Directions:Pleasemakeatwo-minute-longconversationbasedonthesituation.Youwillbescoredfromyourpronunciation,expressionandthewayyouorganizeyourconversation.
Situation1:
AandBarestudents.Theyaretalkingaboutnewteachersandcoursesinthenewsemester.【P8-9】
A：Hello,thissemesteryoumajortheLinearAlgebra?
B：Yes.ThistermisaMrs.Antoteach,Idon''tknowhowIcanstayawake.A：Ilikeherclass,sheisinteresting.
B：she’sboring!Thewholeaudiencewouldsurelyfallasleepduringherlecture.Whodoyouhaveforeconomics?
A：she’ssmart.Studentsreallylearnalotfromher.
B：she’stough.Youhavetoworkhardinherclass,oryou’llprobablyfail.
A：Nopain,nogain!Well,howaboutPE?Whatareyoudoingthissemester?
B:That’stheworstpartinPE,we’relearningtaichi.I抦boredtodeath.
A:HaBha!Nottorubsaltintothewound,butourclassisAerobics
B:Thatfigures!Thisisgoingtobeaterriblesemester.
A:Thisisgoingtobeagreatsemester.
Situation2:
AisChinese,BisAmerican.Theyaretalkingaboutthemarriageanddivorcerateintheirowncountries.[P62-63、P70-71]
A:Hello,B
B:Hi,A
A:Ihavesomequestionstoaskyou.
B:Yes,please!
A:IntheU.S.divorcerateseemshigh?
B:Yes!Insomeplaces,thedivorcerateashighas50%.
A:Ifatfirstsight.Westernerswillsoonmarry.
B:Yes!
A:Whyisthedivorceratesohigh?
B:Iftheydonotloveeachother,theyquicklyleaveeachother.
A:Thisexplainsthereasonsforsuchahighrateofdivorce.
B:Inyourcountry,donotsoit?
A:Idonotthinkso.B:Isnotit?
A:InChina,somemarriagesbreakdown,butmostcouplestostaytogether.
B:youngpeoplegetmarried?
A:Notreally,notmanypeoplegetmarriedbeforetheageof20.
B:Well,womenusuallyworkfacetofacewhentheyweremarried?
A:No,thereisalotofwomenstayathometotakecareoftheirfamilies.
B:thesame?
A:Moreandmorewomenwork.
B:theoriginalsuchabigdifferencebetweenChinaandtheUnitedStates.
Situation3:
AisaChinesestudent,andBisanAmerican.Theyaretalkingabouttheholidaysandcelebrationsintheirowncountries.【P76、P79】
A:Hello,canyoutellmesomethingabouttheholidaysandcelebrationsinyourcountry?
B:Yes,noproblem.Inmycountry,thereisThanksgivingDay,Christmasday,Halloweenandsoon.
A:What’syourfavoritefestival?
B:IlikeThanksgivingDayverymuch.BecauseIcaneatalotofdeliciousfoodandgettogetherwithmyfamilies.
B:Whataboutyou?
A:InChina,thespringfestivalismyfavorite.
B:Isitinteresting?
A:Yes,wewatchTVtogetheronNewYear’sEve.Andwealsoeatdumplings.B:Thatmustbegreat.
A:Ifyouhavethechoice,Iinviteyoutocometochinaandhavetheholiday.B:Thankyouverymuch.Youcanalsocometomyhouseandhavetheholidaywithme.
Situation4:
Aisaninterviewer,Bisaninterviewee.AhasaninterviewwithBinonecompany.【P97】
A:Canyougivemesometipsabouthowtogetagoodjob?
B:Didyougotothejobfairsandmeetwithcompanies?
A:Yeah,Idid.Buttheydidn’tseemtobeinterestedinwomen.Ithoughtaboutsuingthemhoursexualdiscrimination.
B:I’mafraiditwon’tbemuchhelp.Haveyoulookedatthewantadsinthenewspaper?
A:I’vebeencheckingthewantadseverydayforaweek,butIcan’tfindanythinginterestingthatI’mqualifiedfor.AndthefewthatIhaveseenareverylow-paying.
B:ThentrytheInternet.Youcanuseasearchenginetofindajobsiterelatedtoyourfield.
A:Goodthinking.Thanks.IthinkI’lllookforsomethinginelectronicengineering.
B:Goodlucktoyou.Ihopeyoucanfindagoodjob.
A:Ihopeso,too.Thankyouverymuch.
B:Youarewelcome.
Situation5:
Aisatravelagent.BasksAtobookanairlineticketandahotelroomforher.【P151】
A:hello!WhatcanIdoforyou?
B:Thisis--.I’dliketobookhotelandairlinereservation.
A:Andwhat抯yourdestination?
B:I抦headforNewYorktoattendanelectronicstradeshow.
A:Ok.Canyouspellyourname,please?
B:Mylastnameis--.andmyfirstnameis--.
A:Willyoubetravelingalong?
B:Yes,I’llbetravelingbymyself.
A:Willthatbeaone-wayoraround-tripticket?
B:Round-trip,please.Iplanonleavingjuly21standconingbackonthe30th.
A:Willyoubeflyingfirstclassorbusinessclass?
B:NO,I’dlikeeconomyclass,thecheapest.
A:Ok,Letmecheckthecomputer.Icanbookyourflightimmediately.I’llhavetoinquireaboutthehotelreservationandcallyouback.
B:Noproblem.Iisat6580266,extension513.I’llexpectyourcall.
A:Ok,--.Thankyouforourcall.
B:bye.
PartII
Directions:Youaregoingtopickoneofthefollowingquestionsandansweritin1minute.
Question1:Whatstudyhabitsseemtobecommonamongsuccessfulstudents?
Ithinkthere’remanywayswecanfollow,forinstance,makegooduseoftime,drawupastudyplanandsticktoit,findaquietplacetostudy,previewandreviewthelessons,payattentiontothemainandsoon.
Question2:Howmanyfamilytypesdoyouknow?Whichonedoyouprefer?Why?
There’re4familytypes,suchassingle-parentfamily、nuclearfamily、extendedfamilyandDINKfamily.Ipreferanuclearfamily.Generally,anuclearfamilyisafamilyunitthatconsistsoffather,mother,andchildren.Firstofall,Icangettheenoughattention.Then,whenIneedhelp,myparentscanhelpmeasmuchaspossible.ThelastreasonisthatNuclearfamilieshavefewspendingthananyotherfamily.
Question3:Whichfestivaldoyouenjoymost?Tellthedateandthecustomsofthefestival.
Thespringfestivalismyfavorite.Itfallsonthefirstdayofthefirstlunarmonthandlastsabout15dayslong.Wecanhavenewdress,greetsourrelativeswithfamilyandgettheluckymoneyfromthemamongthesedays.
Question4:Whydoyouthinksomepeoplesmoke?Whatarethedisadvantagesofsmoking?
Somepeoplethinksmokingmakesthemrelax,adjusthismoodandevenfeelitcool,andshowofftoothers.Smokingisharmfultohealth.Itcanleadtomanydiseasesandbeaddictive.Long-termsmokingmayresultinpoorqualityofsleepandlungdiseasesorevencancer
Question5:Whatwillyouchoose:alow-paidjobyoulikeoraboringbutwell-paidjob?Why?
Choiceofthejobsdependsonthesituation.IfIaminneedofmoney,forexample,ifIhavetopayforthelivingcost,Iwilltakethewell-paidjob.OtherwiseIwillchooseanother.Althoughwithmoney,IcandomuchthingsIwant,Ican''tusemoneybuyhappinessortruelove.Moneydoesn’tmeanseverything
Question6:Whatshouldbedonetohelpunemployedpeople?
Beforeunemployedpeoplefindanewjob,theirbasiclivingstandardshouldbemet.Theyneedsubsidies(补助金)fromthegovernmenttomaintainliveanormallife,whichincludesmoneyforfood,clothes,shelterandtransportation.Itisalsoimportantforunemployedpeopletobetrainedforre-employment.Thegovernmentshouldoffertrainingprogramstoupdatetheirskillssothattheywillbecomecompetitiveinthejobmarketagain.
Question7:Whatquestionsdoyouthinkareoftenaskedinaninterview?Whyaretheyasked?
Tostartwith,theinterviewersmayaskyouaboutyoureducation.Inthiswaytheycangatherinformationtoseeifyouhaveacquiredthebasicknowledgerequiredforthejobyouareapplyingfor.Thenperhapsmostofthemwillaskyouaboutyourworkexperienceinthisfieldtoseeifyouhavethenecessaryskillsinmindforthejob.Andusuallyemployersdonotlikeanentirelyinexperiencedemployee.Theymayalsoaskaboutyourcharacter,weaknessesandstrengthstofindoutwhatkindofpersonyouare.Theymayevenaskyousomethingthatisnotdirectlyrelatedtothejobinquestion.Youranswerstendtoshowyourintelligencelevelandcommunicationskills.
Question8:Doyouthinkweshouldlimitthecelebrationofforeignfestivalsandpromoteourownnationalfestivals?Why?
IthinkweshouldacceptsomeforeignmeaningfulfestivalssuchasChristmas,Thanksgiving.Becausetheycanpromotetheculturalcommunicationbetweentwocountriesandenrichtheculturallifeofthepeople.
Question9:Canyouthinkofanysolutiontotheproblemofpoverty?
Thegovernmentshouldissuesomehardshippolicytohelpthosepoorpeoplegetskillandletthemdependontheabilitytoearnincome,outofpoverty.
Question10:Whatmodeoftraveldoyouprefer?Tellatripofyoursthatwasveryunpleasant.
Myfavoritemodeislikethis:takingacamera,invitingafriendorafamilymemberandsettingoff.I’dliketotravelonfoot.It’scheapandenvironmental-friendly.IhadanunpleasanttripwhenIwenttoZhuMaDian.Notonlythemealsweredisappointed,butitspentmuchmoney.whenIwasonthetrain,thepeoplearoundmeareunfriendlyandimpatient.What’sworse,thelocalsweren’tasgoodasIexpected
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