浙江工商大学大英四口语

Unit1-1Talk about the power of humor and share the humorous story or typical joke with your classmates.

A: Hey, what are you talking about? Look at you guys, you laugh out of breath. What?s happened? B: Oh, I?ve heard about a humorous story from Yuting, it?s so funny that I almost can?t help stop laughing.

C: Really? What?s it? Do you mind sharing it with us?

D: Of course not. The joke happened between John and his classmates, Tom. Tom asked John why his brother be able to fall off. John answered” we were p laying a game who could lean furthest out of the window, and my brother won.”

B: That?s really great. I love humorous story. You know, humor is quite needed in our daily life. And the magic of humor is immeasurable. It?s beneficial for both our physical and psychological heath. What?s more, people who have a sense of humor are usually popular in a team and even be the focus of attention in any gathering. And as far as I?m concerned, most of humorous people are very intelligent.

A: Yeah, and humor has many types, and some are not only humorous but educational. And it also seems that humor really has a kind of magic. Humorous people can make us laugh when we are unhappy. If you are humorous, you will attract a lot of people around you. When you are with a humorous people, you will never feel bored. That?s why more and more girls prefer to marry a humorous guy nowadays.

C: That really makes sense. Humor really bring us a lot. Being humorous, you will find everything in the world is wonderful, being humorous, you will find your friends is everywhere around you. They can also change an awkward situation and help people get rid of embarrassment by making people laugh. But on the country, humorless people always make the atmospheres freezing cold. D: Yeah, I can?t ag ree more with you. Besides, when you have a lecture or in a public places, humorous words can create a relaxed atmosphere. And having a high sense of humor often stands that you have a high EQ. In a word, anyway, the magic of humor is miserable and huge.

Unit1-2What is your favorite film and why do you like it so much?

A: Have you seen the movies recently?

B:No,I?m little busy now. What?t up?

C:xiu yuting and I saw the tiny time together , and it made us disappointed . Thus I start to miss old films.especially the classicals . Being classical ,the movie must have something great ,his models part includes love,thinking,Reflecting reality,appealing to many people which is what the latest move lacked.

D: I recommend a movie called Forrest Gump which is my favorite film.In the contention of the best picture of the 67th Oscar Award in 1995, film Forrest Gum

Have got six Grand Prizes, such as the best picture , the best actor , at one blow . Fro m a unique angle ,the film described a splendid life of Forrest Gump that has reflected every aspect of U.S.A.'s life.

B:yes,it is worthy to be seen. Forrest Gump grows up in Green bow, Alabama. Although his IQ is just 75, his mothe r strives to make him feel no different from others. During his life, Forrest achieves a lot more than any normal people may dream of. He becomes a college student because he can run very fast and is recruited in the college football team. Forrest join the army with his college degree. In the army, he know a goodfriend Bubba.On the battlefield in Vietnam, Forrest saves the lives of many fell ow soldiers, but he loses Bubba.

A:oh, i heard about it. It?s Classic lines such as Life was like a box of chocolates, you never know what you?re gonna .and .Death is j ust a part of life, something we?re all destined to do. Ok. Thank you , I will have a feast.for my eyes.

C: I n this way , i think it is a motivational movie , encouraging us never say never .

Whatever we faced , just believe i can do , just like the message just do it , something will happen beyond our expectation.

D : let?s what it together!

Unit2-1Is letter writing better than calling ?（廖）

A :you look so happy, what happened to you? can you share with us.

B :I heard from my high school student . she said she missed me very much. And she told me about her living in the college such as meal and environment . haha,I am glad to hear that she had a boyfriend. What a cute girl.

C :yeah,Now science and technology develops so quickily .we can see

that we almost have a phone by hands. why doesn?t she call you directly ? it doesn?t take you much time . and you can hear her voice. Just like she is in front of you. it is amazing for the ancient. because It was usual that sending a letter took a couple of months.

D: I don?t think so. In my opinion, I prefer letter writing to calling ,even though it can save time. How are about you ,B.

B:ahaha, I like letter writing ..everytime I read a letter, according to her words, i can imgine the occasion . I can feel her thought and her feelings, happy or sad. To be honest, I think Absence makes the heart grow fonder. Something you can?t see will be attractive .

A::I agree with you ,but However, writing takes somehow more time than calling. Ther e is no doubt that talking is always quicker writing.What?s more, after yo u write a letter, it takes more time to send it to the right person. We can make a call whenever or wherever we like. Being compared with sending a letter will last long, calling someone is fast. You can just dial a number and the phone will connect you to the right person..Even the 3G cellphones and the video phones make the "face to face conversation" come true.

C: oh yes,I got it,On the other hand, no matter how brief the note is,, Sometimes we will put our subjective views into it.

writing letters maybe make us misunderstood, sound sentimental or insinc ere.

D:

as we know, the electric products are convenient, but the words become c old, and the true feelings are deleted with moving of fingers.the message are more popular, but in order to rescue our feelings and moving, I sugges t that we should try to avoid using computers or cellphone, unless we hav e to do it. At present, when you write for a person,it shows you think highly of him.

Unit2-2Does criticism do more harm than good to people? Why?

A: Oh ,you look so depressed . What?s the matter with you?

B: I have been criticized by my mother today . I?m very upset . I lost my pocket yesterday .And my mother knew it this morning .She was very angry with me .She said I was a careless girl and didn?t appreciate money .She didn?t understand me at all.

C: Yeah .I know about your feelings. Because of losing money , you was very sad and what you need is comfort. But your mother criticized you .in fact,My mother always does like this,too.

D: Oh .I?m very sorry to hear that .But your mother?s criticism does good to you. Owing to criticism ,you will remember this terrible experience

forever .And you will be more careful from now on ,which prevent you from losing money .So your mother?s criticism is good for you.

B :Maybe you are right .I also need to think of it from my mother?s view .The criticism is good for me.It can produce positive effects on me in more than one way. And I will be inspired by the words and try to improve myself.

A:I don?t agree with D. I think criticism causes harm to others. There is no doubt about that. When someone criticizes you, ask yourself, “Is this coming from kindness? Is it loving, kind and helpful?” Chances are it does not feel that way at all. At the very least it is probably irritating you and wasting your time.

C: I think so . The criticism may bring about negative impacts. It may obviously lower our spirits and make us unconfident. Then, we are timid to face the difficulties in life. In my opinion, People can change their ways to remind other people?s mistakes.For example, my mother can encourage me instead of criticizing .And I?ll be glad to accept it.

D:However,every coin has two sides, so does the criticism. Obviously, th e criticism will either motivate you to try harder or just deflate your enthu siasm; the result depends on your attitude. Thus, faced with the criticism, we should be positive and try to change it to be the impetus. Only in this

way can we benefit from it more.

Unit3-1What are the characteristics of the ideal wife and the ideal husband?

A:Hey，girls , have you ever chatted something about our future with our classmates or best friends?

B: Of course! I still remember when it was in senior high school, our several roommates often talking about that in the evenings and we always chatting so happily. C: Yeah, That is also what we did usually, ha-ha. We even change our views of what characteristics of an ideal husband or an ideal wife should have.

D: Oh~ So what?s your conclusions? Could you share with us?

B: Let me see, en...I hope my dear will have a strong responsibility, he has the ability to take care of the whole family no matter what happened. And most importantly, he must be mature enough to let me depend on. What's more, it is vital for him to be hardworking and ambitious, but I don't hope he is a workaholic, he can't ignore me because of his work.

A:That must be a perfect partner. And for me, the most important thing is that he must love me. Everything is worthless without love, right? And I wonder if he could be romantic sometimes, just like give me a little surprise from time to time, it?s a style of enjoying lives.

C: Wow...listened to you talking so much, I think finding a Mr. Right may be quite difficult. Look, you all have so many requirements for your future husband. But have you ever thought what kind of personalities you should possess as an ideal wife? In my opinion, an ideal wife should be understanding and be present with graceful manners in the living room along with culinary(厨房的) skills in the kitchen.

D: That's really a problem worth thinking about. In my mind, an ideal wife should be considerate and virtuous(善良的). We all know that behind a successful man is always a woman standing, and I think an ideal wife is just the woman. And it is also what I want to be. In the meantime, she had better act like a spoiled child sometimes. A:As a matter of fact, sometimes these standards can be pale and worthless. Maybe you will just be moved by his or her one small behaviors inadvertently, who knows?

Unit3-2Who are teachers’ pets, b oys or girls? How to avoid gender bias in classroom?

A: All of us have being students for so many years , how do you think about the attitude of the teachers towards boys and girls?

B: en , in my eyes , teachers pay more attentions on boys most of the time , even , sometimes , they are more like a pet of teachers. it is obvious to see that teachers will choose boys as the object to tell jokes rather than girls , and if there is a quiz , when boys and girls have the ambition to answer the questions , boys will get the chance in most cases .

C :yes , it is also often seen in my class , maybe the teachers think that in the class, boys lay under tribute , and he has the mission to show boys , to build their confidence .

D:yes , maybe you are right , but it is single-faceted , sometimes girls will perform quiet and introverted , they would not be eager to show themselves . to the contrary, boys are more active , are willing to express themselves , so , from their reactions , teachers will get a lot of satisfaction .

B: nevertheless, it come into being another problem , gender bias . It really do harm to everyone for teenagers in development .

A: People are defined by their gender from the moment they are born. You hear "Boy

s do this" or "Girls like this."Parents, teachers and society treat boys and girls differently, which can result in bias. Gender bias and discrimination are as unfair as distinctions based on race.

C:For me , i think what girls lack are confidence and courage to try new things .Girls should be confident that they have the potential to do a good thing.and w hatever you do ,girls should try their best .I believe girls can do better than boys

D: Especially for the teachers , they should chang their former ways and become more concerned about the girls.they should attach great importance to students' performance in various aspects. But most importantly, boys and girls must communicate more with each other. Just learn from others' strong points to offset one's weakness, and finally make the best of the both worlds.

Unit4-1 Which should be emphasized in education, knowledge or creativity?（廖）

A: Hey, girls. Can you tell me what difference between traditional Chinese teaching system and another teaching system such as American.

B:In my opinion ,most Chinese teachers attach much importance to getting hang of knowledge. For example, students are asked to do hundreds of exercises and do a lot of paper. Only in this way ,they are sure that they grasp this point.

C:apart from it, Chinese exam institution contributes to this phenomena. In order to pass the exam ,we should work hard. The exams are usually difficult. And the questions are often cunning. It looks familiar ,just like we have done. In fact, it?s a trap.wuwu, I have been tricked many times.

D:however, American teachers think it?s vital to develop students?creativity. even primary schools pay more emphasis on creativity. Especially in foreign countries. In other word, creativity is one?s spirit. Girls ,can you tell me, Which should be emphasized in education, knowledge or creativity?

B:Knowledge, of course. As a saying goes, ＂knowledge is power＂. knowledge is the base of everything. Only with massive know ledge, That?s why the nine-year compulsory education can be one of our important pol icies. Everyone broadens their knowledge day by day, which makes our world richer.

And knowledge can help us know more about the outside world.

A:I don?t agree with you . I still persist in my former opinion. If you only learn from your teacher, you?ll never go any further than them. In fact, you?re just repeating what others have already done, and you cannot truly improve yourself. Human beings are supposed to be creati ve, that?s where we are different from other living creatures.

C:yeah,just like top –level artist ,to be honest ,their skills of painting are as great as others. Why only few of them can be famous? Obviously, Because of creativity. These fantast ideas makes the work different from other.

D:Without knowledge, you don?t know how to write an essay; you don?t know how to get the keys to mathematic problems; you can?t get experience from the history. In the same way, creativity can?t get away from knowledge. We can also say like that Knowledge without creativity is lifeless; no change can be expected. Creativity witho ut knowledge is too weak; no effect can be expected, or you can't get very far.

Unit4-2 What do you think parents can do at home to encourage a child?s creativity? A: hi ,b , where did you go last weekend? We had planted to go shopping with you , but I didn’t see you anywhere.

B: oh, I went to help my little cousin to learn math. He just 5 years old. But he have to learn many subjects, such as Chinese, English, math, piano and so on. As we know, ceativity is the key to a bri ghter future. But many parents don’t know how to encourage children’s creativity? So they let their children to join in many remedial classes. what do you think they sho uld do?

C: First, discover the interest of their children. and encourage them try it. Because only the childre n do their loving things, they will do those well. Then, created more opportunity for them to express new things.

D :What?s more, provide a peaceful environment is the most important thing to encourage children to think. Last, to communicate with them in their perspective sometimes. And

I think that parents can do some specific practices at home to encourage creativity.

B: yeah, for example, They can involve children in decision making if the problem is appropriate, asking the child for suggestions. Parents can help their children to understand the consequences of various decisions. A: en maybe parents should also encourage their children to talk out loud about things they are doi ng. Thinking and language skills are closely related. Talking out loud improves language skills and thinking skills. And Parents can show their own creativity for children .For example, they can cre

ate some new things that children haven't seen before. Of course this isn't an easy thing.

C: what you said is really a effective method. And it’s exdremly difficult to make it. However, the parents can do some easy things which have the sam e effect. Such as, giving the children property praise,when children have some new opinions. Help them reading some books about invebtion.

D: ok, maybe, the most point is give the children enough freedom to do what ever they want to do, and always cheer them up when they get enven a little progress.

Unit5-1What is your favorite sport? How do you benefit from it? （廖）

A: As we all know, sports is an essential part of our life, I always see many students playing basketball and badminton on the playground in our university , and so what are your favorite sports?

B:My favorite sport is climbing the climbing the mountains. Every time I try my best to reach the top of hill,I will be full of satisfactory. Especially when the task is tough for me to finish, and I love the feeling of conquering . From this, I can better understand the famous saying: when there is a will, here is a way.

C:En , you must have a strong will. Thanks. Besides,basketball is also my favorite sport. Not only can it keep me in good health. But also release my pressure and strength the friendship. So, D,how about you?

D:My favorite sport is running. Maybe I am influenced by my father, he makes a habit of running everyday and we will spend half an hour running before the breakfast , as time goes by, I really benefit a lot from it.

B:Yes ,I think it can help you lose weight and shape your body, because it consume many energy, many people disturbed by fat problems can choose to run every day . Secondly,it can relax yourself and improve your sleep quality, it do help to heart , lung and brain.

A:I like swimming very much. Especially in the hot days. In the water I can forget everything that make me unhappy. Water is not a danguage thing for me. Moreover, it also strengthens your heart muscles and improves the delivery of oxygen to the different parts of the body. It helps to ward off depression, anxiety and stress. C:I agree with you. As for me, swimming is my favorite. Because I fell into a lake swimming. She said I must save yourself at least. In addition，I can reduce anxiety and increase self-confidence.

D:Do you like volleyball? As a team sport, the benefit is obvious, its contribution to t he development of solidarity and cooperation between the members of the team. The c ommon efforts, brings individuals that participate in a volleyball game, closer to each other, while this sport gives them the chance to cooperate for the best possible result. Unit5-2Should athletes be role models?

A:As we all know, it becomes more and more popular that people regard

athletes as role models. However, people's opinions differ a lot on should

athletes be role models. So what?s your opinion?

B: A positive role model influences people?s lives in a positive way away

from the court. So It depends on us to choose the sport star who performs

well whether in court or in their life, to be our role model. And then, we

will get positive influence from our hero.And I believe athletes should

accept the responsibility of being role models while they accept all the

glory and the money.

C:However,it is reported that some athletes use drugs to compete unfairly.

What?s worse, some of them may have a bad lifestyle and be addicted to

drugs. Such performance made their fans disappointed, there is no doubt

that no one want a cheater to be his role model.So I think athletes

shouldn?t be our role models.

D: In my opinion, every man has his faults, so are the athletes, even some

of them are our heroes. It depends on how we treat them. Athletes can't

choose to be role models but only choose to be a good or a bad one. We

should learn from their advantages .

B:Yeah,I can?t agree you more .How about you,A?

A:As far as I?m concerned, they ought to show their positive behavior to the public, especially the kids looking up to them. Naturally, kids think all the role models do is right . Therefore, they may follow what they do. On the contrary, if they gamble, drug and fight, the kids could be misled to the road of crime. As a public figure, an athlete should try his best to behave well.

C:Yeah, their bad behaviors will influence kids greatly .So they should notice what they do every moment, especially in public. Though it is difficult for them.

D: In a word,every man has his faults, so the athletes do, even some of them are our heroes. It depends on us to choose the sport star who performs well whether in the game or in their life, to be our role model. And then, we will get positive influence from our hero.

Unit6-1Why would people like to take risks?

A: Hey, what happened to you? You look so terrible.

B: Oh, dear, I?m still lost in the yesterday?s bad mood after the roller coaster in the amusement park. I think I?ll never play it again. And I can never understand that why there are so many people like to take risks.

C: Clam down, just have a good rest. You will feel better soon. We all know that not everyone like to take risks, but it?s true that risks really excited some people.

D: Yeah, I like taking risks, it makes me feel thrill. And, of course, its curiosity also attract me to try new risks as many as possible. If I didn?t jump down, I wouldn?t experience the feeling of flying in the sky and I think we should experience more when we are young. Just like“ let…s go crazy before we get too old.”

B: It sounds great. But taking risks such as playing extreme sports could make us in danger. Everyone should precise his own life. The body is the foundation of our other happiness. We can?t ignore the risks of our body to pursue that what is called

excitement.

A: My opinion is that the stress of people is tremendous, they need a way, like extreme sports, to get it down. Anyway, extreme sports plays an important role in releasing people?s heavy pressure. No one can deny it. And we in the world today, we need some risks which can inspire our nerve to keep active. The inspirer our lives are, the more risks people will take, not only for extreme sports but also for continuous challenge.

C: Sounds reasonable. And taking risks have a lot of freshness. And meanwhi le, let?s have a rich experience indeed. So, I guess you will always recall the memory of your feelings in the sky and the feeling of breaking away from the earth as well as the fear. It?s so excellent. Oh, my god, I really want to experience yesterday?s f eeling again.

D: Ha-ha, just look at her, I think you really need to have another try, maybe you will fall in love with it next time, who knows? And you may also look like a courageous guy or a strong person.

Unit6-2What are the links between health risks and environmental pollution?

A:Hey，you know the hazy weather is common in the east of China these days, including Hangzhou. When walking on the street, you can see many people wearing masks to prevent them from the air pollution. Environmental pollution is greatly influenced our health. It obviously increases our health risks.

B: Yeah, as you know, the air pollution is widely spread in China , especially in big cities, such as Beijing, shanghai and so on. It affect our health in many ways with both short-term and long-term effects. Different people are affected by air pollution in different ways. Some individuals are much more sensitive to pollution than are others. The young and the elderly often suffer more from the effects of air pollution.

C: In addition, when exposed in the polluted air for a long time, we maybe suffer from the irritation to the eyes, nose and throat. It even

results in headaches, nausea, and allergic reactions. And it also does harm to our brains, lungs and hearts.

D: That sounds so scary .So we can?t stay outside for a long time. How can

I do exercise such as running? Without exercise, I can?t keep healthy. It brings a big trouble to my daily life.

B:I think so. Besides, the air pollution causes the water pollution. Then, the water pollution results in the problem of the food security. When we eat polluted food, it may bring all kinds of illness to us.

A: I can?t agree more. Regardless of these serious problems, environmental pollution also makes our mood bad. For example, when I suffer the hazy weather, I feel disco uraged and depressive. I don?t want to do anything at all. It seriously disorganizes my daily plan. As we all know, bad moods do harm to our mental health. And it directly increase our health risks.

C: In a word , environmental pollution is close to our health risks .We must pay more attention to this problem. The government should take actions to close some factories to reduce the pollution.

D: Yeah, we also need to take steps to protect the environment. It is easy for us to take bus more and refuse to use plastic bags. With our constant efforts, environmental pollution will decrease. Just do it!