1. Shopping
1) Do you enjoy shopping? Why or why not? I seldom go shopping. It takes too much time. I like to go shopping very much. It is so interesting. 2) What do you usually buy when you go shopping?
I only shop for daily necessities, such as toothbrush, toothpaste, toilet paper, cleansing cream, soap, shampoo, washing powder…
I like music/books so sometimes I go to campus bookstores to look for my favorite CDs / the recent bestsellers.
3) Where do you usually go shopping, supermarkets or department stores? Downtown or in campus stores?
I usually do my shopping at large supermarkets / campus stores / shops nearby since they often have good buys / it saves time.
I enjoy shopping at supermarkets. I love to see shelf on shelf stacked with all kinds of delicious /nice things.
Supermarkets are so convenient. You can get almost everything you want in a big supermarket.
I hate shopping in a supermarket. It’s always so crowded / the quality of goods is questionable / not so good / not guaranteed.
I like going shopping in big department stores downtown because I think they offer a better service.
4) When you buy a dress or a coat, which do you give first priority to: color, price, quality, style or brand name?
I think price / color / style / quality is the most important.
I love to buy clothes that are in fashion but they are mostly too expensive for me.
I love buying things when they are on sale and I often manage to get a good deal.
5) Do you enjoy bargaining? Are you good at it?
I love sales / enjoy bargaining / am good at bargaining with street peddlers. I always / never ask for a discount.
2. Sports
1) Do you like sports? What is your favorite sport? I like swimming / jogging / fishing / tennis, etc.
My favorite sport is basket / volleyball / football, etc. 2) Do you like jogging? Why or why not?
Jogging is considered a healthy sport for both the young and the old / for people of all ages.
Many people begin jogging because they believe it is a very good form of exercise / can make their hearts stronger / can help them lose weight.
Jogging against the cold wind is also a test of one’s will power. 3) Why do people need to play sports? Playing sports can help us to relax.
Sitting in a chair all day has made me very lazy. I can get my figure back if I play a sport.
I can meet some new friends when I play sports.
People play sports because they want to keep fit / live an active life. Playing a sport we like is an essential part of our life. 4) What do you know about the Olympic Games?
The Olympics are held every four years in a different city in the world and Beijing will host the 2008 Olympics.
Over 2700 years ago the first ancient Olympics were held in Athens. The modern Games were first held in 1896 in Greece.
The Olympic symbol --- five interlocking red, blue, yellow, black, and green circles on a white field --- represents the continents of the world joined in friendship.
The Olympics have become the world’s most important athletic events / a symbol of the sporting friendship of all the people in the world.
3. Part-time job
1) Are you doing any part-time jobs? Why or why not?
I’m selling evening papers and magazines at a newsstand every Saturday afternoon / delivering sample products / doing market research for a company.
I think in a part-time job you can learn things that you can’t normally learn on campus / from books.
I need to earn some money to support myself.
I find it really hard for me to get a suitable part-time job. 2) What would you do if you wanted to get a part-time job?
The students’ center is a right place to go to / ask for information if you want to find a position.
You may consult the bulletin board / the ads in the school paper.
3) Which is more important when you take a part-time job, pay or getting work experience?
The important thing, I think, is to get some work experience. Pay is secondary. I need to support myself, so I’m really concerned about how much I can earn. 4) What kind of part-time jobs are available for college students?
A help in the school cafeteria / library / language lab / computer center / bookstore;
A teaching assistant / lab assistant / tutor for a school pupils;
An office worker / secretary / receptionist / tour guide / waitress / computer operator
4. College life
1) How do you like your dorm?
There is a wash room and a public bath on each floor of our dorm building. Four of us share a dorm.
Our dorm faces north, but it has a view of / looks out on a beautiful lawn / lake / garden. 2) Campus
Large and beautiful campus with green grass everywhere and a large sports ground
3) Classroom buildings
Large new classrooms with modern facilities /old with no modern facilities 4) Students’ cafeterias
Spacious dining halls, full of hungry students 5) Library
A large collection of books, journals and periodicals; spacious and well-lit reading rooms
The reading rooms are not large enough and students have to get there early in order to find a seat. 6) Classmates
Friendly and speaking different dialects 7) Majors
Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Computer Science, Architecture, Management, Law, Economics, Agronomy(农学), Materials, Environmental science, Life science,
5. Free-time activities
1) different free-time activities
playing tennis, playing table tennis, playing football, playing basketball, going swimming, going skating, going to Karaoke bars, playing cards, going to movies, watching VCDs, playing computer games, dancing, playing musical instruments, collecting stamps, collecting coins, going to the pub, traveling, listening to music, reading novels, watching a sports match, going to a concert, going to theatres and museums, going shopping, watching TV 2) Why do many people enjoy sports?
Despite the rise on home entertainment, there are still many people who enjoy spending some of their free time attending sports events or participating in competitive sports or other physical activities. They think exercise not only contributes to good health but also takes the mind away from worries and troubles.
3) Your favorite film
My favorite film is Gone with the Wind. The famous actress and actor Vivian Leigh and Clark Gable acted as Scarlett and Rhett Butler. Both of them acted very well. The story was very touching. It was about love and war. I was deeply touched by Scarlett’s love for Ashley and Rhett’s love for Scarlett. I also admire Scarlett. I think she is a brave, independent, courageous, and
intelligent woman, though she is selfish and willful. 6．Environment
1) Can you think of some environmental problems facing us today? What are they? There are many environmental problems facing us today: air pollution, water pollution, acid rain, sandstorm, rainforest destruction, global warming etc. 2) Describe sandstorm and offer the way to deal with it. Useful expressions:
/Each spring a big sandstorm strikes the city. /The air is filled with sand and dust.
/The dust comes from the north, and it often rises after a long period of drought. /When the wind comes, the soil is swept up on the cold air, and it could travel very long distances.
/When the dust is brought in with the wind, we can hardly breathe, we can’t see well, and it is dangerous for driving.
/ People should plant a lot of trees and grass so that the soil will stay where it is. / The government should launch an afforestation project to deal with the sandstorm. The green shelter belt plays a role.
3) What has caused global warming? How to reduce it? Useful expressions:
/The greenhouse effects bring global warming.
/The earth is now like a real greenhouse made of glass panels that let light in and trap heat.
/Carbon monoxide from earth is a greenhouse gas.
/Everyone should know what causes global warming; otherwise it can’t be stopped.
/Human beings should take steps to reduce global warming. /We shouldn’t burn any more wood or coal.
/Depend on less on air-conditioners and refrigerators.
4) What do you think is the most serious environmental problem at present?
Lying at the center of all those problems, as I see it, is the contradiction between economic growth and the environment.
7. Education
1) Do you have any ideas about how to be a good student?
Different people have different opinions about how to be a good student. As for me, I think a good student should have at least three important qualities.
First, a good student should be very diligent in his study. He will spend a lot of time in studying, and the more he studies, the more he will improve his knowledge. A great man once said, “Genius is nothing but labor and diligence.”
Second, to cultivate one’s own virtue is also very important. A good student should be honest, warmhearted, and always ready to help others.
Third, a strong body is essential for being a good student. Anyone who has not a strong body can do nothing great for his country, even if he is very bright and intelligent.
2) Do you think environment has had more influence on you than heredity?
Yes. I think environment has more influence on me than heredity. Maybe heredity has also played a part. My parents are both well-educated and they both have a successful career. Maybe that’s why I always feel easy to learn my lessons. But hard working is more important. I’ve always been a diligent student. I ask myself to do everything carefully and be responsible for everything I do. That’s why I have academic success and I am still able to develop my other talents as in music. And my success should be contributed largely to hard working. 3) What do you think is the purpose of school education?
It’s true that children go to school to learn their own language, other languages, arithmetic, geography, history, science and all the other subjects. But why do they learn these things? Children are sent to school to prepare themselves for the time when they will grow up and will have to work for themselves. Nearly all they study at school has some practical use in their life.
There is more in education than just learning facts. We go to school above all to learn how to learn, so that when we have left school we can continue to learn. A man who really knows how to learn will always be successful, because whenever he has to do something new, he will rapidly teach himself how to do it in the best way. The uneducated person, on the other hand, is unable to do something new, or does it badly. The purpose of schools, therefore, is not just to teach pupils various subjects, but to teach pupils the way to learn.
8．Online learning of English
1) How do the three elements (online, book and classroom) relate to each other? The online material is designed to present new language in a vivid and memorable context, and to enable you practice and test your comprehension. The books take this new language content and extend it, while the classroom meetings enable you to use the new language actively in communication with other people. 2) How much time a week do you spend studying English online? About 2-3 hours a week studying English online.
3) What material do you usu. cover when studying English online? 4) Do you benefit from online English learning? And how?
9. College English teaching reform
1) Are you in favor of college English teaching reform? Why or why not?
2) With the new teaching model people can learn English from computers. The computer brings many advantages. What do you think are the main benefits that the computer brings to English learning? There are five main benefits:
a) presenting authentic spoken American English in a vivid and memorable
way to students with little or no exposure to native speakers, and who are studying in an entirely Chinese-speaking environment.
b) enabling students to practice using and repeating the new phrases and
expressions they have learned in a safe, private and totally non-threatening
environment.
c) enabling students to work at their own pace and their own convenience,
without the time and other restrictions and imposed by classes running according to fixed timetables.
d) enabling students to assess their own progress and performance, so as to
become more effective and efficient learners, able to direct their own learning process.
e) enabling teachers to monitor students’ progress and performance, so as to
provide academic reporting, and, if desired, guidance to students to help them make the best use of their time studying.
3) Is the new teaching model in your university different from the one in your
middle school? And in which ways? Useful expressions:
/ learning methods blended by computer-based multimedia, books and classroom
teaching, with each component supporting and complementing the others /student-centered activities
/ a PC-based or campus-network-based multimedia listening and speaking /the development of autonomous learning ability
4) Are there any problems you have met with in adjusting to the new teaching
model? What are they?
10. New teaching approaches
What new teaching approaches are you most interested in? 1) pair work, group work, role play, word games, etc.;
Take group work for example. Group work is a cooperative activity: five students, perhaps, discussing a topic, doing a role-play or solving a problem. In groups, students tend to participate more equally, and they are also more able to use English than they are in a whole-class arrangement. 2) pictures, English films, video;
Take video for example. Video is richer than audio tape. Speakers can be seen. Their body movements give clues as to meaning, so do the clothes they wear, their location etc. Background information can be filled in visually.
3) a PC-based or campus-network-based multimedia listening and speaking
4) the teaching of reading, writing and translation conducted either in the classroom or online.
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