英語口語常見話題

英語口語常見話題

TOPIC1Environment

SectionOneEachofihestudentswillbeaskedonequestiononthelopic“Environment”.

1.Whyareplasticbagsharmfultotheenvironment?

2.Whyarepaperbagsharmfultotheenvironment?

3.Whyarereusablebagsthebestfortheenvironmentandenergyusage?

4.WhatenvironmentalproblemdoyouthinkisthemostseriousandurgentinChina?

SectionTwoPleasehaveagroupdiscussiononthefollowingtopic:

Whatcanbedoneinourdailylifetohelprelieveenvironmentalproblems?Pleasegiveas

manyexamplesaspossible.

Duringthediscussionyoumayarguewitheachotheroraskeachotherquestionstoclarifya

point.Yourperformancewillbejudgedaccordingtoyourcontributionstothediscussion.

TOPIC2Environment

1.Whichtypesofenergyshouldweuse:wood,coal,petroleum,waterpower,nuclearenergyor

solarenergyandwhy?

2.WheneverwewatchTV,wearehelpingsendgreenhousegasesintotheair.Doyouknowany

otherthingswedohelpsendgreenhousegasesintoairandwhy?

3.Doyouknowanymachineorappliancethatispoweredbysolarorwindenergy?Canyoulist

anyothercleanenergytechnologies?

4.Thesandstonn,knownasa"sanddevil,“hasbecomeagreatconcern.Pleasebrieflyexplain

thereasonsbehindthisphenomenon.

5.Doyouknowsomeotherclimatedisasterscausedbythepollutionofenvironment?

Topicdiscussion

Globalwarmingmaybethemostharmfulenvironmentalproblemhumanbeingshave

created.Pleasediscussitscauses,consequencesandwhatwecandotoreduceit.

TOPIC3Travelling

l.Whatattractsyoumostwhenyouvisitanewplace?

2.Peopletravelforvariousreasons.Pleasetalkaboutsomeofthem.

3.Whatisyourfavoritewayoftravelling,aloneorinagroup?Why?

4.Introduceatouristattractionthatyouhavebeen

Topicdiscussion

Alotofpeopleaftertravellingoftensay:Travellingmeanssortofsuffering.Thatimplies

theydon'teatwell,sleepwell,andtheyareverytiredonthetrip.Doyouagreewithit?

Giveyourreasonsandexplain.

TOPIC4Transportation

1.WhatmeansoftransportationismostpopularinChina?Why?

2.Howgoodisthepublictransportsysteminyourcity/region?

3.Ifyougoonalongjourney,howdoyouprefertotravel?

4.Whichkindofcardoyouwanttobuyifyouhaveenoughmoney?

Topicdiscussion

WhatisthemostseriousproblemofChina'spresenttransportationandwhatarethe

solutions?

TOPIC5DrugAbuse

1.Whatdoyouknowaboutdrugsanddrugabuse?

2.Whatkindofpeopleareeasiertoturntodrugs?Whydo

peopleusedrugslikeEcstasy?

3.Howdodrugsaffectthedrugtakers?WhatdodrugslikeEcstasydotothepeoplewhotake

them?

4.Howshouldyouavoiddoingthingsthatappeartobepleasantatfirstbutwillturnouttobe

reallyharmful?(e.g.drugabuse,smoking,alcoholism,addictiontocomputergames,etc.)

Topicdiscussion

Whoshouldberesponsiblefordrugabuse?

TOPIC6Advertising

1.Isadvertisingworthwhileforcompaniesandconsumers?Explainwhy.

2.Whatisopiniononcompetingcompaniesspendinglargeamountofmoneyadvertisingtheir

products?

3.Areyoueasilyinfluencedbyads?Shouldpeoplebuyproductsaccordingtowhatadssay?

4.Shouldyoungpeoplefollowfashionadvertisedbyfamousstars?

Topicdiscussion

Whataretheprosandconsofadvertising?

TOPIC7Education

l.Doyouthinkeducationisimportantinyourlife?Canyoucitesomeexamplestoillustrateyour

viewpoint?

2.Wheredoyougetyourcollegetuition,fromparents,part-timejob,orloan?

3.Iscollegeeducationtheonlywaytosuccess?Isitworththeprice?

4.Ifyouhadchancetocontinuelearningaftergraduation,whatsubjectdoyouliketochoose?

Why?

Topicdiscussion

TheimportanceoflifelongEducation

TOPIC8Values

1.Whatdoyouknowabout"AmericanDream”？

2.CanyougiveanexampleofoneEnglishsayingorproverbandfurtherexplainit?

3.Haveyoueverencounteredanoccasionwhenaculturalclashhappened?Describeit.

4.DoyouknowanytaboosinAmerican/Britain?Whatarethey?

Topicdiscussion

DoyoufeelChinesetraditionalvaluesareendangeredwiththeglobalization?

TOPIC9GrowingPains

1.Whatqualitiesdoyouvaluemostinayoungperson?

2.Doyouthinkthattheprocessofgrowingupissomethingpainful?Whyorwhynot?

3.Generallyspeaking,inwhatway(s)doyouthinkyoungpeopleborninthe1990saredifferent

fromtheoldergenerations?

4.Whatdoyouthinkaretheproblemsthatyoungpeopleusuallyhavetoface?

Topicdiscussion

Advantagesanddisadvantagesoflivingwithparents

TOPIC10FamousBrandNames

1.Canyounamesomefamousbrands?Whydopeoplelikethem?

2.Doyouthinkcollegestudentsshouldpursuefamousbrands?Whyorwhynot?

3.Somefamousbrandshaveaverylonghistory.Whyaretheysopopularamonggenerationsof

people?(TakeIvorySoapforexample.)

4.Howcananationalfamousbrandbuilditsnameinaforeigncountry?(TakeHaierfor

example.)

Topicdiscussion

Whatarethesecretsofbusinesssuccess?

Topic11CloningandEthics

1.Doyouwantacloneofyourself?Explain.

2.Whatkindofpeopleareinfavorofcloningscience?

3.DoyouthinkaclonedEinsteinwouldbeagreatperson?Whyorwhynot?

4.Doyouthinkcloningisagainstethics?Whyorwhynot?

Topicdiscussion

Whataretheprosandconsofcloning?

TOPIC12StarsandFans

1.Whoisyourfavoritestarandidol?why?

2.Whatdoyouthinkofidolworshipping?

3.Whichdoyouprefer,Chinesemoviesorforeignmovies?Why?

4.What'sthebest/worstmovieyou'veeverseen?Describeit.

Topicdiscussion

Whattypeoffilmdoyoulikemostandwhy?

TOPIC13Education

1.Doyouthinkitisimportantforapersontohaveacollegeeducation?

2.Iscollegeeducationsatisfactoryfromyourownexperience?

3.Doyouthinkcollegeeducationmeansmorethanstudy?

4.Therearesomegraduatesgoingtothetechnicalschooltostudyagain.Whatdoyouthinkof

that?

5.Whatsuggestionswouldyouliketogivetothecollegeeducation?

Topicdiscussion

Doesacollegedegreereallyworthit?

Duringthediscussionyoumayarguewitheachotheroraskeachotherquestionstoclarifyapoint.

Yourperformancewillbejudgedaccordingtoyourcontributionstothediscussion.

TOPIC14Success

1.WhatwouldyousaytothepeopleinthehallandthewholeworldifyouwontheNobelPrize

andwasstandinginfrontofthemicrophone?

2.Whatdoyouthinkmakesasuccessfulscientist?

3.Howtoachievesuccessinyouracademicstudy?

4.WhatwouldyoudoifyouwereawardedtheNobelPrize?

Topicdiscussion

Whatpreparationsshouldauniversitystudentmakeforfuturesuccess?

DoyouthinkEnglishisveryimportanttoyou?Inwhatway?

Tips:

givemoreaccesstoknowledge

usemorecomputersoftware,

getmoreinformation

enjoyforeignmoviesandTVshows

getabettercareer

getaheadandcompetewithothers

HowpopularisEnglish?

Tips:

theworld'slanguageofthe21stCentury

themodemmeansofcommunication

beingstudiedinsomanycountriesaroundtheworld

eightypercentofcomputerdata

processedandstoredinEnglish

morethanhalfofthenewspapers

internationalbusiness,diplomacyandscience

internationalorganizationsandmanyotherprofessionalinstitutions

workinglanguage

InwhatwayswillEnglishhelpyousurfontheInternet,orcanyoutellustheimportanceof

EnglishontheInternet?

Tips:

ComputersandInternetplayaveryimportantrolein???

unlimitedaccesstoknowledge

research,education,trade,entertainment

hobbies,allfieldsofhumanlife

universallanguageontheInternet

NowmoreandmoreforeignpeoplestarttolearnChinese.WhyisChineselearninggetting

popularthesedays?Canyouthinkofthepossiblereasons?

Tips:

doingChina-relatedindustrialresearch

havingaChinesewife/husband,

fallinginlovewithaChinesegirl/boy

lovingChineseculture/food,

havingaChineseboss,

education,traveling

exchangeofinformation

world'slargestmarket

China'sfascinatingculture,richculturalheritage

oneofthemostimportanttradingpartners

5.Whichlanguagemaybeusedasthelinguafrancainthe21stcentury,EnglishorChinese?

Why?

Tips:

AlotofHi-TechinformationisavailableinEnglish.

OneofthereasonsforthewideuseofEnglishistheimportanceoftheEnglish-speaking

countries.

Chinaisoneofthemostimportanttradingpartnersandtheworld'slargestmarket.

6.DoyouthinkEnglishmajorgraduateshavebetterchancestosecurecareersin

English-speakingcountries?

Tips:

qualifyforasuiprisingrangeofjobs

putsthelietothepopularsuperstition

choosebetweenjournalismandteaching

receiveexcellentp