英語(yǔ)口語(yǔ)話題-English-topics

..PAGE2.v.1.Pleasetalkabouttheimportanceoftime.What’syourviewonit?Inthisworld,thereisonethingthatisveryfairtoeverybody,whetheryouareamaleorfemale,youngorold,richorpoor.Doesanybodyknowwhatitiscalled?Right.Itistime.ThetopicIamgoingtopresenttoyoutodayiscalled“TreasureEveryMinute〞.TorealizethevalueofONEYEAR,askastudentwhofailedagrade.TorealizethevalueofONEMONTH,askamotherwhogavebirthtoaprematurebaby.TorealizethevalueofONEWEEK,asktheeditorofaweeklynewspaper.TorealizethevalueofONEHOUR,asktheloverswhoarewaitingtomeet.TorealizethevalueofONEMINUTE,askapersonwhomissedthetrain.TorealizethevalueofONESECOND,askapersonwhojustavoidedanaccident.TorealizethevalueofONEMILLISECOND,askthepersonwhowonasilvermedalintheOlympics.Andrememberthattimewaitsfornoone.Yesterdayishistory.Tomorrowisamystery.Todayisagift.That'swhyit'scalledthepresent!!Theclockisrunning.Treasureeverymomentthatyouhave.Makethemostoftoday.Goodluck,everybody!2.Howtokeephealthy?Whatisthemostimportantthingintheworld?Ithinkitishealth.Goodhealthisworthmorethanwealth.Howtokeephealthy?Ithinkweshouldhaveabalanceddiet,takeexerciseregularly,haveenoughsleepandhaveacertaincircleofgoodfriends.Inordertoeathealthily,Iusuallyavoideatingfoodhighinfat,likeFrenchfriesorcookies.Ialsoeatlittlemeat.Ieatalotofvegetablesandfreshfruitwhicharefullofvitamins.Takingexerciseeverydayhelpsusbuildupastrongbody.Regularexerciseisanimportantpartofkeepingmehealthy.What'smore,Ithinkfriendsareanimportantpartofone'shealth.Manystudiesshowthatpeoplewithawiderangeofsocialcontactsgetsicklessthanthosewhodon't.IalwaysfeelbetterwhenIamwithfriendsthanwhenIamalone.WhenIamwithmyfriends,Ialwayslaugh.Laughingisalsoanimportantpartofhealth.Iliketolaughwithmyfriends.Byeatingproperlyandexercisingregularly,Icankeepmybodyataproperweightandkeephealthy.Byspendingtimewithmyfriends,Icankeepmymindaswellasmybodyhappy.Thesethingssoundeasytodo,butnotmanypeoplecanmanagethem.Ithinkastrongwillisnecessaryifwewanttokeephealthy.3.DoyouthinksurfingontheInternetcanhelpyou?Andhow?Weshouldsaythateverycoinhasitstwosides.Soitiswithsurfingonline.Generallyspeaking,webenefitalotfrominternet.Peoplecangetlotsofusefulinformationthroughtheinternetquickly,nomatteritisnationalorthroughouttheworld.Wecanalsolistentothemusicandchatwiththefriendsfaraway.ThemostimportantofallisthatwecansearchmanyforeignerswhospeakEnglishastheirnativelanguage,whichcanhelpusimproveourEnglishrapidly.Wecansendemailtoourgoodfriendsinafewsecondswiththeinternetyourfrienddon’tneedtowaitforsolongtimeasreceivingaletterasbefore.Butitalsocanspreadmanysideeffects,forexample,therearesomesexynewsandpicturesonwebwhichwillnotdogoodtoteenagers.Andtherearesomegamesthatcaneasilyattractthestudentsandevenmakeyouaddicttothegamessoyoucanwastealotofvaluabletime.Onthewholeitwillgiveyoubothgoodandbadthings,thethingmattersmuchishowyoumakeuseofit.4.Whatisyourideaofaqualifiedteacher?First,anidealEnglishteachershouldhavecorrectpronunciationandintonation.Whenstudentslearnalanguage,theyhearitmostlyfromtheteacher.Iftheteacherisnotcorrectinhispronunciationandintonation,howcanheexpecthisstudentstoberight?Second,anidealEnglishteachershouldbefluentinhisspokenEnglish.HemustbeabletoexpresshimselfwellinEnglish.Third,anidealteachershouldhaveagoodmandofboththeEnglishlanguageandhismothertongue.Heshouldbeclearlyawareofthedifferencesbetweenthetwolanguagesandthetwocultures.Fourth,anidealEnglishteachershouldhaveastrongsenseofhumorsothathecankeephisclassesfilledwithlaughter.Moreover,anidealEnglishteachershouldknowtheartofteachingandbeabletomotivatehisstudentstostudyandequipthemwiththecorrectwayoflearningEnglish.Finally,anidealEnglishteachershouldbepatientandequaltoeverystudent.5.Whatcanwedotobuildupahealthyenvironment?Environmentalproblemsarebeingmoreandmoreseriousallovertheworld.Withthedevelopmentofindustryandagriculture,carsmakegreatnoisesandgiveoffpoisonousgas.Treesonthehillshavebeencutdown,andwastewaterisbeingpouredcontinuouslyintorivers.Furthermore,whereverwegotoday,wecanfindrubbishcarelesslydisposed.Thewholeecologicalbalanceoftheearthischanging.Massivedestructionofenvironmenthasbroughtaboutnegativeeffectsandevenposesagreatthreattoman'sexistence.Wemustfacethesituationthatexistsandtakeactionstosolveourenvironmentalproblems.Forinstance,newlawsmustbepassedtoplacestrictcontroloverindustrialpollution,thepublicmustreceivetheeducationaboutthehazardofpollution.Wehopethatallthesemeasureswillbeeffectiveandbringbackahealthfulenvironment.6.Televisionplaysanimportantroleinoursociety.Talkaboutpositiveandnegativeaspectsoftelevision.Sincetelevisionhasenteredourlifeforsolong,manymaydiscussthetopicwhethertelevisionhasbroughtusmoregoodeffectsthanbadones.Somepeoplemightberighttothinkthattelevisionharmstherelationshipbetweenoneanother,butasforme,Istronglyagreewiththestatementthattelevisionhashadamostlypositiveeffectonsociety,foritprovidesusawaytotaketheloadoffourmind,anditgivesusachancetoknowmorethingsabouttheworld.Themostobviousmeritbroughtbytelevisionisthatitoffersusawaytoentertain.Itisamonsceneoflifethatsomeonegetsbackhomeafterawholedayofhardworkandturnsonthetelevision.Nomatterwhetheritistheirfavoritesoapopera,orjustsomerandomtalkshow,theirmindwillsoonbereleasedfromallthetensionresultsfromtheirwork.Besidestherelaxationgivenbytelevision,anotherbigpartofwatchingtelevisionisthatonegetstoknowmorethingsabouttheworldthroughnewsandreports,orjustabouttheenvironmentnearby.Forexample,ahousewifecanlearnaboutdifferentwaysofcookingchickenwingsforherchildrenwhensheiswatchingaprogramhostedbyagourmet,whileapetkeepercangainknowledgeabouthowtomaketheirpetshealthier.Aretiredmancanenjoyprogramsthatteachthemhowtopickthebestflowerseeds,whileayounggirlcanobtainvariousmethodstoloseweightinshowsthatgivewonderfultips.Inallthesecases,televisionisthemediumthatofferspeopleanopportunitytoseethingsmoreclearly.However,therearestillsomedrawbacksabouttelevision.Watchingtelevisionnowisthemajorreasonwhymorestudentsarewearingglasses.Actuallyinmyclass,morethan90%ofthestudentsarenear-sighted.Anotherdisadvantageisthatthetemptationtowatchtelevisionmaycauseconflictsbetweenchildrenandparents.Althoughtherearenumerousshortingsofwatchingtelevision,theycannotpetewiththebenefitstelevisionbringsabout.Ibelievethattelevisionissomethingthathasamainlypositiveinfluence,andthatweshouldtrytoenjoymoreofthebeautybroughtbyit.7.TABLEMANNERSATADINNERPARTY:Dinnerstartwithasmalldish,whichisoftencalledastarter.Somepeoplepraybeforetheystarteating,andotherpeoplemaykeepsilentforamoment.Thenyoucansay〞Enjoyyourmeal〞toeachotherandeverybodystarteating.Forthestarter,whichyoueatwiththesmallerpair,youkeeptheknifeinyourrighthandandtheforkinyourleft.Afterthestarteryouwillgetabowlofsoup—butonlyonebowlofsoupandneveraskforasecondserving.Thenextdishisthemaincourse.ManyWesternersthinkthechickenbreastwithitstenderwhitefleshisthebestpartofthebird.Somepeoplecanusetheirfingerswhentheyeatingchickenorotherbirds,butnevertouchbeeforothermeatinbones.Itispolitetofinisheatingeverythingonyourplate,sodon'ttakemorefoodthanyouneed.Attable,youshouldtrytospeakquietlyandsmilealot,butdonotlaughallthetime.MostWesternerslikesoftdrinkiftheywilldrivehome.Manyofthemdrinkwhiteorredwinewiththefood.Whendrinkingtosomeone'shealth,youraiseyourglasses,buttheglassesshouldnottouch.ThecustomoftoastinginsomepartsofChinaistofinishthedrinkatonce,butWesternersusuallytakeonlyasip.Fordrinkingduringadinner,thebestadviceisnevertodrinktoomuch.Tablemannerschangeovertime.Theyfollowthefashionoftheday.Beside,tablemannersareonlyimportantatformaldinnerparties.Ifyou'renotsurewhattodo,youcanalwaysfollowyourhosts.Althoughgoodmannersalwaysmakeyoulookgood,youdonotneedtoworryaboutalltheseruleswhilehavingdinnerwithyourfriendsorfamily.8.Doyoulovetraveling?Whatplacesofinteresthaveyoueverbeento?Pleaseshareyourtravelingexperienceswithyourpartnerandtellhimorherwhatyoulearnfromit?Travelisaverygoodmeansofbroadeningaperson'sperspective.Itmakesyoueintocontactwithdifferentculturesandmeetpeopleofdifferentcolors.Travellingmuch，youwillnotonlyenrichyourknowledgeandexperiences，butalsobeawareofthevastnessofnature.

Travelmayalsorelievepersonofboredomandgloom.Travelbringsyouenjoymentandattraction.Itgivesyouapleasantexperience，whichwilldisperseyourboredomandmakeyouforgetwhateverannoysyou.Travelbroadensyourmindandleavesyougoodmemories.Later，youmaygooverthesememoriesandenjoyyourpastexperiences，thuskeepingafreshandsunnymind.

9.Talkaboutsports.Takingexerciseisgoodforourhealth.AllworkandnoplaymakesJackadullboy.Bytakingexercise,wecanrelaxourbodyandmind.Atthesametime,wecanhardenourmuscleandhaveagoodfigure.Ifwedon'ttakeexerciseforalongtime,wemayeasilyfallsick.Ahealthybodyisnecessaryforahealthymind.Asisknown,tohaveasoundmind,wemustfirsthaveasoundbody.Thisisofvitalimportance.Onlybykeepingourselveshealthyandstrongcanwefeelenergeticandvigorousinstudyingandworkingandliveahappylife.

Tokeepourselvesfit,physicalexerciseisthebestway.Intakingpartinout-doorsports,weareclosertonatureandcantakeinfreshair.Thebeautyofnaturewillkeepusclear-headed,whichisessentialtoourhealth.Besides,sportsstimulatethecirculationofbloodandhelptoexcretethewastesinthebody.Sportscanalsoworkupourappetiteandactivateourdigestion.Asaresult,wecanbeestrong-bodied.

Ialwaystakeanactivepartinphysicalexerciseandenjoygoodhealth.IseldomgetsickbutfeelvigorousevenifIworkawholedayDong.Ishallkeepupdoingphysicalexercisesoastolivelongeranddomoreforthecountry.

10.HowtostudyEnglishwell?Englishisoneofthemostimportantsubjectsinmiddleschool.AlmosteveryoneknowsthatweshouldlearnEnglishwell,butfewofusknowhowtolearnitwell.KarlMarxhassetagoodexampleforus.Heoncesaid,"Whenoneislearningaforeignlanguage,hemustusetheforeignlanguage."Inthisway,hecoulduseseverallanguages.Asayinggoes,"Practicemakesperfect."WhenwelearnEnglish,weshouldreadmore,speakmore,listentoEnglishfromtimetotimeandpracticewritingeveryday.Don'tbeafraidofmakingmistakes.Onlyinthiswaycanwelearnitwell11.theSpringFestivalSpringFestivalisthemostimportantfestivalinChina.It’stocelebratethelunarcalendar‘snewyear.IntheeveningbeforetheSpringFestival,familiesgettogetherandhaveabigmeal.Inmanyplacespeopleliketosetofffirecrackers.Dumplingsarethemosttraditionalfood.Childrenlikethefestivalverymuch,becausetheycanhavedeliciousfoodandwearnewclothes.Theycanalsogetsomemoneyfromtheirparents.Thismoneyisgiventochildrenforgoodluck.PeopleputNewYearscrollsonthewallforgoodfortune.TheSpringFestivallastsabout15dayslong.Peoplevisitrelativesandfriendswiththewords“Congratulations〞or“Happynewyear〞.PeopleenjoytheSpringFestival,duringthistimetheycanhaveagoodrest.12.ChristmasChristmasisthemostcheerfulandholyofholidaysintheChristianworld,ChristmasdayfallsonDecember25theachyear,celebrationthebirthofJesusChrist,thesonofacarpenterlivingovertwothousandyearsago.ManysecularsymbolsofChristmashaveemergedoverseveralcenturies：St.NicholaswasalsocalledSantaClausorFatherChristmas.Christmasreligioussongs.AnotherveryprominentsymbolofChristmasistheChristmastree.peoplehungcakesandcandiesonitandlater,fruitmadeofpaperadorned(裝飾)thebranches.EarlyonthenightbeforeChristmas(ChristmasEve),childrenareencouragedtogotobedearlyiftheyexpectSantatoe.Todaylaidtheirheadsontheirpillowswithvisionsofwhatthenextdaywillbring.Santaisinvisibletochildrensincenoonehasactuallyseenhim,hissleigh,orreindeeronChristmasEve.

OnChristmasday,familiesusuallygettogetherforaroastgooseorturkey(火雞)dinnerservedwithmashed(壓碎的)potatoes,gravy(肉汁),cranberrysauce,andpieorpuddingfordessert.Grown-upswillpouraglassortwoofwineorotherspirits(烈酒).Together,familieswillopenlyexchangegiftandgratitude.Children,includingcousins,niecesandnephews,oftenkneelonthefloorinfrontofthetree,excitedlytryingtofindpresentswiththeirnamesonthem.Onthatday,warmreceptionsareextendedtoeveryone,friendorstrange.Christmashasspreadfarandwideacrosstheglobe.DuringtheChristmasseason,wesawmanyChristmasdecorationsandheardalotofwesternChristmasmusicindepartmentstores.13.musicIamcrazyaboutmusicformanyreasons.First,youknow,musicisdividedintosomedifferentstyles.Suchaspop、classical、jazz、rock、blues、folkandcountrymusic.Differentpeoplehavedifferenttastesaboutmusic.Iappreciatelightmusic、popmusicandsoon.I’vebenefitedfrommusicandchangedmymindalot.Second,musici