masculinism,feminism,womenliberationmovement,informationtechnology,servicesectors,homeoffice/SoHo,laborsavingdevices,rolemodel,entrepreneur,topmanagement,CEO,migratingworkers,self-esteem,self-dependence,computers,internet，womenliberationmovement,equalinsocialpositions,

reformingandopeningtotheoutsideworld,livingstandards,lifestyle,therisingoflifeexpenses,theemergenceoftheinternet

TopicTwo

Culture(綜合教程第二單元)QuestionsWhatdoyouthinkisculture?Haveyoueverbeentoaplacewithaculturethatisdifferentfromyours?Canyoutellanyculturaldifferencesbetweenpeople?IfyouareinvitedbyanAmericanfriendforadinnerparty,whatetiquetteshouldyouobserve?Somepeoplewritearticlestogeneralizeculturaldifferences.Whatdoyouthinkofthesegeneralizations?Dotheydomoregoodthanharmorviceversaforyoutolearnaboutthatculture?DoyouthinkthatChinesecultureissuperiortootherculturesintheworld?Howmightculturalawarenessorculturalblindnesspromoteoraffectyourcommunication?DiscussionTopicToday,manypeoplearekeenonWesternstyleoflife,theypreferWesternfood,theywearwestern-stylemodernclothing,theylikecelebratingWesternfestivalsandfeelSpringFestivalboring……Somepeopleareworriedthatwearelosingouridentity,itisurgentforustoadheretoourtraditionalculture;whilesomeothersthinkitisnormalascultureisconstantlyundergoingchange.

Whatisyouropinion?Tips:Whatdoyouthinkisculture?Referenceanswer:Culture

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Cultureisthewayapersonspeaks,thewaytheydress,thewaytheyact,andthefoodtheyeat,alloftheirsocialnorms.Cultureistradition,thingsthataparticularfamilyornationalitydo.Apeople’scultureincludestheirbeliefs,rulesofbehavior,language,rituals,art,technology,stylesofdress,waysofproducingandcookingfood,religion,andpoliticalandeconomicsystems.Culture,inanthropology,thepatternsofbehaviorandthinkingthatpeoplelivinginsocialgroupslearn,create,andshare.Apeople’scultureincludestheirbeliefs,rulesofbehavior,language,rituals,art,technology,stylesofdress,waysofproducingandcookingfood,religion,andpoliticalandeconomicsystems.

Cultureinvolvesatleastthreecomponents:whatpeoplethink,whattheydo,andthematerialproductstheyproduce.Thismeansnotonlysuchmaterialthingsascities,organizationsandschools,butalsonon-materialthingssuchasideas,customs,familypatterns,languages.Puttingitsimply,culturereferstotheentirewayoflifeofasociety.Culturedistinguishesonehumangroupfromothers.Italsodistinguisheshumansfromotheranimalsandeachcultureisunique.Asculturesarediverse,itisnaturalthatwithdifferenceinculturesand

differencesinlanguages,difficultiesoftenariseincommunicatingbetweenculturesandacrosscultures.Understandingisnotalwayseasy.

Haveyoueverbeentoaplacewithaculturethatisdifferentfromyours?Canyoutellanyculturaldifferencesbetweenpeople?waysofgreeting；expressinggratitude“thankyou”;

wayspeopledress,

differentfoods,waysofcookingfood;tablemanners；responsestopraises；signsandgestures;symbols;education；politics,values,customs,individualismvscollectivism；religion…IfyouareinvitedbyanAmericanfriendforadinnerparty,whatetiquetteshouldyouobserve?

(PleaserefertoP37dialoguesample2.

arrivingtime;whattodoifyoucan’tmakeit;giftSomepeoplewritearticlestogeneralizeculturaldifferences.Whatdoyouthinkofthesegeneralizations?Dotheydomoregoodthanharmorviceversaforyoutolearnaboutthatculture?

(PleaserefertopassageB)5.

DoyouthinkthatChinesecultureissuperiortootherculturesintheworld?nosuchthingassuperiorandinferiorculture,doubtthisbelief,notequallytreated,analyzealltheculturesintheworldobjectively,advantagesanddisadvantages,nooneissuperiororinferiortoothers,equallyvaluableinitsownright.Howmightculturalawarenessorculturalblindnesspromoteoraffectyourcommunication?differentculturalbackgrounds,misunderstanding,conflictanddispute,universalissue,

arousesconcern,barriers,culturaldifferences,

tinyculturaldifferencescancreate,tremendousbarrierstocommunication,effectively,knowandacceptaperson’sculture,awarenessofculturaldifferencesdoesnotnecessarilymeanthatonecaneasilyovercometheireffects,knowledgeofcross-culturalcommunicationatleastprovidesameanstoavoidsomeoftheproblemsthatresultfromculturalblindness

DiscussionTopicTips:constantlyundergoingchange,

notworryabout,changes,

theChineseCultureischangingcontinually,evolvedandchanged,socialscientists,

fourchieffactors:changesintheenvironment,contactwithothercultures,invention,andthefurtherdevelopmentofthecultureitself.China'sculturalchangefromoldtonew,openingitsdoorstoforeignrelationsandmakingscientific,technological,social,andeconomicadvances,nottraditionalnorevenfullymodern,combinationofboth,traditionalfestivalsbeingcelebrated,tributestoancientstylesandartifacts,theintegrationoftraditionalsoundsinmodernmusic,celebrationsoftraditionalartanddesignthroughstoresandclasses,andspecialconcertsandprograms

TopicThree

CareerPlanning(二十一世紀(jì)第一單元)QuestionsWhatdoyouthinkisthebest(worst)jobintheworld?Haveyouhadanyplanningaboutyourfuturecareer?Saysomethingaboutit.Doyoubelieveinthejob-huntingwebsiteslikeTheLaddersorMonster?Whyorwhynot?Themorepeoplechangetheirjobs,themoreclearlytheyknowwhattheyreallywanttodo.Isthattrue?Whyorwhynot?5．Wouldyouliketotakeajobyoulikebutlowpaidoroneyoudon’tlikebutwellpaid?6．Nowbothathomeandabroad,someretireeswouldliketogobacktowork.Whatdoyouthinkofthephenomenon?

DiscussionTopic

Whatfactorswillyouconsiderwhenyouchooseajob?

Tipsandreferenceanswers:Thebestjob:highpaying,interesting,challenging,notfarfromhome,meetdifferentpeople,enjoyableenvironment,compatiblerelationshipwiththeemployer,goodprospectofpromotion,canlearnnewthings,canapplywhatIlearninthework,etc.Theworstjob:lowpaying,dull,exhausting,farfromhomeandfriends,noopportunityofpromotion,cannotapplytheknowledgelearnedatschool,etc.3.Yes,Ido.

beofgreathelptome,

greatsourcesofinformation,firstly,

thegeneralconditionsoftheeconomy,

thejobmarket,secondly,provide…with,theinformationaboutthevacancies:wheretheyare,whattheydo,whatIcando,howmuchtheyoffer,etc.

thirdly,

arrangefortheinterviews,saveustimeandefforts.No,Idon’t.

notbelieveinthevirtualworld,

moreharmfulthanhelpful,somuchmisleading,deceptiveinformation,thetraditionalways,sendingresumes,attendingrecruitmentfair,callinginperson,thetraditionalwaysaremoredirectandeffective.4

No,notnecessarily.Somepeoplechangejobsmanytimesintheirlivesandneverfigureoutwhattheyreallywanttodo,iftheydon’tknowclearlyabouttheirpersonalitiesandtheworkenvironmentandtheworkculture.So,ifyouwanttoknowwhatyoulikeinlife,youmusthaveaselfassessmentatfirstsothatyoumayhaveaclearpictureofyourself:yourpersonalities,interests,values,aptitudes,preferredenvironments,theeducationyou’vereceived,developmentalneeds,etc.thenyoumayhaveaclearpictureofwhatyouwant.5

SideA:I’dliketotakethewell-paidjob,evenifit’snottomytaste.Reasonsareasfollows:Firstofall,Chinaisadevelopingcountry.Mostfamiliesarenotsorich.EarningmoneytosupportfamiliesisthemostimportanttaskformoststudentsinChina.Secondly,livingisexpensivenow.Thepricesoffood,clothing,traveling,especiallyofhousingarerapidlyincreasingnow.Youknow,housingisabigproblem.Itcostsalotofmoney.Needlesstosay,we’llgetmarriedaftergraduation.Andchild-rearingandhouse-keepingfollows.Itwon’tdowithoutmoney.Suchbeingthecase,earningmoneywillbeourtoppriority.Otherthings,suchaspersonalinterest,taste,etc.aresecondaryconsiderations,evencanbesacrificed.SideB:IchoosetotakethejobIlike,thoughit’slow-paid.Ontheonehand,welivetobehappy.Wedon’tliveformoney.Moneyisameanstoachieveourhappiness.Itshouldn’tbetheendofourlife.IfIdoajobIdon’tlike,Iwon’tbehappy.Inthiscase,moreoftenthannot,itwillmakeamessofmylife.Ontheotherhand,ifIdoajobthatIlike,thingswillbedifferent.Imayearnlessmoneyatfirst.Butinthelongrun,I’llearnmore.BecauseIlikethejob,Iwillbringmypotentialintofullplay.Mychanceofpromotionwillbeimproved.EvenintheendIcan’tmakemoremoney,Istillthinkit’sworthwhile.Justasthesayinggoes:Findajobyouloveandyouwillneverworkadayinyourlife.6

SideA:Ithinkitisgoodforretireestogobacktowork.Firstofall,theretireescanmakesomeextramoneytosupporttheirfamilies.Thiscangreatlyhelptheneedyfamilies.Secondly,theretireesaremuchmoreexperiencedintheirrespectivefields.Theycandobetterjobsthaninexperiencedworkers.Sotheycanmorecontributionstothecountry.Finally,whenretireesgobacktowork,theycangiveinstructionstoyoungpeople,whichcanbenefityoungpeoplealot.Youngpeoplecanlearnjobskills,workethnic,etc.fromtheretirees,sothattheycanbeskilledworkers.SideB:Idon’tthinkitisgoodforretireestogobacktowork.Ontheonehand,theretireeshaveworkedlifelong.Theyshouldhaveahappyretirementlife.Theyshouldhavemoretimetoenjoythelaterpartoflife.Theycanspendmoretimewiththeirfamilymembers.Theycandothethingswhichtheylikebutcannotdointhepast.Ontheotherhand,morejobopportunitiesshouldbemadeavailableforyoungpeople,whichismoreimportantatatimewhencompetitionissostronginthejobmarketinChina.Nowadays,moreandmoreyoungpeoplearejoiningtheworkforce,buttheycannotfindjobs.Ithasbecomeaserioussocialproblem.Theretireesgoingbacktoworkaggravatesthesituation.

DiscussionTopicTips:Self-assessmenttoknowoneself:

interests,values,aptitudes,preferredenvironments,developmentalneeds,thewages,notliveinthevacuum,risingoflifeexpenses,keepincreasing.

thehigherwages,thebetter,

therelationshipbetweentheemployerandtheemployee,.Apleasantandenjoyableworkatmosphere,location,howlongitwilltaketogettoandfromworkeachday,

walkortakepublictransportation,

drive,

operatinghours,businesshours,availability,fitwithschedule,environment,corporateculture,mesheswithmystyle.Asthesayinggoes:Findajobyouloveandyouwillneverworkadayinyourlife.

TopicFour

Interpersonalrelationship(二十一世紀(jì)第3單元)QuestionsDoyouhaveanygoodideasofmakingagoodfirstimpressiononothers?Haveyouevermetanypeoplewhoaredifficulttogetalongwithinstudyorlife?Howdoyoudealwiththeproblem?Whatdoyouthinkarethekeyelementsoffriendship?Whatisyourunderstandingoftheoldsaying—“Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.”?Howdoyougetalongwithyourroommates?Howdoyoufacetheproblemof“generationgap”betweenyouandyourparents?DiscussionTopic

Friendsplayanimportantroleinourdailylife.Workingrouptotalkabouthowtobuildlifelongfriendship.

Tips:appearance,smile,respect,

createsamentalimageofhisorherpersonalityinone’sminds,image,createapositiveroleinthemindsofthenewpeople,actasif,meetagoodfriend,

adjustunconsciously,starttosmile,openupone’sbody-languagetoaveryfriendlyandwarmpositionandreduceanynervousnessorweirdnessinone’syourtoneofvoiceandbody-language,notoverdoit,keepyoubodylanguageopen,friendlyandopen,makerelaxedeyecontact–don’tstare–whentalkingorlistening,

bepositive,abetterwaytoconveyapositiveattitudeinafirstmeetingcanthenbetoreadthemoodofperson(s)beforeyoustarttalking–byjustwatchingthem-andthenmatchitforashortwhile.Thewordsareonly7percentofyourcommunication.93percentisinyourtoneofvoiceandyourbody-language.2.neutralattitude,assertiveopinion,avoidconfrontation,approval,Everybodymighthavemetsuchkindofpeople.Trytocontrolyourself,justbeneutralwiththiskindofpeople.Tovisualizeyourselfbeingindifferenttowardsthem.Youdon’tneedtheirapproval,andyoudon’tneedtogetangrywiththem.TakeadeepbreathandtellyourselfI’mnotgoingtoletthispersongetundermyskin.

3.character,appearance,home,lifestyle,livingcondition,commoninterest,commondesire,futureplan,etc..

Alifewithoutafriendisalifewithoutasun.Friendshipisoneofthemostimportantthingsineveryone'slife.Friendsarewhochangesyourlifejustbybeingapartofit,whomakesyoubelievethattherereallyisgoodintheworld,whoconvincesyouthattherereallyisanunlockdoorjustwaitingforyoutoopenit.Whenyou’redown,friendsliftyouup.Whenyouloseyourway,friendsguideyouandcheeryouon.Socherishyourfriend.4.harmoniousfriendship,encourage,cheerup,indispensable,relationship,improve,smile,generosity,warmthAsweallknow,afriendinneedisafriendindeed.Aharmoniousfriendshipisasnecessaryastheairaroundus.Friendsbringthedistancebetweenpeoplenearer.Friendsencourageustocheerupwhenwefacefailureordistress.Allinall,friendshipisanindispensablepartofourlife.Owingtotheimportanceofharmoniousrelationships,weshouldthinkabouthowwecandotoimproveourfriendships.Ithinkthatthequalityofgenerosityiswhatgoodfriendsneed.Whatelse?Smiles,likefood,canbringwarmthtoothers.Thereasonwhysmileshavesuchalargeeffectisthattheydemonstrateourfriendliness.5.

talk,haveatalkwith,communicatewith,pleasantcommunication,improvetherelationbetween,keepaharmoniousrelationwith,understandeachother,mutualunderstanding,considerateandfrankThereisdefinitelya“generationgap”betweenparentsandchildwhichisunavoidableandduetodifferentagesandlivingconditionsthroughoutlife.Butparentsandthechildcouldkeeponaharmoniousrelationbypleasantcommunicationandmutualunderstanding…/6.

kind,pleasant,friendship,communicate,understanding,makefriendswith,avoidoffense,studytogether,helpeachother

DiscussionTopicTipsalotoffriendsandexpectone’sfriendshipstolastalifetime,lifelongfriendshipsarenotalwayswhateverybodycanget,misunderstand,foronething,

benearathand,

independenceandprivacy,sometimesyoujustsay“no”tohimorherbecauseitisnotconvenientforyou,unfortunately,notallyourfriendsunderstandthistypeofindependence,helpyounomatterwhatthecircumstancesare,maynotalwaysdropeverythingtosatisfyeachofyourneeds,Thismaymakeyouangrywiththemandyourfriendshipcouldfade,alwaysshowunderstandingandrespectforeachother

Topicfive

Emotionalintelligence(EI)（二十一世紀(jì)第五單元）Questions1.WhatdoyouknowaboutEmotionalIntelligence?Talkbrieflyaboutit.2.WhatareimportantelementsofemotionalintelligenceorEQ?3.HowcanyouraiseyouremotionalintelligenceorEQ?4.Whydosomedealwithstressbetter?5.Whatdoeslikeabilitymean?PleaseexplainwhyBillClintonislikeable.6.Pleaseintroducesomeeffectivewaystoreducestressesinyourstudy.

DiscussionTopic

Whichdoyouthinkismoreimportanttoone’ssuccess,EQorIQ?

Tipsandreferenceanswers:1.WhatdoyouknowaboutEmotionalIntelligence?Talkbrieflyaboutit.(Part1Lead-inp.38)Emotionalintelligence(EI)istheability,capacity,skill;or,inthecaseofthetraitEImodel,aself-perceivedabilitytoidentify,assess,andcontroltheemotionsofoneself,ofothers,andofgroups.DifferentmodelshavebeenproposedforthedefinitionofEIandthereisdisagreementabouthowthetermshouldbeused.Despitethesedisagreements,whichareoftenhighlytechnical,theability-EIandtrait-EImodelsenjoysupportintheliteratureandhavesuccessfulapplicationsinvariousdomains.2.WhatareimportantelementsofemotionalintelligenceorEQ?(Part1Lead-inp.38)

Selfawareness

Moodmanagement

Self-motivation

Empathy

Managingrelations3.HowcanyouraiseyouremotionalintelligenceorEQ?

Developselfawareness

Developawarenessforothersemotions

LearntoquicklyreducestressDeveloptheartofempathy

Developapositiveoutlooktolife4.Whydosomedealwithstressbetter?(Part4Listening&Writingp.43)relaxation,meditation,relaxedbreathing,anddoingthingslikehobbiesandinterestsagoodtoolboxofcopingskillstendtodealwithstressbettertheabilitytomanagestressissomethingthat’slearned.balancingyourlife,gettingabalanceinyoursleepandeating,yourdailyactivitiesandyourwork.5.Whatdoeslikeabilitymean?PleaseexplainwhyBillClintonislikeable.(Part6HomeListening&Watchingp.45)referstoyourabilitytobelikedbyothers,emotionallyintelligenthastremendousempathy.awareofone’semotionalstateyouremotionalstatewhenheiswithyou,pullsusinconsistencyintheirabilitytoproducepositiveexperiencesforotherpeople,emotionally.6.Pleaseintroducesomeeffectivewaystoreducestressesinyourstudy.

ManageTimeWisely:GetOrganized:CreateaGoodStudyEnvironment:KnowYourLearningStyle:DevelopOptimism:GetEnoughSleepLearnStudySkillsUseStressManagementTechniques:

DiscussionTopicTipsWhichdoyouthinkismoreimportanttoone’ssuccess,EQorIQ?(Part1Lead-inp.38)Sample1SUCCESSCOMESWITHHIGHEQSomepeoplethinkthattheirIQiswhatdetermineshowwelltheyaregoingtodoinlifeandtellsthemhowintelligenttheyare.NewresearchintoEQsuggeststhatsuccessisnotsimplytheresultofahighIQandthatyourEQhelpsyouuseyourintelligencebetter.Atwork,IQgetsyouhiredwhileEQgetsyoupromoted.Aperson'scharactermightactuallymattermorethanhis/herIQ.SomesmartpeoplesometimesendupfailingexamsbecauseoftheirlowEQwhilesomenormalstudentsmaygaingoodgradesbecauseoftheirhighEQ.Generallyspeaking,peoplewithhighEQsareopentonewideas,havepositiveattitudestowardslife,andfaceproblemsbravely.However,peoplewithlowEQsoftenhavedifficultygettingonwithotherpeopleanddealingwithdifficultsituations,thushavingahardertimesurvivinginlife.Togetaheadintheworldandleadahappysuccessfullife,weshouldraiseourEQsbygettingonwithotherpeople