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Oral Test
Time: 5 minutes (minimum)
Directions: In this part, two students work together to discuss and share their views on one of the following issues. Procedures:
1) Each candidate gives an opening statement to illustrate his/her viewpoint clearly. (1 minute each)
2) Two candidates exchange their ideas on the issue by asking and responding to each other more details. (3-4minutes)
Topics for discussion
1."A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots."
--- Marcus Garvey
Do you agree with this statement? Explain how you view the importance of culture in deciding the identity of a people.
2.Please introduce briefly the region characters of the US and UK. Which particular part/region of the US/UK do you
like best and why?
3.Please introduce one very strange US/UK traditions you have learnt from our e-text and then you can either
comment on that strange tradition or name one Chinese strange tradition instead.
4.Please explain the legislature part of the US, UK and China respectively and comment on which one you think is
most effective in making laws and why.
5.Which university in the US/UK do you like best? Please introduce that university briefly in terms of its origin,
facilities and advantages.
6.Please name three major religions in the world. Explain each of them briefly and discuss with your partner what
role(s) religions play in their believers’ lives.
7. Read the following statements. Who should be responsible for the children’s education? What do you think?
A. Parents: “They are our kids. We know what is best for them. We should decide what they learn and
how they are taught.”
B. Teachers: “What do parents know? We have been to college. We are the ones with the special
traini ng. We should make the decisions.”
C. University experts: “We have studied the problems and done the research. We should be consulted
before any decisions are made.”
D. Children: “It is our lives and education that are at stake. No decisions should be m ade without our
advice and agreement.
8. Explain the difference between new media and old media with examples. Tell your partner your favorite new media
and specify on how this new media has affected your daily life to some extent.
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1.Is it possible for a woman to be a successful mother and have a successful professional career? Should society encourage or discourage women from combining the two? Yes， I think a woman can be a successful mother and have a successful professional career but it is a little difficult. Because women usually are the caregivers for husbands, children and, often, for ageing parents. And even in full-time employment, they are expected to continue to play this role. But I don’t think the two are conflicted. Society should encourage women from combining the two, because man and woman are equal. It is not just mothers’ obligation to care for the children. On the other hand, how difficult to find a job for a divorced woman in such a high-divorce society? Both men and women should learn to balance their work and family. 2. Should University students focus on their specialized areas or fundamental courses? I think university students should focus on their fundamental courses. Specialized areas are based on fundamental courses. For example, how can you build a tall building without a solid foundation? The same is true of learning. Usually the knowledge we learned in university are disjointed from development of society. So when we are applying for jobs after graduation, we may find the professional knowledge we have is out of date. It will be difficult to learn new things without a solid foundation. Despite all the apparent changes, what remains essentially the same are the fundamental courses. I believe fundamental courses are the roots of great innovation. 3.Should students choose their majors to meet their personal needs and interests or the need of society? I think students should choose majors to meet the need of society. Here are some reasons. First, from a personal perspective, the ultimate aim of going to college is to find a job and make money. So what we need to think about is how to meet the requirements of society and enterprises. Only in this way can we find a job easily so that we can realize our value. If we only consider personal needs and interests when choose majors, we are likely to fail to find a job after graduation.
英美文化差异论文 英文版
1)A, the natural environment In the eyes of the Chinese people, "summer sorching", "hot summer," summer always linked with intense heat. In Shakespeare a sonnet yet such lines, Shall I compare thee to a summer 's day? / Thou art more lovely and more temperate. (can I take with you? / summer than you ah, than summer came cute and photos.) The poet's compared to summer, lovely and always. "Summer" to the Chinese and British lenovo can be so different. Reason is that in different geographical position, China is located in the Asian continent, belong to a continental climate and four distinct seasons, summer most obvious characteristics is scorching, hot challenging. Britain is located in the north temperate, belong to sea climate, beautiful summer mild, pleasant. And of course many example of this, for example, in the Chinese "dongfeng" to make people think of the warm sunny, the west wind that have seed the bitter taste. And in the west the opposite. Reason is the same, the two are in different geographical position, bring feel different. 2)Second, production In English and aquaculture, ship the words very much, such as fish in the air (climb a tree to look for fish), an odd fish (weirdo), miss the boat (miss), etc. This kind of words in Chinese is much less. Reason is that British around water, aquatic fishing industry and ring navigation in its economic occupies an important place in the life, so many such words. And in China only coastal areas have fishermen netting fishing, so this relatively few words. To express "with the physical negative things" of the verbs in Chinese language has many, such as "carry, the Netherlands, pick, bear, carry, back, carry, negative, carry, ku" and so on, each word has certain negative luck with the corresponding things (such as soil, water, pick bear, the box), is really a very close. In English, but only a carry to "refers to the-action. The Chinese will this verb fine add distinguish, probably because in the long run, China agricultural society, manual work much more special reason. Chinese, we will encounter "like the same said work", "QiZhuangRuNiu" word, in English, to express the same meaning, will say work like a horse, as strong as a horse, flog a willing horse. Why the Chinese use the "bull" and English with horse? The answer is Chinese have always use cows to plow fields, the early English but with the Malay farming. Cows and horses in the production process were divided into two countries do good helper, earned the people with the words can be as above usage.